- You can't kill me. You don't know the truth. The fact is... I am your father.
"Gangstas in Space" is one of two final missions in Saints Row: The Third.
Overview[]
This mission autoplays after "Three Way", if Shaundi is saved.
In this non-sequitur mission that takes place in the future on the surface of Mars, Playa leads a group of Saints to finish off General Killbane, who long ago fled Steelport and has since readied an army for "an all-out attack".
Playa, Pierce, Shaundi, and Johnny Gat gradually make their way to General Killbane's lair, disabling forcefields as they go. At each of the three forcefields, one of the group dies until Playa is left to confront General Killbane alone.
The two face off in a cave. General Killbane claims he is Playa's father and tells them that they has no chance against him since his suit is impervious to all damage except for "conveniently-placed lava crystals" that are scattered around the cave. After using the lava crystals to their advantage, Playa weakens General Killbane and delivers the final blow by penetrating him with a crystal stalactite.
With General Killbane finally dead, Playa reflects on the reason they came to Mars; they deliver their final monologue but appear to stammer. As Playa demands their line, the camera pans out and it is suddenly revealed that this has all been principal photography for the upcoming film Gangstas in Space. The actor who plays General Killbane reassures Playa on their forgetfulness and the game ends with a stagehand clapping a clapperboard with the words "Happy Ending" written on it. The credits then roll, leaving the events to be continued in Saints Row IV with Zero Saints Thirty.
Gameplay[]
Unlike "STAG Film", this mission continues on immediately after completing "Three Way".
- Disable the forcefields
There are three forcefields which must be deactivated using a console near each.
Fictionalised movie versions of Pierce, Shaundi, and Johnny Gat are Homies.
There are Luchadores throughout the level but are of little threat at this stage in the game, though Playa is only armed with a level 4 Viper Laser Rifle during this mission.
- Revive your Homie
Upon returning to the vehicle, a Homie dies and cannot be revived, first Pierce, then Shaundi, and finally Gat.
- Go to Killbane's lair
After the third forcefield is down go to Killbane's lair.
- Plant explosive charges
Place bombs on each of the two locations.
- Run for cover
Get out of range of the bombs.
- Go to Killbane's lair
head on down the straight pathway to Killbane's lair.
- Shoot lava crystals
The mission concludes with a boss fight against Killbane. As he blatantly says himself, he is immune to everything but lava crystals. As he follows the player, they must position a lava crystal (a darker shaded rock with orange spots) between him and themselves and shoot it when he gets close, damaging him. Lava crystals respawn after a while. After losing a certain amount of health, he becomes stunned – quickly go up to him and execute a "finisher" on him; after doing this a third time, he is defeated.
After the final cutscene plays, the credits roll and the mission ends. If not completed already, "Three Way" is available to replay with the "eliminate Killbane" ending, which leads to an alternate final mission, "STAG Film". Otherwise, the events continue with Zero Saints Thirty in Saints Row IV.[2]
Rewards[]
- Cash: 100,000
- Respect: 5000
- Achievement: Gangstas... In Space! (30 / )
- Mission: Three Way[3]
- Gang Customization: Space Saints
- Homie: Zombie Gat
- Outfit: Blowup Doll
- Outfit: Toilet
- Outfit: Space costume
- Vehicle: Saints Raider
Newscast[]
- Already acclaimed as cultural icons and urban heroes, the Saints are now adding "movie stars" to their list of accolades. The science fiction film "Gangstas in Space", now in production, appears destined to be one of the biggest budget movies of all time. While we have confirmed that the leader of the Saints will be joined on the silver screen by other prominent members of the gang, we still do not know who will replace the late Johnny Gat in the cast. A release date for this movie has not been announced. This is Jane Valderamma with your Steelport Red Carpet News.
- — Jane Valderamma
Trivia[]
- This mission begins automatically after "Three Way", but it is possible to exit it. If the game is saved and reloaded, the mission begins automatically.
- Space Saints are recruitable after a homie dies. Some of them are armed with the TEK Z-10 which is replaced with either a S3X Hammer or Viper Laser Rifle when within proximity. It possible for them to die, although Playa does not scream when attempting to revive one.
- A few of the space Luchadores carry a S3X Hammer during this mission, but they cannot be picked up by Playa. Generic Saints Homies can take the weapon however if they were armed with the TEK Z-10.
- It is possible to fail the mission if a Homie is killed before they are scripted to "die" after disabling each forcefield.
- It's possible to die in the lava even with full fire immunity.
- The Gangstas in Space franchise has been mentioned twice previously. A comic book featuring Johnny Gat is featured in "Nyte Blayde's Return", and in "Three Way", Playa implies they will not appear for a screen test for the film, despite them appearing in this mission.
- The game recycles a number of props from Red Faction: Guerrilla, which also takes place on Mars, including the two-level buildings and crashed EDF gunships.
- The line Playa fluffs at the end of the mission is spoken by Alec Mason at the end of Red Faction: Guerrilla; the full quote is: "I came to Mars to make a living. Keep my head down. Stay out of trouble. But I found something here I wasn't counting on. The Red Faction gave this planet a voice. Mars... gave us a home. And the dream of a new world."
- Alec Mason is voiced by Troy Baker, who also voiced Male Voice 1 in this game and Saints Row IV.
- The line Playa fluffs at the end of the mission is spoken by Alec Mason at the end of Red Faction: Guerrilla; the full quote is: "I came to Mars to make a living. Keep my head down. Stay out of trouble. But I found something here I wasn't counting on. The Red Faction gave this planet a voice. Mars... gave us a home. And the dream of a new world."
- A billboard to the west of Espina, near the turning to Sierra Point states that the film is being directed by the director of Nyte Blayde.[4] The clapper at the end states the director is named Keith Arem, but in the Gangstas in Space DLC, Andy Zhen serves as the director.
- All of the names listed on the clapper are real life people who were involved with the development of the game: Keith Arem is credited for Talent Direction / MOCAP Direction, Ev Religioso for Cinematic Art Lead, and Ariel Gross for Audio Lead.
- During the boss fight, General Killbane uses the same animations as a Brute.
- Kinzie Kensington plays a character named Cornell, who is in love with Playa's character. The actor that represents Johnny Gat may randomly announce his name as Johnny Moto. Cut dialogue names Shaundi's character Jezebel, who had a past relationship with the main character, and Pierce's character is named Xavier, and is married to a woman named Miranda, who has three children and is eight months pregnant with a fourth.
- Clichés and homages throughout this mission include:
- Much of the mission pays homage to '50s and '60s science fiction.
- Pierce stating that he had "two days until retirement" upon his death. This common trope is referred to by TVTropes as "Retirony".[5]
- The characters' stilted dialogues parodies William Shatner's performance as Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series.
- The background ambiance is the music from the 1953 film It Came from Outer Space.
- General Killbane states that he is Playa's father and during the boss fight asks them to join him, referring to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
- The final button pressing sequence bears some similarities with the fight between Austin Powers and Mini-Me in the film Austin Powers: the spy who shagged me.[Reference needed]
- The mission reward includes the most cash in the Saints Row series at $100,000.
- It is possible to escape Mars by placing Satchel Charges underneath and on the front of the Saints Raider.
- It is also possible to fly back to Mars using a VTOL.
- Homies are extremely slow and laggy when in real Steelport, so it is better to wait until Johnny Gat dies to escape.
- The fight resembles the final battle of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
- Every time Playa screams aloud following the "death" of a Homie, the stock sound effect of the scream when falling from great heights before opening the parachute is used.
- This mission is not counted towards 100% Completion. If all other gameplay and STAG Film are completed first, the Statistics reads 47/47 Missions without completing this one mission, and the Save file reads 100%.[Reference needed]
- This mission has an unused custom objective to "HELP YOUR HOMIE", but instead uses the default "REVIVE YOUR HOMIE" message.
Transcript[]
Cutscene #1[]
- Playa: "Alright people, when we started tracking down this son of a bitch we said we'd follow him to the ends of the Earth...And we did."
Playa: "Killbane is readying his army for an all out attack. We will stop him here. Our planet needs us...let's not let her down."
Space Marines: "Hoo-rah!"
Gameplay[]
- Kinzie: "Looks like the gate is protected by a security network tied to three terminals. Disable each one in order and you should have no problem."Playa - Female 1: "Give me some good news, Cornell."
Playa - Female 2: "I am ready, Cornell. What are we to be facing?"
Playa - Female 3: "How do I get in, Cornell?"
Playa - Male 1: "Cornell, talk to me."
Playa - Male 2: "Cornell, what's happening here."
Playa - Male 3: "Cornell, talk to me."
Playa - Zombie: "Grumbles"Kinzie: "I've sent you their locations... Commander, come back safe... I love you."Playa - Female 1: "What would I do without you."
Playa - Female 2: "Problems. Earth cannot afford any problems."
Playa - Female 3: "Hope you're right about that."
Playa - Male 1: "Let's hope that's true."
Playa - Male 2: "Earth can't afford any fuck ups. I'm counting on you."
Playa - Male 3: "Sounds almost... too easy."
Playa - Zombie: "Babbles"Playa - Female 1: "I will."
Playa - Female 2: "I know."
Playa - Female 3: "Yeah... thanks..."
Playa - Male 1: "I know."
Playa - Male 2: "I know."
Playa - Male 3: "Don't worry about me, kid."
Playa - Zombie: "Gargles"- — "Mission Start"
- Gat: "Johnny Moto, reporting for duty!"
Gat: "Commander, are you sure this plan is going to work?"
Gat: "Me? I'm not worried. This is my last tour, after we take out General Killbane I'm moving to Fiji and sailing on my new boat...The Prosperous Future."
Gat: "Give 'em hell Commander..."
Gat: "Nothing on this Martian rock will stand in our way."
Gat: "Incoming soldiers!"
Gat: "We're all counting on you."
Gat: "We knew the risks when we signed up."
Gat: "Someone's gotta tell their family what happened here..."
Gat: "After we finish off General Killbane, I'm buyin' the first round."
Gat: "I'd follow you to the ends of the galaxy, Commander."
Gat: "This has to be done... for Earth."
Gat: "We'll never get through his technology."
Gat: "Nothing's more important than stopping General Killbane."
Gat: "Ho-rah!"- — Gat random lines
- Playa - Female 1: "First one's shut down."
Playa - Female 2: "One terminal is down."
Playa - Female 3: "One down."
Playa - Male 1: "That's one."
Playa - Male 2: "That's one."
Playa - Male 3: "That's one."
Playa - Zombie: "Sneers"- — "First Terminal"
- Pierce collapsesPierce: "Little help here?"Playa helps Pierce upPierce: "And I was only two days 'till retirement..."
Playa: "[Screams]"
Gat: "Aint that a bitch..."
- — "Pierce Dies"
- Playa - Female 1: "That makes two."
Playa - Female 2: "The second terminal is disabled."
Playa - Female 3: "That's two terminals."
Playa - Male 1: "Second terminal is disabled."
Playa - Male 2: "Two terminals are down."
Playa - Male 3: "Second terminal is disabled."
Playa - Zombie: "Moans"- — "Second Terminal"
- Shaundi collapsesShaundi: "Can I get a little help?"Playa helps Shaundi upShaundi: "You gotta live...live for all of us..."Shaundi diesPlaya: "[Screams]"
Gat: "You were the best of us."
- — "Shaundi Dies"
- Playa - Female 1: "This must be the where our recon squadron crashed. I don't see any survivors, though."
Playa - Female 2: "This area is covered in wreckage. Our recon team.... Rest in peace, comrades."
Playa - Female 3: "There's wreckage all over the area. Probably the recon squadron."
Playa - Male 1: "Think I figured out what happened to our recon squad. There's wreckage all over the area."
Playa - Male 2: "Our recon squad was stopped here. That's why they never made it back."
Playa - Male 3: "Think I figured out what happened to our recon squadron. There's wreckage all over the area."
Playa - Zombie: "Snarls"- — "Crashed"
- Gat collapsesGat: "Look Out!"Playa helps Gat upGat: "Go on...*cough cough* Go on without me."Gat diesPlaya: "[Screams]"
- — "Johnny dies"
- Kinzie: "That should leave the gate vulnerable to explosive charges."Playa - Female 1: "And three. What's next?"
Playa - Female 2: "The last terminal is shut down."
Playa - Female 3: "Got the last one."
Playa - Male 1: "All three terminals have been shut down."
Playa - Male 2: "That's it, Cornell. All three terminals are gone."
Playa - Male 3: "All three terminals have been shut down."
Playa - Zombie: "Growls"
- — "All Terminals Down"
- Playa - Female 1: "Here goes nothing!"
Playa - Female 2: "The gate must come down."
Playa - Female 3: "Stand back and pray."
Playa - Male 1: "Let's hope this works..."
Playa - Male 2: "This better work..."
Playa - Male 3: "Let's pray to god this works..."
Playa - Zombie: "Snarls"- — "Player Escaping Blast"
Gameplay[]
- Kinzie: "Once inside, you're on your own. Good luck my love."Playa - Female 1: "It worked, Cornell! I'm heading up the bridge now."
Playa - Female 2: "The gate is down! We are storming the bridge!"
Playa - Female 3: "Gate's demolished. I'm heading up the bridge now."
Playa - Male 1: "Gate's down and we're storming the bridge."
Playa - Male 2: "The gate is blown! We're stormin' across the bridge!"
Playa - Male 3: "Gate's down and we're storming the bridge."
Playa - Zombie: "Roars"
- — "Gate Down"
Cutscene #3[]
- Killbane: "You've come this far only to fail now. Earth is doomed."Killbane: "*laughs* Do you really think your rag-tag band of misfits could stop me?"Playa - Female 1: "You're the doomed one, General."
Playa - Female 2: "I do not fail my planet."
Playa - Female 3: "You're the doomed one, General."
Playa - Male 1: "Don't bet on it."
Playa - Male 2: "General Killbane. We meet... again."
Playa - Male 3: "She might be down, but she's not out."
Playa - Zombie: "Sneers"Killbane: "You can't kill me. You don't know the truth. The fact is... I am your father."Playa - Female 1: "Nobody else is dying here today... except you."
Playa - Female 2: "My friends will not die in vain. Your reign of terror ends!"
Playa - Female 3: "My friends died so that I could kill you!"
Playa - Male 1: "I won't let my friends die in vain...you're goin' down."
Playa - Male 2: "My friends ain't gonna die for nothin'! You're finished."
Playa - Male 3: "I'm still breathing. Or did you forget that?"
Playa - Zombie: "Mumbles"Playa - Female 1: "How... how is that possible!?"
Playa - Female 2: "What? NOOOOOOOOO!"
Playa - Female 3: "That is impossible!"
Playa - Male 1: "What? NOOOOOOOOO!"
Playa - Male 2: "What? NOOOOOOOOO!"
Playa - Male 3: "NOOOOOOOOO! That's impossible!"
Playa - Zombie: "Snarls"- — "Enter Lair"
Gameplay[]
- You can't win. This suit is impervious to everything save for convienently placed lava crystals.
- — Killbane, "Final Battle Begins"
- Killbane: "How does it feel to know you will die on Mars?"Playa - Female 1: "I wouldn't know."
Playa - Female 2: "I should ask you."
Playa - Female 3: "How does it feel to know you're dying any second?"
Playa - Male 1: "You tell me."
Playa - Male 2: "I don't know, motherfucker, how does it feel?"
Playa - Male 3: "You tell me."
Playa - Zombie: "Grumbles"- — "Killbane Battle 1"
- Killbane: "You think this will stop me?"Playa - Female 1: "Lava... dangerous stuff."
Playa - Female 2: "It is getting hot in that suit, yes?"
Playa - Female 3: "How's that suit holding up now?"
Playa - Male 1: "It getting hot in that suit?"
Playa - Male 2: "It getting hot in that suit?"
Playa - Male 3: "Hot in there?"
Playa - Zombie: "Babbles"Playa - Female 1: "You can count on it."
Playa - Female 2: "I will take pleasure from watching you burn."
Playa - Female 3: "I just wanna watch you burn..."
Playa - Male 1: "I'll enjoy watching you burn."
Playa - Male 2: "I'm gonna enjoy watchin' your ass burn."
Playa - Male 3: "You're gonna burn, Killbane."
Playa - Zombie: "Growls"- — "Killbane Battle 2"
- Killbane: "Join me, and we'll rule Earth together..."Playa - Female 1: "Earth -- remains -- FREE!"
Playa - Female 2: "NEVER!"
Playa - Female 3: "That will never happpen!"
Playa - Male 1: "NEVER!"
Playa - Male 2: "NEVER!"
Playa - Male 3: "I'll never betray my friends!"
Playa - Zombie: "Grunts"- — "Final Battle"
Cutscene #4[]
- Playa: "I came to Mars to make a living. Keep my head down. Stay out of trouble. But I found something..."
Playa: "But I found something... Damn it."
Playa: "Line."
Director: "CUT!"
Playa: "Sorry."
Sci Fi Killbane: "You'll get it next time."
Asst Director: "Everybody back to one!"
Director: "Alright people, big smiles, it's the happy ending."
Asst Director: "Settle! We are rolling--"
Sound Guy: "Speed!"
Director: "And...ACTION!"
- — "cutscene Out"
Unsorted[]
- Playa - Female 1: "I'll come back for you."
Playa - Female 2: "We... have to move on."
Playa - Female 3: "We can't stay here."
Playa - Male 1: "We... have to move on."
Playa - Male 2: "We... have to move on."
Playa - Male 3: "We... have to move on."
Playa - Zombie: "Growls"Playa - Female 1: "This... this can't be happening."
Playa - Female 2: "Not you too!"
Playa - Female 3: "No! Not again!"
Playa - Male 1: "Not you too!"
Playa - Male 2: "Ah, shit. Not you too!"
Playa - Male 3: "No! You were so young!"
Playa - Zombie: "Garbled"Playa - Female 1: "I'm sorry... for everything."
Playa - Female 2: "I'm... all alone now."
Playa - Female 3: "There's no one left now..."
Playa - Male 1: "I'm... all alone now."
Playa - Male 2: "I'm... all alone now."
Playa - Male 3: "I'm... all alone now."
Playa - Zombie: "Grumbles"- — "Homie Dies"
- Playa - Female 1: "Remember your training and we'll all make it back."
Playa - Female 2: "If we stick to the plan, everyone will come back home"
Playa - Female 3: "There's no giving up now."
Playa - Male 1: "If we stick to the plan, everyone's gonna be comin' back home"
Playa - Male 2: "If we stick to the plan, everyone's gonna be comin' back home"
Playa - Male 3: "If we stick to the plan, everyone's gonna be comin' back home"
Playa - Zombie: "Growls"Playa - Female 1: "Hope the leg's feeling better, Moto."
Playa - Female 2: "Are you feeling OK, Moto?"
Playa - Female 3: "We have to push forward."
Playa - Male 1: "You feeling OK, Moto?"
Playa - Male 2: "You feeling OK, Moto?"
Playa - Male 3: "You feeling OK, Moto?"
Playa - Zombie: "Sneers"Playa - Female 1: "Stand your ground!"
Playa - Female 2: "Keep it together men!"
Playa - Female 3: "Keep it together!"
Playa - Male 1: "Keep it together men!"
Playa - Male 2: "Keep it together men!"
Playa - Male 3: "Keep it together men!"
Playa - Zombie: "Grunts"Playa - Female 1: "We're stopping General Killbane here and now!"
Playa - Female 2: "No one dies on my watch!"
Playa - Female 3: "Earth won't lose on my watch!"
Playa - Male 1: "No one dies on my watch!"
Playa - Male 2: "No one dies on my watch!"
Playa - Male 3: "No one dies on my watch!"
Playa - Zombie: "Mumbles"Playa - Female 1: "Save Earth!"
Playa - Female 2: "For Earth!"
Playa - Female 3: "For Earth!"
Playa - Male 1: "For Earth!"
Playa - Male 2: "For Earth!"
Playa - Male 3: "For Earth!"
Playa - Zombie: "Sneers"- — "Movie Lines PC"
- Playa - Female 1: "He brought his brute commandos!"
Playa - Female 2: "General Killbane's special commando!"
Playa - Female 3: "Look who General Killbane sent!"
Playa - Male 1: "General Killbane's special commando!"
Playa - Male 2: "General Killbane's special commando!"
Playa - Male 3: "General Killbane's special commando!"
Playa - Zombie: "Babbles"Playa - Female 1: "These fear tactics won't work on me!"
Playa - Female 2: "These clones cannot prevent our mission!"
Playa - Female 3: "You clones won't stand in our way!"
Playa - Male 1: "These clones won't stop us from our mission!"
Playa - Male 2: "Take out these clones! Our mission can't fail!"
Playa - Male 3: "These clones won't stop us from our mission!"
Playa - Zombie: "Roars"Playa - Female 1: "I've handled your kind before, clone!"
Playa - Female 2: "Earth is closed to you, clone!"
Playa - Female 3: "You'll never get to Earth!"
Playa - Male 1: "You'll never see Earth, clone!"
Playa - Male 2: "You ain't getting to Earth, clone!"
Playa - Male 3: "Die, clone!"
Playa - Zombie: "Snarls"- — "Naked Brute Callout"
- Pierce: "It's hard what with her being 8 months pregnant and all."Playa - Female 1: "Is Miranda taking it alright?"
Playa - Female 2: "How is Miranda doing?"
Playa - Female 3: "How's Miranda been holding up?"
Playa - Male 1: "How's Miranda holding up?"
Playa - Male 2: "How's Miranda holdin' up?"
Playa - Male 3: "How's Miranda holding up?"
Playa - Zombie: "Grunts"Pierce: "They'll be happy once I'm back Earth-side."Playa - Female 1: "And Xavier Jr. and the twins?"
Playa - Female 2: "What about your 3 kids?"
Playa - Female 3: "I'll bet the little rugrats miss you, too."
Playa - Male 1: "What about your 3 kids?"
Playa - Male 2: "What about your beautiful twin girls?"
Playa - Male 3: "What about your 3 kids?"
Playa - Zombie: "Sneers"
- — "Pierce Chatter"
- Playa - Female 1: "Need to plant enough of these."
Playa - Female 2: "The more charges, the better."
Playa - Female 3: "Better plant more than one charge..."
Playa - Male 1: "Better place a few."
Playa - Male 2: "Gotta make sure I plant enough charges."
Playa - Male 3: "Better place a few."
Playa - Zombie: "Growls"- — "Player Planting"
- Shaundi: "You gonna tell Cornell how you feel?"Shaundi: "Life's short, Commander, you don't wanna let a girl like that go."Playa - Female 1: "It's too hard, Jezebel... Too hard to forget about you."
Playa - Female 2: "She should be happy, Jezebel, but... I am not sure I can..."
Playa - Female 3: "You're out of your mind, Jezebel."
Playa - Male 1: "You know the score, Jezebel...there's no time for love."
Playa - Male 2: "Jezebel...you know I can never love again."
Playa - Male 3: "There's no place for love in this crazy, mixed up universe we call life."
Playa - Zombie: "Roars"Playa - Female 1: "Yes, but... I thought you were just a fling during basic training... but you've opened places in my heart I didn't know existed."
Playa - Female 2: "I know. She is everything I could want, but my heart cannot let go of Xavier. I am torn between them..."
Playa - Female 3: "The heart wants what it can't have... and fate is a cruel mistress."
Playa - Male 1: "Ya know...I'm the one who taught you how to be a soldier...but you're the one who taught me how to live."
Playa - Male 2: "Ya know... you're right. When this over, I'm takin' that girl away and makin' sweet love to her on every island in the ocean."
Playa - Male 3: "Ya know...I'm the one who taught you how to be a soldier...but you're the one who taught me how to live."
Playa - Zombie: "Growls"- — "Shaundi Chatter"
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Note: If the other ending has not been completed
- ↑ Twitter: @Gavin_J_Porter nope. Saving shaundi.
- ↑ Note: If "STAG Film" has not been completed
- ↑ Image: Image of the Gangstas in Space billboard
- ↑ TVTropes: Main/Retirony
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