“Every man, woman and child… we’re all sons of the Patriots now!” To start, let’s look at his three major dialogue scenes: before the Excelsus fight, before the final boss, and after the final boss. 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. Armstrong is a character of extreme significance both in the progression of these themes and in the progression of the main character, Raiden, and these three are so intertwined that I can’t talk about one without the other two. But to me, there’s something that just works about Armstrong in the context of Metal Gear Rising’s story and themes. Also a lot of people legitimately agree with him which… we really won’t get into. Despite how hammy his scenes and indeed the entire game is, he delivers with a passion and sincerity that are hard to find unappealing. Despite that, he’s definitely the one that left the most profound impression on people. Something something become president, something something reshape America into an objectivist utopia.Īrmstrong appears briefly appears early on in Metal Gear Rising, but only really shows up at the very end. Fake an assassination attempt on the president to kickstart war in the Middle East. Do some evil PMC things for a while, like destabilize war torn African countries and monopolize urban security.
Become the secret head of the world’s most powerful private military corporation.