Scaramanga

Lore & Background

Scaramanga is an official of Goldfinger's organization who creates and provides upgrades for the protagonist's gold-hued cybernetic eye, starting with MRI vision. He later provides the eye with a computer virus that can overload the OMEN weapon. He communicates with the protagonist via earpiece and is an unlockable playable multiplayer character, contradicting any claim that he is merely a locked skin.

In Their Own Story

Scaramanga is first encountered at Auric Enterprises, where Goldfinger's scientists have developed the OMEN weapon. He presents the protagonist with a gold-hued cybernetic eye, created specifically for him, and from this implant the protagonist receives his codename: "GoldenEye." Scaramanga provides upgrades for the eye throughout the game, starting with MRI vision. During the mission at The Octopus, Scaramanga helps GoldenEye download navigation coordinates to Crab Key, Dr. No's base, by using the generated force field from the golden eye. In the final act, Scaramanga provides the mechanical eye with a computer virus that GoldenEye can use to overload the OMEN. After Goldfinger's death, Scaramanga and Number One (Ernst Stavro Blofeld) discuss what to do with GoldenEye and decide to simply see what he does next before proceeding.

Reader's Guide

Scaramanga appears as a non-playable character who upgrades the GoldenEye's abilities throughout the campaign. He is not a multiplayer character, though a locked skin of him may be unlockable in multiplayer.

Did You Know?

• Scaramanga is voiced by an uncredited actor in the source article; the article does not specify the voice actor.
• Scaramanga is a pre-existing Bond villain from the 1974 film *The Man with the Golden Gun*, making his video game debut in *GoldenEye: Rogue Agent*.
• Scaramanga is not an independent villain; he is an official of Goldfinger's branch of the criminal organization.