While the multiplayer wasn't for me, this campaign was, and still is, one of my top favorites in CoD, and as far as I'm concerned, was one of the last good ones.
@@iSteelRazorBladeGAMING how to troll the UN: step 1: place tesla coils disguised as trees around your hideout. step 2: contact the UN "I hate the anti-christ" step 3:?????? step 4: Enjoy the show as God saves the world from itself. UN TROLLED!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL TROLLED BIG TIME
@@Driver_X5 true but black water never had this much power and influence and didn’t have this much money and technology they barely even had tanks and AFV
But he fucked up the timing, if this had been done a few hundred years later he might´ve suceeded in making a global world order under his control, it was too soon to attempt a poor grab.
if you really hear him, irons is simply a man who couldn't handle the loss of his son. he saw his son fight and die for a country that in his eyes didn't care for him, he blamed america for his sons death and he saw america as a country that sends good men to die for a corrupt and selfish government
He isn't wrong on alot of the stuff he says. The US invaded or overthrew countries when they tried to oppose the petrodollar system. Venezuela, Iraq, Libya; all countries who tried to sell oil in something other than US Dollars and they were turned into cesspools of chaos.
I kind of share his mentality. I live in a third world country, and i have seen first hand the ineptitude of the government of my country to solve problems such as violence and poverty for over 3/4 of a century by now. If there would be someone here as determined as him to solve all the problems of my country, with *his* power, i would ally with him inmediately. I dont really agree with the details of this mentality, especially with the part of being obssesed with controlling everything, or with that of that the costs will always outweigh the results, wich is not always true. But i agree with the idea of that governments should be more efficient and organized.
You know he is the equivilant of Stalin or at least Musoline. Good intentions sought through bad methods doesn't rid the world of evil, it just gives that evil a new name.
@@guilhermecaiado5384 Yeah but it has his disvantajes like u have to be extra paranoid to keep the power cause everyone want to destroy everything they fear
My philosophy is: All that matters in the world is the welfare of creatures that can feel. Anything else like beliefs, principals and morals do not have any intrinsic value exept to achieve that exact goal. So, you have to kill 99 people if you can save 100 doing so.
@@davecrupel2817 “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” - Albert Einstein.
Atlas, the titan who was punished by Zeus and given the un ending task of holding up the world on his back. Quite a poetic name for Iron's private army. Only this Atlas used one arm to stab the world in the back.
Just like the titan, Atlas corporation shoulder the worlds problems. Building infrastructure and putting his private army for hire. Fixing the worlds problems that politicians are unable to solve.
Imagine as a player having to choose between Atlas ruling the world or the individuality of nations throughout the world to persist.... GOD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN
Some of the most successful military campaigns succeeded simply because no one ever imagined it was possible. Probably the best line in the entire game out of the intelligence scenes because its 100% correct. Case in point, Germany's attack on France in 1940. The British and French anticipated the Germans to attack in the same fashion as they did during World War I: An advance via Belgium and Holland. What they didn't anticipate was that the Germans would attack using massed armor as the spearhead of the assault through an area that they believed was impassible for tanks to move through (The Ardennes forest). As a result, it led to a large encirclement of Allied forces in Belgium & Northern France in less than two weeks and the fall of France four weeks later.
That's why you always a have contingency for things you don't believe would happen but end up starting to happen soon given the signs. A surveillance team and eyes and ears to stay updated.
Uhh... is this guy supposed to be a villain? Because he sounds like the kind of hero who could actually fix the world and save it from the corrupt politicians who are destroying and ruining it.
+Alec Eisenbison I think that was his first goal, but somewhere along the way he lost his mind and decided that no one but himself could be trusted, so he set out to destroy the world.
Im not a cod fan: in fact, i think the gameplay is cliche and stale. But this is probably my favorite video game moment, favorite campaign and favorite story. And i was genuinely suprised when a video game made me seriously think and consider the world as it is today, and what exactly people fight for. I tip my hat to you, AW.
Irons is by far my favorite COD villain. I like that he’s not cartoonishly evil and actually has understandable motives. His thoughts and criticisms of democracy and government are actually valid. The best villains are the ones you can relate to.
Sigh, no. He's a character. Trying to unite people under your ideals...sigh. God gave free will enough for people to deny him right to hell but they had a choice. This guy forced his perspective through violence under a pseudo-moralistic. He's a simple dictator.
Nick Technubyte Just what I was thinking. I know he did it so atlas would grow and become more respected around the world and he even seems to kind of regret it but still
@@dawalrusable No Democracy is good but at the cost of destroying other countries just like US invasion of Iraq. Is that what you want? Patriotism or Lack of Humanity?
"People don't want freedom. They want rules, boudaries, protections. From invaders and from themselves" SO EPIC!!!!! Imagine Irons meeting Frank Underwood??? WOW
They’d probably hate each other due to irons hating congress and underwood (in the 1st season at least) being a congressman OR They’d probably love each other because POWER!!
The diary in the end was Irons' private diary discovered after his death? If so, was it a diary purposely meant to be made public after death in order to justify what he did when he was alive?
666 No, their secret recordings you can find in (almost) every mission. Honestly it just provides more lore into the history of Irons and his transformation into the villain.
Irons whole philosophy was amazing. His idea was if he was to eliminate every other power except for Atlas, there would be no one to challenge them, therefore no wars.
Thats exactly what Hitler said, Stalin, the Romans and so many others. And look at what happened to them It's a typical dictator cliche. Woven by men who now wonder hell and all those who look on them say: "Here are the fools, who thought they could rule the world"
@@alex_750 Your point is what exactly? If you don’t agree with what they did then why are you making it seem like they are more special then you and me just because they are in history books?
Absolutely. And also one of the most charismatic villains, who wasn’t wrong about USA and UN being corrupt (thus being a well-intentioned extremist character). I mean he is no pure evil psycho like Makarov, but more akin to the likes of Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear, Raul Menendez from Black Ops II and etc.
"It was more than unfortunate Sergeant, it was unnecessary". This is the tragedy of war.....it's rarely needed, wanted or cares for. That's why people like Irons are so goddamn powerful and good at getting recruits....all they need do, is speak the truth.
“And I believe the world’s problems…..begin with you” Always loved this line since he’s not wrong, in some areas he is right about saying that. Humans almost 90% are the cause of the problems that have either short or long term consequences on not just our present but our future as well.
He's partially right. Truth is though, the US has installed more dictators than democracies, sadly. It's not like they didn't have the resources needed to vett their candidates. It's that the truly democratic candidates wouldn't sell out to American mega businesses, amongst other things. This guy (Irons) is meant to be a critique and a representation of American mindsets in the modern day, giving up on democracy when under a two-party, mostly unaccountable system it was never allowed to blossom. Yet I see so many in the comments agreeing with him. If you agree with Irons, Thanos, and the like, you're missing the point.
Kevin Spacey is a damn fine actor and had damn fine writers. I’m a libertarian but when I listen to him in this game, I want to believe Irons is the future. When Irons says Michels arm is worth more to him than the entire facility and has a drink with his men, I see an employer that I would ride to hell and back for. It’s all the more crushing when you find out all he’s responsible for. Terrific story.
I’m a libertarian too, but his plan and actions make no sense financially speaking. Atlas is still a corporation which needs customers, and killing millions of your customers doesn’t seem like something that would help with your brand reputation. It would bring down everything he’s built, even if his goal was no longer profit. He ended the government’s monopoly on force and got paid handsomely for doing so, so his actions are completely illogical. Atlas became a reliable option when your own government failed. But I don’t think anyone wants to publish a story where a corporation is actually the good guy.
@@ponraul1221 That's because companies can also be corrupt. The responsibility towards ending government and companies corruption resides with the people, the population.
@@victuz I never said they couldn't be corrupt. But in a free market where government doesn't pick favorites, there is competition which incentivizes value and accountability. If a company was being corrupt, commiting fraud, etc., people would be able to vote with their wallets and choose a better competitor. But of course, the responsibility lies with the people making good choices. Whether that is actually voting at the ballot box or not paying for worse and worse products (like modern AAA gaming).
+Alberto Arras Why do you think he's even in CoD? He nailed being a villain in congress (Netflix's House of Cards). He's always nailed being a villain, as I have said time and time again; it's a shame that so many people find out about a good underrated actor from a shitty game series.
According to Troy Baker, Irons was supposed to commit suicide by taking Mitchell’s gun and pulling the trigger all in order to become a movement’s martyr.
An organization like Atlas led by a more benevolent hand would be a great help to the world. The modern world needs an organization not bound by governments and banks of various governments to fix more poignant problems in the geopolitical environment.
Tbh, Irons' stance against the UN and the US + the truth of the Nigerian technologist would have been a perfect chance for the game to have us choose sides. Either fight for Atlas and deny Ilona's testimony from Hades, or join Sentinel. Would have been a perfect campaign, akin to BO2.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Atlas' path to hell was paved with good intentions and in the end he became the enemy his soldiers had taken oaths to fight by allowing catostrophy to happen so he could take over.
To be honest, this game had some of the most realistic cutscenes I've ever seen in a videogame. Too bad that this game had so much potential, but fell flat on alot of areas :/
DatEraa It's a cod game, it's always been about shooting because it costs the least to develop, and they make MASSIVE profit. I cannot understand how the cod devs are so fucking mentally challenged that they think they should make a mediocre game that releases every year, rather then spend a couple of years on it and make it a GOTY. All the COD franchise knows how to do is make action games, it's all they have ever done. Waste of Spacey's perfect talent to be an amazing villain. This is why I haven't bought a cod game in 5 years.
+Appleorgasm Because a lot of people, including myself, think they're all legitimately good games, ever think of that? The First Modern Warfare had an amazing story, MW3 had the best Multiplayer (in my opinion), and MW2 has earned its spot on one of my 10 All Time Favorite Videogames list amongst Bioshock and Dishonored. The newer ones are while not as good as the Modern Warfare trilogy, still pretty decent. All Cod knows is how to make action games? Uh, yeah. That's kind of the point of First Person Shooters, isn't it? You want it to become a color matching puzzle game like all the Candy Crush Saga ripoffs? About Spacey, while it is kind of a waste of Spacey's talent, Irons is still a really great villain! Just listen to him at 16:30.
+Appleorgasm But one massive point that you missed out. One massive thing you did not see because you're too stubborn to look further than your own ideals. IT WORKS. it works for a lot of people. A lot of people enjoy this game, alot of people like this game for exactly what it is, a shooter, a cod. And I am one of those people. Of course, people like you are always going to complain. And people like me... are always going to just enjoy what I like, and understand that an opinion is always just an opinion, and at the end of the day this is a game that I really enjoyed and would not like it any other way.
+DatEraa Buddy this game delivered, and delivered well. You tell me, what areas did it "fall flat" in? Because as far as i'm concerned, it's a great game, infact one of the best COD's there is.
When I first time saw the trailer of this game I was so surprised (and still am) Kevin Spacy was in this game and not just the voice. I love this CoD game particularly because of his acting!
Advanced Warfare is a missed opportunity as a result of a stupid plot twist...The concept that a company becomes part of UN is refreshing and this idea should be explored...Even if they wants a plot twist, they can have a double plot twist. For example it is other countries that turned Mitchell against Irons...
Alfred Wang To be honest, then say that advanced warfare could have focused more on the war with North Korea or China since it would be a relevant conflict.
@@Enterthemind1 not entirely, Frank wouldn't be as stupid to let his enemies live/ needlessly suffer. So, in the end, hed just killed the team and be done with it instead of arresting them twice.
In my opinion, Atlas suffered from the same trope of bad writing Shadow Company did in MW2022. When you're with them, they're your brothers in arms, fighting the good fight. Likeable people. Then something happens to make them no longer your allies and at the flick of a switch they're committing war crimes.
Irons is my favourite cod villain ever such great acting to the point when he compliments and takes William under his wing at the start of the game it makes me feel like I am William there myself no other game has made me feel that involved in a story to date
The fact that the changed the ending from irons killing himself to become a martyr makes me so mad how incompetent Activision is. Irons had such good character writing. Damn.
Jonathan Irons is a really compelling villain and character, with a perfect mixture of deep philosophy that allows you to understand his perspective, but with an ego big enough to illustrate the dangers of ambitious men like him.
Honestly, given today's time, this plot is very relevant and great. I don't agree on everything with Jonathan, but i see why people would agree with him. He went too far in trying to boost Atlas's image and I don't agree with his criticism of democracy, but I agree that such wars should be avoided. And his fatherly affection for Mitchell is honestly heartwarming.
Irons: Come on, let me year you say it. Just once. Ilona: You're insane. Irons: NO! No, not that. No, the other thing. Ilona: Mitchel will- Irons: WROOONG!!!
We've seen the patriotic American doing it for his country enough, but certainly some of these new age characters all about power, control, and wealth who see beyond the old school thinking is just great.
It's called a Well-Intentioned Extremist. He has good intentions but ends up blinding by his own evil tendencies and delusions of hatred and power because of the death of his son. If he avoided stepping on so many toes or had more tact, things would have gone his way completely, but he had to be a bastard.
24:35, those two statues (not captured in full view in cut-scene) are similar to those guarding the gate in Persepolis, ancient Persia, symbolizing the"King of all Nations". Although a bit odd comparing to the surrounding building style, they show what exactly Irons really want to be...
Francis Underwood , I have already begun the hunt. There are only two outcomes for me now. You will notice the Royal Defense Forces Insignia is the Red Matador. In your words, "Door Mat or Matador?" Which one do you think I will be?
Irons tortured the protag just cause. He shot Cormack and left him to bleed when shooting him in the head is more effective, less risky and honestly more humane. The guy isn't interested in fixing the world. That's what he may claim, and even what he may believe, but it isn't the case. He's simply a sadistic fuck who wants to be the top dog in the world. When your "solution" requires the death of thousands, you should rethink your tactics. I'm tired of people supporting this guy. Yes, he has a point, but that doesn't make him the hero dammit.
@@Dalt-s2k ikr, it's scary how many people in this comment section, despite having history at their fingertips, would gladly put their trust into just one more new dictator that claims he can solve all the world's problems.
12:00 : All the holographic scene is glitching, with the exception of the blood over the floor..... and the solider even steps upon it at 12:06. That's a great technical mistake for the programmers.
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It sucks that advanced warfare was subjected to the “if the multiplayer sucks, the whole game sucks” treatment. I personally loved this campaign.
Exactly. Tbh, I loved the campaign and multiplayer
While the multiplayer wasn't for me, this campaign was, and still is, one of my top favorites in CoD, and as far as I'm concerned, was one of the last good ones.
Nice picture brother
Same
Press F to doubt that. -100000 social credit
At 15:09... "Are we developing such a weapon?"
"No, we're not."
"Because we've already developed it." LMFAO...
*The UN just got trolled big time*
I can kinda see Trump or maybe even Hiliary doing something similar.
fukin cool..
@@iSteelRazorBladeGAMING how to troll the UN: step 1: place tesla coils disguised as trees around your hideout. step 2: contact the UN "I hate the anti-christ" step 3:?????? step 4: Enjoy the show as God saves the world from itself.
UN TROLLED!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL TROLLED BIG TIME
@@Driver_X5 true but black water never had this much power and influence and didn’t have this much money and technology they barely even had tanks and AFV
In fairness, the ideas he had, the motives of ATLAS were genius. Why fight wars when you can dominate the world.
But he fucked up the timing, if this had been done a few hundred years later he might´ve suceeded in making a global world order under his control, it was too soon to attempt a poor grab.
He tried to nuke the world
That was what gave rise to Hitler. He brought Germany from the brink but in turn it cost them to commit atrocities.
@@zachb1706 no he tried to release the Manticore on ICBMs
Because unlimited power corrupts. Dumb fuck.
if you really hear him, irons is simply a man who couldn't handle the loss of his son. he saw his son fight and die for a country that in his eyes didn't care for him, he blamed america for his sons death and he saw america as a country that sends good men to die for a corrupt and selfish government
So he also became a corrupt and selfish government.
Apologists rejoice
America does send good men to die for a corrupt and selfish government
@@nbond-hd5db So do all countries to be fair.
@@nbond-hd5db lmao exactly
Sounds like every war
why isn't this a movie!? This game would've been an awesome movie
It would of been a awesome movie as well if he actually won !!!!
Matt the Who Edi
More money in lootboxes and less risk with a game that has a diehard fanbase.
Because videogame movies suck?
@@TovenDo.O.Video- a movie about irons rather than the game itself would've been good as hell
He's one of the only villains that makes you want to ally with him.
He isn't wrong on alot of the stuff he says.
The US invaded or overthrew countries when they tried to oppose the petrodollar system. Venezuela, Iraq, Libya; all countries who tried to sell oil in something other than US Dollars and they were turned into cesspools of chaos.
I kind of share his mentality. I live in a third world country, and i have seen first hand the ineptitude of the government of my country to solve problems such as violence and poverty for over 3/4 of a century by now. If there would be someone here as determined as him to solve all the problems of my country, with *his* power, i would ally with him inmediately.
I dont really agree with the details of this mentality, especially with the part of being obssesed with controlling everything, or with that of that the costs will always outweigh the results, wich is not always true. But i agree with the idea of that governments should be more efficient and organized.
Like thanos
"Villain"
@@shawnschaitel838 indeed. The villians I would like to side with.
Irons feels for like a friend and cool guy rather than a villain. And Atlas is badass.
I disagree Sentinel is more badass than Atlas!
Atlas & Sentinels working together ! Extra Badass !!!!
You know he is the equivilant of Stalin or at least Musoline. Good intentions sought through bad methods doesn't rid the world of evil, it just gives that evil a new name.
@@atlasnexus6915 I saw an Image of a Sentinel Recon operator with an Atlas Exo suit... Definitely badass
@@Southern_Crusader he’s more like pain Stalin and Mussolini were madmen who wanted power for the sake of power
” If your actions do not inspire fear and terror in the hearts of your adversary, then you have no business waging war.”
Beautiful.
Respect comes from fear and/or admiration.
Fear is always the most trustful way.
@@guilhermecaiado5384 Yeah but it has his disvantajes like u have to be extra paranoid to keep the power cause everyone want to destroy everything they fear
that is wrong. ua-cam.com/video/EqpDtPRkuJo/v-deo.html - The Anti-Colonial Freedom Fighter Who Became an International Hero I am at fault of Fallacy.
@@BryanOlayaGarcia unless they’re too weak to destroy it
@@Deathmare235 Destruction usually arises from those who feel disenfranchised, a.k.a. the weak.
Should have given us the choice to join him...
Makara Damn son
As bad as the world is he took the wrong way to fix it by becoming the evil he was supposed to push back. He became the evil his men joined to fight.
My philosophy is: All that matters in the world is the welfare of creatures that can feel. Anything else like beliefs, principals and morals do not have any intrinsic value exept to achieve that exact goal. So, you have to kill 99 people if you can save 100 doing so.
pretender xxx without morals or values you can go to far and cause more harm.
Thats what Im saying. We need morals. But morals have no intrinsic value. Theyre only a means to an end.
Irons has become my favourite CoD Villain. Sorry, Menendez, I love you, but I fucking love Kevin Spacey!
Me too
Extremely Moist exactly he plays a good villian
who is your favorite villain
1. Raul Melendez
2. Johathan Irons
3. Salen Kotch
+JOSH.0 you say he's Gay like it's a bad thing.
My favorite Villains (in order) are.
1: Makrove.
2: Johnathan Iorns.
3: Salen Kotch.
4: Raul Manendeze.
5: Dragovage.
6: Riah.
7: Kravchanco.
8: General Shepherd.
9: Imran Zukiave.
10: Defalco.
11:...eh, Steiner.
17:04 "This is not the beginning of war. It's the end to all wars." Yea, that's what everyone said in World War 1
I think the only real "war to end all wars" will be a full fledged *nuclear war.*
Nothing less.
@@davecrupel2817 “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” - Albert Einstein.
@@davecrupel2817 some people would survive and we’d have war all over again.
World War 1 left countries intact enough to remain independent. Irons planned to turn all countries dependent on him, which can prevent war.
No matter the motives, and the controversy surrounding the actor. He’s fucking right about a lot of the things he said.
Yep,.
Indeed.
On who's authority?
ON MY AUTHORITY! HAHAHA ..LOVE IT!
Imagine if he said that with his House of Cards Southern accent lol
Would not be nearly as cool lol
Gave me chills
He sounded like a bratty little kid
Respect mahhh authorateehhh
This game, along with Modern Warfare, has the best characters ever. Characters you can actually love and remember.
MajorLink - Twitch So are we going to act like black ops doesn’t exist? Ignoring 3 and 4 that is
MajorLinkGaming reznov mason and woods?
@@joshuacarpenter7447 yeah
Menendez is my favorite villian of all.
AW, MW trilogy, WAW & BO 1-2 are the best
What about infinite warfare? You gotta admit the best thing about that game was the campaign
Atlas, the titan who was punished by Zeus and given the un ending task of holding up the world on his back.
Quite a poetic name for Iron's private army. Only this Atlas used one arm to stab the world in the back.
No this atlas used all it’s strength to try and lift the world higher than it’s ever been, but the world was too heavy and atlas was crushed by it
👌
@@TheOne-2008 Funny, I didn't know lifting the world to higher places meant killing thousands of innocent people for no reason
Just like the titan, Atlas corporation shoulder the worlds problems. Building infrastructure and putting his private army for hire. Fixing the worlds problems that politicians are unable to solve.
@@CactusCowboyDan
Just look outside and you'll know.
@@steelbear2063 what do you mean?
Imagine as a player having to choose between Atlas ruling the world or the individuality of nations throughout the world to persist.... GOD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN
I swear each time Kevin spacey spoke his lines, is like im hearing a great leader's speech and i will follow him to the deepest valley
Some of the most successful military campaigns succeeded simply because no one ever imagined it was possible.
Probably the best line in the entire game out of the intelligence scenes because its 100% correct. Case in point, Germany's attack on France in 1940. The British and French anticipated the Germans to attack in the same fashion as they did during World War I: An advance via Belgium and Holland. What they didn't anticipate was that the Germans would attack using massed armor as the spearhead of the assault through an area that they believed was impassible for tanks to move through (The Ardennes forest). As a result, it led to a large encirclement of Allied forces in Belgium & Northern France in less than two weeks and the fall of France four weeks later.
That's why you always a have contingency for things you don't believe would happen but end up starting to happen soon given the signs. A surveillance team and eyes and ears to stay updated.
Don't forget Alexander The Great's Campaign (334 - 331 BC)vs. Achaemenid Persia, despite first being GREATLY OUTNUMBERED.
Also battle of Inchon.
Another one is Hannibal Barca's crossing of the Alps. The Romans never expected anyone to manage that.
And they lost.
"Everyone is the hero of their own story."
-Handsome Jack, Borderlands 2.
They aren't just words, they're ideals.
David Case true
I think he said that in Tales from the Borderlands actually
@@youcansave15ormoreoncarins75I gotta play that game again.
i think Jonathan Irons aka Kevin Spacey has a good point, i would like him to run for president
in an alternative universe, house of cards mate
yep lol
Yeah and he was still as corrupt as any politician with the power and weapons to think he was right in doing so.
Irons would´ve been a good world monger
Do you still?
9:14
The moment when the voice acting is spot on it delivers chills
Uhh... is this guy supposed to be a villain? Because he sounds like the kind of hero who could actually fix the world and save it from the corrupt politicians who are destroying and ruining it.
+Alec Eisenbison Said the German guy listening to Hitler at the Nuremberg Rallies.
+Alec Eisenbison There is an old saying..."The road to hell is paved with good intentions" That is the villains problem.
+MrAnthimos112 said the person listening to American lies.
halorecon95 Don't engage with him. He's a buffoon.
+Alec Eisenbison I think that was his first goal, but somewhere along the way he lost his mind and decided that no one but himself could be trusted, so he set out to destroy the world.
*_When the 'villian' actually have a point._*
Im not a cod fan: in fact, i think the gameplay is cliche and stale. But this is probably my favorite video game moment, favorite campaign and favorite story. And i was genuinely suprised when a video game made me seriously think and consider the world as it is today, and what exactly people fight for. I tip my hat to you, AW.
"The ancient Spartans knew how to turn boys into men"
DJ BroniX nice meme
Do you have a point?
cankillaman
And they also had sex with them xD
@@manuelantuna2749 We know Kevin Spacey loves that
@oofer_gamer_life not exactly True but...
Irons is by far my favorite COD villain. I like that he’s not cartoonishly evil and actually has understandable motives. His thoughts and criticisms of democracy and government are actually valid. The best villains are the ones you can relate to.
What ever people say, Jonathan Irons is the hero we need, but don't deserve.
a few hundred years in a future were colonizing planets is possible, Jonathan Irons would be more sucessful and respected.
@@sebas8225 A couple hundred years in the future when the united states doesn't exist, peace is possible.
We have elon musk
Sigh, no. He's a character. Trying to unite people under your ideals...sigh. God gave free will enough for people to deny him right to hell but they had a choice. This guy forced his perspective through violence under a pseudo-moralistic. He's a simple dictator.
@@aaroncruz9181ahahah
I TOTALLY agree with irons's plan. But I HATE the way he chose to execute it.
LOL - MART Jokes and shiz
How would you do it ?
He just followed the same super power afirmation logic than countries do in history, kinda bad execution.
@@atlasnexus6915 I wouldn't have let nuclear power plants explode!
That's the only thing that makes him the villain!
Nick Technubyte Just what I was thinking. I know he did it so atlas would grow and become more respected around the world and he even seems to kind of regret it but still
I was never evil I was a hero
Irons is one of those villains that you can’t help but agree with.
You want to live in a dictatorship? That’s a hot take.
@@dawalrusable No Democracy is good but at the cost of destroying other countries just like US invasion of Iraq. Is that what you want? Patriotism or Lack of Humanity?
"People don't want freedom. They want rules, boudaries, protections. From invaders and from themselves"
SO EPIC!!!!! Imagine Irons meeting Frank Underwood??? WOW
They’d probably hate each other due to irons hating congress and underwood (in the 1st season at least) being a congressman
OR
They’d probably love each other because POWER!!
The diary in the end was Irons' private diary discovered after his death? If so, was it a diary purposely meant to be made public after death in order to justify what he did when he was alive?
666 No, their secret recordings you can find in (almost) every mission. Honestly it just provides more lore into the history of Irons and his transformation into the villain.
Irons whole philosophy was amazing. His idea was if he was to eliminate every other power except for Atlas, there would be no one to challenge them, therefore no wars.
Thats exactly what Hitler said, Stalin, the Romans and so many others. And look at what happened to them
It's a typical dictator cliche. Woven by men who now wonder hell and all those who look on them say:
"Here are the fools, who thought they could rule the world"
@@alex_750 Only as reminders of what we must not become. Otherwise we repeat history ignorantly.
@@alex_750 Your point is what exactly? If you don’t agree with what they did then why are you making it seem like they are more special then you and me just because they are in history books?
But they did rule it lol
In political science, this is called (perhaps unoriginally) Hegemonic Stability Theory.
Jonathan Irons is the most literate villain in the history of call of duty. Agree?
Absolutely. And also one of the most charismatic villains, who wasn’t wrong about USA and UN being corrupt (thus being a well-intentioned extremist character). I mean he is no pure evil psycho like Makarov, but more akin to the likes of Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear, Raul Menendez from Black Ops II and etc.
"It was more than unfortunate Sergeant, it was unnecessary". This is the tragedy of war.....it's rarely needed, wanted or cares for. That's why people like Irons are so goddamn powerful and good at getting recruits....all they need do, is speak the truth.
2:37
Irons: *what you're seeing is Advanced Warfare.*
Peter: *Eh! Eh! He said it! He said it!*
"And I have the power, so I'm right."
Legitimacy through power mentality, Germany would´ve loved Irons in WW1/WW2
@@sebas8225 "History is written by the victor" is pretty much the staple of civilization. Even our so-called democracies.
@@sebas8225 what was there mindset in ww1
“And I believe the world’s problems…..begin with you”
Always loved this line since he’s not wrong, in some areas he is right about saying that. Humans almost 90% are the cause of the problems that have either short or long term consequences on not just our present but our future as well.
This character has so many realistic points it's mad
He's partially right.
Truth is though, the US has installed more dictators than democracies, sadly. It's not like they didn't have the resources needed to vett their candidates. It's that the truly democratic candidates wouldn't sell out to American mega businesses, amongst other things.
This guy (Irons) is meant to be a critique and a representation of American mindsets in the modern day, giving up on democracy when under a two-party, mostly unaccountable system it was never allowed to blossom.
Yet I see so many in the comments agreeing with him.
If you agree with Irons, Thanos, and the like, you're missing the point.
Democracies don't work in every country. So, he is right but wrong about absolute power. There should be some check.
Just a question. Can anyone give example of a country where democracy works? (In 21st century)
No agreement with that fat purple blob, but I agree with Irons.
Kevin Spacey is a damn fine actor and had damn fine writers. I’m a libertarian but when I listen to him in this game, I want to believe Irons is the future. When Irons says Michels arm is worth more to him than the entire facility and has a drink with his men, I see an employer that I would ride to hell and back for. It’s all the more crushing when you find out all he’s responsible for. Terrific story.
I’m a libertarian too, but his plan and actions make no sense financially speaking. Atlas is still a corporation which needs customers, and killing millions of your customers doesn’t seem like something that would help with your brand reputation. It would bring down everything he’s built, even if his goal was no longer profit.
He ended the government’s monopoly on force and got paid handsomely for doing so, so his actions are completely illogical. Atlas became a reliable option when your own government failed. But I don’t think anyone wants to publish a story where a corporation is actually the good guy.
@@ponraul1221 That's because companies can also be corrupt. The responsibility towards ending government and companies corruption resides with the people, the population.
@@victuz I never said they couldn't be corrupt. But in a free market where government doesn't pick favorites, there is competition which incentivizes value and accountability. If a company was being corrupt, commiting fraud, etc., people would be able to vote with their wallets and choose a better competitor.
But of course, the responsibility lies with the people making good choices. Whether that is actually voting at the ballot box or not paying for worse and worse products (like modern AAA gaming).
Underrated aspect of the COD games is how good the animation and mocap in the cutscenes
Man, why'd he have to come out with all these sexual harassment charges. Ruined a good career. No excuse for behavior though
It was fake though
@@seanw3814 He straight up admitted it and then fucked off dude
Well never know since everyone that accused him is now dead
@thems151 Only one is dead, the rest are still alive. All charges turned out to be false.
Kevin Spacey makes an awesome villain.
+Alberto Arras Why do you think he's even in CoD? He nailed being a villain in congress (Netflix's House of Cards). He's always nailed being a villain, as I have said time and time again; it's a shame that so many people find out about a good underrated actor from a shitty game series.
@@appleorgasm6870 Even in real life he is a villain lol.
@@nonpersonhuman Not really? All of his cases are being dropped due to lack of evidence, look into it, looks like a smear campaign.
Its 2017 and this game still looks good.
Call of duty always has top tier graphics
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“We don’t need congress”
That line is cold af 🥶
5:15 have to admit, Spacey is really spot on.
According to Troy Baker, Irons was supposed to commit suicide by taking Mitchell’s gun and pulling the trigger all in order to become a movement’s martyr.
I would join Atlas
An organization like Atlas led by a more benevolent hand would be a great help to the world. The modern world needs an organization not bound by governments and banks of various governments to fix more poignant problems in the geopolitical environment.
Definitely. Me and Gideon would've been a kickass team!!
Atlas is the bad guy I completed this game 😎😎😎
@17 Isn't Atlas a Japanese game developer company?!?
Me too. I'll be an A.S.T soldier
where are these scenes from ? 6:13 and 13:58 ?
His gotta a point, we do rely on those exo suits too much
he has rigt on everything. democracy, The US has has the world in a constant state of war.
Every shot The world has always been in a constant state of war. That's just how humanity is.
Tbh, Irons' stance against the UN and the US + the truth of the Nigerian technologist would have been a perfect chance for the game to have us choose sides. Either fight for Atlas and deny Ilona's testimony from Hades, or join Sentinel. Would have been a perfect campaign, akin to BO2.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Atlas' path to hell was paved with good intentions and in the end he became the enemy his soldiers had taken oaths to fight by allowing catostrophy to happen so he could take over.
To be honest, this game had some of the most realistic cutscenes I've ever seen in a videogame. Too bad that this game had so much potential, but fell flat on alot of areas :/
DatEraa It's a cod game, it's always been about shooting because it costs the least to develop, and they make MASSIVE profit. I cannot understand how the cod devs are so fucking mentally challenged that they think they should make a mediocre game that releases every year, rather then spend a couple of years on it and make it a GOTY. All the COD franchise knows how to do is make action games, it's all they have ever done. Waste of Spacey's perfect talent to be an amazing villain. This is why I haven't bought a cod game in 5 years.
+Appleorgasm Because a lot of people, including myself, think they're all legitimately good games, ever think of that? The First Modern Warfare had an amazing story, MW3 had the best Multiplayer (in my opinion), and MW2 has earned its spot on one of my 10 All Time Favorite Videogames list amongst Bioshock and Dishonored. The newer ones are while not as good as the Modern Warfare trilogy, still pretty decent. All Cod knows is how to make action games? Uh, yeah. That's kind of the point of First Person Shooters, isn't it? You want it to become a color matching puzzle game like all the Candy Crush Saga ripoffs?
About Spacey, while it is kind of a waste of Spacey's talent, Irons is still a really great villain! Just listen to him at 16:30.
soschar2050 Cod is the candy crush ripoff of action games buddy.
+Appleorgasm But one massive point that you missed out. One massive thing you did not see because you're too stubborn to look further than your own ideals. IT WORKS. it works for a lot of people. A lot of people enjoy this game, alot of people like this game for exactly what it is, a shooter, a cod. And I am one of those people. Of course, people like you are always going to complain. And people like me... are always going to just enjoy what I like, and understand that an opinion is always just an opinion, and at the end of the day this is a game that I really enjoyed and would not like it any other way.
+DatEraa Buddy this game delivered, and delivered well. You tell me, what areas did it "fall flat" in? Because as far as i'm concerned, it's a great game, infact one of the best COD's there is.
11:57 i like how the blood on the floor isnt blue lmao
Lol that's so absurd 😂
And the gunshot flash is still orange and yellow.
"Villain kinda has point" have never been more valid than in case with Irons
When I first time saw the trailer of this game I was so surprised (and still am) Kevin Spacy was in this game and not just the voice. I love this CoD game particularly because of his acting!
Story wise, truly the best experience I've had
Jonathan Irons for president.
No, he likes to get things done
Advanced Warfare is a missed opportunity as a result of a stupid plot twist...The concept that a company becomes part of UN is refreshing and this idea should be explored...Even if they wants a plot twist, they can have a double plot twist. For example it is other countries that turned Mitchell against Irons...
Alfred Wang To be honest, then say that advanced warfare could have focused more on the war with North Korea or China since it would be a relevant conflict.
@@wandiledlamini4916 Eh, perhaps
@@wandiledlamini4916 Yeah yeah, I know
@@wandiledlamini4916 I get it, you can stop.
@@Dr.Oofers k
The road to power is paved with hypocrisy
And casualties... Never regret
Francis J. Underwood I think you mean never forget.
Frank Underwood? Is that you? XD
Irons > Underwood
@@Enterthemind1 not entirely, Frank wouldn't be as stupid to let his enemies live/ needlessly suffer. So, in the end, hed just killed the team and be done with it instead of arresting them twice.
In my opinion, Atlas suffered from the same trope of bad writing Shadow Company did in MW2022. When you're with them, they're your brothers in arms, fighting the good fight. Likeable people. Then something happens to make them no longer your allies and at the flick of a switch they're committing war crimes.
Yeah I feel you. It's a bit cheap
Irons is my favourite cod villain ever such great acting to the point when he compliments and takes William under his wing at the start of the game it makes me feel like I am William there myself no other game has made me feel that involved in a story to date
The fact that the changed the ending from irons killing himself to become a martyr makes me so mad how incompetent Activision is. Irons had such good character writing. Damn.
Fr? Link?
@@thetableofelements4472Troy Baker talks about it in an interview.
Jonathan Irons is a really compelling villain and character, with a perfect mixture of deep philosophy that allows you to understand his perspective, but with an ego big enough to illustrate the dangers of ambitious men like him.
Jonathan Irons is my favorite COD character.
the biggest flaw of this is not having the choice of supporting him
Jonathan Irons: the best protagonist of the call of duty series
Espresso Emperor You spelled Captain Price wrong 😭
Do you mean antagonist chief
@@joshuacarpenter7447 Captain Price was the most memorable, but not the best.
@@Callabungah You're wrong but alright
Honestly, given today's time, this plot is very relevant and great. I don't agree on everything with Jonathan, but i see why people would agree with him. He went too far in trying to boost Atlas's image and I don't agree with his criticism of democracy, but I agree that such wars should be avoided. And his fatherly affection for Mitchell is honestly heartwarming.
The plotline of Advanced Warfare is still one of the more reasonable ones on all of the series, ironic that its futuristic theme is ridiculed so much
On a philosophical and practical level, I agree with Irons. On a moral level, I do not and cannot.
This is my fav COD til this day
Irons: Come on, let me year you say it. Just once.
Ilona: You're insane.
Irons: NO! No, not that. No, the other thing.
Ilona: Mitchel will-
Irons: WROOONG!!!
Tbh putting cod cut scenes together is literally a box office movie in video game form.
Its 2019, even if a lot of people didn't like CODAW but at least the campaign had great characters IMO
Advanced warfare has the exact same story as MW 1,2&3 condensed into a single campaign and I love it.
I absolutely loved him as a character.. soo much of Frank Underwood in Irons I love Kevin Spacey.. perfect man for roles of positions in power.
We've seen the patriotic American doing it for his country enough, but certainly some of these new age characters all about power, control, and wealth who see beyond the old school thinking is just great.
It’s crazy how loyal I would have been to atlas even knowing everything
“On whose authority
Irons : On my authority “
Damn he is definitely a top 4 villain
One who you want to be ally with
This game's story would've been perfect if you could pick a side.
"What you're seeing is advanced warfare,..." he said it he said it!
Does anybody think irons was doing the right thing? I agree with what says and intentions
but the way he does it is evil.
It's called a Well-Intentioned Extremist. He has good intentions but ends up blinding by his own evil tendencies and delusions of hatred and power because of the death of his son. If he avoided stepping on so many toes or had more tact, things would have gone his way completely, but he had to be a bastard.
Yes; like the Thanos and Killmongers of the world
The only thing I don't agree with was when he let the nuclear power plants explode!
That's the only thing that makes him a villain!
24:35, those two statues (not captured in full view in cut-scene) are similar to those guarding the gate in Persepolis, ancient Persia, symbolizing the"King of all Nations". Although a bit odd comparing to the surrounding building style, they show what exactly Irons really want to be...
God damn them graphics...
I would love to follow his idea
Efficency before burecracy
Actions before empty words
And this world need someone who, at the very least, said this.
It's shocking to see how quickly he went from the CEO of a massive private military corporation to (@ 17:20) a nearly-fascist dictator.
Irons is the only way forward. Because Irons knows how to solve problems.
Ben Kraus There is only one rule, hunt or be hunted.
Francis Underwood , I have already begun the hunt. There are only two outcomes for me now. You will notice the Royal Defense Forces Insignia is the Red Matador. In your words, "Door Mat or Matador?" Which one do you think I will be?
Ben Kraus The door mat, I already have doug on his way.
Irons tortured the protag just cause. He shot Cormack and left him to bleed when shooting him in the head is more effective, less risky and honestly more humane.
The guy isn't interested in fixing the world. That's what he may claim, and even what he may believe, but it isn't the case. He's simply a sadistic fuck who wants to be the top dog in the world. When your "solution" requires the death of thousands, you should rethink your tactics.
I'm tired of people supporting this guy. Yes, he has a point, but that doesn't make him the hero dammit.
@@Dalt-s2k ikr, it's scary how many people in this comment section, despite having history at their fingertips, would gladly put their trust into just one more new dictator that claims he can solve all the world's problems.
If they remake Starfox, it should be like Atlas in space.
"I've accomplished in a few years what several planets have been trying to do for decades."
11:45 Spacey to his most recent accuser
"Suicide by falling head first into a bullet"
I like the way you put together this video, putting the scenes that Kevin Spacey is shown in chronological order. That was very clever.
Honestly Irons is supposed to be the villian but he's just spitting facts almost the entire time
Then how come he be the villain?
The graphics and campaign were amazing
I know he's the antagonist in the game, but damn do I have a lot of respect for him!
This man singlehandedly gave me the urge to start a PMC that rivals modern militaries.
Man, years later I still can't find a CoD campaign that beat this, what an incredible story!! Atlas Corporation FTW
I kind of liked that Villain & I agree with him on 99% of his ideologies...
Still kindof hard to believe this game came out in 2014. 2014-2015 was like a peak for game development for some reason.
I had the same thought. When i saw the trailer for advanced warfare i was suprised that a game like this had almost realistic characters graphics
the part in the interview when he stares directly at the camera is the moment you know he is evil XD
12:00 : All the holographic scene is glitching, with the exception of the blood over the floor..... and the solider even steps upon it at 12:06.
That's a great technical mistake for the programmers.
I miss this character and 2014. feel old yet.