SWAT

SWAT are a tactical team of law enforcement units that appear in Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Saints Row: The Third, briefly in Saints Row IV,^[2] and the Saints Row (reboot).

Overview[]

SWAT often assault in groups of 3 or 4, and stick together whilst trying to take down a perpetrator. SWAT are effectively good in combat, and are quite hard to shake off at times, relentlessly pursuing the Playa in helicopters, boats and land vehicles.

SWAT teams are dispatched at levels of four Police Notoriety via the Oppressor, but tend to also set up roadblocks at level three Notoriety. SWAT use heavy armoured vehicles such as the Oppressor, Tornado, Eagle, Commander, Lockdown and Bear.

SWAT are known to have two specialists in the team; one being a Sniper, who is almost exactly the same as the Morningstars sniper, and the Riot Shield SWAT, who are hard to kill from the front, but can easily be killed from behind. The two specialists have roughly the same amount of health total as regular SWAT units.

SWAT briefly make an appearance in Saints Row IV,^[2] Dispatched in the Mayhem activities in Virtual Steelport. And in the final mission of the game, where they can be seen using Bears for roadblocks, and the ZPD Burst Rifles as their main defence.

Appearance[]

In Saints Row, SWAT officers wear a dark blue uniform with a black ballistic helmet, ballistic vest, shoulder guards, kneepads, and boots.
In Saints Row 2, SWAT officers wear a dark blue uniform with a matching cap, a light grey ballistic vest similar to those worn by the Masako teams, black kneepads, and boots.
In Saints Row The Third, SWAT officers wear a dark blue uniform with a matching lightweight helmet and ballistic vest, black shoulder guards, kneepads, and goggles.

Vehicles[]

Land vehicles[]

In both Saints Row and Saints Row 2, one of the vehicles SWAT uses is the Peacekeeper. Used at roadblocks of level three police Notoriety or more. In addition, SWAT also use Bears as roadblocks, at level four or five police Notoriety in Saints Row 2.

In Saints Row: The Third, SWAT use both Bears and Lockdowns. Unlike Peacekeepers, Lockdowns can carry SWAT officers with Riot Shields and is used at level three police Notoriety in roadblocks and dispatched at 4-5 levels of Notoriety when the Playa is on foot.

Naval[]

In Saints Row 2, SWAT are known to not use a personal watercraft. In Saints Row: The Third however, they use Commanders as their main transportation in the sea, equipped with turreted machine guns on the rear and rocket launchers on the front. It is used by the SWAT at level four Police Notoriety, although regular police officers tend to use Commanders earlier on at levels of two Notoriety.

Aircraft[]

In Saints Row and Saints Row 2, the SWAT use the Oppressor as their main helicopter, containing two officers armed with AR-40 Xtnds. It is used at level 4 police Notoriety, or level 3 while controlling any aircraft.

In Saints Row 2 and Saints Row: The Third, SWAT also use an attack helicopter Tornado, which is used at level 4-5 police Notoriety. Although a police officer in Saints Row 2 and an SNG soldier in Saints Row: The Third control the Tornado, it has SWAT decals.

In Saints Row: The Third, SWAT also use the transport SWAT variant of the Eagle at levels of four Police Notoriety.

Trivia[]

In real life, S.W.A.T. stands for Special Weapons and Tactics. This is never stated in any game.
In Saints Row: The Third, there is an option to unlock a SWAT Team Homie.^[3] Their appearance is exactly the same as the normal SWAT, except they are purple and have the Saints signature logo on the shoulders. When called, they are not automatically followers, but are recruitable. Two have riot shields, one is equipped with an AR-55 assault rifle, and the last is equipped with a sniper for ranged shooting. They arrive in a Lockdown.
In Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV SWAT uniforms are available for regular gang members via Gang Customization. They are Option 2 under the Cops style, which is unlocked after completing all the Kinzie's Snatch activities. Their appearance is identical to the SWAT Team homies. In Saints Row IV, they are unlocked after completing "The Real World".
In Saints Row 2, normal police officer are known to pilot Tornados instead of SWAT members. Same happens with Saints Row: The Third, with the SNG instead.
SWAT have many of their own variety of vehicles with SWAT decals. Including: Peacekeepers, Oppressors, Tornados, Eagles, Lockdowns, Commanders and Bears. Both with textures or no textures.
SWAT members equipped with Riot Shields ride on the half-tracks of Lockdowns, making them the only NPCs capable of riding on them. When Playa drives a Lockdown with SWAT Team homies recruited as followers, they ride on the Lockdown's half-tracks while holding their Riot Shields.
Some of the SWAT members during the prologues bank heist can be heard yelling through a speaker that they want an autograph, and that their son really wants to meet Shaundi.^[1]