The golden sarcophagus of El Dorado.
El Dorado, also known as The Golden Man, is a large golden sarcophagus weighing over 20 arrobas (over 500 pounds), and is the primary subject of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Overview
Before Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
El Dorado was a great treasure, hidden in a remote Amazon temple. It was found by the Spanish approximately 400 years before the events of Drake's Fortune. They moved it to an uncharted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on a ship named the Esperanza, and built a large colony around it. They hid the treasure in an extremely elaborate labyrinth beneath the island. It was later moved into a network of catacombs underneath the island's monastery by the Germans at some point during the early to mid twentieth century.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Nathan Drake and Victor Sullivan track down its location, along with Atoq Navarro and Gabriel Roman. Upon opening the sarcophagus, Roman is infected with a virus that causes him to become feral. He is shot dead by Navarro, who airlifts the sarcophagus to his boat, intending to sell the virus in the statue as a biological weapon to the black market. After a brief fight, Nathan Drake manages to knock the treasure into the Pacific Ocean, where it sinks into the deep.
Virus
The mummified body inside the sarcophagus carries an extremely detrimental, ancient and unidentified virus, which is dispersed through the air. It immediately affects victims, causing them to become extremely violent. As the virus is extremely rare, nobody who encounters it has any innate or acquired immunity to it. It's effects become progressively worse over time, and can be seen affecting both Gabriel Roman and a German soldier in a brief piece of film footage that Nate views in the submarine bunker. The Spanish colonists were similarly infected, and through centuries of inbreeding, evolved into mutant creatures that became known as the Descendants.[1]
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Multiplayer
The sarcophagus appears as a usable item, unlocked by default. When thrown, the sarcophagus spawns from the point of landing and starts shooting low-damage, homing specters/demons to the members of the opposing team. These specters/demons can travel through walls.
| Modifications | Description | Loadout Cost | Starting In-game Price | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (Default) | The standard mystical | 5 LP | $800 | Unlocked by default |
| Highlight Targets | Opponents are highlighted upon receiving damage from your Wrath of El Dorado | 6 LP | $850 | 50 Wrath of El Dorado uses |
| Faster Specters | Specters from your Wrath track opponents 25% faster | 7 LP | $875 | 100 Wrath of El Dorado uses |
| Increased Damage | Opponents take 50% additional damage when struck | 8 LP | $1000 | 200 Wrath of El Dorado uses |
Tips
- The Wrath of El Dorado is a great weapon to use to protect objectives and areas. It's also handy to create choke points.
- The mystical is great on Plunder and Command as the enemy has to go to certain areas.
- The Wrath of El Dorado is the most expensive mystical to purchase so use it wisely!
- Having the Cash Drip booster equipped will help to buy the mystical more quickly.
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Trivia
- It is a popular misconception that the statue carries a "curse." Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells addressed the issue by saying, "there are mystical elements to the world that don't necessarily have a supernatural explanation...the idea was that there was this virus trapped inside that sarcophagus...and it has some really nasty effects."
- The idol in Plunder (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer Gamemode) resembles a miniature El Dorado.
- In Nepal, there are signs in the street saying "Hotel El Dorado".
- Nate and Sully in the beginning of the game first thought that El Dorado was a "lost city of gold".
- In the gamePlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Nate's Level 3 Special releases El Dorado's Virus, triggering an effect where his enemies turn intoDescendants, making them slow, easy targets, as they are picked off by Nate with one shot.
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