COD MW2 - No Russian Secret Elevator Scene (Black Screen Removed)

[@KatsuyaTheFuuk]

Fun fact, you can see this animation (or one similar to it) of Makorov grabbing him in the museum level. Crazy to see it was always there behind that black screen

[@muzankibutsuji5986]

wtf damn brpoooooo

[@xJoshTVx]

another fun fact, if you kill makarov and then start the animation, he"ll walk out of the exhibit (does not happen in the remaster)

[@KatsuyaTheFuuk]

@@xJoshTVx I remember the shock I had finding that by accident

[@CDNBreadDogs]

I had always been confused by that, but I finally realized that was the case when I killed Makarov and the guy walked off the case and then put his gun up, and I put 2 and 2 together and realized that was the animation of him walking out of the elevator

[@buntew9414]

You must live a very boring life if that's what you consider crazy to see lmao.

[@crypticbait]

Probably was meant to be a line about one of the guys being hesitant about shooting up an airport

[@killertruth186]

MW3 had a flashback explaining that elevator scene.

[@スカイビディジェンブラー]

Нет. Человек которого держит Макаров заговорил на русском.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

No. Like the guy above me said, he spoke Russian, which was what Makarov took great issue with. The entire attack had the intention of framing the USA. It’s why he turns to you and says “Remember, no Russian.”

[@BLOOD_SPORTX]

He spoke in Russian which Makarov grabbed him, and Makarov probably said "Remember No Russian" Because of that guy.

[@James-qd2zh]

Can’t blame him, I was hesitant my first time

[@benprint7615]

The reason makarov did this was because in the black screen, the guy spoke in Russian. This angered Makarov, because the whole meaning of “No Russian” was literally to not speak Russian, so it’d be easier to frame the Americans. Hence why they used NATO weapons and spoke in English the whole mission. Edit: if you watch Makorav’s mouth, he actually says “remember, no Russian” earlier when he grabs him. So the guy would’ve had a line in Russian (presumably not actually recorded, or cut out to fit the final product).

[@Anonymous3.0940]

Damn

[@Jaesiane]

Mind fucking blown

[@RakeShuvoAndGuitars]

Never knew this!! Thank you so much❤

[@cheherklai4078]

i think there's a hole in the plot, cuz everyone knew makarov was russian, and the terrorists faces were all over the news in the rest of the world and russia...

[@InfinityGx]

@@cheherklai4078 That does not matter, since by the American weapons and vests they could think that they were mercenaries hired by a US agency and that same agency gave them the resources and supplements to make the shooting.

[@killertruth186]

From what that had shown, it was supposed to be a dialogue during elevator ride. But they had filled in the blanks in MW3.

[@_hndle.15]

Yeah after yuri crawls into the elevator you can hear some Russian chatter

[@user-ve3jk4uc3o]

i think what happened is the guy spoke a bit of Russian which made Makarov grab him and he would then turn around to the player saying remember no Russian

[@jozatheman]

I mean, ngl it would kinda fit

[@InfraredScale]

Actually a better explanation than the guy being hesitant and Makarov putting him in line. Makarov himself speaks Russian right before that, tho. Maybe his line was added later on

[@user-ve3jk4uc3o]

@@InfraredScale samibo or whatever could be his first name

[@InfraredScale]

@@user-ve3jk4uc3o he says с нами бог (God is with us), he also says the same thing in MW3 multiplayer as a match start quote

[@user-ve3jk4uc3o]

@@InfraredScale thanks mate for clearing that up

[@BuVidOG]

For people who are wondering, Makarov did that because Kiril spoke in Russian. He also said "С нами Бог. (S nami Bog - God is with us.)".

[@SheolAbaddonus666]

I always wondered what he said. To me it sounded like "slami bog", I don't speak Russian, but I can read it, and I know single letter words like C and B are pronounced very fluidly as if they were a part of the following word. Thanks for the translation.

[@BuVidOG]

@@SheolAbaddonus666 👌

[@SayNoToTerrorism]

I thought he's saying "slimmy ball"

[@BuVidOG]

@@SayNoToTerrorism aw hell naw🤣

[@Johan-xd2nw]

​@@SayNoToTerrorismI can't unsee this, help-

[@poncefelipe4985]

He was starting to talk in Russian Makarov grabs him and say "No Russian"

[@joshuabryant8504]

See that now that makes sense.

[@hedishouse]

i thought he meant that he wanted to kill all russians in the airport. i mean technically he did but damn

[@inductivegrunt94]

It mostly was that the guy was hesitant about doing what they were about to do and Makarov was just keeping him in line by threatening him to make sure he follows.

[@danker3180]

Or he spoke in russian and makarov gets angry, that's why later he says "remember, no russian"

[@1Chasg]

This is dumb, it's clearly because the guy spoke Russian

[@danker3180]

@@1Chasg It would be great if the developers who did this said because anyway, maybe in the script it would say that he spoke Russian or that he made an unfunny joke or if it was an Easter egg although I doubt it

[@noneedtoknow07]

He'd believe him too considering what they did to Yuri a few minutes prior for the same reason.

[@sterlingarcher74]

He just watched Makarov seemingly kill one of his own just 5 minutes before as well. Makes sense that he's a little rattled.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

2 things 1) I’m glad to see this. During the MW2 museum you see the animation of Makarov grabbing his teammate. 2) Since the meaning of the mission is to blame the US, I like to think they covered their faces while doing the attack.

[@jurado1010]

Covering their faces would’ve been detrimental to Makarov’s plan. Makarov wanted Russia to think it was an attack ordered by the CIA, so they spoke English, used American weapons (to make it look like they supplied them) and they could clearly see it was perpetrated by a known mercenary (who, in Shepherd’s words, is loyal to no country and just exchanges blood for money), plus the CIA body they recover at the end. His plot wouldn’t have worked if it didn’t appear obvious that the US was behind it, so their faces being visible helps with the idea that they were hired mercs.

[@The_Rage_Kage]

@@jurado1010 Yeah, but Makarov is a known soldier in Russian Army and was a former Spetsnaz. He could have been very easily identified.

[@friendlyreaper9012]

@@The_Rage_Kage he was. The whole point was to make it seem like the Americans (CIA specifically) were arming and aiding a known Russian terrorist who is against the Russian government. He wanted to be seen. If I remember correctly Russia was divided and Makarov was leading the Ultranationalist movement and this attack made the other side want to invade the US, which is what Makarov wanted to do himself but probably didn't have enough people for something like that.

[@tylermcfarland671]

@@jurado1010also Lev and Kiril canonically die during the shootout on the tarmac, both Russians. So with that plus makarov and Viktor (who’s found as a Russian para in exodus) on CCTV it would more like a rogue CIA agent

[@The_Rage_Kage]

@@friendlyreaper9012 You can't create a flashflag if the side you are trying to trick knows it was done by a known entity of their side. "Oh what's that? One of the guys who attacked and murdered dozens of civilians in our Russian Airport is actually the leader of the Rival Political Faction that is pushing for open conflict with the United States?"

[@TheMAZZTer]

My guess is they originally had more dialog (which the animations went with) that they cut for pacing. The animation starts over presumably on a cue when the screen was ORIGINALLY supposed to fade in. Instead they made the black screen longer (probably an unrelated change to give the player time to read the on screen text) and the developer just timed the animation restart so they didn't have to change the actual animation to cut out the unused bits. I would speculate the cut content was that guy tried to talk Makarov out of what they were about to do, or trying to get himself out of it. Makarov reacts by making it clear there is only one option for him at this point, and the guy backs down.

[@worldsboss]

I'd say that seems pretty likely, yeah. Always interesting to see cut content like this.

[@netherwolf3012]

Either that or as others have guessed, the guy spoke Russian, queuing the phrase "no Russian" to blame the US.

[@poncefelipe4985]

He was starting to talk in Russian Makarov grabs him and say "No Russian"

[@1Chasg]

That's so dumb, it was clearly because he spoke Russian.

[@dragonc3nter214]

It's because he spoke Russian 😂

[@bmxdude1337]

Gotta love it when game devs left little secrets like this in the game

[@MisterChief711]

It's not a secret though

[@bmxdude1337]

@@MisterChief711 no secrets

[@PratDunderhead]

Looks more like cut content

[@bmxdude1337]

@@PratDunderhead most likely

[@matthewjones39]

Do you know what “cut content” is?

[@ByzCathCuban]

Interestingly, Makarov says "S Nami Boh", which means "God is with us", which is a hymn sung during Great Compline in the Byzantine Churches

[@sonicthesuperkid6]

Thank you ฉันสงสัยประโยคนี้มานานแล้ว

[@commandorgree4761]

Нет, просто так обычно говорят русские. Но не перед расстрелом мирных в аэропорту. Вывод: американцы поверхностно знают русских и их обычаи, поэтому приписали русским всё то, что о них слышали, а не то, что бывает на самом деле.

[@Кацап0]

​@@commandorgree4761я всегда говорю "с нами бог" перед тем как начать расстрелл в аэропорту.

[@FutJerseyLiv]

0:44 what did bro do

[@johantronak]

Kiril spoke little bit russian, which made Makarov angry because the whole point of the mission is to not speak any russian, or else the whole mission will fail.

[@SeriousDragonify]

He spoke Russian, dum dum...

[@airsoftjiznimorava]

​@@johantronakvideo Its Fejk

[@ShotgunGabe]

I might be overthinking this but makarov thinkering with his M4 controls is a nice subtle detail that he's from russia and more knowledgeable with an AK.

[@LtB486]

1:15 🎶What I've done! I'll face myself to cross out what I've become! Erase myself! And let go of what I've done!🎶

[@ConstanceVR]

Linkin Park

[@AnthonyLuong123]

“Are you sure about this?” (In Russian)

[@trumpetfish]

Вы в этом уверены?

[@RealRushinRussian]

Makarov seems to say "Remember, no Russian" twice in this one. I assume in the earlier version of the scene that guy spoke Russian, Makarov shut him up physically and said to everyone (mainly conveying to the player) not to speak Russian. Then the devs probably realized that you don't really need to play it all out like that. Just black screen and Makarov saying this iconic line is eerie enough, and instead of showing the full hand right now after the mission you will realize "oooh that's why he said that in the beginning". So they re-timed the black screen and edited Makarov's lines but didn't bother removing the whole original animation.

[@hermitgreenn]

It made Makarov's guys look incompetent, which worked against the plot.

[@HigHrvatski]

You can actually see this scene in the museum level when you beat the game.

[@LuxCirilo]

People saying that the terrorist who was fully armed along with the most evil man in the game suddenly became a good guy and was hesitant about what they've been planning for a long time which was the most pragmatic scheme to create a world war and they say that's what made makarov push him instead of sending him straight to heaven for his final redemption at the last moment of his violent career. The guy most likely spoke russian nerds

[@InfraredScale]

To be fair, it's not very unlikely considering that's literally Yuri's entire backstory

[@zweitekonto9654]

@@InfraredScale what do mean not very unlikely. There is no other plausible explanation.

[@jonkoxl2069]

​​​@@zweitekonto9654 the guy says "God is with us" (s nami bog, in Russian) and then Makarov tells the guy to not speak Russian

[@4nar]

⁠@@jonkoxl2069it was makarov himself who said “s nami bog”

[@kkrummelrhs]

If that guy was showing hesitancy Makarov would've wasted him some point after getting out of the elevator.

[@dude9904]

IIRC the guy who hot pushed against the wall was speaking Russian, then Makarov scolds him, "Remember, No Russian" Also remember they're attempting to frame America for this shootout so that's why everyone is speaking english

[@TheHotDogGuy.]

That intro was such a unexpected wave of nostalgia, thanks!

[@Bosnian_artilleryman]

Yeah. I feel you man.

[@ricardomartinez8430]

I remember being confused when I saw that animation in the museum level and assuming a cut animation and reused it. So maybe we in the campaign as well we were supposed to encounter a juggernaut since in the museum shows the juggernaut beating a ranger down cause as well in spec ops we were never given info on how to take down a juggernaut we just had to learn on the go

[@lentlemenproductions770]

Yeah I think they might have a loading screen or death screen tip and that’s it.

[@gabrielmorales1357]

This is true. I remember a few years back I was watching a KZbin video of the MW2 demos/beta versions of the game. In the Wolverines mission when the Rangers fight the Russians at the gas station that is where they were supposed to encounter a juggernaut. The juggernaut comes out when the army cargo truck full of spetsnaz pull up to the gas station. Too bad they took down that video, if they hadn't I would've posted it here for you guys to watch.

[@StyxDescension]

His lips sorta read "remember, no Russian" so I think it was actually just a cut thing of the guy he pins against the wall saying something in Russian and then Makarov was meant to scold him for it. Weird though because he literally speaks Russian in the elevator lol, which, in theory should have cameras and microphones

[@chef7658]

The dude was supposed t9 be going through a bag asking in Russian: Where iz the hacksaw?(or some type of saw) Then Makarov pushed him to the wall and reminds him with the famous line. the final cut was done withouth the saw, and during the blacked out scene you can see why its choppy. the original scene has the one dude pressed by makarov going through a duffel bag looking for that saw.

[@IsThisUsername]

I always wondered about that and how it’s also in the museum part

[@Pers0n_0329]

I guess that’s why he looked so pissed at the start

[@Jantoro-s8q]

What is actually incredible is that they have a special animation for that one particular moment most of the games would have left just a voice over

[@CalebAnimations3000]

At 0:59, you can hear Makarov saying “S nami bog”, which, in Russian, translates to “God is with us”.

[@trumpetfish]

se nami bogue

[@DatcleanMochaJo]

I wonder why Makarov pushed that guy up against the wall and what he was saying prior to the dialogue?

[@killertruth186]

I believe it was about Yuri, they had explained it in MW3.

[@TheMAZZTer]

Probably cut dialog for pacing, my guess is he was trying to get out of doing this at the last moment and Makarov wasn't having it.

[@SigvaldtheMagnificentPrince]

@@TheMAZZTer He was speaking Russian

[@TheMAZZTer]

@@SigvaldtheMagnificentPrinceI assume the spoken line before the fade in we actually got wasn't meant for that animation, since we never see the animation, and the tone seems off for it.

[@yasin6118]

​@@killertruth186yeah but Yuri's character wasn't developed or planned at the time MW2 was released.

[@CDNBreadDogs]

The fact that this wasn't even a full 5 minutes after they shot Yuri... Also I love how they wear dress suits under the vests

[@TrenchCoatDudeModeRoti]

I never understand why they wear suit to attack civilians in an airport. Probably to look professional and intimidating in eyes of civilians, russian police and the FSB. Original Makarov's crew from 2009's look like a sociopathics and furious hitman crew from middle of 2000's and early 2010's action-movies and horror sci-fi like F.E.A.R video-game. This crew look very like prisonbreak crew because Makarov look very like T-Bag. Remastered MW2 Makarov's crew look like five charismatics gentleman city-dweller with Instagram hairstyle nad beautiful beard like Maaron 5. This is intimidatingless...

[@abeaninaflatcap9095]

The cut off at the end 💀

[@CaptainRex-7567-CT]

So im guessing kiril had doubts about this, Attacking his own people in their own country

[@1Chasg]

It was clearly because he spoke Russian, not because of doubts

[@vincemaricksleones1781]

AHH THE WINDOW 7 INTRO. NICE VERY CLASSIC

[@ItsMeKevinYT]

Makarov:"Are you spy like him?"

[@vuianequive]

No commander Makarov , you killed already killed one(Yuri)

[@trumpetfish]

@@vuianequive plot twist: yuri is still alive in mw3

[@tomahawkm4687]

Interesting they kept this part in the museum. It's more dramatic that the black screen is there instead which also cuts out the original sequence

[@melih2646]

This incident made me sad

[@PakkRunna]

This incident either makes you sad or evil no in between

[@falco5148]

1:15 and then they lowered their weapons, went home and nobody got hurt that day!

[@AutomaticHQ]

This was the golden age of Call of Duty and gaming!

[@JohnMakesStuff]

i remember this scene being in the gallery but thought he was just grabbing Allen

[@TheFilmMixer101]

the beat before wiping everyone is like a payday vibe before a cloaker hits you

[@mille-1111]

It's kinda fun to hear Makarov speaking Russian right before he says "Rmember, no Russian". He also grabbs the guy for some unknown reason (either the man was hesitant or spoke Russian). Man I swear Makarov makes no sense here haha.

[@Imagined_tiger]

I remember first time I played this mission it sent shivers down my spine

[@tinycontractor]

There was this glitch that lets you see the whole scene without any black screen. I saw it once in my playthrough but never saw it again.

[@alfredomiron2369]

The words he said in Russian is С нами бог (God is with us)

[@StupidBlyat]

S nami bog... that's how you pronounce it right?

[@R.W.KING_KONG]

The best mod is where all Airport civilians were Muslims! I played that mission for days over and over again

[@Jonathan-i4x1k]

what i really wanna know is what does makarov say in russian before the black screen vanishes

[@Ahmed97855]

I think he said "god help us all" in russian something like that

[@yrpl0mblu]

@@Ahmed97855 "god is with us"

[@ZanesFreeTime]

0:58 what does that mean before he says no russian?

[@marin_1536]

"S nami Bog", Russian for God is with us.

[@angelronaldo17]

He was warning him

[@Generlc_Human]

You can still see this animation in the museum.

[@TheMessiahOfThe99Percent]

Makes sense on why there would be a black screen because they probably wanted the players to find it.

[@AmberHeardofme]

Even decades later one of the CODs I played or watched My older brother before still has secrets

[@user-Buffonishe]

0:59 at this moment Makarov utters the phrase "God is with us" in Russian, most likely, this is an early version of the dubbing of MW1 or MW2

[@ACEZL]

That happens in the museum

[@LyanCatte]

looks like he was saying the same line but in a more angry manner

[@Zer0ducksgiven]

Clearly the script for this opening changed pretty close to development wrapping up, the black screen seems artistic now, but I wonder if it was done to quickly hide this animation (in the IW4 engine days it would've been time consuming to remove this scripting from the level as you'd essentially have to rebuild the entire opening and then debug it some more, they likely had no time left for this). Interesting find.

[@TheMetaLRoacH]

I remember seeing a machinima about MW2 ages ago. There was this animation

[@itsoverlord]

yeah i remember too

[@DatKidShaggy]

That facial animating was great on this scene, they all were shook as hell 😂😂

[@Orbii-i]

0:44 bro what happened then

[@marknagorski1686]

I was kind of surprised that when i saw this animation i instanly remembered that i saw the same animation in museum.

[@ALI_Doctor644]

This is one of the best Scans 😉

[@Isaac.Clarke]

Makrov's plan was to make the hit seems like it was made by Americans, and when Kiril said something in Russian Makarov did that to him. Also, It was a silly childish way to show that Makarov is an a hole even to his allies! Glad they removed it...

[@Shadow-Monarch226]

Makarov be like the fuck did you say about my mother

[@ct-1177]

It's supposed to be that one of the men was speaking in Russian and that Makarov told them to not speak their native language which is why the mission is tilted no Russian

[@adren0chr0me.]

My comment got removed. But this is used in the MUSUEM. View the credits of mw2 and skip to the no Russian part.

[@Maxjk0]

My guess: The first loop around was probably just them timing up the animations to the audio The sounds of them unzipping the bags / equiping their gears was probably always going to be during a black screen - that would have just been too time consuming for the team to animate For Makarov shoving that guy against the wall, either that was him reminding that guy not to screw up the plan, or it was part of another animation they reused for this scene. If theres an animation file of someone turning their head to speak to the player like this already, it wouldn't make sense to reanimate that, so it might've been most cost effective to just reuse the second half of an existing animation. If its not a reused animation asset, then Im guessing they cut it to make the end of the mission more impactful. Better to not spoil how Makarov is able to just snap and turn on his own guys like that

[@toodarnshooty8820]

You can actually see this animation in the museum level in the airport display

[@akka8588]

I remember seeing this animation in the museum in the original MW2 game and I always wondered what meant

[@TankingAviator]

The intro music is literally my washing machine

[@wzeryegtvu5414]

You can see this exact scene in the museum

[@cacbishop4]

“S nami Bog” which makarov said, means “God is with us”

[@VenatariHendarian]

Other grey suit guy: imma load my shotgun. Makarov: and I took that personally.

[@recyclebin7645]

ok so here is my theory about this, as you can see makarov moves his mouth similar to when he says "remember, no russian" perhaps the guy he grabs (cant remember his name) said something in russian, hence why makarov grabs him, and what he says after that is what he was supposed to say after his iconic line.

[@Imjustaduckman]

Imagine if MW2 ended like this video

[@nukejunior8772]

Machinima showed this in that no Russian video

[@BaneKlv]

If it's the one that I'm thinking, I think they also added there at the end some cur dialogue from general Shepherd

[@nukejunior8772]

@@BaneKlv I think shepherd was also watching the airport attack through the cameras

[@nintendians]

would be nice, if they went with the original concept before blacking it out and reanimated when it fades back to the scene.

[@Igolorbr]

You can see this animation at the museum level.

[@riiddisbuk2496]

A wise man once said; "Do you feel like a hero, yet?"

[@generalsheperd5864]

Spec ops : the line

[@riiddisbuk2496]

A wise man too many 😛😛@@generalsheperd5864

[@airraverstaz]

Never thought about it much but....why would they send in a PFC for a top ranking undercover mission like that? I'd expect at LEAST a Corporal and even that's probably on the lighter side of what I would realistically expect to see. Unless Special Forces ranks are the same as the standard military.

[@linkfreeman1998]

And here I thought pulling a normal US Army Lieutenant in Medal of Honor Allied Assault as an OSS operative couldnt be more illogical... I mean, Allen should've been from Green Beret for all I know.

[@caxacar8901]

Because Allen is the chosen one

[@squidwardscolor6092]

0:56 why am I laughing so hard at makarov mouthing the words "remember, no russian"

[@Леха-ю6п1ш]

Shepherd:Makarov has no religion Makarov:С нами бог

[@ndrb7596]

I saw comments saying the OG version has the mom and the baby crying in the bathroom below the elevator

[@SlickbACkE]

This animation was in the museum too

[@jonathandiaz4997]

10 months ago 😮

[@YourAnimatorSavageAreLOL]

*chokes him aggressively* Makarov: " " *All four of them acted like that didn't even happen at all*

[@Hothead-Gaming]

Fun Fact: Alexei Borodin Shares The Same Model From Lev In MW2CR

[@SneakySalamander115]

In the Museum, you see that exact animation. I always wondered where that happened

[@dezgasting]

I like to think this is actually canon for Makarov to do, and the only reason they cut it out is because it would introduce too much problem with the pacing of the scene. No Russian is deliberately very slow in its intro; this is also our first introduction to Makarov as a character/person, first-hand. His sporadic act of violence/the threat is a little too confusing for the player and makes Makarov hard to define. The actual scene makes him seem menacing and calculating. This - while still fitting for his volatile personality - would paint him as too much of an aggressive man. If they could reuse this in an actual scene, they would.

[@TiberiusTheLivingLegend]

They should've kept this in to show how much of a monster this verion of Makarov is

[@leoarmstrong100]

Favourite stage of all time

[@jvbutalid8316]

The fact that Makarov told the Player to not speak Russian is a clue already that he knew the Player isn't Russian-speaking

[@1834alitaha]

I thought he said: sleepy bog? Responds : no I'm Russian. And although I don't speak Russian, but I cant read Russian too.

[@ruxorzen5798]

I hate doing this mission but at the same time I want to feel the feeling after killing a civilian it turns out it's not like the feeling when eating ice cream and I feel guilty

[@Egg_419]

The credits before the combat💀🙏

[@zachmesa451]

Why did the cut to black at the end make this seem much more dramatic?

[@xDyslexicRobotx]

I saw this on xbox 360 back in the day. My game bugged and loaded instantly with no letters or black screen. I heard the letters and intro but didnt see them and instead saw them in a animation loop before it played out and they left the eleveator. Felt so weird like i wasnt meant to see that😂

[@rc_1234]

When I played this for the first time and the elevator doors opened, I was like: Wait no way they're showing this bro

[@Kitsu5986]

I like that they are like not just "T" pose standing

[@tieradlerch.217]

The game even better without black screen

[@Oribracha]

It would be cool if in the mission "no russian" we could see Yuri and if we shot him then we would complete the mission and it would say "don't kill unnecessary people"

[@orewayamatosama]

Lev just don't know not to speak Russian at that point, so Makarov just choked him out.