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The Mech Suit is a Temporary Weapon in Saints Row IV.

Overview[]

The Mech Suit is first featured when Playa rescues Matt Miller.[1] Initially, it is not equipped with weaponry, and only melee attacks are possible, then Matt equips it with a minigun and rocket launcher.[1]

The Mech Suit is later on unlocked for use in The Simulation.[3]

Kinzie and Keith David refer to the Mech Suit "Power Armor", while Playa and Matt Miller call it a "Robot".[1][2] Humorous Disagreements about the nomenclature occur in dialogue, but both are technically incorrect, with "Mech" being the most accurate.

Functions[]

The Mech Suit is capable of melee attacks and hovering.

The Mech Suit is able to body slam, ground slam, and smash enemies with its powerful arms. With its arsenal of rocket launchers and handy miniguns, it is unstoppable in the face of all but the strongest foes.

Trivia[]

  • The Mech Suit was first revealed in the PAX gameplay video.[4]
  • The Health drops of the Mech Suit look similar to Salvage in Red Faction: Armageddon.
  • It is not possible to recruit or dismiss Homies while in the Mech Suit, although Homies called via the Cellphone are added to a Homie slot.
  • When Smoked while using the Mech Suit, Playa respawns with it near the closest hospital, but only melee attacks are available. Health and fuel are not displayed. This is fixed in updated versions.[Reference needed]
  • Calling Mech Suit Delivery inside of buildings enables Mech Suit's weapons but it doesn't appear and Super Powers and weapons are not available.
    • Switching to another weapon "drops" Mech Suit. After being dropped, it cannot be picked up again.
  • Zinyak uses his own variant of the Mech Suit against Playa.[3]
  • It is possible to bypass the barrier above The Simulation.
  • When hit by a Suppression Grenade while in a Mech Suit, it descends much slower.
  • The Mech Suit has whatever Health Playa currently has.
  • In PAX Demo, the Mech Suit is a bit slower and features different HUD, similar to The Ship's in "The Real World" and "Pop his Top".
  • The Mech Suit might be inspired by the SOP-MA1 Battle Armor from Red Faction II. Both the Mech Suit and the Battle Armor are both temporary, with miniguns on their arms and rocket launchers on their shoulders.
  • The Mech Suit is entirely cabable of single-handedly going from no notoriety to beating a Warden, but the final move cannot be performed while using it.
  • The Mech Suit is a weapon rather than a vehicle, and can do things like breaking a Warden's shield with rockets or a slam, and telekinesis cannot be used on it.

Quotes[]

Kinzie: "Fine... take this."
Playa: "You're beautiful."
Kinzie: "Thanks?"
Playa: "I was talking to the robot."
Kinzie: "It's power armor."
Playa: "Same thing."
Keith: "Not really, a robot is an automaton whereas power armor-"
Playa: "Don't ruin this, Keith."
Matt's Back opening cutscene
Matt Miller: "Oh! You wouldn't believe what they have--but I didn't realize they had robots!"
Playa - Female 1: "Can you believe Kinzie keeps calling this thing power armor?"
Playa - Female 2: "Kinzie keeps insiting it's power armor..."
Playa - Female 3: "THANK YOU! It's nice to have someone not jibber jabbing about it being power armor all the time..."
Playa - Male 1: "See, this IS a robot. THANK YOU. Kinzie was all "this is power armor" not..."
Playa - Male 2: "That's what I'm saying! Kinzie's trying to call this shit power armor..."
Playa - Male 3: "I KNEW it was a robot! Kinzie's been on my case about it being "power armor""
Nolan North: "Thank you! This IS a robot. Kinzie was all "this is power armor" not..."
Kinzie: "Soooo not a robot."
Matt's Back, after finding Matt
Playa: "Kinzie, I need that robot up and running."
Keith: "It's really more like power armor."
Playa: "Not now Keith."
— Equipping the Mech Suit during Welcome Back

Gallery[]

Mech suit character model - front in Saints Row IV

Mech suit character model - front in Saints Row IV

Mech suit character model - left in Saints Row IV

Mech suit character model - left in Saints Row IV

Mech suit character model - rear in Saints Row IV

Mech suit character model -rear in Saints Row IV

Homie icon - Mech in Saints Row IV
SR4 mech
Mech Suit and Zin

Promo image of Mech Suit

Mech Suit and Vehicles

Promo image of Mech Suit

Mech - PAX gameplay video

Mech Suit in PAX gameplay video

SR4 Mech Suit

The Mech Suit

Mech Suit Delivery and exit screen

Full-screen image when Mech Suit delivery is called or the Mech Suit is exited

Zinyak's Mech Suit

Zinyak's mech suit

Mech Suit death

Playa is Smoked in the Mech Suit

Saints Row IV - Mech Suit glitch

Mech Suit called inside Rim Jobs

Saints Row IV - using Mech Suit's glitched miniguns

Playa using Mech Suit's miniguns

Saints Row IV - Pick Up Mech Suit

Pick Up Mech Suit prompt


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