Three Way

"Three Way" is two penultimate missions in Saints Row: The Third.
==Overview==
Playa travels to the Saints HQ and meets with Pierce and Oleg. As the two play chess, Playa states how the 3rd Street Saints are "done being corporate whores" when asked about their appearances in the upcoming Gangstas in Space film. Before they can converse further, a F-69 VTOL crashes into the penthouse. Looking outside, the three realize that the city is in turmoil as STAG and the Luchadores have taken to fighting one another in open combat.
They head outside and, with the help of Kinzie, who is listening in on the police to find the locations where the fighting is worst, clear out several areas of the city. After clearing out the Sierra Point military base, Playa receives two phone calls: Angel De LaMuerte has learned that Killbane intends to flee Steelport and that if they don't stop him, he will escape; Kia informs Playa that she has kidnapped Shaundi, Viola DeWynter and mayor Burt Reynolds and aims to blow up the monument on Magarac Island, thus framing the Saints as terrorists.
Playa must make a choice; should they eliminate Killbane, Shaundi, Viola, and Reynolds will die and the Saints will be framed as terrorists, allowing Senator Monica Hughes to authorize the Daedalus. However, should they save Shaundi, Viola, and Reynolds by stopping Kia's plot, Killbane will escape, denying Angel his long sought revenge and potentially allowing him to rebuild The Syndicate.
In the Save Shaundi ending, Playa saves Shaundi, Viola, and Reynolds by removing the bombs from the statue and killing Kia. Killbane escapes. At the base of the statue, Monica Hughes is forced to acknowledge the Saints as heroes for saving "a treasured monument", effectively ending STAG's occupation of Steelport. Cyrus Temple threatens Playa as they prepare to head back to Stilwater, leading to the non-sequitur mission, "Gangstas in Space". Saints Row IV continues from this ending.
In the Eliminate Killbane ending, Playa and Angel head to the airport and destroy his plane with an Annihilator RPG. Wounded, Killbane and Playa have one last discussion amongst the wreckage of the plane before Playa kills Killbane by breaking his neck. On the horizon, Playa watches as Kia's bomb detonates and destroys the statue on Magarac Island, killing the three taken hostage there. Pierce phones Playa up and asks, "Was it worth it?" Playa is unable to reply. Monica Hughes informs Cyrus Temple that he was right, and that STAG are now authorized to use the Daedalus, leading to the mission "STAG Film". Enter the Dominatrix continues from this ending.
==Gameplay==
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Head to two of the three marked "battle locations".
When traveling from one location to another, it is not necessary to wait for Oleg to get inside a Criminal; he appears at the next location. Pierce, on the other hand, must be kept close. He also has a habit of needing to be revived more often than Oleg; having the relevant upgrades to increase the revive time limit can help here.
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Kill all opponents there: both Luchadores and STAG.
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The last battle location is replaced with the destination at Sierra Point.
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After clearing out this final location, the choice is given to eliminate Killbane or save Shaundi. Regardless of the choice made, after completing the next mission, this mission is available with the other choice; in other words, this choice only dictates which final mission is played first.
Both choices hark back to past missions in the Saints Row series, and both play "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler.
;Failure
The mission can be failed by getting Smoked, destroying the Statue, or Shaundi dying.
===Choice===
:See also: Choices
Choice	Reward
 	Eliminate Killbane but Shaundi, Viola DeWynter, and Burt Reynolds will die Unlocks final mission "STAG Film"
 	Save Shaundi but Killbane will escape Unlocks final mission "Gangstas in Space"
==Rewards==
==Trivia==
;General
* Prior to starting this mission, Pierce, Shaundi, Angel, Oleg, Viola and Burt Reynolds cannot be called up as Homies, but Kinzie, Zimos, and Josh Birk can be.
** Josh Birk and Zimos are the only Saints allies who do not appear in this mission in any way.
* In the opening cutscene, Pierce and Oleg are playing chess for the third time, having been playing in "Convoy Decoy" and "STAG Party".
* In the second half of the mission, an infinite remix of the song "" by Bonnie Tyler plays as background music, only stopping after all 8 bombs are removed. The normal track can also be heard on 107.77 The Mix FM.
* Killbane is wearing his mask during the cutscene where he is escaping to his plane, regardless of if Playa removed it during "Murderbrawl XXXI". This occurs as it is a pre-recorded cutscene, and not an in-engine cutscene. After destroying Killbane's plane, the mask choice is respected.
* Angel is not wearing his mask during this mission, despite reclaiming it in "3 Count Beat Down" and wearing it throughout "Murderbrawl XXXI".
* During Cutscene #2, Male Voice 1's subtitles are used, regardless of voice option.
* The term "" is sexual slang used to describe sex between three people, and refers to the fact that the mission entails a 3-way fight between the Saints, the Luchadores, and STAG.
* Completing this mission forces the final Assassination target, Mr. Hess, to be unlocked if he was not already.
* After completing "Three Way" either way, the bridges around Downtown are lowered, but after saving and reloading they are raised permanently once again. This appears to be a glitch as AI vehicles continually attempt to drive over the raised bridges, often causing them to crash and explode at the bottom. However the player can still jump the bridges and score stunt jump rewards.
* For all intents and purposes, "Three Way" is considered by the game to be two missions, as it must be completed twice to gain 100% Completion the game and the mission counter in the Statistics increases each time the mission is completed.
;Eliminate Killbane
* This mission is very similar to the mission "What Goes Up..." in Saints Row. In both missions, a gang leader is escaping the city via plane and Playa must destroy it on the airport runway before it takes off with an RPG Launcher, or Annihilator RPG, while an ally drives.
* Recruiting Homies may cause either Angel not to drive or Playa or Co-op partner to be left out of the car.
* If Angel's vehicle is delayed by crashes or explosions, the pathfinding of Killbane's plane is broken and it crashes into buildings.
* It is possible that Killbane will not attack Playa at all unless he is taunted.
** Sometimes Playa slams Killbane's head against nothing when they should be bashing him against the plane's wreckage.
* Throughout the game, Playa's cellphone ringtone is a variation of the game's main theme. In the cutscene after killing Killbane, Playa's phone uses a generic digital ring.
* Although Shaundi, Viola and Burt Reynolds are killed, they can still be called with the cellphone after completing the "save Shaundi" objective as well.
* The statue on Magarac Island is destroyed regardless of the order the two final missions are completed.
;Save Shaundi
* This mission is very similar to the mission "Veteran Child" in Saints Row 2. In both missions, Shaundi is taken hostage and used as a Human Shield, and Playa must use a Flashbang, or a Fart in a Jar, to separate them before attacking.
* If an aircraft is taken to the platform under the statue before making the choice, there are no hostages present.
* As the checkpoints up the stairs do not trigger until the bombs hit the ground, it is possible to get up the stairs before the next checkpoint appears.
* If a checkpoint is skipped, at the stairs taken all the way to the top, only Viola is present, and is just standing around instead of being tied up.
* The Sonic Boom may randomly not be granted when reaching the statue, but is be there when resuming from the checkpoint.
* If other weapons as used against Kia, such as the Sonic Boom or Electric Grenades, Kia can let go of Shaundi.
** After stunning Kia with a Fart in a Jar, throwing an Electric Grenade at her releases Shaundi, but if a second Fart in a Jar is used, Shaundi automatically goes back into Kia's arms.
** Once freed, Shaundi can be recruited as a Homie.
** Once freed, Shaundi can pick up a weapon.
** If freed, Shaundi can do quite a bit of damage to Kia in a very short period of time; about 25% of Kia's total health before she reloads.
** It is possible to use the Sonic Boom to make Kia fall to her death.
*Kia can be killed with the Apoca-Fist without releasing Shaundi.
* Viola and Burt Reynolds do not leave the statue in the cutscene at the end of the mission.
* There is no end cutscene or mission completion screen after saving Shaundi. "Gangstas in Space" begins automatically, but can be exited. If the game is saved and reloaded, "Gangstas in Space" begins automatically.
* While there are no rewards after this mission for saving Shaundi, completing "Gangstas in Space" has a $100,000 reward, whereas STAG Film has no cash reward.
* This ending is the ending, and Saints Row IV continues on from it.
* When saving Shaundi first, the STAG armor and "STAG Film" may not unlock correctly.
* The phrase "Not with a bang but a whimper" is from the poem by , and is reused in Saints Row IV
* Getting too close to the edges of the platform results in auto-death.
==Newscasts==
;Eliminate Killbane
;Save Shaundi
==Transcript==
===Prologue===
===Cutscene #1===
===Gameplay===
====First battle====
====Second battle====
====Third battle====
====Armory battle====
===Cutscene #2===
===Choice===
===Eliminate Killbane===
====Gameplay====
====Cutscene #3====
====Cutscene #4====
===Save Shaundi===
====Gameplay====
====Cutscene #3====
====Gameplay====
====Cutscene #4====
==Gallery==
 
Category:3rd Street Saints Missions in Saints Row: The Third