Saints Row 2/Oddities

This is a sub-page of Saints Row 2.

To do: Cover: [1] Rounds Square connecting Elevator shaft Oddity/Error? Yellow "U" map icon oddities at Purgatory.

Gameplay Oddities

Zombie Carlos' Name Oddity

To do: Is this in other versions?

If Zombie Carlos were to called as a homie, and then attacked or used as a human shield by the player, the game will call him as just "Zombie" when disbanded.

Filename Oddities

Earlier Names

• Many of the instances of the Trail Blazing Activity, icon, and even the gameplay itself is referred to as "Human Torch". In some earlier gameplay footage, the Activity was different; the fire-infused player had to spread the fire to other pedestrians rather than ride a Toad. The graffiti graphic of the torched person used in the results screen even points to that.
• The name of Apollo's in the shop_names.xbtl folder is referred to as "Hot Coffee", which may have been an earlier name. The menu of the Apollo's Branch in the Rounds Square Shopping Center does say that though.
• The map icon for the Septic Avenger Activity is internally called "Clean Sweep", which is likely an earlier name for it.
• The cutscenes.xbtl file refer to the Heli Assault cutscenes as "Heli_For_Hire".
• The subtitle files refer to the Ultor Corporation missions as TSSE, likely standing for "Third Street Saints Epilogue", implying that the mission format was supposed to be classified as the Third Street Saints. Though, the markers containing the wiretap conversations in Revelation do use the Third Street Saints mission markers.

Removed Data

The following g.peg and peg files have content removed, leaving a single desc. file in some instances;

• tag_canadian_geom and tag_canadianpride are supposed additional Graffiti Tags to go with the Third Street Saints Tags.
• ui_act_gambling are related to the minigames at Poseidon's Palace, but are marked as button actions, suggesting that not all games were done via separate menus.
• ui_act_policeb is possibly related to the FUZZ Activity, but a blank 512x512 graphic remains in the files.

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Miscellaneous Oddities

• Found within the graphics for postcards of Neighborhoods, there are three skipped entries which are ui_c_hood_bh03, ui_c_hood_ss04 and ui_c_hood_ss10.

Text Oddities

Translated Foreign-Language Dialogue

In all other languages except for the Polish, Czech, Russian, Chinese and Korean localizations of the game, the subtitles for the Ronin's spoken Japanese language during missions and cutscenes were oddly translated, unlike the previous game. Some of them don't seem accurate to what is actually spoken, suggesting they were likely translated from earlier takes or just errors. Strangely, some of the Swedish and Danish lines have quotation marks next to them, generally used in media to differentiate between subtitled languages.

Oddly, this doesn't apply to the Protagonist's Female 3 Spanish-language lines and Mr. Wong's Chinese-language lines during missions and cutscenes respectively, even in their respective versions!

On another note, the Japanese version of the game leaves the text entries blank, likely to make it easier to tell between spoken English dialogue.

The Model of Discipline

String	Character	English	Actual Translation	French	Spanish	German	Italian	Dutch	Danish	Swedish
JYUNICHI_RON01_CUT02_1	Jyunichi	*speaks Japanese*	Mr. Akuji won't be happy to find out about this casino incident.	Mr. Akuji risque de ne pas apprécier l'incident au casino.	Al Sr. Akuji no le sentará bien el incidente del casino.	Mr. Akuji wird nicht erfreut sein, vom Zwischenfall im Casino zu erfahren.	Mr. Akuji non sarà lieto di sapere dell'incidente al casinò.	Mijnheer Akuji zal niet blij zijn als hij hoort van het incident met het casino.	Hr. Akuji vil ikke være glad for at høre om kasinohændelsen.	Mr Akuji blir inte glad när han får höra om kasinoincidenten.
JYUNICHI_RON01_CUT02_2	Jyunichi	*speaks Japanese*	Because it will be impossible to hide this from Mr. Akuji?	On ne peut rien cacher à Mr. Akuji...	No se puede ocultar algo al Sr. Akuji....	Mr. Akuji bleibt nichts verborgen.	Non puoi nascondere nulla a Mr. Akuji...	Je kunt niets verborgen houden voor mijnheer Akuji...	Du kan ikke gemme dig for hr. Akuji ...	Man kan inte dölja något för mr Akuji...
JYUNICHI_RON01_CUT02_3	Jyunichi	*speaks Japanese*	It won't go as pleasantly as that.	Et tu comptes faire comme si rien ne s'était...	Esto no es algo sobre lo que puedas echar tierra...	Das ist nichts, was man einfach unter den Tepp...	Non puoi semplicemente far finta che non sia accaduto n...	Dit is niet iets dat je zomaar even-	Det her kan du ikke bare feje under gulvt -	Det här kan man inte bara sopa under ma---

Family Ties

String	Character	English	Actual Translation	French	Spanish	German	Italian	Dutch	Danish	Swedish
KAZUO_RON02_CUT02_1	Kazuo	*speaks Japanese*	Tell me, Shogo, are you purposefully trying to cause shame to me or is it a natural talent of yours?	Dis-moi Shogo, tu essayes de me déshonorer? Ou c'est juste un don particulier, chez toi?	Dime Shogo, ¿intentas avergonzarme? O es un talento innato tuyo?.	Sag mir, Shogo, versuchst du Schande über mich zu bringen? Oder ist das eine natürliche Gabe von dir?	Dimmi, Shogo, mi causi vergogna volontariamente oppure è un talento naturale?	Zeg eens Shogo, doe je erg je best om je zo beschamend te gedragen? Of is dit een van je verborgen talenten?	Fortæl mig, Shogo, vil du vanære mig? Eller er det bare et medfødt talent?	Säg mig, Shogo, vill du vanära mig? Eller är det en av dina medfödda talanger?
SHOGO_RON02_CUT02_3	Shogo	*speaks Japanese*	Father, I'm not causing you shame...	Père, je ne vous déshonore pas.	Padre, no te estoy avergonzando.	Vater, ich bringe keine Schande.	Padre, non ti sto causando vergogna.	Vader, u hoeft zich niet voor me te schamen.	Far, jeg vanærer dig ikke.	Pappa, jag vanärar dig inte.
KAZUO_RON02_CUT02_2	Kazuo	*speaks Japanese*	I am tired of listening to your excuses, Shogo... I'll come to America, and when I arrive I will teach you how to lead.	J'en ai assez de tes excuses, Shogo. Je vais venir en Amérique, et je vais te montrer comment on dirige.	Estoy harto de oír tus excusas, Shogo. Voy a ir a América, y cuando llegue te enseñaré lo que es ser jefe.	Ich bin es leid, deine Entschuldigungen zu hören, Shogo. Ich komme nach Amerika, und wenn ich ankomme, werde ich dir zeigen, wie man anführt.	Sono stanco di ascoltare le tue scuse, Shogo... Verrò in America, e quando arriverò ti mostrerò cosa vuol dire comandare.	Ik heb genoeg van je smoesjes, Shogo... Ik kom naar Amerika, zodat ik je kan laten zien hoe een echte leider te werk gaat.	"Jeg er træt af dine undskyldninger, Shogo ... Jeg kommer til USA for at lære dig at være en leder."	"Jag är trött på att höra dina ursäkter, Shogo... Jag kommer till Amerika och väl där ska jag lära dig vad ledarskap innebär."
SHOGO_RON02_CUT02_4	Shogo	*speaks Japanese*	Yes, father...	Oui, père.	Sí, padre.	Ja, Vater.	Sì, padre.	Ja vader.	Ja, far.	Ja, far.

Saving Face

String	Character	English	Actual Translation	French	Spanish	German	Italian	Dutch	Danish	Swedish
JYUNICHI_RON03_CUT02_1	Jyunichi	*speaks Japanese*	Hello?	Allô?	¿Hola?	Hallo?	Pronto?	Hallo?	Hallo?	Hallå?

House Party

String	Character	English	Actual Translation	French	Spanish	German	Italian	Dutch	Danish	Swedish
JYUNICHI_RON04_CUT01_4	Jyunichi	*speaks Japanese*	He's mine!	Laissez-le moi!	¡Es mío!.	Er gehört mir!	È mio!	Laat hem aan mij over!	"Han er min!"	"Han är min."

Flight Plans

String	Character	English	Actual Translation	French	Spanish	German	Italian	Dutch	Danish	Swedish
JYUNICHI_RON05_CUT02_1	Jyunichi	*speaks Japanese*	It's Shogo.	Votre fils.	Es tu hijo.	Es ist Ihr Sohn.	È tuo figlio.	Je zoon wil je spreken.	"Det er din søn."	"Det är din son."
KAZUO_RON05_CUT02_1	Kazuo	*speaks Japanese*	I don't need to speak with him!	Je n'ai rien à lui dire.	No tengo nada que decirle.	Ich habe ihm nichts zu sagen.	Non ho nulla da dirgli.	Ik heb hem niets te zeggen.	Jeg har ikke noget at sige til ham.	Jag har inget att säga honom.
JYUNICHI_RON05_CUT02_7	Jyunichi	*speaks Japanese*	Goodbye.	Au revoir.	Adiós.	Tschüs.	Buona giornata.	Tot ziens.	Farvel.	Adjö.

Changing The Deal

String	Character	English	Actual Translation	French	Spanish	German	Italian	Dutch	Danish	Swedish
KAZUO_RON07_CUT02_6	Kazuo	I don't care about men like him.	Pourquoi devrais-je écouter cet homme?	¿Por qué debería preocuparme por este hombre?.	Warum sollte ich mich um diesen Mann kümmern?	Perché dovrebbe importarmi qualcosa di quest'uomo?	Waarom zou ik mij druk maken om deze man?	Hvorfor skal jeg besvære mig med denne mand?	Varför ska jag bry mig om den här mannen?

The Coming Storm

String	Character	English	Actual Translation	French	Spanish	German	Italian	Dutch	Danish	Swedish
KAZUO_RON10_CUT02_2	Kazuo	*speaks Japanese*	This is not over yet! I will have my revenge!	On se reverra!	Esto no ha terminado.	Das ist noch nicht vorbei!	Non finisce qui!	Dit is nog niet voorbij!	Det her er ikke forbi!	Det här är inte över!

(Source: Saints Row Wiki (Translation))

Audio Oddites

Leaders of Progression?

One of the caller requests for Everybody Wants to Rule the Word by Tears for Fears on The Mix 107.77 mentions being part of the Leaders of Progression. Though might not seem interesting as of first, a gang with the same name was planned for the game. Whether this is to do actually appearing in the game, or as an obscure callback with is unknown.

Filename	Audio File	Dialogue (Transcribed)
100_MUS_MIX		Darius: You're live on The Mix! What you wanna hear? What I want for you sheep from your consumerist slumber! What I want those corporate whores to be subservient to the people! What I want for the leaders of the progression to bring real change to Stilwater! Okay? Here's some Tears For Fears on The Mix!

Texture Oddities

To do: There's quite a bit more.

Easel Texture

The texture for the "easel" found in Quinbecca (painting01_d.tga_0) contains a prerelease image of the original Saints Row. Though it hasn't been surfaced yet.

Newspaper Texture

Among the newspaper clippings found only in Brass Knuckles (sr2_intmubrassknuck and sr2_intdtshpbrsknckls), this particular texture (newsstack05.tga_0) contains the early protagonist design from the Bling Bling: Jackass video.

Scrapped Map Icons in Road Signs

The textures for the road signs (sr2_destsigns01.tga_0, found within sr2_alwaysload_user) contain some...peculiar textures that are likely scrapped Map Icons, as the unused shirt icon from the previous game is present in this texture sheet. The icons in particular are that of an airplane and the Ultor symbol, where the suggested use would be for the airfield at Stilwater International Airport and the Phillips building, respectively.

Album Covers

The Album Cover textures (cs_aishacd) seen in the "Music Lovers" cutscene of "Airbourne Assault" are sorta hard to make out, but they have unseen back covers with gibberish writing. The Aisha CD is in 512x512 resolution while the other CDs are in 256px, which is rather high despite being seen from a distance.

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Earlier Phone Menu

The cutscene model texture found in cs_cellphone_03 for the mobile phone contains a slightly earlier menu graphic, with a different wallpaper, the time written in lowercase and the called number being positioned differently. The outlines even show a brief part of the near-final pause menu.

Texture	Menu

Bad Trip Newspaper Clipping

The Newspaper Clipping graphic of the Sons of Samedi mission Bad Trip contains a HUD, with an earlier minimap design.

Newspaper Graphic	Final Image

(Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/SaintsRow/comments/g94qam/just_realised_that_in_the_newspaper_clipping/)

Early Rounds Square Exterior

The billboard for the Rounds Square Shopping Center found in the Ultor Dome (bboardtour04) uses a slightly earlier layout, lacking the Viral logo on the second floor.

Surfboard Graphic

One of the surfboards near the northern beach use an early texture of the Stilwater map from development of Saints Row.

Flight Manifest

The flight manifest that is seen at the cutscene at the beginning of Orange Threat Level is mostly seen, but there's some hidden text at the bottom-left corner:

THE CREW

SR Air takes greate pride in its flight crew
Rated some of the highest in history for
greatness and non-greatness.


All flight attendants are to be groped/harrassed 
at least once every flight. Failure to comply 
will result in immediate tossing out of the
plane.


Thank you foryour cooperation and we 
hope you have a safe flight.
SR AIR CEO. Ksy Poozak

Unlockable Newspaper Clipping Text

Many of the unlockable graphics in the game comes with a hard-to-read but humorous description of the reward;

With completion of this mission.

Offer valid while supplies last or until I say so.
If you have a problem, oh well then tough shit!
One coupon per customer, gangsta, thug or any other
lowlife. Not valid with any other offer, combo, or discount.
You should be lucky you got this!

The first sentence is only available in select rewards.