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Showdown
	"Showdown" mission completion screen in Saints Row 2.
Story arc	The Brotherhood
Cutscene(s)	• "Honor Among Thieves" ; • "Fratricide"
Objective(s)	• Kill Maero
Reward(s)	• $50,000 ; • Little Shanghai neighborhood, Chinatown District ; • Maero's Monster Truck ; • Brotherhood vehicles (Swindle, Legion, Alaskan, Compensator) ; • Brotherhood Personality ; • Pierce (Homie)
The Siege; Sommerset Apartments; Imperial Square Pagodas; Poseidon Alley Docks; Wardill Airport Hangars	None

"Showdown" is the eleventh and final mission of the The Brotherhood story arc in Saints Row 2.

"Ultor arena holds bloodbath"

— Ultor Times newspaper headline

Description Edit

With Maero having lost so much to the 3rd Street Saints, he calls The Protagonist for a final showdown at the Ultor Dome. The Protagonist shows up, eager to finish The Brotherhood, but it quickly transpires that Maero has not come alone.

The Protagonist defends against the onslaught of desperate gang members and guns them all down. Maero attempts to run The Protagonist over in his Atlasbreaker monster truck but is stopped. As Maero struggles to climb out of the wreckage of his vehicle, The Protagonist hits him a few times and, aiming a gun at his head, executes him.

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.

The gang known as the Brotherhood of Stilwater came to an^[sic] bloody end today, as its leader Maero was found dead in the Ultor Arena. No eye-witnesses were left alive, but reports from around the neighborhood suggest a person matching the description of the leader of the Saints was seen entering the Arena shortly before the presumed time of Maero's death. Calls to the Philips^[sic] Building regarding what occurred in their facility were not immediately returned.

Gameplay Edit

The mission takes place in a small arena. Maero drives around the sunken edge of the battleground in a circle and will only go after the player once all other enemies are dead. The player begins the mission behind a slab of concrete, and it is recommended to stay here duck behind this for cover when necessary. Gun down all the enemies as they drive past - killing the drivers will force the other occupants out, but destroying the vehicles is the easier option should the player have enough ammunition.

Once all the enemies are killed, Maero will become more aggressive and will attempt to run over the player in his Atlasbreaker. An RPG Launcher can be found in the center of the arena. Use as much firepower as possible to destroy Maero's monster truck - as this is the final mission in The Brotherhood story arc, there is little need for holding back. If struggling, players may want to buy lots of ammunition, equip better-suited weapons, or bring some food along for health and restart the short mission.

Rewards Edit

Little Shanghai neighborhood unlocked.
Maero's Atlasbreaker unlocked.
Brotherhood vehicles unlocked.
Brotherhood Personality unlocked.
Pierce Homie unlocked.

• Cash: $50,000
• Respect: None
• Achievement: Brother's Keeper (40

)
• Neighborhood: Little Shanghai
• Maero's Monster Truck
• Brotherhood vehicles (Swindle, Legion, Alaskan, Compensator)
• Brotherhood Personality
• Pierce (Homie)

Transcript Edit

"Honor Among Thieves" cutscene Edit

Maero: "I didn't think you'd show."
The Protagonist: "I'm surprised you have the balls to come alone."
Maero: "I never said I'd be alone..."
The Protagonist: "That's... not good."

"Fratricide" cutscene Edit

The Protagonist: "Any last words?"
Maero: "Go to hell."
The Protagonist: "[Gunshot] Sorry, didn't catch that."

Trivia Edit

This mission takes place inside the Ultor Dome, which was used as the location for the Demolition Derby Activity in the first Saints Row.
This is the only time Maero is seen driving his Atlasbreaker outside of a cutscene; he used it during the second cutscene of "Bank Error in Your Favor", "Proportional Response", where he accidentally killed his girlfriend Jessica.
As Donnie does not appear in this mission, his fate ultimately remains unknown. If he survived, then he would be the only character in an enemy gang in Saints Row 2 to survive.
Maero's death is reminiscent of Warren Williams' death at the hands of Tanya Winters in the Saints Row mission "For King and Country"; both are defeated in their vehicles and both are executed outside the wreckage of their vehicles.