Menendez is the best villain (Black Ops 2)

Let me tell you why Raul Menendez from Black Ops 2 is the best villain in Call of Duty. He elevated the Black Ops 2 campaign to its legendary status - the story, the mood, the multiple endings - he made them all pop. Strap in for this Black Ops 2 retrospective.
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[@jaxonrobertl1494]

Amazing take of mendenez he is truly a tragic character while also being a bad person RIP. Kamar de los Reyes

[@zayneharring9570]

Rest in peace Kamar de los Reyes. You've made so many childhoods better. You will always be our Raúl Menéndez, hopefully you've reunited with your family and Josefina ❤️...

[@TigerTigerson]

*_PART 2_* kzbin.info/www/bejne/bF6QqoVvdq-mla8

[@Eni-Incu]

Honestly, if Menendez actually started his youtube channel irl. He would end up on SO many commentary channels with titles like "The disturbing truth about Xx_CordisDie_xX69".

[@Kazmord]

You know SunnyV2 would be hopping on that immediately

[@yazidefirenze]

Thumbnail saying "Terrorist Organisation" in a bold font, stylised Menendez face

[@RedCerberus010]

I think Menendez would like to fool them. To be one step ahead.

[@slugshell2901]

“Your life will be consumed by absolute loss, only then will you understand what you’ve done to me. “

[@dantheman5405]

The best part of saving mason is it isn’t just there because we know it’s mason. It’s possible woods is skeptical from Hudson’s communication, the CIA file, and dragoviches interrogation.

[@THESKULL-jq9qj]

HE WAS THE TRULY BROKEN VILLAN

[@user_Z-]

Dude, I'm kinda speechless on how good this video was from a channel your size. I played the BO2 campaign as a kid and to me it was just shooting people with a story in the background but being older now and watching this with your in depth analysis gave me a larger appreciation for this game. The campaign mostly stuck with me this whole time due to the scale and gameplay but I always preferred the MW campaigns since they felt more like real war to me. Treyarch's first two entries in the BO series are nothing to sleep on though

[@Kazmord]

Thanks man! Yeah when the games came out we were just too young to appreciate some of the finer details, and it's been a blast looking back.

[@Nooneishereonlyme]

No it's not and the BO campaign are not bad

[@henrydoesstuff4260]

how does this video barely got views omg it's so good

[@Kazmord]

Huh, this video is getting recommended to people 2 years later? Love the algorithm sometimes. Glad you liked it!

[@Bazinguh]

This is a pleasant reccomendation

[@l0rd0f5k33p]

Handsome Jack clears, I’m sorry

[@NOTHiNG2CBRA]

Awesome video, lad - totally agree on everything. I hope we get more of him next year. He was the best villain in any COD game. Right after Jonathan Irons

[@stealln5909]

Another great video from the goat for real. I've only played the campaign once at release and I remember being so lost in the plot. It's funny to see that he had 2 billion followers, more than the entire population of China, yet he never made a Twitch channel. Absolute waste of his time, he could've gotten so many Twitch prime memberships. Sadge.

[@Kazmord]

My man coulda been the Ludwig of his time

[@ThatSlayerguy]

He is already pretty rich through smuggling weapons so it wouldnt matter 🤷‍♂️

[@rigfordthebarbarian2895]

That youtube cordis die thumbnail was so fucking funny. Great channel, subbing.

[@jesseashton6163]

That intro is hard asf

[@fluzukthenuzuk8331]

Menemdez survives a bullet to the eye/head, a grenade seconds after, then he survives an army simply fuelled by the rage for the safety of his sister just to then survive another grenade and to add salt to the wounds to get the good ending you must capture Menendez instead of killing him, he really is immortal

[@crisn565]

I forgot he died last year.. rip 🥺

[@mutecanvas3509]

Fantastic video man

[@nightcrawler763]

A neat little detail that you didn't mention is that during the mission where you're in Afghanistan, if you manage to not kill kravchenko, he'll tell you Menendez: "Even has friends within the C.I.A." implying he started to deal within the governments ranks Subtly long before the events of BO2. Which also ends up correlating with the twist where you have the choice of shooting Mason or sparing his life; I also believe he's mentioned only once in BO3, but it doesn't provide much information other that he's dead. And that because of the attacks during the finale of BO2, the world created a new defense systems.

[@Kazmord]

That's also cool because it's basically a reward for sparing Kravchenko in the form of a hint - the quote will echo when you're about to shoot Mason, basically warning you "Don't listen to Hudson, Menendez has compromised him." It's a neat full circle moment where Mason can potentially save his own life by saving someone else's (and resisting the temptation of revenge).

[@nightcrawler763]

@Kazmord Precisely why Menendez character is so threatening and frightening. He has the charm and resources as you said to make stuff happen, a shame they haven't touched his story again or created a character with the same caliber.

[@inferno3054]

There's also the CIA intel you can gather in the drug lab during the mission where you search Menendez's compound.

[@OrochiJr97]

Raul Menendez is one of the greatest villains of all time in any media!

[@thatsom7714]

Great video man, the quality is really very high for a channel of your size. You analyzed one of the games that I played and loved most in my childhood very well. I hope you can make your way! keep it up

[@jhonshephard921]

you removed the entire political background behind the whole thing and made it completely personal. Yes that is a big part of it but remember the factory owner who first scarred Josifina was American and the dictator they suffered under was US-backed, then a US-backed Noriega captured him. The countries he rallies are all ones affected by American imperialism.

[@Kazmord]

That's fair. If I ever went back to COD videos I would acknowledge the political aspect more, as I'm more aware of/comfortable with these topics now than I was 2 years ago. COD's politics aren't super deep but I appreciate Treyarch for giving so much dimension to a character who is a villain because of US imperialism. BO2 is a story about revenge first and foremost but the political dimension is something I would look at if I ever redid this video. Thanks for the comment.

[@satotheDD]

Let's goooooo

[@HokutoShinkenSuccessor]

Man does the algorithm cook some times

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

This is why Vladimir Makarov never would turn on Menendez. Because he has a fiery temper when betrayal occurs against him. In the gta verse, Makarov was suppressed of his emotions when he senses a traitor in his mist. Like Joseph Allen. Only because Shepherd leaked the info of a traitor in his circle. Menendez discovers a traitor, he’s emotional and punishes the traitor severely. Like no mercy. Years later, Julian Kostov knew that Farid was a CIA agent, told Menendez about a double agent within his inner circle, and when Farid decided to shoot Harper in the head, as a reward, Kostov shot Farid in the head as he was a loose end to him and to Menendez he discovered him to be a CIA agent. Truly double murder in his presence. It’s why people felt bad when Harper was shot and when Farid was killed, no one cared for him. Showing what the audience shock matters to? The victim or the perpetrator.

[@jackmajor2392]

I prefer Markov but menendez is still a great villain.

[@martinjuniorbalbihurtado9599]

most call of duties have a sense of victory at the end except for black ops 2 and on a special note Ghost (where you actually didn't win)

[@ismurfather88]

I know this is random, but you think they should bring back Joseph Bowman?

[@Kazmord]

Like... from the dead?

[@onionbrotm570]

Eh, I may lack taste in characters, but I think they made this guy too cool for his own good. Reznov was cool too, very cool actually, but I don't see him going "you don't want to see my dark side, you don't want me seeing red" he is just a russian dude at the end of it. I didn't like the guy the moment I saw his smug confident sass, amazing voice actor, but they gave him too much importance. He gets caught, he escapes, it's like he is a weekly villain.

[@IsmPatriot]

you met menendez on Nicaragua not angola

[@mohammadmohsen2097]

Best cod games are : bo1 bo2 world at war

[@erenaslan21]

3:57

[@mrwacky4599]

do rorke next plz

[@ChukedIII]

Bro ghosts pales in comparison to BO2

[@alexm.a.d892]

He's ass, barely has any screen time and extremely generic

[@TheeWolfiee1]

@@ChukedIIIL take… ghosts story was good. Multiplayer not so much..

[@ChukedIII]

@@TheeWolfiee1 replay Ghosts, you will realize how incoherent and botched and pointless the story is

[@Youllneverfindmezx]

This video is amazing. I love the America sucks joke on YT. Cordis Die with 2.1 billion subscribers, probably made a video titled how I converted mr beast to a cult.

[@bydlakbolszewik847]

How did you get your FOV so high?

[@Kazmord]

Gameplay isn't mine. Peep the description for sources

[@swoosh1420]

No he ain’t