Canonized
"Canonized" mission completion screen in Saints Row.
Story arc	3rd Street Saints (prologue)
Cutscene(s)	• "Rallying Cry" • "Welcome to the 3rd Street Saints" • "Blood In, Blood Out"[1]
Objective(s)	• Go meet the Saints • Defend yourself.
Reward(s)	• $1,000 (win the fight) or $200 (lose the fight) • Natural Leader (recruit one Homie) • Wheel Woman (Homie)
Previous Next None Back to Basics

"Canonized" is the first mission in Saints Row.

For the Achievement of the same name, see Achievements in Saints Row.

"Julius, if he wants to run with the Saints he's gotta be canonized."

— Johnny Gat to Julius Little, remarking on The Protagonist's arrival.

Contents 1 Description 1.1 Story 2 Gameplay 3 Rewards 4 Transcript 4.1 "Rallying Cry" cutscene 4.2 Gameplay 4.3 "Blood In, Blood Out" cutscene 4.4 "Welcome to the 3rd Street Saints" cutscene 5 Trivia 6 Gallery 7 References

Description Edit

The Protagonist follows up on Julius Little's request for him to join his gang, and heads to the Saints Row Church. Upon arrival, a group of 3rd Street Saints meet in the graveyard outside the church. Julius Little emerges from behind one of the pillars and gives a speech on cleaning up the Row. When Johnny Gat, a lieutenant of the 3rd Street Saints, notices The Protagonist standing amongst them, Julius explains that he and Troy found and recruited them. Gat argues that if The Protagonist wants to run with the Saints, they'll need to be canonized, with Troy claiming "he's right, Julius. Everyone had to do it".^[2]

It transpires that "canonization" is fighting gang members of the 3rd Street Saints, and whether or not the player manages to defeat their opponents during the mission, The Protagonist is officially welcomed into the 3rd Street Saints by Dex, Troy, Johnny Gat and Julius Little. Julius then gives another speech on respect, and the mission ends.^[3]

"Welcome to the 3rd Street Saints."

— Julius Little

Story Edit

The following text has been transcribed verbatim from the game files, and can be read in-game upon completion of the mission. To do this, pause the game at any time during gameplay, go to the 'INFO' tab, and select 'Story'.

Gameplay Edit

The mission is available to the player after creating The Protagonist and watching the opening cutscene to Saints Row, "The Streets of Stilwater". Once the cutscene has finished, the player can go to the church at Mission Beach in the Saint's Row District to start the very first mission of the game.

This mission is essentially a tutorial mission for the player, introducing hand to hand combat; the right trigger and the left trigger swings The Protagonist's right and left fists respectively, the left bumper kicks, and holding both the left and right triggers at the same time defends.

The Protagonist will face a minimum of five opponents over three waves; the first wave consists of one opponent and the second and third waves both consist of two opponents. Being the first in the game, the mission is generally easy, and players shouldn't even need to defend. Simply go on the offensive, pulling both triggers separately to constantly pummel opponents. If an opponent defends (noticeable when they raise their fists in front of their heads) pressing the left bumper to kick them will break their defense, allowing the player to continue to hit them normally again.

All opponents have a large red arrow above their head, and the player should take care to notice this; if the player chooses to attack any of the spectators, they will also join the fray, and the player will have to fight them too. Additionally, if the player chooses to attack any of the lieutenants (Johnny Gat, Troy, and Dex) or Julius Little, they will all attack the player together. These characters are invincible, thus if they do join the fight, the player will inevitably lose.

If the player does lose the fight, however, the mission is still considered completed - they are just shown a slightly different cutscene, and their reward cash is lowered from $1,000 to $200. The player can only fail the mission by leaving the graveyard.^[4]

Rewards Edit

• Cash: $1,000 (win) / $200 (lose)
• Respect: None
• Achievement: Canonized (10)
• Mission: Back to Basics
• Natural Leader (can recruit one Homie)
• Wheel Woman (Homie)

Transcript Edit

"Rallying Cry" cutscene Edit

Gameplay Edit

"Blood In, Blood Out" cutscene Edit

"Welcome to the 3rd Street Saints" cutscene Edit

Trivia Edit

• Canonization in real life is an act by a Christian church of declaring a deceased person to be a saint, mirroring the canonization in the games, in which recruits have to fight gang members to become a Saint.
  • Canonization is also seen in the mission "Three Kings" in Saints Row 2 - after recruiting Carlos, Pierce, and Shaundi, Johnny Gat can be seen back at the Saints Hideout beating up some initiates, although Carlos, Pierce, and Shaundi are never seen being canonized.
• This mission has two endings depending on whether the player wins or loses the fight, but the cutscenes played ("Welcome to the 3rd Street Saints" and "Blood In, Blood Out") vary only slightly.
  • "Welcome to the 3rd Street Saints" features The Protagonist standing staunchly in the graveyard, as Troy and Dex congratulate him on his skill. Johnny claims it took him half the time, and Julius welcomes the player officially before going onto his speech on respect and clearing up the Row.
  • "Blood In, Blood Out" features The Protagonist on his knees as members of the 3rd Street Saints kick him to the ground. Troy consoles The Protagonist that everyone went through it, and the rest of the cutscene follows the same as "Welcome to the 3rd Street Saints", with Julius welcoming the player officially before giving his speech.
• No weapons are available to the player during this mission.
• Hitting other gang members will cause them to engage in combat, which isn't advised.
• Hitting any one of the lieutenants (Johnny Gat, Troy and Dex) or Julius Little will cause all of them to fight the player. They all have infinite health and cannot be defeated, so by doing this the player has already effectively lost the battle. This is the fastest way to complete the mission.
• Lin is the only 3rd Street Saint lieutenant not present in this mission.
• When replaying this mission at the theater, the first objective, "Go meet the Saints", does not appear.
• Benjamin King later states in the mission "The King and I" that he wrote the "I don't care what flags they're flyin'" speech that Julius gives in the opening cutscene to this mission.
• The Brady Saints Row game guide incorrectly lists one of the objectives of this mission as "Beat up the Saints".
• "Rallying Cry" is also the opening cutscene for the Saints Row 2 mission, "The Siege".

Gallery Edit

References Edit

v - e - d Missions and Strongholds in Saints Row
3rd Street Saints (prologue) Missions Strongholds Canonized • Back to Basics • Reclamation Abandoned Storefront
Westside Rollerz Missions Strongholds Stacking the Deck • Samson's Surprise • Guardian Angel • Escort Service • One Step Ahead • Liberation • Burying Evidence • No Time to Mourn • Semi-Charmed Life Pleasant View Storage • Tidal Spring Apartments • Copperton Receiving Station • Price's Mansion
Los Carnales Missions Strongholds Crack Down • The Missing Shipment • Homeland Security • Trojan Horse • McManus Says Hello • Meeting Orejuela • Strength in Numbers • Possession with Intent • House Call • What Goes Up... Abandoned Storefront • Fox Drive Weapons Plant • Stoughton Shipyard • Black Bottom Refinery • Cecil Park Drug Lab • Charlestown Warehouse
Vice Kings Missions Strongholds Aisha's Favor • ...To Kingdom Come • Always Use Protection • Reinforcements • Best Laid Plans... • Green With Envy • 3rd Street Vice Kings • Round Peg, Square Hole • For King and Country • The King and I • All the King's Men Sunnyvale Loft • Filmore Parking Garage • Abandoned Police Station • King's Grocery • Waterfront Rooftop
3rd Street Saints (epilogue) Missions Stuffing the Ballot • Hail to the Chief • Saints and Martyrs