Shadow_Lord
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Some game series think it's a clever twist to introduce a new character, then reveal that he was actually there in the previous games in the series, either behind the scenes or in the thick of action, and they never got introduced and put in the spotlight because reasons.
My example for this thread is Yuri from Modern Warfare 3. The Russian protagonist is a new character in the game, who seemingly just hates Makarov, the villain established from Modern Warfare 2, and is apparently just a character introduced just cause. Later in the game, it is revealed that
. All in all, I just think it was a messy retcon.
My example for this thread is Yuri from Modern Warfare 3. The Russian protagonist is a new character in the game, who seemingly just hates Makarov, the villain established from Modern Warfare 2, and is apparently just a character introduced just cause. Later in the game, it is revealed that
him and Makarov have actually been around since the original Modern Warfare, driving a truck that one of the targets from the game escapes in. And they also were the ones who detonated the nuke in that game too. Oh, and Yuri was actually there during "No Russian" and he was actually trying to save civilians