Eli Mills

Lore & Background

Mills operates out of the Lockwood estate in Northern California, where he conceals his plans from Benjamin Lockwood. While the U.S. Senate debates saving the animals and votes against government involvement, Mills reveals a different agenda: selling the dinosaurs on the black market. He coordinates with auctioneer Mr. Eversoll to host the event, intending to sell the Indoraptor and other captured species. The plan relies on Dr. Wu needing Blue's DNA to create an improved version of the weaponized dinosaur, unaware that her blood is no longer pure after receiving a transfusion from Rexy. Mills' deception extends to Lockwood himself; when the old man discovers the auction plans, Mills betrays him by smothering him to death with a pillow.

In Their Own Story

The climax unfolds as Owen Grady and Claire Dearing escape their cell after Owen incites a Stygimoloch to break it open. They encounter Maisie Lockwood, who reveals she overheard the secret auction plans. During the chaos at the underground auction hall, Mills attempts to extract a trophy tooth from a tranquilized Indoraptor, but the hybrid feigns unconsciousness and kills him along with Eversoll. In a final act of greed, Mills tries to escape with an Indominus rex bone, only to be devoured by Rexy, who tramples the bone beneath her feet. The scene marks the end of his scheme as Blue, released by Zia, fights the escaped Indoraptor while Maisie opens the outer cage doors to save the remaining dinosaurs.

Reader's Guide

Eli Mills is characterized by his ruthless pragmatism and lack of physical combat ability, relying instead on mercenaries led by Ken Wheatley. His role begins when he invites Claire Dearing to reactivate the park's tracking system under false pretenses. He orchestrates the capture of Blue and the subsequent shipment of dinosaurs to the estate. A critical turning point occurs when Maisie Lockwood learns she is a clone created from her deceased mother, a secret that motivates her to free the animals. Mills' downfall is sealed by his own hubris; after killing Benjamin Lockwood, he attempts to flee with property rather than ensuring his safety, leading directly to his death at the hands of Rexy.

Did You Know?

• Mills killed Benjamin Lockwood by smothering him with a pillow after Lockwood confronted him about the black-market auction.
• He attempted to extract a tooth from a tranquilized Indoraptor as a trophy, which resulted in his death when the hybrid feigned unconsciousness and attacked.
• His final moments involved trying to escape with an Indominus rex bone before being devoured by Rexy.
• Mills oversaw the creation of the Indoraptor, a weaponized transgenic dinosaur made from Indominus rex and Velociraptor DNA.