There seems to be little Eliot can't do when it comes to bringing down the bad guys. He can level the most muscular henchman in the blink of an eye and recognize the make and model of a gun simply by the sound it makes. He has a bevy of martial arts skills at his command, as well as extensive, first-hand experience with some of the underworlds most notorious figures. But he's not all brawn. His softer side was on display when he asked the team to help the family of an ex-girlfriend. He's also a whiz in the kitchen, able to whip up a white truffle risotto that is to die for.Eliot is an expert with sticks, hand-to-hand combat, knives, or just about any other form of combat. Eliot adores his job, although at various moments with Sophie he lets down his guard and reveals the toll that taking punishment for a living takes on him. He was clearly beaten as a small child, expressing a great deal of sympathy for a little boy in a similar situation in season two. Eliot is a kind man built into what he is by a truly horrendous childhood, a love for wandering and the world he found himself in once this small-town boy took himself to the big city. He is a wanderer for now, hoping he can escape the lingering hold his past still has on him. He wants to do good in the world as much as any of the team, perhaps more, as he clearly feels guilty about various past offenses including the broken promises he made to his horse-trainer ex, for whom he still has feelings. He wants to help people, but for now, the best way he can do that is by keeping his friends safe. Eliot would clearly prefer a world that did not demand he beat people up for a living, but this just as clearly makes him perfectly suited to the task of doing so. Eliot treats Parker like an irritating, incomprehensible presence in his life who is not entirely welcome. He and Hardison have bonded, but his true friend is Sophie. There is no romantic tension there; hence, they are closer than any of the other characters. Show less «