”Plot Analysis” # 1. Hotline Miami is an American history of violence. Part two (Topic)

We continue to review the Hotline Miami storyline. We advise you to read the first part of the analysis, if you have not already done so, in order to be aware of the context.

Biker. End of Jacket's story

On May 13, 1989, Biker appears in history. He joined the organization because he was bored. However, over time, he got tired of killing, and more he did not complete tasks. He, like Richter in his time, began receiving threats, which prompted Biker to figure out who was behind the phone calls. Through attacks on other members of 50 Blessings, he learns that all calls are coming through Phone Hom and goes there to find out where from.

However, the organization cannot tolerate disclosure and directs its best person to remove it. So in the building of the telephone company, Jacket meets with Biker, who cut out all the staff. Here there is a discrepancy [which will be encountered later]. The battle always ends with the death of the one we are playing against. And we will be given to play for this and for that. According to canon, Jacket defeats Biker, but he survives, albeit with severe injuries. How exactly he escaped and did not go to prison - we do not know.

After that, Jacket's hallucinations take on a more terrible character. He constantly sees in them the corpses of people whom he killed, and soon Beard also perishes in them, and his killer Richter.

At this time, Jake is actively carrying out the tasks of the organization. On June 3, 1989, he comes to the branch of the American Patriotic Party and wants to share with its head information about 50 blessings and invite them to join. He says that he does not understand anything. Jake begins to suspect that they are 50 blessings, and in joy leaves to carry out the task. Here is the second discrepancy, according to the canon, he is killed on a mission by the USAs, but in the alternative ending of the level he is met after the mission by the head of the patriotic party and kills because he knew a lot and talked.

June 8, 1989 Jacket returns home and finds his girlfriend dead. Richter is waiting for him in the apartment, and he shoots Jacket. He does not die, but falls into a coma. Before that, he meets Richard, who says that his prediction came true and they will never meet again.

Jacket wakes up on July 8 in the hospital after a coma. He is being guarded, as the police found out after ransacking his house that he is the most famous animal killer, or as he is also called the "Miami butcher". They also think that he kidnapped the girl, whom he later killed. Jacket escapes, and during the escape he hears from the cops that Richter is in the jail of the police station. Jacket rushes in there and starts a massacre, killing all the cops. He finds Richter, and he confesses that 50 blessings made him do it. According to the canon, Jacket leaves him alive. In the police station, he finds a folder with data on the location of the house of the head of the USA mafia and goes there.

On July 20, two members of the 50 blessings come to Richter's prison, thank him for his excellent work and say goodbye to him. Apparently it was beneficial for them to substitute Jacket. After, Richter is attacked in the prison yard by a thug with the organization's tattoo, but Richter defeats him. Because of their fight, a riot starts, he escapes from prison and moves to Hawaii.

There is no exact date, but after a skirmish with Jacket, Biker is sent to the found address, from which 50 members receive strange calls. There he breaks into computers and learns that 50 blessings were created to destroy the USA mafia and reduce the influence of the USSR in America.

He enters the basement of the building, and discovers there two "cleaners" [by the way, they were the ones who came to Richter's prison], whom Jacket and Biker himself often saw several times on assignments. They tell him that what is happening in Miami is just the beginning, and they are just the tip of the iceberg. The biker kills them and drives off. Calls end.

July 23, 1989 Ivan Levebed is the head of the USA mafia. Jacket breaks into his mansion and kills Lebedev as well as his old father. After that, he goes out onto the balcony, lights a cigarette and throws out a photograph with Beard taken during the war. Journalists and police come under the house. Jacket surrenders to them. The detention is broadcast live.

Fans and the end of the world

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number events begin. 5 people are watching the arrest on TV - all of them are fans of Jacket. After the arrest of their idol, they, imitating him, will begin to kill USAs and bandits from October 9, 1991.

At the same time, the fans themselves are not associated with the organization, but they are trying to achieve its revival with murders so that its leaders would notice them. As part of the group - Corey, a girl in a zebra mask, Tony - a guy in a tiger mask, which he took from the body of a member of 50 blessings that died during Operation Jacket. Mark is a man in a bear mask, as well as brother and sister Alex and Ash in the masks of swans. All of them fought in Hawaii and were in the Delta squad.

After Jacket's arrest, many characters begin to visit Richard from time to time.

November 5, 1989. Journalist Evan Wright attends Jacket's trial as he writes a book about the Miami Butcher. With this book, he tries to fix his financial situation, although his wife dissuades him and asks him to find a normal job. He has a friend of detective Pardo, who at one time was involved in the investigation of murders in Miami. Pardo leaks information to a friend and he can investigate.

Time passes, shooting of the film "Midnight Beast" begins, which tells about the murders of Jacket. His role is played by Martin Brown, who gets too used to his character and goes a little crazy. During his sleep, Richard appears to him and tells him to leave the cinema as quickly as possible if life is dear to him. As a result, an unfortunate incident occurs on the set, due to which Martin dies.

Two years later, on November 11, 1991, Evan meets with Richter's mother. He persuades her to share information about her son. She tells him everything she knows and gives Richter's number. Evan contacts him and negotiates what information will help his mother fly to him in Hawaii. Evan spends his family's last money on a ticket to Hawaii for Richter's mother.

A couple of days later, Biker contacts him, ready to sell him new information. The wife says that if he goes to the meeting, he will leave and take the children. Evan does not believe and goes to a meeting with Biker, who talks about a skirmish with Jacket. At home, Evan realizes that his wife is gone. At one point, Richard appears to him.

November 18, 1991. In two years, Ivan Lebedev's son revives the USA mafia and begins to regain control over the territories that the Colombians have taken for themselves. He manages to do this with great success and he celebrates every victory with a large dose of drugs. He still has two problems - fans, who actively began to kill USAs, imitating their idol, and detective Pardo, who also kills his subordinates during police raids.

By the way, Detective Pardo has a bad reputation, as he always kills criminals without letting them be detained. In addition to fighting the Mafia and fans, he pursues a serial killer. On December 14, he has a dream that he is this very killer. Pardo starts to lose his mind. We are hinted that he has a split personality.

At this time, the right hand of the Son, the Minion, who helped him rebuild the empire, says that he wants to retire. The son allows, but asks to deal with one gang at last. On this mission, the Minion finds a bag of money, which he keeps for himself and his girlfriend. At night, he has a dream where Richard appears to him. The next morning he discovers that his girlfriend stole money and ran away.

The son raids the bank of Colombians, at this time his father in Richard's mask appears to him. He later captures the main base of the Colombians and starts the production of a powerful drug. On December 19, 1991, at a victory party, he decides to call the Minion.

The henchman, heartbroken, throws drugs in one mafia club. By coincidence, the club is attacked by fans and killed. They take his phone, which the Son calls. Thinking he is talking to a Minion, he reveals his location.

On the night of December 20, 1991. Fans are going to raid the main base of the mafia. Before leaving, Richard appears to Mark and says that they will die today. When they arrive, they split up, but at the base, many of the mafiosi are already dead. At this time, at a party, Son is experimenting with a new drug and he gets caught in earnest [seriously, I have not seen such a cool drug arrival even in Far Cry]. In a narcotic delirium, Son kills his subordinates and all fans except Tony. At the moment of arrival, he, thinking that he is going to the sky over the rainbow bridge, is thrown from the roof.

The police are besieging the mansion. Tony surrenders, but Detective Pardo finds him and kills him.

December 28, 1991

December 28. Pardo, realizing that he is a serial killer, barricades at home when they come to arrest him.

On this day, at a meeting of the presidents of the United States and USA, an attempt is made on the president of the USA Federation. It was organized by members of 50 blessings, personally the Colonel. In the commotion, the American president is also killed. USA perceives this as aggression and launches nuclear missiles at America, which launches its own in response. All characters in the game die. The end of the world is coming.

Epilogue

Let's explain a couple of points. Who are those people in Jacket's head wearing a horse, owl and rooster mask? Horse or Don Juan - this is Jacket's compassion for himself, which he feels, this man has the body of his girlfriend. Owl aka Rasmus - hatred of what he does, so Rasmus has the body of Ivan Lebedev. Rooster aka Richard is an objective reflection of the situation, its acceptance is Jacket himself.

Who is Richard in Hotline Miami 2? This symbol is difficult to interpret. It can be assumed that he is a harbinger of death and the apocalypse. So, he appears before death to everyone whose fate was intertwined with Jacket.

50 blessings - the name refers to the 50 states of America. The organization's sign is a red circle with three lines crossed, which symbolizes the Earth, crossed out by stripes of the American flag.

Hotline Miami's story reveals an exaggerated but harsh reality where violence and hatred will force people to destroy themselves. The conclusions remain with you, because now you know the explanation of the Hotline Miami plot.

The Topic of Article: ”Plot Analysis” # 1. Hotline Miami is an American history of violence. Part two.
Author: Jake Pinkman