History Awesome / JesseCox

--->'''Jesse''': He did not just say "I'm getting too old for this". Old man. I. Love you.

* Part 15 of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y_-hBar_24&t=7m45s Dead Space 2]] playthrough has him having to fly back towards Titan Station while avoiding massive pieces of flying debris. After smashing through the roof of a building and landing on his feet on the floor, Jesse busts out with AC/DC's "Shoot to Thrill". Made even better with the fact that not only is the pose Isaac is in upon landing is very similar to [[Film/IronMan Tony's]] landing pose, but he at one point directly references him upon going over the propulsion mechanism of the suit.

* The amount of dedication Jesse has to create good content, and the times that he goes above and beyond his duties to make sure his viewers enjoy a video. In Part 8 of Metal Gear Rising, he outright states that because his previous footage was nothing but him complaining the entire video, he went back and refilmed it, apologizing for acting so sour.

** He also gets a few legitimately awesome {{Pre Ass Kicking|OneLiner}} or BondOneLiners.

** Also worthy of note is how [[ImprobableAimingSkills frighteningly accurate]] he can be with the game's HandCannon: the majority of his kills with the weapon are [[YourHeadAsplode skull-splattering]] [[BoomHeadshot headshots]], and many of them are effectively ''snipe kills'', fired from across entire rooms.
---> '''Jesse''': (responding to a vendor asking what gun he has) "No, this is a ''hand cannon''. Men have lost heads to this thing."

* During his first playthrough of VideoGame/PonyIsland, Jesse finds a staggering 14/24 tickets, two of which are mind-bogglingly difficult to get - "Ticket Lake" (which the developer had to ''make a gif to demonstrate how to get it'') and "You didn't kill Jesus?" (which took almost fifteen minutes of stubborn retrying to get and ''he didn't even know it would get him a ticket'').

** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7M8lUhx75o&feature=relmfu part 49]]. After leaving the Thalmor Embassy, he accidently left one of the jewels for a quest there. Getting back into the Embassy is nearly impossible without mods, so he gets over the wall [[spoiler: by exploiting a glitch where he uses his horse to jump over the wall]]! Also doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

** In the last episode of ''Deus Ex: Human Revolution: The Missing Link'', Jesse is given a choice of [[spoiler: saving either hundreds of innocent prisoners or the only person able to testify against the atrocities of Belltower from the poison gas the BigBad unleashed.]] His KleptomaniacHero tendencies pay off HUGE here, as he refuses both options and [[TakeAThirdOption takes a third option.]] How? By deducing that the only possible third option would be in the only vent he ''never'' explored, due to being blocked by a crate he couldn't break. He then sacrifices the only shot of a Rocket Launcher he only received moments before to break the crate, enter the vent, discover the room where the [[spoiler: gas is being distributed,]] and destroying it, [[EarnYourHappyEnding saving]] ''[[EarnYourHappyEnding everyone.]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dEmOsGdMyM&t=10m22s Holy shit!]]

** In every video up until then, Jesse's searching for lore and trying to piece together the story, and it's clear that while he can be very much TheFool or TheDitz, he can also be pretty sharp. For example, the first thing he notices when he sees Columbia's official timeline in the Hall of Heroes is that Comstock is way too old for his purported age, something plenty of players have overlooked their first playthrough. And before he even steps foot inside Comstock House proper he's able to deduce that he's [[spoiler:in a BadFuture]]. Towards the end, at least once a video you can see him ''almost'' figure it all out before TheReveal.

** During the Scary Game Squad's playthrough, they almost immediately pick up on [[spoiler:Josh having set the trip up to terrify everybody]].
** In the same playthrough, Jirard being able to [[spoiler:do everything correctly to save Jessica's life]], just by "playing the characters" according to their starting stats and playing Mike as [[TheHero "a tremendously capable badass"]] who will take any risk.
** Also, Davis and Alex using the tiny hints that the game gives and a wild guess to determine that [[spoiler: wendigos are involved]] even before their formal introduction.

** Managing to [[spoiler: save '''everyone''' except Matt, who is something of a GuideDangIt. They even deduce during the credits how they could have saved him.]]
** Also figuring out that [[spoiler: Josh wasn't dead and was the Psycho, the Stranger was good and fighting the wendigos the entire game, and Hannah was a wendigo well before finding her second diary in the caves]], among other details they call early and get exactly or almost exactly right. Once again, Jesse and his pals show just how frighteningly sharp they are when it comes to lore, even when drunk off their asses.
** The one time Jirard botched a major QTE out of panic (when Mike encountered [[spoiler: the Stranger's White Wolf]]), not acting was actually the ''right'' choice. Dumb luck at its finest.
** During the bonus episode, the guys look at all the collectables they missed, some of which would pretty much flat-out tell you that [[spoiler: Josh is the psycho.]] Even without those, they still managed to figure it out.

** During the SGS run of the game, Alex spends over half the game deliberately fielding baseless and insane theories about the game's plot [[{{Troll}} purely to push Jesse's buttons]], including a constant suggestion that aliens are why the cultists have gone insane. Jesse finally loses his temper in part 7 and calls Alex on his bullshit, prompting the joker to get serious and remind us that he was the one who cracked open the mysteries of ''Until Dawn''. He goes on to correctly guess [[spoiler:that machinery was the source of the cult's madness and that Jessica broke her neck by falling down a flight of stairs, which Father Loutermilch then staged as a suicide after bullying compliance out of Blake]]. Alex may enjoy being TheGadfly, but he's just as sharp as Jesse.
** On the other hand, it's Jesse's KleptomaniacHero tendencies that prod Davis into exploring the lake area until he finds the Old Traveler's Report [[spoiler: which reveals Murkoff's involvement in the game's events]]. And it's Davis, [[LovableCoward who usually wants to be anywhere but in front of the game]], who figures out [[spoiler: that the feedback loop caused by the damage to the microwave towers is likely the reason everyone has gone completely over the edge]].

** At the end of [[http://youtu.be/lC4Yx8Ttgyw part 83]], Jesse and [[BadassGrandpa Esbern]] are fighting an annoying Thalmor Wizard who keep running away from them and nearly kills Jesse. Jesse has enough and finishes him by stabbing him right as Esbern throws a fireball, [[StuffBlowingUp creating a cinematic explosion]]. Followed by Esbern giving a one-liner

** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7M8lUhx75o&feature=relmfu part 49]]. After leaving the Thalmor Embassy, he accidently left one of the jewels for a quest there. Getting back into the Embassy is nearly impossible without mods, so he gets over the wall [[spoiler: by exploiting a glitch where he uses his horse to jump over the wall]]! Also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* Jesse finally making his dad speechless with the ultimate Christmas gift. Also a CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming.
* ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite:''

* At the beginning of the first episode of his ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' Let's Play he sings a rendition of Creator/HarryPartridge's Skyrim song that is surprisingly well done.

* In the last episode of ''[[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]: The Missing Link'', Jesse is given a choice of [[spoiler: saving either hundreds of innocent prisoners or the only person able to testify against the atrocities of Belltower from the poison gas the BigBad unleashed.]] His KleptomaniacHero tendencies pay off HUGE here, as he refuses both options and [[TakeAThirdOption takes a third option.]] How? By deducing that the only possible third option would be in the only vent he ''never'' explored, due to being blocked by a crate he couldn't break. He then sacrifices the only shot of a Rocket Launcher he only received moments before to break the crate, enter the vent, discover the room where the [[spoiler: gas is being distributed,]] and destroying it, [[EarnYourHappyEnding saving]] ''[[EarnYourHappyEnding everyone.]]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dEmOsGdMyM&t=10m22s Holy shit!]]

* During the end credits of ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', Jesse, having just watched the ending, begins interpreting everything he saw and gets the majority of it exactly right from nothing more than his own experience during the playthrough.

*** Or when breaking through the armada around ''The Hand of the Prophet'':

--> '''Jesse''': (responding to a vendor asking what gun he has) "No, this is a ''hand cannon''. Men have lost heads to this thing."

* In Part 4 of his ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor'' playthrough, aptly titled "Battle Royale", Jesse starts off on a simple mission to assassinate an Uruk Elite Captain, Tugog the Guardian. What ensues is a grueling fight against the heavily armored Tugog, who absolutely refuses to die, that becomes a battle that involves at least three or four Uruk Captains and their underlings coming into the fray. Jesse ''kills all of them'', including Tugog and a final Captain that blunders onto the scene soon after.

* During the Scary Game Squad's playthrough of ''VideoGame/UntilDawn'', they almost immediately pick up on [[spoiler:Josh having set the trip up to terrify everybody.]]

* During the SGS run of ''VideoGame/OutlastII'', Alex spends over half the game deliberately fielding baseless and insane theories about the game's plot [[{{Troll}} purely to push Jesse's buttons]], including a constant suggestion that aliens are why the cultists have gone insane. Jesse finally loses his temper in part 7 and calls Alex on his bullshit, prompting the joker to get serious and remind us that he was the one who cracked open the mysteries of ''Until Dawn'', correctly guessing [[spoiler: that machinery was the source of the cult's madness and that Jessica broke her neck by falling down a flight of stairs, which Father Loutermilch then staged as a suicide after bullying compliance out of Blake]]. Alex may enjoy being TheGadfly, but he's just as sharp as Jesse.

* At the beginning of the first episode of his ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' Let's Play he sings a rendition of [[HarryPartridge Harry Partridge's]] Skyrim song that is surprisingly well done.

* During the SGS run of ''VideoGame/OutlastII'', Alex spends over half the game deliberately fielding baseless and insane theories about the game's plot [[{{Troll}} purely to push Jesse's buttons]], including a constant suggestion that aliens are why the cultists have gone insane. Jesse finally loses his temper in part 7 and calls Alex on his bullshit, prompting the joker to get serious and remind us that he was the one who cracked open the mysteries of ''Until Dawn'', correctly guessing that [[spoiler: machinery was the source of the cult's madness and that Jessica broke her neck by falling down a flight of stairs, which Father Loutermilch then staged as a suicide after bullying compliance out of Blake]]. Alex may enjoy being TheGadfly, but he's just as sharp as Jesse.
** On the other hand, it's Jesse's KleptomaniacHero tendencies that prod Davis into exploring the lake area until he finds the Old Traveler's Report [[spoiler: which reveals Murkoff's involvement in the game's events]].

** On the other hand, it's Jesse's KleptomanicHero tendencies that prod Davis into exploring the lake area until he finds the Old Traveler's Report [[spoiler: which reveals Murkoff's involvement in the game's events]].

* His love for the ''Franchise/{{Starcraft}}'' franchise is so strong and deep-seated that in the end of his ''Legacy of the Void'' let's play, he outright offers to write for Blizzard, even close his channel even if it means saving his favorite games.

** Also worthy of note is how [[ImprobableAimingSkills frighteningly accurate]] he can be with the game's HandCannon: the majority of his kills with the weapon are [[YourHeadAsplode skull-splattering]] [[BoomHeadshot headshots]], and many of them are effectively ''snipe kills'' fired from across the room.

** Also worthy of note is how frighteningly accurate he can be with the game's HandCannon: the majority of his kills with the weapon are [[YourHeadAsplode skull-exploding]] [[BoomHeadshot headshots]]. And he occasionally gets them from improbably long ranges for a magnum revolver.

* His playthrough of ''WolfensteinTheNewOrder'' starts off with him ''refusing'' to make a SadisticChoice between Wyatt and Fergus, only doing it when he finds out that failing to make a choice leads to a NonstandardGameOver.

** Two times Jirard botched a QTE out of panic [[spoiler: (Mike encountering the Stranger's White Wolf and Emily running from the Stranger past an oil barrel)]], not acting was actually the ''right'' choice. Dumb luck at its finest.

** In the same playthrough, Jirard being able to [[spoiler:do everything correctly to save Jessica's life]], just by "playing the characters" according to their starting stats and playing Mike as [[TheHero "an extremely capable badass"]] who will take any risk.

** In the same playthrough, Jirard being able to [[spoiler:do everything correctly to save Jessica's life.]]