Social Minion, from left to right: Valet, Spindoctor, Diplomat and Playboy.
Social Minions are the first type of advanced minion to come across in the game.
Overview[]
Social Minions will aid your Henchmen and other minions, and can affect enemy agents through various manipulation techniques, by assigning the Weaken tag to enemy characters. When present on the World Domination Screen, they will cover up heat generated by other minions and reduce the total heat incurred by completing Acts of Infamy. Around the island, these minions are also needed to staff the hotel cover operation to keep tourists and some agents from poking their noses in your business.
In the base, if a minion collapses by being overworked, social minions will carry the minion back to the barracks where they can recover. Likewise, if a minion finds himself in a dumbfounded stupor due to their Smarts or Attention being depleted - a social minion will lead the minion to the Archives or Staff Room, respectively. Valets being the only minions that can use fire extinguishers. Social minions are of limited use in a fight, only doing so with a basic attack when the base is set to red alert, but their psychological weakening attack distracts enemies and lowers their Attention in the case of the Valet, Smarts for the Spindoctor, Loyalty for the Diplomat, and all three for the Playboy, making them more likely to fall prey to your traps. Should an enemy agent run out of smarts or attention inside your base, a social minion will escort them outside your base to prevent them from causing further trouble should they still have the weaken tag. This is an effective tactic as it can make agents run out of time and force them to return to HQ with no evidence of anything suspicious.
Types of Social Minions[]
| Minions | |
|---|---|
| Military | Guard / Mercenary / Marksman / Martial Artist |
| Science | Technician / Scientist / Quantum Physicist / Biochemist |
| Social | Valet / Spindoctor / Diplomat / Playboy |
| Other | Construction Worker / Personal Bodyguards / Freaks |
| Henchmen | Colonel Blackheart / Dr. Neurocide / Eli Barracuda / Jubei / Lord Kane / Moko / The Butcher / The Great Mesmero / The Matron / Montezuma / Red Ivan |