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FUZZ is an Activity in Saints Row 2.
- Impersonate one of Stilwater's Finest and provide quality footage to the FUZZ crew for cash and respect.
- — Fuzz introduction[1]
Overview[]
In-game, FUZZ is Stilwater's number one television show in which a cop uses all kinds of weapons to fight crime. It's a reality TV show with the motto: "every third act needs a Mini-Gun!".
In this activity, Playa is dressed as a police officer while being filmed for the FUZZ TV show, tasked with disposing of criminals through all means. Each criminal slain adds to the footage bar, which must be filled up before the timer runs out to complete the activity, and until then, cases continue to spawn. Apart from a Five-O police car, an assortment of weapons (including but not limited to Satchel Charges, Chainsaws, and Annihilator RPGs) are occasionally provided and award bonus footage for scoring criminal kills.
Locations[]
- Quinbecca, Suburbs Expansion district
- Contact: Katie
- Katie: "Thank you so much for coming in on short notice, you are a life saver."
Playa: "I'm still a little confused why I got a call from a casting director's assistant."
Katie: "Right, so here's the thing, after like 2 years of doing laundry for my boss, he finally allowed me to cast tonight's episode of Fuzz."
Playa: "Still confused..."
Katie: "Right, well, the officer that agreed to let us film them ended up getting sent to the hospital, so I kinda need a last minute replacement. I saw your mugshot on the news and you're a perfect match."
Playa: "So you want me to pretend to be a cop on national TV?"
Katie: "All you have to do is drive around and give us some good footage."
Playa: "Like "good footage" making arrests, or "good footage" knockin' a shirtless guy into a kiddie pool?"
Katie: "Miranda doesn't make for good tv..."
Playa: "Yeah, I can help."
- — "Suburbs Expansion District FUZZ" Cutscene
- Shivington, Projects district
- Contact: Legal Lee
- Legal Lee: "Well hello there, you're just the person I was lookin' for..."
Playa: "What's up Lee?"
Legal Lee: "I got a couple of on going cases against the Stilwater PD, and I could use a little leverage."
Playa: "What kinda leverage?"
Legal Lee: "Well I figure if you got yourself on that cop show Fuzz, we could show the world a side of our police force that isn't exactly "prime time friendly"."
Playa: "I don't like the idea of takin' beatings for your clients."
Legal Lee: "Oh, you misunderstand me. I want you dressed as one of Stilwater's finest."
Playa: "And let me guess, there's gonna be a lot of people resisting arrest?"
Legal Lee: "Well what happens in the course of duty is up to you...far be it for me to tell an officer of the law how to beat an unarmed man with a blunt object, or how to discharge your weapon on someone who's trying to surrender."
Playa: "Thanks for not judging how I do my job."
Legal Lee: "Oh, I have nothing but respect for our men in uniform."
- — "Projects District FUZZ" Cutscene
Rewards[]
- Projects District, Level 3: Kobra pistol unlocked in the Weapons Cache
- Projects District, Level 6: Infinite pistol ammo
- Suburbs Expansion District, Level 3: Police notoriety reduced (5%).
- Suburbs District, Level 6: Police notoriety reduced (15%)
Crimes[]
The crimes are random, based on the level.
- L1
- These crimes only appear at Level 1
| Crime | Description |
|---|---|
| Purse Snatcher | Apprehend the purse snatcher |
| Public Indecency | Stop the lewd pedestrians. (Kill two people having sex.) |
| Litterer | Apprehend the litterer |
| Drunkard | Apprehend the drunkard |
| Streaker | Apprehend the streaker |
| To Catch A Predator[2] | A child predator is out picking up children. Apprehend the child predator |
| J-Walker[2] | Stop the jay walker |
- L2
- These crimes only appear at Level 2
| Crime | Description |
|---|---|
| Slow Driver | Stop the vehicle holding up traffic |
| Vehicle Litterer | Apprehend the litterer |
| No Helmet | Stop the helmet-less biker |
| Polygamy | Break up the polygamist fight |
| Domestic Dispute | Break up the domestic dispute |
| Speeder[2] | Stop the speeder |
| DUI[2] | Stop the drunk driver |
| Hit and Run[2] | Get the driver of a hit and run |
| Noise Violation[2] | Stop the noisy vehicle |
- L3
- These crimes may occur at Level 3 and 4
| Crime | Description |
|---|---|
| Drug Deal | A drug deal is going down / Break up the drug deal |
| Insurance Fraud | A group of civilians are committing Insurance Fraud Stop the civilians committing insurance fraud |
| Protesters / Strike | Some protesters have gotten out of hand Disband the violent protest |
| Mayhem | Stop the vandal |
| Neighborhood Dispute | Some neighbors have gotten into a violent dispute Break up the neighborhood dispute |
| Skaters | Disband the gang of skaters |
| Road Rage[2] | Punish the enraged drivers |
| Hooker Revolt | A group of prostitutes are revolting against their pimp Stop the prostitute uprising |
| Assassin[2] | A celebrity has been receiving assassination threats Eliminate the assassin |
| Street Racing[2] | A street race is in progress Stop the street racers |
- L4
- These crimes may occur at Level 3, 4 and 5
| Crime | Description |
|---|---|
| Gang Fight | Break up the gang fight |
| Bank Robber | An armored truck has been stolen from the bank Stop the bank robbers |
| Riot | Break up the riot |
| Steroid Dealer | A group of civilians are purchasing steroids Break up the steroid ring |
| Pirates vs. Ninjas | Break up the battle of the century |
| Postal | A postal worker has gone off the deep end Stop the crazy postal worker |
| Septic | Stop the Septic Avenger |
| Car Bomb[2] | There is a car with a bomb in it Destroy the car with a bomb in it |
| Stolen Vehicle[2] | An expensive car has been stolen Apprehend the car thief |
- L5
- These crimes may occur at Level 3, 4 and 5
| Crime | Description |
|---|---|
| Ecoterrorist Riot | Eco-terrorists are burning inefficient vehicles Beat down the eco-terrorists |
| Human Torch | Apprehend the college kids playing Trail Blazing |
| Hell's Angels | Apprehend the biker gang |
| Stolen APC | An armored personel carrier has been stolen Stop the runaway tank |
| Stolen Heli | An attack helicopter has been stolen Bring down the stolen attack helicopter |
| Environmentalist Riot | Environmentalists are destroying inefficient vehicles Break up the environmentalist rioters |
| Arsonists | Arsonists are tossing molotovs Stop the arsonists |
| Chainsaw Massacre | Psychos with chainsaws are sawing people up Stop the college prank |
| Militant Uprising[2] | Stop the militant uprising. |
Trivia[]
Saints Row 2[]
The FUZZ cameraman
- The Camera object used by the FUZZ cameraman can be modded to be held as a weapon, as can all objects in the game.
- FUZZ is normally spelled "FUZZ", but is spelled "Fuzz" on the map.
- FUZZ is a parody of the real-life cop show COPS, which is also spelled in upper-case letters.
- The jingle at the end of each level sounds similar to the COPS theme, based on the song "Bad Boys".
- FUZZ is a slang term for police, like "The Heat", "Cops", "Five-O", or "Po-Po".
- It is possible to exit out of this activity using a Mission Exit Glitch and keep the police uniform. After exiting the activity via the glitch, the game must be saved and reloaded before storing the uniform in the Wardrobe. Going directly to the Wardrobe makes the clothes disappear.
- When Glitching out of the activity, it is not possible to keep weapons, or the Five-O
- Weapons can be kept by using the Weapons Cache at Friendly Fire and switching to another weapon of the same class.
- Vehicles spawned for FUZZ objectives, such as the Topher or Bear, can be kept by cancelling the activity after completing the objective which involves the vehicle.
- FUZZ is currently the only legitimate source for unmarked Bears.
- In the game files, there is another deleted crime: "ACT_FUZZ_CRIME_ABORTION_RIOT - A riot has broken out at the abortion clinic"
- If there is a real police officer nearby, they follow Playa like a recruited Homie, but they do not appear in the Homie HUD, and cannot be revived if killed. In Co-op play they can become a problem when they fill up the police car not allowing the co-op partner into the vehicle. However, they can be killed and pulled from the vehicle without penalty.
- Although Playa is wearing the police uniform they still retain any glasses, piercings, chains, and/or belts that are equipped.
- At level 3 and 4 are a group of skate-boarders, this may be a reference to the game Jet Set Radio which is famous for having police that do everything in their power to stop the player.
- Due to Playa being dressed as police, Saints may become aggressive and attempt to kill the Cameraman or constantly ram the vehicle.
- It is possible to complete this Activity by air, using Tornado. Its weapons are best choice for taking down enemies, combined with with Tornado's speed.
- One of the "Stop violence" protester calls is an anti-Shaundi protest.[Reference needed]
- For "battle of the century", the dispatcher says "Internet Me Mes are getting out of hand", instead of saying the word "memes".
Saints Row: The Third[]
- FUZZ does not appear in Saints Row: The Third, but the game files for Survival reference the same "Cameraman".
- In one Survival call, the caller says "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."
- The description for the Challenges from Trix Vickers all mention FUZZ.
- Carjack Vehicles: "Listen, sweetie, I'll be blunt. FUZZ needs crime footage badly, so sometimes you just have to give criminals a little nudge. 'Nudge, Nudge!'"
- Drive in the Oncoming Lane: "You know, nothing gets people to tune in to FUZZ like a homicidal maniac behind the wheel. What do you say, can you be that homicidal maniac?"
- Total Near Misses: "People don't tune in to FUZZ for riveting social drama"
- Bail Out Distance: "Nothing juices FUZZ's ratings like big, crunchy, car crashes. Twisted metal and flying body parts tested well in all markets, so ... you know what you need to do, hmmm?"
Gallery[]
End screen background for Fuzz
Building in Quinbecca where the FUZZ cutscene takes place
FUZZ instructions
Kobra unlocked
Unlimited Pistol Ammo unlocked
Police Notoriety Reduced 1 unlocked
Police Notoriety Reduced 2 unlocked
Paparazzi - FUZZ Cameraman - character model in Saints Row 2
Paparazzi - FUZZ - closeup with hat removed
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