Saints Row theory that changes everything

[F13]

Have you ever sat down playing saints row the third and said "WTF? why is the boss a comical bad-ass inSR3 when in SR2 they where a my way or the highway lunatic? how did their personality just change outta no where?"

well i'm here to answer this.
Firts, read this summary on saints row total control and undercover:

saints row total control is based after the events of Saints Row 2, the Boss has gone missing and their cousin has taking over as temporary leader for the saints.
Saints row undercover is about an undercover cop who infiltrates the Saints to find out more about the civil war going on inside the Saints whiles the Boss is missing.

after these two spin-off titles we're lead to belive the boss returned after their disappearance...
BUT WHAT IF THEY DIDN'T?
what if the main character of saints row the third to gat outta hell is not the boss but the boss' cousin?

thsi explains why the boss' simulation in 4 wasn't about carlos' death. if this was the real boss than they probably would've relived carlos' death. how could you not be traumatized by something like carlos' death, even someone as phsycopatic as the boss couldn't.

 

[F13]

I'm guessing that the Boss went in pursuit of dex. There are 3 scenarios on their fate:
1: ( most unlikely)they were killed by one if Dex' men
2: they were killed when earth blew up
3: (most likely) they were captured by Zinyak and put into a simulation (probably reliving carlos' death)

 

[TheBlueGuys]

I think the game made it clear that the only way to actually break the Boss would be to force him/her to live in a world of peace and tranquility, where he/she can't do the usual murder mayhem he/she does and can 't even swear.

 

[Quantum]

what if the main character of saints row the third to gat outta hell is not the boss but the boss' cousin?

For me, that sounds like a very plausible explanation, especially since my boss in Saints Row 2 was male, and my boss in Saints Row 3 is female. At least, it's a lot more plausible than the alternative.

 

[3bertrand1993]

My theory is that the Boss isn't a single person per say, instead its a title. Ever notice how Shaundi, Pierce and Kinzie seem to lead the gang more than the supposed kingpin? Well that "kingpin" is more or less just a large group of elite Saint Soldiers on steroids. (Maybe some Ultor nanites?) This could explain why most of the VA options are swapped out every game. Because that specific "Boss" may have left the Saints to avoid being killed or thrown in a jail cell. This is also helped by the fact that depending on which VA option you choose they will mention a cousin, uncle or father, who also might have been in or at least affiliated with the Saints.

 

[aceman0000099]

I suppose the cousin would have been already in the gang at the same time as boss and knew all the people from sr1 and 2 because they are known by him in 4. The original boss probably took a low life and such maybe wasn't important to Zinyak like johnny or etc anymore.