Guardian Angel

This article is about the activity in Saints Row 2. For the mission in the first Saints Row game, see Guardian Angel (Mission).

Guardian Angel is a removed activity in Saints Row 2 and an activity in Saints Row: The Third.^[1]^[2]

Overview[]

Saints Row 2[]

Saints Row 2 Map icon

In Saints Row 2, the data files for this activity are included with the game. The data files for this activity were incomplete, but its name implies its nature as an escort-type mission that involves protecting key allies.

Saints Row: The Third[]

In Saints Row: The Third, Playa must protect either Pierce or Kinzie Kensington while in a helicopter using an Annihilator and a McManus 2015. Guardian Angel is the only Activity in Saints Row: The Third that only has two instances - all other Activities have six instances across two districts.

The activity consists of 2 parts. In one part Playa is flown around by helicopter and has to use an Annihilator to keep the gangs from taking out the Saint driving around in their car to get to a specific place. The other part is where the Saint Playa's helping is not in a car. Playa ties himself to a helicopter and goes a little down the side of building to get a good view to snipe. The enemy gang comes riding and running to stop the Saint while Playa has to take them out with a sniper rifle.

Locations[]

Saints Row 2[]

The locations for Guardian Angel would have been the High End Retail District and Chinatown District. In Chinatown, Playa would be protecting ambassadors, and in the High End Retail District, Playa would have been protecting bank robbers.

Saints Row: The Third[]

The locations for Guardian Angel are Ashwood and Henry Steel Mills.

Trivia[]

Two other activities, Hijacking and Piracy, were also cut from Saints Row 2 before release.
This activity is very similar to Heli Assault, in which Playa controls a Tornado if doing it for Pierce or a Vulture if doing it for Kinzie, and must protect a Homie driving a car.
In Saints Row: The Third, a GameInformer preview misidentified this Activity with Escort.^[1]
While this activity did not return in Saints Row IV, the map icon for it remains in the game's files.

Transcript[]

When played as part of the storyline, there is an opening cutscene.

Pierce: "Check it out, boss..."
Playa: "What's up?"
Pierce: "Since this used to be a Syndicate crib, thought I'd poke around and see what they left behind."
Playa: "So what am I looking at?"
Pierce: "Safety deposit keys. Now, don't you wanna know what it is they got all locked up...?"
Playa: "The Syndicate will know we have the keys -- they'll be waiting for us to make a move."
Pierce: "I guess you better watch my back."
Playa: "Let's go."

— Guardian Angel storyline cutscene