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| Eames | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Lives in |
Mombasa, Kenya, Africa |
| Gender |
Male |
| Status |
Alive |
| Eye Color |
Grey |
| Occupation | |
| Loyalties | |
| Behind the Scenes | |
| Portrayed by |
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| First Appearance | |
| “ | You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. | ” |
Eames, also known as The Forger, is an essential part of the secrecy and deceit within the dream world. Eames can project the image of anyone, essentially forging an identity as a literal physical manifestation. The transformation process seems to involve the use of a mirror. This skill comes in handy, and can help convince another person that he’s whomever the team needs him to be in order to aid their deception. He frequently uses a Heckler and Koch USP Compact throughout the first level defending the taxi and city warehouse from projections, a South African MGL grenade launcher and a Sig 552 assault rifle with custom arctic camouflage while planting charges in the hospital. He is portrayed by actor Tom Hardy. He is also seen holding a Beretta 92FS Inox in the poster.
The Forger official poster
Personality
Eames' personality is much akin to that of James Bond, coming off as quite the suave, smooth talking ladies' man. He is also somewhat of a prankster and has a penchant for dry humor, evidenced by his constant one-upmanship and incessant teasing of Arthur. He is somewhat of a loner, choosing to work apart from the rest of the group for the majority of the mission. Unlike Arthur, who seems to enjoy the technical aspects of the dream world, Eames appreciates the creative capabilities it allows.
Abilities
Eames' most valuable ability is the ability to project, within the dream world, the image of other humans. Combined with his ability to mirror other people's mannerisms and behaviors, he is a very capable doppelganger. He is more than capable of physically defending himself and other members of the group, able to fend off several soldiers while planting charges around the snow fortress during The Fischer Inception Job. This may be a sign of the possibility of Eames' prior experience in the military or obtaining extensive self-defense training.
Quotes
- (About Inception) "Nah, it's perfectly possible, it's just bloody difficult."
- "Arthur? You're still working with that stick in the mud?"
- "If you're gonna perform Inception, you need imagination."
- "There's no room for a tourist in a job like this, Mr. Saito."
- "Your condescension, as always, is much appreciated, Arthur, thank you."
- "Thank you for your contribution, Arthur!"
- "This, Ariadne, would be a kick..." [kicks Arthur's chair]
- "So now we're trapped in Fischer's mind battling his own private army and if we get killed, we'll be lost in limbo 'till our brains turn to scrambled egg, hm?"