With the recent release of the Giester
update to Outlast Trials came a brand new ending that I wanted to dedicate
a video to as this will be more theory than fact. But it’s interesting all the
same, be sure to check out the Giester Explained video if you want to hear
all the new lore that was released. Now, if you remember the ending previously.
It had you waking up in a hotel in Cuba. With the most likely reasoning being due
to Fidel Castro’s going on at the time. In fact, Fidel Castro was mentioned in a
conversation between Avellanos and Lawler in some of the new files that came with the Giester update
which adds more credence to the theory in general. However, this new ending is a bit
more vague. And quite frankly, a more permanent ending to your
character I think you could say. Your character wakes driving a
vehicle as a voice can be heard whispering to you “Only I love you”. A
timer is ticking down on your chest and before you can even come to terms with
what the hell is going on. You explode. Now, thankfully we have the luxury of
rewinding. There are a few things to point out. Firstly, the board we can see
clearly shows South Vietnam and USA on it. Not to mention the sign near
the building, says Hotel Saigon. So in this ending we have taken
quite the trip from Cuba and ended up in Vietnam instead, that much is obvious. Now, geology might not be your thing
but Saigon is located in South Vietnam, which lines up nicely to the South Vietnam sign. So what could this particular
incident be referencing? Well the first thing that came to mind was the 1964 Brinks Hotel Bombing that
took place during the Vietnam war. Timeline wise this would put us roughly
4-5 years after the reagent participated in the Trials. But firstly I will give you a
quick overview on what happened in real life. It was Christmas Eve, December 24th of
1964 and the vietnam war was in full swing. Remembering that during the Vietnam War,
the United States were allied to South Vietnam, fighting against North Vietnam.
China, Russia, North Korea included. In 1964 there were 23,000 American
Soldiers in Vietnam and the Brinks Hotel housed United States Army Officers,
Lieutenants, Colonels and Majors. It had 193 bedrooms and was surrounded by
a 4 and a half meter concrete wall that acted as a shield for the building.
Not to mention South Vietnam guards. However, two Viet Cong operatives managed to stash
200 pounds of explosives into the trunk of a car, set to a timer that would go off at
5:45pm during the officers happy hour. Miraculously, only two people died from
the explosion. With 60 odd people injured. However, in this bombing there are a few
inaccuracies when you compare it to the Outlast Trials version of events. Firstly,
it wasn’t a chest bomb. The two operatives simply parked the vehicle and let the timer do
its thing, they didn’t die in the explosion. Also, it's reported that the car
was under the hotel, not outside it. But, this could simply be a reimagined
version of the real life event, since it seems within the Outlast Universe
that Murkoff has invested interests in big political events that take place
in the 60’s and presumably 70’s. In the Cuba ending however, the motives
seemed more obvious. Since Murkoff has a very clear connection to the CIA as we can see
in numerous files. But from what I can tell, the Brink Hotel Bombing had no CIA interference.
In fact, it was orchestrated by North Vietnam. Well, the only other thing I could
think of that took place in Saigon, in roughly the same time period.
1963 to be exact, that had the CIA involved in it was the assassination
of the first president of South Vietnam. Now I would try and pronounce his
name but I know I will butcher the pronunciation horribly and will
just show this man's name instead. He was killed in 1963, in Saigon
during a CIA backed coup. Where CIA backed Vietnam Officers who
disagreed with the president's handling of the North Vietnamese and
Viet Cong threat to South Vietnam. But the problem with this theory is the fact that he was captured and killed
by shooting. Not a car bomb. So, it’s possible that this event is a
mixture of the two events put into one, since the CIA played a big
part in the Cuba ending, it would only make sense the CIA would
play a big part in this one also. Or maybe Murkoff just wanted to sow political chaos and conflict. Which
is entirely plausible also. I must say, I wish there was a little more
substance to this ending. Maybe I’m just greedy for lore, since I love this series so
much but it was all pretty straight forward. I would love to hear your
guys reaction to the ending, and what your thoughts and theories
are on the new ending. Do you think it was referencing the Brink Hotel Bombing
or even the Assassination I mentioned. Let me know in the comments down below, as always, remember to like the video if you enjoyed it
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