America's Next Top Scientist

"America's Next Top Scientist" is the third of three missions in the Ultor Exposed DLC.
==Overview==
Meeting Tera at the Saints Hideout, Playa relays Jane Valderamma's ultimatum from the previous mission: if Tera wants Channel 6 to run the story and help to bring down Ultor, she'll need to do an interview with Valderamma. Tera is reluctant, but Playa convinces her.
At Mount Claflin, Playa, Tera, and the 3rd Street Saints fight off multiple Ultor convoys that want Tera dead and catch up with Valderamma. During the interview, Valderamma quickly turns against Tera and humiliates her, likening her to a mad scientist trying to blackmail her former employer. After the interview is over, Valderamma explains that "journalistic integrity doesn't pay the rent" and leaves Tera with some food for thought:
===Story===
==Gameplay==
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Drive Tera to the 3rd Street Saints' encampment on Mount Claflin.
Two vehicles are provided, Tera's Temptress, or a Compton.
There are two ways to get there, following the path, or approaching from the north.
When following the path, there are several Masako roadblocks.
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The Runner from the previous mission is here, but cannot be entered.
There are 4 locations with references, marked briefly on the map. Weapons include T3K Urban, K6 Krukov, AR-50 XMAC, Satchel Charge, RPG Launcher
Stock up on weapons here and recruit the few 3rd Street Saints here as Homies.
There is no requirement to stay at the camp, but Tera is tethered to it.
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Follow the waypoints to the lookout and try to use the RPG Launcher nearby to destroy the approaching Bears and Tornado from the north. There are 2 additional RPG Launchers here.
Due to Tera staying at the camp, she cannot be abandoned. There is no urgency, as the convoy does not spawn until reaching the lookout.
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There is a timer to return to the camp.
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Shoot all the Masako.
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The first wave arrive in Vultures from the north. The Vultures cannot be entered.
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The second wave in Bears from the south, rather than trying to destroy the APCs, wait until the Masako disembark from the vehicles.
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The third wave in Bears from the north.
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Once all the Masako are dead, get in the Runner nearby and drive it down to the Anchor on the other side of the mountain. A few Bears may give chase.
The Anchor is invulnerable, unjackable, untowable, and has infinite mass.
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After reaching Valderamma's news van, a Destroy takes off from under Mount Claflin, and flies along the canal, as 6 Vultures approach from the south and fly over the Destroy.
The Vultures fly in a set attack pattern before hovering and firing relentlessly. Each time they pass over, 1 Vulture stays hovering, so it should be possible to shoot down at least 1 Vulture each time they attack.
Shoot down the six Vultures that arrive in a V formation to complete the mission.
;Failure
The mission can be failed by not returning to the camp in time,, allowing the truck to be destroyed,, abandoning Tera, or allowing Tera to die.
==Rewards==
==Trivia==
* The name of the mission is a reference to the reality television series .
* This mission features the first appearance of the Vulture.
* This is the only time in the series that Jane Valderamma is portrayed as an enemy rather than an ally.
* There is an unused string "The news van was destroyed", but the Anchor is invincible and cannot be destroyed.
* After completing the mission, Playa is teleported back to the start location.
* Tera and the Temptress are silently unlocked upon installing the DLC, rather than after completing this mission.
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Category:Missions in Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed