Death From Above

Death From Above
Class	Super Power
Appears in	Saints Row IV

Death From Above is a power in Saints Row IV.

Jump into the sky, target your enemy, and slam down right in their face.

— Death From Above website description

Overview

Death From Above, along with Force Field, are the latest unlockable Super Powers. It allows the player to hang in the air and hit the ground, similar to Stomp, although unlike Stomp, the higher the player, the more damage Death From Above causes. It has the only "Nuke" upgrade, which allows to create a nuclear explosion, if the player is very high in the air.

Unlockables

	Name	Requirement	Description
	Death From Above	Progression [Reference needed]	Hover in midair using {SHOULDER_CAMERA_IMG}, then press Attack smash into the ground at super speed.

Upgrades

	Name	Clusters	Description
	Death From Above - Nuke	50	You can now devastate entire sections of the city with Nuke! Use Death From Above from a high altitude to create the nuclear blast! 10% Nuke_distance
	Nuke - Power Recovery	Disabled 5	Recover your powers a bit faster after using Nuke 85% Energy blast Hadouken power disable
	Nuke - Power Recovery 2	Disabled 10	Recover your powers faster after using Nuke 71% Energy blast Hadouken power disable
	Nuke - Power Recovery 3	Disabled 15	Recover your powers much faster after using Nuke 57% Energy blast Hadouken power disable
	Death From Above - Aiming	Disabled 15	Death From Above can now be aimed by holding Attack.
	Death From Above - Aircraft	Disabled 10	Death From Above can target aircraft.
	Death From Above - Area	Disabled 15	Increases the size of the explosion caused by Death From Above.
	Death From Above - Damage	Disabled 15	Increases the damage done to targets affected by Death From Above.
	Death From Above - Range	Disabled 15	Increases attack range on Death From Above. +100% dfa_range
	Death From Above - Range 2	Disabled 15	Greatly increases attack range on Death From Above. +100% dfa_range
	Nuke - Faster Recovery	Disabled 10	Nuke recovers 25% faster 125% Energy Blast hadouken_recharge
	Nuke - Faster Recovery 2	Disabled 15	Nuke recovers 50% faster 150% Energy Blast hadouken_recharge
	Nuke - Faster Recovery 3	Disabled 20	Nuke recovers 100% faster 200% Energy Blast hadouken_recharge
	Nuke - Recharge	Disabled 10	Nuke uses only 75% Energy 75% Energy Blast hadouken mana use
	Nuke - Recharge 2	Disabled 25	Nuke uses only 50% Energy 50% Energy Blast hadouken mana use
	Nuke - Recharge 3	Disabled 50	Nuke no longer uses Energy Unlimited Energy Blast hadouken mana

Trivia

• It is based on the Thunder Drop ability from the inFAMOUS series, though unlike in the latter game, players actually get to control where they will land. Making Death From Above more accurate than Thunder Drop.
• It is also a reference to a move of the same name featured in the Splinter Cell series.
• It is one of the last passive powers unlocked in the game.
• It was first mentioned in an earlier GameInformer issue referred to as "attacks similar to Infamous's thunder drop".^{[Reference needed]}
• Using "Nuke" upgrade will cause traffic to disappear for around 10 seconds.
• Targeting on water will cause Playa to fly through the water and respawn near Burns Hill Reactors.

Gallery

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• Deathabove in Saints Row IV promo
• Death from Above aiming reticle
• Death from Above Nuke attack upgrade

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Deathabove in Saints Row IV promo

Death from Above aiming reticle

Death from Above Nuke attack upgrade