Missions provide the narrative of Saints Row: The Third.

For missions in other games in the Saints Row series, see Missions.

Contents 1 Description 1.1 Strongholds 2 Acts 2.1 Act 1 2.2 Act 2 2.3 Act 3 2.4 Act 4 3 Missions 3.1 Bonus 3.2 Gangstas in Space 3.3 The Trouble With Clones 4 Mission Choices 5 Trivia 6 References

Description Edit

Missions are essentially levels that allow the player to progress through the storyline of Saints Row: The Third. Some missions require the player to make decisive choices, each leads to their own respective bonuses.

Respect, a form of currency that was needed to start missions in Saints Row and Saints Row 2, now has a different use and is no longer needed to play missions.^[1] Overall, there are 47 missions in Saints Row: The Third.^[2]

StrongholdsEdit

In Saints Row and Saints Row 2, Strongholds were special missions which unlocked neighborhoods and did not contain appearances by primary storyline antagonists, but were required to be completed before the finale of each gang's arc.

In Saints Row: The Third, taking over neighborhoods is accomplished through City Takeover. Strongholds are part of the main arc and unlock special Cribs.

Stronghold missions count for an extra 2% towards 100% Completion, in addition to being counted as one of the 47 missions in the game.

• Pimps Up, Hos Down - unlocks Safeword crib
• Stop all the Downloading - unlocks Burns Hill Reactors crib
• 3 Count Beat Down - unlocks 3 Count Casino crib
• Hit the Powder Room - does not unlock Powder as a crib.

Acts Edit

Unlike Saints Row and Saints Row 2, which had three separate story arcs for each gang with a prologue and epilogue, missions in Saints Row: The Third have multiple interwined storylines.

While there is no in-game reference to "Acts", according to the description of certain Achievements and Trophies ^[3] there are 3 Acts in the game.
Analysis of the pattern of missions shows that they are divided into roughly 4 groups of 8 missions, with each part concluding with Stronghold mission, followed by defeating the leader of a Gang, and having a choice between two rewards.

In Act 2, activity arcs are unlocked for each gang. Completion of each activity arc is required to unlock the Stronghold mission for each gang. While the Morningstar activity arc must be completed during Act 2, the Deckers and Luchadores activity arcs can be left until later in the game. It is possible to

Act 1 Edit

The first act of the game begins with The Protagonist, Pierce, and Shaundi's arrival in Steelport after a failed bank robbery on Stilwater 1st National Bank, and the beginning of their journey of vengeance against Phillipe Loren for killing Johnny Gat.

This act focuses on the Morningstar under the control of Phillipe Loren and concludes with a raid on the Loren's Powder Stronghold, followed by the defeat of Loren, meeting Oleg Kirrlov in the process, and having a choice of what to do with the Syndicate Tower.

Act 2 Edit

The second act of the game opens with The Protagonist, Pierce, Shaundi and Oleg Kirrlov attending Johnny's funeral in Stilwater. After Killbane and his Luchadores ambush the 3rd Street Saints on the Hughes Memorial Bridge in retribution for Loren's death, the Saints decide to return to Steelport to bring the fight to the rest of The Syndicate.

This act focuses on the Morningstar under the control of Viola DeWynter and concludes with a raid on the DeWynter's Safeword Stronghold, followed by the defeat of the Morningstar and a choice of what to do with a stolen Morningstar shipment. While no leader is defeated, this is the last Morningstar mission, and Viola joins the Saints immediately after this.

Act 3 Edit

The third act opens with Viola defecting to the Saints and STAG invading Steelport, as well as an offensive against the Deckers.

This act focuses on the Deckers and STAG, each arc ending with a choice.

• The Deckers arc concludes with a raid on the Burns Hill Reactors Stronghold, followed by the defeat of Matt Miller, and a choice between two rewards for letting him live.
• The STAG arc concludes with a raid on the STAG PR Center building, followed by a choice presented by Cyrus Temple.^[4]

Act 4 Edit

The final act of the game opens with Shaundi being kidnapped and focuses on the 3rd Street Saints efforts to finally rid Steelport of the Luchadores and STAG, as well as dealing with an outbreak of zombies on Arapice Island.

This act focuses on the Luchadores and STAG, each arc ending with a choice.

• The Luchadores arc concludes with a raid on the 3 Count Casino Stronghold, followed by the defeat of Killbane, and a choice between what trophy to take from him.
• The STAG arc features a raid on the Thermopylae aircraft carrier, featuring a mid-mission choice between STAG weaponry and concludes with a choice on what to do with canisters of Zombie gas.

After the humiliation of Killbane and multiple successful attacks on STAG, Kia kidnaps Shaundi, Viola, and Burt Reynolds while Killbane is fleeing Steelport, and the player must choose between saving the Saints or killing Killbane.

Missions Edit

Prologue M1 When Good Heists Go Bad M2 I'm Free - Free Falling M3 We're Going to Need Guns M4 Steelport Here I Am Loren Morningstar Arc M5 Party Time (Pierce Morningstar activity arc must be completed) S1 Hit the Powder Room (Stronghold) M6 The Belgian Problem (Choice) Pierce Morningstar Activity Arc P1 Guardian Angel P2 Trafficking P3 Takeover the City P4 Tank Mayhem P5 Professor Genki P6 We've Only Just Begun (Cutscene) Act 2 DeWynter Morningstar Arc M7 Return to Steelport M8 Trojan Whores (Zimos Morningstar activity arc must be completed) S2 Pimps Up, Hos Down (Stronghold) M9 The Ho Boat (Choice) Zimos Morningstar Activity Arc Z1 Snatch Z2 Ho Traffic Z3 Escort Z4 Painting a Picture (Cutscene) Kinzie Decker Activity Arc K1 Cyber Blazing K2 Mayhem K3 Guardian Angel K4 Heli Assault K5 Phone Phreak (Cutscene) Angel Luchdor Activity Arc A1 Insurance Fraud A2 Trail Blazing A3 Eye of the Tiger A4 Face Your Fear (Cutscene) Act 3 STAG Arc M10 Gang Bang M11 Convoy Decoy M12 Nyte Blayde's Return M13 STAG Party (Choice) Deckers Arc M14 Live! With Killbane M15 Learning Computer (Decker activity arc must be completed) S03 Stop all the Downloading (Stronghold) M16 http://deckers.die (Choice) Act 4 STAG Arc M16.5 Stilwater Blues (Cutscene) M17 My Name is Cyrus Temple M18 Air Steelport M19 Zombie Attack (Choice) Luchadores Arc M20 A Remote Chance (Luchador activity arc must be completed) S04 3 Count Beat Down (Stronghold) M21 Murderbrawl XXXI (Choice) Finale M22 Three Way (Choice) M23 STAG Film M24 Gangstas in Space

An "M" denotes a Mission. An "S" denotes a Stronghold mission. An outline denotes a cutscene or phonecall. Light colours denote a required Activity. P stands for Pierce K stands for Kinzie A stands for Angel Z stands for Zimos Act 1 M01 M02 M03 M04 M05 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 S1 M06 Act 2 M07 A1 A2 A3 A4 M08 Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 S2 M09 Act 3 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 M13 S3 M16 Act 4 M16.5 M17 M20 M18 S4 M21 M19 M22 M24 M23 (Hover cursor to see mission names)

Bonus Edit

There are four bonus phone call missions which play after completing City Takeover gameplay in each district.

They are not counted as missions by the Statistics, and lack any objectives, but their names can be seen by saving the game immediately after receiving the phone call.

• Pub Crawl (unlocked after taking over Downtown)
• High Times (unlocked after taking over New Colvin)
• There is No Try (unlocked after taking over Carver Island)
• The Morning After (unlocked after taking over Stanfield)

Gangstas in Space Edit

The Gangstas in Space downloadable content includes three new missions.

• Faster, More Intense!
• Hangar 18 1/2
• That's Not in the Script!

The Trouble With Clones Edit

The The Trouble With Clones downloadable content includes three new missions.

• Weird Science
• Tour de Farce
• Send in the Clones

Mission ChoicesEdit

The Belgian Problem

• Option 1 Blow Up The Building
  • Reward: Permanent Respect Bonus
• Option 2 Disarm The Bomb
  • Reward: Permanent Cash Bonus

The Ho Boat

• Option 1 Deliver Hos To Morningstar
  • Reward: Lump Sum Cash Payout
• Option 2 Keep Hos For The Saints
  • Reward: Increased Hourly Cash Income

STAG Party

• Option 1 Return Josh To STAG
  • Reward: STAG City Takeover Assistance
• Option 2 Keep Josh With The Saints
  • Reward: Nyte Blayde as Homie

Http://deckers.die

• Option 1 Take Over A Vehicle Manufacturer
  • Reward: Vehicle customization cost reduction
• Option 2 Take Over A Weapons Manufacturer
  • Reward: Weapon upgrade cost reduction

Zombie Attack

• Option 1 Return Zombie Virus To Oleg
  • Reward: Zombie Homies
• Option 2 Destroy Zombie Virus For The Mayor
  • Reward: Burt Reynolds and SWAT Homies

Murderbrawl XXXI

• Option 1 Unmask Killbane
  • Reward: Killbane's mask
• Option 2 Spare Killbane
  • Reward: Apoca-Fist weapon

Three Way

• Option 1 Head To The Airport
  • Kill Killbane but Shaundi will die
• Option 2 Go To The Statue
  • Save Shaundi but Killbane will escape

TriviaEdit

• The activities that are listed here can be started on the map as an activity or by phone, with the exception of both Guardian Angels.
• The activities and "cinematic missions" count in the stats as missions but are only added after a mission with a reward screen at the end.
• There is no mission replay function at this time for the game without the DLC, besides the ability to play the final mission twice to see the alternate endings. The DLC missions however like Gangstas in Space and The Trouble With Clones can be replayed, although there are no Rewards after the initial completion. The only way to replay missions from the base game are to start a new character, or load a saved game.
  • During an interview with Qt3 Games Podcast, Project Design Director Scott Phillips explained that the removal of this feature was simply down to scope and time, as the Newspaper Clipboard of Saints Row 2 had many bugs on initial release and they struggled to implement it in Saints Row: The Third in a timely manner.^[5]
• If Smoked during a Bonus Mission phone call, the "Mission Failed" screen will be shown, and the option to restart the mission will be shown. If the mission is exited, the Cellphone will ring again.
• There is only one autosave slot per profile, so starting a new game will overwrite the previous autosave slot. There are a total of 24 save slots per profile on PC.^{[verify for Xbox and PS3?]}
• If you choose to save Shaundi at the end of the Three Way mission, there is a glitch where you won't be able to obtain the Stag armor or the Stag Film mission upon replay. However the reverse works properly allowing you to obtain all endgame rewards.
• The opening of Act 2 is the second time a funeral has been interrupted; the first being Aisha's funeral, which was disrupted by The Ronin in "Rest in Peace" in Saints Row 2.

References Edit

v - e - dMissions in Saints Row: The Third
3rd Street Saints (Prologue)    Missions When Good Heists Go Bad • I'm Free - Free Falling • We're Going to Need Guns • Steelport Here I Am
Morningstar (Phillipe Loren) Missions Party Time • Takeover the City Activities Guardian Angel • Trafficking • Tank Mayhem • Professor Genki • We've Only Just Begun Stronghold Hit the Powder Room Finale The Belgian Problem
Morningstar (DeWynters) Missions Return to Steelport • Trojan Whores Activities Snatch • Ho Traffic • Escort • Painting a Picture Stronghold Pimps Up, Hos Down Finale The Ho Boat
Deckers Missions Live! With Killbane • Learning Computer Activities Cyber Blazing • Mayhem • Guardian Angel • Heli Assault • Phone Phreak Stronghold Stop all the Downloading Finale http://deckers.die
Luchadores Missions A Remote Chance Activities Insurance Fraud • Trail Blazing • Eye of the Tiger • Face Your Fear Stronghold 3 Count Beat Down Finale Murderbrawl XXXI
STAG Missions Gang Bang • Convoy Decoy • Nyte Blayde's Return • STAG Party Stilwater Blues • My Name is Cyrus Temple • Air Steelport • Zombie Attack
Finale Missions Three Way • STAG Film • Gangstas in Space
Gangstas in Space (downloadable content) Missions Faster, More Intense! • Hangar 18 1/2 • That's Not in the Script!
The Trouble With Clones (downloadable content) Missions Weird Science • Tour de Farce • Send in the Clones