Mariana Mamba is the S.M.A.S.H. Super Agent.
Background[]
Mariana Mamba - a sultry seductive super spy. It is unclear exactly how she even became an operative for S.M.A.S.H. but she has risen through the ranks to become their finest spy. Mamba grew up deep in the rainforests of the Amazon, until her early teens she had learned to hunt and survive the Amazonian way. It is quite likely that if it wasn't for a badly coordinated aerial strike by drug enforcement officers on a local drug baron's headquarters, Mamba would have remained a feral savage roaming the rainforest. But with her home scorched and most of her tribe dead, Mamba was picked up by S.M.A.S.H. With natural hunting skills and an exotic beauty that men seem to find utterly irresistible, Mariana had everything for a glittering career as a secret agent.
Overview[]
Mariana is not the best Super Agent but is generally the first one any Evil Genius attracts. She has a poor melee attack, no ranged attack and generally behaves like a Saboteur and a Burglar; Sneaking into the lair, blowing up critical objects (though like with other female saboteurs, is incapable of actually setting charges), and stealing loot if given the chance.
Mariana's special ability is Savage Allure, where she uses her irresistible charm to instantly drain a minion's loyalty to zero, instantly causing them to desert; unlike normal desertions, this one can never be reversed. Using Savage Allure leaves Mariana vulnerable, however.
Like other Super Agents, Mariana will not die when her health is reduced to 0; she will instead be unconscious (similar to henchmen) and either awaken and leave the island, possibly bringing along some heat if she was attacked beforehand, or regain all her lost stats and continue causing trouble.
The only way to remove Mariana from the game is through an optional objective which is available at the second island.
Strategy[]
- A poorly defended Base runs the risk of being savaged by Mariana. If you have already established a firm security network, defenses and army of Military Minions to boot, she should be relatively easy to contain.
- Be wary of her ability that she might force a higher tier Minion to desert so its best to keep her away from them and let her waste it on lesser Construction Workers.
Trivia[]
- Mariana Mamba is most likely based on Honey Ryder from the James Bond film Dr. No.
- At 70, Mariana Mamba has the lowest Attention of all Super Agents.