Oleg

Oleg Kirrlov^[2] is a character in Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV.

Biography

Promotional artwork of Oleg in Saints Row: The Third

Oleg is a former KGB agent.^[3] Standing around 8 feet tall and extremely muscular, he is not only physically strong but also very intelligent.

Saints Row: The Third

He was held captive for several years by The Syndicate, who sought to make use of his immense strength and knowledge.^[4] From a top-secret cloning facility at the Syndicate Tower, they used him as a master pattern to create the brutes. The clones produced are super-strong, but they lack the intelligence of Oleg. After being rescued, Oleg helps The Protagonist, Pierce, and Shaundi locate and kill Phillipe Loren.^[4] After this, he joins the Saints, helping them in various missions and as a homie. Over the course of the Saints occupation of Steelport, Oleg and Pierce play chess several times. The games are never culminate in a winner because something always disturbs the board. The first time^[5] The Protagonist kicks the table, then Oleg drops a bag on the game^[6] and finally a VTOL crashes into the penthouse.^[7]

Saints Row IV

When The Protagonist becomes President, Oleg becomes his head of security. As The Protagonist walks towards the press conference, Oleg kicks an obsessed fan to the ground.^[8] When the Zin invade Earth, he and Josh Birk escape invasion. Later, as they share a drink at the Broken Shillelagh,^[9] Kinzie attempts to call Oleg to mount a counterattack against the Zin, but he dismisses her call as a telemarketer because he does not recognize the number. He and Josh are both killed when Zinyak blows up the Earth.^[10]

Saints Row Gat out of Hell

Oleg appears in the final storybook of the game, he is in the picture playing volleyball along with Gat, Kinzie, Lin, Josh, and Dane.^[11]

Trivia

During "Gang Bang" Oleg is on the VTOL he jumps on during the mission west of the Saints HQ. The Protagonist mentions something about him "having fun".Template:Fact
Oleg Kirrlov's surname was reported to be "Kirrlor" by GameInformer, which "became legacy" according to Steve Jaros, lead writer for Saints Row: The Third.^[2]
When he is rescued in the Syndicate Tower, his groin is blurred, but his buttocks are not.^[4]
When released from his shackles,^[4] he drops into a kneeling position that resembles The Terminator's first appearance.
In general, Oleg is very tight lipped about his life before being captured by The Syndicate and being cloned, stating "it would be better for the Saints' friendship if [they] didn't know about it".Template:Fact Despite this, he admits to being a KGB agent to Kinzie.
- Oleg says that the KGB destroyed the only NEMO chair in existence.^[12]
Oleg's attacks are similar to Brutes.
When left idle while using Female Voice 1, The Protagonist states they are tired of Oleg's lectures on the failings of capitalism.Template:Fact
Oleg plays chess with Pierce several times during the game, though something always ruins the game.^[5]^[6]^[7] He purposely ruins the chess game he and Pierce are playing, suggesting he was losing and did not wish Pierce to win.^[6]
Oleg usually advocates the logical course of action during missions with multiple choices, despite personal unpleasantness. He suggests keeping the Syndicate Tower, despite the time he spent suffering there, and the zombie virus, despite him being a former "patient zero". At the end of the game,^[7] he states the player should go after Killbane instead of rescuing the captured Saints, claiming that Shaundi should be left to die so their work would not be in vain.
Oleg can pick up the Mini-Gun and Incinerator, and never run out of ammo.
Oleg speaks Latin, and occasionally offer to teach The Protagonist after being called as a homie. He also says that it is nice to converse in a proper language.
Sometimes, if left idle when using Female Voice 2, she mentions that Oleg reminds her of her father, even if The Protagonist has not yet rescued Oleg.
- When stealing a motorbike, Female Voice 2 may say "I would love to see Oleg on this", again before meeting Oleg.
- The Female Voice 2 Protagonist frequently refers to Oleg as "comrade",Template:When? in reference to their Eastern European nationalities and the communist stereotypes associated with them.
Whenever Oleg is called up as a Homie he is always driven by the same female Saint, who is also automatically recruited as a follower.
Oleg recognizes the technology and firepower utilized by STAG. When The Protagonist asks him about it, he claims it to be "military grade, way beyond the private sector".^[13]
Oleg's personal and professional opinions of Viola DeWynter serve as some of the motivating factors for why The Protagonist allowed Viola to join the Saints.
According to the development section of the Prima guide,^[14] originally Oleg wasn't cloned, he was a leg breaker for The Syndicate, who joined the Saints to be with his role model: Josh Birk.
Oleg's movements in cutscenes look remarkably similar to Mr. Hyde's in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Oleg's left eye is discolored when he is rescued, but after killing Loren, his eye becomes normal.^[4]
According to Principal Technical Artist Adam Pletcher, "Oleg can't fit into most cars, but he will climb into truck beds."^[15] This is untrue, Oleg can only climb into the back of a Criminal.^[16]
In the description of the "Find Shortcuts" Challenge, Oleg quotes Sun Tzu's Art of War.Template:Fact
In the description of the "Destroy Smart Cars" Challenge Oleg asks The Protagonist to destroy Emus, saying "the impracticality of these little vehicles for someone of my size annoys me."Template:Fact
In Saints Row IV, during a cutscene^[10] between him and Josh Birk, he states that at first he disliked Nyte Blayde but enjoyed it soon afterwards.Template:Fact
There is a portrait of Oleg in the White Crib which is not on the Saints Row website.^[17]
Oleg's appearance resembles Mariano Mendoza. At the Saints Row: The Third's debut at E3 he officially cosplayed Oleg for Volition.
Despite Oleg's intelligence, he isn't abducted by Zinyak in Saints Row IV.
Oleg is featured under O in The ABCs of Saints Row.^[18]

Quotes

I am always a gentleman.

— Oleg to The Protagonist and Viola.^[19]

Once more into the breach, dear friends.

— Oleg when riding in a car, a quote from Henry V.

Et tu, Brute.

— Oleg quoting Julius Caesar when being injured by The Protagonist.

Fly, You fools.

— Oleg quotes Gandalf while throwing an enemy.

You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

— Oleg quoting Bruce Banner in battle.

As Shakespeare wrote, 'Brevity is the soul of wit.'

— Oleg quoting Hamlet when dismissed.

I have not yet begun to fight.

— Oleg quoting John Paul Jones.

Most exquisite!

— When The Protagonist kills an enemy.

You fight with the strength of Achilles!

— When The Protagonist kills an enemy.

We go forth, like Arthur and his knights.

— When called for assistance.

Brute: "Fa-ther..."
Oleg: "You are no child of mine... just an abomination."

— Oleg grappling with a Brute during Return to Steelport

Oleg: "Were Kinzie here, I'd pour out my heart."
Pierce: "WHAT?"
Oleg: "It's rare I find an intellectual equal."

— While fighting at the Guard Armory during Three Way

Interviewer: "Rumor has it you and the Mayor of Steelport have known each other for years?"
Oleg: "Oh and how would that be?"
Interviewer: "Well, we know that you were in the KGB during-"
Oleg: "THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER."

— Interview from the Saints Row website.^[20]