Veteran Child (Mission)

"Veteran Child" is the fourth mission of the Sons of Samedi story arc in Saints Row 2.
==Overview==
Under threat of being burned alive, a desperate Veteran Child sneaks into the Saints Hideout, where Shaundi is weighing bags of Loa Dust. In a struggle to get away Shaundi is knocked unconscious, but as Veteran Child attempts to leave with her Playa enters. A small gunfight ensues, but by using Shaundi as a Human Shield, Veteran Child narrowly manages to escape.
Playa chases after Veteran Child, and with help from Pierce over the phone, manages to track him down to On Track. Playa uses flashbangs to separate Veteran Child from hiding behind Shaundi, and promptly guns him down. Playa helps Shaundi up and they leave On Track, as The General's Hounfor pulls away in the background.
===Story===
==Gameplay==
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As soon as the mission begins, head north to the Night Club named Cocks.
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Kill all Sons of Samedi enemies inside.
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Pierce informs Playa that Veteran Child is in fact at the On Track night club.
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Kill all opponents while heading downwards. At the bottom, a boss fight begins against Veteran Child.
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Veteran Child is protected from all damage while he is holding Shaundi, so pick up one of the many Flashbangs dotted around the floor (they are marked by a green arrow) and take cover. Flashbangs stun targets without causing damage, so throw one at Veteran Child's feet and take cover so Playa isn't stunned as well; when it detonates, Veteran Child and Shaundi both become dazed. Veteran Child briefly lets go of Shaundi, so make use of this to shoot Veteran Child before he grabs Shaundi again. He can take a lot of damage, so when he does grab Shaundi again, simply pick up another Flashbang and repeat. When Veteran Child is exposed, he is weakest against shotguns. While fighting Veteran Child, other Sons of Samedi join in the fight - some may throw Pipe Bombs, but they are easily killed.
After two or three stuns and subsequent rounds of damage, Veteran Child falls and the mission ends.
==Rewards==
==Trivia==
* Following this mission, 89.0 Generation X becomes unavailable and is replaced by Ultor FM.
* The fourth mission in each story arc in Saints Row 2 features a member of the 3rd Street Saints in peril, but this is the only one of the three where an ally doesn't die.
* When using cheats, make sure to turn off "Super Explosions", as the Flashbangs are significantly less effective with it on.
* This mission bears a resemblance to the later Saints Row: The Third mission, "Three Way", both missions have Shaundi being used as a Human Shield, with Playa being forced to use a Flashbang (or in Saints Row: The Third's case, the Fart in a Jar, which is an upgraded Flashbang) to release and save her.
* Cocks is pictured in the Stilwater Gazette newspaper article that appears on the mission completion screen, although Veteran Child died at On Track.
** The building in the picture matches neither $tock$ or Cocks - it features a giant dollar sign - representing $tock$ instead of a giant cent sign and roosters. $tock$ in Saints Row does not have a giant dollar sign.
* This mission is one of three gang-arc missions in Saints Row 2 which do not unlock a neighborhood. The others are "Assault on Precinct 31" and "Waste Not Want Not". This is the only one of the three which does not take place within an Ultor neighborhood, instead the mission takes place within The Ronin (Cocks) and The Brotherhood (On Track) neighborhoods.
* It is possible to use Pepper Spray to separate Shaundi and Veteran Child, instead of using Flashbangs.
** It is not possible to use Stun Gun.
** If the Chainsaw is equipped, it is disabled during the fight with Veteran Child.
* The events of this mission are referred to in the Saints Row IV mission "De Plane Boss". However, the Saints Row IV version has many differences from this one:
** In Saints Row 2 Playa uses Flashbangs to separate Shaundi and Veteran Child but in Saints Row IV they use a Stun Gun.
** The layout of On Track is slightly different and the dance floor uses different colors.
** There are no Sons of Samedi to fight on the way down to kill Veteran Child, unlike in Saints Row 2.
* In the games following Saints Row 2, it becomes clear that the events of this mission were highly traumatic for Shaundi.
* When replaying this mission after unlocking Shaundi as a homie, it is possible to call in Shaundi as a homie even though she's supposed to be kidnapped. As a result there will be two Shaundis, one that's following you, and one that's being held hostage by Veteran Child.
* Using aimed shots at exposed parts of Veteran Child while he's holding Shaundi deal no damage. He must be separated from her before he can be damaged.
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