Nyte Blayde's Return

"Nyte Blayde's Return" is a mission in Saints Row: The Third.
==Overview==
Playa and Viola DeWynter meet Pierce at Steelport News. Pierce has discovered that STAG are using Josh Birk as Nyte Blayde as their mascot; in an effort to draw them out, he assembles a plan for Playa and Viola to sneak in dressed as characters from the show (as The Cardinal and The Bloody Canoness respectively) and kidnap Birk.
After capturing Birk, Playa and Viola are forced to fight their way out of the PR Center and flee to the Saints HQ. On the way, Birk claims that many will go after his kidnappers in retribution, but quickly says he'll play along when Playa tells him Shaundi will be there.
After discovering that the Saints managed to get to Birk, Cyrus Temple informs Monica Hughes of what transpired, but assures her that STAG will find him.
==Gameplay==
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From Sunset Park Thunder Pump, drive to the PR Center.
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Head inside. If any weapons are current equipped, there is a ten seconds to put them away.
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Upon reaching Josh Birk, he must be brought through the PR Center, repelling waves of STAG soldiers. This is challenging due to having Josh Birk slung over Playa's shoulder, which severely hampers maneuverability, as well as only allowing them to use a pistol, SMG, or rifle.
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At this point Viola can get "stuck", unable to enter the room where you enter the elevator. You get the "abandoning follower" message. Ignore it, she reappears in the next scene.
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After fighting through the multiple rooms down towards the car park, climb inside the Infuego.
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Go back to the Saints HQ. The drive back is fairly uneventful and straightforward provided a Crusader tank is not encountered.
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==Trivia==
* This mission marks the first reference to Gangstas in Space, which is later used as the name of both a mission and a DLC.
* The Bloody Canoness outfit which Viola DeWynter wears in this mission is part of the "Nyte Blayde Pack" offered free for buying the Season Pass DLC, and also appears in Saints Row IV.
* There is a television screen inside the studio Josh Birk is rehearsing in that displays an animation featuring a cat named "Johnny Cat". The cat has Johnny Gat's hairdo and is playing on a piano, a reference to Keyboard Cat.
* Viola states that Playa has had a coma and three friends dead, but there are four, Lin, Carlos, Aisha, and Johnny Gat. Aisha was likely omitted because her death of not directly the fault of Playa.
* This mission bears many similarities with the Saints Row 2 mission "Assault on Precinct 31"; both missions involve dressing up to infiltrate a building and both have Playa fight through law enforcement.
* This mission bears similarities to other Strongholds in Saints Row: The Third, as it takes place in an interior which is not available outside of the mission. In the game data files, there is a reference to an unused STAG Stronghold, which is likely to be the PR Center, to this mission and the Crib-like Garage below the building.
* This mission was first revealed in Giant Bomb's "Quick Look" at the game.
* Damage is taken while holding Nyte Blayde, even if all Damage Upgrades are purchased.
* Viola sometimes disappears you entering the "Office" area. This causes the elevator to not respond when you enter it. The only way to correct this, is to retry from checkpoint.
* Sometimes, the second elevators on the ground level don't respond. The only way to move on to the next area is to retry from checkpoint.
* If Smoked while holding Nyte Blayde, he walks around in the background as if unharmed, despite being knocked nearly unconscious.
* Destroying the Infuego before getting into it does not fail the mission, but the "Steal a Vehicle" objective can never be completed, causing a stalemate. Sometimes, entering the marker places Josh into the destroyed Infuego, other times he acts as a normal Homie. It is not possible to enter any other vehicles in the garage, but vehicles outside can be stolen normally.
==Transcript==
===Prologue===
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