Oh yeah, and also he has 200% HP instead of 100% and he can easily cleave off 25% of your HP. Type of Villain Eric Bauza. And I’m going to spoil it for you: it’s because Armstrong is wrong. Even though we find out later that this speech isn’t Armstrong’s true ideology, it’s still clearly composed of things that he believes to be true, and by extension can be considered to be things that are more or less true about the world of Metal Gear Rising. He likes football hates the war economy and is kind of a hypocrite when you get right down to it. VR004 is nasty, never again. Bladewolf thought about that for a moment, but responded that it couldn't disobey direct orders or its memory would be wiped, before engaging Sam. Also unlike all of the bosses in this game, Sam's Armstrong is a little different. As implied by the intros of both the main game and his titular DLC, Samuel is also hemophobic, as he didn't want to get blood all over him. MurderVigilantismTerrorism He’s in this for the long haul, and he’s willing to lay down his own life if his ideology is carried on, and that’s exactly what happens. SOMEONE Does; seriously, why haven't people connected the dots, and made more One Piece & Metal Gear Crossovers with Senator Armstrong?!! Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Elisa & Ursula | I'm gonna use that word — I never use that word, but I'm using it right now, because fuckin'... that's what this game is. "Well no machinery is going to make Saxton Hale back down!" If Sam could outpace the hardening, blade mode sure as hell can. Solidus Snake | “I carve my own path, you follow your wrath, but maybe we’re both the same. Use dodge(X+A) , not parry. Sam impressed the Senator with his skills with a blade, but after seemingly overpowering him, Sam turns Armstrong's offer of employ down, aiming to strike off his hand- severing his right arm. He has surprisingly little cybernetic augmentation, the only exception being his right arm. About the Uploader. METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE - Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. But he realized Raiden had delayed long enough for the train to emerge from the tunnel and had to retreat from the Maverick reinforcements. Sam eventually got himself a cyborg-esqe suit to enhance his already impressive abilities and had his sword, the Murasama blade, modified into a high-frequency blade. Night Fright, Sons of Big Boss A nation of the truly free, dammit. Oooookaay… not sure how that works, but he must be a remarkably perceptive guy, because he’s right both times. Sundowner left Sam to Raiden and the cool Brazilian wind managed to take him on easily, noting that his skills were self-taught and not half-bad. Blade mode ftw, after all. Look... into it’s eyes and you can see it is full of Pride, Boldness, Determination, Protective and Fearless. — Raiden before using Sam's Murasama to fight Senator Armstrong after his own sword is broken by Armstrong. Round 1. Maybe not a lot, but it would definitely give him something to think about on the definition of “weak”. Dirty Duck, Zanzibar Land Claim Authorship Edit History. Sam told him to turn off his suppressive nanomachines and listen. Armstrong's rubble-tossing attack demands the same skill, except performed multiple times in a row and at different angles. Lord of Dust | Where the law changes to suit the individual, not the other way around. As Raiden headed towards Solis, trying to stop Operation Tecumseh, Sam showed up to face him one last time, waiting for him with Bladewolf. By the time of 2018, Armstrong became a senator for the state of Colorado. Armstrong was born and raised in … Years later, he later joined the United States Navy, which sacrificed his chances o… Although he wasn't born on the battlefield like Raiden was, it was certainly his home as he was able to deduce that Raiden was self-taught and held the purpose of his weapon back simply by dueling with him. Pacifica Ocean | Saturday & Sunday: 11:00AM–3:00PM. Sam: Sam teaches defensive play by blocking overeager attacks. Following his loss to hi… Nanomachines son! After appearing before Senator Armstrong, Armstrong Senator begins boasting about his own arms, which angers the opposing Senator greatly, prompting him to throw himself at Armstrong Senator. Machinegun Kid | Raiden replied that there'd be big raises all around when World Marshal got all those contracts, but Sam said he was talking about ideals, not money. Psycho Mantis | Took like 30~ restarts to beat him. You may be able to mess with some politicians, but not this one. Before moving onto the last speech, let’s take a brief intermission on this part with Wolf. It makes a little more sense in here than in the DLC, but there are a lot of things about the DLC’s story that aren’t exactly first-rate. The End | Metal Gear Rising is a story all about conflict and the reasons people choose to go to war. “Every man, woman and child… we’re all sons of the Patriots now!”. Remember what I said about that scene with Wolf, where Sam’s lines allude to this being a battle of fate? Nanomachines, son! — Raiden before using Sam's Murasama to fight Senator Armstrong after his own sword is broken by Armstrong. But to me, there’s something that just works about Armstrong in the context of Metal Gear Rising’s story and themes. Origin Captain falcon. I just cant manage … He was an actor and writer, known for Sequoia (1934) and The Freshie (1922). Although he was greatly outspoken against Armstrong and his use of child soldiers, Sam's defeat against Armstrong crushed his spirit and was forced to join Desperado anyway. His recording of Sam saying that a “battle of fate” would essentially decide whether he or Raiden is in the right could be considered an indirect statement on the fight that’s happening right now. He wants to set America back to when it was the top nation, and is willing to make sacrifices in order to make it happen. Running Man | Biography. Owing to the character's background, Duncan voiced the character with a Texan accent. Playthrough of the DLC on revengeance difficulty and S ranking every fight. He is dressed in formal attire. Revolver Ocelot | He would go on to develop a free-… Min-min. Biography. And that idea, plus bringing down Armstrong for his own crimes, are not mutually exclusive. Revolver Ocelot | Once again, more on that later. “But at least I’ll leave a worthy successor… you, Jack.” This all leads us to the single most important thing about Senator Armstrong: he wins. It doesn't help at all if you don't have movement speed. The world has turned, so many have burned, but nobody is to blame. Raiden's unyielding mentality also led Sam to question his involvement in Operation Tecumseh despite two years preparation and finally questioned if joining Armstrong was the right thing to do. You may be able to mess with some politicians, but not this one. He dropped a red phosphorous grenade down to generate a large cloud of smoke, disappearing as a Metal Gear RAY came out to fight Sam. Regenerative Healing : Senator Armstrong can use his nanite relocation ability to heal all damage done to his physiology and even fully reattach severed body parts. Skull Face (Leader) | His sword was a high-frequency Mamasaura that was passed along through the Rodrigues family, his father before him and it used to be ID-locked so only he could use it until after his death. Sniper Wolf, Sons of Liberty Armstrong. Also a lot of people legitimately agree with him which… we really won’t get into. Occupation Monsoon later appeared to face off against Raiden in front of the headquarters of World Marshall. Raiden, meanwhile, returns to the old classic of “guess I’ll have to beat you up then.” Take note of this part, we’ll be coming back to it later. Senator Steven Armstrong voiced by Alastair Duncan and 1 other . Decoy Octopus | Steven Armstrong is the main antagonist of the game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and is a United States Senator representing the U.S. state of Colorado, as well as a candidate for the 2020 United States Presidential Election. Help Senator Armstrong end the war economy.Defeat Raiden (all failed). George voiced by Sean T Krishnan and 1 other. His codename was Minuano, named after the cold Brazilian wind, and was also nicknamed "Jetstream Sam". His explanation? Round 5. After Outer Heaven's five PMCs split up after the events of the Guns of the Patriots Incident in 2014, World Marshal, Inc. became the largest PMC. Armstrong. Blade Wolf / LQ-84i voiced by Michael Beattie and 1 other . Yeah, you heard me. Round 2. Early life. Olga Gurlukovich | That is, until a certain someone, whom he thought he killed with his own hands, comes back into his life, just as cocky as ever. If there are such clear flaws in what Armstrong says, why does he ultimately go with it? Sam questioned Raiden's pursuit of justice, pointing out that the cyborgs he'd been killing were still people. Skull Face | Metal gear rising only has one spirit right now as far as I know (being Raiden). Steven Armstrong (スティーヴン・アームストロング, Sutīvun Āmusutorongu?) He is a politician and the senator of Colorado. One of the things that makes Armstrong tricky to analyze is that he doesn’t have a song. Required fields are marked *. Especially because when the Nanomachines are activated by physical trauma, They Look exactly like the black Armament Haki from One Piece. It’s a lament that their two paths led them to fight when deep down they both know that they’re both trying to better the world. Like when his skin suddenly turns into an armor. Can I upgrade Samuel Blade during Senator fight? "Reaction speed" isn't a thing like you think it is. As Raiden approached World Marshal headquarters, in a confused haze, Sam came out to face him, asking if his cause was just or if that was "just" what he told himself. I'm gonna use that word — I never use that word, but I'm using it right now, because fuckin'... that's what this game is. He was a master swordsman of the "Rodrigues New Shadow School" technique, which had derived from the "Yagyū Shinkage-ryū (Yagyu New Shadow School)" of Japan. With this, Armstrong’s short-lived presence in the story is concluded, but the effects of his presence are far-reaching. Powers and Stats. Terry. Spirits. Dodge to left or rigtht from Armstrong in order to avoid being caught. Naked Snake | Home > Games > Metal Gear Solid: Rising Revengeance Boss Battle: Senator Armstrong Part 2 ... Much like Sam's and Sundowner's boss battle, there aren't any checkpoints mid battle. His explanation? That’s generally how fights in stories work anyway, but it’s more important than you think. Armstrong became Senator soon after, but set his sights on being elected President on the United States. Ken. Never thought a poor, non-american punk could ever hope to surprise me like that. Monsoon's words that corruption was a larger entity and could not be destroyed piece by piece, Sam's actions, despite having destroyed numerous of cartel gangs would ultimately amount to nothing and his defeat at the hands of Armstrong only solidified this, rendering his ideals of justice essentially moot. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Years later, he later joined the United States Navy, which sacrificed his chances of going pro. Round 6. But we’re going in circles again. He’s manipulating for his own benefit the system that he’s claiming to be working to destroy. Having lost his original reason to fight, Sam became a warrior without a cause and joining Desperado inevitably gave him more reasons to seek out conflict but secretly Sam had no idea why he now fought and was subconsciously waiting to be defeated. Vamp | Dead Cell (Fortune, Fatman & Vamp), Cobra Unit It said it had been ordered to kill him, but Sam replied it should make its own choices. However Armstrong and Monsoon, one of the senator's minions, had arranged for Sam to come to Denver, hoping to recruit him. When Armstrong was young, he used to play college football for the University of Texas, in which he excelled at the game. However N'mani was captured by Sundowner and Sam met him on a train. Maybe that’s what you want. Sam honed his skills to become a great swordsman based on his own ideals of justice and was once greatly motivated by revenge against the people who killed his father. He gazes upon it's glory. While he was doing this, more of the grey areas became visible on his body. His stock line about protecting the weak has been repeatedly portrayed as hollow and he’s never laid anything more substantial down on the line. Raiden reminded him of his past self due to their similar ideals of justice which Sam held to originally. Let’s go back to the final boss theme, It Has to Be This Way, or to call it by its proper name, Standing Here. Even though he loved combat, Sam wasn't without scruples in battle as he attempted to persuade Blade Wolf to think for himself despite having previously sent to kill him and did not kill everyone at Solis even though he was perfectly capable of. A nation of action, not words, ruled by strength, not committee! ... revengeance, senator, armstrong, raiden, jetstream, sam, render, the, last, of, us, ii, 2. Raiden, on the other hand, has much more ground to give. What Raiden does here but doesn’t quite follow through on is expose the core hypocrisy of Armstrong’s ideology, which you might have caught if you were paying attention. A nation of action, not words, ruled by strength, not committee! Solidus Snake (Leader) | Yeah, you heard me. If deep-dive character analyses like this seem like your kind of thing, do the things that youtubers always tell you to do and let me know what you thought of this video in the comments, as well as what you might like to see in the future. Fatman | Yet staring across this barren wasted land I feel new life will be born beneath the blood stained sand.”. However, his professional football career would later come to an end where he has to sacrifice it and join the United States Navy to desire to serve this country. Solid Snake Soul Sword voiced by Akio Ōtsuka. A few others that could be added include: Ace: Sam, Mistral, Sundowner As Raiden took on his "Jack the Ripper" persona, Sam was interested in fighting him, but Monsoon told him to report back to their chief. The idea implies that whoever wins the fight is the ethically right one, and while that’s silly on the surface, it makes sense when you consider that they’ve each inadvertently exposed the flaws in their philosophies to each other, while also seeing some truth in what the other said. Monsoon | Jetstream Sam is an extremely deadly swordsman and wears a cyborg-esqe suit, which enhances all of his abilities to superhuman levels. Respect Senator Armstrong "Nanomachines, son" Main Theme. When talking about the reasons for war in the modern age, you can’t really avoid war as a business. Sam using his sword draw to cut off Raiden's arm. Gear REX | And Armstrong will demolish him before snake can even get close to him Armstrong said it himself. Armstrong absorbed the nanomachines from various vehicles around the building, powering up, and the two engaged each other. I manage multiple times where I come to the phase where he start to throw rock as you and I failed almost everytime sadly. Don’t fuck with THIS senator! Address Sam's father was the owner of a Kenjutsu dojo in Brazil, their family having a long line of swordsmen. Tretij Rebenok, The Patriots Sam managed to fight his way up to the rooftop, where he faced Armstrong himself, who thanked him for coming. So, for my second attempt in as many videos to pilot a potential new series, let’s take some time to analyze the character of Senator Steven Armstrong, and what he means in the story of Metal Gear Rising. Take down Senator Armstrong and World Marshall PMCHelp Senator Armstrong end the war economy.Defeat Raiden (all failed). Armstrong stopped his momentum. So just with that, we’ve got a decent ending on our hands. He taught the Uradachi technique, which thought of violence as the final goal. Having been adrift for the entire game, he arrives at a hybrid philosophy between himself and Armstrong that he can dedicate himself to. Alias Once you see him getting ready for this attack, stay in constant movement, or (if you manage to) dodge the attack at the last possible moment (with the Defensive Offense). A nation of the truly free, dammit. Early life. More directly, Wolf’s arrival is also validation that Raiden’s ideals do have value. Themes. Some Other Dude. Since his employment into Desperado, Sam adopted a taunting and manipulative persona that Blade Wold deemed as "unusual". Sam asked why didn't he just take his and attacked the senator again, finally cutting his hand off. Raiden and Sam could keep up with him due to their high training and fighting skills, but even if Wolverine were to land a hit on Armstrong, the senator has a fairly decent healing factor of his own. Sam managed to apparently defeat Armstrong, who asked him to join his cause, so as to end war as a business. In 2016, a national Grand Jury investigated Senator Armstrong for his connection with the PMC. Little Mac. )| Khamsin | Monday–Friday: 9:00AM–5:00PM And in the epilogue scene, we hear a line of dialogue from Raiden echoing Armstrong’s sentiments, confirming that he really is taking up Armstrong’s fight. Hot Coldman | good, guy, senator, son, metal gear, rising, armstrong, nanomachines, revengance, they help people in reponse to smoking, jetstream dlc, not even mad … He finally reached a hangar like area where Monsoon showed up, who mentioned his taking on an entire drug cartel, but said it would've been pointless. is the main antagonist of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. VS. Man-Thing, Marvel's own swamp monster and Guardian of the Everglades' Nexus of Realities with the infamous burning touch reserved for those who knows fear! Senator Armstrong is extremely popular due to the ridiculously awesome last 35 minutes of the game where he goes on to show us that he's one of the biggest badasses in the entire series by throwing Raiden around like a ragdoll while spouting some of the most awesome and hilarious lines in the game. 123 Main Street The Pain, FOX Answered: How do you beat VR mission 17 ? Member of Desperado Enforcement, LLC. Hobby If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. From there, he intends to fundamentally reshape America, grinding it down and reforming it into a world without the very powers he used to get to his position. When Armstrong offered "a hand" to Sam, he responded by cutting off his and when Armstrong did the same later on, he only laughed as he reached out to lend a hand that was cut off. Samuel Rodrigues Sam managed to slash out Raiden's left eye, then said that he was denying the true purpose of his sword and its desire to kill and bath in the blood of his enemies. He is voiced in the English version by Scottish actor Alastair Duncan, while his motion capture actor is Masahiro Nagai, who also performed the motion capture for Sundowner and Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov. There was even one story that said he took down a squad of 10 armed mob hit men using only his sword. When Armstrong was young, he used to play college football for the University of Texas, in which he excelled at the game. The Twin Chefs (Little Nightmares)/Gallery, Headlined Villain - Erik Killmonger (MCU), https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Samuel_Rodrigues?oldid=4173030, When Sam was first seen in the Spike Video Game Awards trailer of Metal Gear Rising, he had a slightly different appearance and was initially thought to be. The man believes that America is rotten, and he's the one to cleanse it. Most people realize by now that the song is sung by Raiden, confirmed by Armstrong’s later line “you carved your own path”. Outside of Mann Co., a man walks by the building. Images and videos of the jingoistic U.S. politician Senator Armstrong from the 2013 video game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Liquid Ocelot | Pin Tweet Shop the Meme. Round 4. The senator again asked Sam to join him and he agreed. Sam is also able to handle himself even without his sword, taking Raiden on hand-to-hand when he was disarmed using a very judo-esqe style and even catching Raiden's sword with his hands. Black Ninja | Respect Senator Armstrong (Metal Gear) games. Sam's father was finally killed by one of his students, apparently under orders from a drug cartel. Meaning if you die, you repeat everything from when he had 200% HP. Frank Jaeger | Jetstream SamMinuanoSamThe Cool Brazilian WindSerial Number; 977-AZQEE Thanks for watching. "Skulls" Parasite Unit | “But at least I’ll leave a worthy successor… you, Jack.”. This may be a good place to introduce yourself and your site or include some credits. In college, Armstrong played college football for the university of Texas which would later make him have a professional football career. The last thing I want to talk about is this: if Raiden ends up agreeing with Armstrong, why does he kill Armstrong anyway? Defeated Sam (Armstrong propelled the nanomachine hardened stump into Sam's right arm) Easily broke Raiden 's HF Blade with one hand and overpowered him in a … In a way, that moment is the ideological equivalent of him receiving Sam’s sword – it shows us that there’s still some fight left in him. Liquid Snake (Leader) | So that was Senator Armstrong, a big shouty man from a big stupid game. Chris Fries. Powers/Skills Now the other two times I've debunked a TF2 fight, which were Scout vs Tracer(Fictional Fights) and Pyro vs Sharkface(FireMaxPyro DB), at … Jungle Evil | Raiden meets and rejects the reasons presented by various villains, be it twisted philosophy, abject nihilism, glorification of conflict, or a simple desire for self-betterment over all other values. Armstrong Senator is a mighty Reval who appears in the Radiant Realm to challenge the might of the similarly-named Senator Steven Armstrong. Raiden has been a very adrift character in this game’s central narrative about the reasons we go to war. I’ve been Rycluse, and I managed to get through this whole video without making a single nanomachine joke. This all leads us to the single most important thing about Senator Armstrong: he wins. The Jetstream Sam DLC reveals that it was Sam's motorcycle all along. Kari Wahlgren. The music that plays during the fight with Sam is "The Only Thing I Know For Real". Prominently, Sam had a left scar on his eye that exceeded across his face. Aside from his right arm that was cut off and replaced, Sam had very few cybernetic enhancements when compared to the rest of the Winds of Destruction. I don’t think it’s completely unreasonable to say that Armstrong would have been changed by this encounter if he had won. Sam infiltrated World Marshal's headquarters through the sewer systems, in the process, running into the LG-84i prototype (or Blade Wolf). Psycho Mantis, Desperado Enforcement LLC Since his employment into Desperado, Sam adopted a taunting and manipulat… Abandoning his desire of justice, Sam's new beliefs were that ideals were not meant on the battlefield as only victors could write history and ultimately decide what was right regardless of their actions. Every other boss in Metal Gear Rising has a boss theme that gives some insight into their motivations and personalities. Full Name Tried on "Hard". But what really makes him great is that he comes from what’s for the most part such a silly game. Steven Armstrong: I have a dream. Then in MGR, Jetstream Sam effortlessly curbstomped a much stronger version of Raiden.
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