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Eric is a minor character in Far Cry 4. He is the body double of Pagan Min who has been surgically altered to look like Pagan Min and show up for most of his public appointments, including Pagan portraits on Kyrat banknotes and his solid golden statue in Royal Fortress.
Background[]
Eric originates from Melbourne, Australia, he has the correct cheek bones to pose as Pagan's double, despite not being Asian. According to Pagan, Eric has a problem with baldness, resulting in him wearing a wig.
The previous body double for Pagan, Jeong, went completely berserk and damaged Pagan's image by randomly beheading people and drinking their blood. Later on, he attempted to sneak into Disneyland using a fake passport with the name "Pàng Xióng" on it, which translates to "Fat Bear".[1] Due to this, he was killed, either being mistaken for Pagan or executed by Pagan's regime, afterward Eric succeeded him as Pagan's new body double.
Eric became the face of Pagan's public image, and his likeness is used on all the Kyrati rupees and propaganda posters throughout Kyrat.
Far Cry 4[]
In the mission Truth and Justice, Ajay Ghale is tasked with pursuing and killing Eric, who is initially believed to be Pagan. While chasing him, Eric refuses to break character, and makes sure he is convincing enough for people to mistake him with the real Pagan Min. If he exits the vehicle, he will fight with an AK-47.
If the player kills Eric by using Vehicle Takedown, Ajay would find out that Eric uses a wig.
Later on, the golden statue Eric posed for is destroyed in the mission Ashes to Ashes, much to the frustration of Pagan, who explains that Eric posed for the statue over the course of several hours and the statue was melted down from numerous artifacts.
Far Cry 6 Pagan: Control[]
If the player chooses to explore Pagan's mind, Eric can be seen disguising himself as a double body for Pagan Min. He is summoned by Pagan to check his appearance, but apparently is attracted to him, and the two later kissed passionately. It is implied that he is homosexual.
Trivia[]
- After the fall of Pagan Min's regime, the Golden Path continues to use their existing ₭ Rupees that bear the portraits of Pagan Min and Eric.
- Eric is not described in King Min's Kyrat, as he is supposed to be Pagan Min.
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