As an Army soldier who served along with a company of combat engineers with the 1st MEF in Iraq 2003-2004 for only 1 month, this is still one of the BEST commercials ever! SEMPER FI!
It's impossible to overstate how damned cool this commercial was! I've talked to other people, and this particular commercial seems to have struck a nerve with a lot of people. I was like 5 at the time, and this was the most awesome thing ever- it was during the same time the Borg debuted on TNG!
Same, I was six when I saw this and it burned itself into my mind so strongly that, well, I'm here 29 years later commenting on it. Love the rip-off of Carmina Burana; really makes it! Alas, it didn't convince me to enlist, but it did sell me on Battle Chess!
Dungeons and Dragons was popular then , for one, and this could really speak to that generation. A lot fantasy type movies were still coming out in late 80s, so this fit the pop culture I think. I remember this commercial when I was 3 or so, it was so inspiring and still is.
YESSS! Brings Back memories i Remember this Commercial The Music Is What makes it cool, interesting that I Still remember the song From Such A Long Time ago
♥️🌿🇺🇲🌿♥️ This commercial is what both of my kids saw, and instantly they knew what they were going to be when they grew up. They made their dream come true. Thank you to all that have worn the uniform protecting our freedom. ♥️🇺🇲♥️🌿♥️🇺🇲♥️
If there's one thing I learned is that when you confront your opponent, don't underestimate the enemy. Find your enemy's weak spot then strike the enemy down.
I found my way here remembering this commercial over the past few days. I couldn’t even remember what the ad was for, just two knights on horseback fighting in a CGI fantasy world and how cool it looked in Jr High in the late 80s or early 90s. USMC commercial. Better times for America.
Your brain probably cross-overed with the 1979 Excalibur movie. King Arthur and his Knights ride out of the castle for one last battle, restoring the land as O Fortuna plays. Not a bad thing to cross-wires with. ;)
I knew Major McCormick, the Marine at the end of the vid. If it brings some laughs to you and your Navy dad, know that Major McCormick left the Marines to become a Navy medical officer. Irony! Semper Fi, Chaplain Erwin (USN)
This song seems to have been composed specifically for this commercial. I can understand most of the Latin lyrics. It starts with “Loyalty (fides), Honorable manhood (virtus), next word unclear clear to me, we have (habemus).” Another line is “You will conquer/overcome (vinces)!” One of the refrains is “Glory! (gloria), Homeland! (patria)”
@@bombfog1 On the 2010 upload of this video, one of the singers commented with the lyrics: Fides Victus Patria Victus Fides Patria Fides Victus Patria Omnibus Fides Victus Potentia Fides Victus Patria Omnibus Fides Victus Fidentia Gloria Patria Gloria Patria Potentia Fides Potentia Fi Gloria Patria Gloria Patria Potentia Fides Potentia Fi Fides Victus Fides Patria Potentia Fi!
@wilburfatness Yeah it was weird though, right after I killed him I had magically changed into Dress Blues. Love the Corps but we had some crazy commercials back then.
I so wanted to sign up after this commercial. But my parents wouldn't have it. My mom turned the lights out and locked the door when a recruiter came to the door and I was in the basement.
When i saw this as a teen in the early 1990’s, i was shook to the core. I wanted to be a Marine, a modern day night and fight and kill evil, and fucken make evil ffucken bow before me like in the commercial!!
I’m not sure, is this the United States Marines commercial that was animated by Blue Sky Studios? If not, which one was that? Somebody please answer me. Thank you.
While I don’t know the name of the studio that worked on the animation, I can tell you that this ad was directed by the director of Chariots of Fire and Tarzan: The Legend of Greystoke.
That's odd and hilarious. I was born in 1990, joined the corps at 18 and now I find this commercial in the weird part of TH-cam. @ Bumbley1, the worst part was the full plate and cavalry charges in 110 degree weather.
Funny thing is, this commercial could actually be a metaphor for the Gulf War (Desert Storm) as it came out at the end of that war when they needed to find intelligent and strong Marines (since the Marine's that went to the Gulf War had a little friendly fire problem)
Well....this is a sexist, misogynist commercial! I prefer "Emma"!!! An entire battalion of Emma's hopefully!!!!!!! Thank God our military has "evolved"!!!
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I distinctly remember fighting a dark wizard in Iraq so this commercial is spot on.
hahaha, dam!! sarcasm at its finest! Semper Fi brother, “wherever you are”
That wizard was no joke especially in that shining armor hot as fuck and I'm not talking about the queen wizard.
That is an EVIL CLERIC!
No matter how many times I read this comment it never gets old!
This probably brought the most recruits lol
For me? Blacksmith creating the 🗡
As an Army soldier who served along with a company of combat engineers with the 1st MEF in Iraq 2003-2004 for only 1 month, this is still one of the BEST commercials ever! SEMPER FI!
I guess I am weird but I never get bored of this
Ha. Board. 😊
Nah man, that just means your sane
This is the best Marine Corps commercial of all time...
Still one of the most epic commercials of all time.
It's impossible to overstate how damned cool this commercial was! I've talked to other people, and this particular commercial seems to have struck a nerve with a lot of people. I was like 5 at the time, and this was the most awesome thing ever- it was during the same time the Borg debuted on TNG!
Same, I was six when I saw this and it burned itself into my mind so strongly that, well, I'm here 29 years later commenting on it. Love the rip-off of Carmina Burana; really makes it!
Alas, it didn't convince me to enlist, but it did sell me on Battle Chess!
@@HappyRatKaiser Battle Chess, like here, had the 👸 as a powerful 🧙♀️ or female wizard.
1988 when the Borg were introduced in episode Q-who...sounds about right. I remember talking about how cool it looked to friends in jr high
I never served but I remember this commercial as a kid. It's still hella cool!
Woowoo dress blues with a sword....
FSFlight generation kill? lol
This commercial motivated me to step on the yellow footprints 5/OCT 1990
I remember this! I saw this one when I was a kid !
Me too , I was 10. Semper fi.
You'll be wet, you'll be homesick, and fightened, but the pride of the fleet will be you.
When I first saw this ad on TV, I thought it was a commercial for the video game "Battle Chess".
You too huh?
The bishop was invoking the power of God as they did in the game. The queen was a witch.
We went from this awesome recruiting video to Emma and my two mommies?? This generation is lost.......
All thanks to the woke bandwagon.
Yes! I remember I wanted to join the marines as a kid just by watching this commercial. I know exactly u mean! People are so lost SMDH🤦🏻♂️
Dungeons and Dragons was popular then , for one, and this could really speak to that generation. A lot fantasy type movies were still coming out in late 80s, so this fit the pop culture I think. I remember this commercial when I was 3 or so, it was so inspiring and still is.
YESSS! Brings Back memories i Remember this Commercial The Music Is What makes it cool, interesting that I Still remember the song From Such A Long Time ago
I love how our knight moves as one on the board.
The bishop does too as does the pawn.
Nothing beats the 🤴 calling his knight to battle.
Two pawns illegally attack a knight at the same time, demonstrating the perfidy of America's enemies!
♥️🌿🇺🇲🌿♥️ This commercial is what both of my kids saw, and instantly they knew what they were going to be when they grew up. They made their dream come true. Thank you to all that have worn the uniform protecting our freedom.
♥️🇺🇲♥️🌿♥️🇺🇲♥️
If there's one thing I learned is that when you confront your opponent, don't underestimate the enemy. Find your enemy's weak spot then strike the enemy down.
Alan Bourbeau tl;dr chess
If i was an MMA fighter this would be my walkout music
What a fantastic commercial. I love it. Thank you for uploading.
A month of Hard Crueling nights in February shooting this.
Nostalgia Critic should review this for his Nostalgic Commercials review in November!
Awesome spot brings back memories I wish I can get the music sounds very crusade like
I found my way here remembering this commercial over the past few days. I couldn’t even remember what the ad was for, just two knights on horseback fighting in a CGI fantasy world and how cool it looked in Jr High in the late 80s or early 90s. USMC commercial. Better times for America.
I could have sworn they used O Fortuna for the music to this commercial. That's how I remembered it. But memory is a tricky thing!
Same here. I just looked up this video to confirm my memory. I actually think the song in this version is far more inspiring.
Your brain probably cross-overed with the 1979 Excalibur movie. King Arthur and his Knights ride out of the castle for one last battle, restoring the land as O Fortuna plays. Not a bad thing to cross-wires with. ;)
From the Halls and to the Shores……God bless and protect the USMC, Semper Fi.
I remember seeing this as one of the commercials at the Drive in I used to go to when I was a kid
Still miss the dragon commercial.
I am having flash backs of that time in Afghanistan when my company was ambushed by a three headed dragon. That ice dragon wiped out my whole company.
Because of this commerical I joined, much to my Navy Dad's dismay .
I knew Major McCormick, the Marine at the end of the vid. If it brings some laughs to you and your Navy dad, know that Major McCormick left the Marines to become a Navy medical officer. Irony!
Semper Fi,
Chaplain Erwin (USN)
As a kid, this SPOKE to me
Can anyone tell me the name of the track song on this commercial? thanks?
Just came by to watch Major McCormick in this commercial after watching his epic grilling of Fauci in Congress. Honor to have served with you, sir!
Okay I've been wondering this for over 30 years.
Where is this music from?
This song seems to have been composed specifically for this commercial. I can understand most of the Latin lyrics. It starts with “Loyalty (fides), Honorable manhood (virtus), next word unclear clear to me, we have (habemus).”
Another line is “You will conquer/overcome (vinces)!”
One of the refrains is “Glory! (gloria), Homeland! (patria)”
@@bombfog1 On the 2010 upload of this video, one of the singers commented with the lyrics:
Fides Victus Patria Victus
Fides Patria
Fides Victus Patria Omnibus
Fides Victus Potentia
Fides Victus Patria Omnibus
Fides Victus Fidentia
Gloria Patria Gloria Patria
Potentia Fides Potentia Fi
Gloria Patria Gloria Patria
Potentia Fides Potentia Fi
Fides Victus Fides Patria
Potentia Fi!
@@brized Awesome. Thank you!
@wilburfatness Yeah it was weird though, right after I killed him I had magically changed into Dress Blues. Love the Corps but we had some crazy commercials back then.
I so wanted to sign up after this commercial. But my parents wouldn't have it. My mom turned the lights out and locked the door when a recruiter came to the door and I was in the basement.
One of the chess pieces looks like it came from Babylon 5.
The absolute best.
The Marine Corps have come a long way.
Where can I find this specific song title and who sing it can someone let me know please
When i saw this as a teen in the early 1990’s, i was shook to the core. I wanted to be a Marine, a modern day night and fight and kill evil, and fucken make evil ffucken bow before me like in the commercial!!
Kneel before Zod.
I have to find this song.
well that was the weirdest thing I've ever seen... i will never UN-see that
Is this what OCS is like? I was a green side corpsman - we go through a different but no less mystical battle.
Ooorah!!! Love it haha in a campy way
Does anyone know what that beautiful song is?
Anyone know what that song is called?
Was this music made just for this commercial or did this come from somewhere else? I have always loved the music in this.
Best commercial
Cheesy? Maybe... at least its not a cartoon about my two moms.
The white knight is wearing Lancelot's armor from the movie Excalibur
Marines is number 1
lol best comment on youtube this year! lol I cant stop laughing
@Haggardsteverudolph WoW players? Are you kidding? This was made before the internet.
I’m not sure, is this the United States Marines commercial that was animated by Blue Sky Studios? If not, which one was that? Somebody please answer me. Thank you.
While I don’t know the name of the studio that worked on the animation, I can tell you that this ad was directed by the director of Chariots of Fire and Tarzan: The Legend of Greystoke.
@@kramalerav Interesting.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!
what is the name of the song?
Duel of the fates
That's odd and hilarious. I was born in 1990, joined the corps at 18 and now I find this commercial in the weird part of TH-cam. @ Bumbley1, the worst part was the full plate and cavalry charges in 110 degree weather.
We shot this in February at Night at 3 thousand feet in the High Desert, so more like 42 degrees of Freezing Cold weather.
DUEL OF THE FATES!!!!
Funny thing is, this commercial could actually be a metaphor for the Gulf War (Desert Storm) as it came out at the end of that war when they needed to find intelligent and strong Marines (since the Marine's that went to the Gulf War had a little friendly fire problem)
TEXAStooTAL L Shows what a shitty enemy the Iraqis were tbh.
Your full of crap! The only friendly fire I know about in DS came from US Air force A-10s shooting up clearly marked USMC LAVs!!!
@@Richard0292 Good riddance to Saddam
Army is Army
We sure knew who and how to target people back then didn't we?
@Haggardsteverudolph this was way befoere WoW
for Narnia??
This reminds me of a Magic the gathering commercial
So Marines walk two steps in one direction and then one step at a right angle? :)
Right oblique…March
And jump over people in doing so.
Flanking movement. Also how a knight moves on a chess board.
lmao xD
This ad be dorky, mates.
Yo tengo cojones cojones cojones that's what it sounds to me lol 😅😅😅
I'M SPIDERMAN!
hahaha
I didnt join because i was so scared of horses and magic.
@fhistleb NERDS !!!
Injustice 3
Wasn't even born yet 93 ha
How you take out two doods in one move? I call bs.
Actually that was just seeing it twice.
The only people who would say, ‘ yes I want to join the marines , I love chess’ would be Russians. Russians love chess.
🌿🥀🇺🇲🥀🌿
To enlist, then head out to earn The Title is incredible! Both of my kids are Marines
I wonder why they use knights, something something which had never been part of American history...
Pug Scorpion Cow It's to prove that Marines are brainy enough to play chess against those dirty Commies and their sneaki gambits.
Wow way to lure wow players to join the corps, of course I guess that's the majority of our youth
Haggardsteverudolph this came out before the original Warcraft lol
I think the marine cheated to get to the King.
POV: Back when America was a culture of warriors, not sissies.
This is bullshit! I was not commissioned as a salty O-2 after defeating BDSM General Zod.
How did this get approved lmao
That horses neck should never be torqued like that. Poor riding skills.
Not sure why I'm getting recommended this on terminal leave. Bye Corps. 👋
all these old commercials suck lol love the marines tho!
someone had to be high as a kite to make this
Well....this is a sexist, misogynist commercial! I prefer "Emma"!!! An entire battalion of Emma's hopefully!!!!!!! Thank God our military has "evolved"!!!
Much like in real life, the black guys get one move before white just starts stomping all over them with no regard for the rules.
Jesus H. Christ. Really?
Royal Constantine Cry me a river
wow that is just terrible
We the grunts R the cutting edge of AMERICA, SEMPERFI 4LIFE. cpl 0311.
That black bishop reminds me of General Zod.
The black queen reminds me of Maleficent