Hotline Miami - Jacket

[@gustajuy5983]

John Wick: Kills entire Russian mafia over his dog Jacket: kills entire Russian mafia because of a prank call

[@jeanmichel8919]

They team up, end of the criminal world.

[@AMabud-lv7hy]

@@kerbalairsoft WOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO

[@mfcx3438]

I think, because of the revenge of Beard

[@misscath28]

@@kerbalairsoft I NEED A MEDI BAG!

[@seaI.]

This is Gold.

[@badboyflame_]

So technically... Jacket makes all the massacres to revenge Beard? Wow...

[@terrorflip7454]

not at all

[@scottishwalrus7728]

AND his girlfriend

[@fuckitweball77]

@@scottishwalrus7728 And his cookies

[@donovanroundtree524]

At a cost

[@thisisntmedicine4004]

and his girlfriend later on

[@balazscsotai8354]

Ahhh, Jacket. The original "Florida Man". I can see the headline which states "Florida Man in a rooster mask wipes out the Russian Mafia single handedly."

[@GenericLoser12]

I can as well.

[@garbagehuman4564]

@Xy_z miami is in florida

[@aaronpriest6370]

Others helped

[@balazscsotai8354]

@@aaronpriest6370 Yeah, but he was the person who destroyed the head of the head of the Russain Maffia

[@clawzx1195]

Tommy vercetti is the og florida man

[@FUNNGAMER-hf9yj]

the story of jacket could be a fucking good movie

[@spacecore5322]

a good concept for a movie? yes a good movie? i mean...well...yes, i mean... no...i dont know...excuse me *leaves*

[@hot-bloodedmartialartist3900]

Chris Pratt as Jacket and Natalie Portman as the gf

[@illyrian44]

@fMuIcNkD Hotline Miami was inspired by Drive

[@illyrian44]

@fMuIcNkD Drive is much more relatable and much more thematic and generally a masterpiece of modern art. Hotline Miami wouldnt work well in a movie format without becoming either an over the top action movie with zero heart or a slasher movie with exactly as much heart. Keep in mind that the story you are revealing to yourself is by playing dozens of hours in two games that probably together have thousands of hours or more worth of work by the developers and it would not work in a movie format. The movie would probably be a standard 90 minutes but lets say it can be even 2 hours. It would still be convoluted and nothing would be understood. Many plot points would be dropped, much backstory dropped and it ruin the whole aesthetic of the game which is 1980s pixelated gory 2D top game and Jacket is faceless, in the eyes of the player. Besides, Jacket is the Driver and Ryan Gosling excels at that role. Strong silent type with a a shady backstory but a warm side that cares for the people he loves. Seriously idk why people still want shit like that, making other media specifically not made to be movies into movies

[@ParagonBourne]

Zyck Hyle There actually is a Hotline Miami comic. It’s a spin off with new characters though

[@sub-zero6924]

All Jacekt wanted were the cookies he ordered.

[@sorrowseve9383]

Never mess with a man's cookies

[@juicer2318]

sorrows eve is your profile pic viper?

[@ireneyang5568]

Get Down Mr President ! Yup.

[@raresweatymannypardospotte3111]

Jackt is utilator

[@kerdnerl8588]

@@raresweatymannypardospotte3111 no u

[@LemonadeProductions]

All he wanted was cookies... But instead he got a neon blood fuelled nightmare. Does he really like hurting other people? Or is he angry, because he has been misled.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

True meaning of Hotline Miami: don't joke about Baked Goods. XD

[@pseudocool9765]

best comment ever

[@LemonadeProductions]

Never joke about cookies. It will drive a man crazy.

[@h-ob1ym]

*_Dough you like hurting people_*

[@justaperson7699]

Lemonade Productions Lol! Poor Jacket XD

[@itriggerpeople4433]

I like how the only thing we hear or see Jacket say is him puking

[@ntaentae6264]

Ikr

[@arnoldinigov.pascual617]

It's also ironic that he's one of the only characters that doesn't speak and he's the only character to make a noise

[@dwsimmy2599]

I think Richard's intention or "purpose" is to keep the characters grounded in their reality. He appears to characters who don't understand the events going on around them, or who place their own desires/impulses, no matter how detached from reality, above all else. He appears to Jacket in a coma as he tries to make sense of the events leading up to his shooting. He appears to Evan Wright as he's on his way to interview someone for his book, warning him that he should be focusing on his family. He appears to The Son in the Columbian gangster's bank vault, warning him where following his father's life of crime will lead him. He appears to Martin Brown as he dreams about indulging his violent fantasies. He appears to the henchman as he dreams about spending his newfound wealth on a sports car and leaving his girlfriend (the whole reason he wanted to leave his job with the mob in the first place) behind in Miami. In each case, he tells the people that their actions will have consequences, and that they need to change their ways immediately. In Jacket's case, he gives him questions to try and help him piece together the information he has. In the case of Richter, Richard is the only character he shows any sympathy to (unless you want to count Beard at the start of the game on a subsequent playthrough). Richter was a person who was only really concerned with his mother's welfare, and who didn't ask for a lot, either from life or from the people around him. He asked Evan Wright for a plane ticket to Hawaii so he could continue looking after his mother. He didn't kill for vengeance or pleasure, he only did anything to protect the people he cared about, and he showed remorse for his actions. Finally, he showed himself repeatedly to be grounded in reality, accepting his fate at the end of the game, and understanding that his violent acts, despite being left with no other choice, had consequences. The way Richard treats Beard at the start of the game on each new playthrough is also telling; out of all the characters seated at the table, Beard is the only one Richard shows any sympathy for, telling him that he knows Beard didn't ask for or bring on anything that happened to him. Beard and Richter had a lot in common. The killings they committed weren't motivated by violence, they were motivated by concern for the people they cared about; in Richter's case it was his mother, in Beard's case it was for his squad and fellow soldiers. They also didn't ask for a lot from life; Richter only wanted to care for his ailing mother, Beard only wanted to open a bodega. Richard realizes this about them both, and he becomes a much more sympathetic, even comforting presence when he's talking to them compared to anyone else in the game. Basically, whenever the characters are becoming too detached from the world around them, he appears to them to try and bring them back to reality. He's represented by a rooster because a rooster's crowing signals the arrival of dawn and the end of the night, when people are asleep and dreaming. Just like a rooster, Richard "wakes up" the characters from their dreams and fantasies, and informs them that they need to face reality, whether they want to or not.

[@solaris619]

Holy shit this comment is fucking great.

[@liftkit1672]

I liked the roaster’s crowing. Great comment.

[@dollarworldmarket777]

Incredible.

[@memeweirdguyn.0019]

Omfg this comment is amazing and deep!

[@JohnDoe-vq9ck]

What about Manny

[@supersonic1281]

this game is deeper then i thought

[@BitchDeath]

@hell bound i replay it now:) hell of a game....could not understood much a couple of yrs ago, but god its such a complex game....

[@BitchDeath]

@hell bound it really deserved much more fame, and the story....goddamn its a complex reality check, i would say my fav char is biker...but i see no one can stop jacket...

[@collinh1738]

This video shows all the lore and story of hotline Miami kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@ha3vy]

@@BitchDeath I didn't know I could interact with the newspaper lol

[@frog4307]

That's the point.

[@neowo7378]

jesus, and to think this all started with an order for cookies.

[@naitor2594]

and the death of a special forces unit soldier.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@naitor2594 and few slavix guys invading USA. Damn

[@Soraaksegundo]

It's quite tragic how Jacket's story has ended. In fact, how the whole game ended, where most of the people you've met in HM1 and 2 simply felt alone, incomplete and/or unhappy before dying, just like The Son, Richter, Evan (Alone if you choose to abandon the family or Incomplete if you choose to abandon the book up), Manny, The Fans, but of course, mainly Jacket. If things just could've been different... Great work as always, Squatch. Kinda missed those videos, hahah

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

What a great way to put it, Soaraak. It's really a tragedy for every character. Thank you! Good to see you again!

[@pabloc8808]

I hardly call it a tragedy; in the end, everybody dies. And I'm not talking about the game, I'm talking about life. We never really know when we die, the only thing we can know is that we are close to dying, be it because of an illness or old age, and that usually makes us miserable. The ending of Hotline Miami has everyone dying. Some died in gruesome, painful ways because they brought it upon themselves, namely the Fans and Jake. But Evan and Jacket, for example, died without knowing what hit them, painlessly, with no fear. Jacket had his closure so he was happy, and Evan was with his family (should you choose to pick up the phone) so he was happy. Manny Pardo was scared, paranoid. The Son was numb and aimless. They died as they lived, only it was in a flash and a blast instead of by some announced tragedy.

[@captaincancer7786]

I wouldn't say Richter died alone and unhappy. It seemed like after bringing his mother to Hawaii, he had become completely accepting of his own mortality and willingly embraced death.

[@samuraidragon16]

Biker fled to the desert after finding out the true purpose of 50 Blessings, he likely survived.

[@pman7588]

and then he went to rob banks

[@harrisonfackrell]

>totally fine with killing an entire station of innocent cops. >spares the guy who shot his girlfriend

[@dp-2835]

>spares Richter as he was just a pawn of the phone calls

[@TheKsalad]

Cops aren't innocent

[@lavaleader3455]

TheKsalad Oh shut the fuck up

[@mranderson380]

@@TheKsalad why not?

[@jaycondo829]

LavaLeader Police just killed two innocent people in Florida, one who was a hostage they were supposed to save and one who had absolutely nothing to do with the crime. Both innocents were fathers who will not be with their family tonight or ever again.

[@evictionnotice28]

Jacket: The prime example of badassery.

[@evictionnotice28]

sofullofpiss I beg to differ sir.

[@joekarr4595]

sofullofpiss This comment string: the prime example of wasting time. Get a job and get a girl, gentlemen

[@sortaunsure9048]

In payday 2 he's ugly

[@armadillowastaken]

Agreed.

[@infamouscheese3812]

Eviction Notice You: The prime example of missing the point.

[@duwanglover3424]

And then he went Heisting in DC

[@aqua3234]

And fought another Russian Mobster.

[@mrpuffy36]

Yes, the Jacket we met in PAYDAY 2 is the same Jacket. Many said he's a person pretending to be Jacket but both devs have confirmed that everything happened in PAYDAY is canon to Hotline Miami universe and the Jacket that we met in PAYDAY is the same Jacket. In fact, both Hotline Miami and PAYDAY are in the same universe just happening in different timeline. The same goes for other characters like Scarface.

[@gu3z185]

@@mrpuffy36 HM2 didn't happen in the pd timeline

[@mrpuffy36]

@@gu3z185 it is. They're just happening in different timelines

[@jacket9619]

We all need our Payday

[@cyncynshop]

I like how "girlfriend" is just the name of the entity that Jacket fell in love with. Not even "the girlfriend," just Girlfriend lol. It's worth to note some of the developer's experiences applied directly to Jacket. Especially the part about Jacket's apartment getting cleaner and more human is actually mostly on the part of Jacket, he is more conscious of the state of his living quarters due to the human connection at home.

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

Feeling the hype for the Richard video, Jacket may be one of the most intricate video game characters there is, and yet everything we know about him is through visual cues

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

He won't be the next video, but his day is getting closer and closer! Yeah, that's awesome, isn't it? Reminds me of Metroid in a way. Lol.

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

Squatch Gaming Official I am pretty excited to hear your perspective on him, especially since you've managed to uncover info in this game that after hours and hours and hours of playtime I never even took notice to keep up the good work

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

It's not going to live up to the hype, man! Haha. There's a few things about Richard that are pretty interesting though. ;)

[@saviorbob]

Any hints on who's next?

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

There will likely be a few shorter/smaller videos detailing some of the minor characters in the game. The next big project is a chronology of the entire series. The series will end with the biography video for Richard. :)

[@psychonamedjerry8181]

D O N K E Y M A S K

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Apparently, it's a horse mask. Lol.

[@anthodwi]

OI HEWWO THER

[@panhasak3156]

RETURN TO MONKE!

[@bencenagy5459]

@@panhasak3156 *E M B R A C E M O N K E*

[@Manudyne]

Don Juan They predicted the meme!!!

[@gaminghero5871]

If jacket dies in hotline Miami 2, then how come he's in payday 2?

[@chickenmaskdude1207]

Gaming Hero The legendary jckt survived with his chicken powers And manny also survive with thicc skin

[@gaminghero5871]

Chickenmask Dude good point

[@55MrRockets55]

Non Canon

[@kerald7469]

magic :)

[@aaronforpie]

It's an alternate reality prob split off after the end of HM1

[@terminx12]

Bro I just want to give him a hug. But I'm afriad he will bash my head in

[@artherius535]

god damn, same. id do it anyways tho

[@tjam.]

He will give you a hug as long as you're not Russian or a police officer

[@kristinesmiltena2234]

@@tjam. "as long youre not russian" wow racist

[@tjam.]

@@kristinesmiltena2234 That's not racist. Did you even play the game?

[@LightBoltDash]

Bunlee Chea he hates the Russian mafia specifically. Not the entire race of Russians

[@Wignut]

*CHIPS YELP REVIEW* I ordered chocolate chip mint cookies to celebrate my birthday. But instead of getting the cookies, I got a hit order. I did end up taking a new hobby, but this was not what I ordered and I am not ordering from CHIPS again. 3/10

[@milkdrinkerer669]

A 3/10? You didn’t even get your cookies?

[@007megaoof]

@@milkdrinkerer669 but he did get a new hobby

[@kenneldbofungus]

​@@007megaoof and a cool rooster mask

[@mustekkala]

Holy shit i never knew the story was so deep, i was there just to murder pixelated people.

[@scottishwalrus7728]

Yeah.. He just wanted some cookies...

[@DoncanGiggs]

So... Do you like hurting other people?

[@conormartin3476]

mustekkala you really like hurting people don’t you?

[@henrystickmin3930]

Me too I just saw a video on someone that reviews gore on games about this game and decided it's the type of game I want and just downloaded it and play

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

​@@DoncanGiggspixelated people

[@scary5215]

God, having a DeLorean vandalized, jesus even back then, they were expensive.

[@randomamericansoldier8586]

Those things are slow, but still. Those things are expensive.

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

Them being slow were the least of their problems: They were gas-guzzling, screaming metal deathtraps with ludicrously impractical features and parts that basically couldn't be replaced even when they were new on the market... *...AND THEY WERE VERY EXPENSIVE.*

[@nicoffee777]

@@Delightfully_Bitchy Fr I feel bad for every DeLorean owner

[@casual_villain]

@@Delightfully_Bitchy but hey, at least they had cool doors

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

@@casual_villain True, you can't take that away from them... ...Well, the vandals did, but whatever..

[@bappojujubes981]

That part where you said Jacket strangled Richter but left him alive was awesome! It's alot better than saying "Based on the player's actions", thus keeping the immersion intact. You're a genius SquatchA

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks, man! I really liked it too! I feel it includes both choices, the death and the sparing, and keeps the canon story intact. Lol.

[@vk6457]

Who will win A dangerous community Or *One pissed boi*

[@gunnargunnarsson5963]

Who would win? The russian mafia or One masked boi

[@JuvenileStacks]

Who qould win? The Russian Mafia Or *Bottom Text*

[@breadmeiser]

Who would win? The Russian Mafia Or One chiccen boi

[@lol-fc9kg]

Who would win? Two different crime syndicates? Or Florida bois?

[@sphere4688]

@@JuvenileStacks clearly *Bottom Text*

[@user-np2xl4qk4w]

Hotline truly was, and still is, a masterpiece. I would fault it for the minor bugs which, while not game breaking, can cause some pretty annoying deaths, but I don't let technical problems hinder my enjoyment of a truly well designed game. Only thing I can really fault it for is that it isn't Knack II, And that's a major issue that just can't be ignored. Devolver was so close to making a perfect game, but sadly, they didn't.

[@namedfellow9101]

Not even close,baaaaaaabbbbyyyyyyyyy

[@fruityninja4026]

My save file got corrupted, oof

[@astronomica4968]

Dennation Games developed it, Devolver only published it

[@Lt_meancat]

then the Payday gang broke him out of prison, just before he was about to die. And gave his life new meaning.

[@naom4194]

I know its late, but isnt jacket died in prison?

[@desperate.1897]

@@naom4194 no

[@standusermemecrusaderstand7607]

jacket in payday 2 is actually the real deal, overkill confirmed that.

[@Anarchic1989]

@@standusermemecrusaderstand7607 Wouldn't jacket be in his late 40's at that point?

[@Pyro725]

@@Anarchic1989 yeah despite the fact he looks young iam guessing jacket is aging well

[@roykennedy]

Fun little fact: The lamp on Jacket's end table changes to girlfriends side and to somewhat resemble her colors (it was originally by jacket's bed and was yell like his lettermans jacket)

[@honeybadger4396]

Glad you're doing these again Also, it's so sad Jacket got the wrong address at the Police station, if he'd have gotten the right one, he'd have taken down 50 blessings and that would've been the end of the story. No fucking nuking, nobody else dying.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Yeah, sorry about the wait. I needed to make sure this one was right. Lol. Yeah, it sure is. If he cooperated with Biker, chances are their entire operation would have been stopped.

[@tabien888]

@@SquatchGamingChannel jacket and biker cooperating to take down 50 Blessings? That should be a mod

[@DoorP3]

@@tabien888 the best we can Hope is a custom campaign made by fans The thing we hope It happen (But never will) is Hotline Miami 3 with the alternate story

[@MyUsersDark]

Technically, Jacket DID get the right address, as 50 Blessings were indeed hiding out at that club. Unfortunately, Jacket walked right past their door...

[@lastburning]

​@@MyUsersDark This is what I thought but I'm not sure if it's confirmed. It could also just be a reused asset. Jacket got the wrong address because the phonelines were set up to link the calls to the club. Remember the Technician guy?

[@metalshelltortuga5133]

Holy fuck... i never saw the story from this perspective, it makes so much sense now! You earned yourself a sub, buddy, Good Work!

[@oogabooga5732]

Hotline Miami 3: Jacket survives the nuclear winter and kicks mutant ass

[@aqua3234]

Then they fought another Russian Mafia. And later a bunch of Russian mercenaries.

[@mackenziefehr7644]

@@aqua3234 stalker?

[@thegamerphrog]

hotline miami 4: Jacket bombs single handedly ends the war against the Russians and finally gets the cookies he ordered

[@Brass_Buckle]

He just gonna find Artyom and attempt to kill the guy wonder how that would play out

[@dimitrifedorov6851]

Fallout Miami 3

[@danielal8230]

me : it's 9PM.. time to sleep *New HM lore from squatch Gaming me : Sleep?? whoo need sleep anyway right?

[@jeebeshshrestha5456]

Daniel Al Aziz where do you live? It's 7:37am here.

[@yoloarmyjacket1497]

Daniel Az aziz its 10 am here wow

[@guyofwarwick]

yoloarmyjacket 4 pm here.

[@danielal8230]

Foods Eat i live in Indonesia

[@rari8412]

11am here

[@NOmAbb]

*"Do you know what time it is?"*

[@ManuelJimenez-zz2ip]

*Cloaker noise*

[@nicoffee777]

*"YEP! TIME FOR A BEATDOWN!"* wait wrong game

[@jimijenkins2548]

@@nicoffee777 The safeword is: Police Brutality.

[@akj90]

@@ManuelJimenez-zz2ip VICTORY SCREECH *very LOUD screeching sound*

[@kamaelea4060]

“WE CALL THIS A DIFFICULTY TWEAK!”

[@heyjastin718]

I'm really glad these types of videos exist, Hotline Miami's storyline is so complex, I'm glad someone decided to explain it. Thanks for these great videos :)

[@kayagorzan]

And his soul manifests into the universe where people with masks robs places with endless policemen

[@aqua3234]

And also Cloakers.

[@gu3z185]

I just realized, the US police force must have significantly more troops than the military for Payday 2 to make sense... I guess that explains why there are barely any civilians, they all joined the police force and died 1 day later...

[@The_Vanni]

The Payday 2 universe is literally the resting place for when crazy larger-than-life people die, Jimmy, Tony Montana and Jacket all got there as part of a purgatory

[@jacket2425]

@@gu3z185 pretty sure it's just for gameplay lol, in canon I believe it's more like Payday The Heist

[@Itmeb]

@@gu3z185Nah they appear to be clones in the story

[@MeNoSleep1850]

Eventually jacket encontered a gang of mans in clown masks with suits "AAAAAAAAA I NEED A MEDIC BAG!" the leader screammed

[@raphael9028]

The perfect character doesn't exi-

[@JacobExCraze]

I think the saddest part of his story was that the entire reason of doing the horrible things he did. Was to avenge Beard’s life. Beard as a person would want a peaceful life for his best friend.

[@a84c1]

Alternate Ending to HM2 Miami didn't get nuked Jacket's trail continued He found not guilty because of anti russian hatred And he becomes ULTIMATE AMERICAN HERO.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lol. What a story!

[@insanitywolf2556]

But he killed police men didn’t he?

[@aaziikaaa2262]

+Insanity Wolf504 sacrifices Need to be done

[@slaterisdead1757]

Insanity Wolf504 and a homeless man

[@Pluvita]

then he joins the PAYDAY gang.

[@ElHoxtinator]

10:12 "Frustrated, Jacket STORMS into the living room..." Proceeds to calmly walk into Richter.

[@milkman2040]

Casually approach murderer

[@Dickfielos]

Casually get shot by murderer

[@potatospeedwagon3994]

Dumbledore asked calmly.

[@Snake-ij7oy]

I've been waiting for this dude, thanks for clearing up Jacket and what drove him to his killings and why he carried on murdering members of the Russian mafia. In my opinion, Jacket is the most important and interesting character out of the franchise. Keep up the great work and effort.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Glad to hear you enjoyed, man! It was a lot of fun to make! :)

[@toastysauze]

When you're done with the series, right? I don't expect this from you, but fuck, it would be great. Make a like 1 hour 30 minute video or something like that, in depth explaining the entirety of the Hotline Miami story. I would fucking kill to see that.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lol. That's actually the next big project. A chronology of the entire series. :) I don't think it'll be 90 minutes long though. Haha.

[@toastysauze]

How far in depth is the big Ol' thing gonna be?? (official name right there)

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

It'll detail all the Whats and Whens, and a little bit of the Whys. I get a few critiques from people that say I spend too much time on "things that don't matter", so some of the small stuff will be glossed over, but the goal is to make something where someone can sit down, see the entirety of the Hotline Miami story, and understand most of it while still capturing the spirit of the game. If people want to get into more of the intricacies, or "Whys", of the characters, they have the Character Bios to turn to which I hope can help answer some more of their questions. I will be keeping Richard sort of a mystery though, as I feel that has to remain abstract to keep the sprit of the game intact. No comics though. I don't touch the comics. Lol.

[@toastysauze]

"I will be keeping Richard sort of a mystery though, as I feel that has to remain abstract to keep the sprit of the game intact." I like that :p Well thanks for letting me know, I can't wait until it comes out!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lol. Thanks, man! You're welcome! Like I said, I can't promise any kind of time table, but I promise I'm working on them. :)

[@garugali]

Jacket has to be one of the coolest game characters ever.

[@c4tb0mb]

I like how Squatch doesn't tell us anything more than the characters know. He doesn't acknowledge Evan Wright as Evan Wright, he acknowledges him as a writer.

[@zanerobinson9895]

“This character goes through so much without saying a single word” Link: first time?

[@xandermijares342]

Now, this has probably been mentioned before and may be mentioned in the video, but a couple years ago I started playing this game while in college. One of the classes I took, was theater appreciation. We learned about theater production, style types and history. One thing in particular we learned that reminded me of this amazing game was the greek chorus. Particularly the three masked people who meet with jacket. They give subtle hints and comment on the events that have happened or will happen, much like a greek chorus would in a tragedy. This game is a modern greek tragedy in some ways. And the fact that this game reflects so much logic and a brilliant story arc, shows us how genius the creators are for the time they spent developing it.

[@Paul-jo1it]

I've found that a lot of people just played HM, beat it, and dropped it, but people who discovered it during a dark or rough time in their life, they stay and join the Hotline Community, that was my experience at least (Edit: Likes for days ;) )

[@RoyalJesusChrist]

i think that some characters, especially jacket, represent character traits that may be inspiring to derpressed people. if that makes sense.

[@branescan]

Paul Bot nah i just really wanted to know what the fuck its about

[@raygen578]

Paul Bot exactly my approach and 2 years later still playing 1 and 2

[@raygen578]

@Psychedelic Drug User still am just s ranked all of HLM2. ♡

[@LetsGoGetThem]

community? there aint no community weirdo

[@tibordanyi1992]

JACKT

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Hope you enjoyed! :)

[@djrf7692]

Jackt Were out of pizza

[@Zengane]

K I'll

[@tibordanyi1992]

This was a very in-depth video

[@PapaTom.]

Oi. Let us pizza.

[@petartoshkov2076]

Jacket isn't in jail and later killed by an atomic bomb, he's alive and well in the payday 2 safehouse.

[@TheHardcoreGamer1]

Not the same jacket.

[@petartoshkov2076]

@@TheHardcoreGamer1 No shit

[@Evan-10000]

I was thinking about how each mask has a unique ability depending on what animal it is. Is it a coincidence that jacket’s mask is a rooster which causes the main events of the game to take place since roosters typically wake everyone up in the morning?

[@floorpuncher3280]

Jacket reminds me of the narrator from Fight Club.

[@razer847]

I would love to know what Richard is, every character related to 50 blessings sees him and Richard seems to know way more than any character, like predicting the future and etc. I'm very curious on exactly what he is.

[@TheRealSalvadori]

Edd he's basically death

[@WolfrostWasTaken]

In the HM universe he's the representation of Death.

[@orangiat3619]

he is death.

[@ginabilyeu2732]

Hes the reaper pretty much

[@williamady1569]

I Like To Think He's A Stand

[@aquajet2817]

Most anticipated episode to date

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Really? I don't think it can live up to the hype, but I hope you enjoyed! :)

[@Louie661]

Thanks for the well-detailed background on Jacket. I'm currently working on a Jacket(Payday 2 version) cosplay project for an upcoming cosplay event and the background info made it easier on how i should act when dressed as Jacket. I wasn't expecting his story to be so tragic, but it also provides a good life lesson regarding "Actions speak louder than words."

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks for watching! I hope everything goes well with your cosplay and your event! :)

[@killshot314]

Everybody's a gangsta, *till the Chicken head walks in*

[@whydoiexist1024]

Jacket, the most badass video game character I have seen since the remake of doom (I knew about doom remake first), this guy is just someone you don’t want to screw around with. This is the reason I love combat games so much. Also nice video, and keep making vids about hotline Miami! Btw you just earned a sub.

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

What about BLOOD?

[@mtill7281]

Thanks for doing this series guys, it really is great! Hotline is one of my all time favorite series and Jacket one of my favorite characters.. thank you for doing both some justice!!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks for watching! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video so much! :)

[@tamukih119]

jacket is the best example of a silent protagonist that has a personality

[@gearon7626]

“Florida man in rubber animal mask starts a chain reaction which leads to nuclear appocalypse.”

[@issabeganovic8822]

You left out the part where it’s implied he never killed the biker in the phone company (rather got beat unconscious and woke up later), and that the biker’s the only one who found out the truth, and truly escaped death in the series (which leaves a post-apocalyptic HM3 possible).

[@sidneyrobinson18]

nah, canonically he's killed im pretty sure which really sucks but it is how it is

[@vothbetilia4862]

@@sidneyrobinson18 I looked it up, they didn't kill eachother, it was more of a stalemate, Biker I think pretty much left miami completely and 50 blessings, notice Jacket didn't do his job right, so they continue to get him into deadly missions, so therefore he dies , except he doesn't.

[@aa-ot3cg]

@@sidneyrobinson18 nah you can see him in front of the courthouse during jackets trial when your playing as evan in 2

[@saikou2575]

wow that was really in depth. Thanks for in insight and knowledge about this.

[@bencenagy5459]

Jacket's story was way more brutal and deep than i thought

[@heilagr_0413]

Trivia: *It is possible that Jacket's real first name is "Richard", since it is the name of the first mask received in the game (mailed to him personally by 50 Blessings), and it grants no special abilities. It is worth noting that most masks, such as Jake and Richter, are shown to be named after their original owners. *Jacket's family and his relationship with them is completely unknown. His parents are never mentioned or alluded to, we don't know if he was an only child or not, and he doesn't have any visible photos of them in his apartment. Given the lack of family photos in his home, it is possible Jacket is either estranged from his family, or moved away and isn't in regular contact with them. *On the Dennaton Games website, there is a picture of Jacket with the name "Fritz" embroidered onto his jacket. If not his surname, it could be the name on the jacket or a clothing brand, as there is no indication at all that the jacket originally belonged to him, nor do we know if he bought it new or not. *Jacket is the only playable character who doesn't have a single line of official dialogue in the games. He does talk over the phone to Beard in the outro to Casualties, but the game only expresses this by Beard regularly pausing and responding to whatever Jacket said. *Ironically, he is one of the only character who makes any vocal noise, he does it when vomiting. *Consequently, Jacket is also the only playable character without an unmasked dialogue sprite. *Canonically (e.g. in-game, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, official artwork) Jacket owns the Tony MaskRichard MaskAubrey Mask, and has used the Fireaxe, Baseball Bat, Pistol, Throwing Knives, Shotgun and/or Machine Gun, Double Barrel and Trophy. *Like Biker, Jacket is easily interpretable as a meta self insert of the player: taking the game's events fairly passively and silently going through the motions, putting much more effort into exploring a variety of violence implementation and mission completion rather than exploring the reasons behind what he's doing. Jacket is a gamer himself and regularly escapes into recreational activities to wind down from what he's just done, and these are associated with the player's high score screen. *Jacket has either two or three ex-girlfriends. He's being consoled on a break up by Beard in 1986, he has a stripped twin sized bed in his apartment in early 1989, and his relationship with his girlfriend is explicitly followed. The pairing of him next to Rachael Ward in Apocalypse and her role in Midnight Animal as his 1989 girlfriend could place Ward as his early 1989 ex. The Ambush intro in 1985 seems to imply a fling between Jacket and Alex, both being the only ones standing away from the bar smoking and ready to leave, the bar itself having a unisex bathroom. This is the only time Alex is shown smoking a cigarette, an animation otherwise restricted to Jacket. Alex also has an explicit interest in recreational marijuana, which fits with Jacket's psychedelic apartment theme "Deep Cover." *Jacket is referenced several times in the heist game Payday 2. He is shown at the end of the trailer, beating an unnamed Russian mobster to death with a baseball bat after rampaging through the building, several animal masks can be purchased for the Payday 2 heisters, and a DMC DeLorean is the getaway vehicle in the Hotline Miami heist on day 1. As of the Hotline Miami 2 Update, Jacket is now a playable character and is unlocked by purchasing the Digital Special Edition Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. He never directly speaks, instead playing pre-recorded messages from a tape player to communicate with teammates, though he can be heard panting heavily if he sprints for too long. Jacket comes equipped with a customized Cobray M-11/9 machine pistol named "Jacket's Piece" and a claw hammer named "Carpenter's Delight". His associated Perk Deck is called "The Sociopath", for obvious reasons; the perks "No Talk", "Tension", "Clean Hit", "Overdose", and "Showdown" in his deck are all named after Hotline Miami levels. Because the Payday and Hotline Miami universes seem to be mutually incompatible, Jacket's appearance is most likely non-canon, though given the existence of The Fans, it is also possible that the Jacket seen in Payday is a copycat pretending to be the real Jacket. However, it would be highly coincidental if a copycat shared all of Jacket's known physical attributes, including his blond hair. It is equally as possible that Payday 2 takes place in an alternative universe where the events of Hotline Miami 2 played out differently, and nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union never occurred at the end of 1991, and that Jacket either escaped from prison or was released at some point. It is hard to tell with his current model if Jacket displays any signs of having aged since 1989, though it is possible he's in his mid to late 40's or early 50's by then. However, all of this is speculation. *Jacket's signature varsity jacket is based on Axel Foley's outfit. *Jacket resembles Jasper Byrne, one of the music artists for the game. *In Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, his suit sprite reuses Jasper's sprite from the first game. *While in the game Jacket collects several masks, only Richard, Tony, and Aubrey are shown as evidence in his trial in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. However, this could be because these were the only three of his masks which were actually found by the police. *It is presumed that he canonically owns the Don Juan and Rasmus masks, as they are both seen in his dream, leaving no other conclusion as to how they are present in his mind. *Jacket easily has the highest body count out of any playable character in the series, in front of The Son and Richter. *Jacket's standing execution, where he rips out the throat of an enemy might be a reference to a scene from the movie Road House, where the protagonist, Dalton, kills one of the antagonists, Jimmy, by ripping out his trachea with his hand. *Jacket is the very last character shown to die in the entire series, being killed by a nuclear blast in his prison cell during the credits of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. *There are several similarities between Corey and Jacket, most notably both being messy, being very quiet, and wearing a signature varsity jacket of a distinct style, she was also is referred to as the "female version of Jacket" in the Artbook. *He's assumed to be ambidextrous, as evident by how he holds certain weapons and often switches between being left handed and right handed.

[@SeanNH94]

I just finished the 2nd game tonight! This series is so amazing yet the story is very confusing, thankyou for explaining it such a clear way; it's very appreciated!

[@cloamker2533]

"You will be happy to know that you are victims of a bank robbery" - Not Jacket, but the tape recorder he carries around in payday 2

[@ChickenFriedVice]

new drinking game idea: take a shot every time Squatch says "Jacket".

[@pollo4070]

I ded

[@Dickfielos]

Oh god my liver AAAAGGGGHHHH I NEED A MEDIC BAG

[@djyoshiman9448]

I am simply amazed at the amount of lore and timeline events that happened in the game that gave them the ability to make a sequel that lined up previous events that led to the events of Hotline Miami. You can come up with a premise for a prequel somewhat easily by attaching things to the original, but there's all these details in HM1 that are so interwoven that it absolutely had to be planned for HM2, because they setup this history of what happened prior to HM1 that doesn't exist anywhere in the game. I find it amazing because even if they had a lore setup with a rich history that had interconnecting events, it didn't seem like HM2 was even going to happen when HM1 came out. In the interviews with the developers, they talk about how they didn't think Hotline Miami 1 was going to even go anywhere. They could have had some sort of "bible" of all of the lore of the events that happened before and after the events of HM1, totally could be true. However, again, if they didn't even originally plan on doing a sequel, that's a hell of a lot of information to leave out of the original that would explain sooo much. Perhaps they were planning on making a comic or something similar to tie in, but then the popularity and critical reception to Hotline Miami blew up and gave them the chance to make a game around the rest of the lore? Or I'm probably talking out of my ass. Either way, amazing games, I love these videos that explain so much of the series. Much as a Hotline Miami 3 would be awesome, I think it shouldn't happen unless they separate it from everything in the first two games (minus the occasional nod), all of the story here has been explored enough. Anything further would just feel tacked on and too convoluted.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

I personally like first more as it has better story (style of interwoven events with loose chronology doesn't work in Hotline Miami's style) and second one is just so much full of bullshit difficulty.

[@rangerkenny665]

What if Richard is jacket or at least his subconscious.

[@timbertam7668]

Nope, if you played hotline miami 2, you'll realize he isn't.

[@pollo4070]

@@timbertam7668 he's like the death in the duck duck florida universe

[@callisto3605]

One of the best and most intriguing characters in videogame history, all that without saying a word.

[@Brunoki22]

I love how this game and it's sequel give out missions where you have to piece them together to formulate a story! You don't see that very often, and it's so intriguing!

[@Hunter-yq4te]

I love these lore videos and i would want to see about the hammer since he appears in editor.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thank you! I don't know if there's much for Hammerin, but iI've never played the Level Editor so I can't say for sure. Lol.

[@MidnightPlus1]

me: its 1 am time to go to bed. *squatch uploads* one mooooore video.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

You could have waited until the morning! It wasn't going anywhere! Lol.

[@joyfulleader5075]

I'm just gonna make it head canon that the explosion somehow sent him to an alternate reality: Payday 2

[@pollo4070]

Maybe another timeline where he escaped to dc and got recruited

[@A1rPun]

It looked like you just explained what happened on screen but it wasn't so obvious the times I played through the game, thanks for this good story explanation :)!

[@YellerEye]

Thanks for just walking through the games dialogue step by step, top tier content

[@uriftrg]

I love those stories about poeple who lost everything and became mass murderers, but likeable ones. My favourite was Max Payne, but now Jacket too. It just sucks that everything was nuked... what a bullshit ending.

[@katakuna6641]

I love jacket like without jacket it's just really freaking cold outside.

[@Antunes762]

Favorite PayDay character, never changed his mask, Jacket is badass.

[@GY9944]

I’m gonna watch all your videos about the HM it really helps enlighten further after you’ve completed the games. And kudos to the makers & producers of the game for making a seemingly simple game so deep and filled with finesse details

[@Rzotaro]

i like how you focus on main characters and describe it from their point of vision so after watching your other videos we can connect the dots to understand the game

[@gamernerd299]

I allways thought that the hallucinations was jacket's sanity falling apart. The Girlfriend was holding it together, but after her death, he completely lost it.

[@lorenasuarez7700]

Jacket and biker are one of the most iconic characters in a video game history there needs to be a hotline Miami 3 or even better a fuking movie it's like the 80's version of john wick.

[@arhandemirok2189]

except with an incredibly deep lore too

[@Mac.Aodhagain]

You forgot to mention that after Jacket puts his clothes on he rests for a certain amount of time. This is addressed by the static after and that escaping the hospital and the chapter Assault are on different dates.

[@tylertheotherone3331]

Dude my brother and I have wanted this vid for months. Thank you sooooo much!!!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Sorry about the wait! Thanks for watching! :)

[@lololololol3908]

I don't think jacket is dumb enough to not realize that beard didn't want his revenge, but really sees no other way due to the EXTREME amount of PTSD he should have

[@paulvanzyl2385]

Jacket: Survives atomic bomb, and is now in payday gang Chuck Norris: Finally a worthy opponent

[@mralwaysbored9496]

-Kills russian mafia -Gets nuked -Returns to steal shit -refuses to elaborate Jacket is THE Gigachad.

[@deathseekr1537]

And then his corpse and bat is shipped off to an island, to be used by the beheaded in the game dead cells, Or after hotline Miami 1, he joins the payday gang

[@kingarthour49]

Finally, IT'S HERE! It's just amazing man, I have no words after that one... Thanks for doing this videos, they really mean a lot and give more space to this amazing game. You are doing an amazing job with the videos! Can't wait for the next one. Keep it up bro! Stay well.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks for the kind words, man! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it! And Thanks for watching! The next one won't be as long, and hopefully will be coming out a lot quicker than this one. Lol.

[@ColtonWatson]

Must have taken quite a bit of effort to put together a gem of a video like this. You did good man, a solid video and experience overall

[@CGS325]

This was on my recommended playlist, I clicked it, and surprisingly it's veeeeery interesting! Don't know what this is, but I actually like it.

[@Mediocreiron]

Daddy i was waiting for this so long

[@rari8412]

smh rude ^

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Sorry for the wait! I hope you enjoyed! :)

[@Mediocreiron]

Ohohoho you dont know how much i enjoyed this :^)

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Lol. Well I'm happy to hear you did!

[@SlyCooper1920]

Plot Twist: Hotline Miami was all a dream and a memorie in Jacket's sleep and the nuclear explosion was just his alarm clock

[@aqua3234]

And he later wakes up near the PAYDAY Gang.

[@Dickfielos]

“Do you know what time it is” Weeeeeerrrrrrrr Oh it’s 8:00 am

[@moge820]

Thanks for this amazing video, recently got Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and wanted to see what the first story was (pretty much originally bought HLM2 for the Payday 2 content until getting interested in the game) all about, and now I can play HLM2 and knowing all about it.

[@punished-burnt-ash]

Mate, this just was so enlightening, amazing video. Thanks to u for did this. Jacket is my favorite character and this video is my favorite description video .d

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks a lot, man! I think this might be my favorite video of the series, so I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it so much! :)

[@Klausinator451]

15:34 is that little white dangling thing a tooth still attached to nerve endings? Helluva punch!

[@aetooshort]

“Actions speak louder than words.”

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

:)

[@bencenagy5459]

This is the reason Jacket never says anything

[@djungelskog2654]

Jacket's story is...depressing

[@Maddymiami0809]

I sometimes play through hotline Miami using my own law that Jacket becomes a psychopathic mass killer to vent out his anger over not getting any cookies.

[@jheymann69]

Jacket is one of my favorite video game characters of all time. I love how he got added as a character in payday 2 also, and how he communicates through a tape recorder xD

[@demonetization5416]

"This movie is based on a true story." The story: