How Far Cry’s Iconic Villains Were Created | IGN Inside Stories
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- Far Cry's new villain is Anton Castillo (Giancarlo Esposito), but he's just the latest in a long line of beloved antagonists. Join the actors and developers who created them as they tell the inside story of how Far Cry's iconic villains were brought to life.
Far Cry Villains like Vaas (Michael Mando), Pagan Min (Troy Baker), and Joseph Seed (Greg Byrk) have all easily earned their place in the video game bad guy hall of fame. But now there's a new contender: Anton Castillo (Giancarlo Esposito). From wild audition tapes, ambitious writing, and an E3 demo that miraculously turned a cut character into Far Cry's iconic bad guy that started it all, this, is the inside story of how Far Cry's iconic villains were created.
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00:00 - Intro
01:29 - Dr Krieger
02:32 - The Jackal
05:26 - Vaas
11:38 - Pagan Min
18:57 - Joseph Seed
27:25 - Anton Castillo
33:50 - Final Chapter - Hry
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When you realize, vaas is by his own definition insane, as he keeps trying to kill jason expecting him to not escape that time
Also mikes quote abt creating vaas is amazing
But notice how he comes up with new ways of killing him? Like tying him up to a brick and trying to drown him, burning him alive, even straight up shooting him.
Ye, thats the point, he knows what insanity is and embraces it.
And he got reverse card by his own insanity.
Vas is the best
"The best villain is the most relatable villain" Man this is the best quotes, and it perfectly fit for Joseph Seed, no wonder why he got the role in FC5
Joseph seed is my fav
Because we are all charismatic cult leaders?
@@matthewhager270 uh...apparently so
@@matthewhager270 nah probably cuz he’s white
Sorry for writtes mistakes
Greg played Joseph so damn well that it scares me to look at him in real life. Everyone loves Vaas but Joseph had so much depth to him.
And the glasses too they’re so pimp lol
The fucken glasses are thicker than a brick and remind me of those serial killers or pedos from the 1970s or 1980s
He also had wayyy more scenes and dialogue. Vaas was kinda the side villain in 3. Holt was really the big boss vaas was basically a general
He was kinda the worst character ngl
its the eyes,,, your scared watch but cant turn away either
So in a way we have Michael Mando to thank for giving us this Far Cry formula of the villains being so iconic because of such as great performance in an audition.
Imagine going to an audition and be like “Okay the villain is gonna be like this” and have Ubisoft scrap their original idea. What a legend
Fax
-Walks into interview
-Doesn't follow the script and makes his own lines
-Refuses to elaborate further
-Leaves
Michael Mando is a gigachad
Well like they showed u, FarCry 2 already tried all of that.
Giving the player a new angle to look at the world and their actions.
&
Beeing hell as interesting and the centre of the story.
Legend
It's nice to have the confirmation that The Jackal was intended to be Jack Carver all along, it would be interesting to see him return in some form in another game to see how he fits in this new version of Far Cry's universe.
It’s the Jack from the instincts iteration
Hopefully he'll be in 6 🤞
Imagine a far cry game where we play as him.
The jackal had presence in far cry 3 and 4. He is the arms dealer, you can hear his stories from the npcs.
@@IskenderCaglarM41B441 far cry instincts 😎
Pagan Min is underrated vilan, he's amazing and farcry 4 is amazing too
You mean antagonist 😉
Lol ur a really precise boy
Best Far cry
lavish lifestyle ✨
My favorite far cry
It’s funny that the most iconic antagonist in this series wasn’t even the main villain.
Hoyt is not even memorable
no mention of hoyt lol
Lmao yeah
Who's hoyt?
@@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels Exactly my point lol. He is the actual villan of far cry 3
Troy Baker defending Pagan Min is the most Troy Baker thing ever.
Pagan was a great villain
That’s because pagan min is a pretty interesting character.
Definitely in that Antagonist direction where you have a choice
Most forgettable out or 3,5 and 6.
@@zZiL341yRj736 naaa
Pagan Min is by far my favorite Far Cry villain (yet) and one of my favorite villains of all time. Love the rest but something about him really stuck out to me. Definitely looking forward to Giancarlo's performance in FC6.
Pagan was a great antagonist…some may argue protagonist…when you finally got to see the true faces of Amita and Sabal.
But let’s see how well Anton, the *second dictator* to a Far Cry game, does against Pagan.
I've played farcry 6 for 2 days now and anton just like pagan is a dictator but they both have different goals and personalities
Anton was AWESOME
Yay pagan is the best
Pagan was a dictator but he had no issue with the main character
The Jackal's and Pagan's VA sound like professionals doing their job
Vass's VA looks like a fun guy to hang around with
Joseph's VA looks genuinely unhinged
And giancarlo is anton he just is.
Josephs va looks like a cult leader
@@mallardofmodernia8092 he's Gus
@@Nai_101 from breakin bad universe? Ik
It’s motion capture not voice acting
I'd have loved if the alternative ending of FC4 gave whole other story line playing on Pagan Min's side
Might get that in FC6 DLC
That would be great.
Everyone wanted that.
Enjoy the 🦀Rangoon
Maybe it timeskips to a time where the golden path took over
Without ajay
It’s insane to me that Vaas wasn’t the main villain in Far Cry 3. He’s my top 5 at least
Ikr
Top 5 out of 5? Praise indeed
@@breakingaustin my top five villains in general
For me he's top four, and from worst on my top four to best is...
4: the jackel
3:pagin min
2:vass
1:Castillo
Vaas was the main villain in Far Cry 3, wdym?
The next far cry needs Willem Dafoe as a villain.
I'm something of a Farcry villain myself
Im amazed if Jim Carrey wont be a side character in one of theese
Anthony Starr(Homelander) as one of 2 villains maybe?
Wow yes
Hark! Harrrrrrk!
IGN this is brilliant. Need a lot more of this!
Thank you! We do make more of these, search for IGN Inside Stories to find a bunch. - Dale
@@IGN you needa fix your rating system bro😂
@@IGN Dale, thank you :')
@AshTheFlash100 hahaha
yes
Everyone is wrong, the best villain is the Honey Badger, now thats a tough little bugger lol
ahahaha
Lol
dont forget the sneaking rhino~
Boooooo 👎
Lil fella can tank a whole RPG shot like it was nothing
This troy baker guy seems like the kind of guy who would be in almost every game
Because he is.
@@210clevenger9 r/whoosh buddy
He pretty much is my man
Didn't he play Sam Drake in Uncharted 4 and Uncharted The Lost Legacy?
“Primal left the concept of front cover villains”
Mammoth: am I a joke to you?
More like this IGN! well done
Your pfp scares me
Thank you!
This has to be a masterclass
if ubisoft did a remake or remaster at 60fps for fc3 and fc4 or either then package it with fc6 as a collectors edition lot of us wouldve bought it regardless of the price
@@draco2xx Dude, you can get those games for a couple bucks on PC. They will run at 60 on a toaster at this point.
"Hi! I'm Giancarlo Esposito, and this is Masterclass."
@@respectfulremastersbymetal8336 Cool, buy him and me a toaster so we can play it then. Otherwise your comment was useless.
@@respectfulremastersbymetal8336 exactly, KTX has made RTI mods for far cry 3 and far cry 4 for ray tracing gpus also. Its already remastered for pc you can say once you slap those mods
Watching Joseph Seed surely gave me chills. Some performance !!!
Joseph Seed is one of the best villains in video games, not just Far Cry series. Greg Bryk really knew what he was doing.
The definition of far cry are villans
*is
Insanity *
Which Far Cry villain was your favourite? Let us know and you never know, you might have a different opinion after watching the documentary!
Faith
Vaas is INSANITY
What if all of em are my favourite?
Vaas
Pls play as pagan in far cry 6 DLC
Pagan min is still one of my favourite villians in gaming. He's so charismatic and is honestly the best person Ajay can go with. Especially excited for his dlc in 6 out of the whole season pass.
Joseph was definitely my favourite. His emotional depth was great and even his siblings were compelling in their own way
For me too.
Same
Same
All Far Cry villains are equally iconic. All are awesome.
Except fc1, primal and new dawn villains. Nothing about these are awesome.
@@IskenderCaglarM41B441 Primal villains are awesome…. Ull is the man.
@@IskenderCaglarM41B441 Also Hoyt from Far Cry 3.
Not really maybe except of Vaas
@@Primal-Weed Uga buga tuga.
Michael, Troy, Greg and Anton are master minds when it comes to getting into the head of their characters. No wonder they did such an outstanding job. Say what you want about Ubisoft but you can't deny the fact that extremely talented people are giving their all in every game they make. Their games are repetitive, yes, but they are never bad.
Giancarlo, not Anton.
Also, Giancarlo has done that for years as Gus in Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul, Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian, & Mr. Edgar in The Boys.
Joseph Seed was performed AMAZINGLY!
The Far Cry franchise has some of the most memorable and maniacal villains in gaming history
Its insane how often they can just dish them out
Yeah, if vaas, pagin, and Joseph were on one team it would be unstoppable
This is really well made, a lot of work must have gone into it.
Thank you very much and you're right! - Dale
@@IGN thanks Dale
The moment that sticks with me forever is when you walk Joseph Seed to the helicopter at the start of the game. His completely neutral demeanor towards being arrested, his followers crying out - you felt like you were doing something you weren't supposed to be doing. Like arresting Jesus.
😂😂😂😂
Finally the Jack carver theory is confirmed, everyone who doubted it is now wrong
BRING BACK THE JACKAL
@@johnvermintide bring backal the Jackal
@@uncleravenpawok9435 brackal backal thackal jackal
Bric-a-brac sale, this Saturday at the church
@@LOCKEYJ yes
So that means they sort of confirmed the theory that jack carver is the jackel
Well, the creative director himself confirmed it.
Not "sort of", they just did. :D
"This is him 10 years later".
Straight up canonized
@@learningleisure2202 2025 is too far from 2008
Vaas without doubt…Michael played him fantastically!!!!…Overall Far cry 5 & New dawn favourite games and that disc launcher in New Dawn just Awesome!!!
Couple the fact that vaas tries so desperately to kill you while asking you if you know the definition of insanity is just a masterpiece in storytelling
Same opinion, Vaas best villain, far cry 3 best story, far cry 5 best world, gameplay, and 2nd best story.
@@greed864 Far Cry 3, 4 & 6 has the best world than Far Cry 5
@@mavvynne444 Nah 5 had a relatable but cool setting and atmosphere. Also Far Cry 3 has a great story but once you beat it it's pretty boring, there is very little to do. Far Cry 5 definitely has a better open world with things to do.
@@vengeance1450 Nahhhhh... Far Cry 3 and 4 has far better settings and atmosphere. It was unique and exotic af. Far Cry 6 comes on 2nd place when it comes to settings too
Wow IGN sure have stepped up lately; Watch 4 different videos and all of them were well made, no childish commentary and unnecessary bullcrap.
Whatever you guys are currently doing keep it up. This type of quality is what we want.
Thank you very much! - Dale
To hear Giancarlo Esposito talk about the thought process behind his character is AMAZING!
The best part about this video, is they smartly ignored Mickey and Lou
Even if Mickey And Lou we’re in this it would be 5 seconds, it would be them just saying. “Are you a problem solver, or Problem Maker.”
Ugh
Hahaha
Don't mention them
They were the only worst part of this franchise 😂😂
"You can't break a man the way you break a horse, or a dog. Harder you beat the man, Taller he stands..."
Jackal is waaay too underrated
Hoyt too
Greg's thoughts behind the performance he delivered are just excellent. One of the greatest villains we've ever seen in video game history.
VAAS IS A LEGEND
Joseph is such an amazing villain, in that final seen (with the snot etc😂) I felt sympathy, sadness, guilt and fear. Incredible
Greg did an absolute phenomenal job as The Father.
Hot take: pagan min was a better villain than vass, he was just better written and has more interesting motivations.
And because pagan is the king of the country there’s more at steak compared to how vass is controlled by high powers.
Bryks performance was just so real. Not many other ways to put it, just so raw and perfect and real
everybody while playing fc5:this bad man
Everyone at the end:😳 he’s *right*
He was and it shocked me. Everything he said was going to happen
While Joseph may not have had a vaas sized impact on the player. No one can say Greg Bryk wasn’t fantastic in his role
Personally he had a farther impact for me then Vaas did.
To me, the key element isn't a villain that is charismatic, its one that makes sense in what they do or say. When we see a villain acting crazy without thought behind why they do what they do, they come off as one-dimensional because their actions seem to just be driven by their personality. For me the best example of an intelligent and introspective villain with personality stripped away was The Jackal from Far Cry 2.
From the brief scenes he appears in the game, combined with the in-depth dialogue from the cassette tapes, we get a villain who has specific methods for what he does, why he does it, and logical arguments to make the player think about his perspective. Very few villains in the games have made me sit back and reflect on the questions they ask and how it applies to the real world. Both in history, ongoing conflicts, and the future that will repeat it. For Ubisoft's first open-world experiment into the Far Cry formula, they created a flawed but immersive experience that makes you feel alone in a hopeless land in a conflict that is bigger than you; the villain being the only one to try and make sense of it.
Definitely my favorite video y'all uploaded 2021🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 please more content like this
Vaas and Joseph Seed are the best villans so far.
Anton Castillo now for me
Michael Mando's performance as Vaas literally made me hate him and love him at the same time. He was by far the best villain any game to me. Far Cry 3 made me fall in love with the series.
I'm excited for FC6, the lead writer seems to have a very clear and interesting vision
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@@MrAntiSocial14 damn bro. deep comment. relatable
They confirmed it... that Theory about Jackal!!! Finally.
Kinda blew my mind!
Who is he? Haven't played 1,2
@@user-sx6cy2po9s Jack is the main character in Far Cry 1 and Jackal (Jack) is the villuan un Far Cry 2! He was awesome too
Jack carver deserved more recognition in the series
Only real fans of far cry will.
There is no best villain in the series, Vaas for me is more of a foundation and a predecessor for great Far Cry antagonists who came after. It is more like a torch to be passed on where a villain must keep it lit or burn even brighter.
Yes, totally agree
As a character developer, I'll say Joseph Seed is a masterpiece 🤯
amazing stuff guys... would love to see more stuff like this
Actually great video IGN. More quality and meaningful stuff like this is fantastic
We need more of this type of content for long running game franchises please IGN 🙏
Damn
this is incredible
please make more like this
I've never played a Far Cry game, but that will have to change because this video was captivating from start to finish. Thank you for the fantastic dive into the mindset of and creation of these characters.
Greg really give it everything in his role. Amazing perfomance as Joseph Seed
Every Villain in Farcry Series are Masterpiece.
No
@@matthewhager270 except 1 and New Dawn.
@@uresius5182 Krieger was a better villain in instincts.
SUDI Fc1, new dawn and primal villains are not masterpiece.
@@IskenderCaglarM41B441 krieger was actually ok, at least in instincts. In the he played as a stereotypical evil scientist, in that game he’s more of an an-prim who wanted humanity to revert back to its primal ways.
Great Job IGN, credit where and when is due... This is a great piece! MOOOOOREE!
Thank you! We have lots more already, check out the other IGN Inside Stories! - Dale
Let’s just admit Vaas is the greatest and most iconic Villain of all the Far Cry franchise🤙🏻💯. ‘’Didn’t I tell you the definition of INSANITY’’🔥💥
That's because of you only play farcry 3 lol
Typical
Far cry 2 didnt need a strong villain the whole game was awesome as It was
True, but the villain being Jack himself was still a neat touch.
The jackal is my favorite. 😁
Man, those sound tracks ware sick.... love it
Watching this while my Far Cry 6 pre load is running.^^ Awesome documentary. Thank you guys!
Thank you for watching! - Dale
Doing this now lol
Best Crab Rangoon I've ever had.
Vaas was for Far Cry what Hannibal Lecter was for Silence of The Lambs.
Shout-out to all the far cry actors, absolutely brilliant
No mentioning of HOYT, he took my RING FINGER man, please find him.
Not yours, jasons
Hoyt was just uh scary
So it's finally been confirmed past the theory, the Jackal is Jack
Yeah kinda, Far Cry 1 takes place 17 years after Far Cry 2.
@@enenrax nope
@@enenrax CryTek's FC1 is a seperate canon. Ubisoft's FC Instincts & Evolution were contemporary.
@@THEDUDE-fv4wj What you mean nope? Fc1 take place on 2025 and fc2 takes place in 2008. Wtf you mean nope?
@@IskenderCaglarM41B441 3:47 listen carefully
Great video. One of the best. We need more journalism like that.
The jackal isn't the villain of far cry 2. Malaria is
One of my favorite videos awesome job 👍
dope video can't wait for the release 😊
this is an awesome documentary, quite a masterpiece
Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hiddleston, and Conan O'Brien would make great Far Cry villains.
Conan? Lol
@@lukeyost7566 he'll joke that he will shoot you, laughs then does it anyway. It's going to be a mennipean Satire in a Far Cry setting.
Mads would definitely kill it as a far cry villain.
Mad's brother Lars Mikkelsen could also play an amazing villain. Look at his roles as Thrawn in Star Wars or Magnason on Sherlock for refrence.
Mads was an awesome anti-villain in Death Stranding, no doubt he'll kill it as a villain in Far Cry
The deep dive into the twins from New Dawn really breathed more life into their characters for me. They had a profound and imposing performance.
Excellent documentary!! Just finished FC6 and it was incredible. Love this series.
Brooo it's awesome that they finally confirmed that fan theory about the jackal!!
These long-form pieces might not get the views of the quick buzz videos but this is a great look into the BTS of why we play these games in the first place. Amazing video IGN and great concept Matt Purslow! 😁✌️
Damn, Far Cry gave us great villains!
to me that is the main appeal of far cry games the games are definitely fun but the gameplay doesn't usually change much what really keeps me coming back to the series is its amazing villains
More of this. Quality content.
Dude the Joseph Seed actor even has that crazy look in his eyes.
He also kinda looks like the cousin to David Koresh in the Waco siege in Texas....
Great work boys! UK podcast fan here
Respect the sea Conner. - Dale
What a great Video! respect+++
Essays like this are really helpful for writers
this is great! It would have been fun with a little segment called "the Vilans that were'nt so great." Featuring Hoyt and Mickey and Lou.
This is amazing
Excellent video
excellent video mang
this is art! thanks to IGN and all the villains
This is so awesome
love you ign great vid
Loved this vid ❤️❤️👍🏻
I'm glad they aknowledged Jackal because for how little he is in the game and how little impact he makes he's pretty interesting with his classical man vs man ideas. A philosophical character like this has great potential for future Far Cry games.
My favorite villains are Joseph seed and Anton Castillo. They both did an amazing job.
Do you think you could do a documentary like this on some of the lesser antagonists(or in Far Cry 3’s case with Hoyt, the original intended main antagonist)? Not all of them hit home but some of them, like Jacob Seed, were absolutely awesome!
Vaas is my all time favourite villian.. his iconic dialogue of insanity still hands down the best