When he awakens at the start of Saints Row 2, he learns that the Saints have once again lost control of Stilwater and must not only fight new rival gangs for control of the turf, but must also deal with the insidious plans of the Ultor Corporation. Shortly after the Boss's promotion, he is betrayed by the Saints' former leader Julius Little and is nearly killed in a yacht explosion that instead puts him in a coma for five years. However, by the game's end, the player character's efforts manage to restore the Saints to power, and he is promoted to become their boss. It is revealed to him that the gang used to be the biggest, strongest gang in the city of Stilwater, but due to unknown reasons, they lost that power, becoming the weakest of the four gangs that vie for control. In the original Saints Row, the Saints recruit the player's character at the beginning of the game after rescuing him from a gang fight on a street corner.

The Saints' gang color is purple, and their symbol is the fleur de lis. The 3rd Street Saints are a gang at the core of the Saints Row franchise.

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