Good D

"Good D" mission completion screen

Story arc

The Ronin

Cutscenes

"Old Friends, Older Enemies"
"The Coming Storm"

Marked Enemies

?

Min. Kills

?

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Rest in Peace	One Man's Junk...

Objectives

Find out what the Ronin are doing underground
Stop the Ronin from blowing up the ceiling supports
The pillars are safe. Look for other Ronin demolition teams.
Stop the Ronin from blowing up the ceiling supports
Kill Kazuo Akuji

Rewards

$25,000
Adept Way neighborhood, Downtown District

"Good D" is the tenth and penultimate mission of the The Ronin story arc in Saints Row 2.

Ronin becoming desperate

— Stilwater Gazette newspaper headline

Overview[]

While shooting cans and discussing Shogo Akuji's recent death with Johnny Gat back at the Saints Hideout, Pierce shows up and reintroduces Playa to an old friend: Mr. Wong. Unfortunately, the greetings are cut short when it transpires that The Ronin, led by Kazuo Akuji, have followed Pierce and Mr. Wong back to the Saints Hideout and have launched an attack.^[1]

Together with Mr. Wong and his Translator, the 3rd Street Saints manage to fend off the attackers and stop all sabotage attempts, and almost manage to kill Kazuo in the process. As Kazuo flees, Mr. Wong tells Playa that this won't be the last they see of Kazuo.^[2]

Story[]

Upon completion of the Mission, this description is available at Newspaper Clipboards.

After being taken to task time and time again, it seems the Ronin are finally stroking[sic] back. Yesterday, the Ronin stormed what is believed to be the hideout of the Third Street Saints. However, with emergency teams to[sic] frightened to go near the area, the bodycount is hard to estimate.

Gameplay[]

Find out what the Ronin are doing underground

Although this is a straightforward mission, a streak of bad luck regarding enemies with RPG Launchers may make it more difficult.

Stop the Ronin from blowing up the ceiling supports

Protect two pillars from being destroyed by The Ronin for 80 seconds. Although The Ronin here are easily killed, some carry RPG Launchers, and depending on where these enemies spawn is where the difficulty of this mission lies. Recruiting nearby 3rd Street Saints as Homies is recommended - they can kill enemies and, at the very least, distract them from shooting at the pillars or Playa. Once the timer has fully counted down, the initial threat is over.

The pillars are safe. Look for other Ronin demolition teams.

Before heading to the next area, kill or dismiss any Homies who have picked up RPG Launchers, as they will certainly be more of a hindrance than help in the next segment. After heading through the long corridor, this next area should be familiar to those who have played Zombie Uprising, as it's the same arena.

Stop the Ronin from blowing up the ceiling supports

Protect four pillars from being destroyed for 80 seconds. Similarly, the same tactics apply here: kill all enemies and keep an eye out for anyone equipped with RPG Launchers in particular. Enemies spawn from the sides and atop the stairs. Multiple 3rd Street Saints also spawn here - feel free to recruit them as Homies once again, as they won't be holding RPG Launchers.

Kill Kazuo Akuji

Once the timer has expired yet again, Kazuo Akuji himself appears. Ignore the other Ronin enemies that accompany him and concentrate on taking down Kazuo's health. Little strategy can be used here - use food if one's health is low and back up as Kazuo gives chase. Depending on what weapon is used, Kazuo should fall fairly quickly and effortlessly, at which point the mission ends with Kazuo narrowly escaping.

Rewards[]

Cash: $25,000
Respect: None
Neighborhood: Adept Way
Mission: One Man's Junk...

Trivia[]

Newspaper rn10 Good D — The Stilwater Gazette newspaper clipping from the completion screen and Newspaper Clipboard.

This is one of only two missions in which Mr. Wong and his translator make an appearance; the other being the following mission, "One Man's Junk...".
The radio in the Saints Hideout is disabled during this mission.
The cans that Playa and Johnny Gat are shooting at during the introductory cutscene of the mission, "Old Friends, Older Enemies", do not appear during gameplay, even at the exact same spot they were in.
The final area in this mission is the same arena used in the Zombie Uprising minigame. It can also be visited anytime outside of this mission.

Transcript[]

"Old Friends, Older Enemies" cutscene[]

Johnny Gat: "I hope that fucker's still screamin'..."
Playa: "I'm pretty sure Shogo's dead by now..."
Johnny Gat: "A guy can dream right?"
Pierce: "Yo, guys!"
Pierce: "Jesus!"
Playa: "What is it Pierce?"
Pierce: "I bumped into an old buddy of yours who was lookin' for ya..."
Playa: "Who is it?"
Pierce: "You can see for yourself in a few minutes."
Johnny Gat: "You brought him here?"
Pierce: "I thought you'd wanna see him..."
Playa: "How do you know this asshole isn't trying to kill me?"
Translator: "Please, I would never kill my favorite assassin."
Playa: "Mr. Wong! This guy used to have me runnin' around killin' guys in hotdog suits..."
Mr. Wong: "*speaks Mandarin*"
Translator: "I'm quite pleased to hear about your survival...I'm here to give you my thanks for killing Kazuo Akuji's son."
Playa: "You know Akuji?"
Mr. Wong: "*speaks Mandarin*"
Translator: "Akuji and I have a long history. I have also had several unpleasant dealings with his son."
Pierce: "What did Shogo do?"
Translator: "When he was younger he killed Mr. Wong's dog."
Johnny Gat: "You're fuckin' kiddin' me."
Mr. Wong: "I do not joke about Sadie."
Playa: "If you guys got some time, we can-"

There is the sound of approaching motorcycles

Pierce: "Is that..."
Johnny Gat: "Were you followed?"
Pierce: "Shit, I don't know!"
Johnny Gat: "He was fucking followed."
3rd Street Saints gang member: "You aren't gonna believe this-"
Playa: "A bunch of Ronin goons are comin' this way?"
3rd Street Saints gang member: "Well...yeah..."
Playa: "You ready for this Wong?"
Mr. Wong: "*speaks Mandarin*"

The Translator and Mr. Wong pull out their guns.

Translator: "I have not killed a man in quite some time."

A Ronin member runs a Saints member over as the member crashes through a balcony support.

— "Old Friends, Older Enemies" cutscene

Gameplay[]

The Ronin are attacking the other side!

— Playa, Ronin attacking base

The Ronin are attacking the other side!

— Gat, Ronin attacking base

They're coming in the courtyard!

— Playa, Ronin attacking courtyard

They're coming in the courtyard!

— Gat, Ronin attacking courtyard

Playa - Female 1: "Don't let 'em destroy those supports!"
Playa - Female 2: "If those supports go, we're all dead!"
Playa - Female 3: "Keep the Ronin away from those supports!"
Playa - Male 1: "If they take out the supports this whole place'll go down!"
Playa - Male 2: "They're tryin' to take out the supports!"
Playa - Male 3: "Don't let the Ronin take out those supports!"

— Ronin attacking supports

"The Coming Storm" cutscene[]

The Ronin gang member: "Mr. Akuji!"
Kazuo Akuji: "Unhand me!"

Kazuo Akuji (subtitle): "*speaks Japanese*"
Kazuo Akuji (audio): "これはまだ終わっていない！私は私の復讐があるだろう！"
Kazuo Akuji (transliteration): "Kore wa mada owatte inai! Watashi wa watashi no fukushū ga arudarou!"
Kazuo Akuji (translation): "This is not over yet! I will have my revenge!"

Playa: "You ok?"
Mr. Wong: "*speaks Mandarin*"
Translator: "I'm fine...but Akuji won't stop here."
Playa: "I know...we gotta lock our shit down, when the Ronin come back at us I wanna be ready."

— "The Coming Storm" cutscene

They're falling back!

— Pierce (unused)

Cries and screams

— Shogo (unused)