Power Electric Drain
Cole using Electric Drain
Mission gained:	First Glimpse
Location obtained:	Neon District
Attributed to:	Electromagnetism
Upgradeable:	Yes
Appears in:	inFamous inFamous 2

Electric Drain is one of Cole's basic powers in inFamous, InFamous 2, and InFamous: Festival of Blood.

UsageEdit

This ability allows Cole to draw pure energy from various objects in Empire City and New Marais in order to recharge his personal storage of power, the Battery Cores. In addition to recharging his abilities, the power gained from Electric Drain also heals Cole's body of any injuries he's recently sustained.

Cole can siphon electricity from almost any object connected to Empire City's power grid (Lamp posts, phone booths, televisions, etc.), though he can only draw a certain amount of electric before it is drained. Most objects in this category will 're-charge' after a few moments.

Certain pieces of equipment are so overcharged with electricity that Cole can drain them indefinitely without them shorting out, usually in order to let Cole complete a puzzle that requires the use of a specific ability. He can also drain small amounts of power from car batteries, though it is not enough to stop a car from working, at least not immediately, and the energy in a specific car will not recharge.

Upgrades (InFamous)Edit

First

• Required Rank: N/A
• Cost: 800 XP
• Description: Increases the energy drain rate.

SecondEdit

• Required Rank: N/A
• Cost: 1400 XP
• Description: Induction Yield: Allows Cole to automatically regain energy while using the Induction Grind power.

ThirdEdit

• Required Rank: Hero/Infamous
• Cost: 2000 XP
• Description: Allows Cole to use the Karmic Overload ability. (Lasts 15–30 seconds. Note that Cole can only activate it when he has full Good/Evil Karma.)

Upgrades (InFamous 2)Edit

FirstEdit

• Prerequisite: Finish 10 side missions.
• Description: Cole drains electricity 50% faster.

SecondEdit

• Prerequisite: Finish 30 side missions.
• Description: Cole drains electricity 100% faster.

TriviaEdit

• In the mission Death Toll from inFamous 2, Cole is able to drain electricity directly from the thundering sky above him, giving him infinite power source.
• By using Karmic Overload, Cole gains unlimited energy for a short while. However, the cost is that a large portion of Karma is taken away.
• When Cole absorbs electricity from an object and it runs out, he can shoot it to recharge it and absorb more, giving an unlimited energy source.
  • This can only be done in the second game if Cole has Evil Karma. Most of the objects will be destroyed however (But will be recharged in a few seconds).
  • This is can also be done on nearly any conductible surface, such as dumpsters and trash bins, making it useful when Cole finds himself near death with no object for him to drain nearby or in a blacked out section of the city.
• Cole can drain energy from the transformers in power restoring story missions for an infinite amount of time, and is an easy way to get the AC/DC trophy.
• If Cole stands in a puddle with a corpse, he can drain energy from the corpse just like the sewers' linear transformers, without having to recharge the corpse. Over time the drained energy slowly moves to the center of the puddle, as if Cole was draining electricity from the puddle rather than the corpse. This does not award any energy by doing so.
• There is a glitch when Cole drains electricity from something beneath a roof or behind an object, the electricity passes through the object or roof.
• In inFamous 2 if Cole drains electricity while his energy is full he'll automatically cancel out the draining process.

GalleryEdit

Cole draining energy from a boat engine.

Evil Cole drains a nearby street light.

Cole draining in InFamous 2.

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SourcesEdit

InFamous
InFamous 2
InFamous: Festival of Blood