Saints Row IV

Saints Row IV
Also known as: Saints Row IV: Re-Elected (next-generation re-releases) Developer: Volition Publisher: Deep Silver Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch Released internationally: August 22, 2013 (Windows), December 21, 2015 (Linux) Released in JP: January 23, 2014 (PS3/360) Released in US: August 20, 2013 (PS3/360) Released in EU: August 23, 2013 (PS3/360) Released in AU: September 12, 2013 (PS3/360) This game has unused abilities. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has regional differences. This game has a prerelease article

GTA's surrealist third cousin (twice removed) gets even crazier and subsumes some Prototype into their formula in Saints Row IV, along with an insane number of meta jokes relating to the previous entries and heavier emphasis on pop culture references. It's either better (in terms of content, mostly. Such as a character voice pitch feature.) or worse than the previous entry, depending on who you ask.

Next generation versions would release 2 years later as Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, including all of the DLC for free.

As the game was built off Saints Row: The Third, the unused content from there will not be covered on this page unless noted.

To do: A lot of things to cover; Move prerelease to the actual prerelease article!! Tons of unused lines. Unused logo graphics for cut vehicles and radio stations. Saints Row: The Third leftovers. Look through and document the 10th Anniv. SRIV Stream? Look through and document the 2015 Volition Break The Build Stream? Possibly look through these animations? Source code leaked 12/26/24

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Prerelease Info

Unused Audio The simulation never bothered to use them.

Unused Homies

To do: Check if any of those Homies have voice lines and if they do, upload them.

These NPCs were set up to some extent to be summoned via the phone as allies. Most of them are marked as MaybeDLC in the data, unless stated otherwise.

Lin

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  Unused Homie Icon for Lin

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  Unused Character Model for Lin

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  In game screenshot of Homie Lin

One of the lieutenants in the original game, Lin has no voiced dialogue during gameplay but there are a number of unused Audio Logs and text pointing to an unused mission where she got revenge on William Sharp. This cut mission was shown in a 10th anniversary stream by Volition. In the mission, the first checkpoint would be to 'Save Lin', and you'd have to traverse 'point to point' between each of the rooms in William Sharp's mansion alongside Donnie as a Homie. It would have been similar to the story surrounding Gat's simulation, in which he would have to attempt to save Aisha over and over again. In each room, Lin would die in a multitude of different ways, until you were able to kill Sharp, unlocking Lin as a Homie in the process. This cut mission had no voice lines or subtitles, and was shown off to be in a buggy state with broken animations- despite featuring in a development build from 2012.

William Sharp

The evil attorney has no voice-over during gameplay. His model was repurposed for the senator that you punch out during the start of The Saints Wing. There's also a version of him that's hostile and armed with an alien weapon, so presumably he would have been the boss of a Lin/Donnie loyalty mission before being reconstructed as an ally.

Viola DeWynter

Your former foe-turned-head of the federal reserve uses the same model as in Saints Row The Third, and is fully voiced with new idle dialogue and additional lines for Saints Row IV-centric stuff like UFOs. Her and Kiki would both appear in Gat Out of Hell.

Dane Vogel

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  Unused Homie Icon for Dane Vogel

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  Unused Character Model for Dane Vogel

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  Unused Character Model for Dane Vogel as seen In-Game.

There is a series of unused models for Dane Vogel, the head of Ultor. He would not appear until Gat Out of Hell, with a new look created specifically for that expansion.

Super Saints Backup

Not marked as possible DLC, summons the default Saints Row 1 and 2 players as they appeared in A Game Of Clones.

Phillipe Loren

To do: Actually get an in-game screenshot than something from a forum.

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  An image showing how Loren would have appeared as a Homie in game.

While you fight Loren at the end of Gat's loyalty mission, 'Gat Time, Fun Time', you never earn the ability to summon him despite him being fully set up and voiced (including "answering the phone" lines) for doing so.

Dr Abysmal, a user on the SomethingAwful forums managed to share a few screenshots showing how he would have appeared in game as a homie.

(Source: Dr. Abysmal)

Kazuo Akuji

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  Unused Homie Icon for Kazuo Akuji

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  Unused Character Model for Kazuo Akuji as seen in game.

Despite having no known voice lines or subtitles present, Akuji is present in the game's files. It is not known whether he was meant to appear as an unlockable Homie, or just as a regular enemy, as neither have any evidence internally to support this- although judging by Saint's Row: IV's theme of having old enemies rehashed as Homies, it is not entirely impossible that this was to be the case.

Unused Unlocks

These unlocks can be seen in your phone after using the Unlockitall cheat, these have space in your phone and some work.

Watercraft

Watercraft was going to be an unlockable in the game. Watercraft was probably removed because the player can eventually run on the water.

Destructor

The Destructor from the mission Batteries Not Included was going to be an unlockable vehicle and was probably going to be given to you after said mission.

Cyrus's VTOL

While appearing in Kenzie's Loyalty Mission when you fight Cyrus Temple, you don't unlock it in-game for use. Probably going to be unlocked along with Cyrus Temple after that mission. This appears if you use, Unlockitall Cheat.

Wrestler Homies

There originally was going to be an option to select Wrestlers in Gang Customization. This one is a special case as it appears in the Gang Customization list, but does nothing when selected. Possibly would have been unlocked after freeing Matt Miller from his simulation.

Unused Graphics

Removed Activities

Escort

While this activity did not return in Saints Row IV, a map icon for it remains in the game's files. Unlike in other games, the icon depicts a steering wheel instead of a heart.

Guardian Angel

While this activity did not return in Saints Row IV, the map icon for it remains in the game's files.

Unused 106.6 The Blood Logo

An unused, yet updated logo for 106.6 The Blood radio station, with Zinyak's face depicted on it. It was likely intended to return.

Vehicle Logos

Unused logos for vehicles that don't exist.

Fuck Yeah

A rather profane, yet patriotic logo. Likely intended for a cut vehicle relating to a DLC?

Glitch

A messed-up vehicle logo internally called "Glitch". Maybe it was intended for the Simulated Steelport being crashed in Grand Finale?

Virus

Likely intended as a vehicle for the Zin?

Unused Mission-Related Content

Zero Saints Thirty

To do: Upload the lines than just relaying info.

The opening mission of Saint's Row IV, Zero Saints Thirty, had a few story altering changes very late into development. Most notable is the cut antagonist of the mission, Osama Bin Laden. A lot of leftovers remain in the game's files. These include enemy file names, face and character textures, and complete voice lines. It's not known why these were cut.

Osama Bin Laden

Despite acting as the main antagonist/target for the opening mission of the game, Osama Bin Laden was cut very late into development. This was shown by his replacement, Saint's Row: The Third's Cyrus Temple appearing with not only an entirely different voice, but minimal lines (in comparison to Bin Laden at least, with his lines known internally as voc_osama_bin_laden), and a shoddily animated model with no lipsync or facial animations to boot. All of the Terrorist's character models in the opening mission are known as 'npc_alqaeda_male_alqaedamilitia', and the checkpoint 'Kill Cyrus' is known as 'M00_Checkpoint_Kill_Osama' internally.

(Source: [https://saintsrow.fandom.com/wiki/Zero_Saints_Thirty)

Unused Osama Bin Laden Voice Lines

To do: Actually extract the audio.

As mentioned earlier in the article, Osama Bin Laden came with a lot of voice lines that were cut alongside the character's minor appearance. A video was made by youtube user Singa, compiling all of the unused voice clips, along with an image of Osama Bin Laden's cut model as supplied by BeautiDuwanger, and translated by discord user Heliosungum.

Unused text regarding Zero Saints Thirty

To do: What are the strings called?

A lot of subtitle text (with no audio to accompany it) goes unused within the opening mission.

Uncredited Text

• I'd wager Osama bin Laden is using this compound as a stockpile for a sustained assault.
• Osama bin Laden, you are wanted for crimes against humanity directly responsible for the deaths of--

Playa

• I didn't know much about Asha Odekar before she helped us take down Osama bin Laden but, in the years since, I've come to know her as one of the best soldiers I've ever met. If I'm going to take down Zinyak, I want her in my crew.

• But what's done is done. You can't stop this. You never could. You fail. That's what you do. That's why you got that shit assignment babysitting a gang of thugs as they hunted down bin Laden. - Unused text from the Case of Mr. X mission in Saint's Row IV.

• Nolan North: Where do I start? Killed Bin Laden, became the President, cut the debt.. oh flew Air Force One!
• Nolan North: Okay, maybe it's just me, but I'm kinda gettin' used to Matt. He DID help us out back with Bin Laden, and he's helping Kinzie out here. I don't know, maybe that whole MI6 training changed him. Then again, maybe I'm just glad he isn't trying to kill us anymore.

• Playa female 1: Same ol' stuff: killed Bin Laden, became President, that sorta thing.
• Playa female 1: Matt's really changed y'know. Joined MI6, helped us with Bin Laden... he can be a useful guy.

• Playa Female 2: The usual shit. Killed Bin Laden, became President...
• Playa Female 2: Matthew has turned his life around. He joined MI6, helped us with Bin Laden, and, you must admit, he is useful.

• Playa Female 3: Uh, well, uh... I killed Bin Laden, got elected President. Uh, rolled back the national debt... Ooh, flew Air Force One.
• Playa Female 3: Matt turned a new leaf after Steelport. Hooked up with MI6, helped us nail Bin Laden -- He's a useful guy.

• Playa Male 1: Well, y'know. Killed Bin Laden, became the President of the United States. Rolled back the national debt.... Ooh, got to fly Air Force One.
• Playa Male 1: Matt turned himself around after Steelport. He joined MI6, helped us with Bin Laden -- He's a useful guy.

• Playa Male 2: Eh, y'know. Killed Bin Laden, became the President of the United States. Rolled back the national debt.... Ooh, got to fly Air Force One.
• Playa Male 2: Matt changed after Steelport -- joined MI6, helped us with Bin Laden, and, y'know, he's useful.

• Playa Male 3: Killed Bin Laden, got elected President, flew Air Force One... Pretty standard stuff.
• Playa Male 3: Matt changed his ways after Steelport. He joined MI6, helped us kill Bin Laden, and, y'know, he's useful.

Kinzie

• "Bin Laden could be anywhere so be alert."

(Source: [https://saintsrow.fandom.com/wiki/Zero_Saints_Thirty)

Hidden Model

Hidden inside CID's model while inside the ship reveals that CID has the head of Kinzie with white hair.

Development Oversights

Because of the game's short development, lots of oversights and bugs are present in the game, most of them were not fixed in the next-generation releases.

HUD Homie Icons

CID's homie icon when recruited has a purple eye, however his in-game model will retain the blue eye like the enemy CIDs. This oversight was also featured in Gat Out Of Hell.

Gameplay

Benjamin King's Legs Clipping

Sometimes while on the ship while not in the simulation, Benjamin King will be placed in a incorrect position, as a result his legs will clip through the floor.

Far Away From The Simulation Chair

Sometimes while sprinting into the portal to get out of the simulation, the Boss will instead be far away from the Simulation Chair during the wakeup sequence.

Character Save Slots

Saving your Boss character while trying to modify them outside of the first slot, will not save the body-type and facial feature modifications.

Audio

Boss Voice Pitch Inconsistency

To do: What lines, and what missions exactly? Upload the lines too.

A few of the lines for the Boss that are used in the communication radio and certain missions were not given the pitch modification.

Regional Differences

Japanese Version

All of the changes from Saints Row: The Third, such as the Penetrator are there.

Australian Version

• Infamously, Shaundi's Loyality Mission was completely removed from that version due to the usage of Alien Drugs for positive gains. This initially resulted in the game temporarily being banned due to not passing the Australian Classification Board until the mission was completely removed. The moment the mission is unlocked, it's automatically marked as completed and you're awarded the benefits as if you'd completed it.
• The Rectifier DLC is not available to purchase, along with the Rectifier Probe.