History VideoGame / MedalOfHonor1999

* ArtificialStupidity: They'll sometimes do the latter [[StupidSacrifice even if there are no other comrades nearby for them to save]].

''Medal of Honor'' is the very first title in the ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' series, developed by Creator/DreamworksInteractive and released on October 31, 1999 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation1. Set late in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII's WorldWarII/WarInEuropeAndAfrica, players strap into the boots of Lt. James Steven "Jimmy" Patterson, a USAAF transport pilot turned OSS agent around the time of the Normandy landings in June 1944.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Fight WWII for the first time]]''... ''[[WorksSetInWorldWarII but sure as Hell not for the last.]]]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Fight WWII for the first time]]'' ''[[WorksSetInWorldWarII But should as Hell not the last]]]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Fight WWII for the first time]]'' ''[[WorksSetInWorldWarII But should as Hell not the last]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Fight WWII for the first time]]'' ''Works Set in World War II But should as Hell not the last]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Fight WWII for the first time]]'']]

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The first game's third mission is set inside a massive sewer system, containing a Resistance weapons cache containing Allied weapons and ammunition, as well as Patterson's escape route. Patterson himself has to deal with SS soldiers and their {{Angry Guard Dog}}s as he makes his way through.

* PunchClockVillain: The unnamed Curator of the Merker Salt Mine is stated by Manon to be working against his will, with the SS constantly holding him at gunpoint and coercing him into cooperating. By the final part of the sixth mission, he's clearly had enough, and screams at Patterson to stop the SS fanatics from destroying all the priceless works of art, before getting shot by Sturmbannfuhrer Ratter.

* KarmaHoudini: Sturmbannfuhrer Ratter, the ArcVillain of "Capture the Secret German Treasure", manages to get away with murdering the Curator of the salt mine, having chosen to flee rather than confront Patterson.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The unnamed Curator of the Merker Salt Mine helped the SS pillage priceless pieces of artwork from the Occupied Countries and gather them in said mine. However, their idea of destroying said artwork to deny it to the Allies causes the Curator to call the SS Commander [[YoureInsane insane]], and give Patterson some vital info before the Commander shoots the Curator dead.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The unnamed Curator of the Merker Salt Mine helped the SS pillage priceless pieces of artwork from the Occupied Countries and gather them in said mine. However, their idea of destroying said artwork to deny it to the Allies causes the Curator to call the SS Commander [[YoureInsanse insane]], and give Patterson some vital info before the Commander shoots the Curator dead.

* SecretPolice: The Gestapo, whose members are encountered as a common enemy in earlier levels. During "Search The Town", the second part of the first level, Patterson must eliminate 8 of their Officers, due to them rounding up French Resistance members and sympathizers. In "Sewer Chase", their K9 units attempt to chase after Patterson through French sewers, sending several {{Angry Guard Dog}}s after the player. During the first two parts of "Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta", their officers and agents are shown guarding the train station near the titular railgun, and will check Patterson's identification papers if approached.

** SS Demolition Squad soldiers only appear during the second and third parts of "Capture the Secret German Treasure".

* UniqueEnemy: Attack dogs only appear in the third part of the first level, and never show up again in subsequent levels.

''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorFrontline'', released in 2002, would serve as both a {{Prequel}} and {{Interquel}} to this game, showcasing how Jimmy Patterson got noticed by the OSS, and the missions he undertook between this game's third and fourth missions.

* ISurrenderSuckers: German scientists, when caught by surprise and held at gunpoint by Patterson, will pull their hands up, only to pull out handguns and attempt to kill him once he looks away.

* StupidJetpackHitler: Downplayed. The Germans at the Norsk Hydro facility in Rjukan have already made significant progress in their research on heavy water and atomic weapons compared to the RealLife German atomic program, having produced entire hallways worth of documents and schematics on top of having produced tons of heavy water. Unfortunately for them, Patterson puts an end to their attempts at producing a functioning nuclear weapon for good, destroying all of their research and heavy water in the process.