The Perfection of Otacon || Hal Emmerich || 

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Otacon, uber nerd and social reject: "Hey Snake, we need a super special secret handshake." Snake, certified badass "Hell yeah we do!"

a family that went from cringe to based in a single generation

I really just love how 2 people that are essentially just polar opposites can a have a bond better than like 90% of romcom relationships

Otacon is a damn hero. The bit in mgs2 where he watches his sister die but has to rescue hostages so he has to just swallow his pain for the good of the people on the shell is incredible. He has to hear Emma’s parrot say “I miss you Hal” over and over while he pilots a helicopter through bitter ugly tears. And he does it. Incredible

Otacon: "An otaku is a guy like me who likes Japanimation." *screen fades out.* *footage of Sailor Moon begins playing* Snake: "Japanimation?"

Everything about him is like a perfect antithesis for his father. Huey sought to make the next big superweapon that would get him remembered, stealing the research and credit of his fellow scientists to make up for his own failings, and ultimately he failed to do so regardless. Hal sought to make a defensive weapon that would serve as the perfect countermeasure against the threat of nuclear annihilation without much care for credit, and instead was duped into making the next big, perhaps even perfect superweapon, all almost solely based on his own genius. Huey was a weasel, always attempting to worm his way out of a problem he created, always willing to lie and throw blame on others instead of taking responsibility... and he's a vengeful, spiteful bastard, having torturously murdered his own wife with his own hands after she rescued their _own son_ from being used as a test subject in the trial runs of his creations. Hal, by comparison, would be the first to admit an error and strive with every fiber of his being to correct it, not to mention being an exceedingly forgiving soul who wishes ill on nobody, even those who have wronged him immensely. Huey didn't care about the potentially unparalleled devastation his weaponry would cause, or who he was servicing such devices to; only that he would be credited for their creations in the history books. Hal is currently one of the greatest living champions of The Boss' ideals for pursuing a lasting world peace through peaceful methods. Huey is a virgin. Hal is a CHAD.

Everyone needs a friend as good as hal in their life. Glad that snake had him.

As someone whose never played a metal gear game, I have to admit the most fun part of this videos is hearing very weird stuff being talked about as if it were normal

They way that snake says "my real name is David, otacon" just sounds hilarious because It's just the most casual sounding thing I've every heard from snake lol

Otacon is essentially Kojima's self-insert so he could interact with his own characters.

“your…the shit snake” - Otacon

The model swaps make Otacon into this unstoppable memelord. Revenge of the Otaku kek

Who wouldn't want a friend like Hal

Hal is such an interesting character, he went to funny clumsy coward otaku with a tragic lineage backstory, being manipulated to create a weapon that surpassed every one in history, to an absolute chad that still keeps on trying to use his technology for the good of mankind even after losing so many loved ones through the journey.

I must say, even if otacon gave Rex that flaw just because he felt it ought to have one, it was actually a pretty sound decision. If you build a perfect weapon, there's nothing you can do if someone else gets their hands on it.

Hearing Hal cry after E.E's parrot called him by his name is genuinely heartbreaking

I love how MGR made Hal a chad in the codex entries

The based man himself, Hal "Otaku Convention" Emmerich

20:34 "She does this for... reasons. They're probably good ones." This really hits harder after you hear him go into all these details, behind the scenes info, piecing together things chronologically, only to be helplessly confronted with the fact that MGS4 is narratively incomprehensible.

And at the end he plays "Im My Own Master Now." Perfection.

I don’t know much about the metal gear series since I’ve only played the first game and that was like 12 years ago. But if there’s one character I always remember aside from snake it was Otacon and how much I loved watching him talk to snake and help him out. He even gives him information in smash bros which was a really cool Easter egg

*Woman:* _loves Hal_ *Otacon:* "Oh boy. Here I go killing again!"

I hope one day Hal moves past his fears and settles down with someone Plus it could lead to Sunny getting a baby sister and I reckon that would be wholesome as hell

Otacon and Snake's bromance is the best bromance ever.

Hal is my favorite character in metal gear series, because he is a human, with flaws, traumas and positive aspects He's not perfect, far from that, considering he suffered a lot of traumas, his mother (strangelove) death in early age, Huey',s suicide, his sister almost died drowning while he was being sexually abused by his stepmother, later when he engaged with someone, they've died tragically (Naomi and sniper wolf). And became a genius engineer/programmer graduated from MIT, build several technologies and helped his best friend save the world multiples times, he's a hero in his way, a uber nerd/otaku way, not by doing CQC and shooting guns, just by helping people with his intelligence

When i first came across Otacon i must've been around 10 years old. The first impressions he left on me weren't the best, what with him peeing himself at the sight of Gray Fox and actively *not helping* during the Sniper Wolf fight. But he pulls through, and proves himself to be a really good friend and person before the first game is even finished. By the time MGS2 came out i had rerun the tanker missions countless times. Just Snake and Otacon running around a boat taking stupid pictures and shooting the shit. Playing through Big Shell gave us an even more interesting view of Hal. In MGS1 and the tanker part he was *your* best friend. But in Big Shell he was your _buddy/acquaintence/mentor's_ best friend and you're just looking in MGS3 was lonely without him. The support crew was good but Otacon is your homie! Mgs4 was a _glorious_ return to the bromance of a lifetime. But the "supplementary" games.... Portable Ops, Peace Walker, Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain... I was so happy to see Huey when i didn't know any better, i thought Otacon's dad would be to Naked/Venom what Hal was to Dave, but *gaht daym if i wasn't wrong about that* The _only_ reason i didn't murk that little bitch of a Huey was because the time paradox would alive'n't Otacon and that would be too big a price to pay. Otacon is proof we're all gonna make it tho. As long as you got that one good friend, you can take on anything. So here's to Hal, one of gaming's biggest bros!

Seeing how much of a peace of crap his father Huey was in MGSV really makes me appreciate Hal's character even more throughout the games. The apple feel very far from that nasty tree. Wonder if his grandfather that worked on the Manhattan Project was also a dirtbag? 🤔

Dark. Otacon definitely been through in his life and shaped him to be a better man, thanks to Solid Snake having an impact on him

I am glad for Otacon given how Sunny references Otacon to Raiden in Metal Gear Rising.

If MGR 2 ever comes out, we need Otacon to be a working with Doktor

That one scene with Hal crying did more emotionally than a thousand Disney movies or feelgood stories. That was a perfect combination of acting and music.

The Virgin Huey vs the Chad Hal

21:54 That shot of the FROG commando holding her comrade always gave me chills. Gods forbid it ever happens, but if I'm forced to take up arms at some point in my life I hope I don't break under the pressure. Hell, I think I'd rather snap and turn into an evil, violent murdered than straight-up break.

>Father's a sociopath who killed his mom and tried to kill his sister, his mothers a lesbian, and his stepmother banged him. >became the best friends with the world's greatest soldier and helped him save the world Bromance solves all

Since MGS1, Otacon became more and more awesome with each appearance. Also, REX holding RAY and violating it with its crotch laser never gets old.

Otacon the best friend anyone could ask for like Kaz Huey, the slimy person who joins the group somehow and you wanna punch every time he speaks. Something about Hal and David introducing themselves at the end really solidifies their relationship and how their fathers both knew each other but ended things on a sour note unlike their sons.

My favorite interaction is in Smash Brawl, when the see captain falcon and try imitating his falcon punch and kicks in the codec call.

Solidus Otacon is not real, he can't hurt you. Solidus Otacon: 27:09

Metal Gear Rex: TAKE THIS SNAKE, MY SUPER LASER PISS!!!

19:51 I like how he has a picture of Emma on his computer

Otacon is truly lucky to meet a good friend like Snake. They're the embodiment of best bro

The chad accepting responsibility vs the cringe shifting blame

Hal is a genius and sweetheart, its impossible to dislike him (also the most important person in Snavid's life)

Thanks to your JoJo content, you got me really into your character studies, and when I realized how much Metal Gear content you made, I got into that too. I just finished playing Snake Eater, and I’ll watch every single one of these once I finish the series. Thank you for all of your work!

Otacon is best girl, and no one can prove me wrong

MGS4 never seems to fail at making me feel terribly sad.

the name of a action director known for explosive scenes also makes sense for the family name of a line of nuclear weapons engineers too

It’s such a shame how Konami treated Kojima to lose him in such a way

Animation swapped Otacon has full power Shaggy vibes.

Oh!!! Persona 4 Golden song during the Octacon & snake scene. Great choice of music there

Honestly... I love the complete difference between huey and hal, yeah hal worked on actual war machines... But it was unknown to him, and he still worked to destroy it willingly And even the part with vamp Loved that, hed rather not kill him because he knows its make him no better then his dad or even vamp

Hueh kinda had it rough when it came to women. Strangelove was more concerned about passing on her own genes and needed a sperm donor she could trust. She did love her son because he was her son. Then Hueh leaves her in the pod. Later, after he is exiled from Dimond Dogs, he finds his son, and finds new love. But that new love turns out to be far more interested in Hal than in him. Once more scorned, but opting to instead make her suffer for her choice, he went after the child daughter. Ironic, man had a whole ocean to drown himself in at any point, and instead he chose a swimming pool.

otacon is one of the greatest characters in fiction in general. the fact that he serves as not only a driving force for the entire story, a physical representation of the series' themes, and also just a genuinely endearing and well written character. i love otacon solid snake kiss kiss gay love mlm snotacon muah

To be honest what would snake be like if he never met otacon

Holy shit a video all about Hal from you, just like one of my favourite japanese animes ! Thank you Meti, you trully are not the bad guy

10:50 Agreed I've saved that fight separately just to play it

God I've always loved Otacon but I've never been able to put it into such well articulated words. I love content like yours for this reason.

Otacon is a role model

Otacon is goodest and best boy, that’s it. That’s the whole thing.

This is possibly my favorite character in the entire franchise

You have many lovers. >That's a win, how can this possibly bad? Hal life:

After the dialogue from sunny I imagine kid otacon like the nerd emoji while really old otacon is the 🗿 emoji

Damn I literally just finished playing MGS1 for the first time, this timing is perfect lmao (though I'm still gonna wait until finishing 2-4 before coming back and watching this just in case 😅)

The absolute chad hal who created the perfect weapon and also fitting within his own personal flair and also planned around being duped by intentionally giving it a flaw that could be exploited

Otacon really is James Bond

Otacon's life is just: infinite pain simulator

Pretty Solid video, it cleared up some things that I didn't get. I really love Otacon and the amazing relationship he had with Dave.

27:23 "W-what am I fighting Foooorrrrrrrr-uh?!"

Excellent video. Otacon is definitely a top tier Metal Gear character, and you showed us exactly why. Thank you. I’ve been watching your Metal Gear related videos to learn more about the franchise that I unfortunately have been mostly a spectator to. The depth of the story Kojima weaved is impressive to say the least. There were a few specific characters I was hoping to learn more about. If there was a video in the future about any of the following: (Revolver Ocelot, Raiden, Sen. Steven Armstrong, Venom Snake), then I and hopefully others would be grateful.

This was a beautiful video and made me look at otacon in a way I've never even thought about. Kinda tugged at my heart strings... but I enjoyed this a lot and really like these formats of videos, especially building a bastard

Would really love to see more MGS/MGR videos

Always a fan of your work, nice Zone of the Enders edit

well my favorite otacon fact is that he gave MG Rex a flaw so that it can be balanced

Awesome video, thanks!!

Great video mate. Otacon is really cool

Otacon's ancestor is probably the creator of the trebuchet.

Beautiful video! I love your work!

Before I start watching, I already agree, him and snake are the biggest example of love blooming on the battlefield (100% true)

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OTACON VIDEO SINCE THE HUEY ONE

Layer cake playing in the background ia actually beautiful. Legit adds another mastahpeece point to your vid.

18:12 Now that's a pretty meme! Exquisite!

Finally a video on the true chad in mgs. Thanks

We all wish we could be a little less like Huey, and a lot more like Otacon

Found your channel recently and it’s a real treat! I hope to see where you go, and maybe a Raiden video in the future?

I may be a year late in watching this, but this is an excellent video. It’s great to see Hal getting the recognition he deserves.

Dude the parrot part was too much

Omg a game where you pilot metal gear would be so cool

HATSUNE MIKU IS IN THE AREA!!!!

I hope you next do a video on Revolver Ocelot. Because of MGS4 & 5, there are two aspects about his character that have very mixed feelings about: 1) Ocelot's brotherly admiration/hero worship of Big Boss. 2) The relevancy/irrelevancy of being the son of The Boss. The latter is a strange open secret that is never directly stated/acknowledged in universe and I can't reconcile if it's meant to be important to Ocelot's role throughout the MGS history... if that makes any sense.

While I get a lot of people not liking the story of V, the little detail of otacon having almost the same upbringing as Sunny (born and raised in a military base of a shady paramilitary/shadow government organization) is a really sweet moment, and is another piece of contrast showing how much of a better person Hal is compared to his father Honestly I never know if its intentional or just shizo fan rambling but the way the story of all the games connect to the tiniest detail really helps make this crazy acid trip of a world feel real

he is one of my favorite characters in gaming period! i loves him!

It's just like my Filipino Flip-O-Rama's!

Hey I saw that shot of the Alicorn from Ace Combat 7! Good work as usual Meti!

2:03 Sunny commented that Hal was busy dating a lot of ladies in MGR

Great video !

Perfect timing I literally just finished mgs 4

Of course the episode revolved around the biggest weeb of gaming history is the one with a Japanese Sponsor

Oh my God you quoted Moltke in this “plans never survive first contact with the enemy” nice lol, last place I expected to hear that quoted

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