#21 - Punch The Shark (Finale) | Walkthrough Saints Row IV Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Grand Finale

Talk to Kinzie on the The Ship to start the mission. Make sure you have everything you need, especially ammo. Select Accept and watch a short cutscene.

Now you need to pick your team. The first one will help you transport the key, the second destroy the simulation, and the third get to Zinyak.

Choose the team that suits you the most and move out. Enter the simulation to begin the last mission.

You'll find yourself on the back of a truck, holding a rocket launcher. Use it to destroy your tail. Soon, the truck will be halted. You're going to have use Telekinesis to pick up the key and take it to the star-marked portal. You'll find CID there to open the door for you. Leave the key in a safe location, preferably by the stairs, and go protect CID against aliens. Marauders will also make their appearance, so do what you always do - shoot the green panel at their backs.

After a while, CID will open the door - pick up the key, go inside and into the portal.

You'll be transferred to a huge place where you need to protect the key. First, activate three devices marked with the Super Stomp icon. Get to them and use the super power to power them up.

Quite a lot of space

Follow the key, eliminating the aliens on the platforms. In a moment, the key will be locked within a shield, so you need to destroy the generators that supply it with power. They're hand-marked - get to them, kill all aliens around them, destroy them.

Continue defending the key and dispatching aliens. Your last task will be to destroy the three weird-looking towers. Use one of your weapons for that - the towers are pretty fragile, so you shouldn't have any problems. Watch out for two Wardens that are going to show up, though you may as well ignore them.

Once the key is in place, the first stage concludes.

Grand Finale Part Two

You'll be back on The Ship. Select the second team and enter the simulation again.

You need to get to the first portal, which is marked with a star. Once there, kill 10 aliens, then defend the portal for one minute. To take down the UFOs, use either Freeze or Fire Blast - they'll do the job much quicker.

When you're successful, it's time to proceed to the next portal. This time you're going to have to defend it for a minute and a half. Use the same tactics - Freeze/Fire Blast against the UFOs and other types of vehicles. The area is pretty small, so the shotgun, the best short-range weapon, would be the best choice here.

Just like a slaughterhouse

Afterwards, make your way to the third portal. You'll be on your own now, tasked with defending the last portal for two minutes. When the time comes, a star will point you to where you need to jump. Watch a short cutscene in which Paul from "The Boss Goes To Washington" jumps out of the portal.

Since the entire simulation is falling apart, it's time to run. Get to the first star-marked Gateway. Remember that this stage is timed, so make haste. Upon reaching the Gateway it will turn out that it's closed. Fly to the next one, unfortunately closed too. Luckily, the third one is real this time, do run to it and watch as everything around your breaks.

Grand Finale Part Three

You and your last team will be transferred to the alien mother ship. Your goal is to reach the armory, so get to it, clearing the path as you go. The armory door will be locked. One of your homies will take care of the panels, and you need to defend them in the meantime. Take cover behind some crates and shoot the approaching aliens.

When the door finally opens, go inside and put on the Power Armor.

A while later, you'll start falling down a long hallway. Don't touch the walls or the laser beams; dodge them using the WASD keys. When eventually you stop, go through the only available door and dispatch all aliens inside. Afterwards, proceed to destroying the red-marked devices and go back to the main room when you're done.

I'm flying 'cause I want to...

You'll start falling again. Dodge the rubble, and quite a lot of it. Turn left towards the end to fly into the tunnel leading straight to Zinyak. Time for the final showdown.

Grand Finale Part Four

Watch a short cutscene and get ready for the battle. Zinyak has jumped inside a giant robot. Use the only available weapon with unlimited ammo. Jump between platforms to dodge Zinyak's bullets and keep shooting your own. You can also take position at the very bottom of the room, where you'll be protected against missiles and have enough space to fire .

Soon, Zinyak will activate a shield around himself, and at the same time aliens and dozens of CIDs will swarm into the room. Catch them with Telekinesis and throw them at Zinyak's shield.

The final showdown

Once Zinyak's health drops low enough, generators sustaining his shield will appear. For a moment, wait in a spot that protects you from attacks. This way aliens will focus all of their attention on your crew, giving you the opportunity to destroy the generators - hurry up, though, because they may quickly turn their attention back to you.

When all three generators are gone, Zinyak's shield will drop. Finish him off until the last QTE sequence is triggered. Follow the on-screen prompts.

Zinyak's rule has just come to an end and the Saints are once again victorious. Sit back and enjoy the last cutscene.

Congratulations! You have just completed the main campaign of Saints Row IV!

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