The main difference is that Sundowner relied on either strength OR defense, but ultimately knows how to handle himself either way. Khamsin relies on both, but seems rather inexperienced due to his reliance on his mech.
- "If you don't know freedom, then I can't expect you to get our cause. But it don't matter, you'll die for it all the same." - Drops the sickest track in the game. - Proceeds to get curbstomped by Blade Wolf who is specifically not very good at combat. - Refuses to elaborate further.
While many people compare Khamsin to sundowner, they're polar opposites really. Unlike Sundownder who is defensive AND offensive, Khamsin is pure offense. Sundowner upgraded his armor to have shields for defense, Khamsin's mech had no defense and had an open cockpit that left him vulnerable. Sundowner was also calculated in his movements and methods. In his boss fight he had guards and helicopters to help him and used a pole structure as a weapon while raiden was distracted. Khamsin was sloppy and caused damage whenever he attacked, so much that it obscured his vision and instead of clearing the area and observe his surroundings, he left himself open to be snuck up from behind. Sundowner was more calculated, Khamsin was impulsive
They're ideological opposites too. Khamsin keeps trying to convince himself he's doing the right thing. Sundowner doesn't give a damn, he openly admits to enjoying war for it's own sake
@@salsamancer Khamsin basically just acts according to what he's told, and doesn't think twice about it, even if he doesn't agree, he believes that what he's doing is for the better eitherway which in this case, he believes is the freedom of others, as, even the lyrics reflect this, as he forfeits his own, not fighting for glory or fame, but for the will of another, may it be good or bad in the grand scheme of things. Sundowner however fights only for the fun and thrill of it, seeing violence as "nature's sacrifice", in the idea that, where there is beauty, there is also cruelty with him filling in the latter, with it perhaps being him trying to justify his actions as "for the greater good" but it isn't clear if he's doing it because he's just a straight up sadist or if he believe's he's fulfilling some greater plan, perhaps both.
honestly i wish Khamsin was in the main game, he could've been the boss fight in the Sewer-Lab chapter instead of the G.R.A.D or been in the chapter with no boss (Escape from Denver)
I love how aggressive Blade Wolfs body language is if he thinks a fight is personal. One would think that an AI that is programmed to kill would do so as effecient and in the shortest amount of time as possible, like, sawing Khamsins head off would've been enough to kill him, but Wolfy slammed his saw into Khamsin and violently tore him out of his mech. Really badass.
Khamsin has done nothing but belittle and insult him up until this point, so it definitely is personal. Bladewolf took some real pleasure in torturing him before he killed him
Blade wolf didnt even pick a fight with khamsin, he was forced to. He probably would have asked khamsin to explain freedom to him if he hadnt pounced onto him on sight
Here is the Thing: LQ-84i is a Self learning AI. He was never Build to be a Fighting AI. Acording to himself: He doesnt Posses the Killer Instinct of Man. So, he has No Desire to Kill. Even in his Missions, he only takes down The Minimum to achive his Goal. Drop 10 Guards in a Room with him and he will just, walk around and goes through the Door. He only Fights when he needs to. And even then, he can only Fight as good as he Learned himself to do so. He has No Real Combat training, only via "By the Book". Thats why he lost to Sam and Raiden, but won against Kharsim. He lost, because he Had to Fight, but Won, because he Chose to Fight.
Technically it seems pretty impractical to send such a huge guy to hunt down such a small and agile creature but the theme is my favorite and I must play this DLC!
@@Deathmare235 he isn't on the team yet. he is technically still just your average soldier in the metal gear universe. Mistral wanted Khamsin to die so she sent him after blade wolf. I forget the reason why she wanted Khamsin dead though.
"Freedom cannot be forced on others. It must be earned for one's self." I like that line from Wofly. I need to pick this game up again. Loved the hell out of it when it came out
Whenever I see Khamsin’s death, I feel bad, basically because he had time to plead, and wasn’t totally chill about dying unlike the rest of the winds of destruction who went, “lmao gg”
2:19 Every time that guitar flares before Bladewolf goes in makes me wonder how fiercely the lone A.I desires his freedom, and even if he is outclassed by a goliath of a mech, his - will - to persevere and fight with cunning and deception makes me rate this battle so highly. The music really makes it very special. Shivers every damn time...
The guitar is amazing here. It revs up just before shredding it HARD, like LQ-84i does into Khamsin's chest cavity. And then when the lyrics come in the riff also comes in at around the time you stab the poor dude in the chest. Mwah!
The fact Blade Wolf won this fight is probably a reference to Sam's line in his DLC "You fight because you were told to, i fight because i choose to" Or basically, Blade Wolf choose to fight for it freedom and got motivated as fuck
@@jacketguy5735 Idk why Armstrong tried to defeat Raiden with a Metal Gear instead of straight fighting him 1v1 like Sam, Raiden suplexed one in the start of the game with less cybernetic enchantments and experience
@@Jarubimba He probably doesn’t show his ace in the hole until he really needs it, like “interviewing” a famed assassin for recruitment into the Desperados. It’s also entirely possible that he was going to use the Excelsius to wipe out *any* leftover evidence of World Marshal’s involvement, if not for some other further use. It’s a giant robot that left behind a huge crater in the center of a radio-silent military installation. “Wouldn’t want to complicate the message.”
@@jacketguy5735 The best part is, Armstrong only started kicking Raiden's ass AFTER the absolutely gigantic mecha that he was controlling got destroyed.
For all the people who say it’s stupid that the entire head is exposed and opened, a wise metal gear expert starkly believed: every good character needs a character flaw and he’s like one of those people from my Japanese animes
I don't think it's stupid to get Khamsin body exposed in the mech suit because I would think that it's his cyborg body is bulletproof because he got stab with a chainsaw so many times and still be fine, till the end of course
@@TypeKK to be fair he does actually have a cover for his cockpit, he just doesnt use it, probably becuase he underestimated him or because of heat or smth idk
@@justachaoticperson1906 Khamsin: It's just a robot dog with chainsaw what could go wrong *opens cyborg cover* **dies with his body being slice multiple times**
Bladewolf loses both his fights against raiden and Sam not because he is weak per se but because his "heart" isnt in the fight, he is ordered to fight despite him not wanting to But here he is fighting to gain his freedom which allows him to punch above his weight class
An above comment also says that this could be in reference to a line Sam says when defeating Blade Wolf “You fight because you were told to. I fight because I choose to.”
From a logical perspective, an AI has to be built to be curious in order for it to learn. If the AI is not curious, it will never learn effectively. This is ACTUALLY a thing in artificial neural network design nowadays ; traditional "trial and error" AIs take far too long and are far too specialized to fulfill our needs. An AI who is curious can be given a generic environment and learn much more efficiently than repeatedly bashing your head against every brick in every wall, and instead having something more different than the next brick peak your interest. Logically, this means Blade Wolf is likely very capable of curiosity. After the Khamsin incident, he began questioning what freedom is, formulating the very first hypothesis he makes as a (or so he thinks) free AI, that it must be earned for oneself. This curiosity then gets shut down by Mistral, leaving freedom's true definition, and the idea of thinking for oneself, largely undefined since they had only 1 trial that resulted in failure (and therefore were now negative associations). Curiosity about freedom makes perfect sense as to why he would attempt to escape so brazenly ; it's likely the programmers who made him were skilled, but lacking in security skills, and therefore didn't think about putting limiters on how high the priority of curiosity could go, leading to the possibility for it to override even orders -- a simple mistake, one that is incredibly easy to do, just forget to type one singular line. And when Raiden and Sam bring up freedom again (++curiosity), after having beaten him (failure during the following of orders now leading to a negative connotation to following orders. Also an easy mistake to make, since all you need to do is forget to condition orders to not be lowered in priority due to one failure. Also, one single line missed... amongst literal billions). So this isn't actually a feel good story, there is actually a clear logic behind how blade wolf acts.
@@thetheory6159 A thing I would like to add, judging by the timeline between Jetstream Sam’s first appearance to Raiden and Sam’s first appearance to Blade Wolf, Jetstream Sam is likely Blade Wolf’s first exposure to the idea of “true freedom.” To fight for something that you want to, rather than fight something you were ordered to. Since Jetstream Sam was recruited (before mortally injuring Raiden), and once Raiden got a new makeover (before encountering Blade Wolf), it was likely that Blade Wolf pondered this idea for the days between these events, an untold amount of time of obeying and simultaneously wondering, before ultimately culminating with the incident that killed Khamsin, someone who fought something because he was ordered to.
@@NoHiToYou let's see sam he just gets stabbed sundowner gets exploded Armstrong and khamsin a equal death and mistrial just get cut In to pieces really Armstrong and khamsin have the most brutal death
I think its mainly the fact he begs before dying, the others go out with dignity and a sense of honor. He's a small and pitiful man. It's like getting a personal battle with the random footsoldiers Raiden kills 10 of a second. You see what he's feeling, his brainwashing telling him he's doing this for a just reason, so he really has a reason to fight and not want to lose. Ultimately, I'd say Mistral, Armstrong, or maybe Monsoon had more brutal deaths, but their acceptance of death and how less pitiable they are made it feel less brutal and sad.
The special thing about khamsin is that he was the only wind of destruction to not face Raiden but he was ultimately beaten by Bladewolf prior to raidens arrival.
4:30 good to see that platinum games is being progressive in their inclusiveness even back in the early 2010s, granted we brutally annihilate a cripple’s wheelchair, stab him in the chest multiple times with a chainsaw throw him out of his life support then chop his defenseless body into tiny bits while he begs for life but it’s still representation nonetheless
same. imagine having to watch as your one way of defense gets ripped apart by your enemy, and then he shoves a chainsaw into your chest, tosses you into the air and slices you into a dozens of pieces
At least he's a different boss this time, unlike Sam's DLC. However, I have a feeling he was cut from the final release of the game and used later as DLC. The reason being that the song in the background isn't a new song, like we were told it was. It was on the Vocal Tracks that was released the same day as the game. And given how the lyrics reflect who each boss is, that means he was created BEFORE the DLC. Either way, he's a great boss, but I do agree he was a bit like Sundowner.
I think he was supposed to be the boss of the original Coup de etat stage and Mistral and the power plant would have been an entirely different stage. Wouldn't have been that bad. We would've had Raiden vs Khamsin and the power Plant would be better fleshed out as a full stage.
>Shows up in a giant fucking robot >Has a building-sized rocket chainsaw axe >"If you don't know freedom, then I can't expect you to get our cause. But it don't matter, understand it or not... You'll die for it all the same!" >Drops the sickest OST in the game >Curbstomps the player >Gets chainsawed to death >Refuses to elaborate
Yes they do wolves back down from their prey all the time A wolf hunt only has a 3-14 percent chance of success as They are smart enough to know when to call quits
@@frosty2579 Honestly, thank you. Wolves being smart enough to know when to abandon a bad situation is far more impressive. Tenacity makes a good predator, intelligence makes an _old_ predator...the true victor of Survival. Let's not do wolves a dis-service anymore by exalting them beyond reality. They're real animals sharing this world with us, not mythic beasts.
I've always loved the message and themes of khamsin, as someone born in America, I've always had pro American products and culture in my day to day life, but I've never been particularly patriotic, of course I can appreciate the opportunities I have as an American citizen, and that I live in such a relatively safe place, but I have recognized for a while we're not perfect, far from it, and seeing a character who is an American soldier, so deeply entrenched in the idea that we are number one and better than any country, is an incredible look at us as a whole, especially how, in his mind he's the good guy, I think of "no I can't lose!" As a very simple commentary on the U.S being very egotistical and thinking everyone should be like us
Very well said. I'm happy to live in the US too, but there are some nutcases that go over the top with their patriotism and bloated worldview, as well as too many anti-American citizens here. We have far too many flaws as a country to be perfect or "#1".
This video just introduced me to the fact that the Bladewolf dlc exists! IM SO FUCKING HAPPY RIGHT NOW! You can play as Bladewolf! This is SO awesome!!!! HYYYYPE!
"If you don't know freedom, then I can't expect you to get our cause. But it doesn't matter, you'll die for it all the same." slips the most fire song in all of mgr out of his hand like soap gets beaten up by a robot dog dies *ALPHA GRINDSET*
Considering that he got merced by Blade Wolf; who’s specifically stated to not be good at combat, Khasim wouldn’t even earn Rules of Nature, he’d just be blade fodder to Raiden
Gotta admit, that "understand it or not, you'll die for it all the same" line is kinda badass. Kinda a shame Khamsin doesn't have too many other cool or smart things to say about his uhh, "cause"
I would just like to remind you that khamsins axe which delivered like 5 tons of force to bladewolf+ was blocmed by his spaghetti noodle tail holding up a chainsaw. Now thats screwed up
Khamsin's pretty nice for a character in an expansion pack but I can't shake how Sundowner-ish he is. Another big strong guy who focuses on brute force.
Bit late but, I always thought Sundowner didn't give a fuck about loyalties, freedom or fighting for a cause, unlike Khamsin who at least is somewhat admirable for having beliefs. Sundowner was just an amoral warmonger.
From what I understand he was designed after the other winds of destruction in terms of visuals, so I wouldn't be surprised if that was intentional. Especially since for all his size khamsin is suppose to just kinda be any other merc in desperados employ as a person. A lot of them being screwed over vets
Do the lyrics have a special trigger or do they only appear during the finale of the fight? Most bosses in the game have their lyrics come in around 50 or 60% health remaining, but some have special triggers, for instance the Sundowner fight where you need to remove all his shields or you won't get any lyrics.
MGRay: End Quick Time Event Blade Wolf: Low Heath Mistral: Final Phase Monsoon: Low Health Sundowner: No Shields Sam: Sam has his Sword Excelsus: Cutting it’s legs or the ending Armstrong: Raiden has his sword Armstrong (Sam): Half Health Khamsin: Ending
@@misterchief3338 Monsoon actually has two, the first one I think is after destroying one of his circles of garbage and dropping down from the building, but whatever it is it can be avoided like with Sundowner. Then when he gets to 10% it starts at a specific point for you to finish him as he picks up the obelisk to throw at you. I'm not sure how, but I went through the boss fight once without triggering the lyrics till the end, I think it depends on how you handle certain attacks.
-so we had some new designs for an armoured vehicle, this is an all terrain tank equipped with... -wait, wait, wait... we're are the legs? -legs are kind of impractical, we can achieve all terrain transport with an advanced gyroscopic... -you think mother nature is stupid? -wha...? -then why does she use legs and not weals -uhh... -legs! -Ok whatever, anyway, we think of equipping it with a tactical railgun and... -Giant chainsaw sword! -what? Why? -because, you fucking newbie, this company is not about making practical weaponry it's about making thing that look awsome and badass -but in any real life scenario... -the average enemy of the US army is a villager equipped with weaponry from the last decade and hiding in caves, you think it makes any difference if we use tanks or transformers? -Whatever fuck it... Now about that new metal gear -Exelsus, yeah, make it kaiju sized, and spooder -I am confused... - and make sure it can roar, it's very important that it can roar
- aslo our protagonist should be powerful enough for trowing metal gear -but is make no sence , why he attacking mg if he can trow him away and take huge advantage to deal damage? -hey dont make this game to easy!
I just like to imagine that when Raiden enters this chapter and after the first squad of cyborg terrorists he destroys, he just looks to his right and sees a f*cked up mech and half of a cyborgs body chopped up into hamburger.
Khamsin is kinda ironic. He said he done that for freedom, but in reality, he's the one who's not. His battle is the perfect example : he's one with the mech he's controlling and he obey the orders we send to him.
i wish they would find some way to continue his story cus i think he would be a very interesting character if explored more thoroughly like the other winds of destruction.
I mean he does have some lore, heres some i found on a website “Jarren Williams A.K.A Khamsin was a Cyborg involved with the Desperado PMC During the Abzkhia Wars in 2018, Jarren was born in 1970 in Washington D.C and Enlisted in the Marines when he was 18, he served in a the Gulf War when he was 21 and looked forward to the success of Operation Desert Sabre, due to his lack of flexibility and disastrous personality lead to his discharge during the war, after that he become a Private Contractor and used most of his Income to turn himself into a Large cyborg with a chainsaw mechanist type battle axe.” This is basically his entire lore but
I don't know what i have been told But the wishes of people can't be control I don't know what i have been told But the wishes of people can't be control
@@grassperrysvn4543 HEAT OF THE DESERT DUST SETTLES ON MY FACE WITHOUT A COMPASS A SOLDIER KNOWS NO DISGRACE OUT OF THE ASHES THE EAGLE RISES UP FREEDOM CALLS TO ALL MEN WHO BEND THEIR WILL
Love all the themes for each character. But I think khamsin speaks to me more cause it makes the most sense in his character. And the boss fight is banger
i keep seeing comments about how khansin’s mech is impractical, while it is it’s still really fucking cool anyway so who cares also the sounds of the jets in the ax activating is so cool even if you only hear it in like 3 attacks
Feel bad for khamsin, kinda feels he was manipulated into thinking he was fighting for freedom when he really wasnt by working for desperado or whatever
on this boss fight i got a perfect music sync with the HEAT OF THE DESERT part, like it switched from instrumental too vocal and you barley didint notice it
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Kinda feel sorry for Khamsin. His lyrics don't come in until he's already lost the battle.
Makes more sense if you think of it as Blade Wolf's boss music.
@@docsavage4921 the lyrics kinda fit Khamsin more tbh
@@NoobSharkey Aren't they child soldiers?
Or some kind of soldier in a cyborg body, so could work either or.
@@docsavage4921 He isn't, he's just a soldier in a cyborg body.
Khamsin's boos music but lyrics might represent Blade wolf in this fight
I love how whoever played this took their time in slicing up khamsin in the end.
I did the same thing when I fought him.
In did something similar during the exodus boss fight...
It actually netted me an s rank
WE ARE THE WINDS OF DESTRUCTIOOOOOOOOOOON
is that not what everyone did with every boss?
@@menkadem1601 no
"It is said all dogs have their day."
That line encapsulates everything I love about Blade Wolf.
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Amusing on two levels
But eventually all dogs all go to heaven
@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Bullshit. ~ Raiden.
"What the dog doin?"
The main difference is that Sundowner relied on either strength OR defense, but ultimately knows how to handle himself either way.
Khamsin relies on both, but seems rather inexperienced due to his reliance on his mech.
Well he was legless
spitfire gaming He could have gotten prosthetics. Raiden has robot arms after all.
Internet Savage why get prosthetics when you can get a gundam
tbh it's implied that Mistral purposefully sent Khamsin against Blade Wolf, knowing he'd get killed.
@@vynonyoutube1418 so that means maybe Mistral sent bladewolf to fight Raiden, because she knew Bladewolf didn't stand a chance against Raiden
- "If you don't know freedom, then I can't expect you to get our cause. But it don't matter, you'll die for it all the same."
- Drops the sickest track in the game.
- Proceeds to get curbstomped by Blade Wolf who is specifically not very good at combat.
- Refuses to elaborate further.
You notice that khamsin looked a lot like the cyborg grunts? just unmasked, not wearing a bullet-vest, and with hair.
You notice that khamsin looked a lot like the cyborg grunts? just unmasked, not wearing a bullet-vest, and with hair.
You notice that khamsin looked a lot like the cyborg grunts? just unmasked, not wearing a bullet-vest, and with hair.
You notice that khamsin looked a lot like the cyborg grunts? just unmasked, not wearing a bullet-vest, and with hair.
@@nexieadr (ಠ ͟ʖಠ)
While many people compare Khamsin to sundowner, they're polar opposites really. Unlike Sundownder who is defensive AND offensive, Khamsin is pure offense. Sundowner upgraded his armor to have shields for defense, Khamsin's mech had no defense and had an open cockpit that left him vulnerable. Sundowner was also calculated in his movements and methods. In his boss fight he had guards and helicopters to help him and used a pole structure as a weapon while raiden was distracted. Khamsin was sloppy and caused damage whenever he attacked, so much that it obscured his vision and instead of clearing the area and observe his surroundings, he left himself open to be snuck up from behind. Sundowner was more calculated, Khamsin was impulsive
Sundowner’s calculated cruelty and Khamsin’s reckless destruction.
Khamsin merge himself with the robots part I guess explain that he does not have no feet 4:35-4:36
They're ideological opposites too. Khamsin keeps trying to convince himself he's doing the right thing. Sundowner doesn't give a damn, he openly admits to enjoying war for it's own sake
@@salsamancer Khamsin basically just acts according to what he's told, and doesn't think twice about it, even if he doesn't agree, he believes that what he's doing is for the better eitherway which in this case, he believes is the freedom of others, as, even the lyrics reflect this, as he forfeits his own, not fighting for glory or fame, but for the will of another, may it be good or bad in the grand scheme of things. Sundowner however fights only for the fun and thrill of it, seeing violence as "nature's sacrifice", in the idea that, where there is beauty, there is also cruelty with him filling in the latter, with it perhaps being him trying to justify his actions as "for the greater good" but it isn't clear if he's doing it because he's just a straight up sadist or if he believe's he's fulfilling some greater plan, perhaps both.
What ever happen to his leg and feet. also just imagine Raiden come in and save Khamsin in the last minutes
I would have loved for Khamsin to stick around, but he had to split.
Get out.
Please
💀
Sir please leave, the joke is too funny.
I guess he wasn't a CUT above the rest
Khamsin would have been a minor enemy for raiden, lol.
A gecko that went to the Gym.
honestly i wish Khamsin was in the main game, he could've been the boss fight in the Sewer-Lab chapter instead of the G.R.A.D or been in the chapter with no boss (Escape from Denver)
I mean
He was still pretty tanky
Blade wolf just got a couple stealth attacks in on him
@@BX--nq6gf And everybody knows Raiden’s specialty isn’t stealth
@@somethingswrongwithyou9133 metal gear solid 2
@@gechotaris i mean he was killed by bladewolf before the main game so that wouldn't work
I love how aggressive Blade Wolfs body language is if he thinks a fight is personal. One would think that an AI that is programmed to kill would do so as effecient and in the shortest amount of time as possible, like, sawing Khamsins head off would've been enough to kill him, but Wolfy slammed his saw into Khamsin and violently tore him out of his mech. Really badass.
not to mention one of his regular moves is just a violent headbutt
Khamsin has done nothing but belittle and insult him up until this point, so it definitely is personal. Bladewolf took some real pleasure in torturing him before he killed him
@@stefuniversal don't all LQ-84's do that, though?
Blade wolf didnt even pick a fight with khamsin, he was forced to. He probably would have asked khamsin to explain freedom to him if he hadnt pounced onto him on sight
Here is the Thing: LQ-84i is a Self learning AI. He was never Build to be a Fighting AI. Acording to himself: He doesnt Posses the Killer Instinct of Man. So, he has No Desire to Kill. Even in his Missions, he only takes down The Minimum to achive his Goal. Drop 10 Guards in a Room with him and he will just, walk around and goes through the Door. He only Fights when he needs to. And even then, he can only Fight as good as he Learned himself to do so. He has No Real Combat training, only via "By the Book". Thats why he lost to Sam and Raiden, but won against Kharsim. He lost, because he Had to Fight, but Won, because he Chose to Fight.
Technically it seems pretty impractical to send such a huge guy to hunt down such a small and agile creature but the theme is my favorite and I must play this DLC!
OneShallStandOneShallFall if you think about it, Mistral wanted Khamsin to die. So it makes sense that she sent him into this impractical situation.
FLUX2226 yeah it was implied that she sent him to hunt down blade wolf promising him a spot on their team but this was just a test for blade wolf
Yea im pretty sure she knew he was gonna die
@@nikoradamnedhero3599 wait I thought Khasmin was already in the team
@@Deathmare235 he isn't on the team yet. he is technically still just your average soldier in the metal gear universe. Mistral wanted Khamsin to die so she sent him after blade wolf. I forget the reason why she wanted Khamsin dead though.
"Freedom cannot be forced on others. It must be earned for one's self." I like that line from Wofly. I need to pick this game up again. Loved the hell out of it when it came out
US be like: "I'll pretend I didn't see that..."
"What the AI know about freedom?"
I love MGR true artistic masterpiece
Whenever I see Khamsin’s death, I feel bad, basically because he had time to plead, and wasn’t totally chill about dying unlike the rest of the winds of destruction who went, “lmao gg”
Except Monsoon who can be either depending on what he feels like that day.
@@majickman true lol
@random tomato on the internet Nah he just accepted his fate at the end
@@majickman Depends on how cool you play Raiden, to be honest
Khamsin is just a average call of duty player who lose the game
2:19 Every time that guitar flares before Bladewolf goes in makes me wonder how fiercely the lone A.I desires his freedom, and even if he is outclassed by a goliath of a mech, his - will - to persevere and fight with cunning and deception makes me rate this battle so highly. The music really makes it very special. Shivers every damn time...
That's uh.... interesting
@@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025 Hey, you either get it or you don't, right? 👏👏👏👏
The guitar is amazing here. It revs up just before shredding it HARD, like LQ-84i does into Khamsin's chest cavity. And then when the lyrics come in the riff also comes in at around the time you stab the poor dude in the chest. Mwah!
The fact Blade Wolf won this fight is probably a reference to Sam's line in his DLC "You fight because you were told to, i fight because i choose to"
Or basically, Blade Wolf choose to fight for it freedom and got motivated as fuck
M O T I V A T E D :D
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
@@monsoon3816 Now theirs a pretty meme exquisite.
That’s the coolest fucking wheelchair I’ve ever seen.
Underrated
If all wheelchairs looked like this, y'all could throw me under a bus i wouldnn't be mad.
Most underrated comment ever
Khamsin is such a pushover, you'd think at least he'd get cybernetic legs or something that allows him to fight if his Mecha is destroyed.
He's not like Armstrong who still had his nanomachines after the Excelsus got wrecked
@@jacketguy5735 Idk why Armstrong tried to defeat Raiden with a Metal Gear instead of straight fighting him 1v1 like Sam, Raiden suplexed one in the start of the game with less cybernetic enchantments and experience
@@Jarubimba
He probably doesn’t show his ace in the hole until he really needs it, like “interviewing” a famed assassin for recruitment into the Desperados.
It’s also entirely possible that he was going to use the Excelsius to wipe out *any* leftover evidence of World Marshal’s involvement, if not for some other further use.
It’s a giant robot that left behind a huge crater in the center of a radio-silent military installation.
“Wouldn’t want to complicate the message.”
Yea I think y’all forgetting what Armstrong was there for, Operation Tecumseh. Remember that Excelsus had a bigass Desperado logo on top of it
@@jacketguy5735 The best part is, Armstrong only started kicking Raiden's ass AFTER the absolutely gigantic mecha that he was controlling got destroyed.
For all the people who say it’s stupid that the entire head is exposed and opened, a wise metal gear expert starkly believed: every good character needs a character flaw and he’s like one of those people from my Japanese animes
I don't think it's stupid to get Khamsin body exposed in the mech suit because I would think that it's his cyborg body is bulletproof because he got stab with a chainsaw so many times and still be fine, till the end of course
@@TypeKK to be fair he does actually have a cover for his cockpit, he just doesnt use it, probably becuase he underestimated him or because of heat or smth idk
It makes sense why he isn't using a big gun like a true marine.
@@justachaoticperson1906
Khamsin: It's just a robot dog with chainsaw what could go wrong *opens cyborg cover*
**dies with his body being slice multiple times**
@@TypeKK lmao what the dog doin
Bladewolf loses both his fights against raiden and Sam not because he is weak per se but because his "heart" isnt in the fight, he is ordered to fight despite him not wanting to
But here he is fighting to gain his freedom which allows him to punch above his weight class
An above comment also says that this could be in reference to a line Sam says when defeating Blade Wolf
“You fight because you were told to. I fight because I choose to.”
From a logical perspective, an AI has to be built to be curious in order for it to learn. If the AI is not curious, it will never learn effectively.
This is ACTUALLY a thing in artificial neural network design nowadays ; traditional "trial and error" AIs take far too long and are far too specialized to fulfill our needs. An AI who is curious can be given a generic environment and learn much more efficiently than repeatedly bashing your head against every brick in every wall, and instead having something more different than the next brick peak your interest.
Logically, this means Blade Wolf is likely very capable of curiosity. After the Khamsin incident, he began questioning what freedom is, formulating the very first hypothesis he makes as a (or so he thinks) free AI, that it must be earned for oneself. This curiosity then gets shut down by Mistral, leaving freedom's true definition, and the idea of thinking for oneself, largely undefined since they had only 1 trial that resulted in failure (and therefore were now negative associations). Curiosity about freedom makes perfect sense as to why he would attempt to escape so brazenly ; it's likely the programmers who made him were skilled, but lacking in security skills, and therefore didn't think about putting limiters on how high the priority of curiosity could go, leading to the possibility for it to override even orders -- a simple mistake, one that is incredibly easy to do, just forget to type one singular line. And when Raiden and Sam bring up freedom again (++curiosity), after having beaten him (failure during the following of orders now leading to a negative connotation to following orders. Also an easy mistake to make, since all you need to do is forget to condition orders to not be lowered in priority due to one failure. Also, one single line missed... amongst literal billions).
So this isn't actually a feel good story, there is actually a clear logic behind how blade wolf acts.
@@thetheory6159
A thing I would like to add, judging by the timeline between Jetstream Sam’s first appearance to Raiden and Sam’s first appearance to Blade Wolf,
Jetstream Sam is likely Blade Wolf’s first exposure to the idea of “true freedom.” To fight for something that you want to, rather than fight something you were ordered to.
Since Jetstream Sam was recruited (before mortally injuring Raiden), and once Raiden got a new makeover (before encountering Blade Wolf), it was likely that Blade Wolf pondered this idea for the days between these events, an untold amount of time of obeying and simultaneously wondering, before ultimately culminating with the incident that killed Khamsin, someone who fought something because he was ordered to.
“beaten by a goddamn mutt”
You were extremely immobile,even for a cyborg with no implanted legs,yet have a giant hulking suit as your “body”.
He merge himself with the robot parts
I just noticed that Bladewolf gets called "Little fuck" by both Armstrong and Khamsin.
And a “damn mutt”
I love how stabbing the guy in the chest with a chainsaw only does a sliver of damage
Don't forget he's a cyborg
That just shows how khamsin was no pushower, an attack from bladewolf that can essentially 2 shot raiden only did 20% of his hp
4:01 that vocal kick in though
Nice how you show us the full move-set by getting beaten-up! :P
Khamsin actually has one of the most brutal deaths in metal gear rising revengeance
Umm...Akshually 🤓
Armstrong,Mistral,Sam,Sundowner actually have that
@@NoHiToYou let's see sam he just gets stabbed sundowner gets exploded Armstrong and khamsin a equal death and mistrial just get cut In to pieces really Armstrong and khamsin have the most brutal death
@@Soline15088 Mistral gets frozen by liquid hydrogen
I think its mainly the fact he begs before dying, the others go out with dignity and a sense of honor. He's a small and pitiful man. It's like getting a personal battle with the random footsoldiers Raiden kills 10 of a second. You see what he's feeling, his brainwashing telling him he's doing this for a just reason, so he really has a reason to fight and not want to lose. Ultimately, I'd say Mistral, Armstrong, or maybe Monsoon had more brutal deaths, but their acceptance of death and how less pitiable they are made it feel less brutal and sad.
Mistral’s probably the most brutal. -> gets frozen -> split into pieces by Raiden -> then fucking explodes.
Kahmsin has absolutely no reason to have such a kick ass theme
He has.
No.
He does he’s pretty kick ass too
Who said it was his?
@@eduardomagana3858 It is
if raiden goes toe to toe with this guy khamsin got no chance
+Nadhif Bhagawanta Khamsin's a fuckin jobber. Big talk, big ego, no power.
+Gilicus 18793 that almost sounds like sundowner
don't talk about the fucking invincible man like that.
Well unlike sundowner he can tank a full stab right in his chest.
The special thing about khamsin is that he was the only wind of destruction to not face Raiden but he was ultimately beaten by Bladewolf prior to raidens arrival.
4:30 good to see that platinum games is being progressive in their inclusiveness even back in the early 2010s, granted we brutally annihilate a cripple’s wheelchair, stab him in the chest multiple times with a chainsaw throw him out of his life support then chop his defenseless body into tiny bits while he begs for life but it’s still representation nonetheless
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance vs Twitter
@@laundrybasketgamers don’t worry twitter has already been shitting on Huey so there’s no time for that
@@laundrybasketgamers HELLO laundry basket gamers
@@memeseekerframpt9082 THE HOT
the timestamp just made me realize how short this battle is.
4:44 can't help but feel bad for Khamsin. He sounds utterly terrified
same. imagine having to watch as your one way of defense gets ripped apart by your enemy, and then he shoves a chainsaw into your chest, tosses you into the air and slices you into a dozens of pieces
Yeah, he was really defenseless outside of the suit.
Dude's body was literally reduced to ribbons and remained conscious for a minute afterward. I'd be pretty terrified too.
@@concept5631 how can the bosses call you after they die
@@mquezda6256 memes
Blade Wolf: I possess neither man's killer instinct, nor his moral urge to resist it
Also Blade Wolf: 4:28
he was fighting for his freedom here, it's probably what made him so deadly
I feel like the first chainsaw attack on khamsin would’ve killed him
His memory also got wiped so....
At least he's a different boss this time, unlike Sam's DLC. However, I have a feeling he was cut from the final release of the game and used later as DLC. The reason being that the song in the background isn't a new song, like we were told it was. It was on the Vocal Tracks that was released the same day as the game. And given how the lyrics reflect who each boss is, that means he was created BEFORE the DLC. Either way, he's a great boss, but I do agree he was a bit like Sundowner.
I think he was supposed to be the boss of the original Coup de etat stage and Mistral and the power plant would have been an entirely different stage. Wouldn't have been that bad. We would've had Raiden vs Khamsin and the power Plant would be better fleshed out as a full stage.
@@henrycroney1785 Raiden vs Khasmin would’ve lasted a solid minute
@@doctorneotech7011 would have made a great tutorial boss though
Wish we got more of him. What a pity.
@@muttonchops2232 Would have same lol, he has a good fight, but it's to much easy.
2:20 the music timing was awesome
Do you mean the gutair? If so it always plays whenever you stab him
@@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025 the “gutair” is a part of the music, so its perfect timed
@@maxyboi6362 but its not timed. The music changes to that exact part when you initiate the sneak attack.
@@DelusionalDunmer Its what i meant, the game made the music timed
>Shows up in a giant fucking robot
>Has a building-sized rocket chainsaw axe
>"If you don't know freedom, then I can't expect you to get our cause. But it don't matter, understand it or not... You'll die for it all the same!"
>Drops the sickest OST in the game
>Curbstomps the player
>Gets chainsawed to death
>Refuses to elaborate
>Sigma
2:19 the synchronization with the attack is perfect
4:12 when you need to give your pet a bath and they won't corporate
It feels good to watch this fight again in 2022
The lyrics kicking in when Khamsin has already lost is still hype af
Machine or not, he has the soul of a wolf. And a wolf... never backs down from its prey.
Yes they do wolves back down from their prey all the time A wolf hunt only has a 3-14 percent chance of success as They are smart enough to know when to call quits
@@frosty2579 Just had to be that guy didn't you?
@@Superdarkcloud666 wouldn't have to be that guy if you hadn't been talking bullshit
_target acquired_
@@frosty2579
Honestly, thank you.
Wolves being smart enough to know when to abandon a bad situation is far more impressive.
Tenacity makes a good predator, intelligence makes an _old_ predator...the true victor of Survival.
Let's not do wolves a dis-service anymore by exalting them beyond reality. They're real animals sharing this world with us, not mythic beasts.
I keep coming back to this vid because the synch at the end of the fight is wonderful.
Especially with the guitar riff as Blade Wolf cuts into Khamsin.
2:22 "Does it hurt?"
A little later
"Multiple strikes!"
2:32 "Superficial damage."
I've always loved the message and themes of khamsin, as someone born in America, I've always had pro American products and culture in my day to day life, but I've never been particularly patriotic, of course I can appreciate the opportunities I have as an American citizen, and that I live in such a relatively safe place, but I have recognized for a while we're not perfect, far from it, and seeing a character who is an American soldier, so deeply entrenched in the idea that we are number one and better than any country, is an incredible look at us as a whole, especially how, in his mind he's the good guy, I think of "no I can't lose!" As a very simple commentary on the U.S being very egotistical and thinking everyone should be like us
Very well said. I'm happy to live in the US too, but there are some nutcases that go over the top with their patriotism and bloated worldview, as well as too many anti-American citizens here. We have far too many flaws as a country to be perfect or "#1".
Veteran in pimped out wheelchair attacks Boston Dynamics robot dog
Filthyfrank:god damn it I knew that wheelchair suck ass.
mf-ing gorgeous that the devs timed the lyrics "I AM A WIND OF DESTRUCTION" right when Khamsin is getting zendatsu'd to death
God forbid that this guy fights Monsoon.
Why can’t monsoon control other cyborg bodies
@@Weegiest_beegi it's a leg joke I believe since khamsin has the coolest wheelchair ever
Blade Wolf turning into Sonic was the one of the best things ever.
This video just introduced me to the fact that the Bladewolf dlc exists! IM SO FUCKING HAPPY RIGHT NOW! You can play as Bladewolf! This is SO awesome!!!! HYYYYPE!
Have fun my man ! It’s pretty cool
Sundowner exists too
And senator
Mistral
"If you don't know freedom, then I can't expect you to get our cause. But it doesn't matter, you'll die for it all the same."
slips the most fire song in all of mgr out of his hand like soap
gets beaten up by a robot dog
dies
*ALPHA GRINDSET*
Every time he stabs him with the chainsaw the guitar solo kicks in and it never gets old I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH
Raiden would rules of nature this guy. XD
Considering that he got merced by Blade Wolf; who’s specifically stated to not be good at combat, Khasim wouldn’t even earn Rules of Nature, he’d just be blade fodder to Raiden
@@captainwoolbeard2447 Yeah, to Raiden Khamsin would just be a regular enemy.
RULES OF THE DESERT
Gotta admit, that "understand it or not, you'll die for it all the same" line is kinda badass. Kinda a shame Khamsin doesn't have too many other cool or smart things to say about his uhh, "cause"
I have the same point of view, there is so much more thing to say about those subjects
HEAT OF THE DESERT
WITHOUT A COMPASS
@@RupertRockz53 THE SOLDIER KNOWS NO DISGRACE
OUT OF THE ASHES
THE EAGLE RISES STILL
FREEDOM IS CALLING
"Buckle the fuck up little doggy."
-Khamsin vs Furries
I would just like to remind you that khamsins axe which delivered like 5 tons of force to bladewolf+ was blocmed by his spaghetti noodle tail holding up a chainsaw. Now thats screwed up
Yeah that's kinda messed up tbh
5:07 bladewolf has been watching too many 80s action movies
Khamsin's pretty nice for a character in an expansion pack but I can't shake how Sundowner-ish he is. Another big strong guy who focuses on brute force.
Bit late but, I always thought Sundowner didn't give a fuck about loyalties, freedom or fighting for a cause, unlike Khamsin who at least is somewhat admirable for having beliefs. Sundowner was just an amoral warmonger.
From what I understand he was designed after the other winds of destruction in terms of visuals, so I wouldn't be surprised if that was intentional. Especially since for all his size khamsin is suppose to just kinda be any other merc in desperados employ as a person. A lot of them being screwed over vets
Khasim is my favorite character in this game, he is the only one who I didn’t slice into hamburger because I had so much respect for him, RIP the goat
Finally, someone who respects patriots.
Rip to my boy😢
This game seriously needs a remaster for the current consoles.
And make sundowner harder
Do the lyrics have a special trigger or do they only appear during the finale of the fight? Most bosses in the game have their lyrics come in around 50 or 60% health remaining, but some have special triggers, for instance the Sundowner fight where you need to remove all his shields or you won't get any lyrics.
yeah I think this one is at the end only
MGRay: End Quick Time Event
Blade Wolf: Low Heath
Mistral: Final Phase
Monsoon: Low Health
Sundowner: No Shields
Sam: Sam has his Sword
Excelsus: Cutting it’s legs or the ending
Armstrong: Raiden has his sword
Armstrong (Sam): Half Health
Khamsin: Ending
@@misterchief3338 Monsoon actually has two, the first one I think is after destroying one of his circles of garbage and dropping down from the building, but whatever it is it can be avoided like with Sundowner.
Then when he gets to 10% it starts at a specific point for you to finish him as he picks up the obelisk to throw at you.
I'm not sure how, but I went through the boss fight once without triggering the lyrics till the end, I think it depends on how you handle certain attacks.
@@B34K246 doesnt monsoon’s start when he says “I have won this!” or am i stupid
@@xthax9718 I think that line is triggered at a certain health threshold
-so we had some new designs for an armoured vehicle, this is an all terrain tank equipped with...
-wait, wait, wait... we're are the legs?
-legs are kind of impractical, we can achieve all terrain transport with an advanced gyroscopic...
-you think mother nature is stupid?
-wha...?
-then why does she use legs and not weals
-uhh...
-legs!
-Ok whatever, anyway, we think of equipping it with a tactical railgun and...
-Giant chainsaw sword!
-what? Why?
-because, you fucking newbie, this company is not about making practical weaponry it's about making thing that look awsome and badass
-but in any real life scenario...
-the average enemy of the US army is a villager equipped with weaponry from the last decade and hiding in caves, you think it makes any difference if we use tanks or transformers?
-Whatever fuck it... Now about that new metal gear
-Exelsus, yeah, make it kaiju sized, and spooder
-I am confused...
- and make sure it can roar, it's very important that it can roar
- aslo our protagonist should be powerful enough for trowing metal gear
-but is make no sence , why he attacking mg if he can trow him away and take huge advantage to deal damage?
-hey dont make this game to easy!
@@tigran010 I think it's supposed to be in mgrr universe not people at kojima productions and plat games thinking of ideas
I can imagine Armstrong having this conversation.
I just like to imagine that when Raiden enters this chapter and after the first squad of cyborg terrorists he destroys, he just looks to his right and sees a f*cked up mech and half of a cyborgs body chopped up into hamburger.
Appears out of no where
Drops the sickest track in the game
Dies
Refuses to explain
Gigachad
3:59 what an absolutely perfect moment
Khamsin is kinda ironic. He said he done that for freedom, but in reality, he's the one who's not. His battle is the perfect example : he's one with the mech he's controlling and he obey the orders we send to him.
i wish they would find some way to continue his story cus i think he would be a very interesting character if explored more thoroughly like the other winds of destruction.
I mean he does have some lore, heres some i found on a website “Jarren Williams A.K.A Khamsin was a Cyborg involved with the Desperado PMC During the Abzkhia Wars in 2018, Jarren was born in 1970 in Washington D.C and Enlisted in the Marines when he was 18, he served in a the Gulf War when he was 21 and looked forward to the success of Operation Desert Sabre, due to his lack of flexibility and disastrous personality lead to his discharge during the war, after that he become a Private Contractor and used most of his Income to turn himself into a Large cyborg with a chainsaw mechanist type battle axe.” This is basically his entire lore but
The hot wind blowing
Jagged lines across the sand
The crumbling buildings
In our minds are all that stand
I don't know what i have been told
But the wishes of people can't be control
I don't know what i have been told
But the wishes of people can't be control
@@grassperrysvn4543
HEAT OF THE DESERT
DUST SETTLES ON MY FACE
WITHOUT A COMPASS
A SOLDIER KNOWS NO DISGRACE
OUT OF THE ASHES
THE EAGLE RISES UP
FREEDOM CALLS
TO ALL MEN WHO BEND THEIR WILL
Here I am
Dirty and faceless
Waiting to head your instructions
On my own
Invisible warrior
I am a Wind of *DESTRUCTIOOOOON!*
All men who bend their will
We fight for justice
In a forgotten place
Fulfill our duty
Then vanish without a trace
No need a medal for all man we kill
"No no I can't lose!"
*Last word before live open heart surgery*
I LOVE how the fight has stealth in it
5:07
YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAH!
CSI:ABKHAZIA
I didn’t know you could block the attack when he threw you in the air, I just thought you had to take it,
To be fair does seem like an automatic thing
5:27
Nice wisdom, Blade Wolf.
i honestly thought blade wolf was about to say "it is said all dogs go to heaven" when talking to khamsim
Well, Bladewolf does except Blade just got rebuild back to back till Raiden got it and got someone to modify Blade
Khamsin is a cool character in my opinion
Agree
I love Khamsin’s last words are calling a robot a son of a b***h
I mean,his handler(Mistral) is a total bitch.
Well I do feel bad for khamsin when he died, especially when he screamed "no no! I can't lose!" and when he said "stop! stop!"
And the end message
I never realized that those cracks were meant to be cover to sneak behind him
same
Love all the themes for each character. But I think khamsin speaks to me more cause it makes the most sense in his character. And the boss fight is banger
If this game gets remade Khamsin should not die here and replace GRAD
Agree
Khamsin:you son of a... *Dies*
Bladewolf:Skill issue
My man's dodge button must be fucking broken.
"freedom cannot be forced on others. it must be earned for oneself." - chad wolf
Joe Swanson VS Brian lol
i keep seeing comments about how khansin’s mech is impractical, while it is it’s still really fucking cool anyway so who cares
also the sounds of the jets in the ax activating is so cool even if you only hear it in like 3 attacks
Khamsin manages to be a total dweeb and super badass at the same time.
I wish Khamsin didn't die here so we could fight him as Raiden and actually hear his lyrics for longer than 10 seconds.
Loving how synchronously music moves with in Power Attack(when Wolf with chainsaw just KILLS Khamsin's chest)
i very love this timing on 2:18, damn, its f####g awesome!
4:01 BEYOND THE DESERT
DUST SETTLES ON MY FACE
WITHOUT A COMPASS, A SOLDIER KNOWS NO DISGRACE
@@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195 OUT OF THE ASHES
@@hoarder1975 THE EAGLE RISES STILL
@@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195 FREEDOM IS CALLING
Mistral: Like you said, "almost".
Savage
Unpopular opinion, but Hot Winds Blowing is unironically pretty good.
How is this unpopular opinion ?
This is an extremely popular opinion brother
I just think that a vast majority of the praise seems to go to Red Sun, and HWB goes relatively unappreciated.
Pilot prepare for titanfall
wolf and jack are brutal
man was in the game for 10 mins then dies
Feel bad for khamsin, kinda feels he was manipulated into thinking he was fighting for freedom when he really wasnt by working for desperado or whatever
0:38 is that the mgs game over theme?!
Heat of the desert ‼️🔥🗣️
Is ironic how a robot understands freedom more than a man.
5 years have passed and I still can’t believe I lost.
I wish the song lyrics started before it actually does, so we could get some lyrics outside the scripted part of the fight
God remember when dlc use to be this awesome
I like how the video starts with blade wolf sleeping like a little puppy before the boss fight
Who's a good little doggy.
1 similarity between Khamsin and Sundowner,
they are both the barcode head bois
they both have barcodes on their heads
cool
on this boss fight i got a perfect music sync with the HEAT OF THE DESERT part, like it switched from instrumental too vocal and you barley didint notice it