Psycho Mantis has weird layers to his mind reading

This started as an investigation into why Vandal Hearts wasn't explicitly mentioned by Psycho Mantis. It turned into a detailed exploration of every possible line Psycho Mantis can say after I noticed that he had different follow up lines if the combinations were different.
6 Videos Recorded for the Play style Analysis
16 Total videos recorded for analyzing the Memory card logic
Most of my time spent was setting up these recordings. I also wasted like an hour trying to get high trap count with low deaths, but even after hitting like 20 Claymore's nothing changed.

[@0Bennyman]

"Still don't believe me?" *Proceeds to read out your credit card number, expiration month and year and the 3 digits on the back*

[@sowhazupguy]

shit i dont even know that

[@Kratos_Messi7050]

Me: Thank you for the info *Abuses it*

[@Treblaine]

"is THIS your card!"

[@Psevdonim123]

"Okay, can you do that, but with my ex's card?"

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

lol @ "you're not psychic you just have a credit card skimmer" i can literally do that trick in 2 different ways,one is if the card has an RF chip the other is just reading the magnetic tracks on the card,i can even write data to cards

[@robertwyatt3912]

“So, you like Metal Gear, don’t you?” “What? No, I’m here to destroy it.” “That is not what I meant.” “???”

[@armageddongirl612]

homestuck

[@familiayoutuber4769]

@@armageddongirl612 Oh cool, you again

[@armageddongirl612]

@@familiayoutuber4769 i am already here

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

your profile picture is one of the profile pictures of all time

[@vortex_all9055]

based sweet bro and hella jeff pfp

[@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin]

"You have not saved often! You are somewhat reckless." Me, buying MGS from the flea market with no memory card, being forced to beat the game without shutting the console off: "you may have knowledge but you lack in understanding"

[@weberman173]

tbh, its kinda a shame they did not include a line for when there is no Memorycard inserted

[@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin]

@@weberman173 I concur!

[@connerkaniewski3847]

Thats what I did for hitman blood money

[@tylerlackey1175]

@@connerkaniewski3847 brutal

[@RoseKindred]

Thanks for this. I was wondering what would happen with a blank card and no MG saves. Wish they had special lines.

[@courier6960]

“I see you don’t use incognito mode, a very brave man you are”

[@Higgs_Stranded]

Hmmmm...Your memory is completely clean.

[@sirdarkon4517]

@@Higgs_Stranded "So you like using NordVPN? or is it ExpressVPN"

[@capybara9521]

@@sirdarkon4517 unfunny

[@aurum3747]

Or simply foolish?

[@NONE.Dragon]

"So, you use Windows Defender? You are either extremely confident or reckless"

[@bionmccool]

I'm weirded out by a man in a tight leather suit and a gas mask telling me: "So you enjoy role-playing games?"

[@DragonWinter36]

that’s just Saturdays for me

[@Imjudah-]

@@DragonWinter36 kinky

[@emperorpalpatine666]

read this in a mario voice, comment is 50 times better

[@JackieBOYoBOY]

Its even weirder when he says "I see your cautious around traps"

[@alfiegordon9013]

@@JackieBOYoBOY I'm certainly not :)

[@mrmusickhimself]

I remember when he said "So! You like Suikoden!" And there I sat, smiling because not even my friends were playing Suikoden back then, and it was nice to feel some acknowledgment. Then I realized "Oh yeah, it's a Konami game, well played".

[@KnjazNazrath]

Who's your favourite star of destiny, then? I'd say Neclord but that's cheating, so I guess I'll go for Pesmerga, because Tai Ho got me addicted to Ceelo.

[@CrnaStrela]

Tfw suikoden 6 never

[@quarreneverett4767]

I new still gotta try

[@Anim3ddicted]

@@CrnaStrela yeah sadly, only the spirit successor is being made by the old Suiko dev staffs.

[@jeffreyhoon]

@Goddess Shadow I remember that horrid tree. Made me use quite a few of my stockpiled mushrooms. Then proceeded to use all level 4 spells I had out of spite and frustration.

[@lvbboi9]

"You like Castlevania don't you??" I legit panicked.

[@TheStormMage]

You like men

[@lvbboi9]

@@TheStormMage 1. I'm straight 2. Only those who belong in this world Edit: Turns out, I do like men. They still gotta belong to this world tho, but I'm open to discussion.

[@TheStormMage]

@@lvbboi9 like Egoraptor?

[@sadkois1783]

What have I found?

[@coreblaster6809]

@@TheStormMage what

[@iancalandro8180]

Imagine you're just chilling and suddenly a voice from the heavens says "Thank you for all your support."

[@zkirbster]

Do you really think infiltrating an enemy base qualifies as "just chilling"?

[@theindestructibleone483]

Well what if, hipotetactly of course, I was watching something unholy in that moment

[@ArgentoGaming]

i just imagined this irl and not at all in the game, a very different feeling

[@victorsaboski7429]

One year late but remember "Kojima is God!"

[@chaytonhurlow840]

I would say “no, thank you God”

[@SuperLordfriki]

I remember that I lost my memory card, and my father gave me MGS for my birthday so I did what an 11-year-old would do I pass the entire game without saving

[@nusaindah81]

No way 🥴

[@Zinc_Nitrogen]

I grant you the title of pretty good

[@Weltmeister_]

Same here but It was because I was playing this game on the ps2. Even with the ps2 memory cards I can't save the game so when I was a kid I passed the game without saving.

[@1stNumberOne]

Leave that ish on all night😂. I did that with ffx with no memory card. It broke me when I died 😢

[@kravenraven3986]

I did that with The Bouncer, I couldn't get a memory card immediately so I just powered through it.

[@Xspy70]

psycho mantis constantly guessing wrong and trying again to get a lucky guess

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Lmao

[@theHatted]

"Ah... you like role playing games?" "No I don't" "...I see you like Suikoden." "What is that?" "U-Uh... castlevania?" "I hate that series."

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

“You like castlevania?” “Yeah, the netflix series” “What the fuck is a netflix”

[@TroopperFoFo]

@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 He might know what Netflix is at least the old Netflix that just delivered Dvds in the mail.

[@xGARIDx]

@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 Yo netflix series are fire love the anime

[@blueturtlekhun]

Good thing they didn't make a PC version of this. Psycho Mantis: Now I'll read more deeply into your soul _looks at browser history_ Psycho Mantis: Ah! I can see into your mi... *Psycho Mantis: 911, I need help!*

[@ProximaNT]

I litterally read that in a perfect Mantis voice in my head, lmao.

[@Foxtrot-813]

Lmao their actually is a PC version.

[@jrwith]

Yeah, there is a pc version I had it. I got the Castlevania line.

[@Potatorq]

There is a PC version this game. I runs much better than on ps1

[@NAFEDUDE]

@@Potatorq what? It's like significantly buggier and the music is worse.

[@hiddenflare6169]

“So, you like- ME!? Oh uhh I didn’t expect this. Uhh thank you?”

[@nahometesfay1112]

Metal Gear dating sim let's gooo!

[@TheHuskyK9]

Psycho Mantis: *blushes and giggles like a schoolgirl*

[@amuro9624]

Psycho octopus senpai: it's not like I've been reading your mind or something, baka!

[@lightningjadejavier]

Femboy mantis? Anyone?

[@tonyavila3086]

Mantis: So, you like hardcore futanari hen- *Throws PlayStation out of the window*

[@regentlouis3678]

Damn it, why did you call me out.

[@Abdega]

@@DeadEyeDiamond Soooo… you like stealing youtube comments I see

[@blaxrur7968]

Yes I do

[@FreaLuuv]

I'm only loves futa on females tho

[@doctorstrange7681]

I actually like that.

[@kingmasterlord]

and yet Google is acting like this is a desired function when it is literally the ability of a villain

[@amuro9624]

This brought me Vietnam flashbacks of my phone sending me a notification with some sort of collage of pictures I took with my phone like "remember when you took those d pics you took last year? Such wholesome wonderful memories"

[@gabemerritt3139]

I for one accept our Google overlords

[@courier6960]

@@gabemerritt3139 Nice try, you can’t fool me Google Chrome!

[@every_username_is_taken]

@@amuro9624 God I swear that feature exists only to troll paranoid girlfriends. Your cellphone will straight up out of nowhere hit you with a, "Hey, here's those pictures of dogs you downloaded on Teacher's Day, 2017" and your girlfriend will go, "Who sent you this? Who's the whore?!" "It's literally just some dog I downloaded off of redd---" "THEN WHO DID YOU SEND THIS TO? IT WASN'T ME!! WHAT HAPPENED ON TEACHER'S DAY?!?!?!" ...And now you're fucked. Shiet, you might very well have sent those pictures to *her* on that day, four fucking years ago. Good luck trying to remind her of that though. Thanks, Samsung.

[@aeroanosupremo]

@@every_username_is_taken F

[@SynthTechnic]

Psycho mantis: so... you like... uh *looks at list of games he can say but doesn’t find a single one in my memory card* uh games?

[@MemesToa]

He does have a line for that: “Hmmm...Your memory is completely clean.”

[@BtownSpidey]

"So, you enjoy Monster Girl Quest hmm? what a disgusting man!" "I swear it's for the plot!" "What part of "mind reader" do you not understand? I know what you di-" *several gunshots*

[@derrilazkia1002]

Hmm, it seems you're into femdom

[@belisarius6949]

"It seems you enjoy Vore~ Quite the fetish I'd say."

[@agent5333]

Hey the Dragon girls are good!

[@ceciliaxx]

th-the story's surprisingly good, okay!?

[@prestononuselogu9973]

Ha I was about to comment that

[@familyguyblows]

Me: you don’t know anything about me Mantis! My friend: dude it’s a game Me: he’s not getting to me!

[@theLoveRocketjr]

You to Mantis: “YoU’RE nOT GEttInG TO mEeEEE!!!”

[@gustavosayto3465]

@@RanaRandom thanks, i disliked

[@v0rtexbeater]

6:26 I mean, we are talking about a man that made his team program ice cubes melting in real time. Dude is a madman.

[@weberman173]

i mean, thats. brought up again and again, but its not realy "that" impressive if you look at it. its a mostly cube shaped object, in an controlled enviroment(aka there is no temperature they realy have to consider).. all they have to do is implement a check whatever the icecubes are inside the bucket(where iirc they dont melt) and if they not, just shrink the objects constantly at a slow pace while applying a new texture and spawn some water particles etc. Its a nice attention to detail.. but itsnot realy an impressive attentiont to detail in terms of implementation

[@2NDFLB]

@@weberman173 ▪️ implementation ❓️ ⬛️

[@ZephyrUltimate_]

"You are a very methodical man." I swear to fucking god, if you say that *ONE MORE TIME...*

[@doodooradio]

sTiLl DoNt BeLiEvE mE

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

"You are a very methodical man."

[@Jomo667alt]

The kind of guy that kicks his tires

[@MrMozzie]

You’re a careless man aren’t you?

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

You like role-playing games?

[@chadderbug7587]

Either way, the fact that a game from a console made in the 90's is able to do this kind of shit is amazing however you look. They put a lot of console tricks into this boss and therefore, was and still is easily one of the best in the franchise....

[@jackychang9148]

One of the best in the industry! We're still talking about him now and people who haven't played MGS know about him because of how well made he was. He's always used as a reference when discussing a great boss.

[@chadderbug7587]

@@jackychang9148 I am one of those who haven't played it, so yea.

[@WellPlayedDetective]

To be fair, in MGS1 through 4 all had amazing and interesting bosses.

[@chadderbug7587]

@@WellPlayedDetective Ofc, but Physco Mantis just takes the cake imo gameplay wise

[@TheDudeliestDude]

MGS has always been 15 years ahead of it's competition. Except survive... But we don't talk about survive.

[@Abdega]

Psycho Mantis: *_SOOOOO… YOU LIKE STEALING KZbin COMMENTS I SEE_*

[@TrueGamerZero]

Psycho Mantis: SOOOOO… YOU LIKE STEALING KZbin COMMENTS I SEE

[@mlgninja4503]

Pyscho Mantis: SOOOOO... YOU LIKE STEALING KZbin COMMENTS I SEE

[@knightowlman]

Psycho Mantis: SOOOOO… YOU LIKE STEALING KZbin COMMENTS I SEE

[@enimious_]

Psycho Mantis: SOOOOO... YOU LIKE STEALING KZbin COMMENTS I SEE

[@gwg2813]

I barely even comment, psycho stickbug

[@bronysaiyan5236]

I love how he freaks when you swap to player 2 before the fight tho lmao

[@RandoDusty]

Wait, he does what now? Any videos of this?

[@bronysaiyan5236]

@@RandoDusty he gets scared that he can't read your mind and makes the fight trivial lmao

[@superfeel1275]

@@bronysaiyan5236 reminds me of yu gi oh somewhat

[@bronysaiyan5236]

@@superfeel1275 DRAW! MONSTA CARDO no? Oh ( ._.)

[@superfeel1275]

@@bronysaiyan5236 I meant in the duel vs Pegasus, where Yugi switches with Pharaoh to avoid getting mind read

[@justincooper7530]

Still one of the scariest moments being a preteen playing this game and finally running into Mantis. The music made the the scene! Still one greatest games of all time!

[@Sernival]

Boomer

[@landmine121]

@@Sernival Wow rude much? Justin did nothing to you and you insult him? Be more respectful.

[@guitarhero01234]

@@Sernival Sooo, you like to play with yourself?

[@ChadVulpes]

@@Sernival Judging by the fact he said he was pre-teen when he played and the game came out in 1998, it means he couldn't have been born earlier than 1989. Is that really what you call a boomer? If this was a joke, I kinda get it.

[@klonoa-kun424]

Crazy amount of detail for a game on the PS1. We’ll never get a 4th wall breaking boss as mind blowing as Mantis again sadly.

[@JEASOUA]

i think in VR you could do something with it. Maybe instead of the boss reading your mind he lets you into his mind and then it shows your VR sets camera output, showing you waving around in your room.

[@GoldenCroc]

@@JEASOUA Man, that would be cool if it came unexpectedly.

[@necrobynerton7384]

I mean, _not that i know much about what people like and don't but_ Wouldn't people freak out and call out such behavior and blame the game for stealing data or some nonsense like that? ya know how people tend to be these days

[@necrobynerton7384]

@@catsans8667 *i dont use twitter but that sounds like something twitter would do*

[@DkKombo]

They should still read stuff on your system. Although thay might be a bad breath of privacy nowadays.

[@alek9236]

I've been waiting for years to someone to upload a video about this on KZbin

[@pac-vy1nj]

Me too

[@MrChukinorris]

They kept you waiting, huh?

[@videogiocatore3]

same I really didnt expect to find this when I searched for it

[@AlexandeRSciswoR]

Same

[@matthewfountain2721]

I remember being so amazed when Psycho Mantis talked about the other games I played.

[@minerpig04]

Psycho Mantis:" sooooo.... You like watching KZbin videos about games you've never played don't you? Including metal gear I see." Me: "N-no..." *Sweats profusely*

[@PyroPuffs777]

Imagine this gets a Remake or Remaster for PC. That’d make him a legitimate creep.

[@Viichan777]

Metal gear integral is available through gog..although they removed this scene

[@thecoolnerdplaysvr5674]

@hi there 2 girls one cup. A man of culture

[@hekkn]

Hmm, you like to do your schoolwork on your personal device? Or could that be... something else?

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Frankly if they didn't have to voice him, it could be incredibly powerful. He could read off your steam name, massively expand the amount of games he could mention, and so forth

[@xGARIDx]

Hmm i see you're Brazzers fan... ME: 😱

[@pgr3290]

I love how Mantis says Snake is suited to this 'stealth mission' when it is evident everyone seems to know exactly who Snake is, what he's doing there and where he is going. In fact the only person who doesn't know what is going on is Snake. Of course this is indeed Foxhound's plan, but Snake is a bit dim clearly since he takes forever to seriously suspect much is awry lol

[@diannerenard]

To be fair, he is reading the mind of the player, not of snake. Part and parcel of the 4th wall breaking shenanigans of psycho mantis, like reading your P1 controller inputs

[@Tamacat388]

Snake supposedly has an IQ over 180 and is a genius but doesnt stop one second to question the mission "Donald Anderson" gave him even after Raven straight up tells him that "Anderson" is a terrorist in league with Liquid. Liquid of course who has mysteriously disappeared from that control room and doesnt have Metal Gears hangar under more than one guards watch even after catching Snake being present in it. A real genius this Snake guy.

[@generikusername]

@@Tamacat388 iq just means book smarts though

[@KTheBoi]

@@generikusername What? IQ is literally the opposite of book smarts, like literally the entire point of IQ tests is to test intelligence without the reliance on 'book smarts', eg. anything memorized. IQ tests are mainly pattern recognition and raw deductive ability; and most try to run them with as little reliance on language even.

[@crestfallenwarrior5719]

Pc Version:"So...uhm...interesting Fetishes for sure."

[@GodittoC]

69 likes, make a wish!

[@crestfallenwarrior5719]

@@GodittoC i wish to be happy.

[@GodittoC]

@@crestfallenwarrior5719 your wish was granted!

[@crestfallenwarrior5719]

@@GodittoC thx

[@lampostsamurai2518]

Mantis: So... You're a man of culture as well. Snake: PANIK

[@tacosquirrel9509]

It's cool that they bothered layering his mind reading instead of just throwing lore into it

[@TheCldmstrsn]

When this released and got to this part I was legitimately impressed/terrified. It didn't take long to catch on but man what a great moment in gaming. Years later when the remake came out on Gamecube hearing mantis say I like Zelda was also a lot of fun.

[@dunc71]

All I can remember is that in order to beat him you had to switch your controller to the player 2 port so he couldn't predict what move you would make...

[@CrnaStrela]

You can technically beat him without it but it's very time consuming and requires shit tons of ammo.

[@eruhakusu6099]

In one moment you can also break a statue's mask and it has the same effect as switching the controller

[@gregorianallanheavans8095]

I admire the effort of all the "however", "as well", and similar things. They could have used 6 recordings and call it a day, but they actually linked any sentence

[@MasterOfKnowledge.]

After a while, Mantis just starts sounding like Doofenshmirtz

[@Carlitonsp1]

I found a dump of Audio Samples from this game, and here are some note worthy finds. "So you like Vandal Hearts" was recorded, they just forgot to make it play at the right time. "You like Action Games!" was recorded, but unused. Strangely, this actually was re-recorded for Twin Snakes and used properly. "You like Adventure Games" was recorded, but unused. "You like Arcade Games" was recorded, but unused. "You like fighting games, don't you" was recorded but unused. Kensei: Sacred Fist is the only Konami fighting game I know on the PS1. "You like to play sports games!" was recorded, but is unused. Maybe This is where those ISS Soccer Rumors came from. Mantis also has two lines judging you for your inability to avoid traps, but this goes unused since it isn't possible to trigger them because you can't get negative judgement on traps without also being poorly judged on your death rate. "But you are careless around Traps" - Probably High Alerts, Low Deaths, but High Traps. "However Traps are you weak point" - Probably Low Alerts and Deaths, but high traps.

[@filipeflower]

As for the traps, Psycho Mantis does bring up negative points about those if you keep falling several times in the trap doors from floor B2 in the Tank Hangar.

[@Carlitonsp1]

I mentioned that. The issue is that, to my knowledge, it's impossible to get some of the combinations because falling through the trap doors will also cause your deaths to surpass the threshold, so your ability to dodge traps cannot be perceived negatively without also making your "Warrior" status to also be perceived negatively.

[@eduardovenegas1335]

Intriguing. Where/How did you manage to get that audio files?

[@filipeflower]

@@eduardovenegas1335 Are you talking to me or Carlitonsp1?

[@Carlitonsp1]

@@eduardovenegas1335 Just a forum post pretty much. I didn't buy until I listened to the audio itself. The echo is authentic and the voice matches up well.

[@BeholdOpticBlastx3]

Having a character read your memory card data is probably the funniest gag in a video game

[@Tippex_Official]

Mantis: ‘so, you have yet to like this video. You are either a forgetful man, or one of hatred and carelessness.’ ‘So, you have disliked this video, I see you are a man not worthy of living (loads gun)’

[@orenmauritzen8674]

Thanks to your comment I decided to go the "Hatred and carelessness route" Muahahahahahaha!

[@HeraldOfOpera]

IIRC Psycho Mantis doesn't use guns because he can kill you with his brain (ie. telekinetically hurl bits of the scenery at you).

[@LoraCoggins]

"I can read your every thought." 2 people on the internet: *He knows I think he's hot before I've even realized it*

[@redwolf915]

Hes Mr Nimbus

[@Midnight_x_Sin]

Tricks on him. I couldn’t afford a memory card!

[@icarusgaming6269]

Is "Your memory is completely clean" from the last clip what happens when he doesn't detect any compatible saves?

[@lols2713]

Yeah, it’s when there’s no games to read off of

[@alex.r.g]

i think there is another line if you don’t have a memory card at all. but since i played the (awkward) german version i could be wrong.

[@Peratohtori]

@@alex.r.g I think he just says the low saves "You're reckless" line Granted it's been two decades so I might be wrong too

[@Crow4k-p7i]

@@Peratohtori no, you're right

[@KumiChan2004]

I used to remove my memory card for this cutscene. It made it more badass when he couldn't 'read' Snake's mind.

[@OneSensitiveArtist]

"Still don't believe me?" *Reminds you of the time you called your teacher mom*

[@kombatant648]

"You like Castlevania don't you?" Sounded like dracula right there from hotel transylvania, Not gonna lie

[@nawnaw4709]

Checks internet browsing history "Ah, I See You're a Man of Culture As Well"

[@Hershewed]

They really need to make more game characters do this, that would be sick if they did it in the resident evil series

[@Carlitonsp1]

It'd be kind of weird there. Stuff like this could only work in a constantly WTF series like MGS. In Resident Evil, that probably only would have worked for the games between 2010 - 2014. After RE7 it would just seem out of place.

[@michealforguson5317]

"You like to keep yourself on edge. Like a cornered prey waiting for the next attack. You've been playing Resident Evil, haven't you?" Oh, the possibilities.....

[@narmeya3177]

All fun until the monster turn off the light in your room

[@siltstrider6812]

This game gave me such a unique feeling playing it. The white multi disc, dialogue, a haunting atmosphere at times, like how quiet it was after boss fight with raven or sniper wolf. The Easter egg ghost images in photographs. Immense story

[@JMPDev]

My favorite line of his is still how he practically spits “SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE” on the GameCube version.

[@jamiecarlin4823]

And even though he can "see into the mind" he didn't foresee me smashing the head statues with tape over the eyes to defeat him.

[@pinkbrando]

I like to pretend that he did and simply did not care because it was funny

[@crisptoastx]

"So... you enjoy watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure... and your next line is 'W-wait what? How did you know?!'" "W-wait what? How did you know?!" *color palette change* NANI

[@ZesTofthelemon]

made me kek, take your 20th like

[@mbsb1376]

no

[@sebay4654]

Because it is I Dio (begins Tk stoping time and using Meryl as his stand)

[@ryanparker4996]

STAND NAME; PLAYER 2

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

"So, you like Krabby Patties, don't you Squidward?"

[@vrtlhvn]

Ok i gotta admit Kojima thanking you for your support made my brain cry

[@Darkmage1293]

All three conditions being high and low should've had Psycho Mantis comment more. "With your skills...you may yet prove to be a challenge." "With how ineffectual you are, I am amazed you've even made it this far.

[@HESHRocketWarhead]

Here's a few that I made up. Psycho Mantis just randomly picks a small number out of the pool to comment on. "So, you ran a simulation of your mission before the real thing. But this is not a simulation anymore, Snake." (Have another save of MGS1/TTS on your Memory Card that is completed) "So, you favour pistols. Is this because they are easy to handle, or because your hubris has been unchecked until now?" (Use pistols significantly more than assault rifles or explosives) "I see...you prefer to use assault rifles. Do you not trust yourself to be able to kill with single shots?) (Use assault rifles significantly more than pistols or explosives) "Hmmm, explosives are your forté. Is this an underlying strength, or an underlying weakness? That's the question." (Use explosives significantly more than pistols or assault rifles) "You demonstrate prowess with a variety of weaponry. The right tool for the right job, correct?" (Don't use any weapon type significantly more than another) "So, you avoid killing where possible. Is this because you're allergic to violence, or simply capable at eluding patrols?" (Less than 10 soldier kills outside of forced encounters) "So, you are merciless. Anyone even slightly in your path must die. You'll stop at nothing to achieve your mission." (More than 30 soldier kills outside of forced encounters) "You get careless around patrols. You struggle to elude mobile threats. Or are you deliberately looking for trouble?" (High alerts, with more than 75% being from being spotted by a soldier) "Sensory technology is your weakness. You concern yourself so much with patrols, that you don't check for security systems." (High alerts, with more than 75% being from being spotted by sensors or cameras) "So, you are unusually hasty. Perhaps you don't want to be here any longer than you have to be." (Have less than 30 minutes accumulated on the current save) "So, you are unusually patient. You wait for the right moment before you strike...and you can wait a long time." (Have more than 3 hours accumulated on the current save, AND low alerts and low deaths) "Your chosen method of hiding to avoid patrols is unorthodox, but undeniably effective." (Low alerts, and hide under a Cardboard box for a total of 30 minutes of your current playtime)

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

Hired.

[@azysgaming8410]

hired.

[@donpollo3154]

I can hear him saying every one of these

[@timothylinga1427]

​@@donpollo3154same

[@azizaheddy2690]

*a very serious mission* guy in a leather suit with a gas mask: "sO yOu LiKe To PlAy RoLe-PlAyInG gAmEs?"

[@pac-vy1nj]

Who else was scared af as a kid when he said "your fav game is zelda!" I was shook

[@jawg0]

zelda isn't on the playstation

[@xolotltolox]

@@jawg0 Twin Snakes

[@jawg0]

@@xolotltolox oh yeah

[@talsubach5979]

"You enjoy ROLLLLLLplaying games."

[@wh8787]

It's one of the most iconic cut scenes in the MGS series and honestly, one of my favorite boss fights from the series also. Having to swap controller ports, use thermal vision, hide from telekinesised objects, and flashbang Meryl before she shoots Snake or herself... all while Mantis levitates around the room with that perfectly weird soundtrack.

[@BAIGAMING]

THANK YOU! I always wanted someone to do a complete breakdown of his speech lines!

[@Two-HeadedBoy]

I've wanted someone to do a video like this for a while. I've tried searching for something that explains exactly what triggers what lines for a while, and this is the first one I found that is exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks!

[@dsadams17]

"You're a cAAreless man..."

[@Punisher6791]

Mantis: now put the controller on the floor and i will move it with my mind. Player: puts controller in pants.

[@NoLifeKing_0]

...

[@edwinrojas3476]

thanks i hate it

[@Kimarnic]

Ew

[@Someguy_9]

Informative, comprehensive, without being long-winded. A well made video.

[@TheManiacc45]

Let’s appreciate the the fact he had to play up to this part at least 6 times

[@Carlitonsp1]

15 times total to check every combination for memory card, as well as at least 8 tries trying to get the "Traps" count to go high before eventually realizing that it's bugged and Claymores don't count. I also tested games like Snatcher, Policenauts, ISS Soccer 98 and Silent Hill for compatibility, but I did those all at once.

[@Fancy2209Real]

@@Carlitonsp1 Psychonauts? Isn't MGS for the PS1?

[@Carlitonsp1]

@@Fancy2209Real Whoops, I'll correct that error. I meant to type POLICEnauts.

[@KarimJovian]

Would be interesting if you can do the Nintendo version (Twin Snakes) and PC version.

[@Carlitonsp1]

This feature was completely cut from the PC Version. I already made a video on the GameCube version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWLdZJebqpqtn80

[@Dabadi4834]

Me as a 6 year old: *i am not very cautious to traps*

[@Shiirow]

I always loved games with an extra layer of interaction. I remember one where the game that one of the characters would talk about opening my CD-Rom and suddenly my CD-Rom door would open and the tray slid out and back in.

[@spookyscaryskeletonsmith2840]

I misread the title as "Psycho Mantis wants lawyers at his wedding"

[@Local_Lad]

It would be funny if there was a line for never saving, like “You haven’t saved at all, you must be very confident in yourself.”

[@andrewryan2928]

"Still don't believe me?" *Reads out entire incognito search history*

[@siltstrider6812]

Psyco Mantis reads browser history, "So i see you like... oh...oh my god... ewww, ooh🤢 ....... "There's no need for woooords, Snake."

[@SynthTechnic]

Psycho mantis: I’m gonna just go... that’s disgusting snake

[@stephenstarr9045]

You're better than that Snake...

[@ruler_of_everything]

"So, you're interested in me-" "I will not go easy on you now."

[@pdalencour]

You're amazing for doing this. Thank you for closing this loop from my childhood. Amazing.

[@narcotic_soda8687]

I remember hearing Psycho Mantis having a line for enjoying Super Smash Bros. Melee... Edit: This is the original version's lines. The 2004 remake was on GameCube. Which explains the line referencing Melee.

[@dracos0024]

I think the 2004 one also added The Legend of Zelda.

[@DessertMonkey]

1:52 The way he says this makes him sound almost concern for Snake's well being like he's going "Seriously dude, you doing alright?"

[@melody3741]

He sounds like doctor doofenschmirtz.

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

“Ahh perry the platypus, how very unexpected of you” “And by that i mean very expected of you!” *perry would be trapped by this point* “So..... you like role-playing games?”

[@juckya9660]

Lmao

[@moodyjazz300]

starts with controller in second port: "Just a regular snake?" plugs controller back into first port: "SoLId SNaKe!!

[@UCmDBecUtbSafffpMEN3iscA]

Psycho Mantis can read my mind all he wants. After all, I often search his name in R34 lol

[@lordadorable7362]

psycho mantis has gotten a restraining order on and because of you. are you happy with yourself, .?

[@overwatchafterhours3936]

3:23 “Not in recent times no have you seen Metal Gear Survive?”

[@verminbones]

"Still don't belive me?" Door starts knocking irl

[@natsudragneelthefiredragon]

"You're a careless man aren't you? And you're a poor warrior as well. However you are skillful at eluding traps." Every. Skyrim. Playthrough. Ever. 😂

[@Starryeyeddreamer2001]

Hope psycho mantis doesn't look at my browser history.

[@sonicsimplorio928]

Imagine if he learns our browser's history 💀

[@sonicsimplorio928]

@{The Autumn Wind} no way lol

[@casedistorted]

What is hilarious for me is the first time I played MGS1 I didn’t know about the controller port swapping trick, so I beat Psycho Mantis while he could read my mind.. it took like 1/2 hours to beat him dodging my bullets constantly but it IS possible to do, very time consuming and hard though. He became a cakewalk for me after that when I found out changing the port makes him piss easy lol Man I never knew so many voice lines existed, I NEVER heard that kicks your tires line before and I beat this game a lot as a kid. 2:30 I’m pretty sure that’s the combination and voice lines I used to get a lot as a kid. I remember hearing those lines every time I played the game. I heard Azure Dreams and Castlevania lines a lot, never heard the SUIKODEN line because I never played it.

[@personwritingthings]

Man Dr. Doofenshmirtz really changed after Perry killed his daughter

[@Mr-Trox]

Oh god, I can't unhear it now. *Plugs controller into port 2* "Curse you Perry the Platypus!"

[@ZesTofthelemon]

I knew someone else was going to mention it

[@EpicBenjo]

The best part was when you put your controller down and he moves it lolol

[@geminirenegade9290]

Psycho mantis: "Now I will look into your mind... oh... oh God... do you like need me to call someone? do you need a hug? Do you want to talk about it?" Me: Yeah... Psychics are highly underutilized for their potential as therapists.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

Can you imagine if a modern version of mantis would just go down your whole steam list? "You have a lot of hours on Team Fortress 2..." "I see, you're lonely... There's many visual novels in your library..."

[@radithyasolahuddin3860]

"Still dont believe me"

[@Raul_Menendez]

Pyscho Mantis: Ah, you like being cringe don't you? You dance in your room for TikTok. You like playing Fortnite.

[@yoboikamil525]

"Still don't believe me?" *mind control fuckery* "OH WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS" "I REGRET NOTHING"

[@Larry]

I thought there was also a line if you have a save file for International Track and Field on your memory card? (Unless that's only on PAL versions of the game)

[@Carlitonsp1]

That's a new one. Usually ISS Soccer is everyone's go to sports game. There is an unused line "You like to play Sports Games!" line, so maybe in the sea of those there may be an answer.

[@davecruise3000]

Agreed, it brings up the "You like to play sports games" line. At least it did for PAL version, no idea for the other regions!

[@pixynowwithevenmorebelkanb6965]

mantis: let me se- BANG me: this is a mercy kill

[@aurawarrior1367]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the amount of layers put into this one cutscene?

[@q6969]

He- "... why have you spent 3,600 hours in Fallout New Vegas" "Why have you not?" -Me

[@sindhurtej9638]

Big Iron on his hiiiiiiiiiip

[@sleepyslipper9208]

God, Psycho Mantis was such a cool character. I remember being freaked out but extremely in awe at this game character reading my memory card when I was kid.

[@marvincdt]

Also Mantis "turning off" your TV and disabling controller port 1 was so meta and so beyond the scope of a game back then fuck it was terrifying

[@gochem3013]

Psycho Mantis breaks the 4th wall by reading a memory card.

[@jzburda]

For a cutscene, this has to be the most amazing use of "Mind reading" ever done. Sure, it smashes the 4th wall into tiny little pieces, but there's not another game series as far as I know that has ever accomplished the same thing

[@fara.r.8181]

First time against Mantis I legit wanted to take a pee when he knows I have an unhealthy habit for Castlevania SOTN.

[@TheOneSapCan]

I like how if you have high alerts and low trap deaths/deaths, he actually skips over calling you a coward

[@Slaegar]

If you have a dual shock he tells you to put it on a table and proves he can move objects with his mind.

[@stoops187]

Yup that was awesome

[@kuroi_iruka]

Psycho Mantis is effectively an involuntary Buzzfeed personality test.

[@raffitosveroneze]

Cara, que incrível sua edição de vídeo! Perfeito. PARABÉNS! Sempre quis achar um vídeo assim. Explicou nos mínimos detalhes!!! Merece todos os likes possíveis!