Hacker is the kind of commander you want. Knows when to bend the rules, do things quiet and when to punch the enemy square in the face with everything you've got. Trusts his subordinates, reassures and inspires them when they need it. Stand fast. Stand strong. Stand together.
I loved him even more when the Shadow Broker's terminal lets you see one e-mail sent to Hackett (Mass Effect 2, LotSB) and his response. Basically, an Alliance Major asks Hackett for permission to capture and interrogate Shepard for his/her allegiance with Cerberus. The Major writes in an extensive and respectful manner, but that's the message: "let me kidnap Shep" Hackett's response? "Request denied"
Honestly, Hackett is probably one of the best characters in the game. Throughout the entire series, a running theme is how Shepard's superiors constantly fuck him over, stonewall him, undermine him, or otherwise hinder his ability to get his job done. Both the Council and Ambassador/Councillor Udina are often times as much of a problem for Shepard as the Reapers. Admiral Anderson tries to support you where he can but his hands are usually tied, either by his rank as a simple Captain in the Alliance or by the rest of the Council. But Hackett is someone who has the rank and power to help you and who consistently helps you. Hackett clearly respects Shepard immensely and he respects Shepard's judgment. He's willing to listen to and follow Shepard's advice and suggestions and he's constantly ready to help Shepard however he can. But at the same time, even when he has his doubts, while he makes those doubts clear, he doesn't get in Shepard's way. Even if Shepard's gut instincts don't always play out as expected, he's willing to let stuff slide because he knows Shepard is only human. Hackett is a true leader. He doesn't give a shit about rank or protocol, he cares about experience.
If you read his Codex entry, he started out as enlisted and is one of only a few people to go from enlisted to Fleet Admiral. He knows like what it’s like to be in the trenches and understands the thinking of the those that lead men and women in those trenches.
Another great thing about Hackett is if you read his files on the shadow brokers ship. He refuses the alliance to arrest Shepard for working with Cerberus.
@enCODed3 join the club. Destroying that relay Shepard halted an early Reaper invasion and wiped 300'000 terrorists off the face of the galaxy. If Shepard survived ME3 I'd say that in itself is worthy of a promotion :-)
Most of the population (2/3) was enslaved and working in the mines. And planet was barely habitable to begin with, so working conditions were definitely horrible. Shepard just ended their suffering.
Admiral Hackett: Shepard I need you to go on a top secret mission to rescue an old friend of mine who’s a prisoner in Batarian Space Shepard: Sure no problem *SHEPARD* *WIPES* *OUT* *ENTIRE* *STAR* *SYSTEM* Admiral Hackett: Dude wtf?!?
Meanwhile Shepard is singing: Let's wipe out any lifeform that seems to be a threat We'll serve 'em up a genocide they never will forget 'Cause if we miss a couple, they'll breed a couple more And soon we'll all be hating twice as many as before
There is a dossier on Hackett in the Shadow Broker files about how some Alliance officer wanted to detain Shepard and ask him about Cerberus during ME2. The officer asks Hackett for permission and says it won’t take more than a few months, Hackett outright denies the request.
What i find hilarious is this officer writes this massive proposal on the how and why spanning about a page and Hackett replies with just 'Request denied'
@Waifu Wielder Plus Hacket saw and knew Reapers existed. Unlike Council he was aware of the danger and wanted to study further. Its his instincts to make Liara work on Mars to get prothean crucible blueprints.
It's amazing to me that Admiral Hackett never appears physically in ME1. You only ever hear his voice during certain cutscenes or when he's giving you assignments. Not even after his role in the fight against Sovereign does he appear in person. But in a way that is actually a show of evolution to his character since in ME2 and especially in ME3 he significantly grows in importance to the narrative. You see him more as he becomes more important to the storyline.
Jacket is the kind of leader you can trust with anything. He’s got his opinions, but he doesn’t judge you. No matter what you do. He believes in you. I love that trust between him and Shepard. How Shepard is so loyal and willing to do whatever Hackett asked of him. Amazing character. Love this guy.
Hackett was always the kinda Boss to me who I always expected to turn against the others in the end of the game, just like Lance Henriksens other character Gen. Shepard did in MW 2.
After MW2 I played Mass Effect and I was preped for a Renegade intreruption that makes me kill Hackett. Turns out Hackett is much cooler then General Shepherd. Good thing killing him isn't possible.
But i agree. Hackett beeing a total badass starts on ME1. Is communicating on a radio so different from a hologram?? (we only meet him in person a couple times) Nice compilation anyways. Hackett is one of my favorite characters of the trilogy
I always laughed whenever he'd say "Hackett Out", because his voice sounds like it's coming from somebody who's smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 30 years; literally sounds like he's hacking something up and out of his throat ("HACK IT OUT").
It'd be funny if, in 3, if you have rhe highest readiness possible and ask him about how prepared we are he just awkwardly scratches the back of the neck and goes. "Well, we're killing reaper capital ships every other minute actually... We're just sorta, waiting on you to figure out what the catalyst is, Shepard. Hell, we might not even need the Crucible at this rate."
I hoped that you included all possible dialogues of Admiral Hackett and not just those that you played in one playthrough. I left the Rachni queen to die and I had a different dialogue. You saved the rachni queen so you had a different dialogue. In any case, glad to hear Lance Henriksen's voice again.
Shepard: "If I may Admiral, I have a personal question" Hackett: "Speak freely, Commander" Shepard: "You free tonight Babe? We''ll Bang , ok?" Hackett: "Ugh... Hackett out"
I'm so glad he got an actual body, man. I'm replaying ME1 over a decade later through Legendary Edition and fucking CONFUSED at why Hackett is only talking to my Shepard off screen 🤣
First face to face briefing is Hackett sending Shepard to be unfortunately indoctrinated. However when the option of control is brought up at 15:35, he gives sound advice”Dead reapers is how we win this”
@@chrisknight880 honestly considering how involved the illusive man and the rest of Cerberus were with reaper tech (and the fact the illusive man had reaper tech forcefully implemented into him some time prior to his appearance to me2) I wouldn't be surprised if him and a good portion of Cerberus were already in the beginning stages of indoctrination and slowly over the course of the 2nd game into the events of the third game they were being manipulated into essentially fighting everyone in the galaxy and indirectly sparing the reapers in the meantime until it was too late It was almost as if they were intended to become the new version of the collectors, being their own entity separate from the reapers but still be a pawn and construct new editions to reaper forces
Well, hearing from admiral about Shepard's mom makes me feel Shep like normal living being, not just a hero from posters or a lone galactic badass Feel the same?
@@journey95far49 True but he's still in the game, he's even in the opening monologue and has always been there for Shepard. Besides, the more Lance Henriksen the better.
I can tell by the blue suns leader not being Zaeed in this video that either one of three things happened, he was never recruited, he didn't kill Darner during his loyalty mission or he perished in the suicide mission in that particular run of ME2.
blah blah reference to real historic events. *snore* the americans were also not "forced" to actually fire the two bombs. As far as I learned Japan had already surrendered / lost. But they wanted to see the effect of their new invention. Of course history lessons in the US don't teach it that way. This whole dumb comment in a game can open a whole debate on real life politics. That's why I dislike it.
Bla Blabla Japan hadn’t surrendered yet. They refused the allied demand of an unconditional surrender. You are correct in the statement Japan had already lost though. Their navy was completely shattered with only a handful of capital ships left. However they were completely out of fuel and experienced crews. The island hopping campaign and unrestricted submarine warfare cut off the raw materials Japan needed to survive. Even with all this they still wouldn’t surrender. An invasion of the home islands would have been extremely bloody for both sides with projected allies casualties in the millions. The atomic bomb was used to prevent more lives from being lost. And it still took two of them. The Japanese had no chance but I respect their will to fight on against overwhelming odds.
Nuke #1: Japan doesn’t surrender. Nuke #2: Japanese officers try to depose their emperor, who later surrenders. Japan surrendered before getting nuked, but was still fighting after the first nuke?
@@blablabla9401 They also say shit like "we won ww2" or "we never lost the Vietnam war". Americans will squirm and writhe every time reality does not adhere to their delusions of grandeur.
Hackett's dialogue is the most skipped in my games. Not because of his character or anything. It's simply too long for me with not additional information. It is quite clear what needs to be done after 20 seconds but then he talks on for at least a few minutes.
It wasn't just a cameo... he gives Shepard a load of Uncharted Worlds side quests. It feels weird that we don't see what Hackett looks like until Mass Effect 2/Arrival.
You know how come they didn't just give Hackett's role to Anderson? The way he talks would have been more appropriate if it was Anderson, even in ME2 he doesn't really do anything Anderson couldn't. If they had of kept the players choice of being the human Councillor it would make more sense with how he knows so much about the galaxy. Im not saying he was a bad character but his role could have easily been given to Anderson just to streamline things.
no , it wouldn't. anderson is a captain in mass effect 1 , and is a councilor in the 2nd. hacket is an admiral , so they are in different positions both politically and military
I guess I am the only one . I’ve never liked Hackett , I know he’s old but he just stands there with his hands behind his back just watching everyone die and acts like he’s god . That’s just my opinion
@@JaycPyro Hackett is the head of the entire Alliance, without him it'd be chaos. Anderson is leading the resistance on Earth, both have vital roles in the war and neither one is more important than the other.
Hacker is the kind of commander you want. Knows when to bend the rules, do things quiet and when to punch the enemy square in the face with everything you've got. Trusts his subordinates, reassures and inspires them when they need it.
Stand fast. Stand strong. Stand together.
I loved him even more when the Shadow Broker's terminal lets you see one e-mail sent to Hackett (Mass Effect 2, LotSB) and his response.
Basically, an Alliance Major asks Hackett for permission to capture and interrogate Shepard for his/her allegiance with Cerberus. The Major writes in an extensive and respectful manner, but that's the message: "let me kidnap Shep"
Hackett's response?
"Request denied"
Hackett out.
I always liked the man. He's at least as important as Shepard in winning the Reaper war. The mf is a paragon of how an Admiral should be
Honestly, Hackett is probably one of the best characters in the game. Throughout the entire series, a running theme is how Shepard's superiors constantly fuck him over, stonewall him, undermine him, or otherwise hinder his ability to get his job done. Both the Council and Ambassador/Councillor Udina are often times as much of a problem for Shepard as the Reapers. Admiral Anderson tries to support you where he can but his hands are usually tied, either by his rank as a simple Captain in the Alliance or by the rest of the Council. But Hackett is someone who has the rank and power to help you and who consistently helps you. Hackett clearly respects Shepard immensely and he respects Shepard's judgment. He's willing to listen to and follow Shepard's advice and suggestions and he's constantly ready to help Shepard however he can. But at the same time, even when he has his doubts, while he makes those doubts clear, he doesn't get in Shepard's way. Even if Shepard's gut instincts don't always play out as expected, he's willing to let stuff slide because he knows Shepard is only human.
Hackett is a true leader. He doesn't give a shit about rank or protocol, he cares about experience.
If you read his Codex entry, he started out as enlisted and is one of only a few people to go from enlisted to Fleet Admiral. He knows like what it’s like to be in the trenches and understands the thinking of the those that lead men and women in those trenches.
@@Cav723 I think I remembered reading this. His rise from Field soldier to Fleet Admiral is a stuff of Legend or something.
Another great thing about Hackett is if you read his files on the shadow brokers ship. He refuses the alliance to arrest Shepard for working with Cerberus.
@@P3891 Allience type long paragraph request.
Hackett: Request denied
@@P3891 Yeah, Hacket had Shepards back from day one quite often at times when no one is around to notice.
Hackett has this aura about him where you just don’t want to disappoint him because he commands so much respect.
i didnt trust him but i was always followed orders 😅
@@johnnymaximum3828I don’t trust someone who doesn’t trust Admiral Hacket.
Hackett: "and without any allies to call on, the batarians are history"
*grins forming on the faces of every colonist Shepard out there*
@enCODed3 join the club. Destroying that relay Shepard halted an early Reaper invasion and wiped 300'000 terrorists off the face of the galaxy. If Shepard survived ME3 I'd say that in itself is worthy of a promotion :-)
Most of the population (2/3) was enslaved and working in the mines. And planet was barely habitable to begin with, so working conditions were definitely horrible. Shepard just ended their suffering.
Admiral Hackett: Shepard I need you to go on a top secret mission to rescue an old friend of mine who’s a prisoner in Batarian Space
Shepard: Sure no problem
*SHEPARD* *WIPES* *OUT* *ENTIRE* *STAR* *SYSTEM*
Admiral Hackett: Dude wtf?!?
Yeah good idea to send some sole survivor who fought with lots of Batarians alone and won to Batarian system. I mean what did they expected lol
Meanwhile Shepard is singing:
Let's wipe out any lifeform that seems to be a threat
We'll serve 'em up a genocide they never will forget
'Cause if we miss a couple, they'll breed a couple more
And soon we'll all be hating twice as many as before
Shepard sees Batarians and instantly starts looking for the big red button to nuke them.
@LuizAlexPhoenix The appropriate response to socialists existing.
Batarian Hegemony: 😨
There is a dossier on Hackett in the Shadow Broker files about how some Alliance officer wanted to detain Shepard and ask him about Cerberus during ME2. The officer asks Hackett for permission and says it won’t take more than a few months, Hackett outright denies the request.
What i find hilarious is this officer writes this massive proposal on the how and why spanning about a page and Hackett replies with just 'Request denied'
Ye hackett replies with “ permission denied “ HACKETT OUT.
@Waifu Wielder Plus Hacket saw and knew Reapers existed. Unlike Council he was aware of the danger and wanted to study further. Its his instincts to make Liara work on Mars to get prothean crucible blueprints.
@@carlzerris6566 then you should go to the university. You will write entire f essay asking professor for something and he will answer "ok"
Lance Henriksen is a legend, is great to have his voice in Mass Effect
He's a sweetheart as well. Met him a couple of years ago at a Con and I'd absolutely do it again. I wanna say he's "an adorable badass" 😎
He and Martin Sheen could have just sleep walk through the performance like many hollywood actors do in video games, but they both gave 100%
I find it amazing how Hackett takes the principles of Sun Tzu to a whole new level. Very good attention to detail in making a competent admiral
Mind explaining some parts?
He was garbage and never conquered outside if Asia, Whites and White Generals are the ones who have conquered the planet multiple times
What a legendary voice.
HACKETT OUT
I can listen to Admiral Hackett all day
It'd be cool to get a book about Hackett's life before the games. Guy's a legend.
It's amazing to me that Admiral Hackett never appears physically in ME1. You only ever hear his voice during certain cutscenes or when he's giving you assignments. Not even after his role in the fight against Sovereign does he appear in person. But in a way that is actually a show of evolution to his character since in ME2 and especially in ME3 he significantly grows in importance to the narrative. You see him more as he becomes more important to the storyline.
48:25 is one of the greatest hackett moments for me. Hes just a boss hanging out in the war room just chilling. With that cool suspense inducing music
Jacket is the kind of leader you can trust with anything. He’s got his opinions, but he doesn’t judge you. No matter what you do. He believes in you. I love that trust between him and Shepard. How Shepard is so loyal and willing to do whatever Hackett asked of him. Amazing character. Love this guy.
Admiral Hackett - Optimus Prime in Mass Effect
*Bishop
Optimus Prime is Peter Cullen.
Always got teary at the end, the end of the better part of a billion years of slaughter.
Brent Luxford for whatever reason I don't like this mission I downloaded it and I do not like the outcome
Shepherd talking to Shepard
Don't forget we have Anderson as Sgt. Foley.
Admiral Hackket like Lord Terrance Hood from Halo both are similar but different from each other.
And anderson is like captain Jacob keyes
I wish Admiral Hackett was my dad.
dadmiral hackett heh
34:57: One reason why I'll always save the Council in ME1.
14:00 And when I find gaps in the armor, I'll hammer them with every _SOLDIER, SHIP, AND _*_BULLET_*_ WE'VE GOT!!!_
Best line in the trilogy imo lol
Hackett was always the kinda Boss to me who I always expected to turn against the others in the end of the game, just like Lance Henriksens other character Gen. Shepard did in MW 2.
After MW2 I played Mass Effect and I was preped for a Renegade intreruption that makes me kill Hackett. Turns out Hackett is much cooler then General Shepherd. Good thing killing him isn't possible.
And captain Anderson is sargent foley in MW2
why not include the audios from me1? although they don't showcase him that much it would be a good addition
He doesn't 'physical' appear in ME1.
But i agree. Hackett beeing a total badass starts on ME1. Is communicating on a radio so different from a hologram?? (we only meet him in person a couple times)
Nice compilation anyways. Hackett is one of my favorite characters of the trilogy
I always laughed whenever he'd say "Hackett Out", because his voice sounds like it's coming from somebody who's smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 30 years; literally sounds like he's hacking something up and out of his throat ("HACK IT OUT").
4:57 always puts a smile on my face.
It'd be funny if, in 3, if you have rhe highest readiness possible and ask him about how prepared we are he just awkwardly scratches the back of the neck and goes.
"Well, we're killing reaper capital ships every other minute actually... We're just sorta, waiting on you to figure out what the catalyst is, Shepard. Hell, we might not even need the Crucible at this rate."
I hoped that you included all possible dialogues of Admiral Hackett and not just those that you played in one playthrough. I left the Rachni queen to die and I had a different dialogue. You saved the rachni queen so you had a different dialogue.
In any case, glad to hear Lance Henriksen's voice again.
Admiral Hackett: Do you have the DSM?
Sgt. Foley, I mean Admiral Anderson what should I answer?
Shepard: We got it sir!
Hackett was a badass
"over 300,000 Batarians died"
"I'm sorry sir, I did the best I could. I would have killed more if I had the chance"
"You don't have to te- wait what"
Shepard: "If I may Admiral, I have a personal question"
Hackett: "Speak freely, Commander"
Shepard: "You free tonight Babe? We''ll Bang , ok?"
Hackett: "Ugh... Hackett out"
35:33 Best thing Hackett ever said
know what ima go buy this game game again
The Legendary Edition is out in three months.... I'm pre-ordering it soon!
@@gundamheavyarms4879 ah another intellectual I see
@@blitzenproductions2846 Hello fellow intellectual!
I'm so glad he got an actual body, man. I'm replaying ME1 over a decade later through Legendary Edition and fucking CONFUSED at why Hackett is only talking to my Shepard off screen 🤣
Thank you!
He protects
He attacks
But most importantly
Hackett out.
everybody gangsta until HEKKIT IN DA HOUSE.
First face to face briefing is Hackett sending Shepard to be unfortunately indoctrinated. However when the option of control is brought up at 15:35, he gives sound advice”Dead reapers is how we win this”
@@chrisknight880 honestly considering how involved the illusive man and the rest of Cerberus were with reaper tech (and the fact the illusive man had reaper tech forcefully implemented into him some time prior to his appearance to me2) I wouldn't be surprised if him and a good portion of Cerberus were already in the beginning stages of indoctrination and slowly over the course of the 2nd game into the events of the third game they were being manipulated into essentially fighting everyone in the galaxy and indirectly sparing the reapers in the meantime until it was too late
It was almost as if they were intended to become the new version of the collectors, being their own entity separate from the reapers but still be a pawn and construct new editions to reaper forces
Indoctrination Theory is a hack's idea of good writing and falls apart the moment you actually examine it.
Hackett looks like Zaeed. Not because of the scars, it's the face shape.
Honestly ME 2 legendary edition stunned me with how much cleaner it looks. Old ME looks like a potato now lol
Wish I could've seen some big ass mac guns roasting reapers though
Like how the Normandy literally throwing a kamehameha at the collector ship in ME2 😄
Well, hearing from admiral about Shepard's mom makes me feel Shep like normal living being, not just a hero from posters or a lone galactic badass
Feel the same?
>trilogy all scenes
Except the first game.
Hackett didn't appear in ME1 (only his voice)
Doesn't make their point any less valid.
@@journey95far49 True but he's still in the game, he's even in the opening monologue and has always been there for Shepard. Besides, the more Lance Henriksen the better.
You forgot about his dailouge in ME 1
17:11 - the epic moment
I can tell by the blue suns leader not being Zaeed in this video that either one of three things happened, he was never recruited, he didn't kill Darner during his loyalty mission or he perished in the suicide mission in that particular run of ME2.
Amazing that the guy used to be guitarist for Genesis.
Hackett and Anderson were the best superior Shepard had, they always supported him and didn’t lose faith in him
Join the fight!
14:40 is my favorite dialogue option
blah blah reference to real historic events.
*snore*
the americans were also not "forced" to actually fire the two bombs. As far as I learned Japan had already surrendered / lost. But they wanted to see the effect of their new invention. Of course history lessons in the US don't teach it that way.
This whole dumb comment in a game can open a whole debate on real life politics.
That's why I dislike it.
Not too interested in the history part just like hacketts voice lol
Bla Blabla Japan hadn’t surrendered yet. They refused the allied demand of an unconditional surrender. You are correct in the statement Japan had already lost though. Their navy was completely shattered with only a handful of capital ships left. However they were completely out of fuel and experienced crews. The island hopping campaign and unrestricted submarine warfare cut off the raw materials Japan needed to survive. Even with all this they still wouldn’t surrender. An invasion of the home islands would have been extremely bloody for both sides with projected allies casualties in the millions. The atomic bomb was used to prevent more lives from being lost. And it still took two of them. The Japanese had no chance but I respect their will to fight on against overwhelming odds.
Nuke #1: Japan doesn’t surrender.
Nuke #2: Japanese officers try to depose their emperor, who later surrenders.
Japan surrendered before getting nuked, but was still fighting after the first nuke?
@@blablabla9401 They also say shit like "we won ww2" or "we never lost the Vietnam war". Americans will squirm and writhe every time reality does not adhere to their delusions of grandeur.
Hackett is voiced by the Jedi Librarian who gives the info in Old Republic right?
Also, the picture on this video is giving me the stink eye.
14:59 "The chance is near zero"
The GOAT
Found a terminal with cash? Just HACKett
I should go
What about his ME1 appearances?
Wished you included all dialogue in ME1
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Hackett's dialogue is the most skipped in my games. Not because of his character or anything. It's simply too long for me with not additional information. It is quite clear what needs to be done after 20 seconds but then he talks on for at least a few minutes.
Never seen this before. I really need to invest in DLCs lol
Kinda late for that.. but, does anyone know the soundtrack when Hackett is arriving with the Crucible?
You are now an N7 Legend for posting this
Forgot his voice cameo in the first game
It wasn't just a cameo... he gives Shepard a load of Uncharted Worlds side quests. It feels weird that we don't see what Hackett looks like until Mass Effect 2/Arrival.
"Hackett out"...
How do you get Hackett's narration at the end?
Choose the destroy ending.
Hackett Out.
hackett out
You know how come they didn't just give Hackett's role to Anderson? The way he talks would have been more appropriate if it was Anderson, even in ME2 he doesn't really do anything Anderson couldn't.
If they had of kept the players choice of being the human Councillor it would make more sense with how he knows so much about the galaxy. Im not saying he was a bad character but his role could have easily been given to Anderson just to streamline things.
no , it wouldn't. anderson is a captain in mass effect 1 , and is a councilor in the 2nd. hacket is an admiral , so they are in different positions both politically and military
I guess I am the only one . I’ve never liked Hackett , I know he’s old but he just stands there with his hands behind his back just watching everyone die and acts like he’s god . That’s just my opinion
What would u expect him to do lol? He's admiral, his job is to command fleets and people, and to be a leader. He does exactly that.
T-72 M1MOD then there’s Anderson , he’s a admiral and he’s fighting
@@JaycPyro Hackett is the head of the entire Alliance, without him it'd be chaos. Anderson is leading the resistance on Earth, both have vital roles in the war and neither one is more important than the other.
Man Manov He also started his career as enlisted sailor before getting commissioned as an officer. He did some time in the mud and the dirt.
@@JaycPyro Anderson is the first N7. Hackett isn't even a N7.