Hotline Miami - Full Chronology

[@GDRunny]

Biker: takes days to figure out 50 blessings Jake: "hey i think its 50 blessings"

[@astropan2765]

Big brain vs small brain

[@perkup1695]

@@astropan2765 the virgin biker and the Chad Jake

[@ethantarpley]

@@astropan2765 Level 1 vs. Level 100

[@leandrou100]

Biker had his brain fried with drugs, so...

[@mikeanthony3300]

The fact that Jake wasn't even trying to figure out the truth yet by dumb luck, he did, is even more funnier.

[@ThatCaretakerGuy]

I like the dissonance between how the narrator says a characters "easily" handles an entire group of gangsters and the fact it took the player like 100 times to restart a level till finishing

[@sebastiangonzalez8974]

The levels of the fans are really easy. But yes, this game is really hard.

[@clarkz1920]

Lol, I thought the same thing! Still, great video and great games.

[@FunkyFreshSkelebro]

I was really surprised when I got the 1000 deaths trophy at around the 6th scene...

[@liftfork]

In universe the try where you finally complete the level would be terrifying to anyone watching. Some masked madman just walks into a room full of mafia members and takes them out in a minute.

[@mts9266]

@@liftfork and they know where everyone is

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

The fact that the story BEGINS with Jacket, one of the most violent characters in the gaming medium, flashing a peace sign is wild. I never would have realised that on my own.

[@szndm]

Very nice documentary. About the girl at Jackets home: She didn't clean up the place. Jacket did. Her presence made Jacket care and tidy up. It's autobiographical from one of the developers.

[@markusmellert5421]

zyklon b I thought she was drugged and used against her will in some sort of pornography? I never got the impression that she was there out of her free will

[@MonoEstitico]

@@markusmellert5421 i agree with that.

[@gangarollo]

@@markusmellert5421 he's just a nazi incell, let him be

[@youngveggies6558]

@@gangarollo ?

[@youngveggies6558]

@@markusmellert5421 A bit late, but the girl is Jacket's girlfriend, as Beard knows about her, so they must have gone out together. She also could leave at any time, this is revealed as she does leave for some reason, but comes back.

[@itlh6296]

"His cookies have been delivered but the box outside doesn't contains any cookies." top 10 anime betrayals

[@AncientHoplite]

Jackets expressive words really captured the sadness of that moment. That single moment made the entire Hotline Miami series for me.

[@Ayeedeen]

He needs his cookies

[@thunderlips5293]

This all happened because Jacket didn't get his cookies.

[@gent1181]

Jacket couldn’t afford more cookies so he went into a universe where he robs banks

[@wizzem7890]

You could truly see the sadness in Jacket's face. The amount of emotion they managed to convey in just that scene alone shows just how much effort was put into Jacket's character.

[@literalbomb3439]

Jackets Story: Florida Man Takes out the entire Russian mafia when he doesn't get his cookies

[@noraa4576]

nice

[@cosmic7417]

And speedrunner does it in 15 minutes

[@facuuu2809]

The Son's story: a russian man takes out the entire colombian mafia and has an overdose, killing his men and a group of military trained psychopaths because he didn't get a grip.

[@veryramdomperson3457]

Man with mask kills people how killed his friend

[@tvgaming2132]

Miami man in a chicken mask shoots down the cops and Russian mafia when he didn't receive his cookies,please give him your cookies if you have any when you encounter him

[@vik8126]

"Blown in half" "Still alive" jesus

[@theheretic9558]

@@RainmeRevan He's not referiing to Daniels, you can still see Barnes' mouth moving after the explosion, he's alive in that scene.

[@axaeleterno477]

@@RainmeRevan Unless half of his brain was destroyed too, he would still stay alive for a couple of seconds. It's like getting your heart pierced or crushed, you'll be a alive until you bleed out or your brain ends up suffocated, respectively. Except being blown up in half is far more painful.

[@numberd1654]

*v e r t i c a l l y*

[@Annihilation_Studios]

Oh hi Vybranny

[@benrogers9082]

human body is a heckuva thing.

[@sirdogith3783]

So... Jacket is so badass that the only way he could be killed was a nuclear warhead? ... Cool

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Uh... Yeah, that's something you could take away from this! Lol.

[@hurrikane3740]

Not even a nuke could kill him

[@hurrikane3740]

He's in payday 2

[@Extaun]

He was so badass that he was copied into another dimension to keep on fighting.

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

Not even nukes can kill my badass Jacket

[@dancintilldeath]

Beard: "There is always safety in numbers." Jacket: *kills the entire Russian mafia by himself*

[@dobiecatcher2373]

Despicable, went over ten minutes just for ad rev

[@Shawn-tp9bu]

Dobie Catcher What?

[@dobiecatcher2373]

Dank it's a joke, the video deserved to be over an hour long, and so many people comment shit like that

[@Shawn-tp9bu]

Dobie Catcher Ah, ok

[@Артём-о7я3д]

Dobie Catcher I like your selfie

[@dobiecatcher2373]

thanks! I guess?

[@jobforafrank]

do you like hurting other people... chronologically?

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lmfao!!!

[@NotReallyJacket]

Hakaishin Franku Who is leaving messages on your answering machine CHRONOGICALLY

[@NotReallyJacket]

JohnACorp782 sorry I must've took the L on that one

[@NotReallyJacket]

and the O

[@-Dezhen]

Press 'R' to Restart chronologically

[@theminekbolt_1924]

Can we just appreciate the fact that Richter got used to Richard and just went off with sunglasses on, chilling?

[@BridgetGX]

Richter was a real one. All he wanted to do was protect his mom.

[@theonlyplain]

his ending was the best, he died peacefully beside his mother and knowing he will die

[@andre_601]

He found his inner peace. He got out of the 50 Blessings Organisation and got his mother by his side to care for... Like, all he did was to protect his mother. He was pretty much the only one who never did the "jobs" for himself, but to not get his mother hurt. And at the end does he know it's over, so he simply accepts it.

[@predawnspark3246]

@@andre_601 yeah, he's the only one that really succeeded In what he was trying to do.

[@duppy404]

Richter is the coolest character and he got the happiest ending

[@krullachief669]

"They celebrate their first kill by getting pizza" The mood shift in your voicr made this line great.

[@nicoffee777]

Thought I was the only one whom this made smile ^^

[@ralphmasucci9005]

48:50

[@andresgarza8511]

bro you noticer it too!!!

[@m.shehroze3038]

They celebrate their first kill😳💀 By getting pizza😍😋🤘💥

[@doggydude2668]

​@@nicoffee777i think you meant "whom this made smile" but i didn't invent English so i dunno

[@KiryuEnjoyment]

can we get a count of how many times he says "Kills all of them"

[@braxinIV]

Stupidusername I mean, this is basically Kill Everyone: The Game.

[@cargopros8246]

@@braxinIV and then there's Kill Everyone 2: Die with the rest of em

[@dablic4758]

Take a shot every time "kills all of them" is said

[@elunegracee]

what about "finds men in white suits"

[@bigdog7632]

MATALO

[@xmsjd]

Damn, that’s kinda a sad last note to go on. “No need to fight it then.” The mask was right all along, “In the end, nothing really matters” 50 Blessings was never going to be prevented, no matter what happened due to each characters errors, Jackets misjudgment of the call’s origins, Biker wallowing in alcoholism, Evans’ inability to face the truth and Richter’s care for his mother.

[@panthekirb7561]

Hotline Miami might actually be one of the greatest and most realistic pieces of video game story telling.. Its depressing as fuck but it feels real in a sense. Video games are usually a form of escape, even HM is like that to some degree as we play as characters that are extremely powerful in terms of strength but.. in this case the characters are actually completely powerless and there is always some greater evil lurking in the shadows, far, far beyond their reach. Its like these days more than ever you turn on the TV or look at the internet and evil feels more powerful than ever *and its winning* while you keep on existing, worrying about your own life while knowing you aren't really in control of the future.

[@hammockfather6992]

@@panthekirb7561 In that respect, the gameplay is perfect for putting us in the shoes of the characters. Constantly in denial about our paths, relishing in the short term power rush that finishing a level or killing enemies gives us while, in most cases, never spending the time to figure out how or why things are happening like this. The gameplay sections are an escape for both that player and the character, which really made me get the message in a way that I couldn't get from an uninteractive medium. It even locks some of the story behind player agency in the case of biker's revelation, if the player doesn't care about the truth then the character won't either. The more time I spend thinking about this series the more I'm convinced it's a masterpiece.

[@jarlboof]

Hey i have a few questions? What happens to biker? And is killing the two janitors not cannon? Who are they anyway? Just sent to watch us or are they something big.

[@xmsjd]

@@jarlboof The Janitor’s are just agents of 50 Blessings in my understanding. They’re just the people actually phoning all the masked characters giving them their missions. I don’t think that killing them is canon, I don’t think any of Biker’s gameplay is canon because that would mean Jacket died in their fight, which he canonically didn’t because he has to be there to “kill” the remains of the Russian Mafia. This would mean that Biker is probably just dead and all the appearances seen of him when he’s got his helmet off in Hotline Miami 2 are probably not real events or at the very least not events that have taken place after the original Hotline Miami.

[@DanBruhMoment]

@@xmsjd I thought that both Jacket and Biker survived the attack?

[@brasibrad3011]

Hotline Miami 3: Nuclear Wasteland

[@dinvonzikle]

It is like mod for FALLOUT 4 Fallout:Miami, but HLM:Fallout

[@GudJobb]

Hotline Miami 3: Country Roads

[@cordellr5175]

Brasi Brad Nuclear Throne

[@Pidge-ON]

@@floofiekun1875 probably get to play the part about assassinating the president

[@ARandomguy4]

It's called lisa

[@Zer0Se7en]

Holy shit, I got nothing to say about this other than the fact that you might have solved the most confusing story no one bothered to solve completely. The dates and everything seem about right. When beard died, I thought he died along with everyone else in the end but by the looks of it, looks like there was a nuke that hit way before the nuclear holocaust on the whole country. I love this so much.

[@RoyRogerer]

Same here. In my opinion Hotline Miami 2 is definitely the weaker one, since it felt like story was getting in the way. And this is mostly because coming from Hotline Miami 1, I didn't expect any concrete story. So it was only half way through, being utterly annoyed by all the dialogue, that there is a solid story behind it, but by then I had no idea what has happened prior to that. A shame, because at that point I couldn't really be bothered to learn the lore. But this video finally is solving the mystery, and I now realize how much depth there was.

[@parkeypence5974]

Was it ever actually confirmed that the whole country got bombed? I thought it was just Florida and Hawaii

[@charalore5764]

*Laughs in FNAF*

[@persolus689]

@@parkeypence5974 i feel like it'd be an odd choice by russia to only target those two states specifically, especially since they're at opposite ends of the country. makes more sense that they nuked the entire US.

[@StraightEdgeZap]

yeah ive studied the plotline before and i also never realized that detail about 2 separate nuclear attacks. great video

[@JustARandomTrain]

The Entirety of Hotline Miami 2 screams "Small world, huh?"

[@goosmither]

yeah

[@Sockren]

the small world makes the nuke more powerful. it genuinely feels like everything is taken away from you and that you lost. its something only majoras mask captured before

[@svengali990]

Gotta love how Jacket incorrectly assumed the source of the calls was being made by the Russians, but killed them all anyway (mostly - yet not completely - on his own)

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

why wouldn't he? it's clear that he hates the Russians for what they did

[@Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger]

"Ah, the Russian Mafia has been calling me to make me kill other members of the Russian Mafia, makes sense."

[@Fadeways]

@@Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger power = S, speed = A, toughness = S, intelligence = C

[@literallyryangosling891]

@@Fadeways "Jojo reference"- 🤓

[@cloak211]

Fun fact: the tattoo parlor guy that Jake talks to is named Tony (as is inferred from the shop's name). The guy who's booby trapped by the Russian mob later that day is the tattoo parlor guy, as he is wearing the Tony mask. The damaged version of this mask is later in possession of another guy named Tony with The Fans.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Maybe the order of events on that day are messed up then!

[@branescan]

Squatch Gaming Official The tattoo shop guy, Tony, tried to push Jakes tattoo date to the same date that he was strapped to the chair with bombs.

[@MexicanDragon2000]

So not only Jake attacks innocent Russians (as seen in the comic), but he also accused a member of 50 Blessings of being a Russian? What an ass.

[@branescan]

The Sleepy Armadillo only cause he didnt do the tattoo right away lol

[@ChiclePalta]

thats not true, tatto parlor guy has tattoos on his arms, meanwhile the guy trapped by the russian mob hasn't, and he doesn't have the same clothes.

[@euphoricacid]

I swear the battle between son and the fans is such a tragedy. The relationship between son and henchman is legit brohood as son actually cares a lot about him and even lets him go on his accord. Henchman is a guy you feel super bad for after getting abandoned by his girlfriend and even gets murdered by the fans. You can even see how much Son cares about him when he actually bothers calling him on his phone to see if he wants to be part of the gang again. Something a mafia leader normally would not put in the time for or effort for a single person. He also feels genuine anger when he does not respond to his call. But then you also see the bond and friendship that the fans have for each other. They genuinely care and it is saddening to see Tony stand over the bodies of people whom he considered friends. It’s actually a really sweet moment when they find the one thing they’d been dreaming about: an opportunity to be like Jacket. Unfortunately they bit off more than they could chew and were murdered by son. Then son’s efforts to restore the mafia are put in vain once he falls off the roof. Kind of funny how the efforts of both sides who aspired to be like the people who came before them could have their stories intertwined. Yet, they both met the same fate for it. Who’s story do you like more? The son and henchman or the fans?

[@panthekirb7561]

The son and henchman for sure. Yes they were criminals and you can't call them good people but the fans are literally a bunch of blood thirsty thugs in my eyes.

[@bobbyfirmansyah8580]

The handsome thick-skinned benevolent Manny Pardo the real human bean

[@ryanrigley2558]

The fans, they were vigilantes and definitely had close bonds to each other. People hate them for killing henchmen, but they only saw him as a drugged up member of the mafia. Plus, you saw what happened to son, henchman could've gone on an even worse killing spree. I also think that the fans probably could've won the battle with son, the only problem is that he shot them in the back in an ambush. I think that individually they could kill him. Also any positive say of pardo, ironic or not, is treason in every single country.

[@panthekirb7561]

@@ryanrigley2558 The fans were trash.

[@charlescincoiv925]

@@panthekirb7561 Nah you just a pussy cry.

[@dealerman5955]

Fellas, fellas, we all know Tony is the best mask. Thank you for coming to my TED talk

[@zanaris-xu5fr]

Especially in the first game. You could pick up weapons. Tony mask makes you a god

[@TheDude8008]

I don't like it when he grabs dogs to kill them, it made me die countless times, but yeah, it's pretty great.

[@RedL39]

Ann is best girl wait wrong game

[@transfemengimain]

Dealer Man Holy shit was that a pun about the Ted mask?

[@avoumen1462]

You are right

[@balanlopifelix9570]

Fun fact: at 30:35 if you complete the mission without dying and having to restart,another cutscene will be played. In that cutscene Jake meets with the guy he just spoke with,saying he wants to talk about his idea,after reaching a safer location he is betrayed by the man and shot.

[@00lifeisforliving00]

Damn I got that ending! While I was watching the video I got confused because I didn't get the ending showed there were Jake would die at the hands of Russians. Back when I was playing, this only added to me not getting the plot, lol.

[@backupsmvcg5951]

1:04:55 That cutscene is referenced here.

[@mongoloid-leper]

@@backupsmvcg5951 so was that whole thing a dream? Because In my play through I only saw jake get killed by 50 blessing I never saw the scene where jake was tortured by the mafia

[@backupsmvcg5951]

@@mongoloid-leper It's more likely to assume the Jake's canon fate is the second one, where Jake was tortured by the mafia (you encounter Jake's corpse during the course of the original game's duration). About the 50 blessing end idk what really happened. Maybe a dream, yes.

[@SSPspaz]

I like that version of events better. That 50 Blessings kills Jake because he’s a liability.

[@STOPPEDINCOLORADO]

“Had a rough night. Gonna get some sleep.” *PROCEEDS TO KILL EVERYBODY INSIDE A STORE*

[@lastburning]

It was being raided by a gang lol

[@iron4905]

Its funny how rider days or weeks even to get a lead on 50 Blessings, on the other hand. Jake made a lucky guess and got killed because of it.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Right? Some people have all the good luck! Lol.

[@ohshititsthebigbrother4787]

Wouldn't really call it luck if he got to die because of his guess. Evan at least had a choice to stay with his family or pursue the truth before his death.

[@LoydAvenheart]

That's Manny oh shirt.

[@sirbruno95]

iron I'm somewhat confused. Wasn't there an alternative cutscenes if Jake managed to clear the building without dying? I think there was but don't know for sure what it would about be if it were.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

@@sirbruno95 It's Jake getting silenced by 50 Blessings, but not before stealing something off the desk that Evan takes from the evidence room years later, because fuck timelines lmao.

[@MoopsAltAccount]

1:01:38 ah yes He returns to his wife, while his sentient door hates home with all his guts. Nearly giving him a concussion.

[@imhulki463]

Lol

[@lunnihyre4215]

Lol

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

The door is pating his back, the door is proud of him

[@mrmimeguy]

you forgot the part where Jacket goes on a crime spree with some dudes from DC

[@morid2079]

Hah I get the reference Did you also know they saw god There is no god

[@PhoenixAriel]

amém

[@AlmostAzun]

they also went to the white house and did some weird funky ritual

[@jacket9619]

We all need our PayDay

[@jacket9619]

I also like Sydney but don’t tell her that Ples

[@Markis2bi4]

Is it fair to say the moral of the story is: “violence begets violence, and everything ends eventually”?

[@BenvolioZF]

I think it's saying that the Cold War ending by diplomacy only was a miracle because there's no way it could have de-escalated if there was bloodshed on american soil.

[@matiasfpm]

N I H I L I S M E V E R Y W H E R E

[@noahwurz3429]

Violence isn’t an answer it’s an question and the answer is yes

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

Blind patriotism, nationalism and wars based on these right wing extremisms leads to the destruction of humanity, in a literal and metaphorical way The love for others always brought confort and happy times for everyone, for ritcher, for jacket, for beard Every action based on hate only lead to destruction, specially the destruction of the self, of your own humanity, and also lead to miserable lifes

[@samfeels5608]

@@noahwurz3429 Is that a whitelight refrence From reviewing doom eternal?

[@korstmahler]

Petrov is the guy who shoots Jake, I didn't notice until recently.

[@techcheap2340]

Theres an alternative ending if you kill all the rusian mobsters jake finds the leader of the 50 blessings, and he kills jake anyways

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

@@techcheap2340 I got it by mistake in my first playthrough, never knew you had to do it in first try

[@naitor2594]

@@techcheap2340 for really, he's the co-leader though. the true leader is the colonel himself.

[@thehamster0520]

@@naitor2594 The guy that Jake meets is the leader of the Miami operation but the country wide organization is run by the colonel (Brandon)

[@halp5973]

Korstmahler the guy that Evan kills in First trial (the guard) accompanied Petrov while interrogating Jake

[@joaovictorvial6327]

U want to: killing punches But God said: no weapons

[@sethgaston8347]

This unless you’re Son, then you also get dual wielding, dodge rolling and a fucking katana lol

[@Ivorys_slushie]

Theres a glitch in hm1 on that level where a van crashes into the building to kill you that if you use tony's mask you will for some reason be able to use weapons maybe its because that you cant beat that level without using guns (and the version is the collection edition on xbox one)

[@noobbobux3840]

@@Ivorys_slushie its not an glitch hm1 tony can kill peoples with guns but cant punch fats

[@margus07]

Unless there is a 2 or a "Wrong Number", then God says fuck it

[@King_Clark]

Leaving this world is not as scary as it sounds.

[@pocoaut1022]

Let's get this over with then

[@nojusstulpinas5345]

But thinking about it is

[@shingo102098]

Has me shook

[@user-pw9cv1vc5e]

How tf would you know

[@breizhrudie4757]

@@floofiekun1875 Devs WERE/ARE depressed people who originally made the first one to have their own lil thing. Lots of details of the games even storyline are based on their lives.

[@AdriJuice]

**ITS ON THE HOUSE**

[@wrapmaster8934]

Got goosebumps when Beard said that to Jacket after he saved him

[@verybiggums4519]

tear

[@nutshellzam91]

Me: can i get the 50 cola challenge and it cost $59.99 usd right beard: nope I T ' S O N T H E H O U S E

[@victorydance6439]

+its on the house -uhh okay but you aren't giving me anything +dude its on the house -what are you talking about +THERE IS A FUCKING ELEPHANT ON THIS TALL BUILDING WHICH IS FALLING WE ARE GOING TO FUCKING DIE

[@usualunusualkid7149]

@@victorydance6439 "That's not an elephant. That's a n..."

[@xenogamer6673]

Richter and Jacket’s end is so peaceful they both got a sense of peace in their ends despite neither one knowing the truth

[@deadshr00m54]

the actual madman, he fucking did it!

[@riley7152]

Peter Doughty fucking mad man kek

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lol. I don't think I'll ever do another one. This was quite the doozy! Haha.

[@Gyrbae]

Truly, one of the greatest stories ever told. What a whirlwind of violence, existentialism, self doubt, plot twists that work (looking at you, M. Night Shamalamadingdong), unique characters and well written dialogue. And it's by just two swedish dudes that wanted to make a fun game with a story to tell. Great work, Squatch. This is what KZbin is for, instead of empty headed vloggers whoring their personal lives for ad revenue.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thank you! But like you said, the real credit goes to Dennaton. Without their masterful work, this video wouldn't have been made. They're the real MVPs.

[@randomtitangrunt]

Spurdo of truth

[@chazgirl6186]

And it'd true

[@snappa_tv]

That police raid level... never again...

[@user-ec3lf4qx5v]

Death wish is worse trust me

[@snappa_tv]

@@user-ec3lf4qx5v oh god

[@macewindu9923]

@Snappa dude you dont wanna know how many times i threw my controller and rage quit at that level lol. I almost didnt play the whole game again becuase of that level lmao.

[@cbcastlecastillo144]

Just finished the game... I thought I was the only one who thought that

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

at first, I couldn't beat it then I took a nap and realised that as soon as the police came in the game counted it as a cleared chapter, so all I had to do was avoid the sniper

[@frogfroggusiv429]

Jacket's Bizarre Adventure: Biker is Unbreakable

[@pcport2698]

Shine on, you Crazy Diamond.

[@masonkhan7313]

Biker = Joseph

[@ysgatora9287]

KONO FIFTY BLESSINGS DA

[@atomnum9]

Your next line is: "...." toyu Jacket: .... Jacket: * internal nani *

[@funninoriginal6054]

Game theory: RICHARD IS DIO?

[@alessiomadethat]

Seeing the events spelled out like this not only gives me a greater appreciation for how the two games intertwine with each other, but also really gives me a desire to see a release that combines both titles and allows for a chronological playthrough.

[@NoFlu]

I'd really like chronological playthrough option...

[@Genasidal]

Nothing can kill Jacket. The nuke just sent him into a different continuity where he ended up with the Payday 2 gang. What a legend... However... it separated him into one additional continuity as of recent - Jacket is now an 183cm blob who participates in total wipeout styled game events. Perhaps this is what Richard foreshadowed all this time about death not being so bad. At least, for Jacket.

[@thenexus8384]

Only god smiting him could probably just cripple him not just kill him (mainly because he's a Florida man)

[@funnyshovelman255]

He also got sent to a future dystopia and killed by a mad scientist’s bandit goons

[@killrcupcake2994]

Y'all care to tell me about these crossovers? 👀 I only knew about the payday one

[@Genasidal]

@@thenexus8384 a true Florida Man at that - he hates Russians after all; completely immortal at this point I'm sure.

[@Genasidal]

@@funnyshovelman255 inconvenienced*****

[@vadim6385]

It's actually more efficient to watch this video then to play the actual game

[@ObscureGenetics]

Yeah but it's alot more fun to play the game, cause you like hurting people dont you?

[@snafuet]

@@ObscureGenetics game also hurts player, so it's more like hurting yourself 🤣🤣

[@salty_3k506]

@@ObscureGenetics Besides, the point of video games is being interactive. And yes, the gameplay is also incredibly fun.

[@CallForGrandPappy]

I mean the game is actually fun though, this video? Not so much.

[@MikeOcksmallClips]

@@CallForGrandPappy this video is great you suck

[@Why_It]

Holy shit, I didn't even realize this was over an hour long. Just been sitting here watching this thinking it was maybe half an hour to forty minutes. Incredible!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks for taking the time to watch it, man! I know it's a time sink, but I'm happy to hear you enjoyed! :)

[@noahwurz3429]

I watched this after getting my teeth filled I thought it was like 25-30 this stuff is legit interesting

[@Bolinho21Games]

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[@Bolinho21Games]

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[@Bolinho21Games]

​@@noahwurz3429

[@dell4725]

"And then he joins the Payday Gang"

[@Hll_bast]

Yep

[@nicoffee777]

And Kills all of them*

[@broisyougobbling]

not the same jacket he doesn’t die in one hit 😤 #notmyjacket

[@mimic3872]

@@broisyougobbling to be fair, in Hotline Miami 2 all the masks die from two shots (unless I'm mistaken) but take one melee hit to be downed which does give me slight Cloaker vibes

[@omoriperocondrip9130]

@@mimic3872 uh oh you said that word *muffled "WULULULULULULULULULU" in the distance*

[@ZapchonNG]

So in short: Jacket is made of fucking steel

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

You could almost say his skin is rather thick...

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lmao. You got me! Haha.

[@markvillegas6772]

He probably survived that nuclear blast

[@Korhi]

he survived for Hotline Miami 3 with his signature mask, a Cockroach

[@bugjams]

The reason Jacket doesn't talk is because he isn't human. He's from a planet where his species are extremely durable and hard to kill. Or he actually died at the phone station and everything else is just a dream/coma/afterlife sequence!!! Woooo, bullshit theories!

[@KingDaveth]

Beard: It's on the house :) Jacket: **Clutches the photo given to him by his friend** Me: **Cries**

[@CABRALFAN27]

The story of Hotline Miami is, fundamentally, a tragedy, about people giving into their baser desires - Power, fame, revenge, tribalim, and above all, bloodlust - and, as a result, remaining blind to the bigger picture, and the conspiracy that eventually brings about the destruction of everything they've ever known. It's truly phenomenal, and that's without even getting into the deeper metacommentary.

[@Pieguymysteryman]

If I remember right, there a cut level where Jacket survives the nuclear blast because of the prison's thick walls and then he eventually finds the 50 blessings HQ and kills everyone in there.

[@ruskimann384]

Pieguymysteryman I know I'm late to answer,but anything cut from a game means it does not count.

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

Ruski Mann well but Jacket survives cause he is in Payday 2 (at least ppl say so) it could be cutten because they wanted to make it "boom,everybody died except Jacket but ppl figure it out later"

[@moge820]

Jacket in Payday 2 is not cannon to the Hotline Miami story.

[@moge820]

Jacket in Payday 2 is still not cannon

[@RoyRogerer]

@@Ouryuu-Zenokun I thought the russian nuclear attack wiped out pretty much every nation. In that case Payday 2 is post nuclear US? Doesn't make any sense, though a link would have been cool.

[@mohammadhussien5223]

I Swear to god that Jacket is so badass. He's on pair of badassery level with Doom guy, Kiryu, Big boss.

[@mateoreyes6921]

And Isaac Clarke

[@slinkyexpert6905]

Doom Miami this WILL have mick gordmon right.

[@jacket9619]

Thanks :)

[@ntaentae6264]

Ok jacket is cool and all, but cmon now

[@Redox_Rajox2628]

Just think doom guy killing the entire russian mafia Local news:"man from hell exterminate russian mafia in miami"

[@olivia892]

God i love how richter understands it without fighting Knowing that at the end he helped save his mom and can atleast be with her abit more I just love that

[@Notallowed101]

The most fucked up bit is when you realise that, as a player, you have been enjoying the ultra-violence so much (just like Jacket) and have missed the story completely. I hope one day this story gets told via a ten-episode series, focusing on each character's arc :)

[@pros_0143]

"Do you like hurting other people?" Yeah, i guess.

[@boikrasinki7278]

I have to be real, I only realized the story by HM 2. Like I was so engrossed on how to kill the enemies and clear the levels that we miss what’s going around the hm universe.

[@marley7868]

I mean the story is kind of a farce anyway neat character beats but nothing makes sense

[@WladylawGomulka]

@@marley7868 have you even watched the video? why in your opinion it makes no sense

[@marley7868]

@@WladylawGomulka cause the world should been nuked to hell years before the story and the war makes no sense

[@medinator8607]

This guy is underrated and deserves more subscribers

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Idk. I'm pretty thankful for what I have now! Lol. Thanks for watching!

[@marwan4358]

Yeah, for sure!

[@prajawalgurung6121]

Colonel in the start : "Holy shit I just skinned a 200 pound panther's face off with my bare hands"

[@MosquitoDoidoMaluco]

Is that a Sovietic flag in ur pfp?.....

[@susickanahousky4119]

gonna pull a Jacket on him@@MosquitoDoidoMaluco

[@NitroLemons]

Lmao

[@rift3068]

1:03:47 Henchman: goddamnit can this day get wors- in the distance: *bing bam it’s the fans*

[@_syamka_]

LMAOO

[@nis5e]

I always thought that the nuclear strike was the metaphorical total meltdown of order, rather than an actual nuclear strike. It's a lot more interesting, especially since it wraps a nice bow on everything and gives us payoff.

[@eddilicious3025]

Didnt expect u to be here ( it's eddy)

[@guyfieri148]

@@se.224 pd2 and miami are different universes I believe, same character, 2 different universes

[@docrofreborn7497]

@@se.224 I like to believe the nuke strike did happen, but Jacket was transferred to another prison after the riot, somewhere far away from the nuke, and his “death” scene is the light of the explosion through his window

[@Ayr-me7vb]

@@docrofreborn7497 if you're close enough to have that much light from a nuke, you're as good as dead. Also there's no way that Payday any HM are in the same universe as there's no mention of the Russo-American coalition in Payday

[@TheMasterUnity]

Unlikely, as when you start a new game you get a cutscene with all the characters that die in the game, It shows everyone die in the way that they die, Pardo, And Evan are skeletonized. So it was a nuke

[@ericmaldonado9074]

"Son got insanely high, and began hallucinating" - 1:18:25 yep hotline Miami

[@edwardarandomperson7752]

I just want to say: Good Job dude, really. Putting the story events in order, and having already done videos on most of the characters. And seeing through to making a full video on the story of Hotline Miami. I give my high thanks to you!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thank you very much! It was grueling, but I'm happy it's done and that you enjoy it! I really appreciate it! Thanks again for watching! :)

[@EQuivalentTube2]

I'd say that the story would make a kick ass feature-length film, but knowing the Holywood, and how it just loves to turn awesome plots into rubbish, it makes me kinda sad. Because I'd watch the shit out of this movie if it was made true to the story.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Yeah, that would be cool! I think TV would be a better avenue for an adaptation though. Gives plenty of time to build up characters, relationships, and scenarios. The violence would be a little bit of a problem though. Lol.

[@EQuivalentTube2]

If the production quality is the same as in Breaking Bad (which is a feature-film grade), that would be just awesome. You know what else? Get Tarantino on this. He knows how to do violence well and bloody and still be on every screen. In fact both violence and out-of-order narrative of the game hint to his work.

[@MexicanDragon2000]

Now that Devolver Digital (the HM publishers) opened a film branch in 2013, I wish someone could make a Hotline Miami movie.

[@nicholasgeere5125]

@@EQuivalentTube2 yeah let me get Tarantino (I just call him tony) on the phone. "yeah, hello? Tony, baby, hows the kids. Hah, sounds like little suzy. Anyway, let me tell you about this hot ticket."

[@badjab326]

@@SquatchGamingChannel It is my DREAM to make an HLM webseries passion project. I'm slowly building funding for it, if I ever get it off the ground this video will be KEY in establishing the canon. I want it to be as accurate as possible while still being generally understandable, so I may have to edit the chronology a bit.

[@ActPee]

This man really got like 900,000 hours of watch time on this video lmao. That’s over 100 years worth of total time spent! Congrats, man.

[@nicoffee777]

Sorry being like this but not everyone watched this video from start to finish

[@literallyryangosling891]

@@nicoffee777 acid bath

[@MikeOcksmallClips]

@@nicoffee777 not if you’re gay

[@dissraps]

@@MikeOcksmallClips can confirm he's day

[@InternetHydra]

The actress who accidentally shot Martin is heavily implied to be Jacket’s ex-girlfriend. In addition to the “I’m not your girlfriend!” line and her resemblance to the girl he rescued from the “movie producer” (perhaps he thought she was her?), she’s present at the protests outside his trial standing on the supporters side (which also includes unmasked Alex and Ash) and gets a spotlight during the nuke sequence despite barely being in the game. What’s the purpose? Beats me. Purpose is not really 2’s strength...

[@mts9266]

thats really clever!

[@oranchepopsicle1316]

That would make sense, if Jackets girlfriend wasnt gunned down in HM1.

[@InternetHydra]

@@oranchepopsicle1316 Wrong girlfriend. He had one before the girl he literally picked up from that "film studio" who ends up shot by Richter. I think Beard mentions the original.

[@TheMasterUnity]

@@InternetHydra Yeah, in HLM2 he says something along the lines of “yeah that stuff is tough man” and in HLM1 he says ever since he broke up with his girlfriend he hadn’t seen him around (since he died to nuke)

[@dawid10101]

Actually, makes sense. I always questioned why she was chosen to be nuked instead of another character, even Petrov or something had a larger storyline than she did, imo. But this would make sense if she was jackets OG girl

[@elisvideobazaar5299]

jacket is so badass he literally jumped into a parallel universe and joined the payday gang

[@lazyliongames5858]

"Goddamn fortune telling rooster mask! I wanted to talk to my mom not told when I'll die!"

[@timbertam7668]

And everybody died. The end

[@Sorain1]

Well that's one way to be sure there won't be any more sequels.

[@kloc1245]

Hotline Miami 3: Unknown Caller

[@kloc1245]

I don’t know, but if they for some reason actually make a sequel it better be called that

[@kloc1245]

I know it probably won’t happen, though.

[@tacticstonk4740]

except jacket maybe

[@robertsmalls2293]

I tend to think of the Hotline Miami series as some kind of amazing Apocalypse Now, Scarface, 80s, Psychedelic mash up. The game gets pretty deep at times. It has lots of rumination, and depth.

[@mhamadMziRi.]

You forget the part where Jacket survived the nuclear explosion and then joined a gang of bank robbers.

[@pancicevaomorika5799]

i remember fighting the black van for the first time,it jumpscared the shit out of me

[@demtragold1131]

This is beautiful, idk why bro but at the end i got a tear in my eye, i really appreciate the fact that u ACTUALLY skimmed thru the whole storyline of hotline miami and put all of this together like u did, its a mindblowing story and again for whatever reasson it brought a tear to my eye, keep up the good work bro!!!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks for watching, man! It was a labor of love, and I know it's a time sink for the viewer, but it makes me super happy to hear you enjoyed it so much, and that it moved you in some way!

[@photophone5574]

50 blessings after the first few attempts of killing jacket should’ve just sent him to kill their worst enemy.

[@phoenixmarktwo]

The Russian president?

[@ambustio9807]

@@phoenixmarktwoall of soviet union

[@phoenixmarktwo]

@@ambustio9807 50 Blessings' goal was to kickstart a war between the United States and the Soviets, in the name of "freeing" the U.S. They didn't want everyone Russian dead, just out of the country. Still horribly racist and involving genocide, but *slightly* different.

[@manuelmoralez2257]

@@ambustio9807 lol I mean my man survived a nuke that would actually me great plot for a 3rd game

[@DustedVeins]

RIP Ratman, Richter did nothing wrong.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Truly a sad story. :(

[@scottcampbelljr9512]

Neither did beard...

[@pacoramon9468]

He killed Jackets girlfriend

[@pass9786]

@@pacoramon9468 Because they were gonna kill his mom and maybe him too if he didn't do it.

[@FrostedFlakes1800]

THIS is what I will send people when they inevitably don't understand Hotline Miami. Thanks man

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lol. Thanks, man! I keep trying to get one of my co-workers to play it, and I keep telling him I know a KZbin channel that can explain everything to him! Haha.

[@FrostedFlakes1800]

haha that's fantastic! it's a great game with a great community and I love it

[@grimsladeleviathan3958]

The disparity of the image of Jacket being a soldier in the military, part of an elite group, and him in the middle of a disco floor covered in blood with corpses all around him is mind-boggling and also awesome

[@nadirmalik223]

This documentary Deserves an oscar ,no detail was left from the game

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Haha. Thank you! Well, I not everything, as I didn't explain what Richard was!

[@nadirmalik223]

people still appreciated it , good work!! :)

[@maxderrat]

Thank you very much for this.

[@Orbotus]

Hi Max

[@mortis.y2]

God this story is so good, I only had about 40% of it right on my own though lmao. I failed to put so much shit together so I’m beyond thankful this video streamlined so much of the confusion for me. Thank you man, this is a great video.

[@metrimoose748]

Persona fan and hotline Miami fan. Good taste

[@spark8892]

Ok, i need to study..*sees squatch's notification* never mind

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Nah, it'll be here later! Go ahead and stud! Lol.

[@RealLilVodka]

Nah, Jackets alright, haven’t you played Payday 2? 😂

[@Melomis]

lmao

[@Shadowbuster-if7ui]

So Scarface is also alright?

[@velocity9133]

Ugandan Knuckles I guess Jimmy is too then!

[@benji4153]

Sooo...bodhi survived that wave?

[@gabsF14]

Well, overkill said that jacket, jimmy, bodhi and scarface is not the same person, but... Nah, they are fine, totally fuckin fine :v

[@valorkaizen]

*Woah I watched all of it?*

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

ValorFlame Yeah me too bro

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

I watched it 3 times already and this is the fourth time.

[@marwan4358]

You won't regret it... trust me ;)

[@elitedainty9186]

Same here

[@zuccx99]

Yes and I'm sad.

[@ZeroStako]

Years later, this is still one of the best stories told in gaming. I'm so impressed by the work done in this video, it's truly spectacular. Bravo! Also, who wants to start a petition to get Adi Shankar to do a series on this? It's bound to be epic.

[@DrDefibrillators]

Fun Fact: The driver at 31:50, if you look at his face, is a curious mix between Biker and Richter. This is a hallucination on Jacket’s part, hence his brutal treatment of the van driver.

[@khalilpontikes7293]

I always love watching these Hotline Miami videos even if I already know the story behind it. Mainly because I just love the story of Hotline Miami.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks, man! Happy to hear it! The story to these games is pretty freakin amazing, huh?

[@vexium8127]

So 50 blessings won huh that kind of makes me sad.

[@prashanthraghavendran2628]

Realistically speaking, good people rarely win. It's usually bad guys or grey people who win, and then write history as if they were the good guys to perpetuate the "good guys win" myth.

[@HadzabadZa]

@@prashanthraghavendran2628 "...we've defeated the wrong enemy..."

[@cryojudgement2376]

Nobody gets a happy ending in The HM series besides jacket. Whom loses everything he loves in the process

[@false_idol__]

There were no good guys in this story anyway. There's people to root for but in the end, everyone was the bad guy.

[@jarlboof]

@@false_idol__ aside from beard and evan. Maybe they werent good but they didnt do anything bad

[@GalenTheWizard]

This Video now makes the whole story make sense now, and It makes me fully realize just how genius this game is. Thank you so much for making this video dude, you're the man!

[@mtill7281]

The biggest question I have is about Richard or Jacket's mask. Who or what do you think he really is? Is it just a manifestation of Jacket and the effect that he's had on the characters, or do you believe it is something more? It seems too simple to just say that it's Jacket himself. The way he appears to others and all.. like Biker saying he met *him* in the desert. Plus the opening sequence to the Hard mode campaign, when Richard is sat around the table with all of the characters and questions them, asking why they've come back. And despite seeming omniscient, tells Pardo that he doesn't understand why it is he does the things that he does. I feel like Richard is a separate force from Jacket. Intertwined, perhaps, but somehow a different being. But when Beard realizes that he knows him, maybe it is just Jacket after all? I just can't make heads or tails of it. I'd really like to know your thoughts about this and/or if there may be a video in the works about it. And again, great work covering one of my favorite games and stories of all time!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

There is a Richard video in the works! That'll be the send off video for the series. :)

[@mtill7281]

Awesome, can't wait!

[@Xx_HD_xX]

I hate to be one of those people, but I honestly think Richard is the devil. lol

[@mtill7281]

Razerhdd you may be right. Or in the very least Richard may be Death, or the Reaper. When Beard recognizes him, it may be because during war he was so familiar with death but left it behind to live a peaceful life

[@linoodle9042]

M Till but then why would he want to meet with him again?

[@Yaboiwilsonnnn]

45:27 that's gotta be a reference to Brandon Lee's death while filming The Crow

[@noahwurz3429]

Wut? How did they die?

[@odst_735]

@@noahwurz3429 He got shot to death on set.

[@noahwurz3429]

@@odst_735 oh

[@constantine9439]

@@odst_735 with blanks tho

[@odst_735]

@@constantine9439 Yep

[@utaldotralha]

When he said to play the games first cuz its a good story i literally bought and beat the two games, 2 weeks later im here again. Thx man its one of the best stories ive ever seen

[@kitkat2849-b3h]

i can deal with everyone dying, i can deal with no hm3, but i still have one question was the host based off ellen degenerate?

[@iton8910]

Head chopped off to table btw haha

[@transfemengimain]

catto of the cats Ye

[@gewishworm4724]

wow this aged really well

[@kitkat2849-b3h]

I fuckin knew it lmao

[@Honcher_John]

God tier foresight

[@homesquared]

This is incredible! Haven't even finished watching the video yet but I'm still blown away.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Well, there's still a lot more video to get through! Reserve your judgement until you've finished it! :)

[@thebird3175]

20:10 I agree that the explosion would be loud but I think its better as the ringing was caused by ptsd of the power plant. It was an explosion that injured him and killed his friend after all.

[@Bruh-ev4pl]

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! "fifth chapter : intermission" and you put an ad there... -.- you know dam well what you did lol.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I'll own up to it! It seemed like the perfect place for a break! Lol.

[@bahazbz]

I never realized these games were harboring so much intricate drama. Superbly written, without being preachy. Thanks so much for explaining a series with a story almost as trippy and convoluted as the plot to Foamy the Squirrel.

[@averyplaysguitar]

Had a mini breakdown after seeing and hearing beard’s death again. This series is too important to me I think.

[@MADNESSCOMBAT10]

I mean i pretty much know almost everything about the story. Still gonna watch anyways :D

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

You don't have to, man! I appreciate it though!

[@Mateorradoren]

same

[@ProfDrGouda]

Notchle Im seeing you everywhere.

[@MADNESSCOMBAT10]

Prof.Dr.Gouda where for example?

[@MADNESSCOMBAT10]

Lel wtf, seh gerade, dass du deutsch bist :D und du magst madness combat

[@TheSirJimbles]

To be fair you have to have a really high IQ to understand Hotline Miami..

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I wouldn't say that! Just a drive to understand everything is all you need! :)

[@Tanfor1]

Squatch Gaming Official is a Rick and Morty meme

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Ah! Never watched it! Heard it's good though!

[@angelromanflores2709]

XD

[@subscribetogavitronicks5919]

Look at me Morty i’m pickle rick(ter) those are funny joke

[@soulnvictus]

This just kept going and going and going. It's amazing, so many parts where it could've ended on a positive note but it just kept going.

[@epicgamer-ur1wg]

the 50 blessings operatives story sounds much more badass when you tell it chronologically

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

You really think so? I think it gets kind of cluttered and jarring! Lol.

[@epicgamer-ur1wg]

Squatch Gaming Official it's the way characters are indtroduced into the narrative, and how you alternate between them

[@epicgamer-ur1wg]

Also learnt a few things, like jacket being so fucking amazing he didn't die under 4 suicide missions

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Yeah, I guess so. Lol. Well, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed! :) I realized that while making this video! Just goes to show I'm learning too! Lol.

[@jakedavey3495]

Been here from the beginning , my life's changed so much but I've always had these videos. a lovely conclusion

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Wow, really? That's amazing! Thanks for sticking around for so long! The series isn't over yet! There's still one more character to cover! ;)

[@idkwhatimdoing4801]

Squatch Gaming Official FINALLY FUCKING RICHARD, im getting on the hype train again.

[@marcusbighouse]

One of the most awesome and mind blowing game stories I've ever played. It really deserves a movie

[@mr.rpg-gamer3906]

Hey, I know this has been uploaded a while ago but I wanted to say thank you for this. I was quite confused after finishing both the 1st and 2nd game, mainly because I probably skipped a bit of the story at points, so this was really nice. Thank you for the time and effort put into this. I highly appreciate it :)

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thank you for watching! I know it's a time sink, but I'm happy to hear it helped you understand the story, and it means a lot to me to hear you say you enjoyed! :)

[@thescrublord9467]

shame on the 3 people who disliked this masterpiece *S H A M E !*

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Eh, different strokes for different folks. I'm just happy to hear others enjoy it! :)

[@hostileraccoon9604]

Squatch Gaming Official *puts on a rooster mask*

[@NcrXnbi]

@@hostileraccoon9604 Arms outstretched

[@CornNNNick]

Probably dead Russians jacket killed

[@richieplaysgames3087]

Wish more people put effort into there lore stories like you this is a joy to watch

[@KillianDefaoite]

This game is a masterpiece.

[@MultiCoolmovies]

Killian Defaoite *Games.

[@deeecks8103]

The saddest part of the story was when Pardo tried to hit on Alex