Most Heroic Soldiers in Science Fiction | Sergeants

We list the best human soldiers in science fiction with rank of Sergeant.
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[@nusretalpyuceyavuz]

Sergeant Johnson:Oh I know what the ladies like

[@Karlos1234ify]

Halo

[@flackabby]

Blowing out alien brains

[@Lo-tf6qt]

"Dear Humanity, we regret being Aliens bastards, we regret coming to Earth and we most definitely regret the core blowing up our raggity ass fleet!"

[@randycheow4268]

Send me out with a bang

[@BennyLlama39]

Johnson, Richard, Sgt. Serial # 69-187. 😀

[@joshuahudnell7401]

If you don't vote for sgt Johnson then you just don't know what the ladies like

[@angelparrilla2068]

I only like true stories. Like Doom.

[@johnroberts4456]

@Stripey Arse Johnson was from Chicago, not Mars

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

If you don't vote sgt johnson, you're correct because he's actually a sgt major (highest enlisted rank in the marine corps) so he's not just any old sgt

[@MrGreat-cd9im]

@@Warptenlolololwe got a hater here request immediate indoctrination

[@joshuahudnell7401]

@@MrGreat-cd9im *in palpatine voice* DO IT!

[@randycheow4268]

In my book, experience outranks everything - Clone Captain Rex

[@Valiguss]

Randy Cheow sgt johnson was 78 when he died, and he was still going at it, chief is the only one who can even hold a candle to him oh that and chips Dubbo

[@Tores444]

@@Valiguss Johnsons actually better than Chief since Johnson's technically a Spartan 1 and also immune the being infected by the Flood.

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

Tores well Johnson isn’t immune, just he’s a lot harder to be infected by the flood

[@Tores444]

@@JoseHernandez-xv2bt no he's immune. Project Orion gave him a neural disorder that makes it impossible for them to take him over. He'd bever get infected, just killed.

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

Tores oh, thanks for the clearing that up

[@archer7212]

Staff Sergeant Nance - hands down the most realistic portrayals of a true NCO in a fictional world....

[@ScoutingGamerRanger]

Staff Sergeant is a more senior rank. So is Sergeant Major. TBH calling them all Sergeant is kind of like saying homo sapien and homo habilis are the same because they are in the same evolutional family.

[@NotJustAnotherAverageJoe]

@@ScoutingGamerRanger what are you replying to??>

[@DudeBro07]

@@NotJustAnotherAverageJoe some people, mostly military, don't refer to every rank with sergeant as such. A staff sergeant is a staff sergeant, gunnery sergeant a gunnery sergeant, sergeant a sergeant. A staff SGT is a senior NCO, Higher than a sergeant.

[@asymsolutions]

@@DudeBro07 Not sure what your context is but in two of the 4 departments (ignoring coastes and those wierd space-fucks) in the American Airforce and Army, you are a Sar-gent or Sarnt, in order. Even our first line (E-7) SNCO's still get the same title from everyone E-4 or below. The only exception I know of first hand is those marines with "gunny", shar't (aka first sergeant or "shirt" in the USAF) is a special role, and gets it's own title, but everyone above E-7 air side is a Senior or Chief. To break it down USAF side, the Chief (E-8) is the head of the enlisted side; the guy who's seen it all and will keep the Commander on a steady course through his experience. The Senior's are the salty grandpa's; Their job is to make sure the NCO's are good father's/uncle's to the junior enlisted and keep them from letting those "dumb young fucks" from ruining their lives. Masters (E-7): are those Tsgt's (of which I will explain later) who both fulfill the role of the prior two ranks together. Tech Sergeants (E-6): are the weird uncle who knows a lot of shit about a lot of things. Cool to hang out with but is so focused on his craft he isn't really a good mentor on day to day life. Like that family member your father call's in to fix his water heater last minute; who is great at that stuff, but unfortunately chugs a 1/4 rack of natty-daddys and gives some inappropriate advice for 12yo you. SSgt's are the Daddies and Mommies of the USAF. We were dumb enough to make some mistakes that made uncle sam think we were ready to be a role model to a bunch of dumb hormonal teenagers out of HS and college. A1C's and SRA's are the older brother's of the airforce, the idiots who are still around via book smarts, luck, street smarts or a combination of above. They will either move on to be dumb adoptive parents *cough* I mean NCO's or just skate by and get out in 3-4 years. Finally are the airmen, (the E-1&E-2). Basically these boys are to be taken up by one of us "daddies" and turned from some naive idiot to a function person in what is the real world.

[@Warrior_Jedi]

Why is it that half of the Sergeants have John in their name?

[@randycheow4268]

Maybe they are as badass as John Wayne himself

[@AMoistEggroll]

Or John Wick for that matter

[@Halo4Lyf]

@Stripey Arse Oh, I love that.

[@_rc03]

John is one of the most common names in English, and is also one of the most generic "Everyman" names. Example, 'John Smith'.

[@sethgilcrist8088]

No John doe

[@arnie24070127]

As a former sergeant in the army in a war and as, hopefully, a sergeant in the Humanity First Staff Sergeant Nanz is the best. He is just a man, with combat experience and courage put in a bad situation fighting against the xenos. No enhancements or armor just grit and courage. Long live Foxtrot 2 November. RETREAT HELL!

[@yourstruly4817]

Sergeant Kyle Reese, Serial Number 38416. From 2021 - 2027 he served with the 132nd under Perry, in 2027 he joined Tech-Com under John Connor.

[@killaxero86]

This and Hicks are my favorite roles by Michael Biehn. Hope he makes the cut when they make the list for Corporals.

[@Mrdennismalloy]

Nice pick.

[@judsongaiden9878]

DN-38416. Notice how he literally gives his name, rank, and serial number - Reese, Sergeant (of Tech-Com), DN-38416. And he never even mentions his first name til over half way through the story. He's a born soldier from a world that knows only war.

[@gregorytyse9419]

That's very impressive. You dug deep for that one!

[@kyriss12]

Don't you mean 2021 to 1984?

[@Demothones]

As a retired Army NCO I fully endorse this. I do find the failure to include CPL Hicks (Aliens) to be troubling.

[@MechanizedGhost17]

This. Video should've been about all NCOs, not just sergeants. Hicks stepped up not only after his PSG died but his useless ass PL got knocked out and was out of action for the basically the entirety of the mission. He had to unfuck the situation basically on his own.

[@larryhuffman4326]

Corporals/E-4's are also considered NCO's.

[@MechanizedGhost17]

@@larryhuffman4326 exactly that's the point I'm trying to make

[@Maktumekal_Ilzrei]

Would a Corporal be considered equivalent to a Sergeant though? Because otherwise we may see him facing off with other Corporals from Scifi.

[@HawkEye-cm5wb]

I would say Cpls are more equivalent to Sgts than SSgts are, since SSgt is considered a Staff NCO.... at least USMC wise

[@MygunsJammedify]

"power of the mimic blood and Scientology coursing through his veins" lmao I'm dead

[@mogen8128]

" AHHHH That's a warface now let me see your warface. " Rest in peace Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee " Gunny " Ermey.

[@minhductrieu1599]

AAAAHHHHHHH.

[@artymixon5316]

I thing ermey should of been on the list he never faced aliens but that is because they were too afraid of him to show up!

[@maureencora1]

Semper-Fi, Guys.

[@sethgilcrist8088]

He's pulling PT with Chesty now. Remember that boys the next time you hear the thunder it's just Chesty and Gunny on another PT run.

[@johnathanblackwell9960]

@@sethgilcrist8088 I wonder if Chesty ever got the flamethrower with a bayonet that he wanted in heaven, I'd like to think he did.

[@mrmacguff1n]

The Cadian Guard *THE PLANET BROKE BEFORE THE GUARD!*

[@GamerM1235]

Emperor protects brother.

[@brosno5252]

CADIA STANDS!

[@ollyravenhill7341]

For the EMPRAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@fan9775]

@@GamerM1235 having a load bolter never hurt either

[@sethgilcrist8088]

@@GamerM1235 The Emperor protects. The Death Korps protects the Emperor

[@spiderxand]

I am biased. But I put that bias aside. I served in the US Navy. As enlisted. So naturally I wanted my top pick to be Master Chief. However. My ultimate choice went with Staff Sergeant Nance. Primarily because he has no super powers. And secondly, he & his team pushed back an alien invasion with contemporary weapons. None of that space age/sci-fi crap.

[@bug1701]

ooh-rah.

[@fan9775]

Crap?

[@spiderxand]

@@fan9775 Junk. Garbage.

[@johncrawford7249]

@@spiderxand That "junk" might one day save your life or the lives of your family.

[@soldiersaint6753]

@@johncrawford7249 what he's trying to say is none of it exist yet. At least not on an effective scale. Therefore its crap. I agree with this.

[@Mrdennismalloy]

Sergeant Todd from the movie Soldier staring Kurt Russell.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

Yup

[@Thwack992]

Watched that only because I was stuck in a hotel room in Spain, loved it.

[@Klaaism]

"Soldiers deserve Soldiers, sir"

[@jabames]

Kurt Russell as Sergeant Todd from Soldier 1998

[@williamjenkins7612]

Sgt Apone from Aliens better be on here.

[@DrJhengsman]

He was a peacetime leader who once in combat failed as he kept asking his Platoon Commander what to do before dying. Corporal Hicks meet the challenge of the Xenomorphs.

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

@@DrJhengsman Actually-no, wait... yeah. When Gorman ordered everyone to empty their magazines, Apone SHOULD have had his troops fall back to the APC to acquire weaponry more suitable for the environment they were in. But even before that, no one bothered to switch to more specialized weaponry after learning where the colonists were being held by the Xenomorphs. I mean, they knew that the colonists were being held just below the main cooling system of the atmosphere processor, and NO ONE bothered to grab weaponry suited for that environment to prevent damage to the system. I guess Hicks really was the only one with any brains.

[@spartangoku7610]

Sergeant Apone is who Sergeant Johnson is based off of.

[@jakubkohut9045]

Oni supports the good Sergant Johnson OORAH!!!

[@idontuploadjustwatch]

Jakub Kohút he’s actually a sergeant major

[@jakubkohut9045]

@@idontuploadjustwatch Yes i am aware of that, it was even said in the video. 👍

[@Cowboycomando54]

Bull shit, if ONI learned of Sgt Johnson's immunity to the flood, they would have chopped him up with out hesitation to get it.

[@jakubkohut9045]

@@Cowboycomando54 Flood Immunity?

[@jakubkohut9045]

Now I am listening

[@maxsmodels]

Sgt. Zim personifies the adage "Sweat in training so you don't bleed in battle".

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

Well, he WAS played by The Kurgan himself... and Mister Krabs. No, seriously, the movie version of Zim is played by Clancy Brown, who is the voice of Mister Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants, and he played The Kurgan in the first Highlander movie. He was also the voice of Lex Luthor in Justice League Unlimited.

[@TheCoffeehound]

@@BioGoji-zm5ph Hooker: "Hi. I'm Candy." Kurgan: "Of course you are..."

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

@@TheCoffeehound "Now, Candy... would you like a Krabby Patty?"

[@mercedes_nuts]

"Type of missions the Spartan IIs signed up for." Trust me, they didn't sign up

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

They didn't sign up for the Spartan-II program, Those who came out of the end of the grinder became actual soldier with actual right to accept or refuse missions. Of course, due to "recruitment" criterias for spartan-IIs, refusing to partake in an operation to save mankind wasn't their thing...

[@miyuki2206]

The spartans were kidnapped, True and Simple

[@andyspurs0129]

ONI has a special place for your lies.

[@3RAG0NSNIWAK]

PythonicGhost I don’t know what you’re talking about. They were clearly voluntold and recruited. Lol.

[@Klaaism]

@@3RAG0NSNIWAK One of the early canon sources had the candidates being kidnapped as babies, and replaced by low quality clones.

[@nicolasn.7202]

"master chief watches over the marines under his care" Me: sudden flashbacks to me slaughtering every marine in all the halo games

[@sethgilcrist8088]

You to? Man dark old days when they didn't give trophy's for keeping every one alone

[@DocWolph]

Me: Watching helpless as good young marines die faster than my gun fires, unable to save any of them... (Head lowers is sorrow) The mission takes precedent. (Eyes up and go!)

[@climber6420]

@Steve Campbell I wasted it on grunts instead of melleing them

[@MightyCousintube-fg4jf]

GF: Even through Johnson isn’t like the Spartans. Me: Technically he is a spartan who survived the spartan I program.

[@Big_Black_Dick]

have u seen battle L.A. ??? Staff Sgt Michael Nantz is the one i would follow anywhere

[@Big_Black_Dick]

😄 thank u for pinning my comment,, i knew u would agree & pick Staff Sgt Micheal Nantz as the true badass lol

[@kyodairiker]

No one pinned you

[@Big_Black_Dick]

Clarence and squirrel ur just late so u wouldn't know shit

[@richardmcneal1156]

Agree. I love Battle L.A. Eckhart nailed that role as Nantz. He was an outstanding leader.

[@enolastraight577]

Sgt. Kyle Reese from The Terminator. Came from the future without weapons...or even clothing, for that matter...to stop a nuclear-powered mechanical monster from re-writing history and destroying humanity.

[@sophiahargis2166]

Sgt Nance. Who says you need a big gun and special armor and super powers.

[@slicksslayer4493]

I vote for John Grimm... I know a lot of people hated the Doom movie but I think Karl Urban is a great actor and deserves more credit

[@sethgilcrist8088]

Fuck ya he did way better then the first one In my opinion

[@13ionic5ausage]

Watch "The Boys" Amazon prime

[@lordcrowther42]

Sgt Zim from the books is far better than the movie.

[@SirJesusFreak]

Everything from the book was better

[@lordcrowther42]

@@SirJesusFreak True

[@SirJesusFreak]

@Amber Hoke i know. And I used to love the movie as a kid. Now I just look it as a giant clusterfuck of wasted potential

[@howmuchmorecanItake]

@Steve Campbell the argument is that, because you have to serve to be able to vote, it's facist. There's another argument that the society laid out in the book is facist due to the fact that it seems authoritarian and tradition-focused. To be clear, I take issue with these points - anything that is told from the perspective of a military member is going to be seen as authoritarian.

[@sethgilcrist8088]

@Steve Campbell you also forgot many the Asian countries around China.

[@gawainethefirst]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Miles Edward O’Brien, Starfleet, United Federation of Planets.

[@dracphelan]

I can't believe you didn't include Sergeant Apone from Aliens. He even has a sing written about him.

[@williamjenkins7612]

I agree, Apone is a badass.

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

Remember folks : A sargeant on the move outranks an immobile officer !

[@StumpyDaPaladin]

And a running EOD tech outranks everyone.

[@jlokison]

It's a lot harder to be heroic if you're just a a regular unaugmented human, those that are heroic anyway when facing odds that completely outclass them are incredibly exceptional individuals.

[@laetrille]

Hi friends :) Long live Humanity!!

[@louisthorpe1788]

For humanity, and god.

[@fan9775]

@@louisthorpe1788 ...no, For humanity!!

[@louisthorpe1788]

@Fan9775 you're not for humanity are you.. anti-Christian freak

[@bfedezl2018]

@@louisthorpe1788 Your religion appeared way later than humanity gained any semblance of itself and will disappear way before it ends.

[@CAP198462]

Chief petty officer Miles “Smiley” O’Brien. He’s not heroic enough? Technician 3rd Class Dave Lister

[@casbot71]

Sargent John Spartan hasn't killed a single Alien, hell he's not even faced combat with a _dolphin._ So he shouldn't be on this list.

[@KenHSr]

What do you mean he's never killed a single dolphin. Sargent's Spartan was wounded at the business end of a dolphin proboscis during the Marineland uprising. How do you think is voice got that way.

[@angelrivera2339]

Well to be fair, Simon Phoenix is probably more dangerous than any alien out there. Phoenix is human after all and crazy. Well... He is bat shit crazy...

[@scorch2155]

@@angelrivera2339 and even he stood against that society because "you can't take away people right to be assholes." When an absolute psychopath like Simon Pheonix says your dystopian society is bad.....you know it's bad.

[@MistedMind]

What do you not understand about "Most Heroic Soldiers in Science Fiction" ? There is NOTHING about killing aliens in the headline.

[@kyriss12]

I kinda found it amusing how they went from a spartan named john, to john spartan.

[@bwp-gl5kg]

You guys need to make a video for the best members of the E-4 mafia

[@immikeurnot]

Looking for the master of sham?

[@bwp-gl5kg]

immikeurnot ranked on how well they hunt down your moral.

[@rondevrind7655]

Kurt Russell : Sergeant Todd in Soldier.

[@Tallacus]

Going to have to go with R Lee Ermy, he was an ACTUAL drill instructor and Vietnam vet and if you are looking for a sci fi credit Ermy was in Space Above and Beyond

[@bug1701]

Sergeant Major Bougus. Had to take the time and look that up. Good Call.

[@TheStormingmonkey]

Every single Caidian. Fight me

[@GenerationTech]

don't sleep on Canadians their armed forces are ferocious and have a long history of war crimes.

[@gypsydanger5828]

@@GenerationTech war crimes?

[@gypsydanger5828]

@UCHgpPFi_JpIZ0dQxCTD-3zg I take that as a joke.

[@jamesstudholme3161]

CADIA STANDS

[@gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954]

@@jamesstudholme3161 The Planet Broke before the Guard did!

[@justinreilly6619]

I fell in love with Emily when I watched her doing yoga moves when she played Rita in Edge of Tomorrow. I mean really, how could I not?! Rita has my vote!

[@Abrxas01]

BTW, SSGT Nanz was a MARINE, not a Soldier. Marines are Marines, Soldiers are Army, Airmen are Air Force......

[@g0tm04]

Sly Marbo has entered chat.

[@Gauntlet1212]

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@ricosintron2075]

Isn’t he a private?

[@g0tm04]

Rico Sintron so was Zimm AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?

[@TheDunestyler]

how is there even a question here? Sgt. Johnson is the most badass and the most heroic!

[@arnie24070127]

Staff Sergeant Nanz is a far more realistic portrayal of what a real NCO is. In combat you can be afraid and still do amazing things. Even if you have no special enhancements.

[@TheDunestyler]

@@arnie24070127 I know. I like him quite a bit. but Johnson just takes the cake. not for realism, but just for style... and I am usually not someone whose acceptance of "the rule of cool" is in any way strong.

[@angelamaro3480]

SGM Johnson is incompetent as a leader. In Halo 2, in the second mission, he loses 3 pelicans and loads of marines. Halo 3 he gets all his marines killed and is captured. Twice. Oh he also is "forced" by the prophet of truth to activate that halo array.

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

@@angelamaro3480 What about Sergeant Stacker? How do you feel about him?

[@spartangoku7610]

Jared Bradley dubious canon. We don’t have any idea how he survived Alpha Halo for one thing. I assume he found a pelican and was picked up later, but he really missed out on the prelude to Operation: First Strike.

[@reclaimerbear6760]

What was with the grenade? Also, since I can't find the poll, let me throw my support behind Master Chief John 117

[@BennyLlama39]

I'm only halfway through the video, but my guess is the grenade comes into play at the end. 🙂

[@charlespfaff6585]

@@BennyLlama39 Nope. I kept looking for the pin.

[@robertkalinic335]

I guess he is surrounded by dolphins and that grenade is only thing keeping him alive while he blinks sos message with his eyes in morse code.

[@scorch2155]

I believe it's a reference to the trope "sacrificing yourself by pulling the pin on a grenade and blowing up, taking the enemy with you."

[@markgeiger8739]

They are all the Best. A Sergeant is an NCO first to His/Her Troops wherever they are. because they take on many roles: a Leader, a Counselor, a Friend, a Teacher, & a Mentor. EVERY Armed Forces needs the NCO.

[@joneszer1]

Ya know.. This is one of the most original cool ideas I’ve seen from a Channel. You got a sub.

[@-JustHuman-]

What about Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds from firefly ?. Always looked after the people under him, and was not scared of overwhelming numbers and always tired to act and do the right thing, even after the war was over.

[@cosmicdan5907]

They don't like it when you shoot at them. I worked that out myself.

[@mike5d1]

Just remember, that in the book Zim continues his training roll as johnny Rico's first platoon Sergeant.

[@ApocGuy]

one more reason why book is better than movie ;)

[@robertogurrola7465]

I'm so happy you showed Staff Sgt. Nantz in the thumbnail

[@StaK_1980]

Thank you for using the "sticks and stones" line for the Sarge. IMHO that's the best line there is for him. Also: that ending of DOOM was hilarious!

[@Dantaroen]

Hands down the last Sergeant was the best. mainly due to him remembering the sheer amount of names of all the dead soldiers.....i mean the imperial guards tend to send millions at a time. So kudos to him

[@SIedgeHammer83]

Sergeant Michael Sykes (a.k.a Psycho) in Crysis. He always stood up for the little guy against the high command.

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

... And kept being a badass even after loosing his super powers through torture ! ... And still rescued a high command officer, MINUTES after breaking up with her, 'cause it's his job ! ... And still crashed his plane into the enemy stronghold to attempt to rescue his (percieved) barely trustworthy ex-teammate !

[@NoMoreMyFriend-S]

Hell, yeah! Well deserving candidate spotted!!

[@blacknwhitehound]

You know your subject and your movies/ sci -fi. Back ground refreshing to watch.

[@girdielbohmer2148]

Sgt. Zim. He´s one of my alltime favorite characters. He´s brutal, tough, humble and has duty in his marrow. It´s a quite great package

[@aname848]

What about Sergeant major Merrick from dawn of war 2 one of the few guardsman who called out his CO right next to a commissar and lived to tell about it

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

Plus, in the sandbag department, he's A grade material ! Secured Angel Forge, Held the line in the climactic battle, fought a Chaos incursion one year later, 10 years later : still mopping up this mess (and saving the sector again on the side).

[@rthj6446]

90% of the astra militarum. They know the are not worth actual bullets, and get given a really strong flash light. And the still fight everything, including deamons.

[@technomagos7982]

CADIA STANDS!

[@captainarcher5205]

I read somewhere that Lasguns have the equivalent firepower of a 120mm round from an M1 Abrams... Yet its considered a “flashlight” in W40k standards. That’s truly terrifying when you think about it.

[@rthj6446]

Captain Archer well, they put all their most destructive weapons in the hands of abused and neutered virgins.

[@sid2112]

Cool stuff, Allen. Good work man.

[@pauldirks8722]

I vote for TODD “Soldiers deserve soldiers “ Then calmly kills the entire enemy force, not because he’s a badass but because he’s a RIGHTEOUS BADASS! The rest of these guys and gals had support.

[@mrgrimm2143]

"...Mimic blood and scientology coursing through his veins." "... award winning film based on a true story, DOOM." HA!! I LOL'd hard in a place full of people being extremely quiet.

[@danteller8282]

That was cool, and I know what you guys were going for, but I think you guys should consider making a video of ACTUAL amazing sergeants in ACTUAL military history to counterbalance it. There are plenty to choose from.

[@alibialexander]

Dan Teller you are correct. We got York, Chesty puller, Eugene Bullard, Benavides, and that’s just Americans. Non commissioned officers are the backbone for a reason. -from a proud us Army SGT. 💪🏿

[@Swiftbow]

Audie Murphy.

[@ethanmoon3925]

The most impressive moment for Michael Nantz (Battle LA) that shows who he is, was a commonly overlooked scene at the end. Not the shooty shooty end. The very end of the movie. He and what's left of his platoon finally regroup with the rest of the military after completing their mission. It's such a miracle that they survived through what killed basically everyone else, and they've made such a contribution to the war effort, that the commander wants to rotate them off the front lines. Their reward for heroism is to survive; given the casualty rate, all or most of them would die if they went back to the front. But instead of taking off his gear, Nantz starts restocking his ammo, and all his men follow his example. They refuse to stay on the sidelines while their brethren are still fighting in the city. They went through hell because they had to. They went back in because it's who they were.

[@michaelhirschi3827]

Had to give this a thumbs up simply because Zimm was on there from Starship Troopers, my favorite guilty pleasure movie of all time.

[@fightingfalcon777]

Sergeant Major and Master Chief Petty Officer are equivalent in rank. Navies use the term petty officer for their sergeant ranks

[@duddude321]

He's only MCPO until 3. After 3 he is posthumously promoted to MCPOotN. It is literally the highest Enlisted rank they have. Even the lowest Commissioned Officer technically outranks him, but if you aren't part of the Admirality/Generals and you don't listen to what he has to say you'd best be prepared for the aforementioned Admirality/Generals to chew you up and spit you out. The UNSC doesn't give that rank freely. IIRC he was willingly demoted back to MCPO after H4.

[@spec-opsmexican4119]

who ever ses this have a wonderful day. from the usa🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@logan6034]

When I read the title I *knew* Master Chief HAD to be on the list. And I’m pleasantly surprised that you added Sgt Avery Johnson to make it as well

[@jonathanjuwainat5535]

“May god have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t” -General George S. Patton

[@lordfrostwind3151]

Shout out to the heroic sergeants who didn't make the list, my boi sergeant Marcus Fenix of the COG, and possibly the grumpiest human alive on Sera.

[@barrybend7189]

Lutenent commander Roy Fokker ( SDF Macross version): Hold my Pineapple salad.

[@StumpyDaPaladin]

Excuse me ... it seems there is a ninja around here chopping onions

[@barrybend7189]

@@StumpyDaPaladin I know how to pull heartstrings.

[@pacolatte6933]

That's an officer

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

Excellent job Allen.

[@eskimochocolate3799]

Did not expect Bastonne to be on this list! Guy was a badass!

[@gunny738]

"As far as Ethan goes - I will personally vouch for this stiff metal motherfucker. Hes one of us." Staff Sergeant Usef Omar UNSA SWC-141 Retribution As far as the campaign goes Infinite Warfare was great in my book. Loved the placement, characters,missions and soundtrack is amazing.

[@reecedignan8365]

Seriously only these lads? I can point to over a hundred thousand sergeants of grander honour across the entire imperium. Hell just look to the Tanith First and Only if you want a good dozen of them. Or what about Colour Sergeant Krell, Creeds best friend and most trusted soldier and ally, to the point that even Krell gave his life to save his friend during the fall of Cadia - one second: CADIA STANDS! THE PLANET BROKE BEFORE THE GUARD! - and even then that doesn’t take in those of the Adeptus Sororitas, Astartes, Navy and so on. Hell Sergeant Harker is a complete badass and legend amongst the guard. Serving in the same Regiment as the hard ass Colonel Iron Hand Straken, the man continues to show off still by lugging a heavy bolter around like it’s nothing - a two man weapon for your basic guardsmen. Please do an expansion to this video so we can add a hundred more deserving veterans to this list. And even then, I’d love to see you guys run through just a single video talking about all the Heroes of the Imperial Guard like: ollanius pius, Ibram Gaunt, Ciaphas Cain “HERO OF THE IMPERIUM”, etc

[@thomaslacroix5489]

I love that you included the 40k universe!

[@adamkuch9377]

9:03 I wasn't expecting too much when I watched "Battle Los Angeles". But it turned out to be really good.

[@BennyLlama39]

Is that one of those sit-back-and-enjoy-your-popcorn-and-Dr-Pepper sci-fi/action movies? I mean, they don't spend a lot of time developing characters, etc.?

[@adamkuch9377]

@@BennyLlama39 I suppose it was. They did try to develop Aaron Eckhart's character. It's an alien invasion movie. But where "Independence Day" tried to be epic, with many locations and perspectives on the conflict, "Battle Los Angeles" focused on just one group of soldiers. I enjoyed that focus.

[@tungstentaco495]

agreed. never understood the hate for that movie. I thought it was entertaining and well paced.

[@BennyLlama39]

Note to self: find this movie. 🙂

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

John 117 is the “pinnacle “ of super human troops... All of 40k: “hold my alcoholic drinks...”

[@Questknight12]

I agree.... When your STANDARD sidearm fires 40mm mass reactive armour piercing rockets, You have to wonder, what are they fighting? Not to mention, power armour, if it can take a hit from a dedicated anti-tank weapon and, keep the soldier inside alive, that's hard. Then do not get me STARTED on the implantation and, creation process of a Space Marine. Not to mention the indoctrination into a warrior/religious cult. Did I miss anything? Oh yes, they also stand 8 feet tall, wield a chainsaw as a close quarters weapon, spit acid, and can punch your face through a brick wall, literally.

[@casbot71]

There needs to be a *worst commanding officers* list. With several different categories: *Getting their own men killed needlessly* - the Jedi lead that category, the CO at Klandathu had severely faulty intelligence. *Battle planning that sucked* - Different from above, strategic incompetence. That includes being unwilling to adapt to new developments or information. General Brigham from Edge of Tomorrow rates high in this category. *Falling to Inspire their troops.* - Once again the Jedi, if they weren't leading genetically modified troops programmed to serve they would've had a rebellion, the CO at Klandathu was actually good at inspiring troops, Lieutenant Gorman of the Colonial Marines wasn't. *Combat ability.* - This redeems the Jedi, sort of. But they didn't consider that their own troops couldn't match that combat level. Most of the others were equal to regular soldiers so don't particularly suck - special bonus points must be given for those that detonate explosives that kill enemy troops, redeeming themselves in death.

[@johnwotek3816]

Getting their own men killed needlessly=> admiral Holdo. She had droïd, but let good captain die pointlessly on their ship. Her own incompetence lead directly to the death of a lot of good resistance personnel. Battle planning that sucked=>admiral Holdo, because she tough the best plan in her situation was to go straight, do nothing, let her ship getting mauled down and strand all the people left on a salt planet with only a base that didn't see maintenance or ressupply for decade. Failing to inspire their troop=>admiral Holdo, since her disastrous leadership skills and behavior directly led to a mutiny.

[@johnwotek3816]

@H M Well, to be fair to the Jedi, they were shit at the begining, because they were literraly a space police with no war experience. But at least they improved themselve later during the war.

[@TheCoffeehound]

Admiral Helena Cain: Used the attack on the 12 colonies to go rogue, killing civilians and "commandeering" their ships and equipment. TV Tropes would consider her and example of the Blood Knight.

[@lionj7761]

Bro! You are ON POINT💯💯💯

[@SlapYoLipsOff]

Been binge watching this all day...

[@williamjenkins7612]

You also should have included Gunnery Sgt Ash Williams from Mass Effect. I mean come on, protects humanity first and literally helps save the entire galaxy from an alien threat.

[@JP-xn7si]

She's a annoying space racist though

[@matthewblairrains6032]

JP you will have to be reported to the inquisition

[@ApocGuy]

@@JP-xn7si racist for sure, but she has a point( to some degree); she was from family line that was responsible for first surrender of earth forces when they fought the war against superior Turians. i think they smoothed her hatred toward aliens after first game though.

[@ricosintron2075]

So no one is gonna talk about the grenade he has been holding?

[@andrew-paulclements1502]

I thought that was pretty normal, why talk about it

[@DarkLadyAthena1]

I like your picks. Sergeant Zim (sorry if I misspell that) is by far my favorite. People like him are the best mentors. They're tough as nails and though at times they seem unfair, it's their training and mentoring that prepares you for what's ahead. Plus as you've mentioned, he was willing to demote himself to join the fight. That shows his commitment and care for his fellow recruits and the human race as a whole. He's not a show off or looking for medals.

[@normarrington8090]

To all the real NCOs I served with..... Thanks for teaching me and showing me the path to follow. I hope I lived up to your example.

[@Gr3Nd3LsBan3]

Sgt Harkon 3rd Catachan Devils. Weapon of choice a HEAVY FREAKIN BOLTER!

[@technomagos7982]

CADIA STANDS!

[@phaylnx]

Master Chief John 117 is a Warrant Officer, NOT a Sergeant. He should not be in the video or on the poll. His inclusion is not only wrong but takes votes from all the other characters on this video that actually ARE Sergeants.

[@lordcastellan4735]

Master Chief is a shortening of Master Chief Petty Officer which is an enlisted rank in the Navy. The rough equivalent to an army or marine corps sergeant major. The warrant officer ranks are WO1, CWO2, CWO3, CWO4 and CWO5 or warrant officer 1 then chief warrant officer 2 through 5.

[@phaylnx]

@@lordcastellan4735 You are correct. I made that post without knowing much about the Halo universes military structure. I didn't realize that they actually followed current U.S. military rank structure and made my post off the idea that they ranks had different meaning as it is set in a future setting.

[@lordcastellan4735]

No mention of the hero Sgt Jarran Kell. He took a Bolter round to protect Lord Castellan Creed. The man was a hero of the 8th Cadian Imperial Guard Regiment. Cadia Stands!

[@falseprophet1415]

The sarcasm in this clip is spot-on....

[@drewyourhostwiththeghost]

What about Sgt. Todd 3465 from the movie Soldier?

[@davischris]

I clicked on this so quickly because of the battle la thumbnail ngl Retreat hell Two five

[@wardencobb7442]

This guy's knowledge and research are pretty darn impressive.

[@jakalgaming9717]

I was just eating cereal thinking, I wonder if there's a KZbin video about heroic humans in films and bam here we are

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Zim. Best Sergeant, Best Private, and not a bad Invader.

[@ranger_halt5184]

Sergeant Avery Johnson for da win

[@joelwinters100]

Idk why, but your voice is awesome.

[@MrAtrkcmo1977]

Awesome intro!

[@casbot71]

Best leaders/commanding officers [coming soon]… Adama, Picard, Sisko and John Connor sitting at the bar. *Colonel Quaritch:* Yes I'm the bad guy and I die, but I deserve to be here. *Sisko:* I agree, otherwise Anakin will take the seat. That mofo cut off a brothers arm just as he was about to strike down the enemy boss. *Picard:* I was saving that seat for Kirk.…

[@gregorytyse9419]

Sgt avery johnson (of HALO), was CLEARY a ripoff of Sgt. Apone from (again), Aliens 1986.

[@Biggles266]

"Hi friends welcome back to another episode of Generation Films, my name is... Alan?" ROFL! You don't sound sure about that, mate. :D

[@quickclaw240]

you make Johnson sound like an ordinary human being. he isn't the example of a hardened human being but the example of a bio-engineered human being xD. it are genes which determine the fit not their willpower. nice video btw, I like these exploration series on sci-fi armies!

[@swedishkappa1051]

If it was real life then I would vote for Sgt Alvin York from the 82nd Infantry Division in WW1

[@TerryTurner]

Sergeant Major Avery Johnson is my choice. Despite being human, he was willing to going through hell to complete his mission.👍

[@armycowboy4313]

When the shooting starts Find an old sergeant and stick to his back pocket.

[@JudasBrennan]

Malcolm Reynolds. "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

[@LegatusLucius1994]

Ex lieutenant corporal Baird and Sergeant Marcus Fenix so perfectly good ncos from the gears series

[@brennanlatham9188]

Legatus Lucius lieutenant corporal? What kind of rank is that? Lieutenant is a commissioned rank, corporal is non commissioned. No such thing as a lieutenant corporal. Could you be confusing it with Lieutenant Colonel?

[@LegatusLucius1994]

@@brennanlatham9188 I said ex lieutenant corporal like I was saying a title he was a lieutenant but went AWOL and launched a missile at a city filled with enemies a missile that could be used later on in the war he got bumped down to corporal and will never be an officer again if he makes it to Sergeant that's as far as he probably get

[@brennanlatham9188]

Legatus Lucius well use proper punctuation. Ex-Lieutenant, Corporal... Now, I have t played gears, so I do t know, but generally when they bust you from command, they don’t bust you to a minor nco from a commissioned officer. If they removed his commission, he would be a private, based on time in service (lieutenant is the lowest CO rank and generally they get to captain in about the same amount of time junior enlisted gets to E4 Promotable status, at least in the army. Now Corporal is E4, but in the army it’s a unique rank usually given to people who have leadership skills but not enough time in service or promotion points to be sergeant. The typical E4 rank is specialist, which is not an nco. In the marines though, Corporal is the only E4 rank, so they are ncos.

[@LegatusLucius1994]

@@brennanlatham9188 my apologies I am a terrible typer so I speak everything that I say using Google microphone and make Corrections where I can they are not always perfect

[@LegatusLucius1994]

@@brennanlatham9188 I like all of this and how technical it is but I'm not sure the Military (GEARS) of the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) uses the United States military ranking system