The Most Important Character In Saints Row
3The Saints Row series, at least towards the beginning, had a diverse cast of fun and interesting characters. In this video, I'll be going over who I believe is the most important character in the Saints Row series, all while using evidence from Saints Row and Saints Row 2 alongside the brief inclusion of Saints Row: The Third. Spoilers for the first two games are largely present in this video.
This video largely covers Saints Row, Saints Row 2 and some minor parts of Saints Row: The Third. Any Saints Row games that follow these, including the 2022 release, have not been covered as they do not pose any relevance to this topic.
The contents and information presented in this video assume that viewers have at least beaten Saints Row and Saints Row 2, and at least played through the first mission of Saints Row: The Third (Troy is absent in this game, but he is mentioned), all while having in-depth knowledge on the plot of the first two games. To viewers who haven't done all of these things, some parts of this video might not make any sense to you.
Some oddities may occur in cutscenes (i.e. the player having certain items of clothing) as the cutscenes in this video were captured by replaying them (namely done via some of the player's cribs in Saints Row 2).
At no point does Troy attempt to go after the player character or the Saints. The Stilwater Police Department only appear to go after the player if they (of course) commit any crimes such as murder, vandalism, etc. However, despite Troy's powerful position as the chief of the Stilwater Police Department, he still does not attempt to hinder the Saints' progress in any way, largely due to the Saints being made up of his (former?) friends and the Saints' goal of wiping out the other gangs in Stilwater. As such, it's beneficial for Troy to do his best to cover for the Saints by not drawing attention to them or attempting to wipe them out, but also maintain at least a neutral relationship with them from a distance to keep up appearances.
Troy also had no intention of arresting or killing the player character, or any of the Saints, as heard by him reluctantly (and somewhat angrily) asking Julius if he thinks he "likes arresting his friends". Following the ending of Saints Row, with the player character being blown up and falling into a coma, Troy could've easily used his resources to prevent the Saints from never seeing the light of day again, but he chose not to. This shows that he had formed a strong bond with members of the Saints during his time working with them, even if he was working with them as an undercover cop (while the Saints were oblivious to this). The fact that he kept the player character alive while he was in a coma, the fact that it is implied (and more than likely to be true) that he protected Johnny during his time in prison and is even shown to have left Dex and Julius alone (due to them working for Ultor following the events of Saints Row) shows that he did indeed value them as friends, even if he was tasked with bringing down the entire group as an undercover cop at one point.
If the player hadn't broken out of prison at the start of Saints Row 2, I am certain that (based on what Johnny Gat says after you first rescue him) the player character would've been questioned by Troy personally about the events that transpired at the end of Saints Row.
**My full notes on this can be found in the pinned comment for this video (due to the character limit).
If you want to know how I dressed my character up as a police officer, please refer to this video: • Can You Beat Saints Row 2 Without Com...
EDIT (01/03/2025): The title for this video was decided with the obvious exclusion of the player character in mind.
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Video recorded and edited by Jacob_MP from Modder's Playground.