STAG



The Special Tactical Anti-Gang Unit, or STAG, is a paramilitary force that serves as antagonists in Saint's Row: The Third. They are under the command of Cyrus Temple and are under the direct supervision of the U.S. Government.

History
Following the arrival of the Third Street Saints in Steelport and their subsequent war against The Syndicate, Senator Monica Hughes launched "The STAG Initiative", in an effort to stop gang violence. STAG was deployed to Steelport, where the main conflict between the Saints and the Syndicate was taking place, and were initially used as peacekeepers within the city, much to the chagrin of Commander Temple, who desperately wanted to finish off the gangs in the city.

When the Saints successfully destroyed STAG's command platform, the aircraft carrier Thermopylae, Temple declared martial law on the city and had it locked down. When this happened, STAG became much more hostile, beginning to actively combat the four gangs, focusing primarily on the Saints.

At the end of the game, Cyrus' lieutenant, Kia, kidnaps Shaundi and Viola and threatens to blow up Magarac Island and blame the Saints for it to send a message. The player is presented with two choices: to either save Shaundi, Viola, and Mayor Burt Reynolds, or to stop Killbane, who is escaping.

If the player chooses to save Shaundi, the player fights to Magarac Island and disarms the bombs, then fights Kia and eventually kills her. When the player leaves the island, they are congratulated by Senator Hughes, much to the chagrin of Temple, whom Hughes berates for declaring martial law and threatening to blow up the island in the first place. STAG is presumably returned to its former peacekeeping role.

If the player decides to take down Killbane instead, Kia succeeds in blowing up the island monument, killing Shaundi and Viola. After this, Senator Hughes gives Temple permission to use the aerial warship known as the Daedalus. Soon after, the Daedalus is deployed and begins destroying Steelport. The Protagonist fights through the city and obtains a helicopter, taking out the Daedalus 's guns before landing on it and planting several bombs in strategic locations on the ship. The Protagonist then battles Cyrus, who is using his VTOL. When the Protagonist succeeds in killing Cyrus, the bombs detonate, but the Protagonist just manages to escape before the Daedalus is destroyed. Soon after this, The Protagonist and a group of Saints march into a television studio and deliver an open message to Monica Hughes, declaring Steelport an independent city-state under control of the Saints and warning her to back off. With this, combined with the loss of their leader, STAG is presumably disbanded.