XCOM 2 - The Spokesman's Death

The Spokesman gives his life to give XCOM a chance to stop the aliens from committing genocide and to wake up the people of the alien cities.
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[@epicvoiceguy]

Yo, I'm the voice of Council Guy and alls I can say is, you don't see the dead body. ;)

[@N7Prime]

I knew it!!

[@Costin_Gaming]

Spoiler eh? Keep up the good work.

[@krissimonis3604]

Ofcourse he's not dead, he's too much of a badass to die, he probably just shot both those advent troopers in the head, they just hit his computer so he can't contact us anymore until he gets funding for a new one.

[@theprojectseries]

The only dead bodies are from those ADVENT Troopers!!!

[@rotraven]

We didn't see Osama's dead body either. What are you trying to say?

[@Phe0niz]

It's a good thing he set himself to overwatch after he sat down.

[@CES_2005]

Pheoniz A turn would've passed when he was speaking, this ending his overwatch.

[@TheNapster153]

CES 2005 He's a close-quarters specialist. He shoots any X-Ray that gets too close for comfort.

[@theonefromperu]

And he managed to hit something.

[@aj-qi3by]

I know right! XD

[@lanturn4950]

Maybe it was Return Fire? The first shot could have been aimed at him through the door, but only succeeded in destroying it.

[@Olivier_CH]

So, he scored a critical hit on an advent with a pistol. Still better than the average XCOM soldier.

[@danelllawrenece1954]

Olivier Tyltyl That's Xcom baby

[@winstonho0805c]

It looks like the council spokesman fired two shots with his mag pistol before the ADVENT troopers could respond, missing his first shot, but scoring a critical hit on the second. Then the surviving ADVENT trooper missed. This should be its own mini-game...

[@Bacxaber]

I like to think that the man-in-black isn't wholly human - never was. Possibly a hybrid dating back to the Bureau days. His pattern of speech is irregular enough to be concerning.

[@dwarfminerwillie]

but them why would he be helping us?

[@epicvoiceguy]

Olivier I have... excellent aim... Commander.

[@BlueBoy0]

The guy who's spent the last game and a half represented by a nearly still image suddenly moving was so cool.

[@GeorgeGeorge-ef5ru]

So beast that in his worst hour he prepared a proper informational presentational with nice visuals and everything

[@SkyNinja759]

Powerpoint till the end, he truly _was_ a badass... _or still is._

[@Drenix]

You got to have a hobby after 20 years of waiting

[@skyrim654]

Something all college students should aspire to.

[@tanall5959]

And then casually, without a beat missed, turns around and opens fire on his guests.

[@horatiux8341]

Anyone wanna do the honors of letting this comment hit 1k likes?

[@BattleUnit3]

XCOM 3 reveal trailer Some vague text about how the real threat hasn't been dealt with yet Black Screen *Hello, Commander*

[@eduardo7677]

Not gonna lie, that would be awesome

[@canonkingsley6569]

Goosebumps.

[@aero-cc6mt]

i hope we can use vipers and maybe see the guy not behind a screen.

[@CoolAndrew89]

@@aero-cc6mt he's too iconic to be revealed

[@aero-cc6mt]

@@CoolAndrew89 what if hes whisper but with a voice changer and stuff

[@markusmyrvold1362]

After this happened, I bombed a random mission pretty hard. Like 2 squaddies down. It sucked so bad that the spokesman came back to life to tell me how mediocre my monthly performance was. Still hurts man.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

I think it hurt almost as much to be met with silence after each month after this

[@captainfluffy7232]

*dies* *you fuck up.* *Comes back.* Dude WTF?! *dies again of cringe.*

[@wolffrdu6463]

XD

[@SuperCreativeGT]

Damn, what a badass way to go. Calm as fuck, absolutely no change in tone, he just says "farewell, commander" before shooting a guy in the face. That's legendary.

[@TacticalKnife17]

All of my yes.

[@againstall6796]

Yes, I agree.

[@theclone9123.]

His VA said "you don't see the dead body"

[@ShasOSwoll]

"The speaker's address will be broadast worldwide..." Man that guy's gonna get SWATted

[@DoctorFail]

That Guy oh hah hah

[@bowmen08]

SWOLL? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?

[@Khan-pd6pk]

Avwated

[@patriot17764th]

Indeed! =O

[@whatsup3183]

Breach baby

[@svetchannel2998]

"The Council you once knew is no more. It's membership have sworn loyalty to the Advent administration, with ONE exception" - The most badass phrase I've ever heard

[@alfiere4316]

what? the Spokesman did not die! He defetead those ADVENT dudes like a badass he just wasn't able to contact you because they shut down the connection

[@alfiere4316]

+Zannablu right? RIGHT?

[@Costin_Gaming]

+Zannablu Don't think so.

[@alfiere4316]

shhhh, i'm sure he's okay no he's not and that's sad

[@sangerzonnvolt6712]

+Serious Gaming A Spokesman never dies he is just missing in action.

[@alfiere4316]

aha! i knew it! good luck helping the Commander and... uhm... sorry for the other members

[@yawarapuyurak3271]

When I first saw him in Enemy Unknown, I didn't trusted him. There was always something weird about him. He reminded me of those higher-ups that may seem focused on the mission, but are all about their personal agendas. XCOM2 was no different, I felt he was somehow with the aliens. Then this cinematic happened. It hit me, hard. He was never lying. He was always in my side. Yes, he was sketcy, but now I think it was something that came with the position. He believed in the commander, and I only realized that too late.

[@arinamiruna3621]

Same here. I do love the way he says Hello Commander.

[@SerMattzio]

Actually what struck me in XCOM 2 is that the Spokesman is the true hero of both games. In the first, he is convinced that funding XCOM is a good idea and organises all the support that the countries have for them. In the second game, every government on Earth started collaborating with the aliens. Then you have the Spokesman, who continued to be a human loyalist and act as a mole for _twenty fucking years_ , even when there wasn't an effective resistance movement. TWENTY YEARS. And then he gives his life (or seems to) on top of that.

[@commentcontrol7187]

@@SerMattzio well it's easy to give 20 years in comparison to the fact that you're fighting for *the entire planet's survival and to prevent industrial genocide*

[@valashar5313]

@@SerMattzio I've heard hypothesis that the Spokesman is the MC from X-COM: The Bureau, complete with his rebel Ethereal passenger. Would explain both his nearly over the top dedication to the cause as well as his longevity.

[@theclone9123.]

He looks like his gonna stab you in the back but he doesn't

[@StrikeNoir105E]

Considering that the Council Spokesman is Agent 47 in disguise, a couple of ADVENT goons won't kill him so easily.

[@Quilly_DM]

StrikeNoir105E Agent 47 who has the voice of Optimus Prime

[@MrWongWey]

...You didnt see a body ;)

[@sparklyjuicejuice]

My man put himself through at the advent network tower and he still has time to set up a chair and the same shadowman lighting setup that only shows his sillhouette That's dedication to the cause.

[@mackybell14]

Nooooo!!! Who's gonna narrate the honest trailers now?

[@generalpunok-shadowcompany1280]

BroPool41 he ain't dead

[@templario0717]

@@generalpunok-shadowcompany1280 how?

[@francisman60]

Epicvoiceman never dies.

[@armourdillo1236]

Welp

[@John-uw2je]

He got the first soldier, and the second soldier missed hitting the camera, so we don't know for sure. Also, if he could survive the initial invasion, i'm sure he could survive this.

[@inquisitorthomasdefinitely536]

Oscar Gonzalez ture he might be the sniper class looking at these pistols skills

[@Nickname863]

@@inquisitorthomasdefinitely536 Agent 47 was trained to handle all types of deadly weapons :p

[@necfreon6259]

I’m betting that there were way more then 2 guys I mean he was like a higher up dude in advent I mean advent tries to kill off random resistance camps for lesser reasons and they send a platoons worth of gunships for that stuff

[@bonnie1020a]

Most emotional death in Xcom.

[@1LERS1]

He is not the man to be dead so easily.

[@IPFreelly604]

You're that ninja..

[@captaincancer7786]

WAHTS THAT! A SPESS NINJA FROM SPESS STATION 13!

[@TheGamerAdventurersX]

top 10 anime deaths

[@nuke999170]

Video feed cannot confirm his death. Only that the first shots from advent troopers missed. I wouldn't be surprised to hear about him again in the next game. Also is it just me or Ty is even more fishy than Dr.V ?

[@poinendev2932]

Surprised there was room on the council for other nation's representatives with this guy's balls taking up so much room.

[@flashn00b]

inb4 he comes back in Xcom 3 with the lights on but is covered in bandages so you STILL can't see what he looks like.

[@thorveim1174]

You know what they say... good guys aren't dead unless you've seen the body....

[@baker90338]

Same with enemies

[@SerMattzio]

If only real politicians were as selfless as the Spokesman!

[@KalashVodka175]

If some alien specie invaded earth and offered positions of power to politicians in exchange for their collaboration, the few politicians that would refuse would either be dead, or badass like the spokesman. I like to think that not all of them are bad, after all at one point we had Kennedy, but most are just there for making a quick profit or outright corrupt

[@Axius27]

@@KalashVodka175 While that is true, I think that even the most corrupt politician would see that the Avatar Project would certainly spell their own doom as well. Helping XCOM might be their best course of action for short term survival

[@codylego]

Kennedy’s a murderer

[@thelonecaliforniacowboytlc9709]

The spokesman isn't a politician at all he is just a power broker who works on the side of the humans

[@authenticbaguette6673]

@@KalashVodka175 Kennedy was a war criminal and a psychopath but ok.

[@Lagmaster33]

Spokesman is a sharpshooter with faceoff perk

[@Drenix]

And return fire

[@eagleclaws1781]

And Gunslinger

[@omegaentertainment01]

Nah, Specialist with Covering Fire and Guardian.

[@electrorage4158]

He's got all three foundry perks for the pistol too! (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)

[@Kiyosuki]

The Spokesman's practically the (faceless)face of XCom now, there's no way they're gonna kill him off. They obviously left his fate up in the air. Just adds to the character's mystery.

[@MechWarrior894]

God damn it, this man was the reason why I persisted in the Long War and kept telling me that the Council was watching me. Back in 2012, I know I put my men through their paces with this new threat upon the world and many gave their lives to try and secure a better future for us, but after an incredibly long war of attrition, I lost all motivation to continue the fight. When I returned, this man was still willing to assist me, even up to his point of death. Honestly after seeing this, I'm willing to put in the time and effort for the good fight, to see it to its end, and show the aliens what we are truly capable of.

[@skullking2247]

A man of his caliber simply doesn't just die

[@dhwwiiexpert]

We can all agree The Informant was a badass throughout his whole body.

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Dylan Higgins we will be watching you, commander.

[@dhwwiiexpert]

Glory Greatest Country!

[@eagleclaws1781]

My own theory: He is Agent 47

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

There! That's true servant of the people.! Those of you waiting for this guy to backstab you, (because that's what these types of characters always do), didn't see this one coming huh?

[@MhmD-TH]

yeah

[@anest1s]

I was expecting him or the doctor to betray us

[@HouseOfAlastrian]

yeah... the shadowy suit in a dark boardroom usually is a duplicitous snake. The Spokesman is definitely the one glaring exception to this basic rule of thumb.

[@skipperg4436]

Yeah, I was suspecting both him and Tyghan. Also I was expecting to see Dr. Vahlen in ADVENT ranks as well (either volunteer or as Wade Wells from Sliders)

[@yamiblade]

Which is why he was able to last so long. Noone, not even the Commander knew who he was, so he was able to blend in for Years.

[@jacobhederstrom8198]

he is the real reason you won that battle, you were actually fighting a skeleton crew as the advent sent as many troops as they could to bring this guy down.

[@Rawen1982]

Odds that he survived are really low, but I don't think we actually see him get shot. Regardless, he's one selfless and brave bastard.

[@VanquishSpeed]

The Spokesman: *Giving his final presentation* Advent's SWAT Team: "We've found you Agent 47, come out with your hands free!" The Spokesman: "Ah sh*t here we go again"

[@Soulkey_sbr]

- Johnny?? What are you doing in there? Why is it so dark in here?? *Johnny opens fire at his parents*

[@aj-qi3by]

!!!! *Parents backfired Johnny*

[@ae1oured246]

the spoke person didn't die, if you pay attention the camera gets shot, meaning he wouldn't be able to send anymore info to Xcom, so he could still be alive,

[@Buzzy_Bland]

There’s a big difference between “could have” and “definitely” survived.

[@ae1oured246]

@@Buzzy_Bland true

[@TemmieContingenC]

Ik this is old, but they wouldn't send 2 troopers to such a high profile mole, so it is assumed more troopers slotted in and either shot him or otherwise, or maybe they did just send 2 guys after him or he got away, we shall never know.

[@ae1oured246]

@@TemmieContingenC that can also be the case, but I feel like this character is smart enough to probably have a hidden door or an alternate escape in that room, but other then that we have no information about if he did die or not.

[@TemmieContingenC]

@@ae1oured246 yeah I’m an optimist so I’d say he shot those two and went on a goose chase around his hideout. Or he’s just dead

[@heckyeah4314]

Shit that was actually really sad...

[@blitzyeen5779]

+Oscar Binning the moment I saw his head turn I got so scared and worried

[@skipperg4436]

I was expecting this guy to betray me by the end of the game. After this, I feel sorry for spokesman - he was indeed a hero...

[@HouseOfAlastrian]

Yeah, you do tend to think the worst of the faceless suit in a dark boardroom... and then the Spokesman turns that trope completely upside down

[@moiramasu]

He isn't dead. Even the guy who voice acts him said that

[@SuperRegic]

Ivan the Terrible's Sophistry Emporium makes you wonder about all the crap he had to go through before the war during and all the way through until the commander was retrieved.

[@alexdoule8671]

I think this man had a laser pistol from the original invasion as his holdout. Those shots were red, but that wasn't the sound of Mag fire.

[@tails138chanell5]

Maybe... EXALT? Ta-da-daam

[@JACK_AYO]

No matter how many times I see my soldiers die, it would be no where near as sad as the Spokesman's death.

[@Kite42]

Fun Fact : The Spoker of the Council is Very Old, In the 60s we Heard him the First time in Bureau So He must been 80+ ...

[@hithere5553]

I would assume he of all people would have access to alien life extension technology.

[@Kite42]

@@hithere5553 OR he is an Alien ... the Council leader is a Very exercise "Person" of the game, i hope we get more Infos

[@dogex2673]

I dont think the bureau is in the same timeline as Xcom Enemy unknown and Xcom 2.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

@@dogex2673 It's hard to tell, since there is a very clear link (Asaru, the Blue Psionica in the ending).

[@joshualammers3127]

*overwatch cam* *fires two shots* *MISSED* that's xcom baby

[@charlesdark2861]

Top 10 -Anime- Xcom deaths

[@AnaxofRhodes]

Gonna need a lot more than 10 during *my* playthrough.

[@aj-qi3by]

10) Xcom Soldiers 9) Xcom Soldiers 8) Xcom Soldiers 7) Xcom Soldiers 6) Xcom Soldiers 5) Xcom Soldiers 4) Xcom Soldiers 3) Tutorial Xcom Soldiers 2) The Sacrificing man in XCOM : Unknown enemy. Honorable moment... - Soldiers... and more soldiers... 1) Spokeman.

[@captainfluffy7232]

What a badass. Lived his entire life service humanity in the shadows and dies just as heroically. Godspeed you magnificent bastard.

[@whizwart1]

"Hello, Commander. I see you are surprised at my return. Needless to say, they rebuilt me. Voice deeper, lighting worse, missions now bi-monthly. They had the technology."

[@taylorwalker2814]

Even if wounded, chances are advent would have stasis-suited him just like the commander to see if they could extract information, yet likely could not complete an interrogation due to the uprising. Chances are, XCOM 3's Gatecrasher might be to free the Spokesman

[@candy-ass4915]

Late reply, but that would be incredible.

[@lowqualityshitposts8860]

How did Agent 47 get this job

[@dhwwiiexpert]

DPOH Productions Sportaflop!!

[@DX-kg5tn]

He used to be a hit man, then he took a bullet in the knee.

[@ReaperofValhalla]

Old but he killed the company and hunted their allies, along the way he discovered what they had planned for the aliens invasion ahead of time and used their assets against them. The repentants of the Company went to ground and became Exault as XCOM was founded. It’s how he knows of them and them of him. Though honestly I want to see some form of ally from the spokesman like some cool swat/spec ops looking dudes with mad skills we sometimes have to help and possibly recruit if we do well or horribly enough. Adds to the badassery for these elite troopers to be trained by the “council” itself

[@capn2k620]

He proc overwatch on mofos walking in the door because he has ever vigilant. "We will be watching"

[@garrickdeanlucasan9304]

i just took the spokeman for granted most of my playthrough, almost skipping most of the time he shows up on screen. when i saw this, my heart sank. hope he makes a comeback.

[@DominatorLegend]

This guy took his final moment like a total badass. No panic at all and took away one goon before passing.

[@rocketchicken5421]

He did NOT die! Xc0m 3 is happening, so we'll see.

[@p-ball_from_SEA]

I refuse to believe the spokesman died right there. Apart from Bradford and possibly Vahlen he's the last of the OG guys from Enemy Unknown. Dude's too awesome to die like that man. Hopefully XCOM 3 implies his survival, and with the way they're kinda tying The Bureau and EU+2 the spokesman might be a Zudjari all along.

[@Cameroo]

I've always loved the "shadowy government official" trope they used from the original X-Com to its modern remakes.

[@alexgonzalezcervera1168]

I always thought he was gonna be some sort of spy in the resistance but, man... that way of leaving, it was amazing and made me feel bad for doubting on him...

[@datwee7576]

Dude has gotten so many of my soldiers killed over the years on those damn counsel missions, but I gotta admit he went down like badass

[@Kareszkoma]

This guy had a better aim than all the X-COM team alltogether. From a chair, while turning back, guy behind defense, with a PISTOL and one shots him. Meanwhile my shotgunner is uncapable of hitting a 300kg mecha, from 2 meters in overwatch.

[@a-drewg1716]

Or how about when you have a sniper with clear line of sight, with a advance scope missing a 300 kg mecha while having a 100% chance to hit

[@andreykuzmin4355]

"Call the ambulance... but not for me" - X-COM Counselor, (not) last words.

[@Axel-Dreemurr]

It's gonna take more than some ADVENT Troopers to kill this legend, even the elite version only has 6HP and the council guy probably has hunters instinct and superior repeater, I don't believe for a second this man's dead

[@AdamCartel]

Even before Epic Voice Guy (The Spokesman's VA) confirmed that The Spokesman is still alive, I _never_ believed that he'd die that easily.

[@anhduc0913]

This is how it would go since it's xcom. He scores a critical overwatch shot on a rushing advent, the second one miss a 89% shot, he take a 23% shot with a pistol, crit again and then escape.

[@josephredeker1088]

RIP badass John Bailey aka "The World's Most Dangerous Hobo"

[@rodrey330g9]

He was my favorite guy, I always called him Mr. Shade because he was always in the dark with dim lighting to hide his appearance, and he always provided for me and the boys. A truly shady guy that we needed and deserved.

[@kevincandelario2573]

he ain't dead. his defense is 20, and he used untouchable. so the trooper shot the camera, not him

[@Strikerz0r]

All this time, he was just some kid in his mom's basement.

[@againstall6796]

I'm sure, the Concil guy is a great soldier on the battle field. Look 2:11 it's a critical hit😎

[@amaccurzero]

He was the only member of the council who remained loyal to humanity. This scene was epic. I hope he comes back in XCOM 3.

[@Gutvald]

It's bad we don"'t have some retaliation missions against former nation leader who betray us.

[@giantnerd14]

With somebody like The Spokesman, I gotta see the body before I believe he isn't gonna show back up.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Glad to see he hit at least one of those 50/50 shots, can’t wait to see his autopsy cutscene where tygan describes “hating his guts” though

[@monkeman4998]

"I ask one more thing of you. Take what you have learned, let the world know what is happening here, wake them up, broadcast the truth before there is no one left to listen." Dudes hardest line and we don't even know his face, W. "It seems we have almost run out of time, farewell commander." That line when I first heard it in game sent shivers down my spine bro, biggest G is Xcom history and we don't even know his name.

[@shadowstrider8295]

"It seems we are both out of time. Farewell Commander..." Then ADVENT busts in he starts firing at them ready to take on whatever comes his way with nothing but a pistol and from what I saw he took one with him. Dude went out like a badass gotta admit.

[@qwertymegaforce9088]

Advent troopers missed even though they had 95% chance each to secure the kill on Spokesman

[@area51alien]

I have reasons to believe that after this cutscene, if you have the ambient narrative enabled in XCOM 2, wait a while after this cutscene, when you are in the base management side, and you will hear something that suggests something. I believe that what I heard was NOT a recording. I do not want to spoil it, but I just want to know if anyone else hears what I heard from the ambient narrative.

[@Predator2-7]

But he didn’t tell us!!!

[@angelaharris53]

You know he's not XCOM because he doesn't suddenly pull his shot and hit the ceiling tile.

[@johnbower7452]

He's not just a council member anymore; he's the new President.

[@NotPreston24]

Imagine when they breaking the door and Spoke man voice change and panic lol

[@ImperialHell172]

I always thought he survived the encounter, but more ADVENT troops poured in, captured him but by the time you took out the comm tower and destroyed the Avatar project, he made an escape

[@nachuelas]

No corpse, no death. I see a fight and then the transmission's death. Nothing more. Anybody see a shot hit in the body of council guy?. The response is NO.

[@jennytalls2087]

advent is swatting my stream. farewell, commander...

[@SteelRain211]

love how you can't actually watch the end because of the thumbnail popups.

[@caustic7480]

I love this cutscene and the spokesman so much. He has a red and blue light over each shoulder which tells me of his duality. The red light is much bigger and brighter which tells me that he has done lots of things for the greater good that he will burn for, but the blue light remaining tells me it was all for humanity and that ultimately it was all worth it.

[@koolerpure]

so seeing how the spokesman gets the kill with the pistol, he ain't dead, that man is a rng god plus we dont actually see him die

[@maximesauvage530]

the voice of the council guy honestly ressemble the voice of agent 47 in hitman.

[@TheJECNova]

Dude went out like a Boss: "I didn't tell you you could come in-I'ma Streaming here!"

[@witchfinda]

Absolute fucking Chad, gets a crit on the first guy without even trying

[@halo7901]

All I'm saying is The second soldier missed his shot , wiffed his left arm and hit the computer system so there was no confirmed hit on him and he's obviously very accurate himself with that insta kill overwatch shot , I think he's still alive

[@kentschultz367]

How can one hide secrets to a coalition of beings whom some can read minds? :x

[@aickavon]

It's rumored that the informant is actually an alien who's species were conquered by the aliens

[@lostsanityreturned]

Because the aliens have bigger issues and reading minds is not a passive ability.

[@HTMR-de8gz]

A adamantium will, and unbridled seething rage.

[@rhysjones81]

The manliest voice in all gaming. He could rouse the weary, scared and broken to fight unto death.

[@rory8182]

Fun fact: This is the only laser weapon we see outside of XCom unknown/within, somehow the spokesman has a gun noone else has that wasn't even developed in this main timeline

[@StopFear]

would be funny if he were just a janitor at that secret communications tower who maybe pretended to be a sort of Forrest Gump so they wouldn't suspect him, but in his janitor's closet he was acting like a bad ass leader and informer. Hello, gentlemen.

[@Loispealz34]

That man straight up just got up and Pwn'd those fools, and then went on to murder just about as many x-rays with the sheer weight of his massive Elerium powered, adamamtium balls.

[@chance9512]

"A plan is now in place for the rapid processing of all non-essential human life." *[Worried Quarantine Noises]*

[@TheRealBot001]

And as punishment he was resurrected be the aliens and made to narrate Honest Trailers for all eternity.

[@spaceman466]

If you look, you'll notice he is using a xcom enemy unknown lazer pistol.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

You know, I prefer how the original had no voiceacting and there was just text. Also I absolutely hate it when a reboot gets given the same name as the original making it impossible to tell the serch engine which youre looking for when you have a specific version in mind.

[@yacabo111]

If you look closely, that last volley went past his left, he did not get hit

[@spooderpig6730]

omg that guy have the best aimbot evah!

[@Jukantos]

SO basically the only reason we actually saved the world was that the Elders did the classic villain thing and wanted to broadcast their plan (albeit a nice version) to the whole damn world xD

[@fede98k54]

Well if they don't annnounce the new gene-clinics then their plan wouldn't work

[@Boevaia_Pelmeha]

Nah, he didn't die. He had a half-cover and the Advent troops were standing there without any cover. So, by the mechanics of XCOM the Council Guy had a big chance to land some juicy crits on his enemies.

[@leonkotov]

He was flanked and the second advent had full cover

[@Boevaia_Pelmeha]

@@leonkotov counter argument: he had a special skill that makes you invincible for one turn if you killed an enemy.

[@sherryzahid2787]

Now I feel like playing some more Xcom2, and I have to work tomorrow so thank you awesome video poster.

[@ReaperofValhalla]

I ain’t seen no body. All I see is a bad ass going to work and a broken camera.

[@StopFear]

I was so heartbroken from seeing this scene. I actually thought the mission right after they broke into his office would be to rescue and evacuate him, or at least some easter egg in the end of the game where they'd hint that he is alive (like Shepard at the end of Mass Effect 3). He is just too iconic to the game. AND even if he were finally caught and killed, then at least the game should have had a more epic final mission and an ending. The ending we saw was soooo cheesy and poorly animated. I mean, some ridiculous human resistance fighters with arm bands just walk into the bases and that's all? Come one Firaxis. X- Com 2 is a great game that was done iin a half assed way.

[@matthewcaughey8898]

I’ll say this, I doubt the spokesman would be so easy to kill. He survived this long so I imagine he’s far from a typical opponent

[@BaranZenon]

I have a strange feeling that he is part of that group we see in the ending of Chimera Squad.

[@jarritostf2188]

holy shit I know how everyone is talking about how he's still alive and shit but I teared up seeing this play out for the first time

[@maximesauvage530]

I think that the ADVENT soldiers likely missed him and just hit the computer, therefore ending the transmission.

[@uruburus5203]

*MISS* *MISS* *CRITICAL HIT* The spokesman has been killed

[@speedstorm0332]

Every time I hear him say "Hello commander", I always be like *"Greetings, Optimus."*

[@DartLuke]

RIP epic voice guy