Donnie

Donnie, or Donny, is a character in Saints Row, Saints Row 2 and Enter the Dominatrix.
==Overview==
In Saints Row, Donnie appears as a mechanic for the Westside Rollerz, which is run by his friend Joseph Price. He is presented as a timid character who is eager to be involved with the gang – much to the dislike of Price's uncle William Sharp, who considers him a "nimrod" – and is unwittingly used by the undercover Lin in an attempt to get in close with Price and Sharp. The two form a relationship, but Donnie is unable to come to terms with Lin's betrayal when Sharp reveals that she has been working for the 3rd Street Saints. After Donnie leaves, Lin is killed by Sharp.
Lin's defense of Donnie from Sharp's continued insults and the way in which she says "Did you hear that asshole Donnie? He said I was his girl" during her death implies that Donnie's love was not unrequited.
In Saints Row 2, Donnie again appears as a mechanic for a rival gang; this time for The Brotherhood. Still grieving over his girlfriend Lin's death, Donnie is forced at gunpoint to do some "pro bono work" against the gang. He runs to the Brotherhood leader Maero to confess his actions after Playa releases him, and Maero considers killing Donnie for his cowardice; Donnie survives because Maero's best friend Matt and girlfriend Jessica intervene. Later, after a brief scuffle with Playa, he reveals where Carlos has been taken. Shaundi suggests doing the same thing to gain information on a mysterious shipment the Brotherhood is waiting for, but Playa decides against trying it, saying that the Brotherhood might already have killed him for it and certainly won't trust him with any new information. When The Brotherhood's headquarters are besieged by the 3rd Street Saints, Donnie helps an injured Maero escape. Donnie is not seen again.
Donnie drives a Voxel in Saints Row 2, which is Lin's car of choice in Saints Row. Donnie's vehicle has the decal "Memoria in aeterna" (Latin for "In eternal remembrance") on the side, in reference to Lin.
Donnie is one of many cut characters in Saints Row IV. His Audio Logs and appearance as a Homie remain internally in the game data files and as such he can be modded into the game.
Even though cut from Saints Row IV, Donnie makes an appearance in its first mission pack Enter the Dominatrix based on the cancelled expansion pack for Saints Row: The Third of the same name. In the deleted scenes, he assists Playa to take down an AI known as The Dominatrix and escape the simulation.
==History==
===Saints Row===
As the 3rd Street Saints work to take down the Westside Rollerz, Lin works undercover to get information from inside the gang. After having some cars fitted with explosives which detonate during a race through Westside Rollerz territory, Lin becomes frustrated with her slow progress, stating that "things are moving too slow". She learns that the Westside Rollerz' leader, Joseph Price, is close friends with a mechanic named Donnie, and devises a strategy in which Playa will assault Donnie's garage, Donnie's, and she will appear, manipulating Donnie into thinking that Lin has saved his life. After carrying out the plan, a grateful Donnie predictably leads her to Price.
At the Price Mansion, Lin meets Joseph Price and William Sharp. Although Sharp tries to keep Donnie silent, he lets slip in front of Lin that the Westside Rollerz plan to hit a convoy for parts, and in-turn she has Playa disrupt their plans. After the Westside Rollerz learn of the 3rd Street Saints' actions, Lin and Donnie nominate to help out and find somewhere else to look for the parts. Donnie once again lets slip that some buyers are expecting a shipment from the Westside Rollerz; Sharp, distrustful of Lin, once again quietens Donnie.
As Lin continues to get closer to Donnie, she concocts a plan with him to strip down other vehicles in the neighborhood for parts. Sharp berates the plan and insults Donnie, causing Lin to defend him. She threatens Sharp and walks away with Donnie. Once again, she secretly has Playa foil their plans. Sharp and Price deduce that Lin has been betraying them to the 3rd Street Saints; knowing how close Price is to Donnie, Sharp promises him that he'll deal with Lin.
Sharp successfully captures Lin and Playa and ties them up in the trunk of her car. He plans to push the car into the river, drowning the pair, but phones Donnie first and asks him to meet him by the river. When Donnie arrives, Sharp reveals Lin's deception. Heartbroken, he drives off, neither helping Sharp kill her nor saving Lin from her predicament.
Lin is killed by Sharp, and soon after Sharp's death, Price rouses his crew into attacking the 3rd Street Saints at Saint's Row; during his speech, he angrily states that he does not know "what the fuck they did to Donnie", insinuating that he has not seen Donnie since before Lin's death.
Donnie is later seen in his garage, mourning over Lin while looking at a photo of her and leaning against her Voxel.
===Saints Row 2===
When Playa and Carlos meet The Brotherhood's leader Maero, Playa recognizes Donnie working on Maero's truck at The Brotherhood's headquarters near the docks, but Donnie doesn't notice them. Carlos asks if the two are acquainted.
Later, while Donnie is mourning Lin, Playa confronts him at the riverside where she was killed. Playa threatens to kill Donnie if he doesn't rig some Brotherhood vehicles with explosives. When Donnie confesses what he has done to Maero, he chokes Donnie and almost kills him, but Maero's girlfriend Jessica and friend Matt convince him to spare Donnie.
When Playa learns that Carlos has been kidnapped by The Brotherhood, Playa goes after the weakest link in the gang – Donnie – to find out where they have taken Carlos. Playa once again returns to Donnie's; Donnie attempts to defend himself and a brief fight ensues. Donnie relents and admits that Carlos has been taken for "a ride around the docks".
After Jessica is killed, Playa wishes to know more about The Brotherhood's incoming shipment. Shaundi ponders whether they should ask Donnie again, but Playa is confident that with recent events, he's being left "out of the loop [or] dead".
As the 3rd Street Saints lay siege to The Brotherhood's headquarters, Matt and Donnie hide on the ground floor. When Maero and Playa smash through the ceiling, Matt and Donnie flee. Matt returns and sacrifices himself to save Maero while Donnie retreats with him in a Legion.
Donnie is not present during the final fight between Playa and the remnants of The Brotherhood, presumably leaving him as the only character to survive the downfall of two enemy gangs in the Saints Row series.
===Enter the Dominatrix===
In a styled scenario, Donnie is interviewed by Jane Valderamma on The Ship about Saints Row IV and the cut DLC Enter the Dominatrix. Donnie is disappointed when he discovers that he was removed from Saints Row IV and didn't know until Jane brought it up.
In the 'deleted scenes' - set in an alternative version of the Zin Invasion - Donnie is revealed to have trained Playa on how to use their superpowers. Stuck in a virtual simulation, Donnie and Playa go after an AI known as "The Dominatrix" who has taken over the Zin after the death of their leader Zinyak back in Steelport. When Playa goes to rescue Pierce Donnie goes to save Shaundi but ends up captured by the Dominatrix herself but gets rescued by Playa in the end.
Donnie later builds a spaceship for the Saints to enter inside a giant Saints Flow can named Paul and to destroy his brain, killing him.
Donnie later helps Playa in taking down the Dominatrix along with Shaundi and Zimos. Pierce later arrives with velociraptors and helps them to escape the simulation and to the raptors homeworld. When they meet the Raptor's king, Cirano, who asks each Saint what he can grant them as a thanks, Donnie asks for people to respect him and to take him seriously, which Cirano grants.
==Gameplay==
Donnie drives a Quasar in Saints Row, which is unlocked in the Garage after completing "Semi-Charmed Life", and a Voxel in Saints Row 2, which is unlocked in the Garage after completing "Reunion Tour". Donnie is also seen briefly driving a Legion at the end of "The Siege".
He appears as a Homie exclusively in the Saints Row 2 mission "Reunion Tour". Players must avoid killing him in the Saints Row mission "Guardian Angel" and must fight him (but again avoid killing him) in the Saints Row 2 mission "Red Asphalt".
Donnie was to appear in Saints Row IV but was cut; he has a physical model, a Homie icon, and three Audio Logs, which are still accessible in the game data files. He later appears in the Enter the Dominatrix DLC for Saints Row IV.
==Trivia==
* Donnie is voiced by , who also voices Kish, the DJ for 95.4 KRhyme FM, in Saints Row 2, Saints Row: The Third, and Saints Row IV.
* Donnie is the only character to be a member of two enemy gangs over two games and survive the downfall of both.
** In both games, he is associated with a gang which kills a lieutenant of the 3rd Street Saints.
* In Saints Row, Donnie's name is misspelled as "Donny" in the in-game mission summary for "Guardian Angel".
* After the mission "Burying Evidence", hos may say "The other day I was servicing this kid Donnie. He was too stoned to get it up".
* In Saints Row 2, the phrase "Memoria in aeterna" written on the side of his custom Voxel is Latin for "In eternal remembrance", referring to his dead love Lin.
** The game data files for the Saints Row 2 mission "Reunion Tour" refer to his car as "Lin mobile".
*In Saints Row 2, Donnie in cutscenes is taller, with lighter hair, and a different tattoo.
*According to an unused audio file in Saints Row IV, Donnie was meant to be a crew member on-board The Ship, which mentioned Playa "rescuing him from a Nightmarish Simulation".
*When Donnie is seen in cutscenes on The Ship in Enter the Dominatrix, he is the only one to don an outfit which he wears in the simulation (his black trench coat), unlike the blue jumpsuits the other Saints wear.
*Donnie carries a Magna 10mm SMG when recruited as a Homie in Saints Row IV.
==Quotes==
;Saints Row
;Saints Row 2
;Saints Row IV: Enter the Dominatrix
When called as a Homie and left Idle,Donnie will say these quotes.
"Nothing's worth losing someone over."
"Sharp took everything from me."
"I can't believe I get to see Lin again,It's like a second chance!"
"Why's everyone so surprised that I'm the one who rescued The Boss?"
"I wish I could get more alone time with Lin."
"From the Rollerz, to the Brotherhood,to here,Crazy Shit."
===Audio Logs===
:Main article: Audio Logs
Although ultimately not appearing in Saints Row IV, Donnie has three Audio Logs that can be found in the game data files. Like many Audio Logs, the first two are a reflection on past events, allowing players a brief insight from his perspective. The third audio log references events that never happened in the game.
==Gallery==
 
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