Survival

The player uses a Crusader in Wave 1 of Survival.

Survival is a Diversion in Saints Row: The Third.^[1] In Saints Row IV, it is known as Virus Injection.

Once you have the Crusader tank in your garage, Survival missions become much easier.

— IGN^[2]

Saints Row: The Third

First revealed in IGN's video preview highlighting STAG's Crusader tank,^[1] Survival tasks players with surviving an onslaught of enemies over three to nine waves. Each wave requires the player to survive a certain amount of time or kill a specific amount of enemies. Players may not stray too far from where they started the Diversion.

When on foot, not in combat and not in a mission or activity, someone can call The Protagonist and inform him that some gang is attacking some location and that The Protagonist should go and help protect the location. At that point a marker will appear on the map. The player is still free to start a usual mission or activity, or to save the game. Saving does not remove the marker, but reloading that saved game will. The player may use homies to complete a Survival. If the player takes too long to get to the marker it will disappear, but there is usually enough time to drive a tank to the location.

Survivals include battles with the Steelport Police, Morningstar, Luchadores, Deckers, Mascots, Zombies and Bikers. Brutes appear as part of the onslaught for the three gangs and the zombies. The Protagonist is granted Cash and Respect for killing enemies and completing each wave.

Availability

There are 26 Survivals in total. 24 Survivals are available after We're Going to Need Guns. One more unlocks after Party Time and the final one becomes available after Zombie Attack.

Before completing all missions, no Survival calls repeat after being completed.
After completing all missions, all Survival calls repeat, regardless of completion status.
The only way to avoid unwanted repetition is to complete all Survivals before completing all missions.
There is no way to stop random Survival calls after completing all missions.

Allies

Allies will spawn at a distance of 80-150.

On Easy, Allies will drive a Bootlegger, containing 2 allies
On Medium, Allies will drive a Infuego, containing 3 allies
On Hard, Allies will drive a Criminal, containing 4 allies

Call 13, 20 Easy and Call 21 have one extra Ally
Call 07 Medium and Call 16 have one less Ally
Call 26 has no Allies

Tips

Showing up in a Crusader or Challenger tank is an easy way to complete a Survival. In Saints Row: The Third, a homie can be recruited to man a laser gun on the Crusader, adding extra firepower.
In some time based survivals one tank may be not last long enough. Additional tanks can be called using the Tank Homie or Vehicle Delivery abilities.
It is also possible to reinforce a tank with the vehicle customization glitch making incoming damage irrelevant in all cases.
It is possible to complete the easier Survivals with a helicopter or VTOL but the player will have to stay close to the ground or the Survival will cancel.
In the final Zombie survival there are no enemies with ranged weapons. This offers an opportunity to get the Headshot Challenge statistic up while safely standing on a low rooftop.

Calls

#	Gang	Location	Phone call
01	Police	Yearwood Template:BrSouth of Murderbrawl Arena	Got an idea. You piss off the cops, I'll set up a camcorder and catch it on tape. Then we send it to them as a "fuck you".
02	PoliceTemplate:Br(Mascots)	New Baranec Template:BrLet's Pretend	Mascots! They're gathering at the costume shop! It's... it's how they make more of their kind! You gotta guard the store until the big sale's over!
03	Luchadores	Bridgeport Template:BrHospital	We got a problem! The Luchadores are comin' after our boys, can you help?
04	Luchadores	Arapice Island Template:BrNorth of Rim Jobs	Hey... I got an inside tip if you wanna take out some Luchadores... They spar down at the chem plant about this time... Bet you'd catch 'em off-guard.
05	LuchadoresTemplate:Br(Bikers)	EspinaTemplate:BrNear Rusty's Needle	You think you're tough, huh? Callin' you out! Meet 'em at the spot and we'll see who walks away.
06	Police	AshwoodTemplate:BrEast of Image As Designed	Hey. You didn't hear it from me, but the cops are holdin' a Policeman's Ball. Bet breakin' that up would help the Saints.
07	Police	SalanderTemplate:BrBetween Planet Saints and Friendly Fire	The Saints would be ratings gold for FUZZ! Stir up trouble for the cops at our filming location, and we'll cut you a slice of the profit.
08	Deckers	AshwoodTemplate:BrSouth east of Nobody Loves Me	Some new phone or some shit just went on sale, and Deckers are all over the store. Might be a good time to drop a few.
09	Deckers	AshwoodTemplate:BrWest of Rim Jobs	I saw some Deckers messing with the cable lines a couple blocks over... said they were gonna hack 'the Saints' book', whatever that is. Thought there may be a reward for the tip?
10	Deckers	Burns HillTemplate:BrSouth of Meth Lab	Yeah, listen. Just heard about a Decker rave going on. Figured you may wanna do something.
11	Morningstar	Camano PlaceTemplate:BrLeather & Lace	My aniversary's coming up and I need some toys, but Morningstar's buying out all the good stuff from Leather & Lace! You have to stop them!
12	Morningstar	Rosen Oaks Template:BrNear Gang Operation	The Morningstar are trying to kidnap my sister for one of their whore-houses! You gotta help me, please!
13	Morningstar	Rosen Oaks Template:BrFriendly Fire	I just saw a whole bunch of those Morningstar guys go into Friendly Fire. They were talking about going after the Saints!
14	Police	Camano PlaceTemplate:BrSouth of Friendly Fire	20 years on the force and STILL no promotion! I got a little cash banked, and it's yours if you get rid of some of my competion down at the precinct.
15	Police	Wesley Cutter Intl	Word is a big shipment of weapons is comin' in to the airport. Draw all the security your way for a while, the Saints could get first pick to sell.
16	Luchadores	Port PryorTemplate:BrEast side	I've seen the Luchadores fight dozens of guys at once without breaking a sweat. Doubt you'd even last two seconds, brother.
17	PoliceTemplate:Br(Luchadores)	Loren SquareTemplate:BrNorth east of Friendly Fire	The Luchadores use Rusty's Needle as a front for distributing their steroids. I heard a big shipments' coming through there right about now.
18	Luchadores	The GroveTemplate:BrNorth west of Image As Designed	Those damn Luchadores stole my 'roids! I'd stop 'em myself but I can't without my pills!
19	Police	BrickstonTemplate:BrWest of Red Onion Herb Dispensary	The police are always in our shit, and we can't get nothin' done! Maybe you can thin them out a bit.
20	Deckers	SalanderTemplate:BrPlanet Saints	The Deckers are raiding Planet Saints, and seems they've paid the cops to look the other way. We gotta take care of the problem ourselves.
21	Morningstar	Sunset ParkTemplate:BrSaints HQ	Those Syndicate assholes don't know when to quit! They're attacking our crib, and we need help drivin' them off!
22	Police	Loren SquareTemplate:BrNorth west corner of Luchador tower	Hey, my friend, there was some rioting after the Stilwater Benefit concert and the cops were just hatin' man, no love, just bustin' heads. How 'bout the Saints go down there and make 'em fuckin' pay for breaking that shit up?
23	Morningstar	Henry Steel MillsTemplate:BrImage As Designed	Can the Saints help us? We didn't pay our protection money and now the Morningstar's going to raid the store! We'll make it worth your while!
24	Morningstar	Loren SquareTemplate:BrSouth East of Fill-Her-Up Super Toy Shop	I can't believe someone's organized a pro-Syndicate rally downtown! You gonna put a stop to that shit or what?
25	Morningstar	Henry Steel MillsTemplate:BrSouth of Pickpocket Pawn Shop	We heard about what Zimos is doing about unionizing the girls and we want in...but you gotta take out the Morningstar watching us first...
26	Luchadores - Zombie	Arapice Island	We're near the chem plant surrounded by... holy shit, they're zombies, man! We can't hold them off for long, we need help! Ahhhh, get off me...!

Levels

Wave - the number of waves in the Survival location
Goal - the number of enemies, or seconds
Allies - the percentage chance of allies spawning
$ - the amount of Cash awarded
Respect - the amount of Respect awarded

Unl indicates which mission is required before this survival call is available.
- M03 is We're Going to Need Guns
- M05 is Party Time
- M19 is Zombie Attack

					Wave 1				Wave 2				Wave 3				Wave 4				Wave 5				Wave 6				Wave 7				Wave 8				Wave 9
Wave	Diff	Unl	Type	W	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R	G	A	$	R
01A01	Easy01Easy	m03	Time	4	45	0	60	30	90	10	180	90	45	40	120	60	30	80	75	40
01B01	Medium01Medium	m03	Time	6	45	0	90	45	90	10	270	135	45	40	180	90	15	80	150	75	30	40	60	30	30	0	45	25
01C01	Hard01Hard	m03	Time	7	45	0	120	60	120	10	360	180	60	40	240	120	30	80	150	75	30	40	120	60	30	10	90	45	30	0	60	30
02A02	Easy02Easy	m03	Time	4	15	0	15	10	45	5	120	60	90	10	180	90	60	40	120	60
02B02	Medium02Medium	m03	Time	4	15	0	15	10	45	5	240	120	120	10	360	180	120	40	480	240
02C02	Hard02Hard	m03	Time	5	15	0	15	10	45	0	240	120	120	0	360	180	105	40	480	240	90	80	600	300
03A03	Easy03Easy	m03	Kills	5	3	0	60	30	8	20	150	75	5	40	120	60	5	80	150	75	5	0	90	45
03B03	Medium03Medium	m03	Kills	7	3	0	60	30	8	20	150	75	8	40	200	100	5	80	150	75	8	40	120	60	5	0	90	45	3	0	60	30
03C03	Hard03Hard	m03	Kills	7	3	0	60	30	13	20	240	120	10	40	200	100	5	80	250	125	8	40	200	100	8	0	150	75	3	0	60	30
04A04	Easy04Easy	m03	Kills	5	3	0	30	15	5	5	60	30	8	10	90	45	5	40	120	60	3	80	150	75
04B04	Medium04Medium	m03	Kills	5	3	0	30	15	5	0	60	30	8	5	150	75	5	40	200	100	3	80	250	125
04C04	Hard04Hard	m03	Kills	5	3	0	30	15	5	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	8	40	320	160	5	80	250	125
05A05	Easy05Easy	m03	Kills	5	3	0	60	30	5	0	90	45	5	40	120	60	5	60	135	65	5	80	150	75
05B05	Medium05Medium	m03	Kills	7	3	0	60	30	3	0	75	40	5	0	90	45	8	0	105	55	8	40	120	60	8	60	135	65	5	80	250	125
05C05	Hard05Hard	m03	Kills	7	3	0	60	30	3	0	125	65	5	0	150	75	8	0	175	90	10	40	200	100	10	60	225	115	10	80	250	125
06A06	Easy06Easy	m03	Kills	6	3	0	50	25	8	20	90	45	8	40	200	100	5	80	150	75	5	40	120	60	5	0	90	45
06B06	Medium06Medium	m03	Kills	6	3	0	30	15	8	20	150	75	8	40	200	100	5	80	250	125	8	40	200	100	8	0	150	75
06C06	Hard06Hard	m03	Kills	6	3	0	30	15	8	20	150	75	10	40	320	160	8	80	400	200	10	40	320	160	8	0	150	75
07A07	Easy07Easy	m03	Kills	5	3	0	60	30	8	0	150	75	5	40	120	60	5	80	150	75	5	80	150	75
07B07	Medium07Medium	m03	Kills	5	3	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	8	40	200	100	5	80	150	75	8	40	200	100
07C07	Hard07Hard	m03	Kills	6	3	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	8	40	320	160	5	80	250	125	8	40	320	160	8	0	150	75
08A08	Easy08Easy	m03	Kills	3	8	20	200	100	5	40	225	115	5	80	250	125
08B08	Medium08Medium	m03	Kills	3	10	25	320	160	8	40	360	180	5	80	400	200
08C08	Hard08Hard	m03	Kills	3	13	30	400	200	10	40	450	225	8	80	500	250
09A09	Easy09Easy	m03	Kills	6	3	0	30	15	5	10	60	30	5	10	90	45	3	40	120	60	3	80	150	75	5	10	90	45
09B09	Medium09Medium	m03	Kills	6	3	0	30	15	8	10	100	50	8	10	150	75	5	40	200	100	3	80	250	125	10	10	240	120
09C09	Hard09Hard	m03	Kills	6	3	0	30	15	8	10	100	50	10	10	240	120	8	40	320	160	5	80	400	200	13	10	300	150
10A10	Easy10Easy	m03	Time	5	30	0	30	15	60	0	135	70	45	40	180	90	30	80	150	75	45	40	180	90
10B10	Medium10Medium	m03	Time	5	30	0	30	15	90	0	180	90	75	40	240	120	60	80	300	150	75	40	240	120
10C10	Hard10Hard	m03	Time	5	30	0	30	15	120	0	270	135	105	40	360	180	90	80	450	225	105	40	360	180
11A11	Easy11Easy	m03	Kills	4	5	0	60	30	5	5	90	45	8	40	320	160	3	80	150	75
11B11	Medium11Medium	m03	Kills	4	5	5	60	30	10	15	240	120	13	40	520	260	5	80	400	200
11C11	Hard11Hard	m03	Kills	4	5	15	60	30	15	25	390	145	18	40	720	360	10	80	650	325
12A12	Easy12Easy	m03	Kills	4	5	0	60	30	15	10	390	195	8	40	320	160	3	80	150	75
12B12	Medium12Medium	m03	Kills	4	5	0	60	30	10	15	240	120	13	40	520	260	5	80	400	200
12C12	Hard12Hard	m03	Kills	5	5	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	13	40	520	260	10	80	650	325	13	40	520	260
13A13	Easy13Easy	m03	Kills	5	5	0	60	30	5	5	90	45	3	40	120	60	3	80	150	75	5	10	90	45
13B13	Medium13Medium	m03	Kills	6	5	0	60	30	10	5	240	120	8	40	320	160	3	80	150	75	3	40	120	60	5	15	90	45
13C13	Hard13Hard	m03	Kills	6	5	0	60	30	10	10	240	120	13	40	520	260	5	80	400	200	8	40	320	160	10	20	240	120
14A14	Easy14Easy	m03	Kills	5	3	0	60	30	5	0	90	45	13	40	520	260	5	10	90	45	5	15	60	30
14B14	Medium14Medium	m03	Kills	5	3	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	18	40	720	360	10	15	240	120	5	20	60	30
14C14	Hard14Hard	m03	Kills	6	3	0	60	30	15	0	390	195	13	40	520	260	5	80	400	200	8	40	320	160	5	0	90	45
15A15	Easy15Easy	m03	Time	7	30	0	60	30	45	5	75	40	45	10	90	45	45	15	105	55	30	40	120	60	30	60	135	65	30	80	150	75
15B15	Medium15Medium	m03	Time	7	30	5	60	30	45	10	75	40	60	15	135	65	60	20	160	80	45	40	180	90	45	60	205	105	30	80	225	115
15C15	Hard15Hard	m03	Time	7	30	10	60	30	45	15	75	40	90	20	180	90	90	25	210	105	75	40	240	120	75	60	270	135	60	80	300	150
16A16	Easy16Easy	m03	Kills	3	5	0	80	40	15	0	390	145	20	0	720	360
16B16	Medium16Medium	m03	Kills	3	10	0	240	120	13	40	520	260	15	80	900	450
16C16	Hard16Hard	m03	Kills	3	15	0	390	195	18	40	720	360	15	80	900	450
17A17	Easy17Easy	m03	Time	4	30	0	60	30	150	15	360	180	30	40	120	60	120	10	270	135
17B17	Medium17Medium	m03	Time	4	30	0	60	30	135	40	480	240	60	80	300	150	105	40	360	180
17C17	Hard17Hard	m03	Time	4	30	0	90	45	135	40	480	240	60	80	300	150	135	40	480	240
18A18	Easy18Easy	m03	Kills	4	5	0	60	30	8	0	150	75	8	40	320	160	8	80	500	250
18B18	Medium18Medium	m03	Kills	4	5	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	10	40	400	200	10	80	650	325
18C18	Hard18Hard	m03	Kills	4	5	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	13	40	520	260	15	80	900	450
19A19	Easy19Easy	m03	Kills	6	3	5	60	30	5	15	90	45	5	40	120	60	5	80	150	75	5	5	90	45	3	80	100	50
19B19	Medium19Medium	m03	Kills	6	3	8	60	30	10	18	240	120	8	40	320	160	5	80	400	200	10	8	240	120	5	80	250	125
19C19	Hard19Hard	m03	Kills	6	3	10	60	30	15	20	390	195	13	40	520	260	10	80	650	325	15	10	390	195	5	80	400	200
20A20	Easy20Easy	m03	Kills	7	5	0	60	30	5	0	90	45	8	40	150	75	8	0	200	100	8	70	320	160	5	0	400	200	8	100	500	250
20B20	Medium20Medium	m03	Kills	7	5	0	60	30	8	0	150	75	10	50	240	120	8	0	320	160	10	75	400	200	8	0	500	250	10	100	650	325
20C20	Hard20Hard	m03	Kills	7	5	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	13	60	300	150	10	0	400	200	13	80	520	260	10	0	750	325	15	100	900	450
21A21	Easy21Easy	m05	Time	9	45	0	150	75	45	100	120	60	45	0	90	45	45	0	60	30	45	100	150	75	45	0	120	60	45	0	90	45	45	0	60	30	45	100	150	75
21B21	Medium21Medium	m05	Time	9	90	0	300	150	60	100	180	90	60	0	135	70	45	0	60	30	60	100	225	115	60	0	180	90	60	0	135	70	45	0	90	45	45	100	150	75
21C21	Hard21Hard	m05	Time	9	120	0	450	225	90	100	240	120	90	0	180	90	45	0	60	30	90	100	300	150	90	0	240	120	90	100	180	90	30	0	120	60	45	100	150	75
22A22	Easy22Easy	m03	Kills	3	10	10	240	120	8	40	320	160	10	10	240	120
22B22	Medium22Medium	m03	Kills	3	10	10	240	120	5	80	400	200	10	10	240	120
22C22	Hard22Hard	m03	Kills	3	10	10	320	160	5	80	400	200	8	40	320	160
23A23	Easy23Easy	m03	Time	6	15	0	15	10	90	10	180	90	30	0	60	30	75	40	240	120	30	0	60	30	105	40	360	180
23B23	Medium23Medium	m03	Time	6	15	0	15	10	105	40	360	180	30	0	60	30	105	40	360	180	30	0	60	30	90	80	450	225
23C23	Hard23Hard	m03	Time	6	15	0	15	10	105	40	360	180	30	0	60	30	90	40	450	225	30	0	60	30	120	80	600	300
24A24	Easy24Easy	m03	Kills	4	10	0	240	120	5	0	60	30	10	30	240	120	8	40	320	160
24B24	Medium24Medium	m03	Kills	4	10	0	320	160	10	0	240	120	8	40	320	160	5	80	400	200
24C24	Hard24Hard	m03	Kills	4	15	0	520	260	15	0	390	195	13	50	520	260	10	80	650	325
25A25	Easy25Easy	m03	Kills	5	5	0	30	15	10	10	240	120	13	40	520	260	15	10	390	195	5	0	60	30
25B25	Medium25Medium	m03	Kills	6	5	0	60	30	10	0	240	120	13	40	520	260	10	80	650	325	15	15	360	180	5	0	60	30
25C25	Hard25Hard	m03	Kills	7	5	0	60	30	15	10	360	180	18	40	720	360	15	80	900	450	13	40	520	260	10	10	240	120	5	0	60	30
26A26	Easy26Easy	m19	Kills	5	200	0	400	200	100	0	400	200	100	0	600	300	100	0	800	400	100	0	1000	500

Saints Row IV

Survival is renamed to Virus Injection in Saints Row IV. The Diversion is same, although there are no timed Virus Injections. On reaching the final kill quota, all remaining enemies will vanish and any Notoriety will be cleared. Wardens never appear during Virus Injection.

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Trivia

Finishing all Survivals will complete a Challenge.
References to Survival can be found in the Saints Row 2 data files, showing that it was originally planned as a Diversion in Saints Row 2. Survival was originally intended to include a Cameraman, so it is possible that Survival in Saints Row 2 was replaced by FUZZ, although the references to the Cameraman are still included in the game data files for Saints Row: The Third.

Survival 2, Mascots at Let's Pretend, explicitly states that the Mascots were gathering at the store due to a sale, but there is no sale and the Mascots will not enter the store. Due to it being a timed Survival, it is possible to simply enter the store and wait inside until it is over.
Survival 6, the "Policeman's Ball", features SWAT and SNG with normal vehicles, even if STAG are already present.
Survival 17, Luchadores in Loren Square, says that the Luchadores use Rusty's Needle as a front, but there is no Rusty's Needle anywhere near the Survival location.
At Survival 18, Luchadores in The Grove, there are 3 Luchadores are dancing while one is throwing up.
Survival 22, Police in Loren Square, mentions a "Stilwater Benefit concert". This survival is available from the start of the game and this concert is never mentioned at any other time in the game.
Survival 25, which talks about Zimos unionizing prostitutes, is available from the start of the game and may occur before meeting Zimos.