The Idols: Faction Profile and Background

The Idols are one of the major rival factions and gangs in the 2022 reboot of Saints Row (Saints Row 5). Read on to learn more about The Idols, their backstory, and their leader.

The Idols Profile

Faction Profile

Overview
	Name: The Idols Leaders: The Collective Combat: Strength in overwhelming numbers
Description
The Idols are an anarchist cult, intent on bringing down “the system”—i.e. the entire social, cultural, political, and economic structure of the day—through acts of violence and mayhem. What, exactly, they intend to replace that structure with they’re a little fuzzy on.

Leader Profile

	Name: The Collective Role: Leaders Combat: Strength in overwhelming numbers Faction: The Idols
The Collective are the six enigmatic leaders of the anarchic Idols cult. They cover up their true identities with their signature helmets, each of them having unique digital faceplates to distinguish them from one another. With an absolute grip over their devoted followers, the Collective aim to wreak havoc across Santo Ileso and take down "the system."

The Collective: Profile and Backstory

All Known Members

The Collective (Leader)

The Idols Background

Anarchistic Behavior

The Idols have chosen Santo Ileso as the place to make their anarchistic statement of bringing everything down. Their crimes range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Anything from petty theft and acts of vandalism to kidnapping, assassination, and even bombings are fair game.

As devoted anarchists, they do whatever the hell they want; as long as none of their fellow Idols get hurt, they consider it a blow against the system.

Continuously Growing

The Idols are legion and growing. They recruit constantly, using parties, raves, and social media to spread their message and bring in new members.

They may not all be true believers—indeed, the majority of them may be a little unhinged. But that’s all right. Together, they have more than enough manpower to threaten any other faction in town.

Collective Identity

Like any cult, the Idols encourage their followers to shed their old identities and embrace the cult’s ideology. The Idols employ this technique to the extreme. The higher one rises in the Idols, the more of their identity they shed until their faces are covered and their names discarded.

Their individuality is sacrificed to the whole—which the Idols believe is their key to victory. Individually, they are single drops of water, striking harmlessly against the oppressor like rain. Together, they are a flood that will scour this world clean to its bones.

Kevin's Former Faction

The Idols were also formerly affiliated with Kevin, one of the members of the Saints. They were his former group before they forced him to choose between being a part of their group or his friends.

But with Kevin acting as a fixer and contact guy for the Saints, he may still have some connections with the Idols.

Kevin: Profile and Backstory

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