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GAME · 2015 · USA

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

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A 2015 entry in the Saints Row series, Gat Out of Hell sends players into a hellish cityscape armed with weapons themed on the Seven Deadly Sins.

11 Interesting Facts About Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

Interesting Facts (8)

  1. #001

    Associate producer Kate Nelson said the Lust gun was set to be even raunchier during development and that the team found the concept amusing, though she would only laugh when pressed for details.

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  2. #002

    Johnny Gat nearly dies in every game except this one. In Saints Row he is kidnapped; in Saints Row 2 he is stabbed; in Saints Row 3 he is stabbed again and also declared "officially" dead, a claim Saints Row 4 proves false.

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  3. #003

    If the player transfers a save file from Saints Row IV, the Boss appears as created there, with the same gender, race and voice.

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  4. #004

    The Boss is canonically male here, as in the first Saints Row, even though gender was selectable in the second, third and fourth games, whose story this one concludes. Kinzie is playable, but the story centers solely on Gat as the main protagonist.

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  5. #005

    The Lust gun, Boom Chicka, fires a blend of bullets and aphrodisiac, leaving enemies both wincing in pain and writhing with desire.

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  6. #006

    As the player lays waste to hell's ashen cityscape, the talking Gallows Dodger gun addresses them as "An artist" in an almost seductive rasp.

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  7. #007

    The title spoofs Bat Out of Hell, the album by Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman.

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  8. #008

    Jezebel and her musical number spoof Disney princesses.

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Behind the Scenes (1)

  1. #009

    The Seven Deadly Sins weapons make up Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell's top-tier arsenal, and the Sloth weapon, Armchair-a-geddon, is a recliner with two oversized miniguns fitted to its armrests.

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Easter Eggs & References (2)

  1. #010

    In one of the D.S.O.G. tomes, the Devil makes a nod to Trinket the Bear. Travis Willingham, who voices him, is part of the Critical Role (2015) cast, where Trinket the Bear appeared as a recurring character.

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  2. #011
    Contains a major spoiler — show

    The game offers several possible endings, and the player or Gat picks one at the very end. One of them, "the cop ending", references Volition's later game Agents of Mayhem, which was originally intended to be the next Saints Row title.

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