Eugene James

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Eugene James
Bio
Rank	Blacklist #9
Alias	Earl
Strength	Sprint Races
Vehicle
Lancer Evolution VIII

Eugene James - better known as "Earl" - is one of the antagonists of Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Earl is the ninth driver on the Blacklist. He is the last Blacklist driver to race against the player, before they enter Downtown Rockport. His car is a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII with a red and blue unique vinyl.

At the end of the game, Earl is arrested by the Rockport Police Department along with the rest of the Blacklist racers.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Bio

“

This guy hails from the lower east side of Rockport City but now rides on the coast. He’s a big fan of imports and goes out of his way to take on the big blocks.

”

— In-game description

Events

Earl can be challenged by the player upon winning 5 race events and completing 4 pursuit milestones. It is also necessary to earn 790,000 bounty. Players will receive 46,000 bounty upon completing a pursuit milestone and 16,000 bounty for each speed camera.

After defeating Earl in his last race, the player will win $16,000 and may select multiple reward cards.

Milestones
	790,000 Bounty
	Dunwich Bay  Boundary  Seaside & Camden  Fisher Road	Seagate & Horn  Hollis & Chancellor  Skyview & Waterfront  Bristol & Route 55
	Damage 12 police vehicles in a single pursuit  Earn 30,000 bounty in a single pursuit  Evade a pursuit in under 3  Dodge 6 roadblocks in a single pursuit	Pass a speed camera at over 137 mph  Pass a speed camera at over 140 mph  Pass a speed camera at over 149 mph
	North Bay Cannery	Camden & Route 55

Unlocks

Unlocks
Downtown Rockport Pursuit Heat Level 4 Mazda RX-7 FD Subaru Impreza WRX STi Transmission "Super Pro" Body Kit #4 Bonnet "Factor X" (CF) Bonnet "G-Force" (CF) Bonnet "Speedline" (CF) Bonnet "Tremor" (CF) Sport Spoiler "Airforce" Sport Spoiler "Dragonforce"	Sport Spoiler "Mystic" Tuner Spoiler "Joker" Tuner Spoiler "Tandem" Tuner Spoiler "Wildfire" 5Zigen Gravis 1 Rims ADR M Sport Rims BBS KR Rims RacingHart CP Rims O.Z. Superleggera III (Multi-Piece) Rims Volk TE37 Rims Gauge "Brakestand" Gauge "Double-Clutch"	Window Tint Aqua Window Tint Blue Window Tint Coral Window Tint Dark Pearl Green Window Tint Gold Window Tint Lime Window Tint Magenta Window Tint Orange Window Tint Purple Window Tint Red Window Tint Yellow

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

Modifications
Performance
	Pro		Pro		Super Pro
	Pro		Super Pro		Pro
	Super Pro		-
Visual
	#4		Enkei WRC Tarmac 20"		-
	Dragon CF		Typhoon Offset CF		Unique vinyls w/ decals
	Speedline		Gloss #1		Dark yellow

Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0

Vehicle

He drives a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.

• Bodykit: Street Spec
• Spoiler: Mako
• Hood: Default
• Vinyl: Pierre's
• Rims: UG-A 18" - Light Steel Blue
• Tint: 2
• Paint: Standard - White

Bio

"Meet the Black List's momma's boy. Guy thinks he's a duke or royalty or somethin' stupid like that. Don't be fooled by this pencil neck, he'll roll over you in a heartbeat"

Trivia

• He is one of the few characters in the game to send a message to the player, telling them a warning about the player having a bounty on their head.
• During Earl's biography video, he can be seen drifting before a vinyl-less BMW M3 GTR. He performs the same driving maneuver during the opening sequence of his first rival race.
  • In both his biography video and race entrance, he appears to be performing a Scandinavian flick.
• Earl's biography video song is an instrumental of "Feed The Addiction" by Ils.
• Earl is played by actor Miche Sauveur.
• Earl is one of the two Blacklist racers that Rog doesn't refer to by name, the other being Webster. Rog refers to Earl by his position in the Blacklist in his voice message to the player when all of the requirements are met to challenge him.
• Earl is one of the few Blacklist racers that will personally contact the player, the other being Vic.
• Earl's real name in Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 is "Pierre Dupont" instead of Eugene James. Pierre Dupont was Earl's original real name during the main game's development.

Gallery

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
(Earl's)

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
(Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0; Earl's)