Damon S. Oonton

Damon in 2014

> Free will is a myth.
>
> — Damon S. Oonton, taunting another gangster

Damon Sophaep Oonton was a notorious gang boss who helped the "True" Third Street Saints build themselves back up and control New York City.

## Personal Life

### Personality

Damon was very nihilistic and believed that he was meaningless, caring little if he died. His time living in Phnom Penh under the Khmer Rouge imprinted his uncaring, sociopathic nature. He also could be considered a misanthrope, as he disliked almost every aspect of human beings. He had little care for any semblance of morals or religion, believing they had no actual purpose in a life. He believed in a "kill or be killed" mindset. Funnily enough, he would consider some people who acted very similar to him 'insane', showing how out of touch he was with humanity and how much he disliked other people. There was only one person he showed any semblance of connection to, being that of Akra I. Dent, as he believed they were just like each other.

### Early Life

His past is not very well known, but he has revealed he was born on September 29, 1972 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He claims his name comes from his mother wanting him to move to America, and his strange last name comes from his father who was an American fugitive. He often claims he learned his nihilistic tendencies and kill or be killed mindset from his time in Phnom Penh under the Khmer Rouge. He often claims he lived on the streets and killed at least one person (his retelling varies from time to time) to get by and survive. He joined a Cambodian crime organization in his early 20s, and became very involved with the drug trade. Upon gaining enough money, he immigrated to America and started living in San Francisco. He struggled to make money, as many would not hire him for his negative personality. In 2011, he learned of a famous gang in Detroit called the 3rd Street Saints, and how successful they were.

### Involvement with the Detroit Saints

Damon flew out to Detroit with what little money he had left. He then joined the 3rd Street Saints and easily passed their initiation test. He was one of their best soldiers, and was key to the defeat of the Ronin gang. He was promoted to a lieutenant, and would lead lots of their major crimes going forward. He was also used for a lot of gang hits, as he was a scarily efficient killer.

## Saints Row Takeover in New York City

As the 3rd Street Saints became famous and continued to expand into legitimate businesses, they planned a bank heist on the famous Detroit 1st National Bank to increase publicity. With Sarbajet having disappeared, Murdok T. Orwell was left as the sole planner for the heist. He appointed Damon and Akra I. Dent to conduct the main assault, alongside Johnny Gat, Shaundi, and an actor named Josh Birk. Murdok took his role as a helicopter pilot, planning to lift the vault and crew out of the building as part of their escape. However, they were betrayed by Yung Flame, who anonymously tipped the police about their plans. As a result, there was an incredibly large police response, which the Saints were not expecting. While they were trying to lift the bank vault from the building, the helicopter was shot to pieces, falling to the ground and killing Murdok in the crash. The Saints were surrounded and subsequently arrested by the Detroit Police.

Unbeknownst to them, the bank is owned by Phillipe Loren, the leader of Morningstar and the chairman of The Syndicate, so the Saints are taken to meet Loren onboard his Antonov An-225 jet over New York City. After being given a chance to give a share of their profits to the Syndicate, they refuse and break free. Johnny takes control of the plane and fights off Phillipe, being killed in the process, allowing Shaundi, Akra, and Damon time to escape the plane. After fighting more members of the Morningstar in the air, they land in New York City where Phillipe has Matt Miller, leader of the Deckers, hack into the Saints' accounts and empty them.

### Establishing a presence in NYC

Damon, Akra, and Shaundi raid the local Guard Armory and call Pierce to bring the remaining loyal Saints to New York. Damon, Akra, and Pierce drive to get acquainted with New York, and end up in a battle with a group of Morningstar members and their Brute. Damon and Akra later parachute into a Morningstar penthouse to take it over, then chase a fleeing gang member with a helicopter in order to disarm a bomb. After taking the Penthouse, Damon, Akra, and Pierce buy property belonging to the Morningstar using deeds recovered from their lockbox.

After multiple encounters with the Morningstar, the Saints strike at their headquarters, the Syndicate Tower. The tower was once used by YF Industries and was loaned off to the Syndicate by Yung Flame. Phillipe is indirectly killed by Akra, due to a falling counterweight. In the tower, they meet a test subject named Oleg that the Syndicate, with the help of Yung Flame's experimental technology, were using to clone brutes, and he joins the Saints.

Damon and the Saints return to Detroit to bury Johnny, but are attacked by Luchadores working for Killbane, who destroy the Hughes Memorial Bridge before the Saints can get across, causing Damon, Akra, Shaundi, Pierce and Oleg to end up in the river. Oleg reveals the Saints are not ready to fight the Syndicate and he knows people that can help. When Damon and Akra arrive back in New York along with Pierce and Shaundi, they find ex-FBI agent Kinzie Kensington who is being held by the Deckers, Zimos who was being held at a brothel named "Safeword" in the "Pony Barn", and rescues ex-Luchador member Angel De LaMuerte from Killbane's Luchadores.

After recruiting the three new lieutenants, Damon gives the 3rd Street Saints a speech that the Syndicate will have to answer for what they have done. At the same time, Killbane takes over the Syndicate.

Damon and Akra are called to the Saints HQ by Shaundi when Pierce throws a party, which angers her due to Johnny's recent death, though Damon agrees with Pierce that they can't mourn Gat forever. During the party its revealed that the strippers are working for the Morningstar and try to kill the Saints, but Damon and Akra manage to fight them off. After, Damon goes to see Zimos at his crib and says its time to take down the Morningstar. Damon and Akra pose as pimps to infiltrate Safeword and once the Saints and Zimos get in, they disable the security to allow more Saints to takeover and wipe out the remaining Morningstar, and then claim Safeword as their own. After getting a tip off from Viola DeWynter, who was Loren's right hand, Damon, Akra, and Zimos invade a Morningstar cargo ship to collect prostitutes being smuggled in. After gathering the prostitutes, Damon receives a phone call from Matt Miller offering to buy back the prostitutes, but he instead chooses to deliver them to the Saints HQ for a boost in revenue.

Damon, Akra, and Oleg go to meet Viola at the park who offers to help the Saints in order to make Killbane suffer, but the meeting is interrupted by STAG, which is essentially just the YFCQB under a disguise so Yung Flame can take down the Saints who aren't loyal to him. Damon and Akra escape back to the Saints HQ while Oleg fights off the STAG who are attacking. Damon and Akra start destroying STAG bases and kidnap Josh Birk whose character Nyte Blayde is being used as a mascot for STAG. Damon attracts STAG to the Saints HQ for a massive fight, and at the end is approached by STAG commander Old Ice (calling himself Harold Icenhower) who asks for them to return Birk to STAG and they will keep the attention off the Saints for the while. Damon decides to give him back, but STAG begins destroying the Saints HQ. When Shaundi is captured by Ice's second-in-command, Kia to be taken for question, Akra and Damon disguise themselves as STAG lieutenants and take Pierce and Viola as prisoners to the STAG's aircraft carrier, the Thermopylae, where they rescue Shaundi and destroy the carrier. However this increases STAG presence as they declare martial law in New York. When Damon and Akra hijack a plane containing new weapons that STAG is flying in, Damon accidentally destroys the cockpit, so they escape in a tank out the back. After hijacking a second tank in midair, Damon and Akra crash into South Kearny, New Jersey and cause a massive industrial accident. Lots of toxic chemicals from both the plane and industrial plants flood the small district, resulting in hundreds of people being horrifically burned and injured. Trying to cover their involvement, Damon and Akra kill all the victims they come across. Old Ice and STAG then arrive to clean up the accident and cover their involvement as well.

Damon, Akra, and Shaundi find out from Kinzie that Killbane framed the Saints for the attack on the memorial bridge back in Detroit and begins badmouthing the Saints name on air. The three travel around New York to track down where the broadcast is coming from and then chase down Killbane's car in a helicopter, but before Shaundi can take a shot at him, the helicopter malfunctions and crashes, causing Killbane to escape. Damon and Akra steal a powerful computer from STAG before Matt Miller's Deckers get a hold of it and then a chair from the Deckers in order to go up against them. After this Akra enters into the Decker's usernet and defeats Matt Miller's avatar, but spares Matt's life when he offers to hack into a company to give the Saints discounts, and will walk away, which Akra accepts.

Damon and Akra meet with Viola, Shaundi and Pierce, and Viola reveals the best way to defeat Killbane is to unmask and humiliate him at Murderbrawl. Damon kills off Killbane's upcoming opponents in order for Akra to enter into Murderbrawl and face Killbane. Using a RC Possessor to control vehicles, Damon uses them on cars, boats and a helicopter containing wrestlers to kill them and make it look like an accident, which leaves Akra as the last opponent for Killbane. After getting Angel's mask back at the 3 Count casino and taking it over for the Saints, Akra and Damon help Angel defeat Killbane at Murderbrawl, humiliating him.

After the Murderbrawl match and Killbane's downfall, a war spirals out between the STAG and Killbane's Luchadores, so Damon, Akra, Pierce and Oleg travel around New York to help contain the attacks by killing off STAG and Luchadore members. During this Playa gets a phone call from Angel saying Killbane is attempting to flee New York, but then gets another call from Kia that the Statue of Liberty will be blown up, which has fellow Saints in it along with Shaundi, Viola and Mayor Bill De Blasio.

Damon and Akra decided to save the Saints at the Statue out of fear for their reputation. When they go to save Shaundi at the Statue of Liberty, they remove bombs planted around it with Sonic Boom before facing off with Kia who has Shaundi at gunpoint, but manages to kill Kia, saving Shaundi, Viola and Burt, and preventing the Saints being set up as terrorists by STAG. After leaving the statue, Damon, Akra, Pierce, and Shaundi are surrounded by photographers, and Cyrus attempts to have Damon arrested but Monica Hughes steps in declaring the Saints as heroes for saving the statue, allowing them to walk. Cyrus warns Damon he will be back if the Saints slip up again, and Damon leaves with Akra, Shaundi, and Pierce.