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Roddy Piper is a character in Saints Row IV.

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No one calls Roddy for help... He shows up where he's needed most.
Keith David, discussing Roddy Piper with The Protagonist.[1]

Overview

Roddy Piper is introduced in Saints Row IV as part of Keith David's nightmare simulation. Piper helps The Protagonist in beating up Keith in order to make him reveal where Kinzie has been taken.[1]

He is never rescued outside of The Simulation, and two of Roddy's conversations with other Homies indicate that he does not know if he is real or not.

Trivia

  • Roddy wears his trademark Scottish kilt.
  • Roddy also wears his signature shirt that reads "Hot Rod".
  • Piper's traditional Scottish bagpipe entrance music for the WWE, is used during the scene when he is first encountered, as well as the Mission Complete Screen.[1]
  • Roddy Piper is also the narrator at the end of Johnny Gat's nightmare simulation.[2]
  • Roddy Piper and Keith David both appeared in the 1988 movie They Live in which a drifter played by Piper discovers that aliens have taken over the Earth.
    • This mission which features Roddy, "He Lives", is based upon the film.
    • Later after the mission, it's revealed during the homie conversation that filming They Live isn't Keith's nightmare, his real nightmare is being beaten up by Roddy Piper again.[3]
  • During the cinematic scene where Roddy Piper and Keith David fight, Roddy hits Keith with a clothesline, dropkick, inverted atomic drop, back-breaker, and finishes him off with a Sleeper Hold.
    • The Sleeper Hold is Roddy Piper's finishing move in the WWE.
  • Roddy is unarmed when called into the Simulation and uses takedown attacks in combat, much like Burt Reynolds did as a homie in Saints Row: The Third.
  • Roddy Piper's Outfit is unlocked upon completing Keith David's "Supreme Justice" Side Quest.

Quotes

Hey, I'm coming
— Roddy Piper when called in as a Homie in Saints Row IV

I'll be right there
— Roddy Piper when called in as a Homie in Saints Row IV

Wait a minute, if I'm just a figment of Keith David's imagination and the world's been destroyed, then that's means I'm dead. Well shit.
— One of Roddy's idle comments.

If I find that crew cut wearing asshole in here, I'm gonna kill for taking my lines
— One of Roddy's idle comments, referring to Duke Nukem who commonly uses Piper's line from They Live, "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum and I'm all out of bubblegum".

If I yelled hey rube, would anyone else know what the fuck I'm talking about?
— One of Roddy's idle comments

That bug eyed shit is in for a world of hurt
— One of Roddy's idle comments

Why aren't I moving, I've got stuff to do you know
— One of Roddy's idle comments

I should see if Planet Zin have any kilts in stock
— One of Roddy's idle comments

See you around
— Roddy when being dismissed in Saints Row IV

Later
— Roddy when being dismissed in Saints Row IV

Homie Conversations

Gallery

File:Roddy Piper.jpg

The real life Roddy Piper, on whom the character is based

Roddy Piper - Face Shot

Roddy Piper Close up

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mission: He Lives
  2. Mission: Welcome Back
  3. Dialogue: Homie conversation

Template:Characters in Saints Row IV

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