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The two lead a coup against King,{{ref|RPSH|'''Mission''': [[Round Peg, Square Hole]]}} but he escapes with his life thanks to his old friendship with [[Julius]], who sends [[The Protagonist]] to save him. The Protagonist and King attack Williams and leave him for dead trapped in the burning wreckage of [[Rattler|his vehicle]]. Williams survives, but is betrayed and promptly executed by Winters, who was never willing to cede control of the Vice Kings.{{ref|FKaC|'''Mission''': [[For King and Country]]}} |
The two lead a coup against King,{{ref|RPSH|'''Mission''': [[Round Peg, Square Hole]]}} but he escapes with his life thanks to his old friendship with [[Julius]], who sends [[The Protagonist]] to save him. The Protagonist and King attack Williams and leave him for dead trapped in the burning wreckage of [[Rattler|his vehicle]]. Williams survives, but is betrayed and promptly executed by Winters, who was never willing to cede control of the Vice Kings.{{ref|FKaC|'''Mission''': [[For King and Country]]}} |
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| + | Williams appears alongside other deceased Vice Kings members Anthony Green and Tanya Winters in ''[[Saints Row IV]]'';{{ref|DS}} a reconstructed version of him constantly kidnaps [[Aisha]] in [[the Simulation]] as part of [[Johnny Gat]]'s nightmare.{{ref|WB|'''Mission''': [[Welcome Back]]}} Williams never kidnapped Aisha in ''Saints Row'', but may be an allusion to Aisha's line in "[[...To Kingdom Come]]": "But the real deal is that once you're in, you can't get out". |
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== History == |
== History == |
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===''Saints Row IV''=== |
===''Saints Row IV''=== |
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| + | [[File:Johnny Gat Vs Warren Williams.jpg|280px|thumb|Johnny Gat vs. Warren Williams.{{ref|WB}}]] |
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| ⚫ | A virtual version of Warren Williams appears in Johnny Gat's simulation where he kidnaps |
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| ⚫ | A virtual version of Warren Williams appears in Johnny Gat's [[the Simulation|simulation]] where, in a side-scrolling beat 'em up called ''Saints of Rage'', he kidnaps Aisha and takes her away. Gat has been trapped in this simulation for several years following his kidnapping by [[Zinyak]]. When The Protagonist enters into Gat's mind, together they head to Kingdom Come Records after fighting through many Vice Kings and eventually face off with Warren. They manage to defeat and kill him, but Aisha isn't there, instead being held at her house by [[Jyunichi]] and [[The Ronin]].{{ref|WB}} |
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== Gameplay == |
== Gameplay == |
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In ''[[Saints Row]]'', Warren Williams must be fought at the end of the ninth [[Vice Kings]] [[Missions in Saints Row|mission]] "[[For King and Country]]". He drives through the city in his customized [[Rattler]] and the player must chase after him alongside [[Benjamin King]] inside his [[Mag]]. Warren can be defeated fairly quickly under the combined firepower of the player and King, and ramming his vehicle serves as an effective strategy. |
In ''[[Saints Row]]'', Warren Williams must be fought at the end of the ninth [[Vice Kings]] [[Missions in Saints Row|mission]] "[[For King and Country]]". He drives through the city in his customized [[Rattler]] and the player must chase after him alongside [[Benjamin King]] inside his [[Mag]]. Warren can be defeated fairly quickly under the combined firepower of the player and King, and ramming his vehicle serves as an effective strategy. |
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| − | In ''[[Saints Row IV]]'' Warren appears in the mission [[Welcome Back]] in Johnny Gat's simulation |
+ | In ''[[Saints Row IV]]'', Warren appears in the mission "[[Welcome Back]]" in [[Johnny Gat]]'s [[the Simulation|simulation]], a stylized {{wp|side-scrolling}} {{wp|beat 'em up}} called ''Saints of Rage'', as a boss at the end of the second stage. Players must drain his health bar by attacking Warren and, once he is defeated, the level progresses to the third stage. |
== Quotes == |
== Quotes == |
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** She also remarks that Warren doesn't last long during sex.{{ref||'''Dialogue''': "[[Green With Envy]]" mission ("Fidelity" cutscene): {{Dialogue||Tanya Winters|Keep the car running. Knowing Warren, I should be back shortly.}}}} |
** She also remarks that Warren doesn't last long during sex.{{ref||'''Dialogue''': "[[Green With Envy]]" mission ("Fidelity" cutscene): {{Dialogue||Tanya Winters|Keep the car running. Knowing Warren, I should be back shortly.}}}} |
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* In ''[[Saints Row 2]]'', the male shopkeeper of a [[Sloppy Seconds]] in the [[Barrio]] District will sometimes claim that purchased [[clothing]] used to belong to Warren Williams, regardless of the garments. |
* In ''[[Saints Row 2]]'', the male shopkeeper of a [[Sloppy Seconds]] in the [[Barrio]] District will sometimes claim that purchased [[clothing]] used to belong to Warren Williams, regardless of the garments. |
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| − | * In ''Saints Row 2'', a college-aged woman who appears to be reading [[Benjamin King]]'s book ''[[Regicide]]'' complains that it barely mentions Warren. |
+ | * In ''Saints Row 2'', a [[Civilians|college-aged woman]] who appears to be reading [[Benjamin King]]'s book ''[[Regicide]]'' complains that it barely mentions Warren. |
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== Gallery == |
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For King and Country Warren Williams Tanya Winters 2.png|Tanya Winters, after killing Warren Williams by shooting him in the head mid-sentence. |
For King and Country Warren Williams Tanya Winters 2.png|Tanya Winters, after killing Warren Williams by shooting him in the head mid-sentence. |
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| − | Aisha captured by Warren SRIV.jpg|Warren capturing Aisha in Johnny Gat's nightmare simulation in ''[[Saints Row IV]]''. |
+ | Aisha captured by Warren SRIV.jpg|Warren capturing Aisha in Johnny Gat's nightmare simulation in ''[[Saints Row IV]]'' in "[[Welcome Back]]". |
| − | Warren fighting the Boss and Johnny SRIV.jpg|Warren fighting [[The Protagonist]] and [[Johnny Gat]] in ''Saints Row IV''. |
+ | Warren fighting the Boss and Johnny SRIV.jpg|Warren fighting [[The Protagonist]] and [[Johnny Gat]] in ''Saints Row IV'' in "Welcome Back". |
| − | Johnny Gat Vs Warren Williams.jpg|Johnny Gat |
+ | Johnny Gat Vs Warren Williams.jpg|Johnny Gat vs. Warren Williams in ''Saints Row IV'' in "Welcome Back". |
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Revision as of 15:46, 8 September 2013
Template:Infobox character Warren Williams is a character in Saints Row and Saints Row IV.[1]
- Yo, fuck that. This is what gives us power.
- — Warren Williams, favoring firepower over politics and brandishing a GDHC .50 in front of Benjamin King.[2]
Description
Promotional artwork of Warren Williams in Saints Row.
Introduced in Saints Row, Warren Williams is a Vice Kings lieutenant under Benjamin King. The former rapper,[3] who performed under the name EZ Money (pronounced "Easy Money"),[4] now manages Kingdom Come Records, one of the Vice Kings' more legitimate business ventures,Broken {{ref}} (blank parameter) [5] and has been described as the Vice Kings' "numbers guy".[6]
The ambitious Williams is eager to prove himself by engaging the 3rd Street Saints in urban warfare in retribution for their attacks against the Vice Kings, but is rebuffed several times by King in increasingly tense situations.Broken {{ref}} (blank parameter) [5][7][8] During this time, he also pursues a relationship with Tanya Winters behind Vice Kings enforcer Anthony Green.[6]
The schism between King and Williams grows as the latter becomes critical of King's stolid demeanor; his reluctance to get involved in drug trafficking and gang warfare;[8] his cultivated friendship with the Alderman Richard Hughes and Chief Monroe;[7][8] and his apparent selfishness.[8] After Green's death,[9] Williams and Winters plot to overthrow Benjamin King and lead the Vice Kings themselves.
The two lead a coup against King,[10] but he escapes with his life thanks to his old friendship with Julius, who sends The Protagonist to save him. The Protagonist and King attack Williams and leave him for dead trapped in the burning wreckage of his vehicle. Williams survives, but is betrayed and promptly executed by Winters, who was never willing to cede control of the Vice Kings.[11]
Williams appears alongside other deceased Vice Kings members Anthony Green and Tanya Winters in Saints Row IV;[1] a reconstructed version of him constantly kidnaps Aisha in the Simulation as part of Johnny Gat's nightmare.[12] Williams never kidnapped Aisha in Saints Row, but may be an allusion to Aisha's line in "...To Kingdom Come": "But the real deal is that once you're in, you can't get out".
History
Saints Row
- Warren Williams is a second rate rapper turned third rate gangster... right now all he does is run the Vice King record label, Kingdom Come Records, but he is dying to prove that he is as hard-core as he says he is... so far though, King has been keeping him on a tight leash.
- — Undercover officer, during their report on the Vice Kings to Chief Monroe.[3]
Benjamin King tells Warren Williams to calm down after the loss of Kingdom Come Records.[13]
Following the destruction of Kingdom Come Records by the 3rd Street Saints, Warren Williams explains to Benjamin King that, coupled with the loss of revenue from Aisha's death, the "studio incident" would set them back millions. When Tanya Winters arrives to inform King that the Saints have now taken Prawn Court, Williams asks King if he's "gonna let [those] bitches disrespect us", but is told to calm down. King informs him to rebuild the Kingdom Come Records building through contractors that owe the Vice Kings, and throw together a memorial box set regarding Aisha to recoup their losses. Following another outburst from Williams, King demands respect and reminds him that "everything else is business as usual".[13]
- I said no. Don't make me say it a third time. Warren, my man, you got the music scene locked down. I need you bring in the cheddar, not get shot 'cause you think you got somethin' to prove.
- — Benjamin King, calming Warren Williams over his anxiety for action against the 3rd Street Saints.[14]
Later, after Anthony Green successfully captures Johnny Gat, King once again calms an excited Williams, who is anxious to go after The Protagonist and the rest of their gang. The confident leader of the Vice Kings is content with how events have transpired and notes that he doesn't want Williams getting shot just because he believes he has something to prove.[14]
Although in a relationship with Green, Winters has been seeing Williams behind his back. During the reconstruction of Kingdom Come Records, Winters and Williams have been having sex at the site as that's the only time she can get away from Green (who is suspicious of their relationship due to Gat). Winters, not knowing that her chauffeur is The Protagonist, states that she believes that "King should really start listening to Warren".[9]
Once again, a frustrated Williams criticizes King – this time his relationship with the Alderman Richard Hughes – after the 3rd Street Saints dress up as Vice Kings and damage part of downtown Stilwater. He believes that it is firepower, and not politics, that gives them power, and brandishes a GDHC .50 in the conference room. King, who is taken aback by Warren's disrespect, drops all courtesy and promptly tells him to "get the fuck outta [his] office".[2]
- I'm through carrying your punk ass. If I were you, I'd drop them damn flags and get the fuck on out of here before I erase your ass.
- — Benjamin King, following Williams' final outburst.[11]
Warren Williams, moments before his death at the hands of his lover Tanya Winters.[11]
Finally, Williams returns with Winters and leads a revolt against King after his supposed failure to effectively deal with the 3rd Street Saints, among other reasons. King escapes with the help of his old friend Julius and The Protagonist, and is forced to ally with the 3rd Street Saints against his gang. King and The Protagonist battle against Williams in the streets and leave him for dead among the wreckage of his vehicle, but it is Winters who kills him; seeing an opportunity to control the Vice Kings herself, she coldly executes him with a shot to the head.[11]
Saints Row IV
Johnny Gat vs. Warren Williams.[12]
A virtual version of Warren Williams appears in Johnny Gat's simulation where, in a side-scrolling beat 'em up called Saints of Rage, he kidnaps Aisha and takes her away. Gat has been trapped in this simulation for several years following his kidnapping by Zinyak. When The Protagonist enters into Gat's mind, together they head to Kingdom Come Records after fighting through many Vice Kings and eventually face off with Warren. They manage to defeat and kill him, but Aisha isn't there, instead being held at her house by Jyunichi and The Ronin.[12]
Gameplay
In Saints Row, Warren Williams must be fought at the end of the ninth Vice Kings mission "For King and Country". He drives through the city in his customized Rattler and the player must chase after him alongside Benjamin King inside his Mag. Warren can be defeated fairly quickly under the combined firepower of the player and King, and ramming his vehicle serves as an effective strategy.
In Saints Row IV, Warren appears in the mission "Welcome Back" in Johnny Gat's simulation, a stylized side-scrolling beat 'em up called Saints of Rage, as a boss at the end of the second stage. Players must drain his health bar by attacking Warren and, once he is defeated, the level progresses to the third stage.
Quotes
- Benjamin King: "How much is this studio incident gonna set us back?"
Warren Williams: "The incident? I'm sorry. I thought some muthafuckas blew up my shit. I didn't realize it ain't no thang."
- — Benjamin King and Williams, talking about the destruction of the Kingdom Come Records building.[13]
- Warren Williams: "So what do we do now?"
Benjamin King: "We wait."
Warren Williams: "Hold on, dawg, that muthafucka is still out there. The fuck you mean, we wait?"
Benjamin King: "I mean, you're gonna sit your black ass down and wait 'cause I fuckin' said so. Don't worry 'bout the one that got away, the 5-0 will take care of him."
Warren Williams: "Oh, so while you loungin', Tre Street keeps jackin' us. That's great, that's... that's fuckin' brilliant."
Benjamin King: "Slow up, little nigga."
- — Benjamin King and Williams, discussing recent events following the capture of Johnny Gat.[14]
- Warren Williams: "Great, now we got yo' crack ass friends trippin'. Like I said, fuckin' with City Hall is a waste of time."
Benjamin King: "Wrong. Workin' with them is what gives us power."
Warren Williams: "Yo, fuck that. This is what gives us power."
Benjamin King: "Get the fuck outta my office."
- — Williams and Benjamin King, after the 3rd Street Saints frame the Vice Kings for causing chaos downtown.[2]
- Warren Williams: "You've been puttin' yourself before the crew..."
Benjamin King: "Keep talkin', little nigga..."
Warren Williams: "If you hadn't wasted our time stickin' your nose up them white boys' asses, we coulda owned the whole damn game by now."
Benjamin King: "I've told you before, we ain't gettin' into that shit."
Warren Williams: "And why the fuck not? That's where the money is! Man, if you got down with that shit back in the day, the Carnales woulda been ghosts right now. But ya didn't, did ya? You were too much of a pussy then, and you're too much of a pussy now."
- — Williams and Benjamin King, before he and Tanya Winters start a coup.[10]
- I built... I watched... and now I'm acting.
- — Williams to Benjamin King, after starting his revolt.[10]
- After I kill you, no one's gonna step to EZ Money!
- — Williams to Benjamin King and The Protagonist, during the revolt.[11]
- Warren Williams: ""Little nigga"... I'll show King who the little nigga is, his muthafuckin' ass is mine. Hey, yo Tanya – what's goin' on?"
Tanya Winters: "You're a bright boy, I'm sure you can figure it out."
Warren Williams: "Bitch, you better not miss, 'cause if— [Gunshot]"
Tanya Winters: "Thanks for the advice."
- — Williams' final words to Tanya Winters.[11]
Trivia
- In Saints Row, according to Tanya Winters, Warren had called her Aisha several times,Broken {{ref}} (blank parameter) implying an infatuation with her.
- She also remarks that Warren doesn't last long during sex.Broken {{ref}} (blank parameter)
- In Saints Row 2, the male shopkeeper of a Sloppy Seconds in the Barrio District will sometimes claim that purchased clothing used to belong to Warren Williams, regardless of the garments.
- In Saints Row 2, a college-aged woman who appears to be reading Benjamin King's book Regicide complains that it barely mentions Warren.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deep Silver: Saints Row IV - Voice Cast (16 July 2013)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Broken {{ref}} (missing or broken label)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 File: Saints Row manual (page 11)
- ↑ Broken {{ref}} (missing or broken label)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dialogue: "Best Laid Plans..." mission ("The Generation Gap" cutscene):
- Warren Williams: "Come on, King, this is some bullshit, Let me get a crew together. I could roll into the Row and drop all them bitches. I'm tellin' you--"
Benjamin King: "No."
Warren Williams: "But Mr. King--"
Benjamin King: "I said no. Don't make me say it a third time. Warren, my man, you got the music scene locked down. I need you bring in the cheddar, not get shot 'cause you think you got somethin' to prove."
Warren Williams: "I can do this!"
Benjamin King: "Maybe, but we ain't gonna find out. We got the cops bustin' up 3rd Street for us, and we got Julius' lieutenant tied up in Anthony's condo. Everything's goin' our way right now, so just chill. Your time gonna come, Warren. It just ain't happenin' now."
- Warren Williams: "Come on, King, this is some bullshit, Let me get a crew together. I could roll into the Row and drop all them bitches. I'm tellin' you--"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dialogue: "Always Use Protection" ("A Romantic Dinner" cutscene):
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dialogue: "3rd Street Vice Kings" mission ("Boiling Point" cutscene):
- Warren Williams: "Great, now we got yo' crack ass friends trippin'. Like I said, fuckin' with City Hall is a waste of time."
Benjamin King: "Wrong. Workin' with them is what gives us power."
Warren Williams: "Yo, fuck that. This is what gives us power."
Benjamin King: "Get the fuck outta my office."
- Warren Williams: "Great, now we got yo' crack ass friends trippin'. Like I said, fuckin' with City Hall is a waste of time."
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Dialogue: "Round Peg, Square Hole" mission ("We Need to Talk" cutscene):
- Warren Williams: "You've been puttin' yourself before the crew..."
Benjamin King: "Keep talkin', little nigga..."
Warren Williams: "If you hadn't wasted our time stickin' your nose up them white boys' asses, we coulda owned the whole damn game by now."
Benjamin King: "I've told you before, we ain't gettin' into that shit."
Warren Williams: "And why the fuck not? That's where the money is! Man, if you got down with that shit back in the day, the Carnales woulda been ghosts right now. But ya didn't, did ya? You were too much of a pussy then, and you're too much of a pussy now."
- Warren Williams: "You've been puttin' yourself before the crew..."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mission: Green With Envy
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Mission: Round Peg, Square Hole
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Mission: For King and Country
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Mission: Welcome Back
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Mission: Always Use Protection
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Mission: Best Laid Plans...
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