Boss

In Empire of Sin, it’s all about being the boss. Being the big cheese comes with its perks, but it also brings a whole lot of responsibility. Rackets, gangsters, rival gangs - the boss has to manage them all. Picking which boss you want to use to take over Chicago is the first choice you’ll make upon starting the game. Each boss has their own personality, specialities, combat abilities, and unique missions. From the free-wheeling glitz and glamor of Goldie Garneau to the stoic, cold violence of Salazar Reyna, each boss allows you to play the game in your own way. A detailed break-down of each individual boss can be found in Appendix.

Background

None of the bosses are blank slates - they've all come to Chicago with long histories behind them, and what they’ve been through has affected who they are today. Each boss has traits decided by their background. For instance, Frankie Donovan's battles and losses in the Irish War of Independence have made him Brave, which increases his Initiative in combat while outnumbered. Each boss has their own mix of traits, and getting to know how those traits affect their performance is key to utilizing them effectively.

Traits

A boss’s background isn’t the only thing that defines their traits, though. The scrapes and antics you get up to while conquering Chicago affects them just as much. Becoming more notorious in the city will give you an infamous presence, allowing you to hire more adept gangsters, but it will decrease your relationship with the cops. However you act is going to affect you in the long run, for better or worse. Traits can be found on the Gangster sheet. A breakdown of all Traits and their effects can be found in the Appendix.

Bonuses

Not all bosses are created equal. While every boss knows how to run the same kinds of rackets, each has their own specialities, and more specifically, two specialities. These give boosts to two different kinds of rackets. Daniel McKee Jackson’s made his bones off the brothel and casino games, and therefore has a 25% decreased chance of his brothels being raided by the feds. His casino bonus ensures that he earns an additional 20% cash in his gambling joints.

Each boss also has their own Diplomatic Bonus as a way of dealing with other gangs. Mabel Ryley’s slick Cork talk gives her a 10% extra chance for her trade agreement suggestions to be accepted, while Goldie Garneau’s exuberant manner reduces threat generation in neighborhoods shared with other gangs. Leverage your Empire and Diplomatic Bonuses to give you the edge against the other bosses.

Combat Abilities

While it can be useful to have your boss remain in their safehouse and run their empire from above, they can be deadly in combat (particularly in the early game, before you have a chance to build up a decent sized crew). Each boss has their own powerful unique abilities. These abilities have long cool-downs, but can completely change the direction of a tense shoot-out. Sai Wing Mock can throw three poison bombs at his enemies, dealing massive damage on impact as well as poison damage over time, while Maggie Dyer can use her whip to draw a target to her and hit them with a devastating punch. Your boss can be a huge benefit in combat. But remember: if they die, it’s Game Over.

Notoriety

You can’t breeze around Chicago knocking down rackets and murdering your rivals without drawing some attention to yourself. Performing certain actions, like killing thugs or guards, completing missions, recruiting gangsters, getting rackets, and so on grants you notoriety. As you gain notoriety, you won't have to pay so much for upgrades, and the thrill of being in such a dangerous boss's racket will even have your customers spending more money. Better yet, the higher your notoriety, the better class of gangster you’ll be able to recruit to join your crew.

Stats

Bosses share the same combat and social stats as other gangsters in the game, but a boss’s Intimidation, Leadership and Persuasion stats affect dialogue, sitdowns with other bosses and the outcome of some events. Combat stats are described in detail in the Combat section.

Hit Points

Bosses have significantly more hit points than most other gangsters and goons you’ll be facing across Chicago - you don’t get to be the boss without being able to take a few hits.

List of bosses

	Boss	Heritage	Biography	Background
	Alphonse Capone	Italian-American	You are notorious, just in from Brooklyn. You've mastered the ins and outs of the criminal world. Now that you've shaken off the shackles of your former cohorts, you're ready to dominate Chicago.	The child of immigrants from Salerno, Capone worked hard from childhood to put food on the table. His meteoric rise to gang leader has left him happy, if a little reckless. He maintains his power by allowing no disrespect.
	Angelo Genna	Italian	A mastermind of both political maneuvering and moving hot goods, you have a grip on Chicago that's nearly become a stranglehold. You won't stop until you've demolished your enemies and dominated the city.	An immigrant from Sicily, Genna split his youth between hard labor and delinquency. With an angry fire in his belly like many young men, the only thing holding Genna's ambition back is his inexperienced naiveté. He prefers to shoot first if things start to go south.
	Daniel McKee Jackson	African-American	You are generous and empathetic towards the downtrodden in Chicago. You are politically ambitious and a catalyst for change. Secretly, you operate one of the most profitable casinos in all of Chicago.	Daniel McKee Jackson stuck through strict schooling to complete his education despite the years of poverty he endured as a youth. He used his cunning to pull himself out, and his kindness to pull up the rest of his community. He values discretion in all his activities over all else.
	Dion O'Banion	Irish-American	You may run a flower shop, but you're anything but delicate. With your powerful international connections and your strong base on the Irish North Side, you're ready to claim your piece of the city.	Born to Irish immigrants, O'Banion's faith does little to hold back his anger or cruelty. A delinquent from an early age, he cares about little but getting paid, no matter what he has to do to get it.
	Elvira Duarte	Mexican	You are a queen atop a criminal empire that spans the city of Chicago. What you lack in brawn, you more than make up for in brilliance and bullets, and you provoke a fierce loyalty in those you employ.	A former gang leader in Mexico, Duarte fled to Chicago to start her empire anew. Having seen it all, nothing disturbs her calm demeanor. It is lonely at the top, but that suits Elvira perfectly. She's seen many empires fall due to loose lips, and survives through her dedication to discretion.
	Frank Ragen	Irish-American	Your dirty money has lined the pockets of so many politicians, police chiefs, and city treasurers that you might as well run the city yourself. You plan to claim the city using a deft combination of votes and vice.	Ragen's Irish immigrant parents managed to instill a sense of religion in him, and not a whole lot else. He channeled his cruelty and intolerance into boxing as a young man, and now he pumps it into building up an empire. He relies on drawing like-minded individuals together.
	Frankie Donovan	Irish	Hailing all the way from Ireland, you are a five-time marksman, fearless in combat, and incredibly cool under pressure. You came to Chicago to make a name for yourself, and nothing will stand in your way.	Donovan was forced to come to America in the aftermath of the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916, where he lost a brother. He fell in with the Cause after completing his schooling, and its outcome has left him angry, though brave. It hasn't dulled his fun-loving, flirty side, though, because Frankie can bounce back from anything.
	Goldie Garneau	French-Canadian	You're the talk of the town. You run the most exotic and popular speakeasy in Chicago. Outwardly you appear frivolous and carefree, but underneath you are calculating every move. You won't stop until you're running the whole city.	Goldie was raised in Quebec, where she graduated from an incredibly repressive school. The school did little to repress her happy, flirty personality and her rebellious streak led her into a life of glitz and glamor. She is more of a lover than a fighter.
	Joseph Saltis	Hungarian	Your bootlegging prowess, diplomatic nature, and sincere attempt at appearing refined endears the community toward you. You're ready to graduate from bar owner to business magnate and take control of the city.	Emigrating from the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a youth, Saltis worked as a child laborer before turning to crime to make some real money. He never lost respect for hard work. He started his own gang, and developed a taste for the finer things in life. His careful, cunning attitude has steered him well in Chicago.
	Mabel Ryley	Irish	You are simultaneously vicious and kind. You've inherited control of the Alley Cats from your (now deceased) husband and you have your sights set on gaining control of the rest of Chicago.	Immigrating from Cork, Ireland, Ryley spent her youth avoiding her strict schooling and engaging in delinquency. Growing up without much, she takes an "easy come, easy go" approach to life. She gets ahead by remaining calm and careful in all matters.
	Maggie Dyer	American	It doesn't take much for you to get what you want, either through pure intimidation or delicate persuasion. After years of managing the circus, you're ready to run a new menagerie of criminals and cohorts here in Chicago.	Raised in poverty, Dyer dropped out of reform school to work at the White City Circus. Those early years of misfortune have made her sullen, but brave. After running the circus for so many years, she knows that everyone has their price.
75px	Maxim Zelnick	American	You are even-tempered and scrupulous, but behind the veneer of cool professionalism lies a razor’s edge. This has made you well known for both cooking the books, and the bodies. You worked your way up the ranks of Murder Inc. before being sent to Chicago to break into the underworld and take over that turf for them. But you’re going to go one further: you’re going to break it apart and remake it as your own.	Zelnick grew up poor in Brooklyn, earning his way up as a kid by not only working in father's butcher shop, but by running illegal dice games behind it. A delinquent his whole life, his violent and conniving background made him cruel, yet cunning. He's seen and delivered so much death that Zelnick himself is a hard one to put down, abiding by the adage that a cat has nine lives.
	Sai Wing Mock	Chinese-American	You are bold, proud, and unflinching in your quest for dominance in Chicago. Just in from Chinatown, New York, you are determined to take control of all this city has to offer.	Sai Wing Mock arrived on the west coast as a young man, the child of a devoutly religious Chinese family. His calm and cunning nature led him to become a feared gang leader within the Hip Sing Tong. He gives nothing away for free, saying as little as possible.
	Salazar Reyna	Mexican	All the way from Oaxaca, Mexico, you're in Chicago for two things: money and glory. You don't flinch from brutality and will kill to get your way if you have to. You're an unstoppable force, demolishing everything on your path to get to the top of Chicago.	A bloody incident out west in Los Angeles has made Reyna into a sullen loner, determined to place his trust in no one. Originally a boxer from Mexico, he was forced to flee to America in his youth.
	Stephanie St. Clair	Martiniquais	Ferocious and fearless, there are few in Chicago who would dare defy you. You came to Chicago to conquer, as you did in New York. And you don't care who gets in your way.	Stephanie fled the West Indies and established herself as the Queen of Harlem through her cunning, tolerance, and with faith in the people around her. She lives by the mantra that no man (or woman) is an island.

	Boss	Combat bonus	Precinct improvement slot	Empire bonus	Diplomatic bonus
	Alphonse Capone	Rain of Fire: Fire a stream of bullets over the highlighted area. Anyone caught in the area of attack is suppressed and will take damage when they move.	+100% Faction rating Bribing police always susceeds	−20% Brewery production upgrade cost −20% Brothel ambience upgrade cost	+1 Passive faction rating gain (when in a defensive pact)
	Angelo Genna	Fan of Knives: Fillet your foes with a barrage of throwing knives. Select multiple targets or a single target multiple times. Once selected, release a flurry of knives at your targets.	−50% Police activity from breweries	+1 Brewery extra guard −10% Speakeasy upgrades cost	+100 Faction rating (when honoring pacts) +50% Honor gain (when honoring pacts)
	Daniel McKee Jackson	Last Rites: Jackson surgically unloads a full clip of his pistol into a target. If the target dies before the clip is empty, another target is automatically chosen. Each enemy killed by Last Rites reduces its cooldown.	−50% Respawn time for guards	−20% Brothel deflect upgrade cost −1 Police activity from brothels	−25% Threat generation (with large empire)
	Dion O'Banion	Blastphemy: Blast the opposition. Shoot your target with an explosive shotgun slug, knocking them back and destroying their armor.	−50% Police activity from rackets (except breweries)	−20% Brewery deflect upgrade cost −20% Speakeasy word of mouth upgrade cost	−50% Truce duration +20% Business arrangement difficulty
	Elvira Duarte	Devil's Breath: Blow a cloud of psychotropic smoke into your target's face. The target will temporarily become your ally, but at a cost. The effect will cause damage over time, eventually killing them.	−7.5% Racket upgrade cost	+1 Brothel extra reinforcement −20% Brothel security upgrade cose	+100 Faction rating (when making non-aggression pacts with other factions)
	Frank Ragen	Home Run: Rush the targeted enemy and deal a powerful melee blow, knocking the target down. If the target is killed, you gain the Batter Up! effect and will strike out any enemy that gets too close.	+10% HP to guards	+10% Brewery production increase −20% Speakeasy deflect upgrade cost	−20% Threat generation (when crew size is 6 or greater)
	Frankie Donovan	Unleash Fury: Unleash a flurry of devastating melee strikes against your enemy. Every kill renews your fury and restores your AP, but causes you to become exhausted.	+5 Marksmanship to guards	−20% Brewery quality upgrade cost −20% Speakeasy ambience upgrade cost	−50% Negative effects with other factions (from previous wars)
	Goldie Garneau	Killer Queen: Bring your enemies to their knees. Place your mark on your enemies. Once marked, fire a shot at each target. Each shot has improved critical chance and ignores defense.	+10% Speakeasy income	−5% Casino upgrades cost +5% Speakeasy income	−50% Threat generation (in shared neighborhood)
	Joseph Saltis	Stampede: Show 'em who's boss! Charge forward, dealing a large amount of damage and knocking back the first enemy in your path. Any enemy caught in your path is damaged and knocked back.	−100% Police activity from kills	+5% Brothel income +1 Speakeasy starting level	−50% Neighborhood threat generation (when opening a speakeasy)
	Mabel Ryley	Swindler's Shot: Take a trick shot. Mark multiple targets and fire one well-aimed shot that ricochets between them. Anyone caught in the bullet's path takes damage and has the Deep Wounds effect applied.	+5% Brothel income +180 Precinct customer capacity	−20% Casino security upgrade cose −1 Police activity from casinos	+10% Trade acceptance chance
	Maggie Dyer	Lion Tamer: Target an enemy character with your whip, drawing them to a nearby tile. Deliver a devastating punch once the target is in range, dealing damage and knocking them down.	+2.5% Racket income	−20% Brothel deflect upgrade cost −1 Police activity from speakeasies	−50% Faction rating loss (when breaking treaties and business arrangements)
75px	Maxim Zelnick	Bolster the Ranks: When activiated, a fixer and an enforcer appear at the nearest available entrance to your boss. These bodyguards become stronger as you gain more notoriety.	+10% Loan shark income	+1 Loan shark starting level −1% Chance to default on loans Gangster will work unpaid for 12 weeks before leaving (gangsters that leave will never work for you again)	−25% Buyout cost (when there is a positive standing with the police) Once per 6 months can force other factions to sign a truce with every other faction they are at war with
	Sai Wing Mock	Death Blossoms: Introduce your enemies to the deadliest bloom. Select multiple locations and throw a bomb at each one. Each bomb explodes into a cloud of smoke, poisoning all nearby characters.	+10% Casino income	+1 Brothel extra guard −20% Casino word of mouth upgrade cost	Enemy trades and truces do not reduce faction rating with factions in business arrangements
	Salazar Reyna	Santa Muerte: Deliver unto the lady of Holy Death. Dual wield your revolvers and spin in a circle, firing a shot into all enemies around you.	+10% Brothel income	−20% Brothel ambience upgrade cost +20 Customer growth from casinos	−50% Threat generation (when killing other bosses)
	Stephanie St. Clair	Firing Squad: Don't get your hands dirty - make your allies do it. At your command, any friendly or allied characters that are within range of you will open fire at your selected target.	−1% Police raid chance	+1 Casino extra reinforcement −20% Casino security upgrade cose	−50% Neighborhood threat generation (when opening a casino)

	Boss	Background	Life lesson	Personality	Physical
	Alphonse Capone	Child Labor Gang Leader Second Generation	Amazing What Talking Can Achieve	Barroom Brawler Happy Reckless	Thick Skinned
	Angelo Genna	Child Labor Delinquent Immigrant	Shoot First	Angry Naive	Small
	Daniel McKee Jackson	Fell on Hard Times Stayed In School Strictly Schooled	Discretion is the Greater Part of Valor	Cunning Kind	Thick Skinned
	Dion O'Banion	Delinquent Religious Second Generation	Show Me The Money	Angry Cruel	Immovable Thick Skinned
	Elvira Duarte	Fled To America Gang Leader Immigrant	Discretion is the Greater Part of Valor	Calm Loner	Small
	Frank Ragen	Boxer Religious Second Generation	Birds of a Feather Flock Together	Cruel Intolerant	Thick Skinned
	Frankie Donovan	Fled To America Immigrant Stayed In School	A Cat has Nine Lives	Brave Flirt	Brawny
	Goldie Garneau	Immigrant Stayed In School Strictly Schooled	Lover, Not a Fighter	Flirt Happy	Beautiful
	Joseph Saltis	Child Labor Gang Leader Immigrant	The Work Praises The Man	Careful Cunning	Giant Thick Skinned
	Mabel Ryley	Delinquent Immigrant Strictly Schooled	Easy Come, Easy Go	Calm Careful	Thick Skinned
	Maggie Dyer	Child Labor Poverty Reform School	Everyone Has Their Price	Brave Sullen	Giant Thick Skinned
75px	Maxim Zelnick	Child Labor Delinquent Poverty	A Cat has Nine Lives	Cruel Cunning	Thick Skinned
	Sai Wing Mock	Gang Leader Immigrant Religious	Say Nothing	Calm Cunning	Brawny
	Salazar Reyna	Boxer Fled To America Immigrant	Trust No One	Loner Sullen	Hair Trigger
	Stephanie St. Clair	Fled To America Gang Leader Immigrant	No Man Is An Island	Cunning Tolerant	Small

Note: All bosses have the same base values for Health (150), Movement (6), and Defense (5).

	Boss	Initiative	Marksmanship	Intimidation	Leadership	Persuasion
	Alphonse Capone	64	75	90	60	50
	Angelo Genna	62	75	50	50	40
	Daniel McKee Jackson	66	85	75	60	80
	Dion O'Banion	61	75	90	60	75
	Elvira Duarte	61	75	65	70	65
	Frank Ragen	61	75	55	60	50
	Frankie Donovan	66	68	68	51	64
	Goldie Garneau	60	75	55	60	100
	Joseph Saltis	60	75	84	71	70
	Mabel Ryley	61	75	50	50	40
	Maggie Dyer	63	75	55	60	25
75px	Maxim Zelnick	63	75	50	50	65
	Sai Wing Mock	64	75	50	50	65
	Salazar Reyna	63	75	50	50	65
	Stephanie St. Clair	64	75	50	50	80

	Boss	Organization	Physical growth	Financial growth	Defense	Diplomatic	Trustworthiness
	Alphonse Capone	The Outfit	Aggressive	Aggressive	Standard	Extroverted	Reasonable
	Angelo Genna	Genna Crime Family	Aggressive	Standard	Aggressive	Standard	Reasonable
	Daniel McKee Jackson	Vice Kings	Tower	Aggressive	Aggressive	Extroverted	Honorable
	Dion O'Banion	The Northside Mob	Tower	Restrained	Aggressive	Extroverted	Devious
	Elvira Duarte	Los Luceros	Aggressive	Restrained	Light	Standard	Devious
	Frank Ragen	Ragen's Colts	Standard	Standard	Aggressive	Extroverted	Devious
	Frankie Donovan	The Donovans	Aggressive	Restrained	Aggressive	Introverted	Honorable
	Goldie Garneau	Fortune Tellers	Standard	Aggressive	Aggressive	Introverted	Reasonable
	Joseph Saltis	Saltis Gang	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Reasonable
	Mabel Ryley	The Alley Cats	Tower	Restrained	Standard	Introverted	Reasonable
	Maggie Dyer	White City Circus	Standard	Aggressive	Standard	Extroverted	Honorable
75px	Maxim Zelnick	Murder Inc.	Tower	Standard	Aggressive	Extroverted	Devious
	Sai Wing Mock	Hip Sing Tong	Aggressive	Standard	Light	Extroverted	Devious
	Salazar Reyna	Los Hijos de la Llorona	Aggressive	Standard	Standard	Introverted	Honorable
	Stephanie St. Clair	Card Sharks	Standard	Aggressive	Aggressive	Extroverted	Honorable

References

1. To update page content see reference files in folder /EmpireOfSin/EmpireOfSin_Data/StreamingAssets/GameData_Win64~/Lua/Scripts/DataSheets/:
   1. For character stats and flavor text see reference file CharacterData.lua.
   2. For character's trait data see reference file BehaviourData.lua.
   3. For trait modifiers and flavor text see reference file Behaviours.lua.
   4. For pre-defined faction behaviours see reference file FactionaiPersonalities.lua.

Bosses' phrases when they die

(I saw that this page doesn't really contain these quotes and I know a few of them, I suggest you shouldn't expect this to be carried on, but I'd be grateful if you helped)

(Also I don't know every boss has different phrases when they kill another one, therefore:)

Phrases said by Salazar Reyna

Boss killed	Phrase said
Angelo Genna	I didn't think it would be me to kill you, Angelo.
Sai Wing Mock	I respectable? (respect you for?) that, you're welcome. (it's also unclear who says "you're welcome", Sai and Salazar's voices aren't that different unfortunately)
Stephanie St. Clair	I like (d?) you Stephanie, but it's a tough game; not everyone can win.
Mabel Riley	I heard you killed your husband, then I heard you didn't. Doesn't matter now. I killed YOU. (both this bold and capital are my choice to highlight the different tone with which Salazar said "you")
Goldie Garneau	Even the stars go out, Goldie.
Elvira Duarte	Adios, amiga. Rest in peace.
Alphonse Capone	You live loud, you die messy. That's the way of it, Capone.
Daniel McKee Jackson	Everyone (falls into?) the dirt eventually, Daniel.
Maggie Dyer	Even the lioness is food for someone.
Dion O'Banion	Finally, I can shut you up!
Frankie Donovan	This was a fight you couldn't win, Donovan.
Joseph Saltis	You finally became worth my notice, Saltis. You'll be grateful.