Project MK. ULTRA: 1. Develop a pattern of punishment every time there is disobedience 2. Any questioning of Authority figures is prohibited 3. Any unauthorised use of force by the police is permitted 4. If your family member is blackmailed by the police / army / government, do nothing. 5. Throw that family member into the abyss for 24 days, 4 times. Then wonder why he always seeks vengeance.
When I said I've done everything in life, I actually mean it. I have: 1. Play Mahjong in Alcatraz 2. Sorted the Library in Alcatraz 3. Relayed news in and out of Alcatraz 4. Send crows to Alcatraz 5. Resolve disputes in Alcatraz 6. Attempt to Double-Cross an ND unit 7. Attempt to seduce Alcatraz staff 8. 91774701 65189531 85189531
God you could write a book about the weapons in this game, specifically the weapons that simply shouldn't exist when the game takes place. Such as the M16A2 with the M203 and pre-ACOG 4x scope in the Bay of Pigs invasion... 30 round magazines, underslung grenade launcher, and a detachable scope? prior to Vietnam? yeah... alright.(I know it's modeled after the M16A1, but in-game it shoots 3 round bursts, and with the grenade launcher that effectively makes it an M16A2+M203) For the record: Bay of Pigs invasion - 1961, adoption of the M16A2 - 1983; in other words this gun is over 20 years out of date for the story. That would be the equivalent of using an M1 Garand in WW1, or a Lee Enfield in the civil war. Another example is the AKS-74U, not only does it have an incorrect in-game model for the actual Krinkov, but similar to the M16A2, this is a variant of that particular weapon that wouldn't exist until 1977(adopted in 1979), yet apparently the Viet Cong had access to it as early as 1968. Nevermind the fact that the platform it's based off, the AK-74, itself wouldn't exist until the very LAST year of the Vietnam war(1974) This game is an absolute nightmare for gun-autists, as was it's predecessor, World At War, which featured King Tigers during the battle of Stalingrad and STG-44s with holographic sights. But god DAMN was it fun anyway.
@@trainknutI actually never knew about those particular historical inaccuracies. Thank you sir for teaching me something new. As someone who likes guns it is very interesting to find information like this in comment sections.
FYI Something that most people haven't figured out about this game. The Vorkuta escape was staged by Dragovich and Reznov was in on it! It was all a plan to let Mason re-enter the United States and complete his task of killing JFK without raising any suspicion. If the Russians had just let Mason free, the CIA would probably be very cautious with Mason, they would not let him back in service and would probably be watching every single move he made. They would quickly figure out he was a sleeper agent but the ''escape'' aspect, let him fly under the radar. That also explains the terminal emails hinting that Reznov is alive. Reznov probably made a deal with dragovich, he helped stage the escape of Mason and Dragovich let Reznov free in return (although Reznov still had his own plans). Reznov intercepted Mason' brainwash, he knew how to use the numbers (This is possible because Reznov was brainwashed himself!!! An intel file found at the Vorkuta mission before they hop on the bikes clearly says it)
That's really cool! I was more focused on the connection to real world history for the video, so I didn't even research on the nuances such as that. It sounds so interesting, I might have to look into it and make another video.
Dude thank you! I always wondered how Reznov A: Knew about the numbers program and that Dragovich was going to use Mason and B: How he had the knowledge on how to brainwash Mason himself.
That's actually a really compelling theory, and it would explain why Reznov has such unfettered access to completely hijack Mason's brainwashing process... You'd think with the amount of time that takes, somebody would have noticed and stopped him; Yet not only does no one ever do this, but it seems like Reznov actually did _more_ brainwashing than the others. Perhaps the reason he knew how to use the numbers was even darker than him being brainwashed himself? maybe he knew how the numbers worked because he was in charge of Mason's brainwashing process _from the very beginning?_ I think far too many people put inherent trust in Reznov's motivations and actions within the game, I have no doubt his ultimate plan was revenge against Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner, but do we have anything besides his word to prove he wasn't loyal to the Soviets the whole time? not really. If you play World at War and watch his character closely, you will see a man who was _always_ motivated by bloodlust and revenge. Admittedly his rage against the Nazis was justified, but even with the context the game gives you, you're still meant to see him as a representation of the corruption of the Soviet people... He's not supposed to be a good guy, in fact he's very explicitly (in my opinion) written as a _bad_ guy fighting for the _right cause_ ... at least for this moment in history. But... History moves on, times change, those who once fought for good don't always remain on the side of good, hell, many don't even realize they were fighting for something noble, many soldiers such as Reznov were not actually fighting for a just cause, they were simply, fighting, and they _happened_ to have a good cause around them... But take away that cause and these men will still find a fight, because at the end of the day they didn't join the army to fight for their country, they joined the army to kill other men. Chernov is meant to be the contrast to this, he's the exact opposite, he _hates_ killing, but he does it anyway, for his country... and at every possible turn Reznov mocks and belittles him for not reveling in the death and suffering of his enemies. Reznov was always written as a bloodthirsty killer, it's just that without Chernov(or Dimitri) around to contrast him with... he kinda just steals the show. Because he IS an unrelenting badass, you have to give him that.
Yeah I got into a lot of conspiracies at a young age because of black ops and zombies genuinely got me interested in history and storytelling. After learning about lsd through mkultra made me a hippie as I got older as well Lmao
I swear it’s these smaller channels that have top notch quality and well researched facts unlike these big studio Netflix documentaries, earned a sub fasho!🔥
The thing is Mason said to Dragovich before he killed him “You made me try to kill my own president” and Dragovich responds “Tried?” hinting that Mason actually killed JFK, pictures at the end show he was there, maybe as an accomplice to Oswald
you killed it with this video!! Ever since i was a child, i fell in love with the game and now realising all that stuff and history is really intriguing and interesting. Appreciating your video, your resumee and your personal experience in Vietnam! Keep up the good work
You mean the blue striped undershirt? It's a Telnyashka and it was not just limited to the KGB. The color of the stripes (blue, dark red, dark green, and orange) would dictate what service the wearer was a part of.
Yup. I have lived almost three years now in a student house and since then stopped gaming. Worked some extra summer hours at my part time job and decided to order a series x. Picked up the old 360 games at my parents and have been playing bo for a few weeks. This game is as legendary if not better as I remember. Everything. The campaign, multiplayer(except for host migration), the codpoints system, wager matches, zombies, dlc, time period, setting. Absolute peak of CoD.
Very informative video essay you made. And you went to Vietnam for the sake of research about what happened during the early stages of the Cold War in Southeast Asia (minus Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Singapore, and the Philippines) that became Treyarch's theme for Black Ops
Thanks for the support! I was actually able to spend 7 months in S.E.A. also visiting Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand & Taiwan. Vietnam is the only one I mention in video due to it being the most relevant to black ops 1. Visiting real world locations featured in games sounds like a good idea though 🤔
So if Reznov wasn’t present in the mission The Defector, who saved Mason when he was about to be stabbed ? Never understood that section of the mission…..
@@kingtachalla6181not really, former cia director Richard Helms had all data belonging to project MK-Ultra destroyed. So truth be told, we barely know anything. These experiments were happening in USA & Canada, probably across the globe in other places as well. I’m Canadian and my grand aunt was experimented on so the federal government paid her $100,000 cad to shut her up.
Bro educated me while walking me through my childhood 😂 10/10 video dude flew to Vietnam for research purposes lmao great vid thumbs up and a subscribe is in order sir KEEP IT UP
Anytime I play the last mission now, all I can think of at the end is "Damn, these guys are gonna have a SHIT day with the nitrogen poisoning they're about to get slapped with."
even the zombies mode was somewhat based on reality but with a fictional twist. the nazis were absolutely experimenting with the intent of discovering teleportation and time travel. the nazis had a real division dedicated to wunderwaffe or miracle weapons. it’s insane how much of the original black ops and waw was based in reality. if only the new games were as interesting.
I have a theory about paperclip. After we (US) brought back the nazis who were not only scientists but officers too, the US asked them how to build a strong police force exactly like how they had and they started teaching our police force the same way the nazis were taught and the tactics stayed the same ever since to this day. I could be wrong about this, but I’ve been thinking about this for years now.
Great video! I would have liked to see you go more in depth into some parts of the video regardless of the video length. I don't think myself or others would mind more longer form content
wish you talked more about rebirth island cus the real life counterpart is super super interesting. the aral sea in general has a super tragic and interesting history
Only when I grew up now (25) I realized how REAL Black ops 1 was...DEFCON ZOMBIE MAP IS A REAL PLACE, THEY HAD JOHN F. KENNEDY, CIA, RUSSIAN COMMIES...LMAO LITERALLY ALL THAT STUFF WAS REAL BRUH Edit- not sure if that was bo2 or bo1 but yeah all the bo games were goated
You should cover the lore of black ops declassified as it leads raul Menendez to became the leader of cortis die that may be covered they also have a bo2 amazon audio book that is cannon but its rare they might re use some Aspects in cod 2026
@@SingularGoat no problem keep it up btw if ur looking to get it you may have to search a while for it because it was taken off the Amazon audio book store you may be able to find a archive of it
@@SingularGoat yeah I don't know if this is true My mother said that he got hit in his chest and lived I don't know what Gun he got hit by, and he died back in 2010
Let me know if I missed anything, and If you enjoyed the video, please remember to like & subscribe, I'm just starting my channel so it helps a lot!
Project MK. ULTRA:
1. Develop a pattern of punishment every time there is disobedience
2. Any questioning of Authority figures is prohibited
3. Any unauthorised use of force by the police is permitted
4. If your family member is blackmailed by the police / army / government, do nothing.
5. Throw that family member into the abyss for 24 days, 4 times. Then wonder why he always seeks vengeance.
When I said I've done everything in life, I actually mean it. I have:
1. Play Mahjong in Alcatraz
2. Sorted the Library in Alcatraz
3. Relayed news in and out of Alcatraz
4. Send crows to Alcatraz
5. Resolve disputes in Alcatraz
6. Attempt to Double-Cross an ND unit
7. Attempt to seduce Alcatraz staff
8. 91774701 65189531 85189531
ngl the ending got me worried that they got you on a list lol.
Great video brother!! Keep making these!! 🙏🏽💯💪🏾
The mini-gun being at Vorkuta made no sense, but, it was FUN
So True! At the end of the day FUN is all that matters!
I have a headcannon that mason meet reznov and just fantasied about his escape in vorkuta because reznov was so much cooler than him
Ikr!
God you could write a book about the weapons in this game, specifically the weapons that simply shouldn't exist when the game takes place.
Such as the M16A2 with the M203 and pre-ACOG 4x scope in the Bay of Pigs invasion... 30 round magazines, underslung grenade launcher, and a detachable scope? prior to Vietnam? yeah... alright.(I know it's modeled after the M16A1, but in-game it shoots 3 round bursts, and with the grenade launcher that effectively makes it an M16A2+M203)
For the record: Bay of Pigs invasion - 1961, adoption of the M16A2 - 1983; in other words this gun is over 20 years out of date for the story.
That would be the equivalent of using an M1 Garand in WW1, or a Lee Enfield in the civil war.
Another example is the AKS-74U, not only does it have an incorrect in-game model for the actual Krinkov, but similar to the M16A2, this is a variant of that particular weapon that wouldn't exist until 1977(adopted in 1979), yet apparently the Viet Cong had access to it as early as 1968.
Nevermind the fact that the platform it's based off, the AK-74, itself wouldn't exist until the very LAST year of the Vietnam war(1974)
This game is an absolute nightmare for gun-autists, as was it's predecessor, World At War, which featured King Tigers during the battle of Stalingrad and STG-44s with holographic sights. But god DAMN was it fun anyway.
@@trainknutI actually never knew about those particular historical inaccuracies. Thank you sir for teaching me something new. As someone who likes guns it is very interesting to find information like this in comment sections.
FYI
Something that most people haven't figured out about this game.
The Vorkuta escape was staged by Dragovich and Reznov was in on it!
It was all a plan to let Mason re-enter the United States and complete his task of killing JFK without raising any suspicion.
If the Russians had just let Mason free, the CIA would probably be very cautious with Mason, they would not let him back in service and would probably be watching every single move he made. They would quickly figure out he was a sleeper agent but the ''escape'' aspect, let him fly under the radar.
That also explains the terminal emails hinting that Reznov is alive. Reznov probably made a deal with dragovich, he helped stage the escape of Mason and Dragovich let Reznov free in return (although Reznov still had his own plans). Reznov intercepted Mason' brainwash, he knew how to use the numbers (This is possible because Reznov was brainwashed himself!!! An intel file found at the Vorkuta mission before they hop on the bikes clearly says it)
That's really cool! I was more focused on the connection to real world history for the video, so I didn't even research on the nuances such as that. It sounds so interesting, I might have to look into it and make another video.
I'm also convinced Reznov brainwashed more than just mason and one of them is the guy who sent the emails in BO1
Dude thank you! I always wondered how Reznov A: Knew about the numbers program and that Dragovich was going to use Mason and B: How he had the knowledge on how to brainwash Mason himself.
Proof?
That's actually a really compelling theory, and it would explain why Reznov has such unfettered access to completely hijack Mason's brainwashing process... You'd think with the amount of time that takes, somebody would have noticed and stopped him; Yet not only does no one ever do this, but it seems like Reznov actually did _more_ brainwashing than the others.
Perhaps the reason he knew how to use the numbers was even darker than him being brainwashed himself? maybe he knew how the numbers worked because he was in charge of Mason's brainwashing process _from the very beginning?_
I think far too many people put inherent trust in Reznov's motivations and actions within the game, I have no doubt his ultimate plan was revenge against Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner, but do we have anything besides his word to prove he wasn't loyal to the Soviets the whole time? not really.
If you play World at War and watch his character closely, you will see a man who was _always_ motivated by bloodlust and revenge.
Admittedly his rage against the Nazis was justified, but even with the context the game gives you, you're still meant to see him as a representation of the corruption of the Soviet people... He's not supposed to be a good guy, in fact he's very explicitly (in my opinion) written as a _bad_ guy fighting for the _right cause_ ... at least for this moment in history.
But... History moves on, times change, those who once fought for good don't always remain on the side of good, hell, many don't even realize they were fighting for something noble, many soldiers such as Reznov were not actually fighting for a just cause, they were simply, fighting, and they _happened_ to have a good cause around them...
But take away that cause and these men will still find a fight, because at the end of the day they didn't join the army to fight for their country, they joined the army to kill other men.
Chernov is meant to be the contrast to this, he's the exact opposite, he _hates_ killing, but he does it anyway, for his country... and at every possible turn Reznov mocks and belittles him for not reveling in the death and suffering of his enemies.
Reznov was always written as a bloodthirsty killer, it's just that without Chernov(or Dimitri) around to contrast him with... he kinda just steals the show.
Because he IS an unrelenting badass, you have to give him that.
Crazy how black ops taught me bought mk ultra when I was 9 years old…
id always bring up bo1 mission references in history class in middle school when it was time to talk about mk ultra
Yeah I got into a lot of conspiracies at a young age because of black ops and zombies genuinely got me interested in history and storytelling. After learning about lsd through mkultra made me a hippie as I got older as well Lmao
@@antayze Y'all talked about mk ultra in MIDDLE SCHOOL? Dawg those words were never uttered in school for me
I swear it’s these smaller channels that have top notch quality and well researched facts unlike these big studio Netflix documentaries, earned a sub fasho!🔥
The thing is Mason said to Dragovich before he killed him “You made me try to kill my own president” and Dragovich responds “Tried?” hinting that Mason actually killed JFK, pictures at the end show he was there, maybe as an accomplice to Oswald
you killed it with this video!! Ever since i was a child, i fell in love with the game and now realising all that stuff and history is really intriguing and interesting. Appreciating your video, your resumee and your personal experience in Vietnam! Keep up the good work
Thank you so much for the support & kind words,it really means a lot!!
I noticed for the first time when Mason shoots Steiner he is wearing a shirt similar to what the KGB wore at that time
You mean the blue striped undershirt? It's a Telnyashka and it was not just limited to the KGB. The color of the stripes (blue, dark red, dark green, and orange) would dictate what service the wearer was a part of.
Replayed BO1 last month and had my mind blown again lmaoo
It's crazy how well it holds up even today.
Yup. I have lived almost three years now in a student house and since then stopped gaming. Worked some extra summer hours at my part time job and decided to order a series x. Picked up the old 360 games at my parents and have been playing bo for a few weeks. This game is as legendary if not better as I remember. Everything. The campaign, multiplayer(except for host migration), the codpoints system, wager matches, zombies, dlc, time period, setting. Absolute peak of CoD.
this is the type of content I love to see about Black Ops fr
Thanks for commenting! I'm currently working on one for Cold War!
Very informative video essay you made. And you went to Vietnam for the sake of research about what happened during the early stages of the Cold War in Southeast Asia (minus Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Singapore, and the Philippines) that became Treyarch's theme for Black Ops
Thanks for the support! I was actually able to spend 7 months in S.E.A. also visiting Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand & Taiwan. Vietnam is the only one I mention in video due to it being the most relevant to black ops 1. Visiting real world locations featured in games sounds like a good idea though 🤔
This video scratches the itch in my mind so perfectly
Glad I could help!
So if Reznov wasn’t present in the mission The Defector, who saved Mason when he was about to be stabbed ? Never understood that section of the mission…..
SOMEONE EXPLAIN ?
He saved himself, but hallucinated Reznov. Similar to how he hallucinated Reznov killing Steiner.
I think since Reznov never got out of Russia Mason survived all these events because he genuinely wanted to believe that somehow Reznov got out.
He gives the guard back shots?😂 4:14
Killed it man keep them coming ❤
Thanks for the support! I should I have Black Ops 2 out Wednesday.
im honestly shocked on how you know all of this
It's called google mate lol
They unclassified it
He was there at the pentagon...
@@kingtachalla6181not really, former cia director Richard Helms had all data belonging to project MK-Ultra destroyed. So truth be told, we barely know anything. These experiments were happening in USA & Canada, probably across the globe in other places as well. I’m Canadian and my grand aunt was experimented on so the federal government paid her $100,000 cad to shut her up.
Google is fairly accessible. Just need a stroke of curiosity and some free time to pull it off
still my fav cod campaign plot
Me too beside og mw series these one very good campaign.
Bro educated me while walking me through my childhood 😂 10/10 video dude flew to Vietnam for research purposes lmao great vid thumbs up and a subscribe is in order sir KEEP IT UP
I'm glad that your cave section was also weird with the hair and black figures
Yea, idk what was going on lol
Anytime I play the last mission now, all I can think of at the end is "Damn, these guys are gonna have a SHIT day with the nitrogen poisoning they're about to get slapped with."
Man. They don’t make em like this anymore.
Gives the guard back shots with a pick axe 😂
even the zombies mode was somewhat based on reality but with a fictional twist. the nazis were absolutely experimenting with the intent of discovering teleportation and time travel. the nazis had a real division dedicated to wunderwaffe or miracle weapons. it’s insane how much of the original black ops and waw was based in reality. if only the new games were as interesting.
Always loved this game for the story and always loved the real history behind it so this is the perfect video for me, great job man
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
For the ferman artic base you could have also talked about operation paperclip
So true! maybe I'll cover in a future video!
I have a theory about paperclip. After we (US) brought back the nazis who were not only scientists but officers too, the US asked them how to build a strong police force exactly like how they had and they started teaching our police force the same way the nazis were taught and the tactics stayed the same ever since to this day. I could be wrong about this, but I’ve been thinking about this for years now.
@@GigaChdadinteresting idea. The CIA definitely took some ‘inspiration’ from the Germans. One example of this can be seen with Reinhard Gehlen.
I am glad I got this my recommend this video was amazing
Awesome! Thank you! It's nice to know people enjoy the video!
Damn dude at first I was like damn 40 min video idkkk
But chefs kiss I love history so great video man
Glad I could make it interesting enough to justify the 40mins!
@@SingularGoatthis shit was awesome bro keep it up. Would love to see you continue with showing the real life history and operations in other cods
fantastic video, excited to see your channel grow
Great video! I would have liked to see you go more in depth into some parts of the video regardless of the video length. I don't think myself or others would mind more longer form content
W video, listened to it on the drive home from the gym
Awesome man! thanks for watching!
fucking love this video i always love the backstory of the black ops and seeing this so well explained is amazing
wish you talked more about rebirth island cus the real life counterpart is super super interesting. the aral sea in general has a super tragic and interesting history
Really wish I could have covered everything more in depth, but life gets busy my man 😭
@@SingularGoat i feel you. great video either way keep it up man🤘🏼
I'm shocked, not just by this video but by how much I already knew, I knew everything! *Except how you spell "Baikonur" 🤣* great video dude!
Only when I grew up now (25) I realized how REAL Black ops 1 was...DEFCON ZOMBIE MAP IS A REAL PLACE, THEY HAD JOHN F. KENNEDY, CIA, RUSSIAN COMMIES...LMAO LITERALLY ALL THAT STUFF WAS REAL BRUH
Edit- not sure if that was bo2 or bo1 but yeah all the bo games were goated
Amazing video, definitely earned my sub and i’ll definitely tell friends about you
Thanks for sharing the video man!
There’s a lot of truth to this game too
Peep Rambo’s knife at 31:35
I didn't even notice lol
Fucking A this video deserves more recognition. 💯 from me man. This is how you make a presentation/video.
Thanks man! this video took a lot of effort so it's good to know people enjoy it.
You ought to do a video on the history of assassin's creed 2
Crazy, I've been thinking of games that are based on real life history I could cover, and the entire AC series is on the list lol
I love this video style of "mission - history, mission - history" keep it up dude, you should do more of these
Thanks for the comment. Working on one for Cold War already lol
@@SingularGoat 🙌🙌
The *COOCHIE* tunnels
Great fuckin video man hope to see ur channel grow keep making banger content
Sergey gives him WHAT with a pickaxe 😮💀😭
😂😂😂
4:08 pause
You should cover the lore of black ops declassified as it leads raul Menendez to became the leader of cortis die that may be covered they also have a bo2 amazon audio book that is cannon but its rare they might re use some Aspects in cod 2026
Sounds interesting, I'll have to look into it!
@@SingularGoat no problem keep it up btw if ur looking to get it you may have to search a while for it because it was taken off the Amazon audio book store you may be able to find a archive of it
Great vid man
W video u got yourself a new subscriber keep the hard work brother!
Thanks for subscribing & supporting the channel!
can you do black ops two because the main events are taken place soon!
I made one on a couple of the historical people in the game. I might have to wait until the events go down irl to cover them lol
Good job dude!
Thanks!
I LOVE THE GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HARM ME, THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR ME. I LOVE MY GOVERNMENT!
uummmmmm........
Great video
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!
So good 👌
This is just describing each mission, where’s the history and psychology?
History - 2:29 6:54 9:02 11:51 14:09 17:36 19:22 21:18 23:07 24:45 27:35 32:00 35:33 37:50 41:16 Psychology - 39:33
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Fortnite?
32:20 my grandDad Died from that shit
Sorry to hear that man, It's disgusting how quickly governments will throw away people's lives for a senseless war.
@@SingularGoat yeah I don't know if this is true My mother said that he got hit in his chest and lived I don't know what Gun he got hit by, and he died back in 2010
i genuinely hope todays age doesn't inspire a game about America falling to maga, the implications are horrible
Its probably scary for you to go outside
32:38 womp womp
interesting!!!
Very!