Waste Not Want Not

"Waste Not Want Not" is the third mission of the The Brotherhood story arc in Saints Row 2.
==Overview==
Playa meets with Carlos, but is dissatisfied with the little information Carlos has on The Brotherhood; Carlos has only heard word about an incoming shipment. Gazing outside, Playa sees the Nuclear Power Plant in the distance and suddenly has an idea.
Playa raids the power plant and gathers some toxic waste. Carlos then appears in a helicopter to pick them up and they both escape. Back in the city, they drive towards a tattoo store Maero uses and swap the tattoo ink with the toxic waste - later that day, inside the Brotherhood hideout, Matt finishes inking a new tattoo on Maero's face and Maero screams in pain as the toxic waste burns him.
===Story===
==Gameplay==
There is a 15 minute timer to complete this mission.
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After going down the stairs, get in the 3rd Street Saints vehicle in the nearby parking lot, or any other vehicle close by, and drive to Friendly Fire.
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Once inside, walk to the marker in front of the clerk to buy the Geiger Counter.
This is a custom trigger which immediately equips the Geiger Counter and does not open the store menu.
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Head to the Python marked by the GPS.
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Once inside, drive to the Nuclear Power Plant.
There is a tunnel which leads under the island, with stairs to the surface. This may be convenient depending on the location of the toxic waste.
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Despite what the game advises, being spotted is not a problem and does not fail the mission.
There are 7 possible locations for the toxic waste, one is chosen randomly, with an on-screen hint to the approximate location.
When the Geiger Counter is equipped, there is a radiation meter in the HUD which shows the proximity of the toxic waste.
There are 4 different hints for the 7 locations:
*The toxic waste is in a building on the east side of the island (1 location)
*The toxic waste is located around the north docks (2 locations)
*The toxic waste is somewhere near the cooling towers (3 locations)
*The toxic waste is somewhere on the south side of the island (1 location)
When resuming from this checkpoint, there is a 11 minute timer to complete the mission.
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When the toxic waste has been collected, head to the helipad near the center of the island.
When resuming from this checkpoint, there is a 9 minute timer to complete the mission
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There are 10 marked guards who must be killed to complete the objective. Homies can kill all 10.
After 4 are killed, Carlos and the helicopter do a flyby and leave.
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When the timer runs out, Carlos arrives in a helicopter.
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Approach the helicopter and press the action button to enter it.
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Once in the helicopter, an AR200 SAW with infinite ammunition is provided to shoot down the pursuing helicopters and boats. When the helicopter reaches the city, it crashes, causing Playa to ragdoll through the air, but with no health loss.
When resuming from this checkpoint, there is a 7 minute timer to complete the mission
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Finally, get in a vehicle and drive to Rusty's Needle with Carlos before the time limit expires to complete the mission.
==Rewards==
==Trivia==
* "Waste not, want not" is both a common phrase, and a pun on the fact that Playa is retrieving nuclear waste.
* The Geiger Counter can be kept after this level by switching to another melee weapon after obtaining it.
* It is possible to use a helicopter to get to the nuclear plant, but there is an on-screen warning that the guards will hear them coming, and there is an automatic level 2 Notoriety when arriving.
* It is possible to buy a HAZMAT suit from Let's Pretend which means the cops mistake Playa as a worker on the island.
* The helicopter used in this mission is a Side Shooter - a helicopter with a similar appearance to the Oppressor, but has a more detailed interior and lacks a tail. The helicopter only appears in this mission and "Airborne Assault".
* 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 "Veteran Child". This may be due to the fact that this mission takes place within an Ultor neighborhood
** However, an early map of Stilwater shows the Nuclear Plant coloured as a Brotherhood area, so it may have originally been planned as an reward for this mission.
* It is possible to know the approximate location of the toxic waste without any on-screen tips by selecting Map after the Python is entered. A blue marker shows the location.
* This is one of two missions in the game where there are enemies that use the AR200 SAW; during the helicopter escape midway in the mission, opposing enemy Oppressors have gunmen sitting on the sides that use the weapon. The only other mission where enemies use the SAW is the "New Hennequet Rec Center" Stronghold.
* If police Oppressors are not destroyed before Playa and Carlos arrive to the mainland, they will continue chasing them.
** Sometimes helicopters blow up even without attacking them.
** Removing Notoriety does not help getting rid of pursuing helicopters.
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