#troy bradshaw

[aimeetherancho]

im nEVER GOING TO GET OVER TROY’S AWFUL LAUGH

[paul-newmans-sauce]

hey so what makes me insane is the fact that troy literally fought for playa despite being a cop. he didnt want to arrest playa bc they were friends. he (probably but most definitely) wasted so much money for 5 years straight to keep playa on life support. morals and occupation out the window man he did everything for the saints and for playa. frankly thats the gayest shit a man could do, devotion to his level

[whoredmode]

don’t worry about it

[and-its-with-one-l-bitch]

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[your-hearts-shadow]

troy u need to get ur shit together

[jerdynnn]

"the saints name used to mean more than body spray and some ass tasting energy drink!"

[kikidewynter]

wait. monica hughes hiring troy to investigate the boat accident bc ultor are keeping her out of the loop

[iiilovebeam]

Hello once more sr fandom here I am again drawing once again this time I drew random characters from memory

[masschase]

ABCD about Troy and his statements on cats 🐈?

I think Troy would like cats. I think maybe he would prefer dogs but just like animals a lot in general.

4 headcanons ask meme.

Headcanon A:  realistic I think it's realistic that he'll never really stop worrying about the Saints, and Casey specifically, and all that shit about seeing her like a little sister. Like yeah, he saved her from getting shot and then she got pulled right into the gang. He'll never be happy until she settles down and gets some boring "safe" job. She won't, but hopefully he's somewhat placated by her becoming fucking President?

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious Troy being married to that officer who looks like Casey 🤣 I mean it's not that unrealistic but idc it's pretty funny. His wife is definitely older than muh girl though! 😬

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends That whole thing about his concerns for Casey being pure projection. I don't know if I ever wrote out the cut line here but it was basically "I know you ain't stupid, so I figure you gotta be suicidal!". He recognises the idea of not giving too much of a shit about whether you live or die. As I've said before though, he's maybe a little right, but it's more like self-punishment on her part.

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own. I can't think of many so like... I'm going to go with; I don't see why he's in hell. I mean GOOH is canon in my universe so I think it deserves a mention. I don't think Dex and Troy should be in hell(or Kiki or Viola but I've kind of covered that), fuck that. The only way that works is in the representative "Boss's personal hell" thing. Which I basically still think.

[eulerami]

Pissy Troy for my dash

[friendlychainsaw]

Girls night out ignore my stupid pondering son Troy

[saints-row-2]

ok here's another thing I wanna hear you talk about: what's the Boss's relationship with Troy in and around SR2 and SR3? is it guilt over Julius attempting to murder the Playa that makes Troy work to protect them? Troy is even recruitable as a homie in SR2, and Jane Austen's narration in SRIV makes it sound like he kept up with the Saints for some time. the cops (? I think they were but maybe Syndicate) in the opening mission of SR3 taunt the Saints saying "Troy can't get you out of this one!"

Troy is loyal to the Saints. ive written about his loyalty before actually! his phonecalls with Julius are pretty strong evidence towards this; 

Troy: “I want the Saints to be gone. Now there’s two ways that can happen.”Julius Little: “You can arrest all of us…”Troy: “Or you guys can quit while you’re ahead! This is my investigation, I can miss a few collars.”

Troy: “You think I like arresting my friends? Convince ‘em to quit and I won’t have to.” 

he has a line during SR1 as well which i think explains a lot about his perspective on his time with the Saints – hes actually talking about Lin but its pretty obvious what he really means

“You roll with people long enough and pretty soon you start thinkin’ like 'em”

on top of just… refusing to arrest the Saints, Troy also arranged for protection for Johnny when Johnny was in jail (despite the fact Johnny was in jail for trying to kill him) 

“Ya know, it’s weird… people inside were betting how long I’d last… when I was first busted, guards were always tryin’ to put me in the ground. After Troy became Chief of Police, it all stopped. Troy must be more forgiving than I am.”

and theres the fact he refused to take the Boss off life-support for five years, and his cover-up of the Saints robbing the casino (yeeeaahhh Troy im sure youre still working on finding leads…. im sure you have no clue who robbed the place despite the security footage that clearly shows the Boss robbing the place)

Troy is a recruitable homie in SR2, (you have to beat all six levels of Fight Club in Stilwater Prison) and he has some…. great lines. the most important one of these naturally being the line;

“Once a Saint, always a Saint.”

and thats pretty much Troy’s feelings about the Saints in a nutshell. he had to carry on being a cop but he never stopped considering himself a Saint. a lot of his lines express both nostalgia– “This takes me back,” “Ah, some things never change”– but theres also a level of reluctance and an understanding he cant let himself fall back into being a gangster, he has other responsibilities 

“Just because you cleaned those gangs out doesn’t mean we’re best friends again”, “I make the rules around here, you understand?” 

(you considered Playa one of your best friends? aaawww, Troy)

bbuuuuttt hes clearly fond of the Boss, “No one does it better”, “Let’s crack a few skulls for old time’s sake”, “Yeah, alright, you’re the man!” 

so hes in a position where hes trying to have the best of both worlds, really. he wants to do right by his friends – even if they hate him, even if they want to kill him – but he cares about his job and he cares about being a cop… even if hes not particularly a good cop (there are dozens of lines about him being willing to overlook the Boss running people over). hes conflicted but hes trying to do what he thinks is right. you can make your own mind about whether or not what hes doing is right. 

in SR3 i imagine its actually easier on him now that the Saints are beloved by a million people and even the cops are asking them for autographs. the “Troy can’t bail you out of this one!” line is probably referencing the fact its a Syndicate bank theyre robbing, which Troy wont have influence over. 

ssoooo in conclusion: Troy probably knew he could do better and help his friends more by staying a cop but he also wants to keep on being a Saint. maybe he would have been happier just being a Saint. 

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One of my personal favorite Dex moments. He is such a sassy asshole. I loved him in the first game but like,,, he a poop in the later games. Stink Rat but like our character in the 2nd game is wild who can really blame him tho.

Anyway, local dumbass likes the big brain man and draws him too much.

Also Troy

[whoredmode]

i wish i had more interesting things to show y’all😭 all i got is WIPs and doodles

[vermary]

Just found a pic where they standing like that and

[rickazazel006]

some recent doodles. im lovin them honestly 😭