Saints Row 2/Characters

Maero
"Played By: Michael Dorn"

"Boss: "Where's your crew? *Puts a gun to Maero's temple* "I could kill you right now." Maero: "No." *Stands up to reveal his full height* "You couldn't.""
 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * Badass Boast: Actually gets the boss to back down from a fight with one of these.


 * Big Freaking Gun
 * The Brute
 * Even Evil Has Standards: Gets upset with Jessica when she makes an offensive remark about Carlos, although its possible he just didn't like her insulting the guys he just invited over to negotiate with.
 * Huge Guy
 * Large and In Charge
 * Tattooed Crook
 * White Gang-Bangers
 * Tattooed Crook
 * White Gang-Bangers

Matt
"Played By: Anthony Pulcini"


 * Anti-Villain
 * Nepotism: Only in the gang because his best friend, Maero gave him a job as a tattoo artist. He even tells the Boss that Maero deliberately keeps him out of the loop so that he won't get mixed up in the violence.
 * Non-Action Guy: He's just a scrimshaw. The only time he tries to fight ends up getting him
 * Tattooed Crook
 * Tattooed Crook
 * Tattooed Crook

Jessica Parish
"Played By: Jaime Pressly"


 * Affably Evil: Up to a point.
 * Dark Chick
 * Not So Harmless:
 * One of the Boys: Or so she tries.
 * Rich Bitch: It's implied she was one of these.
 * Tattooed Crook
 * Tiny Girl: Compared to Maero
 * White Gang-Bangers
 * Tattooed Crook
 * Tiny Girl: Compared to Maero
 * White Gang-Bangers

Shogo Akuji
"Played By: Yuri Lowenthal"


 * Badass Biker: The Ronin mooks probably see him as one. In reality he's just a spoiled punk who screws up fighting the Saints so bad his father has to fly in from Japan just to try and clean up his mess.
 * Inadequate Inheritor
 * Jerkass: He's a petty, stupid, vindictive punk who doesn't have any idea how to effectively use the resources at his command.
 * Katanas Are Just Better
 * Non-Action Guy: Spends the whole game giving orders and living off the Ronin's success.
 * Royal Brat: Spends his days living off the success of his father's gang, and when Jyunichi shows him up in front of his old man, he.
 * Samurai
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here:
 * Too Dumb to Live: After sabotaging his own gang, he tries to personally carry out a hit against Gat and the Boss at . This makes Gat very unhappy.
 * It gets better love.
 * Yuri Lowenthal
 * Too Dumb to Live: After sabotaging his own gang, he tries to personally carry out a hit against Gat and the Boss at . This makes Gat very unhappy.
 * It gets better love.
 * Yuri Lowenthal
 * Yuri Lowenthal

Kazuo Akuji
"Played By: Steve Blum"

"Akuji: "When I escape, the WORLD WILL NOT BE BIG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO HIDE IN!""
 * Abusive Father: Frequently tells Shogo right to his face that he fills him with shame.
 * Badass Boast: Gives one


 * Badass Grandpa: It may not seem apparent at first, but he is probably the most dangerous of all the rival gang leaders.
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive
 * The Dreaded
 * Katanas Are Just Better
 * Samurai
 * Yakuza
 * Samurai
 * Yakuza
 * Yakuza

Jyunichi
"Played By: Brian Tee"


 * Anti-Villain
 * Bald of Evil
 * The Dragon
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Even Evil Has Standards
 * Honor Before Reason: He team-kills a Ronin mook by throwing one of his swords at them, for daring to try shooting Gat during their impromptu duel.
 * Hypercompetent Sidekick
 * Katanas Are Just Better: And he has two of them.
 * Let's Fight Like Gentlemen: With Gat. And Boss. What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?
 * Like a Son to Me: Kazuo holds him in much higher regard than Shogo.
 * Noble Top Enforcer
 * Samurai
 * Undying Loyalty: Even when Shogo makes an ass out of himself.
 * Undying Loyalty: Even when Shogo makes an ass out of himself.

The General
"Played By: Greg Eagles"


 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Bald of Evil
 * Disproportionate Retribution: If you steal from him, you'll lose a hand, you fail him, you'll lose an ear, you really mess up and you'll get burned alive.
 * Evil Smoking: Enjoys a good cigar.
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * Faux Affably Evil
 * General Badass: While a Non-Action Guy, his name is The General.
 * Non-Action Guy: Despite being the head of one of the most violent and malicious gangs ever to invade Stilwater, all he seems to do is ride around in his limo all day giving orders to his underlings.
 * Scary Black Man
 * Wicked Cultured
 * You Have Failed Me...: And for that you'll lose an ear, hand, or be burned alive.
 * You Have Failed Me...: And for that you'll lose an ear, hand, or be burned alive.

Mr. Sunshine
"Played By: Phil LaMarr"


 * The Aggressive Drug Dealer: To the point that he shoots a junkie just because he said he might buy from the Saints.
 * Ax Crazy: Probably the creepiest bastard in the series.
 * The Dragon
 * Ear Ache: The general is NOT pleased with his repeated failure.
 * Hollywood Voodoo
 * Knife Nut: Machetes, specifically.
 * Machete Mayhem: Its his Weapon of Choice.
 * Made of Iron
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Phil LaMarr
 * Religion Is Magic: His voodoo gives him telekinesis.
 * Scary Black Man: Really scary.
 * Undying Loyalty: To the General.
 * Religion Is Magic: His voodoo gives him telekinesis.
 * Scary Black Man: Really scary.
 * Undying Loyalty: To the General.

DJ Veteran Child
"Played By: Neil Patrick Harris"


 * Anti-Villain: He's just a drug addict that got in too deep.
 * Badass Boast: "I'm the triple-platinum Veteran Child."
 * Cool Shades
 * Dirty Coward
 * Minion with an F In Evil
 * Neil Patrick Harris
 * New Age Retro Hippie
 * Nice Hat
 * Smug Snake: He's in way over his head with both the Samedi and the Saints, and it shows.
 * The Stoner
 * Trash Talk: So much trash talk.
 * Villainous Breakdown: Has one when
 * White Gang-Bangers
 * White Gang-Bangers

Mark Gabby

 * C-List Fodder
 * Killed Off for Real
 * Satellite Character
 * We Hardly Knew Ye


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