How Powerful is Jetstream Sam? | METAL GEAR

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Samuel Rodrigues was descended from a long line of swordsmen, dating back to 16th century Japan. His father ran a Brazilian Kenjutsu dojo, and specifically taught the Uradachi technique, better known as Satsujin-ken or "the murdering sword," which dealt with violence as the end goal. Sam's father was eventually killed by one of his pupils, with one of the drug cartels being rumored to have been involved for reasons and methods unknown, although not before Sam personally inherited his Murasama blade from his father. He then left Brazil, presumably to train, and eventually returned to kill the pupil in question before leaving Brazil permanently.
Afterwards, he travelled the world as a mercenary, and taking various odd jobs, including a job as a bodyguard and as a cleaner for the Mafia and the like. He also made a name for himself in the criminal underworld, especially within South and Central America, with one story being that he managed to take down a hit squad composed of 10 mob enforcers with automatic weapons using only his sword during the early 2000s, a time before cyborg technology was available. At some point, he had the Murasama blade modified into an HF blade with an ID lock. Already a superlative sword, this led to the creation of an incredibly powerful HF Blade which glowed an eerie red color.
At some point, Sam learned about Steven Armstrong's involvement with World Marshal, and decided to kill him for "sacrificing soldiers from the comfort of an office." Unbeknownst to him, however, Armstrong and Monsoon had arranged for his arrival at Denver to recruit him, in large part because of his taking out several drug cartels. He proceeded to infiltrate the compound via the sewer systems of Denver, although not before killing two DPD cyborg police officers who caught him attempting to enter. He later encountered the LQ-84i prototype unmanned gear who had orders to kill Sam, presumably from Armstrong. Sam proceeded to tell him that he should think for himself. The LQ-84i briefly considered his advice but was unable to disobey his directives due to Desperado blackmailing him with a memory wipe. The LQ-84i was then defeated by Sam, with him mentioning that he fought of his own choosing as why he prevailed over the mech. The LQ-84i believed that his defeat was resulted by a flaw in its design, but Sam reassured the UG that it was because of his superior skill.
Leaving the ruined mech behind, he then proceeded to enter the premises of World Marshal. Upon gaining entry, he then attempted to use the lifts, although his presence activated a lockdown on the lifts before he could reach his destination. Sam, upon defeating the reinforcements, managed to reach his destination by jumping up on the crates and eventually entered a hangar area. He then encountered Monsoon, who questioned his motives regarding his slaughtering of a drug cartel. Sam told Monsoon that he left Brazil since he had no need to stay anymore due to his exacting revenge (referring to his father's death at the hands of one of his pupils). After a debate regarding the consequences of Sam's actions, Monsoon dropped a RP grenade down to his level and then summoned a Metal Gear RAY UMG unit to attack him.
He later had a final duel with Raiden in the Badlands of Colorado, with Blade Wolf bearing witness to it. He was killed by Raiden in the Badlands by a swift stab through his torso following an intense battle. Prior to his duel and ultimate death, he confided in Blade Wolf, wondering whether or not his actions were right after seeing that the convictions held by Raiden were once his own. Depending on what the outcome was, they would either continue with the planned international incident Operation Tecumseh, or he would hand down his sword to Blade Wolf and leave him with the decision of what to do with the sword. Blade Wolf would eventually deliver the sword to Raiden when he was at Armstrong's mercy.
Raiden stabs Samuel in the torso, killing him
Upon Sam's death, Raiden discovered that Sam barely had any cyborg enhancements at all. In fact, besides the exoskeleton that encased his otherwise-human body, only his right arm was actually purely cybernetic.
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[@CRISIS_COMICS]

He has a cyborg arm....

[@chorals4856]

How did you get 20,00-40,000x Sol???

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@chorals4856 Calc in description

[@harrynoone7013]

*sam throws punch* *Raiden catches* “Dude you have a metal arm that is awesome dude”

[@ldrago-ro9uj]

Please do Batman from Arkham Knight versus the Justice League Batman

[@damaybe4653]

Can you do how strong is armstrong?

[@DonniedrakoE]

Massive respect to Sam. Man basically went to smoke against some of the most dangerous cyborgs around with the most minor equipment around.

[@dinonugge564]

Sigma Male chad Edit: WHY IS THIS SO POPULAR. ITS THE WORST COMMENT EVER!

[@Evesdropper]

average Brazilian

[@Poop-ex8pl]

and fucking destroyed them

[@kyrazz128]

and he's the weakest brazilian male

[@justingamer1213]

It’s pretty sad what happened to him

[@geoffreysavitz1278]

You also forgot to powerscale Sam's natural double-jump ability. All Brazilians possess this incredible power

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Sam -> ⛹️‍♂️

[@ProfessionalEepyHead]

@@CRISIS_COMICS double jump samurai

[@MetaFanWing]

But according to max0r, he is the weakest Brazilian male. Perhaps he has yet to learn this power.

[@accelerator7952]

Now that I think about is scout from TF2 from Brazil?

[@shawermus]

@peidinn can strongest Brazilian triple jump?

[@camerongooch9606]

I would like to point that even though sam lost to raiden in the end I honestly couldn't tell who would actually win 100%. Ik that the codex convos say sam was going all out. But based on the recording that wolf plays about sam in the final battle it shows he was harbouring a small amount of doubt going into the duel. And as shown in game not being completely commited to ones ideals and path does hold back their full power. Raiden being the example. So by their duel their mental states had switched raiden knowing his ideals without question and sam wondering if he's actually right having seen the commitment of raiden.

[@Cichyhub]

No? Its just that Sam accepted the fact that Raiden can win, Doesnt mean he has doubt

[@spinozilla2421]

It basically Sam didn’t have reason or purpose to fight, this also reference in his song “don’t know the season Or what is the reason I’m standing here holding my blade” This also goes back to their first fight where the maon reason Raiden lost was cause he was holding back and unsure himself which why Sam said the problem was him denying his weapon it purpose and how in 2nd fight Raiden saying killing him is reason enough really excited Sam as Raiden had something to fight for while Sam didn’t anymore

[@Death-Sickle]

@@spinozilla2421 the song is called the only thing I know for real

[@spinozilla2421]

@@Death-Sickle okay? Wasn’t naming the song just sourcing part of the lyrics

[@JacobVonRoker]

@@Death-Sickle reddit moment

[@somerandomdude7417]

I have a strong feeling he was holding back on raiden in their last duel

[@hellothere4964]

Why

[@gamechanger8908]

@@mercury2157 Despite fighting like he's going all out, like Raiden in the beginning he pretty much started doubting the cause he's fighting even his theme song has the lyric "Don't know the season or what is the reason I'm standing here holding my blade" this series showed us no matter how skilled you are if you're not committed to completing the mission/ideals you're not going all out 100%, hell Solid Snake completes his mission not just because he's skilled it's because of how determined he was on completing the mission. Raiden for example at least showed he was full on board with himself and his dedication with killing Sam unlike himself not "yearning for the blood of his enemies" if it was Sam in the beginning fighting Raiden that currently got his new body who were both 100% with what they think the battle could of gone either way.

[@elvisadika7458]

Highly doubted that, there should be no reason for Sam to hold back This isn't the same Raiden he fought back in Africa, this is a much more powerful raiden who repeatedly surpass and defeated every other Winds of Destruction from Monsoon to Sundowner, so Sam has no reason to hold back Heck his final move right when he says "Say Goodnight" was the same signature move he use to cut both Amrstrong and Raiden's arm before And Raiden CAUGHT it, matching his speed and ultimately overpowering him These two were really so close to each other in power but Raiden surpass him in the end

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@elvisadika7458 tbf Raiden says he’s analyzed his moves and strategies since the first round, imo Raiden had that advantage as well as the stamina and damage resistance granted by his cyborg physiology. Sam also gives Raiden plenty of distance and warning before doing the Quick Draw, where as Armstrong was mid-engagement with Sam and have never seen the Quick Draw b4, so I don’t think it quite scales to Raiden’s speed.

[@terrelldurocher3330]

Wrong, in both fights sam had intent to kill

[@dungeonmaster0656]

Man could literally solos Armstrong and the entire wind of destruction if he has proper body enchancement Because nothing can beat the Double Jump

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

He can pm do that already 😭😭😭

[@dungeonmaster0656]

@@CRISIS_COMICS Aight forgot about that lol

[@jotaroisbestboy7593]

@@dungeonmaster0656 hey can you debunk outerversal dio over heaven

[@dungeonmaster0656]

@@jotaroisbestboy7593 I think you need to stop bothering those guy it’s a waste of time

[@jotaroisbestboy7593]

@@dungeonmaster0656 ok but who is your favourite villain this isn't even knowing in west

[@lucasgomesmoreira8451]

Sam wouldnt even need Raiden's body to outperform everyone in the game, the DLC already show us this. For real, if someone made a mod where you play the rising storymode with Sam, i would gladly pay for it.

[@possibly_ben]

i think someone already made that mod, even for the blade wolf dlc, but they either didn't release it, or the mod is lost iirc

[@lucasgomesmoreira8451]

@@possibly_ben hope its not released yet because then theres still hope

[@gannielukks1811]

I hoped with the rise of Metal Gear Rising because of the MEMES, someone would pick up the project

[@lucasgomesmoreira8451]

@@gannielukks1811 MEMES? The DNA of the soul? Yeah, I really hoped we would get someone to work on a mod like this. I dont understand much of coding, but thought it would be easy to just transfer Sam's model and movelist to Raiden's story. Must be something with the gamescenes

[@gannielukks1811]

@@lucasgomesmoreira8451 I would be ok with no cutscenes and just the gameplay. I wouldn't even mind Raiden's dialogue in Sam's body.

[@stubetsgamer8288]

8:32 it's likely he never used it against Raiden because he had absorbed the energy from EXCELSUS quite while ago unlike when his fight with sam who he really did not fight that long.

[@elvisadika7458]

It's also likely that, since this is a DLC made months after the main game, this was an feature made post-production for Armstrong Notice that, he does his sumo move and shouts both in main game and dlc but he only glows after that in the dlc I believe he is also suppose to do that for the main game too but it was post production One of the most important evidence i have is, Armstrong eye's glows a sharp red only for the end-phase for Raiden with Sam's blade, but not for the first Phase or Sam's own fight

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@elvisadika7458 That’s a pretty head-canon argument, they rendered red aura in the base game. Unless you have some dev-diary to prove that claim it’s pretty easily dismissible in a debate.

[@xanthousfishjeretuna9778]

That actually makes a lot of sense

[@onyxfinger7431]

That's why I think that Armstrong was just as strong against Sam than he was against Raiden. The fight is just harder (even though it is shorter) because Sam is meant to be an extremely skilled person, and that skill is reflected in the skill you need to beat the DLC bosses

[@chillguy7687]

@@onyxfinger7431 ​ Armstrong literally says and I quote “This is the greatest fight of my life!” when fighting Raiden. Yet he never says anything as enthusiastic when fighting Sam. In fact, all he had to say after defeating Sam was simply “Not bad, son.” Sam’s skilled yes, but that skill only takes you so far if you can’t physically contend with your opponent.

[@soupbert254]

I’m just thinking of how disgusting Sam would be if he had a cybernetic body like Raiden now, he would be able to go toe to toe with solid snake with ease

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Glad you acknowledged Snake’s the guy to beat, if you know what I mean.

[@thousandyoung]

@@mercury2157 His Frame is that of a Bodybuilder. Of course he would need to be at Peak Physical Performance to get the most out of the Suit.

[@onyxfinger7431]

Well, unlike with specifically VT-7 high frequency blades (though it is fair to assume that the rule also applies to any HF blade), cyborg enhancements aren't confirmed to scale off of the original strength of the "product". I don't believe that Sam becoming a cyborg would hurt him, but it wouldn't help (the logic behind it is that since he was part of the winds of destruction, he was given the best cyborg parts for his arm, which thus matches the strength of a top-tier cyborg, which non-cybernetic Sam himself matches).

[@Lorkanthal]

@@onyxfinger7431 it could potentially make him more durable though as injuries would be easier to heal and be less debilitating. A stab to the gut may have put sam down but to a complete cyborg like raiden he could just walk it off a fight monsoon.

[@onyxfinger7431]

@@Lorkanthal yes

[@Chinesetakeout382]

I don’t really care about whether it’s canon. I choose to believe rising is just so that I can believe Sam existed somewhere in the solid games.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

To be clear, I also more so believe it’s canon.

[@slynthehedgehog8061]

Pretty sure it is canon. At the very least Kojima approves of it.

[@coolio6855]

@that guy he oversaw a ton of it

[@fellipecarvalho1479]

It would be SO AWESOME if we got a sequel to this and Jetstream Sam cameback as a full blown CYBORG. Brought back to life by the machines.

[@demi-femme4821]

You can't bring people back to life with nanomachines, the closest you can get is to save them at the last second.

[@Regularguy220]

No

[@taylorindustries]

yes

[@gannielukks1811]

Actually I would prefer if he maintained mostly human. Maybe some NANOMACHINES, and that's it. It's highly possible he's still alive since he wasn't cut into pieces and just got a stab in the abdomen. Yes, it could kill a human, but we are talking about Metal Gear here, and Jetstream Sam, the weakest brazilian male.

[@Boomstick___]

@@gannielukks1811 I'm pretty sure the stab went through his heart

[@MegaDrain]

I think his cyborg arm is a strikingly good example as to how powerful he was previously. The fact that it stands out that much and is so huge that it has to be that ridiculous to replicate or even enhance Sam's strength.

[@mellennia9]

And still only nerfs the poor dude. Armstrong really screwed that up

[@11jouske11]

@@mellennia9 sam did not get nerfed

[@gaminganimators7000]

​@@11jouske11he does, Sam's the only boss who can have his weapon hit out his hand (his robot hand)

[@11jouske11]

@@gaminganimators7000 good point

[@mellennia9]

@@soloamaro5605 yup, that's what I was referring to. Poor dude can't catch a break

[@stranger5011]

Question: Doesn't the HF Blades "ignore" defense?

[@tau-5794]

It reduces durability, not ignores it. Otherwise it could cut Superman or something which is just stupid.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

It bypasses durability, yes. So it can generally cut most things.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@tau-5794 Main-continuity Superman should have a resistance to plank scale level attacks so...A super strong character without that resistance would get sliced tho

[@gannielukks1811]

Partly. It couldn't ignore Armstrong's nanomachines defense, so Sam needed to cut his arm before the nanomachines could act.

[@onyxfinger7431]

Yes but no. It bypasses most durability, but not entirely. This information is verifiable by the fact that at the end of the Raiden versus Sam fight, Bladewolf says this "A VT-7 high frequency blade. The strength of the enhancement directly correlates to the efficiency of the original weapon". So, it must have a limit.

[@tacotown4598]

and when it's all said and done, he's basically a normal human. to think how op he would be with cyborg enhancements

[@onyxfinger7431]

Well, unlike with specifically VT-7 high frequency blades (though it is fair to assume that the rule also applies to any HF blade), cyborg enhancements aren't confirmed to scale off of the original strength of the "product". I don't believe that Sam becoming a cyborg would hurt him, but it wouldn't help (the logic behind it is that since he was part of the winds of destruction, he was given the best cyborg parts for his arm, which thus matches the strength of a top-tier cyborg, which non-cybernetic Sam himself matches).

[@tacotown4598]

@@onyxfinger7431 yeah that makes sense. Though there is the meme about how the cyborg arm was actually a nerf lmao.

[@TheBenjiNebby]

​@@tacotown4598 it was though

[@tacotown4598]

@@TheBenjiNebby lol

[@Thefunniestman]

This is proof that Sam doesn't deny his weapon its purpose.

[@jeffukarosta4500]

"How powerful is Jetstream Sam?" *Yes*

[@Nephalem2002]

I think canonically he’s the strongest character in the franchise, right next to Raiden himself.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

They're both weaker than Solid Snake.

[@closegripbenchpress489]

@@CRISIS_COMICS who's the strongest dude in the verse? snake?

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

P much

[@Nephalem2002]

@@CRISIS_COMICS Snakes weak though

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@Nephalem2002 Mmmm not the case

[@thanus6636]

Hearing a human having a reaction speed 40000x the speed of light is fucking hilarious

[@sicklelkcis]

Thats just average for a Brazilian

[@gannielukks1811]

We are talking about a brazilian, dude

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

consume more fiction

[@thanus6636]

@@CRISIS_COMICS What’s most hilarious about this statement is that it is impossible in every way. You can’t see something faster than the speed of light because the light is reaching you after you react to it. This means that Sam does not have a fast reaction speed, but he can predict every single move his opponent will do before they even do it. Not only that but his nerves have to send signals from his eyes, to his brain, and then to his muscles to move. Everything about this is ridiculous!

[@HK-07]

@@thanus6636 fiction makes no sense. Any human would not be able to react like Sam can but since it’s fictional, Sam can

[@water9653]

so what i got from this is... Jetstream Sam is able to murder the entire Metal Gear series if he just had a cyborg body like it wouldn't even be close.

[@camerongooch9606]

7 years I've waited for this video. 7 bloody years.

[@hamby2232]

You could theoretically calculate how quick ripper mode Raiden moves based on how raindrops look stopped completely in mid-air

[@sungusbox]

Ripper mode Raiden's blade mode has similar effects on missiles, bullets, and even lasers. This further puts into perspective just how effective it is.

[@Bigsmoke-tn3wf]

Fantastic video like always,glad to see the goat getting the respect he deserves

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

The real goat's otw dw🐍

[@kurojager4495]

what we needed was a continuation of MGR with Sam, like him being found and revived, working with Raiden or having a solo campaign of his own

[@minusone7529]

Mate he got cut by a high frequency blade he dead dead

[@acactusnamedjosh708]

Imagine if Jetstream Sam had the force from star wars He'd easily be one of the most powerful jedi/sith in my opinion. (Although I doubt he'd use a lightsaber, he's been using his sword for years and it could be argued his HF Blade is even BETTER than a lightsaber)

[@mobgabriel1767]

his sword is a lightsaber that can chop you into pieces even without being activated

[@RedFoxGrappler]

Awesome video! I’m a smaller content creator that enjoys watching and also making this kind of content, and I have plans to make this kind of “how strong” content myself. After watching this, I think I’m going to structure the videos similarly to this, because you did a great job in presenting a feat, scaling, or a statement, qualifying said claim, and then breaking down what that means for layman through explanation and analogy. Great stuff!

[@kopioshu]

9:20 Disabling the use of his arm Bruh I'm dead 💀

[@godoforder1828]

The amount of energy you described in every one of sam's actions would have created ridiculous amount of heat and likely explosions. This man is a god

[@superbad8008]

Topic of the video aside, good to see the boy got a sponsor. Moving up in the world, you love to see it.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Knowing you guys are out there wishing me the best makes my day. 🥹

[@FunvoltGunvolt]

This video is just proof that we should have had a Monsoon bossfight in the Sam DLC

[@camilomiranda61]

I think scaling raiden and sam to nukes isn't an accurate description, nukes are designed to hit q large area while sam and raiden are more precise plus you even stated how hf blades ignore defenses to a degree. similar thing with saying how raiden and sam can react faster then light, raiden can predict an enemys moves by reading their body I would imagine with all his training and experience sam can do the same. even using metal gear excelsior 's attacks as a reference, that was a gameplay segment where the player is supposed to avoid the laser not a scripted event.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

nice cope. When designing Peace Walker Huey would've made them to withstand the upmost of a nuke, you're making more assumptions to say "Oh, he was talking about the outskirts of the mushroom cloud"; he didn't say that did he? The HF's do ignore durability, but that doesn't matter when, like I said and showed in the video, the cyborgs and Metal Gears PHYSICALLY scale to each other and their > nuke lvl durability. Also even if you can predict something, all of these characters are still moving out of the way AFTER the attacks are committed; there's no way to outpace an attack and be slower than it; so no again. You're basically acting like speed feats don't exist, it's a bad argument. While the EXCELSUS fight is gameplay, it's only supporting evidence compared to the various lore based SoL reaction feats as shown in the video. Even still Ripper Mode's speed and the speed of the laser are intently programmed variables, so there is a preponderance of evidence to say that is the lore accurate difference between lasers and Raiden's peak speed.

[@Lorkanthal]

@@CRISIS_COMICS I think it does matter a little. The type of damage a nuke does is very different from a sword capable of essentially cutting the bonds between atoms.

[@uretmain]

@@Lorkanthal The high frequency weakens the bond between atoms making cutting easier

[@WynnofThule]

​​​@@CRISIS_COMICSWe have real armored fighting vehicles designed to survive and operate in a nuclear war, and that defense consists of NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) protection as well as redundant or EMP resilient systems. Take for example the RARDEN autocannon used on a number of British Army vehicles. It uses manually inserted 3 round clips instead of being autoloaded and can be fully operated even with an electronically (or fully) disabled vehicle. This is complimented with manual elevation, traverse, sighting, etc. meaning the vehicle retains its firepower even if an EMP from a nuclear warhead fries it's electronic systems. Note how no real vehicle entertains the idea of actually trying to tank the blast, because that's completely fucking stupid. Nothing in Metal Gear lore suggests that this interpretation is any less stupid in their world than it is in ours. This is Metal Gear, not Star Trek.

[@XsubXzer0XforeverX]

We need a game of this guy , the dlc is not enough Haha, his play style is brilliant

[@4o8ic37]

As a brazillian i can confirm that in wars we use swords, not guns bombs etc. So yeah i can say we use also no armor

[@Starburst29]

14:26 the way he said murasama

[@sannicfann3338]

ok there are some things I feel should be pointed out... mainly with Armstrong since he fought both Raiden and Sam while they were wielding the Murasama. I think it has been shown Raiden was physically stronger than Sam (at least in his newest body) since Raiden was able to wear down the nano machines with brute force while Sam showed to have considerable trouble damaging Armstrong as shown in the cutscene following the boss, he was able to block the murasama's blows no problem. And I think it was implied Armstrong was holding back during his fight with Sam since while Sam manage to get him on the ground, Armstrong got back up as if nothing happened and his body didn't look that damaged (which at the end of his fight with Raiden you could he was tuckered out and had scares all over his body) and when he did land strikes it was in places where Sam's suit could protect him and even when he stabs Sam, he still does it in the arm instead of the chest or stomach where he is more likely to bleed out. I'm not saying Sam isn't strong since the mf is still able to cleave through a robot built to survive a nuke no problem, but it's something I feel I should point out

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@mercury2157 You can go all out and try not to kill, look at MMA. Also Raiden didn’t ware down the nano-machines, he attacked Armstrong where his nano’s weren’t activated or attacked weak spots like the part on his back while Armstrong healed.

[@sannicfann3338]

@@CRISIS_COMICS i guess that could be the reason. I think the reason I got that impression was because Raiden couldn't do any damage to Armstrong with his sword but could with the Murasama and I think an argument could be made that he did wear them down since it was shown Armstrong could cover his whole body with the nanos but was unable to cover himself from unarmed strikes by Raiden possibly implying he couldn't because he didn't have enough of them to cover it. Or at the climax of his fight Raiden He threw punches with his fist covered and Raiden was still able to damage his arms. And it could be argued the reason why he didn't cover himself while in the gameplay of the boss is and only when attack was because that would be very hard to animate if they showed up every single time Raiden or Sam landed a hit. But you made good points on the holding back part. And I am not trying to downplay the hell out of Sam, to be honest if you put the winds of destruction in a battle royale he'd most certainly come out on top. It's just something I noticed.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@sannicfann3338 They animate the nano’s covering his whole body during gameplay, and even show us parts of his body are hardened while Raiden’s attacking unarmored parts.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

6:51 "Not so grump anymore, eh, Raptor!?"

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Sauce Boss with some CQC

[@beyond648]

Goated character🐐

[@bejaminmaston1347]

Just to think if Sam cut armstrong's hand horizontally and not at a angle he very well could've killed him because he already figured out how to dismember him

[@garok2412]

You didn't save your previous streams? Shame, was having a lot of fun :(

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

The memories will always be with you

[@homieturtle9196]

10:00 you mean jetstream Sam would curbstomp everyone else

[@misko5877]

I'm not really sure but what Sam uses looks more like Judo or such. From my understanding, Capoeira uses mostly dance-like kicks, whereas Judo specialises in throws

[@misko5877]

@@playstationarusu Man I'd love to see Sam throwing cartwheels at Raiden. Something like Medel from Kengan Omega

[@gannielukks1811]

It's said in CODEC calls that like jiu-jitsu (a brazilian version of judo focused on ground game and submissions that was brought by the japanese immigration and then developed in Brazil), Sam's kenjutsu style (Rodrigues New Shadow School) is a mix of different martial arts with the standard Uradachi style, including brazilian martial arts like capoeira and jiu-jitsu, by using of sword butts and kicks. It's specially apparent the capoeira inspired moves with his kicks and dodges, like the roundhouse 'martelo' kick that is the most powerful/damaging attack in the game, the 'aú' (side) and 'macaco' (back) dodges. His jiu-jitsu and judo skills are presented when he is without his sword in the fight against Raiden, where he uses a lot of throws.

[@man3616]

the only reason Raiden won is plot armour and Sam not being at his prime because he was questioning all of it and as you know, its all about ideology and moral in the mgr/mgs universe. And the only reason Armstrong won was because of the angle The Murusama blade cut the arm leaving a stump that was sharp thanks to the Nano Machines senator Steven Armstrong had.

[@andrewjackson631]

Doesn’t that mean he can beat saitama because well his reaction speed is very high he would be able to dodge every attack. And counter with subatomic cutting weapons.

[@m.rahendralupif9702]

Saitama has resistance to durability negation so no

[@alessiorosatigusai6215]

Saitama can randomly break dimensional walls without even knowing it, I don't think he'll have problem with Sam and, spoilers for the latest part of the manga, but he clearly counters reaction speed + dodge like shown against garou

[@thousandyoung]

You are trying to tackle Dragon Ball Z Tiers Kid. This is just a Cyberpunk Dystopia.

[@SviaGnaot]

Sick! nice job on the video, u told everything. Its perfect, u should have more subscribers.

[@KENSHIROez3260]

Jetstream Sam duel against Darth Maul will be interesting to see (Darth Maul agreed to have a fair fight by giving Sam lightsaber and he won't use the force ability when fighting like he did with Pre Viszla), that will be one hell of a macho duel

[@jotaroisbestboy7593]

Sam his arm is metal All maul need just break by force

[@gannielukks1811]

Damn, now I imagined Sam doing his Stormfront (Judgement Cut) move with a lightsaber.

[@jotaroisbestboy7593]

@@mercury2157 well light saber can just cut him

[@KENSHIROez3260]

@@jotaroisbestboy7593 (Darth Maul agreed to have a fair fight by giving Sam lightsaber and he won't use the force ability when fighting like he did with Pre Viszla)

[@Ambatuglooow]

Correction= he's not the rival of Raiden but homie of bloodshed ;)

[@vitoons2756]

You didn’t mention that he’s stronger without sword

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Weird, he’s so buff he breaks the laws of physics

[@genericnameandgamertag7448]

If it is cannon I believe it’d take several years after metal gear solid 4 as raiden knows of his kid and the patriots are gone tho this also gives enough time for the sam dlc which I believe is 2 years before metal gear rising to happen and a couple extra years for desparado to form

[@genericnameandgamertag7448]

@Gin good to know that thx

[@zombieminecraft4213]

Swords like these are what makes them strong hf blades vibrate very fast so with a normal durable sword neither could damage a metal gear.

[@GodsTrueHand]

thats not an exo skeleton. thats an exosuit.

[@Deuces10]

​@gin2553so what category should Gray Fox be in? Because different sources label him as both a cyborg and just someone in an exoskeleton.

[@Jarethttorney]

The thing is for his fight with Armstrong the glasses never came off.

[@donstone2884]

I'm a little confused here. Sam being able to destroy a Metal Gear Ray doesn't automatically make him stronger than a nuke, just as it doesn't make Big Boss stronger than a nuke either. They both used weapons to destroy the Rays, and they did it strategically, Big Boss with his guns and Sam with his sword, which can casually slice through matter on a fundamental level. So yeah I just wanted to point that out. Also no way in hell his reflexes are faster than the speed of light without enhancements, that's just ridiculous!

[@donstone2884]

@Gin sometimes I forget it's science fiction, but I personally find it more enjoyable when a supernatural skill a character has is the result of anything other than plot

[@australianman47]

If he had the cybernetic enhancements raiden had he’d be unstoppable

[@knightoflothric4365]

He would maybe be fucking invincible!

[@miimiibeschde4818]

Imagine He Had a Body like monsoon or shields like sundowner

[@damaybe4653]

Can you do how strong is armstrong?

[@cro0511]

I have some problems with this video, first, the. sword that raiden and sam use to cut metal gears does not nullify the durability of these? Therefore, his ability to cut metal gears is due to the sword? Then, how the hell is a game that, as far as it goes, more or less conforming to my physical laws, is going to have characters that are faster than the speed of light?

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Raiden gets physically hit by Ray and tanks it, they’re also both made of CNT so they should scale. Sam hits Raiden with the butt of his sword, slams em, and so on. Also Metal Gear has psychics and dude who can teleport, going faster than light is tame. Verses conform to physics until they’re shown to defy whatever law.

[@p.k6472]

There is no way monsoon loses to vamp Like I’m sorry that’s ridiculous

[@thousandyoung]

Armstrong's Regeneration was even more Busted. Vamp was never supposed to be an Assault/Vanguard/Front Unit in the First Place. He looked even more like a Corpse in MGSIV which is fitting for an Assasin Type Unit.

[@DaVideoGameBeastr]

12:22 Dang this image really makes me want to see a Monsoon vs Vamp video

[@crself10]

I'm not sure if this is a dumb question but how did sam get that strong while being human? if his exoskeleton is like a sneak suit, that doesnt seem like nearly the level of speed and strength that sam has in mgr. meaning he must be stronger than nuclear bombs as a human? which doesnt make sense. not saying he isnt that strong i just want to know how he is that strong

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Fictional people can be as strong as the fiction calls for. Batman performs feats that no irl human can ever perform under any circumstance and that’s just the way that it is.

[@vergiloftheastralclocktowe9781]

survived brazil ig?

[@raidensolos4111]

can you tell me about how sams durability is mountain level again? i was a bit confused and wouldnt that mean that raiden and sam are mountain level in strength + dura?

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Peace Walker has 60 Megaton or City level dura, MGD is at a bare minimum twice as durable via the MGs upscaling chronologically and the "many times" statement meaning at least 2 times; so 120 megatons which is Mountain. Again, the 2 times multiplier is a low ball. Since Raiden is made out of the same CNT as Ray and sustains physical strikes from them they should all scale.

[@raidensolos4111]

@@CRISIS_COMICS and do you have any feat for how hot metal gear rays plasma cannon is? could it possibly disintegrate anything?

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@raidensolos4111 No

[@raidensolos4111]

@@CRISIS_COMICS ah ok also where would you scale the other winds of destruction?

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@raidensolos4111 Mostly relative to but below Rising Raiden

[@MBP1918]

He was probably the most powerful non cyborg (before he got the new arm) in the series because he destroyed a metal gear

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

U realize Solid Snake’s destroyed like…countless Metal Gears?

[@KorinIta]

@@CRISIS_COMICS not with a sauce only

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

A sword that shrinks atoms at the most minute and fundamental scale? Ur right, it’s WAAAY more impressive for Snake to beat countless Metal Gears with just some strong guns.

[@KorinIta]

@@CRISIS_COMICS hey swords are very close combat and with no auto aim

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

HF blades don't even have to be near a target to cut them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmKTkqqIiruaj8k

[@WynnofThule]

3:58 I'm sorry but taking it being designed to survive a nuclear war to mean it's supposed to tank a direct strike instead of "oh this thing has NBC protection" (just like real AFVs designed for nuclear war) is an INSANE reach. EVEN THEN, none of of those bombs were meant to be practical combat weapons. The Tsar Bomba was meant as a propaganda win, requiring major modifications to the Tu-95 to actually drop, and Ivy Mike weighed 74 metric tons. If we we assumed it was to tank a nuke, it would likely be first strike missile-borne systems.

[@elusiveblock0545]

The power creep in metal gear is real 😳

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Yeah, it's crazy how much stronger Solid Snake is than these guys

[@raidensolos4111]

@@error-4269 duh hes the mc!

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@error-4269 Mhm

[@kvngxofxmars]

Let's be honest, he radiates so much swag

[@mahutoes2222]

He survived Brazil so above multiversal

[@theboss5788]

Crisis correct me if I'm wrong but your scaling actually puts the Rising cast at island level. Start of Rising Raiden is 180 megatons, the cyborg bodies/exoskeletons are stated to increase power by several times, bare minimum 3 time multiplier. 180 megatons x 3 = 540 megatons for Raiden's new body Ripper Mode is a 10x increase to Raiden's strength. 540 megatons x 10 = 5,400 gigatons or a little above baseline island level. But the singular problem with this scaling is that Ripper Mode only enhances Raiden's strength and not his durability.

[@randomgamemvs4274]

how exactly do you get any kind of ap+subsequently durability for raiden/sam from destroying an MG if they use a blade which bypasses durability the doc in the description doesn't explain how ripper mode raiden suddenly goes from 15x FTL to 20-40k x FTL, and, without checking, I also wouldn't be surprised if Raiden "passively" went ripper mode vs MG excelsus

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Because they also sustain physical strikes from the MG's, and Raiden is made out of the same material so they should be relative. Also check the guidebook pages in conjunction with the calc.

[@raidensolos4111]

the hf blades dont immeadietly cut through anything it has to be damaged first before it gets sliced it is not a plasma sword doktor stated this

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@raidensolos4111 In the MG verse certain materials have a resistance to the HF blades, but in a cross-verse sense the HF blades would bypass durability based on physics and the description of how blades work.

[@randomgamemvs4274]

@@CRISIS_COMICS How do you know an MG's physical strikes scale to the destructive capability of their warheads/lasers? AP could just be

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

@@randomgamemvs4274 U can join my Discord, I'm in voice chat rn: discord.gg/Pgck8gC

[@shirokorokoro]

i like how he didn't became a ribbon when raiden defeats him.

[@8theminecraftgamer]

you forgot to mention that sam got nerfed when he got the arm

[@retake6977]

Can you do a video on "How Powerful is Liquid Ocelot"

[@onyxfinger7431]

10:00 Actually, I'm not so sure. You see, giving him cyborg enhancements would replace his muscles, not upgrade them. Considering the fact that Sam is already as strong as top-tier cyborgs like Raiden, then cyborg enhancements don't actually do much, even though they're likely not a downgrade.

[@thundertwonk1090]

Let's not forget that he's also the thiccest character in the whole franchise. 80% human and 20% cake

[@wendigomaneiro8892]

Sam's power is stored in his thunder thighs

[@oni9389]

Even when he is shouting out surfshark sounds like he power scaling 😂

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

🏄‍♂️🦈

[@khangpham6687]

This man can cut everything with his pure skill, juices

[@xornedge8204]

I don’t think it’s about how hard they hit, Raiden almost wasn’t able to toss MG Ray and Sam most likely didn’t either because he simply couldn’t so that should tell us some of their physical strength. Where they truly shine is in their swords being able to ignore armour which causes them to be able to cut virtually anything. The destruction power of nukes is raw power being spread everywhere while the HFBs use energy to enhance said blades by manipulating said energy in a way that can ignore the resistance of any object rather than using a ton of raw energy on each strike.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Raiden tanks physical strikes from the Rays and is made out of the same CNT as the upgraded Ray in Rising, the same Ray that scales to the >>>> nuke lvl REX. Also lifting strength ≠ striking/dura…

[@thousandyoung]

But it's a Universe where Advanced Nanomachines Exist. If there was ever a Sequel i'm sure they would be a lot more Busted than High Frequency Blades for many reasons. The Applications are Limitless. They just had to make them OP here for the Plot to work even if it doesn't really make sense that Dystopian Technological Corpos wouldn't have HF Blade Counters in this Universe.

[@fightingfefnir1003]

Do armstrong next

[@Scottofspades3102]

I'd have to disagree from the part at 4:30 Yes it is an improved ray model, however Desperado made quite a few of these so they might've had to step some things back. For example, replacing some things with plastic, or a cheaper material that would also work. I'm saying this because of the Rocket Launcher consumables in game.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Head canon, they blatantly say the Ray’s are stronger; “CNT muscle fiber improved its power output, AND left room for more weapons…”.

[@Scottofspades3102]

@@CRISIS_COMICS That's true, but I was talking about the Durability of Ray.

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

If it’s made out of Raiden’s same CNT then it would have comparable durability, which makes sense seeing as Raiden had to use his max power in his older body to deal with it.

[@onyxfinger7431]

I've seen plenty of people in the comment section assuming that a fully cybernetic Sam would be invincible, so here is a counter-argument for you : Unlike with specifically VT-7 high frequency blades (though it is fair to assume that the rule also applies to any HF blade), cyborg enhancements aren't confirmed to scale off of the original strength of the "product". I don't believe that Sam becoming a cyborg would hurt him, but it wouldn't help (the logic behind it is that since he was part of the winds of destruction, he was given the best cyborg parts for his arm, which thus matches the strength of a top-tier cyborg, which non-cybernetic Sam himself matches).

[@brenoruss1590]

continuity in metal gear should be seen as: rising=not canon to solid, solid=canon to rising

[@kingstaze9696]

Okay, hear me out. Sam had the speed to cut through Armstrong's arm before the nanomachines could harden. Raiden had the ability to outright damage Armstring through the nanomachines (at the end of their fight) Sam's playstyle also seems to reflect this, opting for him to dodge attacks rather than parry (avoiding damage instead of meeting it head on) his dash is faster than Raiden's and he can double jump/air dash, implying better mobility. On top of this, his guard can be broken in their fight. Raiden's guard can never be broken. (Unblockable attacks exist, yes, but I attribute those to getting around Raiden's guard.) Sam tossing Raiden around can be considered his speed and skill being able to redirect his momentum. Which is counter to Raiden's sheer force (the guy can literally create a shockwave that sends Sam flying) and far more aggressive playstyle. Of course, this isn't to say Sam isnt strong, or that Raiden isnt fast. They just have different styles of fighting. I believe their fight was fairly even, although Raiden won in the end. EDIT: I dont feel like Sam was holding back in their last duel, he was clearly enjoying himself, and he doesnt seem like the kind of guy to hold back.

[@koleszgdanska7149]

How is it that whenever I get obssesed with something, this guy makes a video about it?

[@mr.tweaty]

When something is said to be designed to withstand nuclear war, it doesn’t mean it can take a nuke to the face, it means it can withstand the shockwave, radiation and heat received from the blast from a reasonable distance. It also usually entails that it is shielded from emp, as nukes generate electromagnetic pulses when detonated. For example, many modern military vehicles are stated to be made to survive nuclear war

[@mr.tweaty]

@Luke Davis "kinky"

[@mr.tweaty]

@Luke Davis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_(mecha)#Metal_Gear according to the wiki, Metal Gear D is "destroyed by Solid Snake throwing grenades over its feet."

[@mr.tweaty]

@Luke Davis and there is no way you can stuff the power of a nuke in a grenade, or even a few

[@mr.tweaty]

@Luke Davis kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnOtlGhmecuhec0&ab_channel=MarkFeltonProductions%20well%20this%20is%20sure%20awkward...%20TLDR:%20a Well this is awkward (found while searching up grey fox tanking a nuke) TLDR: 52 ton tank tanks 10k-ton nuke from 320m away and is pushed 5ft backward

[@sungusbox]

@@mr.tweaty It is explicitly stated in a codec call with Boris during file R-01 in Rising upon picking up a grenade that these are an improved model designed for combat against cyborgs and UGs, being more pricey than your standard grenade. They also can't be thrown far distances by non-cyborgs, as they're extremely heavy. As for the possibility of an object the size of a grenade containing that much power, fiction follows it's own rules. It's not expected to be applicable in real life. It's also stated in a codec call with Doktor during chapter 5 that they would notice EMP countermeasures in cyborgs, with Monsoon already having shown full resistance to EM grenades 2 chapters prior.

[@losingluke]

armstrong was not going "all out" on sam, he had only the energy from helicopters and land vehicles to fuel his nanomachines, in the fight with raiden he has the energy from metal gear excelsus, which (probably) provides significantly more power to the nanomachines

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

A very damaged Metal Gear Excelsus; there’s no way to prove that a broken Excelsus provides more power than many sci-fi futuristic super vehicles.

[@losingluke]

​@@CRISIS_COMICS metal gear excelsus is 9000-11000 metric tons, 100 military vehicles (use the apache helicopter as reference) is 520 tons, on top of that, excelsus shows no sign of combustion powered engine, meaning it is most likely to be fully electric or at least mostly electric, a helicopter will only have motor and on board equipment be electric, the ground vehicles shown in MGR appear to use gasoline or some other combustion fuel equivalent. the force required to keep 9000 tons standing (lower estimate) is 88290 newtons the force required to keep 520 tons standing (or floating i guess) is 5101.2 newtons armstrong was much stronger in raidens battle, raiden only managed to win using environmental advantages and cybernetic enhancements, if raiden had no enhancements jetstream sam would be stronger than him, but raiden has enhancements

[@chillguy7687]

@@CRISIS_COMICS You don’t even need to go there. Just pay attention to Armstrong’s dialogue when talking to Raiden and Sam. With Raiden, it’s made very clear that Armstrong is giving it his all to kill Raiden. Lines like “fuck this war, I just want you dead” and “This is the greatest fight of my life” make it very obvious that he was going all out. With Sam, he has to give it his all just to “defeat” Armstrong with that quick time event. With the cutscene that follows, Sam is clearly exhausted. Just pay attention to his heavy breathing after each sentence and his body language in general. Yet Armstrong gets up from that attack like it was nothing and casually tries recruiting Sam. And when they do get back to fighting, Armstrong was dominating the fight, all with a smile on his face. It couldn’t be more clear that Armstrong’s toying with Sam. And once he beats Sam, all he had to say was simply “Not bad, son.” Not nearly as enthusiastic as when he fought Raiden.

[@AlexTheSoutherner]

Just wanted to say, it's not Raiden's newer body that give's him an edge over sam, it's him remembering who he really is as "Jack" that finally lets him fight on the same level as Sam. To quote Raiden "I've got Jack back." Sam wanted this and actively pushed Raiden to remember who he was, because even with the newer body he would've been no match for him. A statement from Doktor in the game says that cybernetic enhancements are no match for skill, the statement can be applied to multiple people in the game. Raiden had been holding back his true nature for a long time and it was massively hampering his ability to fight. Sam deduced it upon their initial meeting when fighting him. It's why he went back to his initial cyborg body in the epilogue, because he no longer needs the advanced one anymore.

[@sungusbox]

Raiden states that his ideals tell him when and why to fight, not how. Courtney was also doubtful that Raiden's old body would stand up to any of the Desperado captains, let alone Sam. It was explained in a codec call with Kevin during file R-01 that Sam could've easily killed Raiden in battle earlier, and it makes sense now that we know Sam was fighting for a cause he never truly believed in. Not to mention that he had chosen to wait for Raiden before arriving at the airport, for their rematch. Perhaps Sam saw a part of himself in Raiden, that he had lost? Earlier in the game, Raiden had left Maverick for the sake of it's reputation after using force against a non-cyborg. It was stated in a codec call with Boris during file R-01 that should Raiden leave, he has to either return that upgraded body of his or buy it.

[@elvisadika7458]

Very solid video, scaling makes sense and showcasing the strength of our fav double jumping brazillian samurai however, there's a point I do disagree with and that is Armstrong going all out on only Sam but not Raiden Now, Armstrong's 'SSG-like' aura absense in his fight with Raiden is most likely bcuz, the aura effect and animation was made post-production after the main game was released, since Sam's DLC was released months after Rising, it's highly like that aura was added to give Armstrong a more intimidating presence conicide with his power in the dlc Notice that, when he glows, its after he does his sumo move, a move that is in both the base game and DLC but only in the DLC he glows, i believe he's meant to have that in the main game too since that sumo move is an indicator, plus theres a few moves he does against Sam that is absent from the game like his telekenisis, which proves more that it is late-production asset thing My two biggest evidence that Armstrong going all out on Raiden is that, only in fight against Ripper Mode Raiden with Sam's blade was Armstrong's eyes glows red, and as well a paricular quote from Armstrong when Raiden threw him into rubble and he explodes and that is "This is the greatest fight of my life", which is absent from the his first phase with Raiden and Sam, further backing that Armstrong's fight with Raiden surpasses that of his fight with Sam I believe that the red eyes and his quote ate the biggest indicator Armstrong going all out on Raiden, perhaps pushing himself further in power than with Sam and that would make sense tbh since this Raiden who beat Sam not too long ago, literally cant dent Armstrong later on

[@CRISIS_COMICS]

Never said he wasn’t going all out against Raiden, I think Sam, Raiden, and Armstrong are all pretty much interchangeable in terms of power. They can each damage each other, sustain flurries from the others with relative ease. I think Raiden likely performed better once he got the Murasama due to embracing Ripper Mode at that point, as well as consistently targeting Armstrong’s weak-points and or unarmored parts of his body. The Murasama being “better” than Raiden’s sword is minuscule at best, seeing as both blades clash consistently. Sam’s blade doesn’t slice thru Raiden’s or anything. Raiden embraced his rage thus growing stronger, and fought smart against Armstrong who is likely a little stronger.

[@elvisadika7458]

@@CRISIS_COMICS Apologies for the statement about armstrong not going all out on raiden, was an assumption on my part, it is admittedly weird and iffy on Armstrong aura not going off in his fight with Raiden but present Sam Other than that, I agree with much of what ur saying tho, Raiden giving into his Jack the Ripper personality and his use of the effective use of Sam's blade is definitely a determinating factor in his victory over Armstrong

[@fatimob3121]

Can u please make a video about senator armstrong

[@Sammyboiiii]

Max0r was definitely right about Sam doing all those feats by just juicing

[@asdgreersf]

Blademode might be at dynamic speeds sometimes outside of ripper mode tho

[@contentthemaker]

Obviously Armstrong wasn’t holding back against raiden too The Power mode doesn’t matter much

[@F0RTF0XE]

If he had the whole cyborg body he would’ve kicked raiden ass like it was nothing

[@justaguyontheinternet6548]

Don’t both Raiden and Sam have High Frequency Blades? That could be similar or the same as a vibroblade which cuts through things by vibrating. But I don’t know much so don’t quote me on this, thank you for your time.

[@SmolDoggo]

And then you remember he is the weakest man in Brazil

[@gannielukks1811]

Scary place

[@chezychezz]

i feel like if sam and raiden were to fight with no one having any plot armor, sam would wipe the floor with raiden

[@NintendoNerd64]

"not to say raiden or Sam could destroy an entire city with one attack" they never tried

[@sungusbox]

I mean, it IS guaranteed for your blade to travel all the way through whatever object you're able to interact with by attacking. Even materials such as steel or rock show no resistance to your attacks, cyborgs and UGs are made of CNT while military vehicles are stated to be bomb-proofed with it. So, perhaps you're right.

[@knightoflothric4365]

jetstream chad

[@alexhulea2735]

i like to headcannon him and Raiden down to a more human-level by them having cyberpunk 2077-era neuralware and speedware. :3

[@ShadowBlade360x]

Did Sam even take raidens rematch seriously? For a fight that's on life & death he had too much fun

[@treydouglas9301]

Looks like we need an updated Raiden vid 👀

[@myster4y218]

i would never think of disrespecting sam if he had enhancements like raiden

[@bobbaseball]

its not like you would disrespect the normal one

[@KING_Fuwatti]

@@bobbaseball yeah

[@asdfqwerty150]

Guys I heard Kojima was making MGR 2 on his own

[@charlotte_8814]

sam could crush anything using those thick thighs so i think hes pretty powerful