Raiden Vs Armstrong
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มี.ค. 2013
- MGRR Playthrough - Chapter 8 - Assassination Attempt
Raiden dances with Steven Armstrong ontop a broken down MG Excelsus.
Armstrong talks his politics and goes into Roid Rage, but Raiden wants nothing of it.
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I'm not gonna lie.
I was kinda happy for Armstrong when he thought that he convinced Jack about his idea and felt kinda bad when Jack faked him out.
Same
Thicc Albert Same here
Yeah I really liked armstrong as a character hell usually all the villains are likeable characters
Thicc Albert lol, he was dusting him off and everything. 😂
same armstrong’s idea despite killing loads made some sense
I'm more impressed with how durable Armstrong's glasses are
NANOMACHINES SON
@@vladimirmakarov7475 LENSCRAFTERS, SON
Underrated comment
Do not forget the shirt and tie 😂
Glasses are durable as all hell, especially if they're high quality. I think I dropped mine like 10 times and it's only bent like a few millimeters.
Girlfriend: Don't talk to my dad about politics
Boyfriend: Okay
Boyfriend and dad after the third drink:
That's got to be the most intense political argument ever.
"Try University of Texas. Coulda gone pro if I hadn't impregnate someone."
"I think I'll pass."
Basically Raiden is what Armstrong envisions, Raiden survived with his own will, he took his own path and made it to what he is, that is what Armstrong is talking. Both of them had nearly same principles, but different definition of weak and strong
So Raiden will do his "own war"
Say what you want, but the creators were having fun making this.
Valter Fara. you felt it too, right
@RaozSkillz Elaborate?
@RaozSkillz If you are gonna say a game's shit even though you didn't even play it, researched it and
i know damn well you are using the logic as an excuse
@RaozSkillz is this a troll?
@@hyperlegendultra5983 haha you mean Kojima
Political debates would be so much more entertaining if they involved battle cyborgs fighting atop a giant robot.
+Mike Abundo I would actually follow politics then!
Mike Abundo /xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mike Abundo Then everyone would actually vote.
Then watch this th-cam.com/video/opnT5w_TH2Y/w-d-xo.html
Until you remember you cannot respawn or continue irl
11:42 I love how Armstrong punches Raiden hard enough to send him flying into the stratosphere, just for the next shot to show him falling like 3m away from him
Armstrong is so powerful he realised he got a little too harsh against Raiden so he moved at light speed, caught Raiden and threw him on the floor close to himself. So fast we, the viewers, couldn't see.
Doryah ⚡💪
EWGF
He punched him so hard that he flew around the world and finally dropped in front of him
GAME DESIGN, SON!
@@patricktan624I am not gonna sugarcoat it
“MAKING THE MOTHER OF ALL OMLETS HERE JACK CAN’T FRET OVER EVERY EGG”
"Not when you're purging the weak right?"
what do you know about "the weak"?
you weren't born poor
You've never been hungry
You don’t know what it’s like to fight and steal and kill just to survive…
My theory is that the nanomachines only give him durability, and that's it. His strength is natural, and Texans in MGS are just Like That™️
I believe it
technically yes, it is possible for a person to have that strength, but our bones and skin would tear apart first since they are not designed to take that load
@@openlink9958 which is why he has the nanomachines, it's perfect
It's cannon
9:08 @Scott Forsythe It's easy to grow up big when you're not born poor and starving. That Texan's "natural strength" is nothing more than a product of an easy life that was handed to him. He didn't even deny the fact that he didn't grow up having to survive.
Literally the only game where there's like 15 separate memes in just one boss fight, that's legendary status right there.
Yea
Yep
How's just some guy with a mustache?
That’s what happens when you make the mother of all omelettes
Well, they are the DNA of the soul.
"What do you know about the weak? You weren't born poor. You've never been hungry. You don't know what it's like to fight and steal and kill just to survive..."
" *_But you did survive!_* Through sheer force of will, following your own set of rules. With your own two hands, you took back your life!"
Damn, Senator Armstrong took a good point from his enemy and turned against him by agreeing to disagree. A better political debate than any other else in recent years.
😭 ong
SO TRUEEE THAT'S WHY ARMSTRONG IS THE BEST SUPERVILLAIN!!!!
Of course, Raiden says after the Monsoon fight that he doesn’t want this for anyone but himself. Armstrong wants everyone to be like Raiden, and doesn’t have the first-hand experience to understand why Raiden doesn’t want that.
@@emblemblade9245it's kind of frustrating how many people miss the point of this game lol.
@@diccchocolate416 Media literacy is pretty bad nowadays
Politic talk while fighting is peak gaming
"KEEP POLITICS OUT OF MUH GAMES!!!!"
@@stevencontreras84this game gets politics right
@@nobody-yk2hu That means nothing.
Normal antagonist: "I wanted revenge... I have trained for years..."
Armstrong: "Played college-ball, you know?"
senator ballstrong
@@Kazam100 senator deez nuts in yo mouth
TRY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
@@Kazam100real
@@Kazam100 Strong balls, huh?
noice
The ONLY time where showing the main villain 20 minutes before the end WORKS.
It works well in video games, especially, I think
Yeah, games like this did well with that, but games like Undertale did very bad
@Jethus: the forgotten brother of jesus , because unlike other story media, we follow majorly one character's perspective at all times. You can't shift from antagonist to protagonist in view, in most games. Yeah, cutscenes exist, but most people play a game to play a game
So, if you don't want to let the main villain keep meeting the MC, you can pull of something like this
@@AzumarillConGafasBv Ionno, we get a LOTTA buildup to asgore. It worked fine for me.
@@AzumarillConGafasBv wdym? There was a lot of buildup for Asriel lol. You literally meet him at the start of the game.
This guy has easily become my new favourite video game boss of all time
He looks and dresses like a boss I had a while back. The dude was ripped and at sixty was throwing roundhouse kicks
Not a “lord of darkness”, not a demi-god, not a god, not a lord of darkness who is a demi-god, or a god, or a devil, but a literal oversized president-looking business boss who’s got nano machines by his side.
Iron Man should really take notes from this guy.
Alternate ending:
When Raiden and Armstrong hug each other, game ends and credits roll.
"Try University of Texas"
THIS MAN IS MY HERO
You went to University of Texas?
Did you could have go pro?
Could you have gone pro if you hadn’t joined the navy?
Im not one of beltway pansies
Should I not fuck with you, senator?
I like how happy Armstrong was when he thought Raiden agreed with him.
Funny because Raiden ends up agreeing with him anyway.
Then he finishes his sentence, and the guy actually looks hurt. I’d feel bad if he wasn’t backing a company training kids’ brains to be soldiers.
@@greywalker505 Shocked face!!!
Honestly, I wouldn't dare wipe such a smile off his face
Radical action is often accompanied by a need for confirmation from others; and no confirmation is greater than that which comes from an enemy.
10:13 I still love how over the top this game is in certain parts. You can really feel the Platinum Games touch.
The political writing sounds like Kojima Productions but the delivery is an over-the-top Platinum game
11:02
I love the way Raiden says "Why won't you die?!"
Keep in mind that youre fighting easily the most powerful boss character in the entire series. He snapped your sword in half (something Outer Haven or Metal Gear RAY couldnt do), and tanked every one of your attacks without flinching.
Yet instead of being terrified in the face of this unstoppable foe, Raiden sounds annoyed and mildly inconvenienced. He says "Why wont you die" like he just got killed playing COD
I heard it and your explanation is correct
Can't nanomachines fix hairlines? Like, god damn. Armstrong's forehead is bigger than his biceps.
ROFL
The giant square forehead and hairline is what makes armstrong great
Just look at Vegeta muscle mass to his forehead. Same logic.
Bust Nutyear Can't fret over every egg~
Massive foreheads = genetic dominace 😧
Jack in cutscenes: on the verge of death
Jack in actual fights: God mode
except on armstrong
The inverse is true if you're playing on Revengeance difficulty, since he can game over you in a single hit.
So in the verge of death, you could also say he also is... Close to it's last breath
666 likes wow
Other way around g
I have never played a Metal gear game, but thank you for making me be able to experience this masterpiece.
There was 4 minutes of gameplay in this 16 minute video. You don't even have to physically "play" a kojima game to get the full experience lmao.
Senator Armstrong continues to prove that people will agree and follow you if you just speak with enough conviction.
That's why politics are fucked nowadays, people react way too much to emotion.
Honestly. And the amount of people in the comments saying he's right too after he admitted to wanting to purge the weak. Even when presented as obvious bad guys people believe the guy who can shout the loudest and piss the furthest
he didnt say he is gonna purge the weak he said he wants people to be free to pursue their ideals and the strongest ideals will win which means if a lot of people want to make a nice safe country and nourish the weak into strong they can assert their ideals with strength. He wants man to return to his natural state and start anew to purge the rot and decay of society he sees as irredeemable. Its not a bad take at all, and properly implemented would certainly make America a much better place on the other side.
@@ilyarepin7750 he quite literally said purge the weak
@@ilyarepin7750
"Making the mother of all omelettes Jack, can't fret over every egg"
That line alone implies that he's willing to throw anyone and anything on the mold so that it fits whatever the heck he is making
Honestly tho, without the whole “purge the weak”, he has some good points. It’s just that he’s bat-shit insane
"They'll make America great again!"
Ainsley Harriott sound familiar?
... donald trump... hes now president
Storm Catman yep oh well gonna have to deal with it
yup
"How the hell did you get elected..."
I think this Armstrong was actually quite a cool politician.... Maybe our politicians should have fist fights with each other
ummm no...
哦,它只是旮旯。簡單樸素的旮旯 Well sure... He is pretty extreme, think about., wouldn't you as a politician want to fight other politicians in the face to win wars. THE NEW UFpC (Ultimate Fighting political Champion) Eh.... I liked Armstrong, I really liked him and did not want to kill him but at the same time, I wanted to beat him in that game. He was a really cool villain for me.
Well, there's Jessie Ventura, and fiction wise we have Mike Haggar and Armstrong.
Cyberium But... Would you like to see people like the leader of china in a fist fight with the leader of Britain, the leader of Nigeria fight the leader of Spain. The leader of USA with the leader Germany. Etc.
Some fights would be unfair due to age and/or size differences, but we would at least know who'd pay the sacrifice for his/her nation.
15:34 "And Besides... This *isnt* my Sword."
i fucking love that line, so badass
Some things that Armstrong said weren't even inherently wrong but it's the part about him purging the weak that defines how insane he really is
That’s how society has always worked, it just takes different forms now. Instead of literally purging the weak with murder, they are now purged economically.
@@thatonelocalauthority2809 one of the many reasons why i hate politics, to me it just feels like this game where the government always wins and the people always lose
@@KikuChalkzPolitics is dumb, but very important. It’s important to get involved.
@@didncozosksma4466 yea... :
I like to think that he means "Weak" not of body or of economic factors, but of will, resolve, spirit and moral fortitude.
Basically, the same people he's railing against in his speech: cowardly, greedy politicians, corrupt CEO's and business executives, tyrannical do-nothings and take-alls . . . and all the bootlickers that worship and enable those same weak cretins, willingly blinded to the terrible existence and actions of their "Heroes" and refusing to admit to and atone for their dangerous idolatry.
Lmao, I love how quickly he turns around, stands Raiden up and brushes him off when he thinks Raiden is on his side.
Daniel Daw lmao right 😂
@??7991¿¿ no The same thing with liberals...They love blacks, women and gays but the moment they turn conservatives they are ruthless again them...
@??7991¿¿ no what would you say is your political affiliation, since you dislike both conservative and liberals?
@BernieEinreb371 mans really was a darwinist not even close to conservative man held barely any religious values for what I could see and wanted america to progress
@BernieEinreb371 Darwinist are off compass lib-right
8:00 I love how he's immediately like 'Oh shit sorry I beat you up, let me help you up, clean you a bit.' just immediately sees him as a friend and respects him.
I think he already respected him
Makes Raiden's betrayal more hurtful
and then he's murdered afterwards, having the upper hand the whole fight for nothing..
Because Jack put up such a good fight, Armstrong could definitely see him as a powerful ally if he could convince him to switch sides. But Jack's resolve is just as strong as Armstrong's.
can someone explain to me how raiden struggled as hell in this fight with his sword but then suddenly from nowhere beat the shit out of armstrong unnarmed like nothing after his sword had broken, makes the sword look pretty bad does it not?
Senator steven armstrong ❌
President anies armstrong ✅
8:37 pressing the wrong button in Fallout
Thank you for the correction!
I sincerely hope that technology progresses to the point where one person in biomechanical armor can punch another person in biomechanical armor so hard that the airliner-sized piece of machinery under him explodes and leaves a crater, but neither of them are harmed.
That would be great.
Id cyrogenically freeze just for that.
thecodheadsrus 101 cryogenic freezing kills you
Dash Lambda Nanotechnology son !
If technology dose reach to that point I'd say it would most likely be in 2030. I'm not sure tbh it's a cool concept however if anyone had powers like the senator we'd possibly be in serious danger. I'm the type of person who trys to make games have a little bit of realism so I played on revengeance mode because that's how it would be in reality one hit and you're dead, not to mention that you won't have self repair units. Plus in one of the Codec the doctor says that just because you're a cyborg it does not automatically give you the ability to pull off all those moves. I know this is just a video game but I'm trying to see how it would really work in reality.
It would still fuckin hurt though
Best part of this whole fight is that Armstrong barely gets any buildup before it. You only just find out he's involved maybe a level or two before the end.
But he shows up and steals the scene so fucking hard that he becomes the greatest in less than an hour.
Holy shit didn't expect to find you here
Amén 🙏
Like, the actual buildup throughout the game is the confrontation with Sam, which was badass and memorable, but then Armstrong basically just makes the Spy "Gentlemen" and instantly becomes one of the greatest final bosses of all time
@Alvi Syahri yeah it's totally unexpected. Thats what makes it badass. Then you end up fighting him in the pit while he throws giant robot parts at you.
@@alejandroc7357 If he can do that then why does he need the giant robot for ?
This game was way ahead of it's time, truly legendary.
Ahead of it is time? That ain't English, chief.
Here’s a tip to beat Armstrong,
When Armstrong glows green (regaining health), get around his back and use Blade Mode to cut his back to stun him. Once stunned, do as much damage as possible. This healing phase is bad news to a weaponless Raiden; avoid getting disarmed at any point when Armstrong's health is below 90%.
Also, using offensive defensive allows you to avoid almost all of the qtes that can disarm you.
You can also just pick your sword up after you get disarmed, you have plenty of time to. (You WANT those qtes to happen, they do tons of damage to Armstrong)
@@timmyjimmy7413those qtes are beneficial
senator is very kind, he hugged his enemy
But then his enemy used that as a way to throw him across the entire metal gear
Shame he had to die. I kinda liked that guy.
Then kicks him like a football
He even brushed him off
Spared him too. That was his last mistake.
You gotta admit that the game still looks good even when it's older than the average mental age of a twitter user
th-cam.com/video/wtbcaWnybzs/w-d-xo.html .,..,.,
True
Most games from 2008 still hold up today graphically (ex. Sonic Unleashed and this)
The execution of this comment is formidable
average mental age of a twitter user is like five
Armstrong: "I don't have time for this" Also Armstrong: Gets prepared for the biggest fight of his life
8:40 That's the every father's sorrow i guess....
He thought his son finally understood him, but he didn't...
10:36 Raiden literally let him fix his glasses first before continuing to barrage Armstrong, what a gentleman
in quanto qualcuno che vuole diventare un gentiluomo assumo che devo saper prendere a pugni la mia donna per essere bravo come lui
@@magicahegao1046 do you play amongus
@@magicahegao1046 Concordo.
It's literally like a lazy saturday boxing match for Armstrong tho
Standing here I realized
I feel happiness when Armstrong thought he convinced raiden but feel sad when he just got juked
Lol
That's how you doing an Villian. Good reason, overpowerd, and you actually feel for him, in some way of course.
same bro he got trolled
It's fine, he played college ball
I like that as soon as he thinks that raiden is coming around he is gentle and respectful, Kinda shows that he isnt just blindly monologueing and trying to kill, hes actually trying to make a point.
It’s been 10 years and I still remember every video I watched of this game even though I never played it.
Making the mother of all omelettes here, Jack.
Can't fret over every egg
I like how Armstrong has aspects of being a sympathetic villain.
Not EVERYTHING he's saying is wrong, but it's too idealistic to be true, and his methods are very polluted.
Also I love how this is such a satisfying interpretation of ridding of a politician you dislike.
@RARAYAYA RAA Did you not read my comment?
My point is that he's clearly yearning for a better America...but that his methodology is completely nonsense.
@RARAYAYA RAA It can also be applied to every sympathetic villian ever written, so...not exactly disproving me
@RARAYAYA RAA *facepalm* Because he clearly cares about his country & the people in it. However, his ideas are corrupt and therefore he's still a villain.
@RARAYAYA RAA Puttin' words in my mouth chief.
Full stop, please fuckin' find something better to do.
@RARAYAYA RAA I think armstrong is diffrent cuz he was simply nieve. In his vision everybody is perfectly honorable and strives for honest improvment when in reality a lot of people are trecherous shits like raiden. Its quite intelligent writing if you ask me. You can see that when he bests raiden he picks him up only to be attacked by someone he though he made peace with. He compliments his rise from poverty when In reality he probably stabbed a lot of people in the back to get in front of the senitor from his birth, whom foolishly thinks he got there by the sweat of his brow. Armstrong only mistake was overestimating humans cuz quite frankly if everyone was like him in that regrard the world would easily function within his ideals with minimal problems but at the end of the day 80% of us are just arrogant animals that talk and refuse to truly think.
I love how "nanomachines, son!" is both a meme and an extremely accurate explanation for like 90% of the weird superpowers people have in this series.
Except for when it's weird parasites and psychic powers.
And that one dude who's literally just dead.
@@remnantofthefirstworld2930 who?
@@alienpl107 The Sorrow from MGS3
They do a lot but they can’t fix that hairline
@@KoB978 and eye sight
I know "Make America Great Again" is originally a Reagan quote, but this game still was ahead of its time thematically. It observed the nationalistic streak from Reagan through to Bush Era politics and saw, years ahead of time, the natural conclusion of it all. If you make a nation an exception to the rules, its citizens begin to feel like an exception to the rules, ending with every individual believing themselves an exception to the rules. Armstrong/Trump promise you a world uninhibited by the limitations of bureaucracy or rule of law, but instead of a world where everyone is free to choose for themselves we get an anti-democratic world dominated by a few privileged strongmen, the same elite class as always but pared down to those with the stomach to hurt people and who are offended by the existence of people who don't hold the same position of strength.
The difference between Trump and Armstrong is primarily that Trump DEFINITELY never played college ball and Armstrong actually has principles and believes the words he says.
Case and point: Trump 2024
this game will never die
Me: "Why the heck is a American senator doing a sumo move as his entrance?"
*remembers that my favorite MGS game is MGS3 and that has a Russian general doing a Japanese proverb as his catchphrase for no apparent reason*
Me: "You know what? Never mind."
nintendo b like
What was the proverb?
@@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961 Kuwabara kuwabara
Nice
@@treacherousjslither6920 And what does that mean?
Armstrong has armament haki confirmed.
xD he should be a yonku
lmao yeah and he's able to resist raiden's rokougan with it 10:50
Don't know what that is...
But he's pretty much trump.
+RogersBase NANO MACHINES SON
HAKI SON
Standing here I realise that senator Armstrong will always be the best politician
I'm back in 2023 for this legendary fight
Love how at 8:00 Armstrong just seems so excited and goes to help a potential homie out
Every. Vote. Counts. lmao
It's wholesome how he says "through" lol
That part still makes me laugh all these years later
yeah lmaooo
"Standing here I realise"
1:48 I love how there’s a Crowd cheering for Armstrong out of nowhere XD
I’d like to think that’s in Armstrong’s head just like he’s used to having people cheer for him playing college football or at his political rallies
Lol
He’s the epitome of american
Well that kick was definitely worthy of applause
Reminds me of bowling alley screens when you get a strike
3:00 "Stop that blade!"
Rules of nature!
0:22 me after eating spicy foods
3:13
I love it when Raiden opens a tiny smile after realizing he managed to dodge and keep his chin intact for once
Just to have it wiped on the floor two seconds afterwars
lmao that makes me crack up, he also notices that his chin turns orange and grasps his broken sword with anger after the fact.
Learn his lesson from JetStream Sam 👍🏽😎💙
Shit i never noticed that i always thought he was like wtf hod did he break my sword what will i do now. I ve seen this too many times and would never noticed it
@@88keysperfeel1ng9 I'm in the same boat. I've seen this scene countless times and never noticed.
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I think probably the most impressive thing about Armstrong is how he's able to keep his glasses on for this entire fight without them flying off or being broken.
I think it's also cool that we have a final boss who keeps his glasses on during the whole fight
Lens Crafters don't fuck around
@@DrewCross lenses made of fucking vibranium
It's a matter of style, either you have it or you don't.
"nano machine, son"
Memes aside, this is a fantastic fight and conversation.
Why have I watched this video like 8 times, it's so original and iconic lol
The greatest form of hand to hand combat ever made by mankind: college football.
Meh, probably at some cushy ivy-league school
@@Bloodletter8 try university of Texas
@@damiencaez1983 you could've gone pro if you hadn't joined the Navy
@@plotarmor8017 Not one of those beltway pansies.
@@Ale93371 You could break the president in two. With your bare hands?
They actually put in a crowd cheering sound effect when he kicked a Raiden field goal. Best game of all time
you can tell the guys over at Konami were having fun when comming up with this
@@altaccount4825the dialogue says it all lmao
I’d let him stomp on me like that anyday, yummy yummy
i didnt notice that it was a field goal sound effect 😭i shouldve known even after completing this game long back the only reason they would have that sound effect was because they talked about football
Best game of all time because of some cheering SFX? 🤨
“Making the all omelettes here Jack, can’t fret every Boss!”
Normal antagonist: “I wanted revenge, and I will get it, I have trained for YEARS!”
Armstrong:”Played college-ball, ya know?”
Mixture (me): “skill issue.”
8:28 The look of sheer joy in Armstrong's face makes me wanna hug him.
If I were American I would vote form him
Finally, thank you. I thought I was alone thinking so.
@@sergiogonzales330 you're bat-shit insane!
@@santiagosantanaruge7928 And then he pog
He's bad sh*t INSANE!!! 😂
"My sword is a tool of justice, not used in anger, not used for vengeance, but this isn't my sword"
such an underrated line holy shit
Based Raiden
It’s a fucking mistake
@@KorinIta you beat me to it!!
Damn, so he gon' use the sword for me then?
That's cringe jack.
When "What I've Done" starts playing, you know it's on.
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I think my favorite part of this whole exchange is when Raiden challenges Armstrong's worldview. "You weren't born poor! You've never been hungry! You don't know what it's like to fight, and steal, and kill _just to survive!"_
And I think my favorite part of this is that Armstrong _doesn't_ refute this! He refuses to victimize himself to "beat" Raiden's childhood upbringing and pretend that he's struggled. He fully understands the difference between Raiden's life and his own, as well as his own rich upbringing. And then, as a counter-argument, shows _respect_ for Raiden's strength.
"But you *did* survive!"
He acknowledges that Raiden did have it worse, and that he's a super badass _because_ of it. And _because_ he struggled and fought and killed his whole life, he deserved to lead the life that he did, thus "proving" Armstrong's original argument to be righteous. Through sheer force of will, by following his own set of rules. With Raiden's own two hands, he became the man that he is.
Solid fucking character, dude. Love Armstrong.
And at the same time it further highlights the flaw in Armstrong's logic, which is that Raiden _didn't_ survive and get to where he was just through sheer force of will. He was just another starving street rat in Liberia until he happened to get taken in by Solidus Snake and trained to be the unstoppable killer he is now, with the eventual help of his cyborg body that was forced on him by the Patriots.
That's not to say that surviving all of that didn't require an immense force of will. It definitely did. But Raiden very much didn't take back his life with nothing but his own two hands. If Raiden hadn't been lucky(?) enough to get randomly picked by Solidus to be America's Next Top Child Soldier, then it wouldn't have mattered how strong his will was, the only life ahead of him would have been that of a starving street rat in Liberia. Sheer force of will means nothing if you don't have the means to act on it. Raiden understands this, but Armstrong, who has gone his entire life without ever lacking those means to do as he pleases, doesn't.
Or maybe he does understand, but he just doesn't care because he's a megalomaniac who wants to bend everyone else to his will. It depends on how genuine you think he's being in his "everyone will be free to fight their own wars" speech.
(edit: grammar and formatting)
Just to clarify btw, I also fucking love Armstrong, he's one of my favorite villains to ever exist in a video game, in no small part because of how insanely charismatic he is. Solid fucking character indeed.
@@jimshotfirst4887 nah, any other regular joe schmoe would’ve been in the dirt by now if they had to live even one week of radians life, from child soldier to now, external factors don’t erase the sheer force of will that he has, with all that happened in his life he survived and continues to survive, proving Armstrong’s philosophy
@@kingkunta3753 hey, point to the part where I said that he could have survived without his insane force of will. Trick question, you can't, because I didn't say that, in fact I said the opposite.
The point that both you and Armstrong missed is that force of will wasn't what got Raiden out of the streets of Liberia. Solidus Snake was what got him out of the streets of Liberia and set him on the path to what he is now.
Yes, Raiden's absolutely insane force of will was 100% necessary for surviving that path, and no normal human being could have done the same. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together can figure that out. But force of will wasn't what trained him to be a child soldier. Force of will didn't give him his cyborg body. No matter how much force of will he had, Raiden never would have risen beyond his life as a street rat if a greater power hadn't plucked him out of it and dropped him into the hellscape of war. He never would have become a super powerful cyborg if a greater power hadn't decided to use him as a lab rat.
Force of will was what gave Raiden the strength to seize the opportunities he was given, but it was not the *source* of those opportunities. _That's_ where Armstrong is wrong.
@@jimshotfirst4887 im not saying you didn't say that, i even used the exact wording im just pointing it out again. but this is what im getting at, you kinda miss the part where he still had to survive being a CHILD SOLDIER, a life of constant bloodshed, and eventually becoming a lab rat cyborg, armstrong or raidan for that matter weren't just talking about isolated times, its life in general! greater powers and external factors don't erase that for me, but you may have a fundamentally different view of it all
The way Armstrong reacts when raiden calls him bat-shit insane will never not make me smile.
Armstrong: >:O
Dude i was laugh nonstop cause Raiden call you bat shit insane
@@yulianti3895
08:37 Raiden says it, Yuli! He's finally *SAID IT* though...😆🤣!!
@@yulianti3895
10:12, 10:19
"Alright then, and this is where the fun *BEGINS HERE* ...👊💥!!"
And then raiden just screams while performing a throw.
Best motivational speech ever
10 лет назад, а игра впечатляет до сих пор
I still can’t get over how this game focuses so much on the different armor and modifications the characters have to make them strong, and the whole time Senator Armstrong is stomping on Jack, he’s doing it *in goddam dress shoes.*
Nanomachines, son. They're all I need to beat you
@@averageinternetchristian that is the answer i expected when i opened replies, thanks
And Jack's doing it in heels. We sure this ain't prom night?
@@Muffinmurdurer ACHTUALY THEYRE CALLED STELLETOS- just kidding I don't care. He can run in em
@@Muffinmurdurer Average males dancing on prom night
Armstrong's reaction to Jack calling him insane will never fail to make me laugh
You are called JACK THE RIPPER, and I am insane? really?
Dont know why when jack called him insane it hurted me, it was like a betrayal
h u h?
*"NANI?"*
He literally said : “😧”
To be honest if senator Armstrong was real and he ran for president I’d vote for him
At least he won't fall on stairs
This has got to be one of the greatest pieces of art ever made by humanity!
When we as a civilization fall, I hope that this piece of art remains in order to show the ones that come after us our greatness!
> appears in 1 cutscene and is mentioned in 1 codec call.
> brought up at the end of the game after killing sundowner, the guy who murdered the president
> makes a bunch of iconic lines, some of which being ahead of their time
> makes an actual point while still being a villain
> becomes more well known than the protagonist, raiden
> becomes the perfect final boss for the end of the MG timeline
> refuses to elaborate further
> senator grindset
no I doubt he's more well known then raiden
@@punishediskala7314 who is raiden
@@JooblesMcgee Jack Raiden from Metal Gear
Didn’t even know dudes name was jack lol
So this really was The final chapter in the timeline ?
2:12 “Objective Defeat Armstrong” Never have three words understated the difficulty of an objective in the history of the world.
objective: survive
@@snomandonly this one does it in only two words lol
Current Objective: Survive
Nice pfp
@@mikaelhyttinen5750 Yours is very nice as well 🖐
This fight alone is a whole different game in such a good way, I can’t comprehend it.
This man's body is like if you maxed out all the sliders in character creation.
I like how as Raiden or Armstrong gain an upper hand in their debate. They gain the lead in the physical battle. It gives their arguments more weight and more engaging to watch.
They even use the headbut motif wich is one of the great elements with hidden meaning in the matrix
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this is just how shonen battles are tbh
Political unrest simulator
He played collage ball yknow?
"Fuck the media!"
"Make America great again!"
armstrong ahead of his time out here tbh
Just cooler
Holy moly.
Also not that annoying. Imagine playing MGR and getting a tweet from Armstrong every now and then.
I knew I liked Armstrong for a reason
@@IndigoRyu - Based?
I love how all of this is essentially a prelude to the actual boss fight.
1:02 The Hell are you thinking!
Raaarrgh
1:48 Aaaaah! Don’t fuck with this Senator
3:00 “Nice knife”
5:32 “Fuck this 24/7 internet spew of trivia and celebrity bullshit”
5:49 “Fuck all of it”
9:00 Making the mother of all omelettes here, jack
15:08 Damn Mutt!
15:12 Quinton Flynn: Armstrong!!
Kenyu Horiuchi: Steven!!
I love how Armstrong is literally evil Mr. Incredible
>fought for what they believed in
>broke laws doing so
>caused huge amounts of damage
>beefy as hell
>criticized by their enemies
>have abilities that help withstand and give damage
>have interacted with huge robots with long arms
While all the similarities are there, personally, I believe that Armstrong's character in general is leaning more towards Syndrome's way of thinking.
@@SeaFR lets not forget the big black ball he comes out of
@@trusivraj6173
Yeah baby. And the Metal Gear Excelsus is basically a flarkin' *Omnidroid* 🤖 though...😏
He looks like the dad of a girl
@@m4lev0lentdem0nknightamv5 Why won't you let me date your daughter?!
GPA, son.
Armstrong literally shows up during the last bit of the game, completely steals the show, and is the sole reason this game is still remembered almost a decade later. THAT'S god tier character design, dialogue, and voice acting right there
John 3:16 for God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son that whoever believe in him shall not perish but may have eternal life
Jetstream sam:😑
typical american
The game took me eight hours to beat... except for the Armstrong fight, which no bullshit took me another seven hours. I somehow never realized that I could dodge, or that I could alter my angle in blade mode.
Get the hell out of here. He's not the sole reason AT ALL. He's a big reason, but the opening level, Monsoon, Jetstream Sam, Sundownder, Bladewolf, and Raiden himself, along with the games amazing music and themes of ideals and self awareness, are what makes this game memorable.
Saying that it's all Armstrong both disrespects everything else this great game has and singles you out for not understanding how amazing it truly is.
10 years ago? Damn, it looks amazing for a 10 years old game.
3:08 broke his mewing streak absolutely despicable
i love that raiden at the beginning is so genuintely confused why the senator who apparently has no cyber enhancements wants to fight him head on
It wasn't until later did Raiden realise why Armstrong hasn't died yet
Armstrong literally absorbed energy from his machine 10 seconds before raiden said that. How can he think that Armstrong had no cybernetic enhancements?
@@proxymaster5451 maybe i understood it wrong but they discused in the codec calls that they didnt know about his cyber enhancements. but i think raiden noticed when he was sucking up the energy, but was still confused rightfully so. imagine seeing the us senator making a weird pose and then sucking up the energy of a giant robot and raming into you lol
@@mrdanfi4285I never looked into it from that perspective. Nice catch
@@proxymaster5451 That's where the developers messed up REALLY BAD. Imagine how much more impactful and amazing this whole fight would have been if Armstrong hadn't done his stupid absorption thing?
Raiden, and by extension you the player, would be so caught off guard.
8:00 The fact that Armstrong genuinely wants Jack to understand him is kind of heartwarming.
Man said 🙂
Well in the end Jack did
@@rummkacakit actually is 😅
@@crofoegbu6535no no, armstrong’s impression in 8:08
I mean, Armstrong has a point… I’d support him. Great sales pitch
Armstrong had me wanting to vote for him until he said "Purge the weak"
Ok, I know this comment section is mostly about Armstrong memes, but can I just say that the animation on the nanomachines hardening is amazing looking.
This game deserves a remaster AND a sequel!!
I agree
Metal gear rising its already perfect.
All we need are just sequel.
It needs a switch port
i love how people still ask for this to this day. cmon they could make huge money!
Nah, they already gave us two games starring Kojima's ultimate brain-fart "Pretty Boy Raiden" and that's three games too many.
Armstrong's beliefs seem to be all over the park. At one point, he sounds like an anarchist, at another, a republican, at another, an Imperialist. Not positive what he's going for there.
But he has my vote.
it's kind of a mix of all the villains of metal gear.
Anarchist Capitalist
I think he's an individualist. The only merits that matter are your own, and ethics are the only defense they have against the strong. Those ethics are restraining the ones who can actually make a difference in the world because only the strong ones can define societies. In that regard he reminds me a bit of Nietzsche.
Sherlock Holmes he's an extreme libertarian
Sherlock Holmes que trump
This boss fight is legendary 😂
Ganjar vs Anies
11:42 I find it hilarious how it seemed like he sent Raiden flying to the stratosphere only to show us that he just landed 3 steps away from Armstrong.
Nah he did but Armstrong has learned to teleport like Jason Voorhees.
@@broba3799 It makes sense. After all, Armstrong is full of nanomachines, son.
You know whats funny. Someone whos never played any of the MGS games, clicking on this random video in my feed and seeing exactly what im seeing right now. This is insane, I thought this was a mod part way through, this is the funniest shit I think ive ever seen, this game is absurd lol
It’s even more funny that jack landed in the opposite direction of where he was punched
Actually, Armstrong was so fast that he teleported where Raiden landed and then kept on beating him up.
I love how heartbroken Armstrong looked when raided called him “bat-shit insane”
hilarious but sad.
Armstrong rn: *D :*
Hes just like >:0
@@__-ic7si the way he instantly snaps his head then thrown
He was like
>:C
Strongest Genshin fan VS weakest Terraria Enjoyer
You know it's gonna be a good fight when the boss takes the same sword you've used to commit mass genocide up until now, and breaks it in half like a kit kat