One Man's Junk...
"One Man's Junk..." mission completion screen in Saints Row 2.
Story arc	The Ronin
Cutscene(s)	• "Big Problems in Little China" • "Coup de Gras"
Objective(s)	• Get to the dock before the Ronin destroy the Heritage Festival • Get on the watercraft • Get to the Heritage Festival before the Ronin destroy it • Kill the Ronin • Get on the junk boats and save Wong • Kill Kazuo Akuji
Reward(s)	• $50,000 • Stilwater Boardwalk neighborhood, Hotels & Marina District • Shogo Akuji's Kaneda • Ronin vehicles (Kenshin, Wakazashi, Hayate Z70, Tetsuo) • Ronin Personality • Johnny Gat (Homie)
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"One Man's Junk" is the eleventh and final mission of the The Ronin story arc in Saints Row 2.

"Heritage Festival lacks festivity"

— Ultor Times newspaper headline

Description Edit

After Kazuo Akuji's narrow escape at the end of the previous mission, The Protagonist has assigned Johnny Gat to guard Mr. Wong and his translator. Sure enough, as the three walk down along the Stilwater Boardwalk during the Chinese Heritage Festival, The Ronin launch one final desperate attack. During the assault, Gat is separated from the other two. As Kazuo and Mr. Wong begin to duel, Mr. Wong's translator calls The Protagonist, who is at Technically Legal, and informs them on what has happened.^[1]

The Protagonist takes a speedy watercraft and arrives at the festival. After killing all of The Ronin ransacking the festival, The Protagonist then crosses the junk boats, searching for Mr. Wong and Kazuo Akuji. They arrive just in time to see Kazuo defeat Mr. Wong and push him down some stairs aboard a junk, and then The Protagonist enters a duel with Kazuo, reminiscent of The Protagonist's duel with Jyunichi. Kazuo seemingly defeats The Protagonist as well, but the latter pulls out a concealed VICE 9 and shoots Kazuo in the chest. Defeated, Kazuo asks them to finish it. After The Protagonist gloats over their victory and forces Kazuo to scream down the phone to Mr. Wong, they then jump from the boat as it explodes, leaving Kazuo to burn to death.^[2]

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, simply select the mission for replay at a Newspaper Clipboard.

Gameplay Edit

Outside of the Technically Legal strip club, follow the route on the map and head north down to the nearby dock. Ignore all of the attacking Ronin along the way. Get on the Shark watercraft and head east towards the festival. Along the way, a rather annoying Thompson will fly ahead of the player's boat and drop explosive barrels while strafing left and right, attempting to hit The Protagonist. If hit, the Shark may flip over, and will eventually explode if hit too many times. Furthermore, there is little point in attacking the Thompson as it is soon replaced by another one when destroyed. Try driving slightly from side to side in a pattern to avoid most of the barrels - don't worry about getting indirectly hit a few times. Players who are struggling may note that, after getting on the Shark, one can immediately disembark once the objective marker changes to the festival and use a car or helicopter for transport instead.

Once at the festival, the player must kill twenty marked Ronin lieutenants spread throughout the Stilwater Boardwalk. After killing all of The Ronin on the shore, the player must then board the festival junk boats and make their way to the last boat before Mr. Wong dies. The correct route to reach Mr. Wong the fastest is: head into the first junk boat; turn left and back outside the boat; head up the stairs; go through the interior of this floor and out the other side (don't go up the stairs); turn left and go along the walkway to the second junk boat; travel along the edge of the back of the boat here (along the thin green ledge) and fall onto the next walkway; enter the final junk boat; go to the left once inside and go up the stairs on the outside; and finally go up the stairs on the right on the second floor, which are highlighted with a blue marker.

Ultimately, there are several ways to get through the boats, however. Try not to waste time shooting enemies as Mr. Wong's health is constantly lowering.

Now the player will face Kazuo Akuji in a battle with Samurai Swords, much like with Jyunichi in "Kanto Connection". The same rules apply here - simply counter his attacks, and, if possible, attack him before he gets up - and, as this fight does not feature any other reinforcements, players can fully concentrate on taking down Kazuo. Another thing to note is the fire downstairs; Kazuo can be lured towards the player, where they can set The Protagonist on fire and pass it onto Kazuo himself. Players can also lure him right in front of the fire and counter him when he attempts to attack to perform a counter that kicks him to the ground and into the fire. There, he will burn until he gets up and will continue to burn. This causes major damage to him, but players should be sure to recover their health afterwards. Despite Kazuo being seemingly defeated, the final cutscene initially portrays otherwise, but as The Protagonist pulls a gun on him and the rest of the cutscene plays out, the mission ends, as do The Ronin.

Rewards Edit

• Stilwater Boardwalk neighborhood unlocked.
• Shogo Akuji's Kaneda unlocked.
• Ronin vehicles unlocked.
• Ronin Personality unlocked.
• Johnny Gat Homie unlocked.

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• Cash: $50,000
• Respect: None
• Achievement: Seppuku (40)
• Neighborhood: Stilwater Boardwalk
• Shogo Akuji's Kaneda
• Ronin vehicles (Kenshin, Wakazashi, Hayate Z70, Tetsuo)
• Ronin Personality
• Johnny Gat (Homie)

Newscast Edit

Main article: Newscasts

Jane Valderamma: The Chinese Heritage Festival... a time for fun, egg drop soup and tonight... murder. It was here that the notorious street gang known as "The Ronin" terrorized the festival, presumably looking for tea house entrepreneur Mr. Wong. As fires burned junk and Tai chi practitioner alike, the festival goers were rescued by an unlikely savior: the 3rd Street Saints. I'm Jane Valderamma, Channel 6 news.

Transcript Edit

"Big Problems in Little China" cutscene Edit

Gameplay Edit

"Coup de Gras" cutscene Edit

Trivia Edit

• The title of this mission both refers to the idiom "one man's junk is another man's treasure" (although usually referred to as "one man's trash) and a junk ship; a sailing vessel of Chinese origin.
• Occasionally, the music that plays on the boats is the same music that can be heard during the fight with Jyunichi in Kanto during the mission "Kanto Connection".
• The player can easily defeat Kazuo Akuji by spawning another weapon via cheats. Any weapon, even a Sledgehammer, can beat him.

Gallery Edit

• The Chinese Heritage Festival's junks.
• Mr. Wong's Translator, Mr. Wong and Johnny Gat.
• Johnny Gat, Mr. Wong and his Mr. Wong's Translator.
• Johnny Gat shooting a Ronin car.
• Johnny Gat hit by a Ronin car.
• Johnny Gat shooting two Ronin.
• Two dead Ronin.
• Mr. Wong and his Mr. Wong's Translator.
• Kazuo Akuji, Mr. Wong's Translator and Mr. Wong.
• Kazuo Akuji.
• Mr. Wong.
• Mr. Wong's Translator calling The Protagonist.
• The Protagonist fighting against Kazuo Akuji.
• The Protagonist kicking Kazuo Akuji.
• The Protagonist killing Kazuo Akuji.
• Kazuo Akuji and The Protagonist.
• Kazuo Akuji and The Protagonist fighting each other.
• Kazuo Akuji.
• Kazuo Akuji and The Protagonist.
• Kazuo Akuji being shot by The Protagonist.
• Kazuo Akuji and The Protagonist.
• One of The Chinese Heritage Festival's boat on fire.
• Kazuo Akuji.
• The Protagonist and Kazuo Akuji.
• The Protagonist and Kazuo Akuji.
• The Protagonist preparing the escape the junk on fire.
• The Protagonist jumping from the junk on fire.
• The junk exploding.
• Loading screen shown after "One Man's Junk".
• Loading screen shown after "One Man's Junk".
• Loading screen shown after "One Man's Junk".

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