“What the fuck is going on?” Is the most accurate line concerning the hunters

“That hunter is working for homeland? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON…” I love this guy lol

1:53 literally the entire player base during this entire manhunt.

I would like to think the hunters exist to wipe out division agents because of the rogues. Being homeland does not know who’s defective and who’s not they just kill indiscriminately. A elite clean up crew to start new again from the chaos

I just thought of something. What if the Hunter’s aren’t the 3rd Wave, but the clean up crew sent to erase all evidence of the Division? Like a black ops squad sent to destroy any and all knowledge of certain things…

I wish remnants of the LMB would replace the poorly trained, and equipped “civilian militia”. I also wish we got better hunter outfits. Also, love your videos NGN, and your voice, keep up the good work!

Your dedication to the lore of this game is admirable in every way possible. I am loving this please continue 🤘

I love the hunters, the lack of a whole lot of lore around them makes them so interesting

It seems to me that the hunters are the homeland's contingency plan for if/when the division fails or won't fall in line

"I took from those who watched, hunted, and collected, until only their shadows remained. Now my watch has ended, so yours may begin."

Descriptions of the Exotic Bag Memento. Hunters are the watchers of 2nd Wave, which means us. They are the contigency if the contigency plan fails.

Hunters could not have been the third wave agents. With the Resistance update in TD1, audio collectibles confirmed that they have been around since the first wave activation (or maybe even earlier than that, there is a theory about their involvement with April Kelleher's husband murder)
DZ Supply drops introduced from the Underground update have been suspected to be SHD resupplying them (Faye Lau even mentioning how those supplies were enough to arm a small army)
Other theories believe that they were secret bodyguards of Rick Valassi, allowing him to move around NY freely and spread misinfo. A woman investigating Valassi were kidnapped by unknown assailant after she apparently discovered something.


Speaking of which, I'm getting a vibe that what McManus doing is similar to Tom Reeds from SC: Conviction, his own splinter cells (Hunters in this case) handling all the wetwork and eliminating opposition (the agents). While Black Tusk serves a cover for their operation.

I've noticed hunters have the watches of rogue agents as well as normal agents, some hunters seem to have orange AND red watches. I'd seemingly believe they're a hard wave, designed to wipe out the first & second waves, and set the division anew.

I bet that the Hunters were former Tier 1 Special Forces like Seal Team 6 or Deltas and that's why they can kill Division Agents so casually. They got more combat experience in the military doing secret operations around the world, better training and better tech.

Man it’s good to see this. I always followed your Division stuff. God it’s been a long time. Since the first game (since the Underground really) the Hunters have been the most fascinating part of The Division. It really took off with the first 12 Hunter masks in the Div 2. Still one of my all time favorite secrets\lore\quests in any game. I was so hooked on all the possibilities that could stem from the Hunters. It’s just hard to stay invested for such a long term payoff. Destiny 2 really suffered with this same thing for years. Bungie is just now kinda putting bows on all the big cliffhangers that never got a proper payoff. So I say that to say this. Massive can most definitely do some very cool stuff with these guys still. The Division 2 is primed to co exist and dominate with games like Destiny 2, Borderlands, and Outriders. The potential is staggering. The Div is such a great game. Really wanna see it take off again. We’ll see how Heartlands goes, and hopefully will hear more on the Div soon. Thanks man. Awesome video !

How on earth you havent got a job at Ubisoft Massive is beyond belief. Another top shelf video from NGN.

Thank you Agent.

I always get excited when the hunters get involved. They’ve always been a mystery.

And you’re making these into podcasts! Let’s go!

See there's one theory that I've always had that wasn't mentioned much if at all I feel like the hunters are former US military special forces such as delta and green berets and Rangers because of the superior tech and tactics plus it was a little more inforced when a leader said the hunters either had relations close to the US military or used to be apart of the military

At this point ive only continued to play the game because of my dedication to the lore. Love these videos

1:50 "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?"

I feel you brother

Something about the hunters in D2 that has always peaked my interest is the reason behind the complicated ways they are each summoned. I know as a game mechanic they are meant to be puzzles to solve and switch up the pacing. But lore-wise, perhaps each hunter has their own way of being contacted by the other hunters and when it turns out to be the division that has completed the "contact sequence" the hunter is surprised and fights more in self-defense as NGN put it. Just a side comment, I'm still very new to all the lore.