"I think I'd like to teach, medicine, maybe pathology" is honestly just as heart breaking as " I was the nicest one and you wont even remember" when you know that he didnt even know he was about to die
@@spiral2899 the kronorium's contents change dependent on the reader so he would have seen that he had to give the kronorium to nikolai but it most likely would have ended there for him and he couldn't see past it
@@Slimedude99 His blood was special from the amount of times the timeline has been reset and how much he's travelled around the multiverse compared to the crew. The maxis radios on Blood of the dead explain better. So look at those for more clarity
Like Dr.Monty said he wouldn't. Which means Monty would have been aware of Richthofen being killed too power the machine, ultimately leading to EVERYTHING'S demise. The cycle was essentially broken because 'Nicholai' killed everyone. Not because we got too waste Monty or the Shadow Man. But because 'Nicholai' bottle poisoned HIS BOYS FROM CHILDHOOD, Primus AND Ultimus. FUCK THAT!!! Maybe I was never a true aether fan, but no... the Primus and Ultimus I knew would have found another way.
The ending gives a new meaning to one of Rictofen's lines. When I died, I felt nothing. When Dempsey died, I felt something. When Takeo died, I knew I had to try to save them. Rictofen knew that to end the madness they had to dissappear, but he didn't want his friends to die and disappear, so he tried to save them all, again and again, desperately in the never ending cycle. And so Nikolai took the lead and decided that they suffered enough and that everything must be stopped. The truth Rictofen could no longer face.
Richtofen was like “I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it” and just hands the Kronorium to Nikolai since he knows that he won’t hesitate to take his friends lives, including his own
Eh, I thought it was tacky. The whole cutscene and ending is sub par and they didn't put any effort into the maps for the aether story. Just copy and paste garbage.
The ending was shit serious I mean I would like it a TINY bit if they made him say " you guys weren't my allies, you guys weren't my friends, you were my brothers".
gold fish gamer there is still an achievement called find the secret that no one has got and there is a secret boss fight type room watch mr Dalek video it takes u to the sea and mars is in the background with a boat it’s cool watch his vid
It’s been nice being with you for many years Milo. It seems like I was actually there with you. With ups and downs. With success and failures, thank you Milo for making zombies a truly great experience.
justROB I remember that I was scared to play mob of the dead it got worse when I was scared to even get pass round 4 Conveniently playing shadows of evil the first time I died on exactly round 4 External shame
Actually, it is Activision who we must blame, they botched Treyarch plans when they told them to develop COD 2020, Treyarch had to take half the developing BO4 team to the new COD, so yeah, their ambition fucked our 11 year long story.
Man I kinda wish we saw the characters living the life they wanted in the ending cutscene imagine seeing nikolai die next to his wife, takeo with his children, richtofen opening up his own morgue, Dempsey being a DI etc..
I feel so bad for victis, they did so much and were promised so much but ended up dead. You can hear the worry in his voice, the trust fading away, his whole "destiny", was just death. I, was a fan of victis, it makes me remember of the bo2 days.
@@thecrazyrcxd i find it stupid everyone thought zombies was over lol it's not the first time it seemed like an end, besides it was all bs that the aether story is over cos cold war is also aether
@@shaany78677 Technically, the aether story has ended, the dark aether story is all new with only some characters from the old story, and even then, they have completely changed.
Sil de Wit did they though I feel extremely cheated I payed for a dlc pass to which I expected to have 4 additional maps of similar quality and a complete story not the rushed plot hole bs we got
True it’s the only cutscene to be fully cgi in aether storyline if they had done that with the other maps b04 would take probably no where as near as much hate as it gets now
All the maps were suposed to have cinematic cutscenes like BOTD, but Activision botched Treyarch telling them they had to do COD for 2020 and so Treyarch took half the employees and sources to develop Cod 2020.
@@numberjuan4947 Honestly, I think the ending would've felt better if they didn't hype the great war so much and Dr Monty as the main antagonist of the game. There is also many things not explored either such as Richtofen acting strange in AO. Knowing this makes me feel like I'm let down which is why I guess I don't like the ending
This is one thing we will never forget, all the Easter eggs and how satisfying it was to find the next piece of the puzzle. Never thought it would end this way...
I've been playing zombies for as long as I can remember... I started in bo1 and even though its been a bumpy ride this whole way through, I wouldn't give it up for the world. Thank you Treyarch for putting genuine thought into the zombies game mode and not making it some throw-away side option
Got tears currently whilst watching this. I’ve played Tag der Toten for the 6th time since launch and activated the EE song of the map every time and I had memories of older maps and experiences from days, months and years back just come rushing down like a wild waterfall with no control and suffice it to say I had uncontrollable tears rushing down whilst slaying the endless hordes and hearing ridiculous and funny character quotes. Every little detail every little cipher every little Easter egg every map Treyarch has made for the Aether story I’m truly thankful for as well as every video from my various favourite content creators that made life a little bit less mundane. Thank you all for this, I’ll never forget it and I’ll honour every map by playing them over and over again, from start to finish. Thank you my comrades, I salute you all.
I got introduced to zombies during 2013 , it took time for me to understand the story line , I got attached to the story and characters. It really breaks my heart to see how a beautiful adventure comes to an end . I had lots of fun during black ops 3 and 4 , but these memories are always going to be with me where ever I go.
Activision cut more of the dev team on zombies, there was going to be a different ending/new map. But because of fucking Activision, the zombies dev team were stuck to build a mansion with a few wood planks and some glue
Bruh, Why do you think they have been recycling maps? Activision and Treyarch Philosophy. Shit story, reused assets, people need to stop glorifying their shitty work.
Marksman What did you want? The Rev ending? A continuous cycle? Never ending? If you’ve ever read a few books, you’ll realise most stories end where they start. This closes off all loose ends. New maps meant new stories, new threads. The real ending, breaking the cycle, is satisfying for anyone who has invested time into understanding the storyline. Casuals won’t like it because it’s calm, it’s simple, however anyone with any connection to these characters will love it, and finally have satisfaction in knowing that our boys are finally at peace with themselves. No more fighting, no more conflict, just peace. If you can’t find satisfaction in that, they you’ve not invested enough time into the storyline. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
31:18 that scene, with every one of them gathered around, with the music, it makes me shed a tear, and that ain't a joke. June 11th, 2009, was the first time we saw these weird, but likeable new characters, and it would not be the last. And hell, who would have thought that a little map like Nacht der untoten would kick of one of the greatest ever side modes in gaming history? It's been fun.
Okay, here’s a theory. In radios, Richthofen talked to Pablo and Monty about breaking the cycle. Maxis will have been apart of the fracture, so it would make more sense for Monty to simply keep Maxis alive, therefore continuing the cycle, as there’s still a fracture. I feel like while talking to Richthofen, Monty realised it wasn’t worth it, just like post Rev Richthofen in Blood. I think Monty knew they were breaking the cycle, and was okay with it. That’s why we don’t see Monty. Just a theory, but it’s the only thing that makes sense. Treyarch wouldn’t leave any leaf unturned.
Congrats on everything not just you rofl but the zombies community and story, I haven’t seen even movies or tv shows that have this deep of a story such depth, what we were given in our life was a gift and we will have it forever as a memory to behold
Technically every black ops game has an "ending". Some a bit more cliff hanger-y, but moon could be seen as the true ending if you think about it. Or buried even, then origins was more of a set up for BO3 I guess
NWOchaos that’s impossible to do when you know that you’ll never be playing as these characters ever again plus i was expecting a happy ending for all of them but nope lmfao it was the complete opposite
@@dadpolli3519 technically you could view it as a happy ending, in a radio richtofen says the agarthan device acts like a genie in a bottle, so when nikolai asks what they want to do now that it's all over the agarthan device may have granted their wishes and sent them to an uncorrupted dimension to live out their fantasy lives
For some reason I can watch all cutscenes, but not the last one, it just makes me tear up even tho a lot of people say it’s bad , I don’t think I’ll ever forget the years of zombies
Started this when I was only 11, 10 years I've loved and played on enjoying the storyline more and more, I hold this game/story close its a childhood memory I'll have that no game will come close too, the music the voices everything just perfect.
Speaking as a casual fan, I wanted a war! I wanted a fight with Monty/Shadow Man/Keepers/Apothicons! I wanted victors... If this was the end, it should've been the Smash Ultimate of Zombies, everyone there, every weapon imaginable, most 115 made enemies, the works! Victis doing fetch quests for a morning, only for everyone to be wiped out of existence and parentless children walking into the nothingness... yeah, pretty underwhelming for a series that's been so combat oriented. But I digress, it WAS the most appropriate ending, whether everyone excepts it, or not.
@@edwiniseman4 you make a fair point...but all good story's must come to an end. Not every story line character lives happily ever after...nikolia made them make the ultimate sacrifice...for the better of man kind. So he could die with his wife..so they could return to their family's
Quotes that the Tag Der Toten ending cutscene kicked to the curb and made completely pointless... (classified ending cutscene) Nikolai- "Now we must go, quick there is a war to fight" Tank Dempsey- "A war? What kind of war?" Nikolai- " A war unlike anything you've ever seen" (!Alpha Omega ending cutscene) Maxis- "He know's what you're doing!" Takeo- "Who know's? Who does he speak of?! Nikolai- "Dr. Monty" Tank Dempsey- "What's happening Nikolai?" (Alpha Omega ending cutscene) Samantha- "We're going to fight the war Eddie, the GREAT WAR! then we're going back to the house to kill him and burn it all to the ground! Argartha, the aether, the infinite, everything!" (Tag Der Toten intro cutscene) Nikolai- "The madness is nearly over child, but one thing remains, the one who perpetuates this madness, he must be... I wish I did not have to ask this of you but, only you can do it." The ending cutscene of Tag Der Toten seems to me like it's not even part of the same storyline that was leading up to it, or at least like if it ignores some of the major plot lines.
@@kingki1919 Exactly! Every aspect of the last few maps were pointing to some sort of big battle, even if it wasn't the "great war" which would have been awesome!
Ike Films I think Nikolai knew what he was doing tbh, I think the great war he was referencing was the war within the characters themselves. I might just be a metaphorical guy but while I think the great war would have been cool, I don’t think storyline wise it would have made that much sense
@@alex-wn2cb I agree with you on the great war map, but there definitely should have been some kind of battle, where at least Dr Monty shows up to try and stop what they're doing, considering Maxis made a big deal about him finding out about what they were planning, and as they made it very clear in Tag that Dr. Monty just wants to live. So him not showing up to try and stop them from erasing everything just seems weak in my opinion. And what was that one thing Nikolai told Sam she could only do? Kill him? That's just messed up to have a little girl do that instead of him just shooting him self.
Ike Films I think having a kid killing him just makes it more emotional, having to put a child through all that. I also think Monty wanted to break the cycle, he came to the same realisation as Richthofen, the paradox must be resolved. That’s why he killed Maxis, to cut off another fracture, because in theory, keeping Maxis alive would keep him alive, along with the multiverse. I feel like they could have ended it a million ways, but it’s hard to end a story that was never meant to end. Personally, I think they closed off all holes, all gaps. I’m really happy with the way it ended, even if it wasn’t as action packed as previous maps, I personally just liked seeing Ultimis and Primis happy for once. Finally at peace with themselves.
Thanks for the cinematic reminder that Treyarch knows how to build up hype for a Monty encounter and Great War map just for it to be shit on by Activision.
“The madness is almost over child. The one who perpetuates this madness, he must be...”, in BO5 maybe the transit crew and Samantha team up to finish one last thing? Plus isn’t there a radio where Stu is complaining how dark everything is and that Richthofen isn’t answering back? So maybe they survived the ending when it all turned black
Plus Nikolai encouraged the crew to go towards the device that fell out of the sky at the end of Tag Easter egg; why would he do that if he knew it didn’t matter? Because it’s not over, not yet
Victis are defenitely dead, destroying the key made all the universes collapse... When stulinger says everything is black its a metaphoric way to say that they don't have a voice to guide them anymore
If what Nikolai said is true about returning into their normal lives, then the heroes including Victis will be reborn in this universe. My issue with this is Ultimus and Primis basically being the same character. Primis Richtofen wouldn't need to be reborn as he's already with Samantha as Eddie which is his innocent self he went out of his way to get.
after watching all of the cut scenes the way they ended it made absolutely no sense. it should have for sure been a great war map. they hyped him up so much didn't even mention Dr. Monty in the map or the final cut scene hardly at all.
It was going to have a different ending. But due to Activision cutting budget and sledgehammer getting out the 3 year cycle. They were rushed and had to make the next cod
Watching the end and playing the last map feels even worse once you rewatch BoTD ending, that's a true masterpiece ending right there. That slideshow we got is nothing compared to it.
This is it. After so many years, it all has come to an end. As I did not play BO4 and did not care about it for a long time because it looked like a CoD-Fortnite-hybride, I never realized that the Aether-storyline was being continued in this game. Just hours ago I learned, that this game even concluded the storyline. And after watching this compilation, I really do not know what to think. On one side, it is really sad to think about how all our beloved characters had to die and that after all we've been through... the hundreds of hours for easter-eggs and what not... they have all been in vain. All of it has been banished to the Dark Aether, nobody will remember anything. But on the other side, I think that after all the convolution we got in the past installments (time travel, alternate dimensions, aliens...), this rather abrupt ending was the only way we as a community would accept it as final. Now, just as our beloved casts, we can finally find peace. So, thank you so much for this compilation, MrRoflWaffles! And thank you to this great community for making Treyarch Zombies to the treasure it is today!
Aqua Soul “Worlds...Wars...Souls all torn asunder by the journeys out madnesss has brought it is only now now that I understand the path of bloodshed and sacrifice that lays ahead. And how such knowledge must have gnawed and clawed at the Germans mind. I pity him. From this day on it is my burden to bare. I know what must be done and who must do it. May they all have mercy on my soul”
@@UnsweetTea that shit started making sense after the finale, but holy fuck it hits hard. I prefer Primis Richtofen over Nikolai but ooooh man these last 2 maps helped Nikolai develop as a character. He used to be so boring, and i though he was a weak leader. But then i saw this video and it changed my mind.
You remember seeing 17:24 and thinking yes were going to fifht the great war. The ending is going to be so badass. Then we get "I the greatest war is within ourselves". We didnt come here for damn philosophy
Exactly, everyone saying we got the perfect ending are only saying that mathematically. Yes they ended where they started, but to be real, it was ALWAYS going to end that way. So how they tied up all the looses ends was literally what kept us interested. Instead, we got a bunch of dead ends and one ending.
to think that 11 years ago I was six booting up Nazi zombies and now 11 years since then i'm 17 and i'm tearing up seeing the end of this remarkable journey.
Thank you to all the zombie youtubers who made their amazing content on this game mode. The hours upon hours of exciting theories made and thrilling gameplay. To helping the community understand the whole storyline. It truly has been one crazy journey that has finally closed. Thanks you for all your hard work
PUTIN'S NEIGHBOR it’s actually not, Treyarch has said multiple times there are hardly any devs working on anything in BO4 compared to months prior. They reused AO and Tag bc guesswhat, they didn’t have a budget. Shit in cutscenes are all slideshow cinematic instead of 3D models like before. It’s so obvious, they don’t have anyone working on the game, so you’re wrong, it isn’t an excuse.
@VOLD GAMER ok one you got it mixed up, the giant was 3d, DER EISENDRACHE was slide show, and like they said it isnt really treyarchs fault and more of activisions, their budget was cut to make them work on cod 2020, and most of the team was moved to blackout or the next cod game, and most of the budget was spent on blackout, activisions call not theirs, hence why they had to reuse assets because they simpily did not have thw budget.... but one thing, i dont think the chaos story should have existed in this game, since what they did have was spent on that, i feel like we should have had aether only in this game and chaos in the next, so that way aether could end and then we could start fresh in the next game with chaos, i do feel like having us start fresh with a new story and concluding an 11 year story we've been following in the same game was not a good call
PUTIN'S NEIGHBOR You don’t understand how much time and effort goes into CGI. They had 5 graphics members, designing the maps, and the cutscenes, you try doing it. Blame Actionvision if you’re gonna blame anyone.
To think this all started with a reused building from Little Resistance way back when. Been here from the start and I’m here to see it end. Thanks for the memories guys, loved playing with everyone of you (Anyone else here an old timer like me?)
I love bo4 zombies so much, I’ll never forget this game, I know this comment will get a bunch of hate because this community is toxic, but thank you, thanks to everyone that was positive thick and thin, I love all of you, thank you for such a great year of zombies treyarch
I think there should be a petition to redo this map, and that we travel to the Great War with Pablo and have a Monty bossifght and have a cgi cutscene. What do you think Milo? @MrRoflWaffles
arcs We would be going to the Great War to fight Dr. Monty as a boss fight, so when Pablo goes to the Great War our characters travel with him, but not victis. Instead Primis and Ultimis. Then they have to do another small Easter egg there and then they go into the boss fight with Monty
“Worlds...Wars...Souls all torn asunder by the journeys out madnesss has brought it is only now now that I understand the path of bloodshed and sacrifice that lays ahead. And how such knowledge must have gnawed and clawed at the Germans mind. I pity him. From this day on it is my burden to bare. I know what must be done and who must do it. May they all have mercy on my soul” shit he really knew what had to be done. Damn Nikolai...Damn
Damn. I can’t believe I’m letting go of my childhood. Let alone the best zombies crew. I feel like most people grew up just knowing Dempsey Nikolai takeo and Richthofen.
Wow. First time seeing any of this. Wow. I just can't even think of something to say, this is crazy. What a wrap for the storyline. All the years, this is just flawless story telling. What a legendary crew and community
This is one, if not the only set of games that gave all of us happiness. Gave us what we wanted. Kept the story going like we cherished in our childhoods. Best of emotions throughout this entire series. Not just zombies. But no other game would bring out this emotion in so many people
Oof...look how exciting the beginning of BO4 Zombies wa,and how dry the ending turned out to be...man...even so,it HAS been a wild ride. Zombies Forever man!
it really hit me when richthofen in alcatraz got left there and it’s scary to be left alone for eternity or at least i think he did and his friends/brothers left him 😢😭😭😭
I don’t believe this is the end after so long . There MUST be one last battle coming because so much more needs explaining I’ve followed zombies since world at war and I’ll miss it ☹️
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It's been a hellofa ride, folks.
MrRoflWaffles Yelp, it surely has been Milo.
MrRoflWaffles Hellofa ride indeed
MrRoflWaffles u should do all cinematics
MrRoflWaffles I want someone to make a WaW-BO4 Aether Cinematic Movie
is the zombies done will there will out be zombies in black ops5???
"I think I'd like to teach, medicine, maybe pathology" is honestly just as heart breaking as " I was the nicest one and you wont even remember" when you know that he didnt even know he was about to die
that was great war Richtofen right so shouldn't he have known they had to die to fix the universe
@@spiral2899 the kronorium's contents change dependent on the reader so he would have seen that he had to give the kronorium to nikolai but it most likely would have ended there for him and he couldn't see past it
Why did he have to die? I forgot the reasoning behind it
@@Slimedude99 His blood was special from the amount of times the timeline has been reset and how much he's travelled around the multiverse compared to the crew. The maxis radios on Blood of the dead explain better. So look at those for more clarity
Like Dr.Monty said he wouldn't. Which means Monty would have been aware of Richthofen being killed too power the machine, ultimately leading to EVERYTHING'S demise.
The cycle was essentially broken because 'Nicholai' killed everyone. Not because we got too waste Monty or the Shadow Man. But because 'Nicholai' bottle poisoned HIS BOYS FROM CHILDHOOD, Primus AND Ultimus.
FUCK THAT!!! Maybe I was never a true aether fan, but no... the Primus and Ultimus I knew would have found another way.
The ending gives a new meaning to one of Rictofen's lines.
When I died, I felt nothing.
When Dempsey died, I felt something. When Takeo died, I knew I had to try to save them. Rictofen knew that to end the madness they had to dissappear, but he didn't want his friends to die and disappear, so he tried to save them all, again and again, desperately in the never ending cycle. And so Nikolai took the lead and decided that they suffered enough and that everything must be stopped. The truth Rictofen could no longer face.
Chris Noser damn 😢
Richtofen was like “I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it” and just hands the Kronorium to Nikolai since he knows that he won’t hesitate to take his friends lives, including his own
pain.
K
Well explained
I cried during the tag cutscene “you were my friends” gets me everytime
NovaGaming_ the one that got me was ultimis Dempsey quotes
I’m heartbroken it’s so sad
Wordddd, I got so upset 💔💔 this is worse than a heart break
Eh, I thought it was tacky. The whole cutscene and ending is sub par and they didn't put any effort into the maps for the aether story. Just copy and paste garbage.
The ending was shit serious I mean I would like it a TINY bit if they made him say " you guys weren't my allies, you guys weren't my friends, you were my brothers".
Aether story: ends
Zombies youtubers: *chuckles I’m in danger
They still got fan made maps
Wrath Fire so the ending to zombies was just a big slap in the face to fans saying we are not done yet the ending is not actually the end
I see them retconning like origins , no one likes this new ending
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Zombies should never end. I love it too much lol. I'm really good at it too. Terrible at multiplayer XD
Rest in peace call of duty zombies. Rest in peace my childhood
Steve Reyes zombies isn’t over it’s only Aether
@@Vast_V That's what most people mean
Rimsy because anyone growing up with zombies knows Dempsey Nikolai takeo and Richthofen
Rimsy wait so zombies isn’t over
gold fish gamer there is still an achievement called find the secret that no one has got and there is a secret boss fight type room watch mr Dalek video it takes u to the sea and mars is in the background with a boat it’s cool watch his vid
BotD: *death and tragedy*
Classified: *they groovin*
General Kenobi LOL
People needed thay pick-me-up after being bummed out by BotD. Well played, Treyarch
Hello There
Fits with their respective crews
It’s been nice being with you for many years Milo. It seems like I was actually there with you. With ups and downs. With success and failures, thank you Milo for making zombies a truly great experience.
It’s been an honor killing zombies and pack-a-punching guns with you guys
Thor is looking for you
The Røgue don’t tell him where I am
and getting happy when u get the ray gun then die later on and plane on the zombies
I remember the days when we were all scared to play by ourselves so we played dead ops arcade instead
This made me tear up 🤣 this is soo accuratr
So true
justROB I remember that I was scared to play mob of the dead it got worse when I was scared to even get pass round 4
Conveniently playing shadows of evil the first time I died on exactly round 4
External shame
69th like B)
When we were young: Everybody gansta, until the zombies start doing the classic "run scream"
It's crazy seeing the blood cutscenes after watching these recent low budget stop motion animation
Lorizzy 01 yupp
Well thank god we got cutscenes in those "beautiful“ chaos maps because that’s what we fucking need -.-
Sir.Crocodile yea I think those should have been less focused on or they could have made the story better and worth the cutscenes
Actually, it is Activision who we must blame, they botched Treyarch plans when they told them to develop COD 2020, Treyarch had to take half the developing BO4 team to the new COD, so yeah, their ambition fucked our 11 year long story.
Activison is horrible. They’re the one that took away the zombie budget
Man I kinda wish we saw the characters living the life they wanted in the ending cutscene imagine seeing nikolai die next to his wife, takeo with his children, richtofen opening up his own morgue, Dempsey being a DI etc..
That's what should've happened
...yeah i don't know if i should be happy or horrified about richtofen opening up his own morgue
@@jakman8515 lmao I thought the same
I feel so bad for victis, they did so much and were promised so much but ended up dead. You can hear the worry in his voice, the trust fading away, his whole "destiny", was just death. I, was a fan of victis, it makes me remember of the bo2 days.
They’re not dead and will come back
@@Deathmare235 This was from a year ago, we had no idea at that time.
@@thecrazyrcxd i find it stupid everyone thought zombies was over lol it's not the first time it seemed like an end, besides it was all bs that the aether story is over cos cold war is also aether
@@shaany78677 Technically, the aether story has ended, the dark aether story is all new with only some characters from the old story, and even then, they have completely changed.
@@thecrazyrcxd it's the same story they're gonna find a way to bring back primis or ultimis wait and see lol
We started off so good...
Its a shame that the zombie department had these isues
Yeah it was really a rough year for zombies
@@forknifecapt.2410 but they did what they could and they smashed it
Sil de Wit really sad about Actionvision forcing them to make BO5 a year early, regardless, all these cutscenes were amazing.
Sil de Wit did they though I feel extremely cheated I payed for a dlc pass to which I expected to have 4 additional maps of similar quality and a complete story not the rushed plot hole bs we got
Derek Esquia Could you point out these plot holes?
Blood of the Dead cutscenes are the best for this game (in terms of the aether storyline), in my opinion.
TheVideomaker2341 ive watched the blood ending at least 5 times and cried at least 5 times😪
i agree. its the ones that is the most detailed.
True it’s the only cutscene to be fully cgi in aether storyline if they had done that with the other maps b04 would take probably no where as near as much hate as it gets now
All the maps were suposed to have cinematic cutscenes like BOTD, but Activision botched Treyarch telling them they had to do COD for 2020 and so Treyarch took half the employees and sources to develop Cod 2020.
Everyone was gangsta till they heard Samantha’s laugh in the zombies lobby sound track from bo2
I still can’t believe we’ve reached the end.
Honestly tho, the ending was so unlikable it doesn't even wanna make you believe it
@@Slimedude99 it's actually a very beautiful spiritual meaning if you look deep enough
:'(
@@numberjuan4947 Honestly, I think the ending would've felt better if they didn't hype the great war so much and Dr Monty as the main antagonist of the game. There is also many things not explored either such as Richtofen acting strange in AO. Knowing this makes me feel like I'm let down which is why I guess I don't like the ending
Yoshidakid could you explain?
This is one thing we will never forget, all the Easter eggs and how satisfying it was to find the next piece of the puzzle. Never thought it would end this way...
I've been playing zombies for as long as I can remember... I started in bo1 and even though its been a bumpy ride this whole way through, I wouldn't give it up for the world. Thank you Treyarch for putting genuine thought into the zombies game mode and not making it some throw-away side option
Got tears currently whilst watching this. I’ve played Tag der Toten for the 6th time since launch and activated the EE song of the map every time and I had memories of older maps and experiences from days, months and years back just come rushing down like a wild waterfall with no control and suffice it to say I had uncontrollable tears rushing down whilst slaying the endless hordes and hearing ridiculous and funny character quotes. Every little detail every little cipher every little Easter egg every map Treyarch has made for the Aether story I’m truly thankful for as well as every video from my various favourite content creators that made life a little bit less mundane. Thank you all for this, I’ll never forget it and I’ll honour every map by playing them over and over again, from start to finish. Thank you my comrades, I salute you all.
I got introduced to zombies during 2013 , it took time for me to understand the story line , I got attached to the story and characters.
It really breaks my heart to see how a beautiful adventure comes to an end .
I had lots of fun during black ops 3 and 4 , but these memories are always going to be with me where ever I go.
damn. all the memories. all the laughs. all the “zombies is dead”. and now it truly is. rip cod zombies.
So Nikolai heard Sam’s speech at the end of Alpha Omega and just said “Well yeah but not exactly” to himself.
Sam: We're going to vwar, Eddie!
Nikolai: Sike, little girl, you thought...!
Activision cut more of the dev team on zombies, there was going to be a different ending/new map. But because of fucking Activision, the zombies dev team were stuck to build a mansion with a few wood planks and some glue
I remember when you did this for Bo3. Wow it’s really come full circle. It’s been a honor boys.
I miss the cgi cutscenes. As the story reached towards the end. The quality went drastically down as we all know it.
TheVideomaker2341 yea but let’s look back with happiness the story ended after all.
Bruh, Why do you think they have been recycling maps? Activision and Treyarch Philosophy. Shit story, reused assets, people need to stop glorifying their shitty work.
@@Windpupper well if people liked it even if you thought it was shitty, then is there really anything wrong with that?
Devistator66 equally, just because someone liked it, doesn’t excuse how much of a lazy mess it was
Marksman What did you want? The Rev ending? A continuous cycle? Never ending? If you’ve ever read a few books, you’ll realise most stories end where they start. This closes off all loose ends. New maps meant new stories, new threads. The real ending, breaking the cycle, is satisfying for anyone who has invested time into understanding the storyline. Casuals won’t like it because it’s calm, it’s simple, however anyone with any connection to these characters will love it, and finally have satisfaction in knowing that our boys are finally at peace with themselves. No more fighting, no more conflict, just peace. If you can’t find satisfaction in that, they you’ve not invested enough time into the storyline. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Any part that involved Nikolai during the ending cutscene was just a hard hitter of emotions.
Cuz thats what americans do we win
Ultimis Dempsi: oo-rah
oo-rah
oo-rah
oo-rah
Oo-Rahh
31:18 that scene, with every one of them gathered around, with the music, it makes me shed a tear, and that ain't a joke. June 11th, 2009, was the first time we saw these weird, but likeable new characters, and it would not be the last. And hell, who would have thought that a little map like Nacht der untoten would kick of one of the greatest ever side modes in gaming history? It's been fun.
Maxis: He knows what you’re doing!
Monty: *Doesn’t do or say anything to stop it*
Okay, here’s a theory. In radios, Richthofen talked to Pablo and Monty about breaking the cycle. Maxis will have been apart of the fracture, so it would make more sense for Monty to simply keep Maxis alive, therefore continuing the cycle, as there’s still a fracture. I feel like while talking to Richthofen, Monty realised it wasn’t worth it, just like post Rev Richthofen in Blood. I think Monty knew they were breaking the cycle, and was okay with it. That’s why we don’t see Monty. Just a theory, but it’s the only thing that makes sense. Treyarch wouldn’t leave any leaf unturned.
arcs they left lots of leafs unturned especially the fact that zombies were in BOTD even after the spirits were freed
Congrats on everything not just you rofl but the zombies community and story, I haven’t seen even movies or tv shows that have this deep of a story such depth, what we were given in our life was a gift and we will have it forever as a memory to behold
I still think that BO3 should’ve been the ending of the storyline. It was way better than BO4, in my opinion.
BO4 zombies died with Edward in BOTD.
PUTIN'S NEIGHBOR lol sad but true
They both sucked. Almost as bad as Game of Thrones ending.
Technically every black ops game has an "ending". Some a bit more cliff hanger-y, but moon could be seen as the true ending if you think about it. Or buried even, then origins was more of a set up for BO3 I guess
Marksman The two worst disappointments in 2019. I don’t understand why things start off great and end so terribly.
Dont be sad that it's over, be happy because it happened
NWOchaos that’s impossible to do when you know that you’ll never be playing as these characters ever again plus i was expecting a happy ending for all of them but nope lmfao it was the complete opposite
@@dadpolli3519
It was a happy ending.
Ypu still have 5games where you can play as these chars.
@@dadpolli3519 technically you could view it as a happy ending, in a radio richtofen says the agarthan device acts like a genie in a bottle, so when nikolai asks what they want to do now that it's all over the agarthan device may have granted their wishes and sent them to an uncorrupted dimension to live out their fantasy lives
shitty quote
For some reason I can watch all cutscenes, but not the last one, it just makes me tear up even tho a lot of people say it’s bad , I don’t think I’ll ever forget the years of zombies
Just like richtofen I wanted to keep going.
Started this when I was only 11, 10 years I've loved and played on enjoying the storyline more and more, I hold this game/story close its a childhood memory I'll have that no game will come close too, the music the voices everything just perfect.
I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t like the ending. It wasn’t the best ending but, it was the right ending.
Speaking as a casual fan, I wanted a war! I wanted a fight with Monty/Shadow Man/Keepers/Apothicons! I wanted victors... If this was the end, it should've been the Smash Ultimate of Zombies, everyone there, every weapon imaginable, most 115 made enemies, the works! Victis doing fetch quests for a morning, only for everyone to be wiped out of existence and parentless children walking into the nothingness... yeah, pretty underwhelming for a series that's been so combat oriented. But I digress, it WAS the most appropriate ending, whether everyone excepts it, or not.
@@edwiniseman4 you make a fair point...but all good story's must come to an end. Not every story line character lives happily ever after...nikolia made them make the ultimate sacrifice...for the better of man kind. So he could die with his wife..so they could return to their family's
@@edwiniseman4 should’ve done the Great War as a flashback definitely would’ve been better than alpha omega
Blood of the dead aaahhh the good old days when CGI was used in zombies
Cant believe I agree with the statement blood did something good
@@The-Big-Boss without a doubt
“Let me think about it, but wherever I go, you know I will be kicking ass” that’s a good fucking quote
17:33 pinpoints the exact moment treyarch lost its budget
“Do not speak so lightly of hell” - Takeo 2018 😢
Richtofen's death still brings tears to my eye's.
Stu calls the Richtofen in his head "the nicest guy in the universe" so is "dead" Blood Richtofen the one talking to him????!!
Yes
Quotes that the Tag Der Toten ending cutscene kicked to the curb and made completely pointless...
(classified ending cutscene) Nikolai- "Now we must go, quick there is a war to fight" Tank Dempsey- "A war? What kind of war?" Nikolai- " A war unlike anything you've ever seen"
(!Alpha Omega ending cutscene) Maxis- "He know's what you're doing!" Takeo- "Who know's? Who does he speak of?! Nikolai- "Dr. Monty" Tank Dempsey- "What's happening Nikolai?"
(Alpha Omega ending cutscene) Samantha- "We're going to fight the war Eddie, the GREAT WAR! then we're going back to the house to kill him and burn it all to the ground! Argartha, the aether, the infinite, everything!"
(Tag Der Toten intro cutscene) Nikolai- "The madness is nearly over child, but one thing remains, the one who perpetuates this madness, he must be... I wish I did not have to ask this of you but, only you can do it."
The ending cutscene of Tag Der Toten seems to me like it's not even part of the same storyline that was leading up to it, or at least like if it ignores some of the major plot lines.
I thought dlc4 was supposed to be the great war
@@kingki1919 Exactly! Every aspect of the last few maps were pointing to some sort of big battle, even if it wasn't the "great war" which would have been awesome!
Ike Films I think Nikolai knew what he was doing tbh, I think the great war he was referencing was the war within the characters themselves. I might just be a metaphorical guy but while I think the great war would have been cool, I don’t think storyline wise it would have made that much sense
@@alex-wn2cb I agree with you on the great war map, but there definitely should have been some kind of battle, where at least Dr Monty shows up to try and stop what they're doing, considering Maxis made a big deal about him finding out about what they were planning, and as they made it very clear in Tag that Dr. Monty just wants to live. So him not showing up to try and stop them from erasing everything just seems weak in my opinion. And what was that one thing Nikolai told Sam she could only do? Kill him? That's just messed up to have a little girl do that instead of him just shooting him self.
Ike Films I think having a kid killing him just makes it more emotional, having to put a child through all that. I also think Monty wanted to break the cycle, he came to the same realisation as Richthofen, the paradox must be resolved. That’s why he killed Maxis, to cut off another fracture, because in theory, keeping Maxis alive would keep him alive, along with the multiverse. I feel like they could have ended it a million ways, but it’s hard to end a story that was never meant to end. Personally, I think they closed off all holes, all gaps. I’m really happy with the way it ended, even if it wasn’t as action packed as previous maps, I personally just liked seeing Ultimis and Primis happy for once. Finally at peace with themselves.
It would be awesome if you did this every cutscene in the entire storyline. In the right order. That would be sick
Thanks for the cinematic reminder that Treyarch knows how to build up hype for a Monty encounter and Great War map just for it to be shit on by Activision.
I just cant believe Nicholai when he says “you all were my friends” when he willingly turned his back on a bleeding out Richthofen.
This is so sad, Alexa play “MrTLexify Tombstone Remix”
Rest in pieces
@@jack_mackay you're bleeding out
NoahJ456 wants to know your location
“The madness is almost over child. The one who perpetuates this madness, he must be...”, in BO5 maybe the transit crew and Samantha team up to finish one last thing? Plus isn’t there a radio where Stu is complaining how dark everything is and that Richthofen isn’t answering back? So maybe they survived the ending when it all turned black
Plus Nikolai encouraged the crew to go towards the device that fell out of the sky at the end of Tag Easter egg; why would he do that if he knew it didn’t matter? Because it’s not over, not yet
I think u are right
So you're saying he's talking in the dark aether? Lol what?
Victis are defenitely dead, destroying the key made all the universes collapse... When stulinger says everything is black its a metaphoric way to say that they don't have a voice to guide them anymore
If what Nikolai said is true about returning into their normal lives, then the heroes including Victis will be reborn in this universe. My issue with this is Ultimus and Primis basically being the same character. Primis Richtofen wouldn't need to be reborn as he's already with Samantha as Eddie which is his innocent self he went out of his way to get.
It’s crazy how high quality the cutscenes were in BOTD, then you get to AO and TDT, and we have animated, cheap cutscenes - within a matter of months.
Yet fairly decent sized maps people only point out negatives not the good stuff
fr i aint even played this game for like 6 months
Same the Gameplay was too bad but the story keeped me interested
after watching all of the cut scenes the way they ended it made absolutely no sense. it should have for sure been a great war map. they hyped him up so much didn't even mention Dr. Monty in the map or the final cut scene hardly at all.
It was going to have a different ending. But due to Activision cutting budget and sledgehammer getting out the 3 year cycle. They were rushed and had to make the next cod
A long time ago I started making jokes of them all going to die at the end.
But that won't happen... right.
GA5_ MA5K I wish they didn’t
If you think about it, the aether maps are basically Zombies Chronicles 2. For the most part...
It would have been even more fire if the transit characters were given a chance to answer the question in the ending
Watching the end and playing the last map feels even worse once you rewatch BoTD ending, that's a true masterpiece ending right there. That slideshow we got is nothing compared to it.
Cutting those onions again I promised myself not to do this. I found the BOTD ending more impactful than any other cutscene
This is it. After so many years, it all has come to an end. As I did not play BO4 and did not care about it for a long time because it looked like a CoD-Fortnite-hybride, I never realized that the Aether-storyline was being continued in this game.
Just hours ago I learned, that this game even concluded the storyline. And after watching this compilation, I really do not know what to think.
On one side, it is really sad to think about how all our beloved characters had to die and that after all we've been through... the hundreds of hours for easter-eggs and what not... they have all been in vain. All of it has been banished to the Dark Aether, nobody will remember anything.
But on the other side, I think that after all the convolution we got in the past installments (time travel, alternate dimensions, aliens...), this rather abrupt ending was the only way we as a community would accept it as final.
Now, just as our beloved casts, we can finally find peace.
So, thank you so much for this compilation, MrRoflWaffles! And thank you to this great community for making Treyarch Zombies to the treasure it is today!
My man Primis Nikolai really stepped it up this game and didn’t even make the thumbnail :(
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Aqua Soul “Worlds...Wars...Souls all torn asunder by the journeys out madnesss has brought it is only now now that I understand the path of bloodshed and sacrifice that lays ahead. And how such knowledge must have gnawed and clawed at the Germans mind. I pity him. From this day on it is my burden to bare. I know what must be done and who must do it. May they all have mercy on my soul”
@@UnsweetTea that shit started making sense after the finale, but holy fuck it hits hard. I prefer Primis Richtofen over Nikolai but ooooh man these last 2 maps helped Nikolai develop as a character. He used to be so boring, and i though he was a weak leader. But then i saw this video and it changed my mind.
Juampito gemplei whether or not you like him, he was extremely important to this game which can’t be denied
LOOK HOW THEY MASSACRED MY BOY
It's been...different. Thanks for everything Treyarch, Milo, and zombies fans.
You remember seeing 17:24 and thinking yes were going to fifht the great war. The ending is going to be so badass. Then we get "I the greatest war is within ourselves". We didnt come here for damn philosophy
Exactly, everyone saying we got the perfect ending are only saying that mathematically. Yes they ended where they started, but to be real, it was ALWAYS going to end that way. So how they tied up all the looses ends was literally what kept us interested. Instead, we got a bunch of dead ends and one ending.
Feels like just yesterday I was foaming at the mouth for Blood of the Dead
This first cutscene is amazing
to think that 11 years ago I was six booting up Nazi zombies and now 11 years since then i'm 17 and i'm tearing up seeing the end of this remarkable journey.
Well that was depressing I know it's a video game but man have they been through a lot. There almost real at this point in time
Everybody gansta till they plaing solos at 3 am
I love when tak and richtofen swear in their native language lol
Thank you to all the zombie youtubers who made their amazing content on this game mode. The hours upon hours of exciting theories made and thrilling gameplay. To helping the community understand the whole storyline. It truly has been one crazy journey that has finally closed. Thanks you for all your hard work
You can really see the quality step down
Sad
Jude Woodvale because they didn’t have the resources they used to have because now they have the make the cod after MW
Just Yoshi Poor excuse
PUTIN'S NEIGHBOR it’s actually not, Treyarch has said multiple times there are hardly any devs working on anything in BO4 compared to months prior. They reused AO and Tag bc guesswhat, they didn’t have a budget. Shit in cutscenes are all slideshow cinematic instead of 3D models like before. It’s so obvious, they don’t have anyone working on the game, so you’re wrong, it isn’t an excuse.
@VOLD GAMER ok one you got it mixed up, the giant was 3d, DER EISENDRACHE was slide show, and like they said it isnt really treyarchs fault and more of activisions, their budget was cut to make them work on cod 2020, and most of the team was moved to blackout or the next cod game, and most of the budget was spent on blackout, activisions call not theirs, hence why they had to reuse assets because they simpily did not have thw budget.... but one thing, i dont think the chaos story should have existed in this game, since what they did have was spent on that, i feel like we should have had aether only in this game and chaos in the next, so that way aether could end and then we could start fresh in the next game with chaos, i do feel like having us start fresh with a new story and concluding an 11 year story we've been following in the same game was not a good call
PUTIN'S NEIGHBOR You don’t understand how much time and effort goes into CGI. They had 5 graphics members, designing the maps, and the cutscenes, you try doing it. Blame Actionvision if you’re gonna blame anyone.
To think this all started with a reused building from Little Resistance way back when.
Been here from the start and I’m here to see it end. Thanks for the memories guys, loved playing with everyone of you
(Anyone else here an old timer like me?)
I love bo4 zombies so much, I’ll never forget this game, I know this comment will get a bunch of hate because this community is toxic, but thank you, thanks to everyone that was positive thick and thin, I love all of you, thank you for such a great year of zombies treyarch
Bo3 was better
dante tonini rodriguez I don’t care :3
acktually aintaddingup toxic :3
The black ops 1 zombies main menu... such nostalgia
Also remember forever
Crazy we thought they were passed out drunk only to realize they were dead already smh
Zombies story line: *ends*
Us: say sike right now
I think there should be a petition to redo this map, and that we travel to the Great War with Pablo and have a Monty bossifght and have a cgi cutscene. What do you think Milo? @MrRoflWaffles
Dr.C yes
Are you going to fund it? And why would we go to the great war?
arcs We would be going to the Great War to fight Dr. Monty as a boss fight, so when Pablo goes to the Great War our characters travel with him, but not victis. Instead Primis and Ultimis. Then they have to do another small Easter egg there and then they go into the boss fight with Monty
Dr.C and the cycle somehow restarts woot woot
SyCausTik it doesn’t have to, me and a lot of other people just would have much preferred the ending I described
“Worlds...Wars...Souls all torn asunder by the journeys out madnesss has brought it is only now now that I understand the path of bloodshed and sacrifice that lays ahead. And how such knowledge must have gnawed and clawed at the Germans mind. I pity him. From this day on it is my burden to bare. I know what must be done and who must do it. May they all have mercy on my soul” shit he really knew what had to be done. Damn Nikolai...Damn
Damn. I can’t believe I’m letting go of my childhood. Let alone the best zombies crew. I feel like most people grew up just knowing Dempsey Nikolai takeo and Richthofen.
We couldn’t have Finished this journey without you💜
Stumbling in total darkness is what Sam and Eddie did, it was part of the plan Nikolai... nice parallelism there
Wow. First time seeing any of this.
Wow. I just can't even think of something to say, this is crazy.
What a wrap for the storyline. All the years, this is just flawless story telling. What a legendary crew and community
that first blood cutscene means so much more now
This is one, if not the only set of games that gave all of us happiness. Gave us what we wanted. Kept the story going like we cherished in our childhoods. Best of emotions throughout this entire series. Not just zombies. But no other game would bring out this emotion in so many people
Rest In peace my childhood, this is worse than a heart break 💔💔😭
Oof...look how exciting the beginning of BO4 Zombies wa,and how dry the ending turned out to be...man...even so,it HAS been a wild ride. Zombies Forever man!
it really hit me when richthofen in alcatraz got left there and it’s scary to be left alone for eternity or at least i think he did and his friends/brothers left him 😢😭😭😭
Gavyn DeO didn’t he die?
Nickoli was such a good character and him saying that they were his friends was incredible
Damn they need to make a movie about these guys 😭
at this point call of duty zombies should have bachelor's degree
"How the hell did you get back in your body, doc?"
Does it really matter
Because they all die at the end
GA5_ MA5K I see what you did there
@@ga5_ma5k32 but no one's ever really gone
@@ErikOlsvold
Ok everyone but the two kids
Who probably got teleported to the moon
And died
0:00 - 17:30 actuall cutscenes
I wonder now what is treyarch gonna do next and the zombies team as well besides chaos story
Chaos
f*ck chaos story no one cares about it
That ending gave me chills man I’m gonna miss this so much that was my childhood
Blood was heat with all the cutscenes during the egg and everything remake for sure but it had care 100%
The sad botd cutscene straight to the saxophone in classified
The sad part is they spent all the good animation on the chaos storyline 🤮
Good everything imo
Thank you for all of the cutscenes! ✨
I don’t believe this is the end after so long . There MUST be one last battle coming because so much more needs explaining I’ve followed zombies since world at war and I’ll miss it ☹️
The “were ever I go you know I’ll be kickin ass hit me hard”
I want a GOOD zombies show, like a actual one with good budget and everything
That just killed 40 minutes of my Work day. Thank you so much 😉