Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - The Hot Wind Is Blowing Extended

[@justaserbiandoomer497]

"Freedom can not be forced onto others, but rather earned." -A fucking robotic chainsaw canine

[@localegoist4079]

Metal gear is wild

[@PinkGreenTaffy]

Subsequently, that robotic chainsaw canine was immediately shocked by Mistral to a state of paralysis and only was freed by Raiden beating his ass, so maybe he wasn't really on the money in that regard

[@RiskOfRayne]

@@PinkGreenTaffy Funnily enough, Blade Wolf earned his freedom by facing Raiden in combat. Only by attacking the cyborg was he able to be freed from Desperado's influence thanks to Raiden respecting his ideals.

[@mljesus7743]

Heheheh yeah

[@catoticneutral]

hell yea

[@eurobtcwby]

I'm just getting this now but Khamsin's theme literally says he's a wind of destruction,his song is about nameless soldiers following orders just to be forgotten,and he's not once mentioned by the other winds of destruction in the main game.

[@LUCIFER-M0RN1NGSTAR]

its cus he wants to be a wind but isnt a member o the winds of destruction hes a wannabe

[@crumpldddupp]

I'm pretty sure he's Sundowner

[@LUCIFER-M0RN1NGSTAR]

@@crumpldddupp no we see sundowner in the main game in mission 0 before raiden gets the upgrade khamsins battle is based during mission 1 after raiden gets the upgrade its quite clear he isnt sundowner

[@crumpldddupp]

@@LUCIFER-M0RN1NGSTAR blade wolf killed him during his dlc, I don't know where I took that from

[@LUCIFER-M0RN1NGSTAR]

@@crumpldddupp lol yea and that

[@dyer4677]

Khamsin: -DLC BOSS -All his Coworkers Hate Him -Doesn't Even Understand His Own Ideology -Eats Shit From A Robot That's Explicitly Said To Be Poor At Combat -Drops The Sickest Track In The Whole Game -Refuses To Elaborate

[@Hungabrigoo]

-Dies

[@Scardpelt]

C H A D

[@popkhorne5372]

Pretty sure you copied that from another hot wind blowin comment section.

[@CopeAndSeeth]

@@popkhorne5372 anime PFP

[@chillguy7687]

*Chadsin*

[@그냥사람-e9f]

- is a DLC boss - never showed up in the main game - gets like 5 minutes of screen time - all his coworkers hate him - drops the hottest mixtape in the entire game - refuses to elaborate - dies

[@portospl8781]

- is a DLC boss - never showed up in the main game - gets like 5 minutes of screen time - all his coworkers hate him - drops the hottest mixtape in the entire game - refuses to elaborate - dies

[@Paultheloveroffreedom]

@@portospl8781 Invisible warrior mindset.

[@dr.animegirlseksgivermd.9659]

@@Paultheloveroffreedom he turned that mindset into a grindset, mainly using his comically large chainaxe

[@chill_bloby]

Thay did that man dirty in the game the bossfight is not that hard but still fun i like it harder tho

[@TheKing-kd9li]

- is a DLC boss - never showed up in the main game - gets like 5 minutes of screen time - all his coworkers hate him - drops the hottest mixtape in the entire game - refuses to elaborate - dies

[@burgbass]

>Never shows up in the main game >Only part of Bladewolf’s DLC >Gets maybe like 3 minutes of cutscene screentime >Shows up later with the most banging song in the entire game >Dies and is never mentioned again

[@Vadim_Slastihin]

What an absolute chad.

[@johnkelly8667]

@@Vadim_Slastihin Most Metal Gear Rising bosses are.

[@johnkelly8667]

@@Vadim_Slastihin Especially Armstrong.

[@akesan2374]

Absolute sigma male

[@Garbo_trashcan]

>mistral fucking hates him

[@AlsoWidowmonger]

-drops the hottest mixtape -dies

[@martonmeszaros1187]

What a chad

[@spy4969]

Then vanish without a trace

[@arandompersonnameddelta2813]

-is a wind of destruction

[@honzeys]

Just like Monsoon

[@facemcshooty6602]

Gone. Like a fart in the HOT WIND BLOWING.

[@averagetboihater8357]

I cannot believe that we hear the lines "Without a compass a soldier knows no disgrace" and "Freedom cannot be forced onto others, it must be earned" on a DLC where a robot chainsaw dog fights a cyborg broforce style soldier that's piloting a giant mecha robot body

[@d01nut3]

Metal Gear Rising is the most game ever and there is no arguing.

[@averagetboihater8357]

@@d01nut3 It's true. I played many games and this is probably one of the games in history

[@jaari2032]

@@d01nut3 metal gear rising is so most

[@masterexploder9668]

Just Japan things.

[@thegreatgonzales6813]

@@d01nut3 Love it or hate it, you’re spittin’ straight facts

[@origamininja380]

I just noticed this, probably a coincidence but the start of the game and the underlying beat is eerily similar to "The Unenlightened Masses/Colelctive Conciousness". Khasim's blind dedication and history of being a faceless and emotionless soldier who doesnt know his place among the others of desperado makes this make a whole lot of sense. He is a member of the unenlightened masses, a blind follower who cannot comprehend his status as a pawn in the grander game of desperado.

[@lordsteiny6782]

yeah very similar i always mix them up

[@videofreak6454]

same

[@buyheadass8611]

I'm pretty it wasn't a coincidence and was meant to be like that. It's called a leitmotif.

[@khamsin9649]

I know exactly what I am, a soldier, a liberator. I don't care who gets in my way, dictators, or Mutts.

[@samreyes8913]

It's also a perfect thematic foil to I'm My Own Master now.

[@MazTheOriginalGod]

Metal Gear Ray: It fights because that's what it was designed to do. Blade Wolf: It fights because it is forced to, even if it knows it is pointless. Mistral: She fights because she wants to have a purpose, even if it is a wrong one. Monsoon: He fights because only by fighting he feels something different to despair and emptiness. Sundowner: He fights because he loves the chaos and thrill of the fight. Sam: He fights because he wants to find someone better than him to fulfill his mission. MG Excelsus: It is used to fight to expand the memes of the patriots. Armstrong: He fights because he believes only by destroying everything can a new society raise. Khamsin: He fights because he is a soldier and they are made to fight.

[@metalc.s3170]

That’s one thing I love about this game.. all the bosses have their own reasons for fighting and their themes reflect that

[@idiot1684]

There is a bit more depth to Armstrong’s ideals

[@ginargent5077]

Cold Diamond it’s basically just American fascism right?

[@ginargent5077]

(Fascism moreso in the Mussolini sense than the Hitler sense.)

[@soarel325]

Gin Argent Closer to anarcho-capitalism. Social darwinist, but oriented towards hyper-individualist freedom as an ideal

[@pizzarelaguy]

I love how amazing these lyrics are ''Freedom is coming To all men who bend their will''

[@d4rkhound388]

pizzarelaguy -_- America's "Freedom" by bombing countries....

[@thelargeemployer]

+RAI DEN we prefer the term democracy bombs

[@CircaSriYak]

Really naughty countries get to experience "The Bright White Light of Freedom"

[@dsaman123]

Sometimes they even get to experience it twice.

[@d4rkhound388]

Dawnveu And then good old america bitches like a spoilt brat when a country returns the favor...

[@umbaupause]

Plot twist: It's the theme of all the normal enemies you mow down.

[@sir_stride]

The real plot twist is that its technically the theme song of humanity and the military industrial complex.

[@ellagage1256]

@@sir_stride Facts

[@Jesus_Offical]

@@sir_stride yeah thats the Theme song of the military industrial complex

[@matthewwager9740]

Spec Ops the Line be like:

[@TacticalAnthony]

@@sir_stride I FUCKING LOVE THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

[@The.Reilly]

The Winds of Destruction Mistral: Cold and dry strong wind in Southern France Monsoon: Strong and wet tropical winds Sundowner: Dangerous offshore wind in California Minuano: Cool south-western Brazilian wind Khamsin: Hot and dusty wind in North Africa

[@TheImperialSoviet]

Then there's Armstrong, whose wind blew across silently in American Politics.

[@sirchris6047]

Jetstream

[@cheese3996]

@@sirchris6047 that's Minuano

[@ozyisgoated]

@@cheese3996 I thought his name is Samuel Rodriguez

[@GrampusFlocan]

Sundowner : IM FUCKING INVINCIBLE

[@alastor8091]

This song is dripping with irony, my favorite being the robotic voice for the line "I know what I've been told". God dog the writers are slick.

[@notawarcultspy8994]

It's a play on the cadence, "I don't know what I've been told", isn't it?

[@plaguedoctorj.c4963]

@@notawarcultspy8994 where does anyone hear the "don't" in "I don't know what I've been told" that lyric doesn't make sense with the "don't" in it anyway. Blade Wolf is given orders but he knows that the people can't be controlled.

[@notawarcultspy8994]

@@plaguedoctorj.c4963 It's a line in an Army(?) marching cadance, "I don't know what I've been told", or "I don't know, but I've been told". The lyric in this track is a play on words based on it, being "I know what I've been told".

[@LunaroseClaire]

@@notawarcultspy8994 the lyrics are officially "I don't know what I've been told" which is why it's confusing.

[@carllomas4899]

@@plaguedoctorj.c4963 It's an ironic line, Khamsim and "the people" don't know why they're fighting or what their leaders are telling them, but they still believe they "can't be controlled".

[@300IQPrower]

“Without a compass, a soldier knows no disgrace” is one of the most moving and philosophically provoking lyrics ever and its from a song played during a fight between an America Fuck Yeah guy in an exo suit fighting a robot dog with a chainsaw tail. I fucking love this game so much.

[@leithaziz2716]

If Guilty Gear and Metal Gear Rising have taught me anything, it's that the most thought provoking lines and themes in video games can come from the most batshit insane products on the surface. Welcome to Japan.

[@enymetouche2558]

How?

[@Vergil_Sparda]

GEAR

[@300IQPrower]

@@enymetouche2558 it’s about how people (specifically interventionist soldiers) will do horrible things without worry simply because they’re _told_ it’s the right thing, especially when said actions affect a foreign land rather their own home. Without a sense of empathy or connection to the place and people they’re harming, people are able to feel no guilt over said harm they cause and even tell themselves it’s honorable.

[@binberbi1981]

it's not

[@Anonymous-73]

Now this is the kinda music I wish more military shooters had. Not just some victorious stock music, but a song that shows the true nature of being a soldier. That you’re not some war hero, just another man fighting for what they think is right, even if it’s not

[@arsonistchoir2187]

Worse yet how the brutality of war and propaganda cause people to do unspeakable horrors and not bat an eye at it. They even revel in it thinking of it as honorable. This song embodies the reality of soldiers in war. If a triple a game were to replicate something like this, it'd be criticized for being too accurate. Sad but that's the world we live in

[@imnobody8490]

I joined for my future to be secured but I've seen some kids joined because they genuinely believed they were doing the right thing those people are always the most miserable.

[@ParappatheRapper]

I agree. Problem is that a lot of devs for military shooters know their audience are pro military (and actually quite a few vets and currently serving) and would be offended. Also, if you show the military in a good light in your project than most if not all military branches (looking at you especially navy) will actually give you help developing your movie/game/etc by allowing you access to different physical and virtual military assets to aid you. They do this because it not only makes them look better but is proven to boost enlistment numbers. Want to throw out there by the way that I respect and support those who fight so I don't have to, it's the brass and the bureaucratic profiteers that I'm against.

[@Aim_HR]

collective consciousness

[@Anonymous-73]

@@Aim_HR that’s the final boss theme

[@phazon8826]

A freddy fazbear being deployed in Afghanistan meme really just led me to one of the best songs I've ever heard

[@dinodude4039]

Care to share the meme por favor?

[@Jesus_Offical]

Now thats a pretty meme exuqistie

[@Kazperh]

Same here, I saw the song name in the mp4 title so I look it up, oh hey its game music I go to look at the game, hey it's a metal gear game! I get more and more curious and now I am obsessed with metal gear rising Thank you, Freddy Fazbear.

[@mog5397]

i came here from raiden punching armstrong

[@Sky26s]

I came to being here after been born back in 1998

[@splitjawjanitor5369]

It's an interesting stance the game takes - that between being a monster who fully understands the harm they're causing and revelling in it, and being a soldier who has been suckered into doing so through propaganda and orders, it's the monster that's more respectable because they genuinely understand and believe in what they're fighting for.

[@bellystraw]

It's almost the same as playground bullying. The bully has the incentive and then there's the kid that just follows the other because they think they should simply do what others are doing

[@Jesus_Offical]

@@bellystraw yeah i mean yeah

[@daborshy4089]

Better to be pissed off than to be pissed on

[@facemcshooty6602]

@@bellystraw The buffalo following the herd...

[@DantesInferno96]

I didn't think this much about it when I played it. I just thought Robot dog = Super cool.

[@toxiconflict]

>That feel at 1:03 when you go in for the kill. What a thrill.

[@potatopielord]

what a bastard, he takes away all your health with one swing.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

With darkness and silence through the night...

[@SMAXZO]

GmodPlusWoW What a thrill.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

SMAXZO I'm searching, and I'll melt into you...

[@SMAXZO]

GmodPlusWoW What a fear in my heart but you're so supreme!

[@syndixel9857]

I think this song fits Raiden, Bladewolf, and Khamsin. These three were brought to kill blindly without direction. Raiden as a child soldier, Bladewolf before joining Raiden, and Khamsin as a Wind of Destruction.

[@nadirozan4344]

Yea but Khamsin is the only one that can say I AM A WIND OF DESTRUCTION, so it fits him better

[@xzenitramx666]

@@nadirozan4344 khamsin was crafted after many vietman soldier that believe they were The héroes liberating a country even against their will.

[@masterseeker360]

@@nadirozan4344 it wouldnt fit bladewolf either cuz he doesnt really wanna fight

[@HeroBrineDestroyer1]

Disagree. This song ridicules soldiers that fight because propaganda got to their heads, aka Khamsin aka the dude who the song was made for aka not Raiden and not Blade Wolf

[@starplatinum453]

To me I always consider this theme as Raiden’s theme .

[@confusedcephalopod3496]

A chainsaw wielding philosophic robotic dog fights a military veteran crippled in combat who was given a mech suit as his wheelchair while rambling about how to force freedom onto others is punctuated by the coolest song about soldier dogma. Fucking love this game

[@BNWOCHUD]

actually he wasn't crippled while fighting, that was sundowner

[@bokaxet1698]

@@BNWOCHUD No, that was Monsoon

[@BNWOCHUD]

@@bokaxet1698 no that was sundowner

[@bokaxet1698]

@@BNWOCHUD No, that was Monsoon

[@BNWOCHUD]

@@bokaxet1698 no, that was sundowner

[@morrighanlefaye559]

There's a particular beauty in that this song is not a celebration of the character associated with it, but instead a dirge. This is not a triumphant battle theme like Jetstream Sam or Monsoon, but instead a complete and utter deconstruction of Khamsin as a pathetic, servile individual. This is not the battle anthem of a warrior, this is the song of a man who has committed unspeakable evil for reasons he can't even name, completely suckered in by years of propaganda, and he's about to die for it. This is him explaining his life to his killer, not boasting of his prowess. He was a nameless, faceless goon enacting the whims of empire, he was told he was fighting for peace or justice when all he did was butcher innocents so the rich could get richer. Khamsin was someone sucked into the military-industrial complex and turned into a monster, whereas someone like Sundowner or Monsoon ALWAYS had that evil inside of them and simply had a chance to indulge in it.

[@John_winston]

Spot on with his character and fighting style

[@TheFirstCurse1]

It's about the United States Of America and it's foreign policy, which is what Khasmin is a personification of.

[@theta_clips]

@@TheFirstCurse1 A lot of people tend to forget this game was made by Japanese people, who, underneath all the bright lights and shiny buildings, still hold a deep seated hatred for the United States, justifiably so, a nuclear detonation doesn't heal over 50 years, and more importantly are prideful bastards when it comes down to it, but it especially shows in this game's music and themes which kind of annoys me because what appears as a "critique of the military-industrial complex" is actually just saying "lol look at those AMERICANS! Can't get enough of their WARS! LOL!" Still a good game, though.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

@@theta_clips Sure it's mainly about America, but there are a lot of other countries too that it talks about. America just happens to be the worst one. And Metal Gear has always had something to say about America, and it deserves everything that has been and that will be said.

[@cringeyidiotterry]

I wouldn't call a Marine veteran "pathetic" though...

[@Vher_]

Metal Gear Rising : Revengeance, or that one game where characters that barely ever appear on screen at any time and whose only purpose is to be boss fight material are still interesting because of their boss music.

[@WednesdayMan]

it's because their boss music gives us an insight to the character who they are, and what personality they have. the only boss who has a theme that doesn't reflect them is Senator Armstrong, both songs are actually from Raiden's perspective on Armstrong

[@unfortunateimperial6019]

@@WednesdayMan, one of the songs may actually just be a conversation between Sam and Raiden. The song that plays once he gets the Murasama

[@fefeman2856]

@@unfortunateimperial6019 "It has to be this way"?

[@dominicbrunsmeier7830]

@@fefeman2856 That one is actually the theme between Armstrong and Raiden. They both want the same thing. The world to change. But they both have different ways of achieving it... so it has to be this way... a fight to the death.

[@rsr7263]

@@dominicbrunsmeier7830 It's the fight between Sam and Raiden, as Raiden realises who Sam truly was through Blade Wolf. Both Sam and Raiden had the same goal (In the end I realize, you are just like me) Raiden and Armstrong don't exactly connect on many points on how to change the world. Facing Sam, and in the end, using Sam's blade against Armstrong made him truly recognize his path (Violence breeds violence). "It has to be this way" references the fight itself. The two never needed to fight, as they had the same purpose in this conflict, kill Armstrong. The final line in the song, "Yet I feel new life will be born beneath the bloodstained sand". Raiden changed a good amount due to Sam's actions, and after being tossed the sword, Raiden finds resolution with his killing instinct and his approach to justice, essentially giving him new "life".

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

"Don't need a medal for all the men we killed Freedom is calling to all men who bend their will" Holy shit, those lines.

[@heseipikmin6415]

The Hot Wind Blowing Christmas Edition: The cold wind blowing Jagged lines across the snow The piles of presents In Santa's mind is all that shows Just like the polar bear Blindly following the heard We try to justify All the cheer that has occurred I know what I've been told But the wishlists of the people can't be controlled I know what I've been told But the wishlists of the people can't be controlled Cold of the North Pole Snow settles on my face At Santa's workshop The helper knows no disgrace Out of the ashes The reindeer still on ice Santa is coming To all kids who have been nice Here I am Cheery and jolly Waiting to head your instruction On my own Assembly worker I am an elf of production We make their presents In an cold arctic place Fulfill our duty Then vanish without a trace Don't need a medal For all the presents price Santa is coming To all kids who have been nice Elf of production

[@TheMrDukk]

Nice lol

[@Darth_Tyrannosaurus]

You're hired.

[@Dasistrite]

Goddamn Christmas Gear Rising.. xD

[@namelessking111]

*Elf of Production*

[@ronvc9543]

Now we need someone to sing this

[@slammaster941]

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance has one of the best soundtracks in video game history that I ever heard. There is not a single track in this game I dislike. Hot wind is blowing is my favorite song so far in the entire soundtrack. I really would like to see a sequel to this game because I loved playing this game, I liked the story, the gameplay was great and especially the soundtrack for the whole game. Honestly this was my favorite Metal Gear out of the whole series by far.

[@AxlCadenza]

@Bazinga Hopefully an Armstrong of our era will fix the gaming industry

[@alexanderchon9058]

reminder that MGR Revengeance's music director Jamie Christopherson also composed the music for ToonTown Online.

[@baharry]

@@alexanderchon9058 LOL WHAT

[@alexanderchon9058]

@@baharry Jamie Christopherson is the composer for ToonTown Online

[@baharry]

@@alexanderchon9058 Yeah I read that, I'm still processing

[@facundovalenzuelab6450]

The real winds of destruction were the ones we slashed along the way.

[@landchannel7688]

Well, they were forced to fight because this was the only way for them to survive. While Khamsin actually believes in righteousness of everything he done.

[@Jesus_Offical]

You are so pleased to rip away jack the ripper

[@acat6145]

@@Jesus_Offical feasting on the insides of your enemies

[@titanlink7898]

Ooh, double entendre!

[@callummorrish3554]

OK lets dance

[@kapkant6197]

>drop one of the best boss themes in an action game >the lyrics only play for 10 seconds at the end of the fight Why tho?

[@bimasetyaputra8381]

Better than sundowner where some player don't even hear the lyrics at all because he dies wayy too quickly. Seriously, why sundowner has less health that monsoon???

[@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature]

@@bimasetyaputra8381 cause it signifies how long the sundowner fight is good for

[@machexx1494]

@@bimasetyaputra8381 I actually never heard Monsoon's lyrics in my first playthrough. I was ready to start screaming "AND IT WILL COME, LIKE A FLOOD OF PAIN" and it never happened.

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

badassery i guess

[@kapkant6197]

I'm shocked to find out some people beat Sundowner without breaking his shields tbh

[@caster25000]

Y'know, people meme on Red Sun for being short because Sundowner has like no HP, but at least you can just dodge/block his attacks in Phase 2 to hear more. The lyrics for The Hot Wind Is Blowing literally only plays when you execute Khamsin - the animation of which takes about 10 seconds.

[@twat9192]

They play for longer if you stay in zandatsu for a while

[@DarrenSmith-j8m]

Tragic

[@tntthekill]

This fucking banger is only fit for the ear of those who seek it out

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Everytime "-then vanish without a trace!" plays I think of the endless rows of gravestones that mark the graves of soldiers.

[@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565]

Basically Saving Private Ryan's graveyard scene.

[@Sonichero151]

Reminds me of the Russian soldiers in Ukraine...... they're next to Vanish

[@yharim180]

@@Sonichero151 I do feel bad for those who were drafted into this pointless war. However, those that actively partake in it, the ones committing the war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine, those ones need to vanish.

[@Admiral45-10]

Not only that. For example, how much do we know what happened to e.g. WW1 or WW2 soldiers right after these wars ended¹, or what happens to corpses of all the soldiers that died in the battlefield²? Exactly. We know nothing about them, since soldier is only known as long as the battle is on. ¹WW1 veterans have been simply ignored by governments of their countries, so small group of extremely lucky ones, who managed to survive this massacre without any serious wounds, were able to return to their murderous fabrics and kill themselves there yet again, with family telling them to ,,man up". The entire rest would just be thrown to the streets, abandoned by society and their family, living a life of a beggar. Oh, wait - that's the best outcome. In most countries, e.g. in Germany, they felt betrayed and joined extremist far-right organisations, where they started fighting new wars on their own, this time with Communists. As for WW2 veterans, many of them suffered severe PTSD, sometimes even addiction, and became just brutal people, which took its toll on their children. This new generation will create, as it will be known, ,,Golden age of serial killers" in USA. ²It depends on the war. Usually, after it ended, a special group of people came there to take the bodies and give it a proper burial. During WW1, however, it wasn't possible, so majority of them still remains in Poland and France, still waiting for proper burial.

[@zigzog5786]

Arlington

[@vaclavjebavy5118]

>Be me >Download Bladewolf DLC >Eviscerate a disabled war veteran with a chainsaw >go home and play the DLC

[@KroiCH343]

Oh hell naaah

[@TrashHowitzer]

This song and it's lyrics somehow manage to pull off being an unironically badass song, without being cringey at all. This game has the peak soundtrack.

[@egekahraman8985]

this game perfectly skirts the line between badass and edgy like raiden's nickname is jack the ripper

[@smugwendigo5123]

​@@egekahraman8985 que sombrero raiden

[@gmiller6946]

Everyone saying >barely present in the game >drops the meanest banger in the game >is killed and never heard from again And I, standing here, realized that this was his purpose “fulfill our duty / then vanish without a trace”

[@psycholonya]

"our mission is to... spread freedom? If so, why am I never offered a choice?"

[@_Eternos]

Khamsin's like that one kid nobody liked but once you get to them, they're actually pretty cool

[@bingusgaming3635]

More like that one kid that everyone forgot existed

[@care8071]

Probably the only guy who really embodies a Wind of Destruction to me unlike any other characters in the game. Khamsin isn't really mentioned or remembered by any of the main characters in the story. He's just a soldier fighting for something he doesn't believe in, a man blinded by all of the propaganda. He is truly a Wind of Destruction, fleeting.

[@setstreamjam8411]

This is probably the best song in the game, Khamsin is ridiculously underrated

[@dontkickmychick6076]

Kinda fits with his character if you think about, the fact that hes known as that one American merc that nobody cares about isnt just what the community thinks, but is also a part of his character

[@pg13snipez]

I love all the jetstream sam accounts

[@BioluminescentedBRSSeelkadoom9]

Yes

[@Aurora-bv1ys]

The best song, I agree. Khamsin as a boss fight sucked ass though. Monsoon is my personal favourite.

[@ooccttoo]

I AM A MOVEMENT OF AIR THAT REDUCES OBJECTS IN ITS WAY TO A STATE THAT IS UNUSABLE, USELESS OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FROM ITS ORIGINAL MASS ETC ETC

[@WhiteFangofWar]

+ExistentialOcto Regulations of the natural world! Additionally those addressed flee upon viewing the day's beginning Placing their continued existences at great personal risk Continuing to live! You must abide by the legislations of the primeval forest

[@okage3608]

You're all fucking nerds..

[@ooccttoo]

Karuta Hurozaki -clutches chest and coughs up blood- Y-you son of a bitch... you got me... -ded-

[@dsaman123]

Now there's a pretty meme. Exquisite!

[@okage3608]

ExistentialOcto HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

[@earnirplaygames9172]

"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" *Scream* "YOU'LL DIE FOR IT ALL THE SAME!!!!!!" best boss intro ever.....besides sam, monsoon, armstrong etc.

[@thatkarmaguy5356]

Sam's will always be the best "Let's DANCE!"

[@allhandsondik7803]

@@thatkarmaguy5356 I personally think Sundowners is the best, the raining rooftop, the helicopters flying in the background, Sundowners shit eating grin as his shields unfold "Its like I said, kids are cruel Jack. And I'm very in touch with my inner child."

[@lambsauce5312]

Nice PFP, giga respect fella 👍

[@c4liga215]

@@allhandsondik7803 especially bc of the memes (they are the dna of the soul)

[@xzenitramx666]

@@allhandsondik7803 kids are cruel jack and I love minors.

[@NightxKilla]

"Here I Am" "Dirty And Faceless" "Waiting To Heed Your Instructions" "On My Own" "Invisible Warrior" "I Am The Wind Of Destruction"

[@FreshInariSushi]

+ConsoleGamer4life What rhyme?

[@kats-haven7879]

+ConsoleGamer4life xD

[@lazzerfisk004]

*A wind of destruction Refering to the winds of destruction

[@blackfoxhound6801]

referring to ninjas

[@jackgarcia5926]

It's about blade wolf obviously.

[@bigmyke2008]

“Freedom is coming to all men who bend their will” The irony is palpable

[@ItsDanbo]

I'd like to think this song represents Khamsin's thinking. He probably thinks he's one of the main winds of destruction, but in reality he's nothing more than a pawn. All the main enemies from the main game came around to Armstrong's thinking and compared it to their own ideals, while Khamsin was basically bought into Armstrong's speech of freedom and one's own destiny. This is why Mistral wanted to kill him cause She basically saw him as another soldier without his own thoughts and was basically bored, knowing full well that no one would miss him within the main winds of destruction.

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

His song also had the lyrics "Vanish without a trace" so he probably wouldn't care if he's gone or not included in the Winds of Destruction

[@greenchilistudioz4537]

@@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059 Song reverse that many soldiers become forgotten without any traces from war that is over or thrown with number of unamed disease soldiers

[@hgrm2electricboogaloo242]

a bit, but mistral also just fucking hates him personally

[@Blackberry_Kenway]

I know it's been a year but here's what i think about this: Mistral is jealous because even though Khamsin doesn't know what the fuck is going on he is at least fulfilled in his lies unlike that Fr*ench woman (Wich by the way she had plastic surgery and her face isn't like that at all) is sitting there having no purpose like 80% of all people

[@__invictus__8517]

Bro, My heart melts at 1:04 every time. So much emotion. And the lyrics too. "Dirty and faceless" "All alone... Invisible warrior." As if he goes through so much pain, but it means nothing because his life is worthless to the world...

[@Paultheloveroffreedom]

A jaded veteran that pushes on regardless. Just accepting the routine of his fate.

[@L0rdLexan01]

MGR understands American nationalism and corporatism better than it has any right too

[@collectiveconsciousness5314]

Well outsiders do tend to be able to see what Americans don’t see about themselves.

[@johndanes2294]

*capitalism

[@L0rdLexan01]

@@johndanes2294 No it's corporatism. Capitalism is a free market, while the super-company PMCs control the world and competition.

[@johndanes2294]

@@L0rdLexan01 What do you think happens when an organization collects enough capital in the free market? Corporatism is just late-stage capitalism.

[@Angenano]

@@johndanes2294 it surprises and saddens me how people miss or ignore the obvious anticapitalist messages in mgr... hell, all of metal gear.

[@BigSmoke-vg7ed]

Still can't believe that they added cyborg Joe Swanson, gave him one of the best themes, and only gave him 10 minutes of screen time.

[@Issenthevampire]

If you're playing Armored Core 6 this quite literally feels perfect.

[@YB_.]

Check out the Freedom Mix remix.

[@pef_v6107]

Lt. Surge really changed after pokémon battling got outlawed.

[@LendonKsKs]

I fucking love this comment so much

[@Sand-Walker13]

Hahaha 😆

[@Mr.Score2]

Damn You Made My Day

[@Disconnect350]

-Listens to Revengeance track Damn this is catchy! -Actually pays attention to the lyrics Damn.....

[@LittleCatfish]

This is the theme for a guy who’s most memorable line is “buckle the fuck up little doggy”

[@gavinlahousse860]

>Be composer >DLC boss is an amputee soldier that gets no respect from colleagues and is basically treated as a joke/jobber >?????? >Give him the rawest theme in the entire game >Refuse to elaborate >Jam out

[@wildfire9280]

@bruh holy shit, based composer?!!?!?!?!?

[@thetacopunch]

so did you know that Konami had to choose between making metal gear survive or a revengence sequel? live with this knowledge. live with it as I have. in suffering. Edit:MY THIRST FOR REVENGENCE HAS INFECTED THE SYSTEM!

[@ASolidOpinion]

Everynight, I feel the sequel, the sequel I lost. You feel it to, dont you?

[@Fruit_Infiniti]

holy crap, dude

[@isaiahaguilera7710]

Probably would have sucked. Konami would have fucked it up with some microtransactions and half ass it.

[@earnirplaygames9172]

THEY DIDN'T MAKE A METAL GEAR RISING RE-REVENGENCE?!?????? #HOLYSHITFUCKYOUKONAMI *insert sad violin here*

[@rapaboutcrap2568]

You've made my day turn bad you fuck

[@mynameislex4832]

>never once shows up in the game >has a useless speech >banger ost >dies >spotify never adds the song

[@coth5250]

That last one, bullseye

[@gladiatordragon9219]

Something I noticed - 0:45 has an incredibly similar chord progression to Collective Consciousness. As this song goes "Heat of the desert, dust settles on my face" in the background, you can hear "The Unenlightened Masses, they cannot make the judgement call." As Khamsin was a mere tool of Armstrong, with little identity of his own - not much different from Excelsus, a mere vehicle - it's pretty apt that this was added in.

[@burntwaffle8734]

“Heat of the” sounds exactly the same as collective consciousness, huh.

[@Lifegotmid]

Not even D4C can find a universe where this game's Soundracks are not *ABSOLUTE BANGERS* !!!

[@Attaxalotl]

are *not

[@agw2468]

aren't

[@ordinaryplatinum]

THE REAL BLACKMORE SBR??? FANCY SEEING YOU HERE

[@flurreo]

holy shit it's the guy who grabbed a spine and saw jesus fucking christ speaking to him

[@givemeanameiwillhate9525]

I mean, the main antagonist in this game and in part 7 is an american president

[@dragonmastertheedgeking1595]

"Okay it's just a theme song used for a character exclusive to a DLC for a robot dog with a chainsaw tail that no one will probably buy, there's no need to make it that fire." Composer: I'm sorry did you say 0:46

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Why did a goober like Khamsin get such a kickass theme song?

[@destructoid5939]

Good point

[@prorambler8605]

I personally think he was gonna be in the main game originally, considering two of the main levels end without a boss

[@huttonspier9781]

Because reasons

[@Karlos1234ify]

It Has To Be This Way.

[@gloomo5974]

Cus every boss had a good theme song

[@randomtheorist251]

Khamsin is the kind of guy who would have been a hero and a genuinely nice person if he had fought in a different war 70 years ago.

[@yuggoth777]

He'd only be as good as the ideals he's blindly following at any given time

[@alcatraz23atomicrenegade82]

That's really sad, poor bastard.

[@ikeasecurity739]

I'm convinced that if Maverick got to Khamsin faster than World Marshal, he would've easily been fighting with Raiden

[@Axl4325]

@@yuggoth777 he is the perfect example of what the Boss described soldiers as in MGS3, just a tool for the current political climate that can be an enemy or an ally depending on circumstance. He turned out to be a villain because that's what the ideals of the time dictated, but to men like Big Boss soldiers could be more than disposable tools

[@starcasm3133]

Metal Gear RAY [MOD.]: "I fight because it is what I am programmed to do." LQ-84i: "I fight because I am forced to, whether it is ultimately pointless or not." Mistral: "I fight because I need a purpose." Monsoon: "I fight so I can feel something other than despair." Sundowner: "I fight because it's a natural part of who we are as humans." Jetstream Sam: "The world is nothing but fighting to me. I've known nothing more." Senator Armstrong: "I fight so my dream may be fulfilled and the perfect America can be built." Khamsin: *"I fight because it is what I am programmed to do."*

[@l0sts0ul89]

Close, Khamsin is like RAY, just following orders and without those orders he's nothing. "Just like the Buffalo I'm following the Herd"

[@o8198]

kind of, sam doesn't fight for a successor he doesn't even know why he fights. all he knows is how to kill not the reason behind it

[@dominator80053]

@@o8198 He gave his sword to raiden after he lost because he wanted someone to defeat Armstrong because Sam failed in the dlc, so technically the commenter was right

[@OppoAfw-dx3in]

Did You Stole Comment?!?

[@xuruiyu]

@@dominator80053 it's not as simple though If he just wanted someone to beat Armstrong, he wouldn't fight Raiden He was, until the very end, split between two conflicting ideologies, and decided to make his choice the only way he knows - through a duel to the death

[@HDified]

- drops one of the best songs - vanishes without a trace

[@S_whoelse]

2:44 that riff is metal as fuck

[@JimMilton-1911]

My man drops one of the sickest bops in history then gets shredded by a Robotic Ninja Dog, Respect.

[@Gabriel-all]

😂

[@HDified]

2:38 is probably one of the parts ever

[@CG-vu1oe]

Facts

[@Mr195455]

Most underrated song of this game.

[@tiredburns6021]

Basically the theme for Spec Ops: The Line.

[@nukebomblegalizator]

Fucking yes

[@andrijastefanovic726]

Now imagine this playing during the phosporus scene

[@AgentWolnyTyl3k]

@@andrijastefanovic726 I don't know if it would be hilarious or terrifying. Not the mere fact of it being here but the fact that it would be sure that goverment would blast it from helicopters to heat soldiers to fight for them...

[@roymustang85]

@@AgentWolnyTyl3k Now that would be so cool.

[@KaptainKommissar]

man

[@ZCentury6]

I just realized that they all have wind based names🤦‍♂ Sundowner: Harsh winds of the American west coast. Mistral: Cold wind of France Monsoon: Harsh winds of Southeast Asia Jetstream Sam (Minuano): The cool wind of South America Khamsin: Blistering middle eastern wind

[@l0sts0ul89]

I mean- their group is called the "Winds of Destruction"

[@darkmatter9643]

@@l0sts0ul89 it’s basically a band at this point

[@Gmann2021]

@@darkmatter9643 khamsin's just the sound guy

[@metal_fusion]

@@Gmann2021 Like Raiden said: Winds of Destruction sounds like what you name Action Figures

[@allhandsondik7803]

My favorite song from the entire game, lyrics straight out of a Bad Religion song, explaining both what Khamsin sees himself as, someone who wants to bring freedom to the "less favored", but showing in actuality he's nothing more than a soldier in a land he had no point being in, just cause he was told to by a charismatic leader, he's just a wind of destruction. edit: and apparently John Bush from Armored Saints and Anthrax is the vocalist, so even better.

[@reagansido5823]

Khamsin is the Monsoon of the DLC. He dies as quickly as he shows up And drops an absolute banger.

[@fulgurwinterx1154]

Imo the best theme in the game. Really wished the game got a sequel, or heck, even a remaster for the current gen consoles. I'd buy a switch port of the game in a heartbeat.

[@Attaxalotl]

Imagine if they added motion controls!!!!

[@imjasonyo1418]

Yessir

[@EripmavsDYraid]

Konami was forced to choose between Metal Gear Survive and a Revengeance sequel

[@fiddlemenuts7155]

Steam deck: allow me to introduce myself

[@Brwigames]

Boy you better hope we don't get a sequel from Konami

[@gutstheberserkerr]

this boss is so underrated it's criminal, he gets overshadowed by all the others so much

[@l40dart4g5]

He fulfilled his duty and vanished without a trace

[@sausageilluminati2602]

@@l40dart4g5 he is a faceless and a invisible warrior

[@Garbo_trashcan]

he dies quicker than sundowner, especially with the hunt strikes

[@The_GhostWind]

Got overshadowed by a Dying predator, a Good Doggo, an E-Girl, a Memelord, Buff bezos, The weakest brazilian male, Microsoft ExcelSUS and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

@@The_GhostWind That's one tough crowd, to be sure!

[@OphanimSoul]

I like how most people came from hulk vs doomsday but real ogs came from MGRR

[@richardcataulin9346]

*Khamsin vs. Blade Wolf intensifies*

[@gloomo5974]

That moment when two memes collide with each other

[@user-ew2sd7vl5m]

Lucifer X I know right, MGR was my favourite

[@SoupBoi96]

Hulk vs Doomsday from SA? was this song in their fight?

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

Lol im from a hat in time after some random guy said they replaced the final boss' music with It Has To Be This Way. Now im addicted to MGRR memes

[@8551Soul]

We fight for justice In a forgotten place Fulfill our duty Then vanish without a trace Don't need a medal For all the men we kill Freedom is calling To all men who bend their will man this is deep...

[@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025]

I mean not really the song is just about the life of a soilder

[@Atys.D585]

@@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025 Not every soldier out there is told they're gonna fight for "freedom" or "justice". Many ideologies out there do not give a crap about those. Specially in the MGS world most soldiers probably fight only because it's their job. Those ideals are forgotten in "war economy"

[@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025]

@@Atys.D585 Ima be honest with you. i forgot all about this comment 💀

[@Atys.D585]

@@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025 It's ok lmao didn't see it was from 3 years ago. The song is really cool anyway so here I am.

[@juliandarriba9163]

The most conversation on the internet.

[@lordreptilian3555]

I hate Konami, now we'll never get a sequel to this game...

[@fey2450]

Granted, it wasn't even developed by Konami. It was developed by Platinum Games. If you want similar to MGR, play Bayonetta 1&2. They're by Platinum Games as well and they're fantastic.

[@t-dawg5265]

I'm more pissed that we'll never get another MGS game.

[@fey2450]

Eh, you never know. Another MGS game by Kojima, yeah we won't even getting that, but it's possible Konami themselves would make another MGS game. Hey, they're working on a new Bomberman, anything can happen.

[@gloomo5974]

Oh I like Bomberman

[@literallywhom]

#FucKonami

[@OhFicial67]

It's funny how everyone just forgot about Khamsin. The Winds of Destruction never mention him heck you can't even find The Hot Wind Blowing on any music services.

[@kiloklavdi1185]

@4D1N even in music services

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

fitting, honestly

[@黒蜜-i4n]

The hot wind blowing Jagged lines across the sand The crumbling buildings In our minds are all that stand Just like the buffalo Blindly following the herd We try to justify All the things that have occurred I don’t know what I’ve been told But the wishes of the people can’t be controlled I don’t know what I’ve been told But the wishes of the people can’t be controlled Heat of the desert Dust settles on my face Without a compass The soldier knows no disgrace Out of the ashes The eagle rises still Freedom is calling To all men who bend their will Here I am Dirty and faceless Waiting to heed your instruction On my own Invisible warrior I am a wind of destruction All men who bend their will We fight for justice In a forgotten place Fulfill our duty Then vanish without a trace Don’t need a medal For all the men we kill Freedom is calling To all men who bend their will Wind of destruction

[@horizoner2361]

THE LYRICS ARE IN THE DESCRIPTION YOU DUMB ASS LIKE FARMING FUCK

[@Собакака-з2к]

Shut up

[@arfsztynskin532]

2:00 "just like the buffalo, batman following others"

[@Phoenixyy2k]

GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@PainInhibitors]

"Batman"

[@Officer-Balls]

I must follow

[@lory1101]

Omg i hate the fact that we will never have a sequel to this wonderful game... My favorite soundtrack ever :(

[@dimitri7371]

ye but honestly I prefer having 1 amazing game without any sequel than have a low quality revengeance 2. With konami's current state I don't trust them anymore.

[@idk-gd8qj]

having no sequel is better than dissapointed players.

[@byronvonedmund]

Maybe it's for the better - modern Konami is so shit

[@Pokaroquai]

@@byronvonedmund agreed. If they ever make a new MGR it's gonna be just another Metal Gear Survive or yet, MGR with zombies, yeah

[@joem3705]

“Freedom is calling to all men who bend their will” hardest and most poetic line in the entire game

[@ihateslovakians]

>appears for 3 minutes >one of the greatest boss themes i have ever heard >vanishes without a trace

[@BabuMosahi]

Spotify did a crime by not having this in their arsenal.

[@jakholy]

"If you don't find yourself anywhere, make your own job" -A random guy

[@wryytard]

This feels like a sped up collective consiousness

[@memerio1458]

Holy crap, I finally found another person who thought that.

[@CoolGamer-qz5zp]

I read that it's a version of Collective Consciousness retooled and remixed for Khamsin.

[@psychosalad7812]

The melody at the beginning is literally a sped up version of the “the unenlightened masses” part of collective consciousness, that’s really cool

[@mrdemascus6240]

-randomly appears in a codec -endures freedom -ordered to kill you -drops the most fire song in the ost -fails to kill you -dies -never mentioned again and forgotten about by a large faction

[@HarmonicVector]

"I am a wind of destruction!" Literally the rest of Desperado: He thinks he's Him.

[@Paultheloveroffreedom]

“I am a wind. I am a wind. I am- I am a wind of destruction. I am a wind of destruction, Mr Armstrong!”

[@DilaccioLuna]

blud thinks he a part of the team

[@NotN]

>>>>>extended >>>>>4 minutes *>>>>EXTENDED*

[@cyberneticallyenhancedpers7357]

my dick was extended does that make it count

[@NotN]

Cybernetically Enhanced Person Animation no

[@Haikuss123]

The GOOD OL DAYS AFTER 9/11 were extended does THAT count?

[@NotN]

Sir Cheddar yes

[@PiousPuddle]

This song makes me FUCKIN' INVINCIBLE.

[@thedarkmonarch]

>DLC boss >Tiny cutscene >Has the absolute best song in the soundtrack >easiest boss >refuses to elaborate >Dies in like 2 minutes

[@IAmLiterallyArthurMorgan]

literally the grindset

[@friccle_]

I just love how electronic this song is. Especially the heavy synths

[@jeromelancashire3278]

Most people: Blood Stained Sands is the best revengance song, Me: ON MY OWN, INVISIBLE WARRIOR, I AM THE WIND OF DESTRUCTION.

[@elric5158]

Based

[@racist4595]

very based

[@sheefgrongus]

It has to be this way you mean. Yeah I'm not here to say based.

[@IshijimaKairo]

There is no song called Blood Stained Sands in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013)

[@jeromelancashire3278]

@@IshijimaKairo That's just how the chorus goes.

[@spoky9907]

> exists > drops the rawest song in the game > refuses to elaborate > dies

[@Mediocremiimakings]

Khamsin killed many people and the fact that he begged mercy from Blade Wolf really shows how merciless Blade Wolf is.

[@Brads_Not_Loading]

It's been fuck knows how many years, and I still feel happy when he goes "I AM A WIND OF DESTRUCTIONNN"

[@alph8587]

>barges in your very short DLC >has barely any screentime >doesn't show up in the main story >drops the sickest song in the game >"I AM A WIND OF DESTRUCTION" >refuses to elaborate >dies

[@ZwalistyDrwal]

Seriously, those BRILLIANT lyrics can only be heard in the few last seconds of the boss fight, what an incredible shame that most people can miss this song

[@Charlie-b9u]

0:46 “Buckle the fuck up little doggy!”

[@CricetoFunni]

i can't believe you can boot up this game and hear both "Freedom is calling to all men who bend their will" and "Buckle the fuck up, little doggy" within like 30 minutes of each other

[@ThatOneGuy88444]

“Buckle the fuck up little doggy” -Khamsin

[@NoelistAvenger]

This song makes me wish Khamsin had more character development

[@DARE0451]

This song fits more for Bladewolf than Khamsin. I think this song took some liberties with the boss fight theme being the character's thoughts and feelings. Analyze the lyrics and you'll realize they all fit with Bladewolf at the time of the boss battle, and are almost contradictory to Khamsin's.

[@NoelistAvenger]

TrueFriends HelpMoveBodies I usually consider that theme as a dialogue between the two of them; Khamsin's lines would be the regular singer's voice whereas Wolf's voice would be the tuned parts. Khamsin is a jerk, but he seems to sincerely believe in freedom.

[@DARE0451]

NoelistAvenger Well yeah, he sincerely believes in it in the same way the far right in America does. He believes in freedom through force. Save the Arabs by blowing up their houses.

[@NoelistAvenger]

TrueFriends HelpMoveBodies Even though that's an attitude I despise, I think it gives his character more depth; at least, as much depth as a one-shot miniboss from a DLC who was never even mentioned in the main game can get.

[@earnirplaygames9172]

did he have any to begin with?

[@InShane162]

"Out of the ashes, the Eagle rises still. Freedom is calling to all men who bend there will" Might be some of sickest dig at American interventionism in Metal Gear. Kojima your are a master Especially in a song about a guy literallt called 'Desert Storm'

[@ADoodGuy]

0:09: The unenlightened masses...

[@collectiveconsciousness5314]

Nigel Orbe You’re right, it uses the same note progression.

[@SoupBoi96]

*Dirty and faceless* - Jetstream Sam *Waiting to heed your instruction* - Mistral *On my own* - Monsoon *Invisible warrior* - Sundowner "I am a wind of destruction!"

[@Idras74]

"Invisible warrior - Sundowner" Sundowner "I'M FUCKING INVINCIBLE!" "I TOUCH KIDS!" "GOOD OL' 9/11!"

[@mrreyes5004]

I would switch Monsoon and Sundowner. Someone like Sundowner doesn't exactly seem low-key, whereas Monsoon's literal ninja fighting style would fit a supposed "invisible warrior", and Sundowner does seem the type to enjoy killing people by himself, that squad of choppers during the fight notwithstanding.

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

must have mixed up invisible and FUCKING INVINCIBLE!

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

Dirty and faceless: Sam On my own: Sundowner Invisible warrior: Monsoon Waiting to heed your instruction: Bladewolf fight for justice/ out of the ashes: Raiden Freedom is calling: Armstrong wind of destruction: Mistral the hot wind blowing: Khamsin I dont care if you disagree

[@lazy7279]

with a shit eating grin like sam's, there's literally no way he could be faceless so i propose: Dirty and faceless - Monsoon Waiting to heed your instruction - Sundowner On my own - Sam Invisible warrior - Mistral

[@0jutai]

It's kinda nuts how every boss theme in this game actually hits really hard, even outside of the context of the game.

[@dabiga2315]

I'd like to take a moment to compare all the boss theme's messages. Rules of Nature: "It's kill or be killed. But who's the predator and who's the prey?" I'm My Own Master Now: "I'm My Own Master Now." A Stranger I Remain: "I'm happy." Stains of Time: "I'm sad." Red Sun: "The apocalypse is beautiful." The Only Thing I Know For Real: "Who am I?" Collective Consciousness: "I will create a mindless paradise." It Has To Be This Way: "We aren't so different, you and I. Also I'm hopeful." The Hot Wind Blowing: "The only way I, as a soldier, can justify all the death and destruction I create is to give all of myself- mind, body, soul, even my individuality- to a greater power to fulfill their goals, and fully believe in their vision. Only then, when you have absolved yourself of all responsibility, can you find true freedom." (Of course I'm exaggerating for comedic effect, but I hope you get my point here.)