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Bolo Santosi | |
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As seen in Just Cause 2. | |
Character in Just Cause game series | |
First appearance | Rocket Science |
Faction | Reapers |
Job | Faction leader DJ |
Last known status | Alive and well |
Bolo Santosi is a character in the Just Cause game series.
Personal history[]
She was born on August 18, 1979 in Lembah Cerah, in the Lautan Lama Desert region of Panau. She stems from a long family of revolutionaries, hence her obsession with the communist history of China, leading to her leftist political orientation.
Career (JC2)[]
She is the feared leader of the gang called the Reapers. She is a socialist revolutionary. Not only that, but she is known to be very greedy, as one of the reasons she wishes to rule Panau is because of the island's rich oil reserves. The Reapers originate from the Maoist followers in Panau.
Bolo Santosi has a very distinct hate for the Roaches, as Rico is asked to set them up or kidnap one of their operatives on numerous occasions. That's easily explained in that the Roaches are a capitalistic oriented organization, while the Reapers are a communist organization.
It is said that she is highly corrupt and will stab anyone in the back for no reason. She uses her supposed beauty and charm to persuade people to do her bidding.
Career (JC3)[]
There are three easter eggs for her in Just Cause 3.
- Banana stand called "Bolo's banana stand". When destroyed, the stand is full of money.
- Posters advertising "DJ Santosi".
- In the town of Alba, near the road at the town square.
- In the town of Colle Salrosa, on the building right to the statue of Di Ravello.
- At the crashed Mile High Club.
- She can actually be found at a party in Lacos, as the DJ. There she plays music from the song Iste Nocte Non Finira, among other unidentified mixed tracks.
By the time of Just Cause 3 she has left Panau and presumably quit the Reapers membership to become a DJ. The circumstances of this career change are unknown.
Career (JC4)[]
Her DJ career continues at Solís, where she performs on a stage at the Mile High Club (though this time it's just a building on a mountain).
She can also be seen at a stage at the finish line for the race mission Run: Caminevado, if the player doesn't blow her up by crashing into the stage, which is very likely to happen since the stage is right behind the line.
Apparently at some point in time, she said "The climb is always predicated on the threat of the fall." This is a line from the "Getting Over It" easter egg in Just Cause 4.
Signature vehicle[]
See also: Faction vehicles in Panau.
In the beginning cutscene to every Reaper Faction Mission (except for stronghold takeovers and "I Want to Break Free", where she arrives seated on a boat), Bolo Santosi will be driven to the mission start location by her Reaper associates, hanging onto the back of a dark blue Niseco Coastal D22 with Reaper faction symbols as posters along the sides. The vehicle's color may or may not be unique, but the symbols on the sides certainly are.
Psychology and sexuality[]
She knowingly manipulates just about everyone around her into doing her bidding and seduces most of her male associates. She makes frequent sexual references in all discussions.
At times she is relatively calm and manipulative and other times she is emotional and loud.
In the Reapers faction mission, Driving Miss Stacey, she calls Stacy a "slut" and a "whore". It is not completely certain if she does that to discredit her, because Bolo cannot stand any competition for the attention of men. However, if that is true, because Stacy dresses like the exotic dancers at the Mile High Club.
She seems to have affection for some members of the Reapers, while others are pawns in her game. The mission Slippin' and Sliding is about saving her "favorite" man.
In the mission Chemical Heist, she sends Rico to steal an experimental mind-control chemical from the Gunung Tasik research facility. She hints that she intends to use the chemical as a "date rape drug" for the government officials whom she plans on kidnapping and interrogating.
As for Rico, she shows affection while at the same time showing disdain and hatred when/if he fails to complete a mission. Close to the beginning of the game, she doesn't trust Rico and tests his loyalty through missions - "Please me and you may find me to be pleasing as well". In the end of one of the Reapers missions, she is very pleased with Rico's actions - "I hope that one day you will take care of my young ones as well."
It is not known if Rico likes her or not, but at the end of the mission Can I get a Witness when Bolo notifies Rico that she's sending reinforcements to help him, he mutters "I like what you say and I like the way you say it, lady."
The Sloth Demon thinks she looks beautiful. This is revealed when he warns Rico about her after the mission Rocket Science.
Accent[]
Bolo Santosi's voice actor is a London-based British theater actress, Liz Sutherland, who was in her 30s. To create Bolo's voice, Sutherland improvised the exaggerated and somewhat comical accent.
Sutherland has stated that western audiences are not familiar with South-East Asian accents and the producers wanted something different and new to the western ear, also adding in that she had not meant for the accent to be Singaporean, but an exaggerated version of it, which was meant to be exotic, unfamiliar and unreal. She had also considered her role to speak in an "unique" accent a pleasure. For example, she pronounces "comrade" as "com-raid" instead of "com-rad", which is a British pronunciation.
Trivia[]
- She is one of only 4 characters in the Just Cause game series to show up in multiple games. The others are Rico, Tom and Maria. Unlike them, however, there is still speculation surrounding her returns, which, if not easter eggs, could be the following:
- Since the civil war in Panau ended with Baby Panay dead and the Panau Military presumably defeated, she may have disbanded the Reapers, or turned leadership over to others to explore the world.
- Nevertheless, due to being a minor character, Bolo Santosi is of little relevance outside of Just Cause 2.
- Despite her making physical appearances outside of Just Cause 2, it is ultimately unconfirmed if her music career in Medici and Solís is canon.
- As previously addressed, if this is canon, it makes sense to assume that she either disbanded the Reapers, promoted a senior ranked member to replace herself, or is still a Reaper and is expanding influence via digital and musical entertainment abroad. Otherwise, if this is not canon, it can be assumed that she is still operating the Reapers in Panau.