Bro, this video went so f***in hard, best video this game is ever getting this is almost like history channel tier sh*t but your only one guy, mad respect for your content and nothing less.
Got so immersed in this video that I forgot it was about the philosophy of Siege til you circled back to it in Part 3. This serves as not only a good Rainbow Six video, but as a really good history video in general. You should be proud about this dude, you can tell how much effort and research was put in to make this video and it's absolutely incredible
Feels more like a history video with rainbow 6 lore slapped on it tbh, the video mostly talks about history with only tad bits of rainbow 6 lore at the beginnings and the end.
@greed5891 The whole point was the parallels between real warfare and siege and how the philosophy of siege may seem 1 dimensional or superficial but is actually rooted deeply in history and the foundations of our modern society. The video never said it was about lore. Did you pay attention to the video at all? 😂😂😂
@@Nullbound the titles got rainbow 6,its only got r6 stuff at the start and finish. Imagine calling your video 'Minecraft letsplay" and just switching to CoD a quarter into the video. If u want to make a philosophy video, just make a philosophy video, don't try to make one but pretend it's got anything thing to do with rainbow 6 siege. "actually rooted deeply in history and the foundations of our modern society" Bro its literally one guy trying to kill people. Not that deep.
As someone who got into this game because of the cool characters with unique backgrounds, stories, and cultures, I think people so often forget what this game is about through all the Nerf-Fatigue and the balance changes nobody asked for and the new maps, guns, or reticles. People forget that this was built up from a book by Tom Clancy about the vision of a world where NATO countries, unaffiliated countries, and even middle eastern countries like Russia and China could come together to fight against a global terrorist threat. These characters aren’t made to be yelled at about their design, balancing, or whether or not they are pandering to marketing demands (cough cough Overwatch 2). This game is about global inclusivity and the vision of countries setting aside whatever gripes they have about each other to work together and combat a threat that affects all of them. Glad Ubisoft are going back to the game’s roots as a tacti-cool SWAT simulator.
This game has strayed from the milatary tac feel, the operators don't look military the gadgets are really futuristic and team rainbow lets everyone in at this point...
@@RJ_200 The Siege Community rn: “I don’t like non realistic character with future gadget. You don’t like futuristic character, that means you tactical nerd! I don’t like you!” The base line is that they’re going back to their roots with what they have. It doesn’t matter that the gadgets are futuristic and the designs aren’t the most realistic. The gadgets are cool and creative (think Iana and Solis) and it’s less about the character’s outfits, rather the characters themselves and their place in the story of Siege. As Harry said: “It’s their unit now”. It’s in the hands of the characters that have been introduced to this special unit to now fight a big threat to their organization.
As someone who doesnt play Rainbow at all, but watches you on a consistent basis. This was something else man. Please, if you can produce more content like this. You have a loyal watcher in me. Thank you gregor.
Can I just say Greagor would be a fantastic narrator for historical documentaries. The soothing, calm voice that makes you feel the impact as if you were there when it happened.
As a Greek thank you. You're the First non history channel to showcase the fact that we were if not the first,one of the first countries to suffer from this political conflict . I really thank you
Probably my favorite video you’ve done since the Nakoda video. It has a great thesis and is so grandiose in scale you almost forget its a Rainbow Six Siege vid. But the love and passion shine thru. Loved it. Props to your Dad, Greg. He raised a man of character. May he rest in peace.
Genuinely one of the best videos I've seen, not just about siege, not about politics. Just good, honest storytelling, mixed with concrete history, love your stuff Greg, sky's the limit.
Ngl I love that rainbow are actually doing mission stuff again. It ain’t article 5 but the comics so far have been a great start, especially the most recent one. I do feel like once siege sets up the AI defender and attacker playlist for training they most definitely will incorporate some story missions. It’s like a golden plate just sitting in their lap.
I have...Thoughts about this video. Thoughts I don't usually bother having about a game where i blow up walls and rage about amaru's shotgun. For not doing a video like this often (or even at all as far as I can remember) you really knocked it out of the park with this one Gregor because there's just, so much here. I can't even muster the words to appreciate everything, so I'll appreciate one thing. The ending with the images of greek gods in between the operator videos...Then eventually the gods stopped appearing. As if to imply where once the organization Rainbow Six were merely analogous to gods, they have become our gods. Or more accurately they have taken over the role that gods once occupied in our minds: something bigger than ourselves to believe in.
I once read the bios of the operators and I realized there was much more to things game than meets the eye. Thank you so much for this video and the effort you put into it
Yes. Yes! No bs, videos like these Greg are important to pull people out of the parasocial love/lothe relationship theyay have with the game. There's a big world out there, shit has happened, and these games are creative pursuits to cope with, understand, and analyze the world we live it. Life isn't over if you go 0-6
Wow. This one gave me goosebumps. Whenever someone says videogames can't be frameworks to convey some truly profound concepts and ideologies, send them to this video. Fantastic job, Gregor.
The Siege I came to love is the aesthetic reminiscent of the launch OST. What I wouldn’t give for a Patriots-like campaign with that ambience, Siege’s mechanics, and a branching story.
You should do more videos like this. Mixing videogames and history in this way is so entertaining and interesting; And your voice fits perfectly with the theme of the video! Amazing video in general, I would love to see more ^^
When I first started playing siege, I thought the lore was really cool. The concept of a team who were the best of the best, the top tier operators, whose mission was to protect people was really engaging. Rainbow was a shield against terror, it gave a voice to victims of these fictional attacks, and it was a threat (kinda like how the bat symbol serves as a threat to criminals). But what I think was the coolest thing was the reason Rainbow was assembled. It was the secret weapon against a “threat” (I don’t think the threat was ever specified in the early game). It transcended nations and borders. It was the line in the sand. To be honest I’m not the biggest fan of the new theme but I don’t hate it. They changed it from a team that would respond to any threat, to a team that inspired hope throughout the world.
When I started playing, it was only for the unique aspects of Siege compared to what I had played before. Even when the gameplay got stale, I kept on playing operators whos character I liked. The story, history of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, the unit, was what has kept me in the game since I kept playing since year 1. This video is a great reminder of what this game, this world is all about. Thank you, Greg!
You have a real talent for the documentary style and the telling of a truly gripping narrative, really hope you continue to make more of these as inspiration calls.
@@Zakhev342 it's still a fact though. The first few minutes were about Siege and the last few minutes were about it. Then the rest of the video was a history lesson. It's a better history video then the one's you regularly see about WWII and such. As for a Siege video it's literally just the tilte, first few minutes and the last.
Hey Gregor I just wanted to say that I’m still watching but just finished part 1. I absolutely love it. I could listen to you talk history for hours on a audiobook or something.
As a regular watcher of your channel, I can truly say this is by far the best video I've seen you produce. The formatting was so well done and it was so well put together in grounding what makes this game what it is. The ability to tie together such large periods of time and concisely present what made the novels exist, was brilliant. I really hope to see more videos like this, truly magnificent ♥
The animations from the trailers make me so mad that we havent seen an animated show or movie that delves deep into the meaning and purpose of rainbow. Showing the developing relationships between characters who in our world, would either never meet, or face each other on the battlefield
Man, chef’s kiss. This is a great video and me already being into this kind of history and geographical strategy stuff. I loved this. You gotta make more videos like this!
I believe the correct way to play is like 2 hours per session with friends, and taking regular breaks. It helped me chill and ignore the fatigue i got into while grinding the game
Hold on a second. Let me just say, Siege gaming set aside, this was just fn excellent. Humanity is already writing its downfall. Even if Man doesn’t slit its own throat, Earth itself or natural forces from outside our power or atmosphere surely will. This is a great video and I appreciate you went beyond your standard material and comfort zone. Too often UA-camrs are afraid to delve into other interests in the fear that they might receive backlash from their community. This was a fantastic dive into not only what Siege is but what humanity is and where we have failed in our treatment of ourselves as a species. As much as I would like to think we can rise above our own primal nature, I know we will be gone long before we give ourselves a chance. We’re too selfish to see ourselves succeed as a species. Anyway, great vid! 😁👍🏼
I absolutely loved this video it it was strangely itched every scratch I could ever have for Siege. So thank you for making such a cool and entertaining video
Hey, idk how well this will go out to your general audience, but this video is great, well written, and clearly a high effort video. Not to say your past videos aren't as good, I'm just glad you got the chance to branch out on this one
First, this is a great video and summary of Rainbow Six's - and Tom Clancy's - perspective on things. I think even he'd be proud to have someone truly know what he intended in his writings. Second, while I do like Deimos and his motivation the clear flaw in Harry's approach was allowing mercenaries to begin recruiting Rainbow's members. I really do hope Ubisoft can remedy this flaw in his narrative in some way. A counter to my own point would be that Harry may have intended to see who would stay or go given an opportunity, but it was still an international security risk to do so. Third, I really do hope Ubisoft adds on or makes an actual campaign around the series, especially if they can tie it in to other game and Clancy-based properties, like Jack Ryan, because at-current there seems to be three consecutive and competing canons, which would be 1) Siege (Sam Fisher, Siege, Wildlands), 2) Division (Division 1, Division 2, & upcoming Heartland), and 3) Jack Ryan (with it now concluded on Prime).
Greg. This is phenomenal. An intellectual and academic masterpiece analyzing the philosophy of Rainbow's symbolism in a geopolitically turbulent global sphere. Hands down the best Siege video to ever grace the internet. Please, keep this going.
No one ever realizes that the Soviets were knocking on Japan's door when the bombs dropped. They would have surrendered because of the Red Army with or without the bombs, but that fact is overlooked because of the literal flashing lights of nuclear weapons. If anything, the soviets would have done more damage than the bombs ever would have.
Loved this, you should be proud to be putting out such genuinely thoughtful and earnest stuff. I know this is first and foremost a video game channel, but I’m all for more of this!
Gregor this is absolutely the most captivating video I’ve ever seen on any fps ever. Congrats on creating such a wonderful video and please do continue to produce more
i hope this video does well, I really enjoy it when people focus on the lore aspect of rainbow. Its such an intresting topic that I wish more people would follow.
I love seein this part of siedge, gameplay and tierlist are ok, but this channel is special because of this kind of videos. Keep the great work Saludos desde Meméxico
This was such a well put together video. I would love if you did more documentary style videos like this. I was engaged the entire time and it made me think about the game and the aspects surrounding it differently.
This guy is a siege UA-camr, I watch this guy because I enjoy rainbow six siege, ok? I just clicked on this video expecting some insight on r6s lore, what I did not expect… was a genuinely insanely well made video entrancing me on the conflicts between Russia and Europe during the post ww2 era on a scale equaling creators who make these types of videos for a living, kudos Gregor.
There is a bit of conginitive dissonance this setting and overall vibe inflicts on me. Yes, "we the good guys standing against objective evil together" is undoubtably the best way to approach issues, and I am a complete NATO stan myself. That said, the game's universe completely fails to address when one of the good guys does something horrid. I do wonder what kind of looks Tachanka is getting in team Rainbow since 2022 - I wonder that as a Ukrainian and assume people from the Middle East could pose the same question about Blackbeard; russia just being the one that happened to get vilified by the entire planet (rightfully so). And Siege fails to acknowledge that in any way at all. Not the first time this kind of dissonance happened to me in R6 either - Grim Sky, Clash's op bio was a bit of snap back to reality that all these people are cops. They enforce the rule of their govts without serious regard for it's morality. I doubt the protesters Clash suppressed were protesting or rioting just for the kicks of it or because they wanted to be big bad terrorists. And they did make some handwavy bs about her gadget being specifically a more humane way of dealing with that issue and the reason why she exactly is the one to get into Rainbow but the problem still stands.
Best video you’ve made to date, fantastic storytelling, a lesson in history, politics, and culture, while teaching us about a little known conflict and touching on way more topics than I thought possible in a cohesive video format. Well done indeed.
This is the most beautiful, well executed video about a game I have ever seen. For that matter, this is a top notch video in general. It really caught me in the feels. I was just looking for something to watch while I had my breakfast, but I was compelled to watch all the way through (even after I was done eating). Well done!
i really love that ending montage and i think that is what people really miss about this game. they miss the feeling that those cinematics gave. the interconnectedness and diversity of rainbow on display. now its only in text boxes and whatnot. i believe the new cinematic was a step in the right direction. but then again people will complain regardless. secondly, i cannot understand how beautiful this video is, it has a few rough edges in pacing and editing: but what you have here is amazing. great work Gregor, i want more!
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the historical references, research, and editing that went into producing this video? In all my years of watching R6 content I’ve never seen anything like it. Thank you, Gregor.
I really enjoy your video essays, Greg. Even if they don't do well for you (I hope they do), I appreciate the effort you put into all your content, serious or not.
Absolutely 100% knocked it outta the park with this one. The imagery, music, archival footage, and commentary coalesced into fantastic sentiment. Thank you
Dude. This is awesome content. I know it's really high effort, but seriously, history content from Greg? I never knew I needed this in my life, please do more of these.
So ,as a Greek , and a communist , I need to talk about some stuff on the greek civil war. First of all , there were no "Communist armies" in Greece , they were literally the people , of every village that was half burned by the Nazis , almost every old woman and young child fighting with weapons (or by providing supplies such as food) , the greek civil war was not "backed" by the ussr , cause clearly they were in no position to match in strength with the US's nuclear weapons yet as was shown by the destruction of hiroshima and nagasaki . The US and UK provided weapons and basically fought for what you call "the greek government" and by the way , the Greek civil war , was were the first Napalms were used . Secondly , the communists were not "trying to overthrow" the government. The greek government in the middle of the german invasion fled to Cairo leaving the country in chaos and saving their asses , so the communists (The Greek Communist Party) created "The Mountain Government" which was briefly recognised by the Americans and English that came to Greece after the fall of the Third Reich. After the fall , a new greek government was formed including member of the communist left and a treaty was signed that gave the rule of every army the greeks had to the British General Ronald Scobie. After that Scobie did nothing while "neo"-nazi groups roamed greece and specifically athens, killing communists. After a lot of discussions Churchill persuaded the Greek PM to disband every military organization that existed in Greece during the war (mainly the communist ones) and create a new one , the communist protested and the british army with the right-wing governmental army opened fire and killed many civilians starting the civil war.
Love rainbow six even though a lot of times the community can be toxic, at the end of every match it's all about teamwork and learning which tactics work and how to keep your mental clear in the face of adversity
Hats off to you Greg, I loved this video and videos like this. Reminds me why I got so interested in siege all those years ago and regardless of the game now why it still remains one of my favorites.
Gregor, thank you very much for explicitly stating the part about the Greek civil war and NATO members' ultimate mission: preservation of democracy. I come from a country torn across generations by imperialist powers, currently at a crossroads with no clear path towards objective prosperity in sight, and yet I know many of my fellow compatriots who would be willing to fight for democratic ideals, simply because it is the right thing to do. I understand that political content in this day and age is difficult to create, and I applaud you for your courage and passion in making this. And to the rest of the world, I implore you to think and consider what you believe in, whether it is something that was instilled into you at a young age, or something that was explained to you into your fifties, and if those are beliefs that you are proud of, and willing to share with your close-knit circle.
Something that’s not often commented about is the role faith had in the Vietnam War. Aside from Ho Chi Minh just being a plainly better leader than most, a big factor was how Ngo Diem had begun to pervert Catholic ideals. Perhaps if they had framed it more about their love of the faith than the fear of Communists who, that far from Moscow were trying to preserve Buddhism and Folk Traditions, things would of turned out differently in my homeland. Anyway, I deeply appreciate this video.
I rarely comment on videos, but this video is unique and deserves the praise. In a world where everything seems like it’s trying to tear us apart and divide us, where it seems the reasonable people are outnumbered by the unreasonable: it is always heartwarming and great to see a video like this. One that can calmly and rationally discuss and explain a point of view, while at the same time inspire others! Bravo, I say! Not only do you create good content, you bring people together. And THAT is something entirely too rare these days. Truly inspiring Mr. Gregor, bravo indeed.
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Bro, this video went so f***in hard, best video this game is ever getting this is almost like history channel tier sh*t but your only one guy, mad respect for your content and nothing less.
39 flags? 40. Sledge is Scottish. Scotland is its own country with its own flag.
@@kaktuskhaddy4638 Maybe one day.
@@themavrandbrickashaw5511no it is it’s own country… England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all their own respective counties.
@@killercobra009 :O UK moment
Got so immersed in this video that I forgot it was about the philosophy of Siege til you circled back to it in Part 3. This serves as not only a good Rainbow Six video, but as a really good history video in general. You should be proud about this dude, you can tell how much effort and research was put in to make this video and it's absolutely incredible
Feels more like a history video with rainbow 6 lore slapped on it tbh, the video mostly talks about history with only tad bits of rainbow 6 lore at the beginnings and the end.
@greed5891 The whole point was the parallels between real warfare and siege and how the philosophy of siege may seem 1 dimensional or superficial but is actually rooted deeply in history and the foundations of our modern society. The video never said it was about lore. Did you pay attention to the video at all? 😂😂😂
@@Nullbound the titles got rainbow 6,its only got r6 stuff at the start and finish. Imagine calling your video 'Minecraft letsplay" and just switching to CoD a quarter into the video. If u want to make a philosophy video, just make a philosophy video, don't try to make one but pretend it's got anything thing to do with rainbow 6 siege.
"actually rooted deeply in history and the foundations of our modern society" Bro its literally one guy trying to kill people. Not that deep.
Ong 💀
As someone who got into this game because of the cool characters with unique backgrounds, stories, and cultures, I think people so often forget what this game is about through all the Nerf-Fatigue and the balance changes nobody asked for and the new maps, guns, or reticles. People forget that this was built up from a book by Tom Clancy about the vision of a world where NATO countries, unaffiliated countries, and even middle eastern countries like Russia and China could come together to fight against a global terrorist threat. These characters aren’t made to be yelled at about their design, balancing, or whether or not they are pandering to marketing demands (cough cough Overwatch 2). This game is about global inclusivity and the vision of countries setting aside whatever gripes they have about each other to work together and combat a threat that affects all of them. Glad Ubisoft are going back to the game’s roots as a tacti-cool SWAT simulator.
This game isn't 'globally inclusive' it's just a stereotype ridden shitfest that apeals to the average ignorant westerner
Usually this is where i send the "morty im bored, im im gonna kill you" meme, but this is a youtube comment section so this'll do
Not gonna lie siege lore is cool
This game has strayed from the milatary tac feel, the operators don't look military the gadgets are really futuristic and team rainbow lets everyone in at this point...
@@RJ_200 The Siege Community rn: “I don’t like non realistic character with future gadget. You don’t like futuristic character, that means you tactical nerd! I don’t like you!”
The base line is that they’re going back to their roots with what they have. It doesn’t matter that the gadgets are futuristic and the designs aren’t the most realistic. The gadgets are cool and creative (think Iana and Solis) and it’s less about the character’s outfits, rather the characters themselves and their place in the story of Siege. As Harry said: “It’s their unit now”. It’s in the hands of the characters that have been introduced to this special unit to now fight a big threat to their organization.
As someone who doesnt play Rainbow at all, but watches you on a consistent basis. This was something else man. Please, if you can produce more content like this. You have a loyal watcher in me.
Thank you gregor.
The siege has fallen millions must rainbow
She rainbow me til I siege
She rain on my siege til I bow
She siege on my bow till I rain
[EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]
Gregor reading this comment thread after spending days on this video: 🗿
Can I just say Greagor would be a fantastic narrator for historical documentaries. The soothing, calm voice that makes you feel the impact as if you were there when it happened.
You should be proud of this Greg. This is one of the best videos you have ever produced! I hope you keep making videos like these.
As a Greek thank you. You're the First non history channel to showcase the fact that we were if not the first,one of the first countries to suffer from this political conflict . I really thank you
Ikr, most people don't care about recent Greek history
Considering how og novel was basically a bond film I think siege never lost spirit or hope that Clancy has for a post soviet world.
Probably my favorite video you’ve done since the Nakoda video. It has a great thesis and is so grandiose in scale you almost forget its a Rainbow Six Siege vid. But the love and passion shine thru. Loved it.
Props to your Dad, Greg. He raised a man of character. May he rest in peace.
Genuinely one of the best videos I've seen, not just about siege, not about politics. Just good, honest storytelling, mixed with concrete history, love your stuff Greg, sky's the limit.
Ngl I love that rainbow are actually doing mission stuff again. It ain’t article 5 but the comics so far have been a great start, especially the most recent one.
I do feel like once siege sets up the AI defender and attacker playlist for training they most definitely will incorporate some story missions. It’s like a golden plate just sitting in their lap.
This video was AWESOME. Can’t say much else, it was like a great documentary
I have...Thoughts about this video. Thoughts I don't usually bother having about a game where i blow up walls and rage about amaru's shotgun. For not doing a video like this often (or even at all as far as I can remember) you really knocked it out of the park with this one Gregor because there's just, so much here. I can't even muster the words to appreciate everything, so I'll appreciate one thing.
The ending with the images of greek gods in between the operator videos...Then eventually the gods stopped appearing. As if to imply where once the organization Rainbow Six were merely analogous to gods, they have become our gods. Or more accurately they have taken over the role that gods once occupied in our minds: something bigger than ourselves to believe in.
I once read the bios of the operators and I realized there was much more to things game than meets the eye. Thank you so much for this video and the effort you put into it
Yes. Yes! No bs, videos like these Greg are important to pull people out of the parasocial love/lothe relationship theyay have with the game. There's a big world out there, shit has happened, and these games are creative pursuits to cope with, understand, and analyze the world we live it. Life isn't over if you go 0-6
I'm loving this longer, video essay style of videos Gregor! This is a really interesting watch.
Wow. This one gave me goosebumps. Whenever someone says videogames can't be frameworks to convey some truly profound concepts and ideologies, send them to this video. Fantastic job, Gregor.
The Siege I came to love is the aesthetic reminiscent of the launch OST.
What I wouldn’t give for a Patriots-like campaign with that ambience, Siege’s mechanics, and a branching story.
You should do more videos like this.
Mixing videogames and history in this way is so entertaining and interesting; And your voice fits perfectly with the theme of the video!
Amazing video in general, I would love to see more ^^
Phenomenal video, Greg! Long form content that really gets into what Siege is all about…10/10
When I first started playing siege, I thought the lore was really cool. The concept of a team who were the best of the best, the top tier operators, whose mission was to protect people was really engaging. Rainbow was a shield against terror, it gave a voice to victims of these fictional attacks, and it was a threat (kinda like how the bat symbol serves as a threat to criminals). But what I think was the coolest thing was the reason Rainbow was assembled. It was the secret weapon against a “threat” (I don’t think the threat was ever specified in the early game). It transcended nations and borders. It was the line in the sand. To be honest I’m not the biggest fan of the new theme but I don’t hate it. They changed it from a team that would respond to any threat, to a team that inspired hope throughout the world.
This is 100% my favorite video of yours along with the informational gign video you made around a year back. Keep it up 👍
When I started playing, it was only for the unique aspects of Siege compared to what I had played before.
Even when the gameplay got stale, I kept on playing operators whos character I liked. The story, history of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, the unit, was what has kept me in the game since I kept playing since year 1.
This video is a great reminder of what this game, this world is all about.
Thank you, Greg!
You have a real talent for the documentary style and the telling of a truly gripping narrative, really hope you continue to make more of these as inspiration calls.
This is a great Historical video. I don't see how it has anything to do with Siege. Other than a bunch of different countries coming together.
room temperature IQ comment
@@Zakhev342 it's still a fact though. The first few minutes were about Siege and the last few minutes were about it. Then the rest of the video was a history lesson. It's a better history video then the one's you regularly see about WWII and such. As for a Siege video it's literally just the tilte, first few minutes and the last.
I was not expecting this but I am 100% here for it
Hey Gregor I just wanted to say that I’m still watching but just finished part 1. I absolutely love it. I could listen to you talk history for hours on a audiobook or something.
Spectacular video Gregor, you’ve done good and proud
Dude you ABSOLUTELY need to make more videos like this!
Almost made me cry for some reason. It was really inspiring. Happy to being able to play a game like this with you all
Pathetic
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This is honestly one of the best pieces you've EVER done Greg, incredibly thorough, detailed and engrossing. Absolute W
As a regular watcher of your channel, I can truly say this is by far the best video I've seen you produce. The formatting was so well done and it was so well put together in grounding what makes this game what it is. The ability to tie together such large periods of time and concisely present what made the novels exist, was brilliant. I really hope to see more videos like this, truly magnificent ♥
The animations from the trailers make me so mad that we havent seen an animated show or movie that delves deep into the meaning and purpose of rainbow. Showing the developing relationships between characters who in our world, would either never meet, or face each other on the battlefield
Man, chef’s kiss. This is a great video and me already being into this kind of history and geographical strategy stuff. I loved this. You gotta make more videos like this!
I believe the correct way to play is like 2 hours per session with friends, and taking regular breaks. It helped me chill and ignore the fatigue i got into while grinding the game
Hold on a second. Let me just say, Siege gaming set aside, this was just fn excellent.
Humanity is already writing its downfall.
Even if Man doesn’t slit its own throat, Earth itself or natural forces from outside our power or atmosphere surely will.
This is a great video and I appreciate you went beyond your standard material and comfort zone.
Too often UA-camrs are afraid to delve into other interests in the fear that they might receive backlash from their community.
This was a fantastic dive into not only what Siege is but what humanity is and where we have failed in our treatment of ourselves as a species.
As much as I would like to think we can rise above our own primal nature, I know we will be gone long before we give ourselves a chance.
We’re too selfish to see ourselves succeed as a species.
Anyway, great vid! 😁👍🏼
I absolutely loved this video it it was strangely itched every scratch I could ever have for Siege. So thank you for making such a cool and entertaining video
Hey, idk how well this will go out to your general audience, but this video is great, well written, and clearly a high effort video. Not to say your past videos aren't as good, I'm just glad you got the chance to branch out on this one
This is what Gregor is meant to do. This is what makes him special amongst R6 creators
You're genuinely so entertaining when you cover things like this. Amazing video man.
First, this is a great video and summary of Rainbow Six's - and Tom Clancy's - perspective on things. I think even he'd be proud to have someone truly know what he intended in his writings.
Second, while I do like Deimos and his motivation the clear flaw in Harry's approach was allowing mercenaries to begin recruiting Rainbow's members. I really do hope Ubisoft can remedy this flaw in his narrative in some way. A counter to my own point would be that Harry may have intended to see who would stay or go given an opportunity, but it was still an international security risk to do so.
Third, I really do hope Ubisoft adds on or makes an actual campaign around the series, especially if they can tie it in to other game and Clancy-based properties, like Jack Ryan, because at-current there seems to be three consecutive and competing canons, which would be 1) Siege (Sam Fisher, Siege, Wildlands), 2) Division (Division 1, Division 2, & upcoming Heartland), and 3) Jack Ryan (with it now concluded on Prime).
Greg.
This is phenomenal.
An intellectual and academic masterpiece analyzing the philosophy of Rainbow's symbolism in a geopolitically turbulent global sphere.
Hands down the best Siege video to ever grace the internet. Please, keep this going.
No one ever realizes that the Soviets were knocking on Japan's door when the bombs dropped. They would have surrendered because of the Red Army with or without the bombs, but that fact is overlooked because of the literal flashing lights of nuclear weapons. If anything, the soviets would have done more damage than the bombs ever would have.
Loved this, you should be proud to be putting out such genuinely thoughtful and earnest stuff. I know this is first and foremost a video game channel, but I’m all for more of this!
this video was so cool. i havent really seen any other content like it ill be honest
You’re the most educated content creator in this game’s scene. What an elegant video my dude. Keep it up!
Almost shed a tear at the end... great vid.
This was genuinely a GREAT video. Huge W on your part 🔥🔥🔥
Man, you can definitely make a historical documentary hours long. I wanted more after the video ended.
As a finnish person and a kali fanatic i would love a finnish operator and as a concept maybe a tribute to the legendary sniper Simo Häyhä
Gregor this is absolutely the most captivating video I’ve ever seen on any fps ever. Congrats on creating such a wonderful video and please do continue to produce more
Love when you make these types of videos, I’ll watch them all keep it UP
Expertly paced video, seems effortless. Enjoyed it very much.
i hope this video does well, I really enjoy it when people focus on the lore aspect of rainbow. Its such an intresting topic that I wish more people would follow.
I love seein this part of siedge, gameplay and tierlist are ok, but this channel is special because of this kind of videos.
Keep the great work
Saludos desde Meméxico
This was such a well put together video. I would love if you did more documentary style videos like this. I was engaged the entire time and it made me think about the game and the aspects surrounding it differently.
This guy is a siege UA-camr, I watch this guy because I enjoy rainbow six siege, ok? I just clicked on this video expecting some insight on r6s lore, what I did not expect… was a genuinely insanely well made video entrancing me on the conflicts between Russia and Europe during the post ww2 era on a scale equaling creators who make these types of videos for a living, kudos Gregor.
Absolutely phenomenal video dude. You should be proud of this
Love these real history videos man, been watching you since year 2 and I hope you keep making these
There is a bit of conginitive dissonance this setting and overall vibe inflicts on me.
Yes, "we the good guys standing against objective evil together" is undoubtably the best way to approach issues, and I am a complete NATO stan myself. That said, the game's universe completely fails to address when one of the good guys does something horrid. I do wonder what kind of looks Tachanka is getting in team Rainbow since 2022 - I wonder that as a Ukrainian and assume people from the Middle East could pose the same question about Blackbeard; russia just being the one that happened to get vilified by the entire planet (rightfully so). And Siege fails to acknowledge that in any way at all.
Not the first time this kind of dissonance happened to me in R6 either - Grim Sky, Clash's op bio was a bit of snap back to reality that all these people are cops. They enforce the rule of their govts without serious regard for it's morality. I doubt the protesters Clash suppressed were protesting or rioting just for the kicks of it or because they wanted to be big bad terrorists. And they did make some handwavy bs about her gadget being specifically a more humane way of dealing with that issue and the reason why she exactly is the one to get into Rainbow but the problem still stands.
honestly teared up midway through the video, brilliant stuff gregor. great video, keep it up!
Best video you’ve made to date, fantastic storytelling, a lesson in history, politics, and culture, while teaching us about a little known conflict and touching on way more topics than I thought possible in a cohesive video format. Well done indeed.
This video is insanely good, and I completely forgot it was a video about siege until part 3. Much love Greg
This is the most beautiful, well executed video about a game I have ever seen. For that matter, this is a top notch video in general. It really caught me in the feels. I was just looking for something to watch while I had my breakfast, but I was compelled to watch all the way through (even after I was done eating). Well done!
i really love that ending montage and i think that is what people really miss about this game. they miss the feeling that those cinematics gave. the interconnectedness and diversity of rainbow on display. now its only in text boxes and whatnot. i believe the new cinematic was a step in the right direction. but then again people will complain regardless.
secondly, i cannot understand how beautiful this video is, it has a few rough edges in pacing and editing: but what you have here is amazing. great work Gregor, i want more!
I wish they kept operator videos. Hopefully one day maybe they’ll make them for the ops that dont have them
Was not expecting this format of video. It was fantastic!
Wow this video is crazy, the fact that you explained the real world background, made this really intresting to watch. Well done
Gregor this is a fantastic video essay, good job. It’s sad that less than 50k people viewed it
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the historical references, research, and editing that went into producing this video? In all my years of watching R6 content I’ve never seen anything like it.
Thank you, Gregor.
I really enjoy your video essays, Greg. Even if they don't do well for you (I hope they do), I appreciate the effort you put into all your content, serious or not.
I swear 90% of R6 players have no idea what just happened and are screaming racial slurs over their 2$ mics right now
Absolutely 100% knocked it outta the park with this one. The imagery, music, archival footage, and commentary coalesced into fantastic sentiment. Thank you
this was one of the best and most entertaining videos i've ever watched, keep it up
i’m glad gregor is the one to make this vid, can’t see myself watching anyone else if they made this
Dude. This is awesome content. I know it's really high effort, but seriously, history content from Greg? I never knew I needed this in my life, please do more of these.
So ,as a Greek , and a communist , I need to talk about some stuff on the greek civil war.
First of all , there were no "Communist armies" in Greece , they were literally the people , of every village that was half burned by the Nazis , almost every old woman and young child fighting with weapons (or by providing supplies such as food) , the greek civil war was not "backed" by the ussr , cause clearly they were in no position to match in strength with the US's nuclear weapons yet as was shown by the destruction of hiroshima and nagasaki . The US and UK provided weapons and basically fought for what you call "the greek government" and by the way , the Greek civil war , was were the first Napalms were used .
Secondly , the communists were not "trying to overthrow" the government.
The greek government in the middle of the german invasion fled to Cairo leaving the country in chaos and saving their asses , so the communists (The Greek Communist Party) created "The Mountain Government" which was briefly recognised by the Americans and English that came to Greece after the fall of the Third Reich. After the fall , a new greek government was formed including member of the communist left and a treaty was signed that gave the rule of every army the greeks had to the British General Ronald Scobie.
After that Scobie did nothing while "neo"-nazi groups roamed greece and specifically athens, killing communists.
After a lot of discussions Churchill persuaded the Greek PM to disband every military organization that existed in Greece during the war (mainly the communist ones) and create a new one , the communist protested and the british army with the right-wing governmental army opened fire and killed many civilians starting the civil war.
yeah im sure thats what happened you subversive slimeball
I was NOT expecting this siege video to play out this way
I have not played Siege in 4 years, but I still love your videos. This one was one of your best yet! Incredible!!!!!!
Wasn't expecting this video but loved every second. Top notch video, could easily see you doing more documentary style videos
Felt like I was school. This video was something like a teacher would play in the background as we take notes. Gregor should be a teacher honestly
Gregor, this is probably the best video you ever produced, this is just amazing, very well done, keep it going
This could be played as a literal recruitment video for the military. Great work.
Love rainbow six even though a lot of times the community can be toxic, at the end of every match it's all about teamwork and learning which tactics work and how to keep your mental clear in the face of adversity
Beautiful video Gregor. History of the human race and how division of people will lead to our end. Always live with a good heart and mind.
my guy this was a really cool video I’m so down for more stuff like this
Incredible video. Absolute pleasure to watch.
Hats off to you Greg, I loved this video and videos like this. Reminds me why I got so interested in siege all those years ago and regardless of the game now why it still remains one of my favorites.
Only a few minutes in, but holy fuck dude, the thought on display here.
How dare you sneak a valuable history lesson into a Siege video
PLEASE do more long form, even longer, content. I just love hearing you talk in general, siege or not
from "this is a good site setup"
to "the world had to see reason... or die"
bro what the fuck
Gregor, thank you very much for explicitly stating the part about the Greek civil war and NATO members' ultimate mission: preservation of democracy.
I come from a country torn across generations by imperialist powers, currently at a crossroads with no clear path towards objective prosperity in sight, and yet I know many of my fellow compatriots who would be willing to fight for democratic ideals, simply because it is the right thing to do.
I understand that political content in this day and age is difficult to create, and I applaud you for your courage and passion in making this. And to the rest of the world, I implore you to think and consider what you believe in, whether it is something that was instilled into you at a young age, or something that was explained to you into your fifties, and if those are beliefs that you are proud of, and willing to share with your close-knit circle.
This video has a rare Raycewick/Ahoy charm. I love it, Gregor. Thanks for making it.
What a video Gregor! The quality is top notch 🔥
Something that’s not often commented about is the role faith had in the Vietnam War. Aside from Ho Chi Minh just being a plainly better leader than most, a big factor was how Ngo Diem had begun to pervert Catholic ideals.
Perhaps if they had framed it more about their love of the faith than the fear of Communists who, that far from Moscow were trying to preserve Buddhism and Folk Traditions, things would of turned out differently in my homeland.
Anyway, I deeply appreciate this video.
I rarely comment on videos, but this video is unique and deserves the praise. In a world where everything seems like it’s trying to tear us apart and divide us, where it seems the reasonable people are outnumbered by the unreasonable: it is always heartwarming and great to see a video like this.
One that can calmly and rationally discuss and explain a point of view, while at the same time inspire others! Bravo, I say! Not only do you create good content, you bring people together. And THAT is something entirely too rare these days.
Truly inspiring Mr. Gregor, bravo indeed.
Another killer vid, love your more historical and philosophical stuff
this went form a Rainbow 6 video to a history lesson back to a Rainbow 6 video
Is Greg becoming Emplemon? More video Essays?