What about The Dragonborn, here he was innocently trying to cross the border from Skyrim to Cyrodill when he got scooped up with Stormcloaks and Ulfric, nearly executed, almost MDK'd by a Dragon and went on to become an Archmage Assassin Werewolf Saviour of Skyrim
yetanotherdumbusername for a moment i wish lara would make an example out of every enemy she kills, make it brutally iconic too, as a branding for herself when in the wild. Saw a corpse sitting with eyeballs on his palms and head cut open revealing the rotten brain means "lara was here"
Not every hero (or anti-hero) puts that down on their dream careers list. However, in the end, this lot didn't really have a choice. Here are some careers that had to end so someone could save the day (or at least assassinate a lot of people).
What about Cole MacGrath from inFamous? He was just a bike courier in a big city before one of his packages got all sci-fi explodey and he suddenly became a living defibrillator. That's a case of "I didn't ask for this" if there ever was one.
What about Isaac Clarke from Dead Space? He was supposed to be an engineer, not an alien-zombie killing hero, attempting to save his crew and friends. Then again, I guess he still does some engineering here and there.
In Oblivion, Martin Septim goes from being a small town priest, not seeking fame or fortune to literally being immortalised in stone in the capital... while in the form of a dragon made of fire... after banishing the daedric prince of destruction from the mortal world :O
NO SHE CANT She has no idea what being a cold blooded killer is like. What? It pays enough. And if they don't pay me..... I get a very, very big bonus.
@@ceu160193 Yes, but "cyborg" isn't a change in career. Before and after his transformation, he worked as Sarif Industries security, so his actual career didn't change.
He went from cop into private sector willingly, "i never asked for this" is a response to a question that amounts to "Do you feel good about the fact that you are now Robocop?". Plus despite the fact that this line was in every trailer it wasn't an automatic line, at the players discretion you could also go with "it felt pretty good" or the neutral "i'm still getting used to it, but the extra abilities did come in handy". Jensen isn't necessarily a downer if you don't want him to be.
I'm going to throw out Mario here. After his initial job of cleaning out a sewer he suddenly starts fighting evil dragons and rescuing princesses proving that even plumbers can be heroes!
After failing several times to take a base by stealth, I always end up resorting to the Mike Approach. they can't sound the alarm if they all die in a series of explosions.
Brutal Legend- Eddie was just your everyday roadie, but when the god of metal revives his corpse and sends him to a world of metal, he becomes the savior of the people from the forces of evil. Fallout New Vegas- Sometimes, a courier's route gets a surprise detour. Payday 2- Who would've thought a bank manager would turn out to be Dallas, one of the most wanted bank robbers? Shadow Warrior- Wang just had to get a sword for his boss. Seems simple enough, but things take an unexpected turn when demons from another realm find their way into the mix of things. Transistor- Red was a renowned singer, but after an attempt on her life, she loses her voice. Now with only a huge sword as her guide, she must stop the corruption her society faces. The Borderlands series- All anyone wants to do is find treasure on another planet. No one expects to get sucked into revolutions, stopping ancient alien secrets falling into the wrong hands, or helping a man gain the power he needs to set his plans for total domination into motion. SPOILERS FOR CONTRAST Contrast- As a magician's assistant, you don't expect to be turned into a little girl's imaginary friend to help her handle her family issues.
I love Lara's growth: "S-sorry" (voice filled with regret) "Stay away from me" (pleading voice) "RUN YOU, BASTARDS! I'M COMING FOR YOU ALL!" (with the voice of rolling thunder) That is some impressive personality development.
Well, Ezio went from lobbing rocks at rival nobles to murdering, Connor went from hunting to murdering and Arno went from swiping floors to murdering. The only exceptions are Altair and Shay, who spent their entire lives murdering, and the Frye twins, who start out murdering and end up maffia-bossing.
JoelPerry1 When you put a hidden blade in between somebody's ribs, I don't think their primary concern is which of two symbols is etched onto the blade...
It is possible. I mean, Jensen does have the whole "hidden blade" thing going on in his cybernetic arms. And there's no need for haystacks when he has the Icarus system.
I don't know if we should help Ellen and Luke stay employed. We're going to need someone to be the heroes when Jane finally takes over the world. They'll need a failed career to push them in the right direction.
So in order to become a hero all I need to do is fail repeatedly at my job in the worst way possible and never listen to anyone's advice on how to improve my work habits. Thank you Outside Xtra for this sound life advice! Time to go be the greatest hero I possibly can be. Perhaps the more significant the disaster I make of my work is, the more of a hero I will be. Perhaps I should get a job as a heart surgeon, or get some work at a nuclear power plant...
Fallout 3 you take the GOAT to be assigned a job in the vault, but leave after your dad. Metal Gear Rising Revengeance you start off as a pmc bodyguard. Darksiders your job as a horseman of the apocalypse got a little screwed over. Dishonored starts you off as a bodyguard Dante's Inferno you're not exactly going on any crusades anymore. Ratchet from Ratchet and Clank was originally a mechanic. I could go on, but you should totally make a follow up fan video.
How about Talion from Shadow of Mordor? Poor guy just wanted to live with his wife and son at the Black Gate, working as a Ranger and watching for Sauron's return. Sauron's return changed all that, seeing him, his wife, and his son sacrificed for a ritual to bring back Celebrimbor. He merged with Celebrimbor and started fighting his way through Uruks. Aww darn.
Huh, I never even noticed Mike has the same hoodie as Desmond Miles. You think it's to try to appeal to the assassin order? I wonder how that would go down? "Look, I may not be able to parcour from roof to roof, but I CAN drive some pretty wicked donuts AND explain a combustion engine to you! Now how about that?" Also, I petition for Ellen to play "Deadly Creatures" on the Wii. Or Luke plays while Ellen watches.
The Monkey Island series is an interesting example. Guybrush Threepwood wants to be a pirate, and his path to saving the Caribbean is full of piratey adventures...but he's not very good at it.
bigdaddy4147 Is funny how an engineer killed more necromorphs that an army like the KSG and EarthGov that they all died terrible for being experts. In other words fuck logic.
How on earth do you forget HALF-LIFE?? Gordon had to go to MIT to get that PhD, it wasn't just floating around. He had to work hard to get to Black Mesa, and on his first day of all things, it all goes to heck in a handbasket!
Fallout: New Vegas, you were just a courier in the beginning, and by the end you decide the fate of the entire mojave-- definitely didn't put your avid support of the NCR, House, Caesar, or for a free New Vegas in your resume.
Emily Kaldwin, who had to take a break from Empressing to be a smoke monster. The abrupt shift to Greywarden for [Insert Name] in Dragon Age. Sunset Overdrive cutting short a promising career as a sanitation operative. Not forgetting Adam Jensen who had to leave a job as chief of security at Sarif Industries to become a meme...
The Warden in Dragon Age Origins? No matter what background you choose there's a series of unfortunate events that will eventually make you get recruited into the Grey Wardens, even Alistair was supposed to be a Templar. Almost every Earthrealm character from Mortal Kombat, Johnny Cage went from an action movie star to full time defender of Earthrealm, Kabal and Stryker were cops, Sonya and Jax were Special Forces, Scorpion was just the Grandmaster of the Shirai-Ryu until Quan Chi killed him, his entire family and clan then he eventually became a spectre of the Netherrealm. The only Earthrealm warriors who were meant to be there it seems is Liu Kang and Kung Lao.
With the title being about heroes, I'm honestly surprised Cole McGrath wasn't mentioned. On a delivery his packaged literally exploded giving him powers and putting him on his heroic path
What about Corvo Attano? He had a sweet gig where he was the Royal Protector, even getting frisky with the Empress and at her plot related things. Then the events of the first Dishonoured happen and all of that is taken away, and he goes all Bryan Mills on the bad guys using a particular set of skills (given by a mysterious magic man from another dimension) to save his daughter /future Empress.
Am I the only one who wants to try the "bleeding effect coctail"? Also: Manuel Calavera would have been a good dead agent IF there' wasn't a huge plot to steal and re-sell NN tickets.
I hope your career keeps going. Maybe you should study under Jane; her career description seems to read: Present Outside Xbox, with a side of unctraceable murder, and scorning/mocking Mike for his explosive and unsubtle ways. I think you've got the third part down.
Dragon Age Inquisition. You start out as just your average person. And then, all of a sudden, you end up a messenger of a goddess and, like, Pope or something. And the single most powerful person in the world.
You, from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. At least, the first profile anyways. All the others are proper Villagers, but nooo, YOU have to be the mayor of 69ville. Note: Town name may be inaccurate.
Funny how Agent 47 has a green thumb for bringing nature to life but he's also the harbinger of death by assassinating contracts. Would that cancel it out though, for every life he takes he plants a tree?
What about Link from the Legend of Zelda series? Every time that pesky destiny of his pokes its head 'round the door, it's always interrupting whatever nice quiet life he'd had planned -- whether that's a goat-wrangling ranch hand in Twilight Princess, an aspiring guardsman in Skyward Sword, a railway engineer in Spirit Tracks, or just a semi-professional layabout and/or amateur pictographer as seen in Wind Waker and others. (We'll just have to see about Breath of the Wild, though *that* Link's already got the napping skills down -- even Wind Waker Link never managed a century-long snooze.)
How about Jude from Tales of Xillia, he was training to be a doctor, but got caught up with someone committing a crime and became a wanted criminal, going on to help a deity destroy weird cannons.
Really, you left out Roger Wilco? I mean, he *does* return to janitorial work several times, but with the amount of times he gets into deadly adventures, I don't think there's any way his destiny could make itself clearer!
When Jane makes the drink bleeding effect, I can't help but to think about the drink called "Bleeding Jane" from VA-11-HALL-A that looks identical to what she is drinking
Link in twilight princess, just going about his normal live being a goat herder who apparently doesn't get paid, and even though the job sucks (trust me I've played tp so many times) he goes on with it anyway until bam - shit starts happening. Link in wind waker too would make a good example but I've already thought and talked about tp link and I'm too lazy to go into detail.
Wait up, Jane. Where's the killer from Party Hard? He just wanted to get some sleep, but destiny (and rowdy, drunk teens) keep getting in the way of a good night's rest!
When I saw that there were spoilers for Fable 2 on this list, I thought they were gonna mention Hammer being a monk. You know, before her adopted father, the abbot, gets murdered by Lucien's men.
True, but it wasn't viewed in the same way, and there was little if anything done about it, because at the time they viewed PTSD simply as a weakness and hadn't realised the best way to stop it is prevention, not post-trauma treatment.
true my grandfather (RIP) was a marine in the pacific theater and was messed up for 35 years because of what he saw and even after therapy he refused to talk about it ever because he would have nightmares if he relived it
These people still had a far more coherent, straight-forward career path than I do. I had been an animal shelter receptionist(age 15-17), wildlife center organizer/animal care giver (age 22-25), retailer seller (as personal seller age 20- still am), substitute teacher (age 28- and still am as part-time), education assistant (throughout my 20s and currently still assisting individuals with their college assignments), Medical Biller/Coder (2012-2015), Paraprofessional for PVK program (2019- currently still), and currently figuring out how to obtain a certification in Funerary Director. Not bad for someone who only been around for 38 years with a list of disabilities and disorders (that is why I have very little patience for normal people who haven't done anything with themselves). I know people who are twice my age without disabilities and disorders who haven't even done half as much as I have when it comes to listing their occupations.
what about courier 6 from fallout NV he was a courier with the Mojave express before getting shot in the head twice by a 9mm toting casino boss for a glorified poker chip in a graveyard overlooking a small town and after that he was dug up and taken to a hack job doc who fixed you up in his home just to throw you out into a three way civil war not to mention that you have to hunt down the man who shot you and took the package that you was supposed to be delivering.
y6562 They hinted that Desmond along with another person and a few of the first Civ are in the Grey. They may not retain their original bodies but they are still alive.
So, if we don't like an subscribe Ellen gets to turn herself into a badass murder machine with crazy awesome adventures and probably a bit of real life platforming? I think you're campaigning for the wrong side, El.
What about every RPG protagonist ever? Specifically the main characters in the Persona games. They just want to live a normal life and finish High School. Not have to fight monsters on a nightly basis.
Speaking of Fable 2, my 360 is somewhere w/ no internet and often ends up unplugged. This means I turn it on, timestamp the default start time, log back out, fix the time... and collect far too many years' worth of rent. I'm surprised the townsfolk can afford to live after that.
Various Link's from Legend of Zelda. A goatherd in Twilight Princess, a train engineer in Spirit Tracks... I think he was a blacksmith's apprentice in Minish Cap? Probably a few others I'm not remembering. Tidus from Final Fantasy X. Went from Blitzball star player to guarding a Summoner and saving the world. Lightning Farron from Final Fantasy XIII. went from Lieutenant in the Guardian Corps, to Pulse l'Cie opposing the mass sacrifice of Cocoon's people, to guardian of the throne of Etro, to saviour of humanity's souls.
What about Fallout 4 female? she just wanted to be a successful lawyer and ends up going around shooting super mutants, ghouls and raiders all day long looking for her son
What about The Dragonborn, here he was innocently trying to cross the border from Skyrim to Cyrodill when he got scooped up with Stormcloaks and Ulfric, nearly executed, almost MDK'd by a Dragon and went on to become an Archmage Assassin Werewolf Saviour of Skyrim
Named Dorkeith Losér.
"That's what we call the Mike approach."
"Hey!"
Don't even try denying it Mike. We've all seen you play Hitman.
Ellen is great and you should totally keep her employed.
Quantum Harmonizer yeah what you said
she so kewl :)
And then they did. We are blessed.
yeees
brown hair Ellen looks weird now
the lara croft part :'D she really went from "oh no, i had to kill all these people" to "say hello to my vast array of weaponry, bitches!"
yetanotherdumbusername for a moment i wish lara would make an example out of every enemy she kills, make it brutally iconic too, as a branding for herself when in the wild. Saw a corpse sitting with eyeballs on his palms and head cut open revealing the rotten brain means "lara was here"
Gardening Mama: Featuring Agent 47 from the Hitman series.
I'd play that anyday!
Not every hero (or anti-hero) puts that down on their dream careers list. However, in the end, this lot didn't really have a choice. Here are some careers that had to end so someone could save the day (or at least assassinate a lot of people).
What about the protagonist of Dragon's Dogma? He just wanted to be a fisherman.
What about Cole MacGrath from inFamous? He was just a bike courier in a big city before one of his packages got all sci-fi explodey and he suddenly became a living defibrillator. That's a case of "I didn't ask for this" if there ever was one.
Nothing on The Lone Wanderer from Fallout 3? That G.O.A.T. is a load of bull...
What about Isaac Clarke from Dead Space? He was supposed to be an engineer, not an alien-zombie killing hero, attempting to save his crew and friends. Then again, I guess he still does some engineering here and there.
"Trying to make ends meet in Fable" "Has 1,567,350 gold" :)
In Oblivion, Martin Septim goes from being a small town priest, not seeking fame or fortune to literally being immortalised in stone in the capital... while in the form of a dragon made of fire... after banishing the daedric prince of destruction from the mortal world :O
Isn’t the skyrim money in Septims too?
0:36 Jane can totally relate to a guy who was designed from the ground up to be a killing machine.
Hey, she worked _hard_ to get as good at mayhem as she is! 47 had it handed to him on a metaphorical silver platter.
47 is just a tool. Jane is a mastermind.
Timothy McLean you mean handed to him on a Silverballer
Agent 47 Awkward...
NO SHE CANT
She has no idea what being a cold blooded killer is like.
What? It pays enough. And if they don't pay me.....
I get a very, very big bonus.
No Adam Jensen? His "I didn't ask for this" is pretty much part of his character after all
You referring to the fact that he used to be a cop before he became head of Sarif Industries' security?
He didn't ask to be turned into cyborg, then sent on a long journey to reveal conspiracy, murdering or knocking out multiple people in the process.
@@ceu160193 Yes, but "cyborg" isn't a change in career. Before and after his transformation, he worked as Sarif Industries security, so his actual career didn't change.
@@roguishpaladin Still, he changed from head of security into some kind of special agent. Something he couldn't do without becoming a cyborg.
He went from cop into private sector willingly, "i never asked for this" is a response to a question that amounts to "Do you feel good about the fact that you are now Robocop?".
Plus despite the fact that this line was in every trailer it wasn't an automatic line, at the players discretion you could also go with "it felt pretty good" or the neutral "i'm still getting used to it, but the extra abilities did come in handy".
Jensen isn't necessarily a downer if you don't want him to be.
Plot twist: Agent 47 retired to Stardew Valley
Nathan Goedeke That would be a hillarius crossover.
He's making a KILLING out of those tomatoes.
And now I know what to name my character if I ever get that game.
The profit from blueberries is just murder.
have you tried his home made pasta? my god its to die for.
Jane speaking Italian made my day so much better. Please do it more often \(T)/
Wrarrl I missed this? When is it in the video?
Levi Wright during the Hitman bit at the start, at about 1 minute she looks Sexy AF... more Italian please!!!
Dude, she had 300 years to learn languages, no surprise her italian pronunciation is so on point lol
Damn... You're right. Might this be the sign that she has taken over Italy in her search for world domination....
Misspelling everything lol
I'm going to throw out Mario here. After his initial job of cleaning out a sewer he suddenly starts fighting evil dragons and rescuing princesses proving that even plumbers can be heroes!
hooray!!
There’s never any proof he cleaned any pipes
IM GONNA CLEAN YO PIPES
Wow, OwO rainbow, bit quick to the innuendos are we?
@@JoshuaEisenbart that was a reference to the Mario cartoon
Daaaaaaamn Jane that Italian accent at 1:12 was on point - I say that as someone who's only exposure to Italian is Mario Kart
I'd figure Infamous would be on here (He was a bike courier at the beginning)
Chris Hope ikr
Corey Miller Well he is kinda dead, as per the canon ending of Infamous 2.
Its a sony exclusive dude
they actually did non exclusive games here too so yeah it should have also been here. Just Sayin'
Prince Jesiah Tabanda No they didnt man. Infamous is sony exclusive.
I approve of the Mike Approach.
Tahkaullus01
Who doesn't?
Given the proper application of explosives or flammable material, Mike can solve any issue!
Tahkaullus01 The Mike approach is supreme. Who needs stealth when you can efficiently level the place with a few well placed shots?
Tahkaullus01 Mike's approach is best approach
After failing several times to take a base by stealth, I always end up resorting to the Mike Approach. they can't sound the alarm if they all die in a series of explosions.
Brutal Legend- Eddie was just your everyday roadie, but when the god of metal revives his corpse and sends him to a world of metal, he becomes the savior of the people from the forces of evil.
Fallout New Vegas- Sometimes, a courier's route gets a surprise detour.
Payday 2- Who would've thought a bank manager would turn out to be Dallas, one of the most wanted bank robbers?
Shadow Warrior- Wang just had to get a sword for his boss. Seems simple enough, but things take an unexpected turn when demons from another realm find their way into the mix of things.
Transistor- Red was a renowned singer, but after an attempt on her life, she loses her voice. Now with only a huge sword as her guide, she must stop the corruption her society faces.
The Borderlands series- All anyone wants to do is find treasure on another planet. No one expects to get sucked into revolutions, stopping ancient alien secrets falling into the wrong hands, or helping a man gain the power he needs to set his plans for total domination into motion.
SPOILERS FOR CONTRAST
Contrast- As a magician's assistant, you don't expect to be turned into a little girl's imaginary friend to help her handle her family issues.
Znijik Infamous?
I love Lara's growth:
"S-sorry" (voice filled with regret)
"Stay away from me" (pleading voice)
"RUN YOU, BASTARDS! I'M COMING FOR YOU ALL!" (with the voice of rolling thunder)
That is some impressive personality development.
No love for Dr. Gordon Freeman? Or that loser Solid Snake's dog sledding career?
lisquidsnake Sorry, The list had to have space for Ellen to put Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed.
lisquidsnake
Solid Snake and "loser" right after another in the same sentence? Something doesn't seem right here..
Geralt Cousland I'm sure this list was inspired by Ellen' kingdom of amalur fascination and as a concession she wasn't allowed to mention it.
lisquidsnake I know right? You formed an army, I became president, and David? Dog sledding. Way to live up to dad's genes!
Yeah, but presumably they were very good dogs. That's gotta count for something, right?
What About Edward Kenway? he went From privateering to pirating, HUGE difference guys
Well, Ezio went from lobbing rocks at rival nobles to murdering, Connor went from hunting to murdering and Arno went from swiping floors to murdering. The only exceptions are Altair and Shay, who spent their entire lives murdering, and the Frye twins, who start out murdering and end up maffia-bossing.
Robert Faber Shay had a promising career as an assassin until he became a templar
JoelPerry1 When you put a hidden blade in between somebody's ribs, I don't think their primary concern is which of two symbols is etched onto the blade...
Nice try Andy
Fernando Castro wait what?
Desmond Miles never asked for this.
i.. don't know... oh my god, did I??
It is possible. I mean, Jensen does have the whole "hidden blade" thing going on in his cybernetic arms. And there's no need for haystacks when he has the Icarus system.
I don't know if we should help Ellen and Luke stay employed. We're going to need someone to be the heroes when Jane finally takes over the world. They'll need a failed career to push them in the right direction.
I wonder about Sonic, I'm pretty sure he just wanted to have a nice day with his forest animal friends.
Caitlin RC thats more knuckles
Haven Sisk i thought he just wanted to protect an emerald
Now he's for hire.
Sonic was a bum before his frenemy came into his life.
Stanley of the Stanley Parable had a pretty good job until everyone disappeared and he started hearing voices
what about saints row 4 where you become the president for a few second and the earth blow up
Still a better President than President Fart.
So in order to become a hero all I need to do is fail repeatedly at my job in the worst way possible and never listen to anyone's advice on how to improve my work habits. Thank you Outside Xtra for this sound life advice! Time to go be the greatest hero I possibly can be. Perhaps the more significant the disaster I make of my work is, the more of a hero I will be. Perhaps I should get a job as a heart surgeon, or get some work at a nuclear power plant...
Fallout 3 you take the GOAT to be assigned a job in the vault, but leave after your dad.
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance you start off as a pmc bodyguard.
Darksiders your job as a horseman of the apocalypse got a little screwed over.
Dishonored starts you off as a bodyguard
Dante's Inferno you're not exactly going on any crusades anymore.
Ratchet from Ratchet and Clank was originally a mechanic.
I could go on, but you should totally make a follow up fan video.
asom12345 sorta failed the lord protecting, or being the lord of protecting.
17joren he failed because at the time he didn't have powers.
How about Talion from Shadow of Mordor? Poor guy just wanted to live with his wife and son at the Black Gate, working as a Ranger and watching for Sauron's return. Sauron's return changed all that, seeing him, his wife, and his son sacrificed for a ritual to bring back Celebrimbor. He merged with Celebrimbor and started fighting his way through Uruks. Aww darn.
Huh, I never even noticed Mike has the same hoodie as Desmond Miles. You think it's to try to appeal to the assassin order? I wonder how that would go down?
"Look, I may not be able to parcour from roof to roof, but I CAN drive some pretty wicked donuts AND explain a combustion engine to you! Now how about that?"
Also, I petition for Ellen to play "Deadly Creatures" on the Wii. Or Luke plays while Ellen watches.
The Monkey Island series is an interesting example. Guybrush Threepwood wants to be a pirate, and his path to saving the Caribbean is full of piratey adventures...but he's not very good at it.
Timothy McLean and then he gets handed a lightsaber and has to do that for a while
Where is Issac Clark from Dead Space ? He is a magnificent Engineer
His career worked pretty well, tho. It's just that aliens decided to mess with his day after 20+ years of engineering things.
bigdaddy4147 Is funny how an engineer killed more necromorphs that an army like the KSG and EarthGov that they all died terrible for being experts. In other words fuck logic.
Yes, he engineers monsters with his mighty boot.
47´s homemade tomatos. Taste better than revenge since 2000.
"Revenge is sweet but our tomatoes are sweeter"
"Fresher than the blood of a newly killed mob boss"
"They're to die for"
I can go on all day
Please do
How on earth do you forget HALF-LIFE??
Gordon had to go to MIT to get that PhD, it wasn't just floating around. He had to work hard to get to Black Mesa, and on his first day of all things, it all goes to heck in a handbasket!
Fallout: New Vegas, you were just a courier in the beginning, and by the end you decide the fate of the entire mojave-- definitely didn't put your avid support of the NCR, House, Caesar, or for a free New Vegas in your resume.
He *was* still a scientist at the end of the game, though
I'm pretty sure all tomato farmers wear hats, so Agent 47's new moniker would be 'Hatman: Tomato Farmer'. His head would need a hat!
oh, how I have come to love your videos. Be it for the humor, Jane and Ellen's smiles or Mike's unique approach to games. yes, forget Andy.
El Sonidito at the end of Franklin's segment killed me
Emily Kaldwin, who had to take a break from Empressing to be a smoke monster. The abrupt shift to Greywarden for [Insert Name] in Dragon Age. Sunset Overdrive cutting short a promising career as a sanitation operative. Not forgetting Adam Jensen who had to leave a job as chief of security at Sarif Industries to become a meme...
The Warden in Dragon Age Origins? No matter what background you choose there's a series of unfortunate events that will eventually make you get recruited into the Grey Wardens, even Alistair was supposed to be a Templar.
Almost every Earthrealm character from Mortal Kombat, Johnny Cage went from an action movie star to full time defender of Earthrealm, Kabal and Stryker were cops, Sonya and Jax were Special Forces, Scorpion was just the Grandmaster of the Shirai-Ryu until Quan Chi killed him, his entire family and clan then he eventually became a spectre of the Netherrealm. The only Earthrealm warriors who were meant to be there it seems is Liu Kang and Kung Lao.
-Senior 47, I heard your tomatoes are really good.
-Oh, they're to die for.
Mike's look isn't bland. It's just not as standy-outy as Jane's. Or Ellen's. Or the backdrop.
😂
With the title being about heroes, I'm honestly surprised Cole McGrath wasn't mentioned. On a delivery his packaged literally exploded giving him powers and putting him on his heroic path
Joku_9 That was my thought.
Guys, no Cloud Strife? The whole premise of FFVII is built around his carefully planned denial of not being good enough to get into SOLDIER.
What about Corvo Attano? He had a sweet gig where he was the Royal Protector, even getting frisky with the Empress and at her plot related things. Then the events of the first Dishonoured happen and all of that is taken away, and he goes all Bryan Mills on the bad guys using a particular set of skills (given by a mysterious magic man from another dimension) to save his daughter /future Empress.
Am I the only one who wants to try the "bleeding effect coctail"?
Also: Manuel Calavera would have been a good dead agent IF there' wasn't a huge plot to steal and re-sell NN tickets.
I hope your career keeps going. Maybe you should study under Jane; her career description seems to read:
Present Outside Xbox, with a side of unctraceable murder, and scorning/mocking Mike for his explosive and unsubtle ways.
I think you've got the third part down.
The Mike Approach™: Scream into mic while approaching, detonate anything detonatable
Saints Row 4? The boss's presidency was cut short mid second term when aliens rolled in and killed 7 billion people.
Yeah, and the earth being destroyed kind of effectively ended their term permanently.
Jane speaking italian is the single most bellissimo thing in this video
To be honest... Now I hope 47 finds his peace as a gardner in Italy... Leave the poor killermachine alone!
Dragon Age Inquisition.
You start out as just your average person. And then, all of a sudden, you end up a messenger of a goddess and, like, Pope or something. And the single most powerful person in the world.
Whether you want to be or not.
"Do you think Andraste chose you?"
"No."
"Well, too bad, everyone else does."
You, from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. At least, the first profile anyways. All the others are proper Villagers, but nooo, YOU have to be the mayor of 69ville. Note: Town name may be inaccurate.
Funny how Agent 47 has a green thumb for bringing nature to life but he's also the harbinger of death by assassinating contracts. Would that cancel it out though, for every life he takes he plants a tree?
NapalmX717 he also has a soft spot for animals
NapalmX717 I know this is late but by the amount of people he has killed he would be planting a forest
"Appletini? Ne'er heard o' it!"
Beautiful accent Ellen. Gorgeous.
What about Link from the Legend of Zelda series? Every time that pesky destiny of his pokes its head 'round the door, it's always interrupting whatever nice quiet life he'd had planned -- whether that's a goat-wrangling ranch hand in Twilight Princess, an aspiring guardsman in Skyward Sword, a railway engineer in Spirit Tracks, or just a semi-professional layabout and/or amateur pictographer as seen in Wind Waker and others. (We'll just have to see about Breath of the Wild, though *that* Link's already got the napping skills down -- even Wind Waker Link never managed a century-long snooze.)
Mark Hashman does Link actually have some kind of real job? I dont believe "forest dude" counts
I think that falls under 'semi-professional layabout'.
The motto for Outside Xtra/Xbox "There's no wrong way to play a game, just this way and the Mike way"
How about Jude from Tales of Xillia, he was training to be a doctor, but got caught up with someone committing a crime and became a wanted criminal, going on to help a deity destroy weird cannons.
I have been binge watching Ellen's channel while playing Skyrim all week, and now idk what to make of any of this...
Really, you left out Roger Wilco? I mean, he *does* return to janitorial work several times, but with the amount of times he gets into deadly adventures, I don't think there's any way his destiny could make itself clearer!
When Jane makes the drink bleeding effect, I can't help but to think about the drink called "Bleeding Jane" from VA-11-HALL-A that looks identical to what she is drinking
I always played far cry 3 like I was the green arrow stuck on an island full of evil men with only a bow to cleanse the island
Did anyone else catch the mighty boosh reference at 5.15 I'm proud of you outside extra you've earned my respect
Link in twilight princess, just going about his normal live being a goat herder who apparently doesn't get paid, and even though the job sucks (trust me I've played tp so many times) he goes on with it anyway until bam - shit starts happening. Link in wind waker too would make a good example but I've already thought and talked about tp link and I'm too lazy to go into detail.
Wait up, Jane. Where's the killer from Party Hard? He just wanted to get some sleep, but destiny (and rowdy, drunk teens) keep getting in the way of a good night's rest!
I like sassy Ellen. I would like more sassy Ellen please.
I'm glad Desmond was included. I love him so much, and would love to learn how to mix drinks.
I wonder if Luke and Ellen will ever be in the same video again.
Call Me Hanson same. when was the last one? the week before last's show of the weekend?
I wonder the same. What happened to him?
Time-travelling Pikachu. Over-using it has consequences it would seem.
An episode with Jane and Ellen & absolutely no Luke? Fan-bloody-tastic!
Presenting the new Hitman, Gardener 47
"then killing everyone in her way"
lara- "run you bastards!!" hahahahaha i lost it at that part, nice job outside xtra xD
What about Adam Jenson from Dues Ex?
He was a cop before he was a robot, cyborb badass with murder arms.
I mean he even says. "I never asked for this"
When I saw that there were spoilers for Fable 2 on this list, I thought they were gonna mention Hammer being a monk. You know, before her adopted father, the abbot, gets murdered by Lucien's men.
Before post-traumatic stress disorder, they had shell shock & battle fatigue.
True, but it wasn't viewed in the same way, and there was little if anything done about it, because at the time they viewed PTSD simply as a weakness and hadn't realised the best way to stop it is prevention, not post-trauma treatment.
true my grandfather (RIP) was a marine in the pacific theater and was messed up for 35 years because of what he saw and even after therapy he refused to talk about it ever because he would have nightmares if he relived it
I wonder if the team under Jane suffer from Stockholm syndrome?
nice devon accent Ellen, always nice to hear someone from the west country
So, if Luke and Ellen lose their jobs, they will turn into killing machines?
*likes video*
It's amazing how similar mine and Mike's methods are when dealing with any encounters in video games
Also good to see Luke and are in no way in danger of losing their jobs...
These people still had a far more coherent, straight-forward career path than I do. I had been an animal shelter receptionist(age 15-17), wildlife center organizer/animal care giver (age 22-25), retailer seller (as personal seller age 20- still am), substitute teacher (age 28- and still am as part-time), education assistant (throughout my 20s and currently still assisting individuals with their college assignments), Medical Biller/Coder (2012-2015), Paraprofessional for PVK program (2019- currently still), and currently figuring out how to obtain a certification in Funerary Director. Not bad for someone who only been around for 38 years with a list of disabilities and disorders (that is why I have very little patience for normal people who haven't done anything with themselves). I know people who are twice my age without disabilities and disorders who haven't even done half as much as I have when it comes to listing their occupations.
Mike aproach? More like AWESOME aproach.
Man, it’s Jane-picks-on-Mike Day at the OXBOX office this day ;)
Roger Wilco? Part time savior of the galaxy and full time sanitation worker?
what about courier 6 from fallout NV he was a courier with the Mojave express before getting shot in the head twice by a 9mm toting casino boss for a glorified poker chip in a graveyard overlooking a small town and after that he was dug up and taken to a hack job doc who fixed you up in his home just to throw you out into a three way civil war not to mention that you have to hunt down the man who shot you and took the package that you was supposed to be delivering.
Desmond Miles. I won't forget you.
y6562 He'll be back along with a familiar face.
Really? Didn't know that.
y6562 They hinted that Desmond along with another person and a few of the first Civ are in the Grey. They may not retain their original bodies but they are still alive.
Well I hope those tomatoes 47 is picking are san marzanos, those are way too hard to find. :)
Don't feel so bad, Mike once you set something on fire or explode something nobody will notice your wardrobe.
So, if we don't like an subscribe Ellen gets to turn herself into a badass murder machine with crazy awesome adventures and probably a bit of real life platforming? I think you're campaigning for the wrong side, El.
What about every RPG protagonist ever? Specifically the main characters in the Persona games. They just want to live a normal life and finish High School. Not have to fight monsters on a nightly basis.
The Mike approach - for when you're bored of sneaking but the enemy lives on
keep ellen....you can trade Luke for a satchel of footballs though......
just kidding
He is clearly worth 2 satchels of footballs!
I miss Fable. R.I.P Lionhead Studios. :'(
List idea: People who would still be alive if the main character didn't have silent protagonist syndrome.
"For one more week" Happy you guys have been doing it for so long 😌
I liked this video only because Ellen should have a great career! Go Ellen ;)
Speaking of Fable 2, my 360 is somewhere w/ no internet and often ends up unplugged. This means I turn it on, timestamp the default start time, log back out, fix the time... and collect far too many years' worth of rent.
I'm surprised the townsfolk can afford to live after that.
#teamellenandjane should do botj shows together more often.
20 Years from now: Did you know that supreme leader and famous orbital Pokemon gym leader Jane Douglas started out as a video game Journalist.
Ellen Rose, you're doing a great job on UA-cam. Hope you have a great day. 😎
'I hope you cleared your schedule, Padre...'
I died.
4:41, don't you mean make ends "mead" Ellen?
Various Link's from Legend of Zelda. A goatherd in Twilight Princess, a train engineer in Spirit Tracks... I think he was a blacksmith's apprentice in Minish Cap? Probably a few others I'm not remembering.
Tidus from Final Fantasy X. Went from Blitzball star player to guarding a Summoner and saving the world.
Lightning Farron from Final Fantasy XIII. went from Lieutenant in the Guardian Corps, to Pulse l'Cie opposing the mass sacrifice of Cocoon's people, to guardian of the throne of Etro, to saviour of humanity's souls.
What about Fallout 4 female? she just wanted to be a successful lawyer and ends up going around shooting super mutants, ghouls and raiders all day long looking for her son
Mike: Stop using me as an example!
Jane: Stop being an example.