Friends, it has often been said that I like war. Friends, I like war. No, friends, I love war. You guys don't know how long I've had this account named like this and had this profile picture, it's been many many many years. All due to this speech.
Both the Original Japanese and English dub VA's were SO damn talented in this role. a Charismatic villain that pulls at the heartstrings of every warmongering soldier bringing in an army willing to commit absolute war for the sake of war itself. No point no end goal just ever lasting WAR. a villain that doesn't sugar coat his intentions but lays them out honestly and wholeheartedly for all to agree or disagree with.
When he talks about his battalion being ravaged by Russian troops, he was speaking from his experience during Millenniums last stand, when he refused vampirism and first became a cyborg.
Can I just mention how this speech is actually kind of structured like an Adolph Hitler speech? For those of you who don't know, Hitler's speeches would start out kind of quiet, like he was just barely speaking into the microphone, but also had this "rising action" where he would steadily get louder and LOUDER until he was practically YELLING into the microphone like a madman, and also the loudspeakers the propaganda teams would use made it kind of a little TOO loud for the crowd, to the point of hurting their ears a bit, but by then the "rising action" had gotten the crowd so excited that they were going NUTS with excitement and didn't even notice how loud things were? I'm mostly referring to that line where he goes: "A war whose fury is built with lightning und fire? DO YOU ASK FOR WAR TO SWEEP IN LIKE A TEMPEST, *LEAVING NOT EVEN RAVENS TO SCAVENGE FROM ZIS EARTH??!!"* Everything about that moment is just so unbelievably reminiscent of Hitler, it's chilling. Clearly whoever made this scene either did a lot of research, or just had a REALLY good feel for what Nazi speeches were like. Intentional or otherwise... wow. Just wow.
"i love to be squashed under the heel of the british or american war machine" when you're such a sadomasochistic pervert you accidentally make the most honest depiction of fascism out there
This scene alone pretty much confirms my theory that the Major likes war. It's subtly hinted at throughout the other 10 episodes, but this scene alone confirms my suspicion.
If I had to describe why the major is one of my favorite villains in any anime, I would sum my reason like this: imagine that we equate fighting a war to flipping a quarter, and yes I get wars are more complicated than just the fifty/fifty chances of a coin toss, but what it comes down to is that there are two outcomes: victory or defeat. The Major doesn’t care which side the coin falls on, only that the coin has been flipped.
Hell throw him into warhammer 40k and have the man discover Warp Imagine him learning of the greenskins He would be happier than tornado in a trailer park
The Major is honestly the perfect villain for Hellsing. But the terrifying thing is that he is correct. While vampires are compelled by their need to feed on blood, his will is entirely his own. He may be mostly machine, but his will is still that of a human, unaffected by the thirst for blood or countless souls trapped within him as Alucard is. He proudly wears the uniform of one of the most evil organizations in human history and yet chooses on his own to be even worse. He proves that one doesn't need to be a literal monster in order to be a figurative one. He needs no tragic backstory, no supernatural hunger, no ideology or cause, and no divine or demonic artifacts or powers. He is human, and that alone is all he needs to be as evil as he wants to be.
This makes him a fitting villain for hellsing as he’s a perfect example of the shows message, how the line between monster and man isn’t as clear as it may seem, Alucard hates what he has become, while the major wants to bring the entire world into an endless state of war for his own amusement and effectively gave up his humanity as a result
I love how viciously sinister his speech is. He loves war of all kinds, it doesn’t matter if his side is winning or losing, if his forces are slaughtering or being slaughtered. All he wants in this world is complete and utter carnage, slaughter, destruction, blood. Especially since it’s all an elaborate plan to bait alucard into drinking the blood of millions so he inadvertently drinks the blood of a being that exists everywhere and nowhere, thus his own existence becomes equally paradoxical and therefore he fades out of existence and wow the major was playing 5d chess huh
The scary part is that The Major takes pleasure in defeat as much as victory, he doesn't care if he loses even against an enemy that would utterly outclass him. He only wants the thrill of the fight even if it means that he dies in the most horrible way possible. To him, suffering the most agonizing death in battle against a worthy opponent would be his perfect blaze of glory.
"We will remind them that there are more things between heaven and hell then are dreamt of in their philosophies." That slightly tweaked Hamlet line always gets me.
@@techpriest6962 In Hamlet, the title character encounters his father's ghost and is left shaken from the experience, his understanding of the normalcy of the world damaged beyond repair now that he knows what strange and horrible things may exist beyond what he's ever known. Horatio barges in, sees the ghost, and doesn't believe his eyes; ghosts shouldn't exist in a rational world. And Hamlet himself utters the line: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Hamlet's and Major's line mean the same thing, but with different contexts: there are horrors beyond your imaging in the world. For Hamlet, it's because he's never experienced the paranormal before and has been told of his impending doom. For Major, it's a statement of fact that the world has forgotten the terror of war and existential dread, and won't remember that dread until there are German fangs or a set of jackboots against their throats.
I love how this whole angle of the Major which we’re presented with at first seems like such a cartoonishly evil irredeemable monster. But then by the end you understand why, in his eyes, only an individual with as voracious an appetite for war as himself could bring about the circumstances which could put Alucard down. Their ultimate end of killing the greatest monster known to history and dying gloriously in the process was only aided by the carnage which they carried out in London. Every person slaughtered was another consciousness for Alucard’s sense of self to become diluted across once he absorbed Schrodinger. Every soul they mercilessly tore from flesh was just another piece in the existential prison which Alucard would become locked within. Once you come to bear the kind of hatred for Alucard that the Major possesses, and you’re an individual who already revels in war, conquest and death-doing everything in your power to put Alucard down is kind of the necessary route you go down, and the Major pulled it off SPECTACULARLY. And when you consider that the Major knew exactly how a ton of the Battle at London would play out, most of what he’s promising his soldiers are absolute lies lol. “The rest of Europe will sit in charred ruin.” Lol I’m pretty sure the Major knew the war would be over by then Also while I’m perfectly willing to buy that Alucard could *eventually* overcome what was done to him, approximately 50 years is way too little time for that to happen. Buuuut I’ll accept it since it allows for a happy ending
Honestly Alucard returning at all only makes the Herr Major's planning and sacrifices null and void, ultimately depressing such a spectacular spectacle would be for naught.
@@aceriverpirate9795 that’s kind of my point about Alucard’s return being something of a story contrivance. I don’t care if Alucard is a cosmically powerful eldritch abomination, what the Major did should have been effective for a much longer time. The major did everything right, so at the very least he got to die with the glory of knowing that his entire plan went off essentially without a hitch
@@littleregg3164 So, there is this Alternative History mod to a game called HOI4. The mod is called TNO, and in it, the axis completely wins WW2, to the point where even the devs say it is unrealistic. Russia splinters, and in the city of Omsk, the Black League has gained power. The Black League believes that all people who ever wronged Russia must be punished, and that all Germans must die. They are led by Dimitri Yazov.
“Sweep like a tempest leaving not even RAVENS TO SCAVENGE FROM THIS EARTH!” I’ve heard this countless times and it will never not send chills burning up and down my spine!
He may not have the raw strength of Frieza so his potential for chaos isn't as high, but his passion about war is what gives him my vote for most evil anime character
I wouldn't call him the most evil, as there are villains with far worse motivations out there. The Major was just very passionate about finding a worthy foe.
2:25 this is a man who lived for many many years after world war 2 and looks back at a worldwide war of pain anguish and terror like a fond momeory of a joyful holiday
This speech, Visari's Speech (from Killzone), and Sopot's Speech (from Red Faction II) are perfect examples of how villains can motivate their subordinates to die for them.
Imagine a Villain that is just simply EVIL. I miss when writers had the brains, skill, and balls to make villains like this and not the "relatable", "morally grey" half-villains we are inundated with today
@@ThePppp89 Turns out that normies and RUclips advertisers don't like a Nazi cyborg giving his Nazi vampire army an empassioned speech about how much he loves every single aspect of war, no matter how horrible, complete with a swastika and Nazi salutes. Who'da thunk?
That’s why I love him, he’s not an all powerful, nigh unkillable Demi god, that could wipe out regiments in minutes, he’s a man, powered only by his will and his determination.
@@-Offstar it makes me think, do cyborgs like these ever have to remove their skin and flesh temporarily to oil their mechanisms? Personally, I think the Major makes an exception for mechanical replacements because they were made by a humans hand and a human’s will to make it.
@@nosferatuoddz7974 psychopath and sociopath isn't tautology, they are very different to some extent, in how they are different expressions of Antisocial Personality Disorder, for instance Psychopaths can fall in love but the sociopaths cannot. Due to how Sociopaths are basically emotionless husks of humans, Psychopaths have just a heavily reduced sense of emotions. And in fact, if a psychopath finds love, they're probably going to be more appreciative of it than most others, mostly because it is going to give them some mental stability, a sociopath however, had literally no empathy for anyone, are egocentric as fuck and should be put to death before they even learn their first word.
@@livedandletdie uh, you got it mixed up, Psychopaths are born without the capacity to feel emotions while Sociopaths' emotions are dulled by extensive abuse
This is probably the 2nd best war speech in anime. And while I love the abridged version, the sub and official dub are just a massive notch higher as the major just goes on and on about he love seeing enemies and allies alike die in various brutal ways in war. He's not someone who can be reasoned or relatable to, but a straight up psychopathic monster that wants nothing but death and destruction by his hands and by his cause. Plus the b horror and action movie cheese feeling it gives off just completes it like a cherry on top of a Sunday
@@flyingfish64 The only thing that puts it above The Major's speech is that I can take Gihren's speech much more seriously, and it feels much more like a realistic and grounded nationalistic speech to rally Zeon against the EFF
He wasn't just a simple warmongering megalomaniac. He wasn't just boasting endlessly. He knew exactly what he was, what his limitations were, and acknowledged things going south too. And yet he still loved every bit of it, both sides of the coin if you will.
What I like about the Major was the fact that he rejected the opportunity to become a natural vampire. It is an acknowledgement that he doesn't need to become a bigger monster, because as a human, he already a good enough monster.
Griffith isn't a villain in my eyes, he is just a manipulative narcissist, Johan however, by god is he a good villain. He is written so good, and he is so manipulative that it's close to barbarism how we all compare to him, he is the epitome of high society, we are but a maggot in a dog turd. That's how evil Johan is. But I must say I much much more enjoy Moi, as a villain than Johan, because I might not be better written, but the ease which people can understand my villainy, and my intentions, in some chaotic dance borderlining sanity and insanity, is easy to grasp. Meanwhile, we have Johan, the best written villain of all time, the sole being that you'd never want as your enemy, you know that whatever you do it is all hopeless, he knows every step you make against him, he has already planned ahead for it all, he knows you better than you, and he makes sure you know it, grinding that despair and hopelessness further and further into your mind, until you are but a husk of the man you were before.
Feel like the Major would look down on Sundowner, look at the scale of their wars. He would look past Sundowner and applaud Armstrong pushing him farther, lending his forces to create a war that would make Sundowner revel in joy as they were set loose a wild force with a mighty machine of death and destruction where bodies fall in destroyed heaps as the worshippers of war charge in ready for vallhalla in a display that would break the minds of all who saw, and the wills of the few who survive. A battle that I would want to play in a game as I hear the taunts of major, in a battle that is for nothing more than to see who will be standing at the end.
Something you have to admire about the Major: he was loyal to his comvictions to the very end. A lot of villains speak of grand ideals and sacrifice but, the moment things go wrong for them and they face defeat, they become cowards and retreat. The Major however, did not, he embraced war in all of its facets, including defeat and the suffering of his own men and was pretty upfront about it in this speech. He understood that those who live by the sword must die by the sword and he embraced the sword regardless. Like Ernst Jünger, he found transcendence and joy in war and delighted in it to the bitter end, dying with a smile on his face like the vampires of the SS Letzte Battalion. He was admirable, in his own way.
@@jakepatrick1629 To be frank, I wouldn't even call him evil. He's just an adversary who exploited the inherent [week'hness] of British society to exact revenge for the war they chose to wage against his Homeland and to indulge in the ultimate game: war. Regardless, he went out like a boss and owned his shortcomings. I just feel bad for the human Wehrmacht personnel who operated the zeppelins and provided logistical support thinking their lives would be valued and that, when the operation soured, they'd return to home base to lick their wounds. They had no idea how committed to total war and an all-out decisive battle of annihilation the Major was. They were the sons, possibly grandsons, of the German militarists who fled with the NSDAP personnel of Millennium and for them, it was a war of reprisal that necessitated eventual withdrawal so they could savor their victory and pursue further warfare in the future. I guess, if he led them on to believe they'd live through it, that'd be an evil act on his part given the dishonor of rallying men under false pretense but, that's probably it.
@ZacheryEstrada-yv1nv Alright, let's explore that. _HOW_ is he evil? I'm not trolling you, I just see an intellectual thread that can lead to a mutually beneficial conversation delving into how we come to believe what we believe, like an adventure into truth and how we got our evidently opposing perspectives. So, let's begin: _HOW_ is he evil?
Good thing pure evil villains still exist for every genre and audience as long as you have the genius to define malice in its core. I always thought Big Jack Horner was kids For The Evulz, 2008 Joker high school For The Evulz, and The Major mature For The Evulz.
I love how, despite being a Nazi, the Major doesn't actually hold any fascist beliefs. He's just a guy who wants to watch the world burn and to see everyone die in his glorious war, not even caring if he himself has to die for that to happen. He's not racist, he just wants EVERYONE to suffer. It's all just a fun game to him.
And he is also exploiting the prejudices of his followers for his own benefit. Bonus points for the fact that the Major considers everybody as his inferiors.
In a way, he's more representative of an older form of German ideals: Prussian militarism. War was, after all, prior to the world wars, seen as a perfectly normal and natural thing and even a good way for boys to go on an adventure and become men. Of course, the Major, unlike the rest of Europe and Germany, continued to love war even though it changed into something else entirely.
If i had a penny for every time an anime featured a charismatic german trying to defeat super natural vampiric enemies i would have two pennies but it's weird that it happened twice.
if I had a penny for every time a priest named Maxwell interacted with a b*itish vampire i would have two pennies but it's weird that it happened twice.
All I want is someone WORTH giving Hell. I would carry Hell to their doorstep if I had to. I could show them there is more between Heaven and Hell than dirt and rock. *I have issues.*
In some ways, he is and so was Anderson in the end. Alucard was a monster of the infernal and eldritch. Anderson rejected the very thought of the demonic, instead choosing to become a monster of the holy and God with the Nail. The Major when offered the very blood of his own troops rejected it, instead choosing to become a monster of man and science. Through the Doctor, the Major became a man-made horror beyond comprehension as an automaton.
“I promise I won’t get all political”
Three drink later:
But it isn't he just love war
@@anti-matter5874 As do I.
We've all been there
Friends, it has often been said that I like war. Friends, I like war. No, friends, I love war.
You guys don't know how long I've had this account named like this and had this profile picture, it's been many many many years. All due to this speech.
@@livedandletdie was it worth it
"We will remind them of the sound our jackboots make against their throats"
That line gives me chills.
It gives me deep joy.
@@livedandletdie Why, if it isn't the madman who has been hibernating for 75 years, what's your next move Major?
@@cyborgwerewolf3
Nazi. Army.
This speech makes him one of the best anime villains. This voice actor deserves the award for this performance
Both the Original Japanese and English dub VA's were SO damn talented in this role. a Charismatic villain that pulls at the heartstrings of every warmongering soldier bringing in an army willing to commit absolute war for the sake of war itself. No point no end goal just ever lasting WAR. a villain that doesn't sugar coat his intentions but lays them out honestly and wholeheartedly for all to agree or disagree with.
@@TheDeathMare More than just talented. The english voice actor did this speech all in one take!
@@Nyrufa he yakko's worlded it.
@@Nyrufa damn. Really?
@@Nyrufa I didn't know that 😯
dear all writers, this is a villain speech
85th like.
Let's bring them hell!
When he talks about his battalion being ravaged by Russian troops, he was speaking from his experience during Millenniums last stand, when he refused vampirism and first became a cyborg.
Why did he refuse vampirism?
@@BlackangelKatakuri because he refused to give up his will and thus his humanity.
@@kajjak7001 But what did becoming a cyborg do for him?
@@BlackangelKatakuri it allowed him to continue living after taking mortal wounds from Russian soldiers.
And it also allowed him to have his war.
Can I just mention how this speech is actually kind of structured like an Adolph Hitler speech? For those of you who don't know, Hitler's speeches would start out kind of quiet, like he was just barely speaking into the microphone, but also had this "rising action" where he would steadily get louder and LOUDER until he was practically YELLING into the microphone like a madman, and also the loudspeakers the propaganda teams would use made it kind of a little TOO loud for the crowd, to the point of hurting their ears a bit, but by then the "rising action" had gotten the crowd so excited that they were going NUTS with excitement and didn't even notice how loud things were?
I'm mostly referring to that line where he goes: "A war whose fury is built with lightning und fire? DO YOU ASK FOR WAR TO SWEEP IN LIKE A TEMPEST, *LEAVING NOT EVEN RAVENS TO SCAVENGE FROM ZIS EARTH??!!"*
Everything about that moment is just so unbelievably reminiscent of Hitler, it's chilling. Clearly whoever made this scene either did a lot of research, or just had a REALLY good feel for what Nazi speeches were like. Intentional or otherwise... wow. Just wow.
"i love to be squashed under the heel of the british or american war machine" when you're such a sadomasochistic pervert you accidentally make the most honest depiction of fascism out there
@@joesphrobinette8878 conversation has nothing to do with communism, fragile bitch
@@davidm6054 Liberalism won commie. 🤣
Well, the major was a commanding officer in the SS, so he could have inspiration from him.
@@treehugger7976 yall are gonna get assblasted again, nazi pos
This scene alone pretty much confirms my theory that the Major likes war.
It's subtly hinted at throughout the other 10 episodes, but this scene alone confirms my suspicion.
I think you might be looking into hints that arent actually there
The VA deserved an Oscar for this.
Agreed
Of course
...I'D GIVE A GOLDEN RASPBERY,THO
.....COMPARED TO *_how_* IT SHOULDVE BEEN,THIS WAS JUST emotionless
@@robotnikkkk001indeed he does because he voiced the greatest villain ever created in anime and manga history.
An Oscar? For a tv series?
This man takes the term "Warmonger" to a new, unnerving level
Nazi check.
Warmonger check.
Overly flamboyant and stereotypical German accent check.
Yep he's a perfect villian.
That's not how you spell Perfect 'Human'A
Almost perfect, he's missing an eyepatch and a mustache.
If I had to describe why the major is one of my favorite villains in any anime, I would sum my reason like this: imagine that we equate fighting a war to flipping a quarter, and yes I get wars are more complicated than just the fifty/fifty chances of a coin toss, but what it comes down to is that there are two outcomes: victory or defeat. The Major doesn’t care which side the coin falls on, only that the coin has been flipped.
There is much more than victory or defeat. There's the politicians and bankers who make money regardless of which "side" wins or losses.
And the Major doesn't care about them. Only as a means to an end to bring about and continue war. @@tacitusmastodon1086
He should have been born In the Warhammer 40K universe.
I think he would make a good commander for the Imperial Guard, what do you think?
TBH he would probibly be a good guy in 40k
He'd be your common commisar tbh
Hell throw him into warhammer 40k and have the man discover Warp
Imagine him learning of the greenskins
He would be happier than tornado in a trailer park
@@wildefice1 he and tuska daemon-killa would be THE greatest best friends for life
The Major is honestly the perfect villain for Hellsing. But the terrifying thing is that he is correct. While vampires are compelled by their need to feed on blood, his will is entirely his own. He may be mostly machine, but his will is still that of a human, unaffected by the thirst for blood or countless souls trapped within him as Alucard is. He proudly wears the uniform of one of the most evil organizations in human history and yet chooses on his own to be even worse. He proves that one doesn't need to be a literal monster in order to be a figurative one. He needs no tragic backstory, no supernatural hunger, no ideology or cause, and no divine or demonic artifacts or powers. He is human, and that alone is all he needs to be as evil as he wants to be.
This makes him a fitting villain for hellsing as he’s a perfect example of the shows message, how the line between monster and man isn’t as clear as it may seem, Alucard hates what he has become, while the major wants to bring the entire world into an endless state of war for his own amusement and effectively gave up his humanity as a result
He became one of the best anime villains. This speech became his best moment and shows us how evil he truly is. He loves doing what he's doing.
Kinda based ngl
*Alucard:* Bitch, I eat people.
*The Major:* …my friends, it has often been said zat I like vore.
Cell would get along with those two.
There it is!
I was wondering when someone would make a more joke
Somewhere in the warp Khorne is crying tears of joy
OMG, SOMEONE SAID IT.
Blood for the Blood God, Skulls for the Skull Throne.
khorne belike : Damn this man is way higher than the deamon prince
"My friends, it has often been said that I like war."
Talk about an understatement.
I love how viciously sinister his speech is. He loves war of all kinds, it doesn’t matter if his side is winning or losing, if his forces are slaughtering or being slaughtered. All he wants in this world is complete and utter carnage, slaughter, destruction, blood. Especially since it’s all an elaborate plan to bait alucard into drinking the blood of millions so he inadvertently drinks the blood of a being that exists everywhere and nowhere, thus his own existence becomes equally paradoxical and therefore he fades out of existence and wow the major was playing 5d chess huh
"2020 Can't Get Any Worse"
2020:
"People of the World: 2020 can't get any worse"
Battle Group of Nazi SS Vampires: What's up Guys?
@@tobithelost3263
Ah well, I think we should be grateful they aren't Incognito.
@@darthlazurus4382 HE DOESNT EXIST
@@darthlazurus4382 excuse me but incognito doesn't exist.
At this point?
A thing that I can shoot with silver might cheer me up...
The scary part is that The Major takes pleasure in defeat as much as victory, he doesn't care if he loses even against an enemy that would utterly outclass him. He only wants the thrill of the fight even if it means that he dies in the most horrible way possible. To him, suffering the most agonizing death in battle against a worthy opponent would be his perfect blaze of glory.
"We will remind them that there are more things between heaven and hell then are dreamt of in their philosophies."
That slightly tweaked Hamlet line always gets me.
What's the original from Hamlet?
Tbh, I really liked this quote in Hellsing.
@@techpriest6962 In Hamlet, the title character encounters his father's ghost and is left shaken from the experience, his understanding of the normalcy of the world damaged beyond repair now that he knows what strange and horrible things may exist beyond what he's ever known. Horatio barges in, sees the ghost, and doesn't believe his eyes; ghosts shouldn't exist in a rational world. And Hamlet himself utters the line: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
Hamlet's and Major's line mean the same thing, but with different contexts: there are horrors beyond your imaging in the world. For Hamlet, it's because he's never experienced the paranormal before and has been told of his impending doom. For Major, it's a statement of fact that the world has forgotten the terror of war and existential dread, and won't remember that dread until there are German fangs or a set of jackboots against their throats.
@@SmuggestOfRats Thanks for the explication, I wasn't aware.
The English voice actor for this character seriously and legitly needs an award for the delivery of this alone
I love how this whole angle of the Major which we’re presented with at first seems like such a cartoonishly evil irredeemable monster. But then by the end you understand why, in his eyes, only an individual with as voracious an appetite for war as himself could bring about the circumstances which could put Alucard down. Their ultimate end of killing the greatest monster known to history and dying gloriously in the process was only aided by the carnage which they carried out in London. Every person slaughtered was another consciousness for Alucard’s sense of self to become diluted across once he absorbed Schrodinger. Every soul they mercilessly tore from flesh was just another piece in the existential prison which Alucard would become locked within.
Once you come to bear the kind of hatred for Alucard that the Major possesses, and you’re an individual who already revels in war, conquest and death-doing everything in your power to put Alucard down is kind of the necessary route you go down, and the Major pulled it off SPECTACULARLY.
And when you consider that the Major knew exactly how a ton of the Battle at London would play out, most of what he’s promising his soldiers are absolute lies lol. “The rest of Europe will sit in charred ruin.” Lol I’m pretty sure the Major knew the war would be over by then
Also while I’m perfectly willing to buy that Alucard could *eventually* overcome what was done to him, approximately 50 years is way too little time for that to happen. Buuuut I’ll accept it since it allows for a happy ending
Love your analysis
I thought it took 30 years or so for alucard to get back?
@@slopnobs46 wow, was it only 30? That just supports my point even more on Alucard getting out too soon to be feasible, if that’s the case
Honestly Alucard returning at all only makes the Herr Major's planning and sacrifices null and void, ultimately depressing such a spectacular spectacle would be for naught.
@@aceriverpirate9795 that’s kind of my point about Alucard’s return being something of a story contrivance. I don’t care if Alucard is a cosmically powerful eldritch abomination, what the Major did should have been effective for a much longer time. The major did everything right, so at the very least he got to die with the glory of knowing that his entire plan went off essentially without a hitch
I'm beginning to think this guy might be evil.
He's pure evil. The perfect villain who can destroy the whole world just for fun and because.
@@abrahamambriz892 Not for fun, but to make a point for his extreme ideal.
Typical Democrat and Neo-Con politician be like:
@DeNihility Typical Maga politician be like:
he is too far from K*mala
There really is a certain terrible charisma to charecters like this. Men that have nothing left to do but die and drag as many people down with them.
Like Yazov?
@@evanscarbrough9711 bingo
@@evanscarbrough9711 who?
@@littleregg3164 So, there is this Alternative History mod to a game called HOI4. The mod is called TNO, and in it, the axis completely wins WW2, to the point where even the devs say it is unrealistic. Russia splinters, and in the city of Omsk, the Black League has gained power. The Black League believes that all people who ever wronged Russia must be punished, and that all Germans must die. They are led by Dimitri Yazov.
TNO fans are everywhere
“Sweep like a tempest leaving not even RAVENS TO SCAVENGE FROM THIS EARTH!”
I’ve heard this countless times and it will never not send chills burning up and down my spine!
It’s the way he sounded near the end. He sounded so damn menacing.
Whoever did this dub was just AMAZING.
He did a amazing job
And i love it
"War is the ultimate game, because war is at last a forcing of the unity of existence. War is god." -- Judge Holden
hail victory.
Do wish it was a bit louder, but this is the speech, so you have my sincerest gratitude.
Whenever I hear this speech, I imagine a little goldfish in his bowl, plotting against a child and an alien with whom he has a vendetta.
And somehow succeding in his goals
Klaus?
"Sir: this is a wendy's"
The Major would have love Warhammer 40k.
The scary part he will thrive in such a universe, and least likely to be corrupted by someone like Khorne since his will to be human is so strong.
@@2awsommee4U Hell I can even see that Major even lead an Army of Krieg.
Similar vibes to Azariah Kyras' speech.
@@2awsommee4U Would probably be a good inquisitor or commissar...
the korps be like
"War so grand as to make hell itself tremble"
So powerful
The tamest commander in warhammer 40K
Surprised there isn't an "I love waaagh" version tbh
No. This guy is a proud war criminal. Worse, he's a Nazi, which makes this tens times worse.
@@coletrain583You've just described every character in 40k
@@ramadansteve1715 Well war Hammer isn't Nazi but IT IS theocratic fascist
@@endloesung_der_braunen_frageI mean. Ever heard of the hitler scale?
He may not have the raw strength of Frieza so his potential for chaos isn't as high, but his passion about war is what gives him my vote for most evil anime character
Hey if my commander gave a talk like this I would totally be on broad
I wouldn't call him the most evil, as there are villains with far worse motivations out there.
The Major was just very passionate about finding a worthy foe.
@@techpriest6962 I thought at first he was sarcastic as war used to be seen as glorious when it was just sheer brutalism.
Damn the voice is absolutely great at capturing the scenery of war
Me when the Marine recruiter asks why I want to join
No. This man is just crazy. Worse, he's a Nazi.
@@coletrain583Wait, This guys a Nazi? What makes you think that?
@@BrotherCaptain36 Oh, I don't know? The Swastika is a dead give away.
@@coletrain583 They were pretty subtle about them then, I don't remember many in the show.
@@coletrain583 I believe the term your looking for is "Based"
2:25 this is a man who lived for many many years after world war 2 and looks back at a worldwide war of pain anguish and terror like a fond momeory of a joyful holiday
The major is a monster
@@Kira22558 definitely but not a simple monster monster a very complicated and complex mobster
They made this dude so charismatic it’s not even funny
Prob my favorite villain. No bs arc about how he was good and he was bullied. Just evil to be evil.
He really does love every aspect of war even the losing part
True. At the end, he succeeded of getting what he wanted and loved every minute of it.
The voice acting here, and in the anime overall, is nothing short of PRISTINE!
one of the craziest villains in all of entertainment
Love that the Major is spreading the good word of Papa Khorne!
Indeed
*BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!*
this man's last words were "I finally hit something!"
No they weren't
His last words was "This is exactly what I wanted." or in the sub "War.....It was a good war."
He died like a satisfied child Christmas evening. Falling asleep holding his favorite toy.
@@TotalTech2. actually the English dub was "This was exactly...what I hoped my war would be..."
@@davidstone281 Yes you are correct
This speech, Visari's Speech (from Killzone), and Sopot's Speech (from Red Faction II) are perfect examples of how villains can motivate their subordinates to die for them.
The Major's speech and Visari's speech are my two favorites
HERR MAJOR I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS UPCOMING SHOW
I like how I’m not the only one that came to this after the news!
@@TheDarkfrostElf :D
Lol my brothers of culture 😄
@@TheDarkfrostElf what news?
Imagine a Villain that is just simply EVIL. I miss when writers had the brains, skill, and balls to make villains like this and not the "relatable", "morally grey" half-villains we are inundated with today
POV You're James D. Taiclet, President and CEO of Lockheed Martin, just after hiring a bunch of new engineering grad students.
Scheishe 😂😂
It's actually gotten a little hard to find this speech from the actual show. Almost all the results that pop up are from the abridged version.
@@TheWeekendWarrior490 ... seriously? -_-
@@ThePppp89 Turns out that normies and RUclips advertisers don't like a Nazi cyborg giving his Nazi vampire army an empassioned speech about how much he loves every single aspect of war, no matter how horrible, complete with a swastika and Nazi salutes.
Who'da thunk?
Except cold wars. He hates those.
Blue balled for forty years...
Und certainly no cold vars
blue balled for forty years
It takes mad swag to be an anime villain with no super powers win against a bunch of plot armor infused heroes
That’s why I love him, he’s not an all powerful, nigh unkillable Demi god, that could wipe out regiments in minutes, he’s a man, powered only by his will and his determination.
@@pyrrhusofepirus8491 And motor oil, never forget the motor oil.
@@-Offstar it makes me think, do cyborgs like these ever have to remove their skin and flesh temporarily to oil their mechanisms? Personally, I think the Major makes an exception for mechanical replacements because they were made by a humans hand and a human’s will to make it.
@@-Offstar I get the bloody reference, but no it's actually graphite lubricant.
This shows that the major is the borderline definition of a sociopath
More Like a psychopath, he’s skilled at manipulation
Whoops, tautology
@@nosferatuoddz7974 psychopath and sociopath isn't tautology, they are very different to some extent, in how they are different expressions of Antisocial Personality Disorder, for instance Psychopaths can fall in love but the sociopaths cannot. Due to how Sociopaths are basically emotionless husks of humans, Psychopaths have just a heavily reduced sense of emotions. And in fact, if a psychopath finds love, they're probably going to be more appreciative of it than most others, mostly because it is going to give them some mental stability, a sociopath however, had literally no empathy for anyone, are egocentric as fuck and should be put to death before they even learn their first word.
"Borderline?" This dude's so far OVER the line he's MILES past it!
@@livedandletdie uh, you got it mixed up, Psychopaths are born without the capacity to feel emotions while Sociopaths' emotions are dulled by extensive abuse
He and Sundowner would get along well
Sundowner finally found someone who gave war a chance
*Red son over paradise*
Very
Time for warcrime
Imagine being given this script and going into the booth.
This is probably the 2nd best war speech in anime. And while I love the abridged version, the sub and official dub are just a massive notch higher as the major just goes on and on about he love seeing enemies and allies alike die in various brutal ways in war. He's not someone who can be reasoned or relatable to, but a straight up psychopathic monster that wants nothing but death and destruction by his hands and by his cause. Plus the b horror and action movie cheese feeling it gives off just completes it like a cherry on top of a Sunday
1st?
@@alexejvecera6317 garma zabi's funeral speech from the original gundam
@@flyingfish64 what about the obey me world speech from code Geass?
@@alexejvecera6317 eh it ain't bad but not one of the best
@@flyingfish64 The only thing that puts it above The Major's speech is that I can take Gihren's speech much more seriously, and it feels much more like a realistic and grounded nationalistic speech to rally Zeon against the EFF
We all got that one friend
I am him. He is me.
I’m pretty sure I’m that friend, not sure tho.
Thank god this video still exist
Most sane hoi4 player
“Friends…let’s bring them *Hell.”*
Chills every single time.
He wasn't just a simple warmongering megalomaniac. He wasn't just boasting endlessly. He knew exactly what he was, what his limitations were, and acknowledged things going south too. And yet he still loved every bit of it, both sides of the coin if you will.
One of the best antagonists in animanga easily. Almost no antagonist has matched this level of evil besides Johan and Griffith
What I like about the Major was the fact that he rejected the opportunity to become a natural vampire. It is an acknowledgement that he doesn't need to become a bigger monster, because as a human, he already a good enough monster.
Griffith isn't a villain in my eyes, he is just a manipulative narcissist, Johan however, by god is he a good villain. He is written so good, and he is so manipulative that it's close to barbarism how we all compare to him, he is the epitome of high society, we are but a maggot in a dog turd. That's how evil Johan is. But I must say I much much more enjoy Moi, as a villain than Johan, because I might not be better written, but the ease which people can understand my villainy, and my intentions, in some chaotic dance borderlining sanity and insanity, is easy to grasp. Meanwhile, we have Johan, the best written villain of all time, the sole being that you'd never want as your enemy, you know that whatever you do it is all hopeless, he knows every step you make against him, he has already planned ahead for it all, he knows you better than you, and he makes sure you know it, grinding that despair and hopelessness further and further into your mind, until you are but a husk of the man you were before.
Just the way he says "friends" at the end, it kills me each time.
he and sundowner would would become best friends if they ever met
Maybe the real war was the friends we made along the way
well here's a fun fact:
Sundowner and Alucard share the same english voice actor, Crisp Freeman.
@@thenateshow4371 nice
Feel like the Major would look down on Sundowner, look at the scale of their wars. He would look past Sundowner and applaud Armstrong pushing him farther, lending his forces to create a war that would make Sundowner revel in joy as they were set loose a wild force with a mighty machine of death and destruction where bodies fall in destroyed heaps as the worshippers of war charge in ready for vallhalla in a display that would break the minds of all who saw, and the wills of the few who survive.
A battle that I would want to play in a game as I hear the taunts of major, in a battle that is for nothing more than to see who will be standing at the end.
I see we have returned to reminisce the original and abridged
Two masterpieces
So we all had to urge to here this man’s epic speech at the same time
Something you have to admire about the Major: he was loyal to his comvictions to the very end. A lot of villains speak of grand ideals and sacrifice but, the moment things go wrong for them and they face defeat, they become cowards and retreat. The Major however, did not, he embraced war in all of its facets, including defeat and the suffering of his own men and was pretty upfront about it in this speech. He understood that those who live by the sword must die by the sword and he embraced the sword regardless. Like Ernst Jünger, he found transcendence and joy in war and delighted in it to the bitter end, dying with a smile on his face like the vampires of the SS Letzte Battalion.
He was admirable, in his own way.
Honestly you're not wrong sure he was a legitimately evil person but his dedication deserve some respect
@@jakepatrick1629
To be frank, I wouldn't even call him evil. He's just an adversary who exploited the inherent [week'hness] of British society to exact revenge for the war they chose to wage against his Homeland and to indulge in the ultimate game: war.
Regardless, he went out like a boss and owned his shortcomings. I just feel bad for the human Wehrmacht personnel who operated the zeppelins and provided logistical support thinking their lives would be valued and that, when the operation soured, they'd return to home base to lick their wounds.
They had no idea how committed to total war and an all-out decisive battle of annihilation the Major was. They were the sons, possibly grandsons, of the German militarists who fled with the NSDAP personnel of Millennium and for them, it was a war of reprisal that necessitated eventual withdrawal so they could savor their victory and pursue further warfare in the future. I guess, if he led them on to believe they'd live through it, that'd be an evil act on his part given the dishonor of rallying men under false pretense but, that's probably it.
@ZacheryEstrada-yv1nv
Alright, let's explore that. _HOW_ is he evil? I'm not trolling you, I just see an intellectual thread that can lead to a mutually beneficial conversation delving into how we come to believe what we believe, like an adventure into truth and how we got our evidently opposing perspectives.
So, let's begin: _HOW_ is he evil?
@ZacheryEstrada-yv1nv
Let's pull that string and unravel morality or, as Morphius from _The Matrix_ suggested: see how deep the rabbit hole goes... 🤪
@@Mr.Ambrose_Dyer_Armitage_Esq. he murdered millions of innocent people for no reason
One of the best villain's speeches imo
Underrated comment.
You gotta admit he is charismatic. That would explain how he was able to raise such a force for half a century.
NO COLD WARS!!! Blue balled for 40 years
A truly god tier villain
Pure evil done right
Fun fact: I said this as as a 7 minute speech in a local debate tournament
And what happened then?
@@maximilianolavenacollaud8342 it was for highschool and i was almost expelled if it wasnt so funny i would have been
@@lemonzona1014 lol some people just don't know how to make a great villain speech
i applaud you
Wunderbar!
This is the only scene in anime to genuinely give me chills.
You can set your expectations for the anime from this speech alone
He is technically big jack horner for adult audience. I love him.
Good thing pure evil villains still exist for every genre and audience as long as you have the genius to define malice in its core. I always thought Big Jack Horner was kids For The Evulz, 2008 Joker high school For The Evulz, and The Major mature For The Evulz.
This is by far the best villain. Just every word that he says has that sense of charm and madness mixed together, its terrifying but brilliant
lol, he is just edgy and stupid, charm? terrifying? how old are you?
@@elnavas6036 old enough to know a well written villain like the Major
@@winterknight4307 *terrible written
@@elnavas6036 he's a lot better than the villains we see in movies nowadays at least
@@winterknight4307 not really, he is the kind of villains who kids think are cool and mature but it's just dumb edge
At least he's honest with himself
Lmao
Thank you I miss finding the speech
Someone get his man a honorary Ork nationality,make him one of Da Boyz!
He deserves to be one ov da boyz
Aye.
With this speech he would be heading the next waaaagh no doubt
My friends, I like *Brawl*
Gentleman I like brawl
@@nintendoalex6443
Gentlemen I like brawl
@@1battlemedic622 gentlemen I LOVE brawl
Blue balled for 40 years
Better than taking a western "woman" that's probably a dude
"friends, let's bring them hell." Gave me chills
Perfection incarnate
Absolutely
Understatement
Khorne: yo chill.
Blood for the blood god
*Mars
I think he would have gotten an erection from this speech honestly.
the major was such a good character/villain
For reals, he was just pure, unadulterated evil. And I think, he really showed that human evil is far worse than Alucard evil.
Really glad to see this back, even if its sound-only! Awesome work!
A personification of the senselessness of war that relishes in what it is. So addicting.
Through my life, I have discovered so many forms of war.
abridged wars
I love how, despite being a Nazi, the Major doesn't actually hold any fascist beliefs. He's just a guy who wants to watch the world burn and to see everyone die in his glorious war, not even caring if he himself has to die for that to happen. He's not racist, he just wants EVERYONE to suffer. It's all just a fun game to him.
And he is also exploiting the prejudices of his followers for his own benefit. Bonus points for the fact that the Major considers everybody as his inferiors.
In a way, he's more representative of an older form of German ideals: Prussian militarism. War was, after all, prior to the world wars, seen as a perfectly normal and natural thing and even a good way for boys to go on an adventure and become men. Of course, the Major, unlike the rest of Europe and Germany, continued to love war even though it changed into something else entirely.
"I'm not racist because I hate everyone equally!" -The Major, probably
If i had a penny for every time an anime featured a charismatic german trying to defeat super natural vampiric enemies i would have two pennies but it's weird that it happened twice.
Jojo?
@@LordSeal7 yep
@@xfighters3913 GERMAN SCIENCE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD!
if I had a penny for every time a priest named Maxwell interacted with a b*itish vampire i would have two pennies but it's weird that it happened twice.
It moves me deep within my heart to see a fresh recruit stabbing over and over and over again into the bloated chest of a long dead enemy
Man,that is actually true,but in quite depressing way.
Answer is nothing more arousing than prisoners of war dropping like flies as their mowed down by ear piercing schmeiser's
"a fresh recruit stabbing over and over into the bloated chest of a long dead enemy"
"Friends... let's give them Hell."
After all the buildup, that line always gives me chills
A pile of bodies to reach the heavens
All I want is someone WORTH giving Hell. I would carry Hell to their doorstep if I had to. I could show them there is more between Heaven and Hell than dirt and rock.
*I have issues.*
The author mentioned it on Twitter in 2016
Major's face was modeled after Philip Seymour Hoffman.
"Friends... lets bring them hell!" -> New sync lands.
Major is a very interesting character. He could have been another Alucard. But he straight up rejected that
In some ways, he is and so was Anderson in the end.
Alucard was a monster of the infernal and eldritch.
Anderson rejected the very thought of the demonic, instead choosing to become a monster of the holy and God with the Nail.
The Major when offered the very blood of his own troops rejected it, instead choosing to become a monster of man and science. Through the Doctor, the Major became a man-made horror beyond comprehension as an automaton.
@@TheBoxGhost_tm its macably wonderfull how the major portrais purely human evil.
Not this guy, he's a Nazi.
The Major: All we’re saying is give war a chance!
Whoever you are, you have my gratitude...FOR BRING BACK THIS VERSION!!!
25th like.
Gotta ask... Am I a bad person for loving this speech? It just drips with Charismatic venom...
The Major is easily a top 10 villain in my book.
It means you can recognize the mark of a great leader. Doesn't matter their position or goals but CHARISMA
I would be so hyped up if I got a speech like this before a war
The voice acting is just 10/10