Three Kings
"Three Kings" mission completion screen in Saints Row 2.
Story arc	3rd Street Saints (prologue)
Cutscene(s)	• "Hiring Rush" • "Welcome to the Third Street Saints"
Homie(s)	Shaundi Carlos Pierce
Objective(s)	• Go to the Suburbs • Recruit Lieutenants for the Saints • Hit the jumps • Shaundi is satisfied. Find another Lieutenant • Use the tow truck to tow the car • Carlos is satisfied. Find another Lieutenant • Kill the Ronin • Pierce is satisfied. Find another Lieutenant
Reward(s)	• $1,000 • One Follower (recruit one Homie)
Previous Next Down Payment Got Dust, Will Travel (Sons of Samedi story arc) First Impressions (The Brotherhood story arc) Saint's Seven (The Ronin story arc)

"Three Kings" is the fourth mission in Saints Row 2.

"SAINTS RESURRECTED"

— Stilwater Gazette newspaper headline

Description Edit

As they remove the dead bodies from the newly established Saints Hideout, The Protagonist and Johnny Gat discuss forming the crew. The Protagonist remembers Carlos, and Gat notes two people he met when he was in jail, but warns that The Protagonist will need to prove themselves first.^[1]

After recruiting Carlos, Shaundi, and Pierce, they return to the Saints Hideout to find Gat canonizing some new recruits. In a scene reminiscent of the "Divide and Conquer" cutscene in the Saints Row mission "Reclamation", The Protagonist takes charge and gives a short speech on wiping out all three opposing gangs and retaking Stilwater. They assign Pierce to handle The Ronin, Shaundi to handle the Sons of Samedi, and Carlos to handle The Brotherhood. With the mission finished, the player is given their first real choice in the game: what gang do they want to take out first?^[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

There are three lieutenants located in the Suburbs District that the player will need to recruit to complete this mission. Shaundi is located in the Quinbecca neighborhood in the Suburbs Expansion District, and Carlos and Pierce are located in the western and eastern sections of Misty Lane in the Suburbs District respectively. Each of them require the player complete a short task before they'll join the 3rd Street Saints.

Shaundi directs the player to three Stunt Jumps nearby. Players only need to drive through the corona to complete the jump; landing the jump isn't all too important. If players plan on completing all Stunt Jumps later, they should keep in mind that after this mission, three of them will already be completed. Also keep in mind that one should not rush to the first Stunt Jump - it is surrounded by water with only two thin pathways leading to it, and players who get ahead of themselves may end up quickly driving into the water to find themselves without a car.

Carlos requires the player get in the Shaft with him and drive west to Mourning Woods Cemetery, where the player must repossess a Reaper (in co-op, the vehicle is a Buffalo) from Ramon, a character who owes Carlos money. Once the vehicle is hitched, the player must tow it back to where they met Carlos. Although this isn't a long distance away, players will immediately notice an incredible difference in the handling of the vehicle, so remember to drive slowly. Ultimately, this section serves to introduce the Tow Truck Diversion.

Pierce simply wants to kill nearby Ronin. There are only nine of them to kill spread over three different locations, but they won't put up much of a fight.

The mission ends once all three lieutenants have been recruited. When playing the mission in co-op, both players must be together to start each lieutenant's request. By finding a four door car, only one person has to do the stunt jumping (it counts for both players if they're both in the car, but Shaundi must be in the car as well). Two tow trucks are provided, but there's still only one car to repossess, which is now a Buffalo instead of a Reaper.

Rewards Edit

• One Follower ability unlocked.

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• Cash: $1,000
• Respect: None
• Achievement: Welcome Back (5)
• Mission: Got Dust, Will Travel, First Impressions, Saint's Seven
• One Follower (can recruit one Homie)

Newscast Edit

Main article: Newscasts

Jane Valderamma: Like Saint Nick stuffing candies in a child's shoe, an anonymous individual hid goodies of a different sort in the Stilwater river. This morning bodies of several homeless as well as those belonging to a street gang known as the "Sons of Samedi" were found floating down the coast. Could this be a bloody portion of things to come? Only time will tell. I'm Jane Valderamma, Channel 6 news.

Transcript Edit

"Hiring Rush" cutscene Edit

Gameplay Edit

"Welcome to the Third Street Saints" cutscene Edit

Trivia Edit

• In the opening cutscene, before The Protagonist leaves the hideout, Johnny Gat asks them what kind of gang they want, although the player is never given a choice.^[1] This may have originally been an introduction to Gang Customization.
• In single player, Carlos asks The Protagonist to repossess a Reaper, and when he is later unlocked as a Homie after completing "Red Asphalt" and calling Eye for an Eye, he drives one.
• The speech The Protagonist delivers at the end of the mission^[2] pays homage to the speech Julius Little gave at the end of the mission "Reclamation" in Saints Row as there are many similarities, though a few smaller ones may just be coincidences:
  • Both start the speech by stating that they have "some serious shit to discuss".
  • The first lieutenant the leader assigns to a gang is African American (Dex, Los Carnales/Pierce, Ronin).
  • The first lieutenant assigned to the second gang (Troy, Vice Kings/Shaundi, Sons of Samedi) questions it, prompting the leader to reply with "Fuck you say?"
  • The lieutenant working on the second gang (Johnny Gat, Vice Kings/Shaundi, Sons of Samedi) gets kidnapped and rescued in a mission (Green With Envy/Veteran Child (Mission)).
  • The lieutenant assigned to the third gang (Lin, Westside Rollerz/Carlos, Brotherhood) later dies in a mission (Liberation/Red Asphalt) and after completing that gang's storyline, can be unlocked as a zombie homie (Zombie Lin/Zombie Carlos).
  • The third gang (Westside Rollerz/Brotherhood) has Donnie as a member.
  • Both end the speech by saying "Once you're done here go talk to one of these guys. They'll have something for you to do. It's our time now. Let's get this shit started".
• The Reaper spawns when Carlos is approached, but can never be stolen.
• Carlos speaks when inside any vehicle, and will pause if the vehicle is exited.

Gallery Edit

• Johnny Gat cleaning the Saints Hideout.
• Johnny Gat and The Protagonist cleaning the Saints Hideout.
• The Protagonist cleaning the Saints Hideout.
• Johnny Gat and The Protagonist cleaning the Saints Hideout.
• Johnny Gat and The Protagonist cleaning the Saints Hideout.
• A dead hobo.
• The Protagonist talking to Johnny Gat.
• Johnny Gat talking to The Protagonist.
• The Protagonist.
• Johnny Gat talking to The Protagonist.
• Johnny Gat.
• Carlos, Pierce and Shaundi.
• Carlos, Shaundi and Pierce.
• The Protagonist, Shaundi, Johnny Gat, Carlos and Pierce.
• The Protagonist, Johnny Gat, Carlos, Pierce and Shaundi.
• Shaundi.
• The Protagonist making a speech.
• Pierce.
• Shaundi.
• The Protagonist talking to Shaundi.
• Carlos.
• Gameplay from the mission.
• Towing the Reaper.
• Loading screen shown after this mission.
• Loading screen shown after this mission.
• Loading screen shown after this mission.

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