After aligning himself with some 'not-so-friendly' people, his debts start piling up. However, he quickly falls back into his old ways. He later moves to New Orleans in the intention of some self-recovery and rehabilitation. He also states that " We all have our starts somewhere".
However, he has got the resources, connections and enough chemical drugs to put half of Vegas asleep if needed.Į-Man hints to Jason during the second mission of the third chapter that he was possibly in the United States Army at one point as he remarks "If the berets see my face, we might get caught up reminiscing, and so.". He is the finest supplier in Las Vegas and also one of the most connected criminals. Other than that, E-Man's main business is producing and selling drugs (presumably, he might also consume or test them himself, as he is seen hallucinating in his first appearance and also because he is usually in a perpetually inebriated and "high" state and isn't the most stable person to be around) and doing pimp services (as a prostitute caretaker for the Montello family). It is unknown when and how their friendship started, but it certainly was before the events of the game.Į-Man has a habit of using historical and fantasy terms to describe people and things, such as addressing Vera as "The Empress", a skater who stole his drugs as a "Dragon", Johnny Montello's era as "The Roman Empire", etc. He additionally works for the Montello Mafia family as a friend of Vera Montello and Karen Olsen. In Vegas, he is seen to have a somewhat cowardly, but sarcastic and friendly attitude. Except for that, nothing is known about his origins.