The Magnetic Memes of Monsoon

In a game extremely memorable characters, Monsoon manages to stand out quite a bit for as limited as his use is in the game. A man spouting about the power of memes in the world. He was also designed to play against the main game machinic of Rising so that the player would be forced to master the mechanics and adapt their playstyle in order to defeat him.
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BGM: Metal Gear Solid - The Best Is Yet To Come, Metal Gear Rising - Stains of Time, Nocturne - Sound menu.

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

I think if memes didn’t become the term for internet in jokes, it would have become a more powerful term and not something comical out of context in the metal gear series.

[@canaldecasta]

But thats what memes are. Ideas spread. It was no coincidence. Memes make us laugh. They may inspire us. Memes are what you take from them.

[@DedHedZed]

Memes were a thing back then lol They knew what they were doing. Its Kojima we are talking about.

[@hilotakenaka]

Yeah. Monsoon actually has a deep, interesting philosophy. Too bad people just read “memes” and write him off as a funny edge lord Also heya Jack

[@mr.arbiter996]

Yup

[@breadbug6101]

I mean if you disregard the internet’s definition of memes, everything Monsoon says is true and powerful

[@DKlett1]

I just realised that the *winds* of destruction are named after actual weather related phenomena Mistral: cold wind of southern France Monsoon: weather pattern in Asia-Australia Sundowner: hot wind in southern California *Jestream* Sam: pretty self explanatory Khamsin: weather in the middle east that brings sandstorms needless to say I feel like a moron for not realising this sooner

[@---pj1xz]

Sam's WoD codename is Minuano, the cool brazilian wind as mentioned by Monsoon and Armstrong in Sam's dlc intro

[@vardiganxpl1698]

Not exactly, while Jetstream does sound cool, he does have an official codename in Desperado, it is Minuano, the cool brazilian wind

[@jijansguidetotheuniverse1852]

never realised just how deep of a character monsoon is. i clicked this vid cos hes one of my favourite boss fights. you can get absolutely walloped and still feel like a beast, stains of time is just so invigorating, as well as i love the intensity, and his design and abilities are really creative.

[@yourdollartreewaifu3515]

You said it wrong it's monsoon of the sussy impostors.

[@BeatzyyyLOL]

I was waiting for a monsoon video

[@radiogobrrrrrrr1949]

WASH AWAY THE ANGER

[@MBP1918]

Incredible

[@fiontaneastwood4396]

anyone think that Monsoon and Rissoto Nero are very similar

[@rivaldowilliams9737]

I ask I received thanks, man I love you as a human being bro💙🫂. This why I'm subscribed with both my profiles. ARMSTRONG IS NEXT

[@l4dym3r3k]

“You see, Jack the Ripper, while your argument may sound strong” *displays a hologram* “in this meme, I have depicted you as a ‘Soy Wojak’ while I have depicted myself as a ‘Chad Wojak’.”

[@thevoiceinyourhead7215]

“And though you may block me; I have several alternative accounts, and I will be there with my soy wojak to add the correct amount of irony. Cope and seethe, Jack”

[@wispfire2545]

​ What a fucking menace that Meemsoon. (X

[@spider59er35]

@@thevoiceinyourhead7215God bless that og video

[@kiannkilledeuronymous]

i read that in monsoon's voice lol

[@demi-femme4821]

Pizza Al Dante: "Hey, I've seen this one. It's a classic."

[@Ningen_Black]

Memesoon: >had no build up yet stole the show >talked about memes >had a brutal fight >dies Chad of nature

[@canaldecasta]

>So good you fight him again 5 minutes later.

[@kalo_vera]

@@canaldecasta a good meme never dies, Jack

[@elliebingo]

@@kalo_vera Apple bottom jeans Raiden!

[@faustoelorteguimiguez7643]

reninds my of another character in the game

[@ChefSniperYT]

@@elliebingo Boots with the fur!

[@armiproductions5680]

I just wanna adress the fact that during Monsoon´s speach about memes, you can literrally move your camera to the right and one of the cyborgs just plays with a cat, it´s adorable.

[@kreativernickname4031]

And if you look left you can see Sam being bored and wondering when Monsoon is finished with his speech, which people who replay this game for the difficulties probably can relate too, including me

[@armiproductions5680]

@@kreativernickname4031 the greatest enemy in a hack n slay, unskipable cutscenes.

[@ChadThundercuck]

I hate that every streamer's chat just freaks out spamming look to the right ruining attention to the cutscene which is already fucked since most people just laugh at the word meme to start with. Deffo my least favourite secret in the game for this reason.

[@dextersynesterformerlysorb5334]

@@kreativernickname4031 something something metal gear games something Kojima something something unskippable cutscenes something deliberate artistic choice

[@kreativernickname4031]

@@dextersynesterformerlysorb5334 Nah bro it´s just poor game design

[@TaigaXsenpai]

interesting part about Monsoon is that the only human part left in him is mouth. Monsoon is completely nihilistuc, as a result he does not hold almost any passion. In contrast to Sundowner or Mistral he does not find pleasure in combat or sadism. Rather he sees it as natural way, to survive and adapt. This however, deprived him of almost any emotions. The only thing that give him sense of pride is mocking those that hold to ideas. As a result his mouth is his only remaining human part. Like every cynic, he finds peace in mocking idealists. It is very narrow, but still existing pride and passion.

[@Fallout_Survivor]

Technically he also has a neck cause Raiden final attack independent of the player is always using a direct cut through the neck ripping Monsoon's head off using the HF Blade, Raiden probably realized that was the only weak spot Monsoon had cause the mouth is protected by the helmet AND at the beginning of his introduction right after falling trough the building and fusing his body for the first time, you can clearly see Monsoon doing the ''neck snap'' thing(I forgot how its called lol), being a huge foreshadowing, Monsoon appearance in the game started and finished with the neck, and talking about memes.

[@nkyfong]

As a cynic, this is correct.

[@kotorandcorvid4968]

Monsoon seems to enjoy combat as he taunts Raiden and calls him a weakling

[@feister2869]

@@kotorandcorvid4968 but again, those can be tactics to discourage the opposition or make them fear as they are fighting an sadistic sociopath.

[@ohmyjodwtf]

@@Fallout_Survivor “technically” was that pun intended

[@oligb1469]

Me and my sister's reaction to the Cambodia massacre coming up in his backstory was "Oh F*ck!" that explains where his nihilism comes from and I can't really blame him Pol pot was a monster of a human being, 20,000 mass graves the killing fields it's got to be one of the more darker areas in human history.

[@warwulf1889]

Pol pot sounds less like a world leader and more like a serial killer who wormed his way into a political position that he never deserved.

[@oligb1469]

@@warwulf1889 Worst of all he just looks like an old man nothing out of the ordinary it's terrifying

[@kalebsithnerd119]

Especially S-21, with roughly 14,000 people being brought into there for interrogation and torture. It was reported that only 7 people made it out of there alive in 1979. I'd say that's a pretty horrific thing to think about. Enough to send chills down one's spine.

[@mercury2157]

Pol Pot deserved the most inhumane treatment imaginable and sadly never got it

[@-Bh7gt]

​@@mercury2157 welp didn't they burn him under car tires and trash tho?

[@somerandomdude7417]

“Apples bottem jeans Raiden” “What?” “Boots with the fur”

[@mercenarygundam1487]

"HOW ABOUT FULL OF SHIT? IS THAT A MEME?!" "NO, IT ISN'T YOU FUCKING AMOEBA"

[@battleboxer555]

@@mercenarygundam1487 "You'll never be based with memes like that"

[@theend-nz6vs]

Emergency meeting Raiden:I thought I could be like you but that's a fucking mistake

[@Da_caffeinated_insomniac]

@@battleboxer555 your right ,(shocked Amogus noise) about me I mean

[@seansilv25]

@@Da_caffeinated_insomniac “I thought I could be just like you, but... *that is a mistake”* “Perhaps I am cringe... but that MAKES ME *FREE!”*

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Every time we meme, we simply prove Monsoon right. Now there's a pretty analysis. Exquisite!

[@bodigt0n35]

Memes are truly the DNA of the soul.

[@Huntertheunkown]

I’m always right

[@Rangsayy]

@@bodigt0n35 did monsoon really know meme in a cambodia genocide?

[@mercury2157]

@@Rangsayy considering he was only a kid during the Khmer Rouge, it's entirely possible he ended up reading The Selfish Gene during his time as a mob assassin or even as a cyborg

[@spemtang]

I think Monsoon's facade of being all big talk and "nature running it's course" breaking as he pleads for his life is really interesting and deep for his character. Sure, he may wear a shit-eating grin and laugh manically as he stabs away at his foes, but I feel deep down that Monsoon is someone who is incredibly fearful. In times of genocide and war, he went to the Mafia for protection, same could be said for Desperado. In the lyrics for "The Stains of Time", the one line "Into a peaceful life" always stuck with me a bit. Perhaps it's that Monsoon wishes he wouldn't have to gain power in organizations for his own safety. He knows it's what he must do to survive, but not something he wants. Perhaps when he was more naïve he thought there would be a day when things would get better for him, when war, bloodshed, the rules of nature would no longer torture him. Yet, as he had learned with his age; his dreams, have disappeared.

[@l0rf]

It is most likely a facade. The horrible things he witnessed and the crimes he committed as a result of that initial trauma must have broken him in a fundamental way. The grinning apex predator is a result of his fear of ever being at the mercy of someone else again, someone without any mercy or regard for life. If he's pressed once again into a situation that threatens him, that facade may shatter. Really most actors in Metal Gear just need therapy but chose violence instead.

[@smb_64youtube5]

Everyone monsoon until your own memes strike back at you "Kill or be killed jack" "You're right, im killing you then" "W a i t n o ."

[@Жужъ-ъ5е]

Want to add, that even his body language can tell about the facade thing. When Raiden stands up Monsoon takes a step back (and I remember him doing the same action a couple of times in a potentially dangerous situations)

[@zhipingyuchi9931]

Sir this is a Wendy’s

[@spemtang]

@@zhipingyuchi9931 Wendy's is a myth. Analytical KZbin comments are a joke.

[@garfeldi8466]

he’s honestly in my top 5 of the best characters in metal gear. I love the portrayal of him burying his morals due to the fact he couldn’t process the atrocities he witnessed growing up

[@hithere5553]

Honestly, who wouldn’t come it of that fucked in the head? Babies beaten to death against trees, hundreds lined up and killed with farm tools, and worse. The casual brutality of it all is enough to rationalize omnicide.

[@fabriziocossio3336]

Well, only 2 very important character lefts to explore A very angry politician And a ninja with a gamer mouse body

[@pyroshrimp4073]

khamsin too

[@denisdushevsky8096]

@@pyroshrimp4073 he said *important* characters.

[@pantyosashu8137]

@@denisdushevsky8096 KHAMSIN

[@pantyosashu8137]

TOO

[@pyroshrimp4073]

@@denisdushevsky8096 ik what he said

[@somedudewithakeyboard5388]

I feel that it's ironic that the only time Monsoon truly regains his humanity is when he is absolutely terrified of someone who has just embraced his true self

[@no3ironman11100]

Monsoon witnessed horrors in cambodia and is implied to choose the safest path if he can. His entire philosophy is built on justifying what he's done and seen. Though he is **very successfull** in wearing the mask of psychopathy, you see how he feels about things occasionally in his reactions and such. When you start paying attention everything monsoon says is not about memes or being along "nature's course". It's because he's piss scared of meeting the fate he's seen and has personally forced upon others.

[@createrz8433]

​@@no3ironman11100 why does he mention memes then to raiden after he already meets his fate?

[@no3ironman11100]

@@createrz8433 He says that when you struggle to off him and it's an actual fight you win in the end. His pain tolerance given to him by becoming more machine than man allow him to keep his mask on. When he pleads for his life, you see deep inside though he believes deeply in this philosophy in truth he really doesn't want to die. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXjdinZpbbaneMksi=vTxVoKrXHQvAdFnb&t=120 Some other scenes I forgot where they were further confirm this and indicate monsoon's philosophy is infact hypocritical, and if he could what he truly wishes is for nothing and no one to hurt him again like in cambodia. This is why he sections his body to avoid harm. You can see this makes sense.

[@maxanderson3733]

@@no3ironman11100 leave it to the guy with the aizen profile picture to masterfully analyze someone

[@no3ironman11100]

@@maxanderson3733 Tl;dr I've got this investigation here that says...: (glasses lower to look at monsoon) Says you're a pussy

[@Franz0818]

The Game depicts Monsoon as a nihilistic philosopher ninja The Internet (especially Max0r) depicted him as a top tier sh•tposter “Expose someone to sped up gifs long enough, they’ll eventually learn to get real”

[@Hardbass2021]

"My name is Monsus, of the Sussy Impostors." *insert Amogus meme sounds* "Emergency Meeting!"

[@junwtf]

@@Hardbass2021 *unrealistically low quality among us theme starts playing*

[@seansilv25]

@@junwtf “Please stop” “Heheheh... *NO.* “ *[tons of edits and SFX, including “What the dog doin?”]*

[@junwtf]

@@seansilv25 *insert siren sfx*

[@Nico42048]

,,How about full of shit? Is that a meme? "

[@russian_knight]

Memes on the Internet are jokes passed around, memes by the literal definition are viewpoints and ideals passed around. Metal Gear Rising was revived by the Internet term of meme, and monsoon himself became not just one term of the word, but both, and due to the popularity, his mindset, his meme, was adopted by many people. It's beautiful

[@djangofett4879]

behavior as well can be memetic. for example, why do many people from India do a head bobble when they talk? some kind of memetic societal behavior. why? when and where did it start?

[@pramusetyakanca1552]

Truly nature running its course. The Internet taught us that.

[@ozymandias192]

exquisite!

[@ttchme9816]

The truly ironic part is that memes by definition is just viewpoonts, concepts and ideas that are transmitted from people to people like diseases. Memes, even the internet ones, are exactly that definition. Memes can be dumbed down to funny internet picture but in broader definition it is actually a idea and a concept that is spread by pictures. The form of memes may change but the definition and uses doesn't, internet memes is not exactly what monsoon is talking about but it still fits into his definition. That's the ironic part.

[@koleszgdanska7149]

Yeah... We've been outplayed by a fictional character

[@DedHedZed]

I kind of wish a couple of these dudes survived our boy Ripper Jack. Would have been cool to see. Like Samuel would have been a cool guy to show up in future games.

[@dumbmanpeanut]

that said there are no future games

[@DedHedZed]

@@dumbmanpeanut Unfortunately

[@totororaptors]

Honestly If Sam can move that fast with hardly any cybernetic enhancements then Sam and Raiden working as a team would have been an unstoppable force.

[@Breakaway-ic5gj]

@@totororaptors He has got an exokskeleton armour which is as good if not better than a cyborg body

[@mercury2157]

@@Breakaway-ic5gj looking at how much stronger Sam's blunt attacks are than Raiden's, and how much faster he runs than Raiden, it's safe to say his suit serves him better than a full body frame would.

[@dabbingplatypus2361]

"If you truly overpower Monsoon he'll cry out for you to stop" Me, realizing he said that on my first playthrough of the game: I did good???

[@Akori_Ayanami]

Yes

[@cosmicvoidtree]

I feel like the first time you do it you’re guaranteed to get the “STOP! STOP IT!”

[@guywholikesorialot1246]

@@cosmicvoidtree i got “Do as you please.” Pretty sure it’s based on EMP grenade usage n stuff.

[@ioneocla6577]

It's completely random actually. Many had a no hit S rank and still got the " do as you please"

[@ulrickguiliman4810]

Yes

[@YOU-GET-WHAT-YOU-HAVE]

As a Cambodian, I'm not surprised that Monsoon become what he is. Phnom Penh's traffic definitely could produce a cyborg ninja meme lord.

[@alexanderkazantzis8019]

I think you mean tragic past

[@nicecocofy2614]

@@alexanderkazantzis8019 Buddy you have no idea how cut throat drivers in here are. "If there's a space fill it". "Never been to driver's school no problem".

[@narararamammily5386]

Tell me about. It’s even worse when it’s raining 💀. Take like 3 hours to just move an inch.

[@SansBadTime]

​@@narararamammily5386 do the droplets fall gently down on the terrain ?💀💀💀

[@narararamammily5386]

@@SansBadTime Wash away the sorrow all the stains of time.

[@Rais-Codex]

The magnificent master of malignant memes made masterful work of here.

[@username.mp4387]

Yes yes yes! Monsoon is easily my favorite character in Rising people really sleep on him

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Sussy magnet man had 10 minutes of screen time but taught me more than probably any other character in fiction

[@Immortal2022]

Monsoon's memes guide my entire life

[@BenDover-oh3ty]

Memes, the DNA of the soul

[@thomasdevlin5825]

If there was one other character I wish we could play as in a DLC campaign, it would definitely have to be Monsoon. It's easy to gloss over during his boss fight, but he is an extremely sad character, I would have loved to see more of his backstory, also he would be so damn fun to play as, imagine how cool his move set would be. Khamsin is another character I wish we got to play as, but Monsoon is way higher up on the list

[@Lifeiswhatyoumakeit90210]

Let’s be happy this game actually gave us dlc for two extra characters. Too many games skip out on this and it’s so frustrating because of the great addition to the game it could be

[@The-idiotic-duo-1039]

You do now monsoon is from the mafia or the mob so that means a stupid idea

[@JohnnysBrainfart4372]

@@The-idiotic-duo-1039 Sounds like Yakuza but with cyborgs, sounds awesome ngl

[@darkanayer5867]

I failed a physics exam about magnetic force because i was being Absolutely destroyed by monsoon instead of studying. Isnt that a pretty meme?

[@justafan9399]

Exquisite.

[@Tabby3456]

Monsoon gave me the vibe that made me want to know him more, too bad he's pretty short lived like the blossoms of the trees in the Japanese Garden

[@YABUKIJOE2077]

Very poetical

[@theend-nz6vs]

You struck gold

[@troycoley765]

Thank you for explaining what monsoon meant when he says “memes”. It’s really important to know. Very informative.

[@claytonrios1]

Honestly he's the most annoying boss fight in the whole game to me, if only because you really need your blocking perfected in his fight. That being said "Stains of Time" will always be an amazing song!

[@chubster3271]

monsoon has been the ender of many no hit runs for me

[@Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger]

His boss fight boils down to the question "Can you parry?"

[@First-to-last]

I think you mean the best tutorial boss

[@vectorequinox6202]

I got through Monsoon barely able to parry. Sam was the "hope you know how to parry 100% of the time" boss for me.

[@dopey473]

Parrying is way easier with mouse and keyboard and switching between is seamless so I just do that, gamepad for blade mode and mouse and keyboard for rest of gameplay during parry heavy bosses.

[@FrostMaster9]

Two MGR videos from funnywess and Meti within an hour of each other? This is a good day.

[@thedarkknight727]

The tragedy of Monsoon is that he was born and grew up in a part of the world where the “STRONG” literally ate the “WEAK” as a three course meal. Explaining his nihilistic view on life.

[@RealCursedJazz]

Didn't realise he had that much depth to him, I enjoy him as a character even more now

[@OllieDM910]

Bro how do you not know, you are him

[@ghoulbuster1]

The winds are here. Who farded?

[@Aeon_Is_Near]

@@OllieDM910 you said you were fucking invincible but you the easy fight in the game

[@RealCursedJazz]

@@OllieDM910 idk, things haven't been the same since Jack let it rip

[@EmperorProtects1]

@@ghoulbuster1 Metal Gear Ray

[@owlgoddess8534]

im a big fan of how genuinely terrified of raiden monsoon is. like he gives this whole speech intending to demoralize him and then raiden just goes "you know what? yeah" and suddenly becomes stronger than he has ever been before and you can see in real time monsoon shit his pants as this happens

[@solarprince8139]

Monsoon as a person is very deep, and it's kind of alarming to see someone just, following the "memes" blindly, never stopping to question who they are or if what they are doing is good or not. Really, I feel like most of the villains in this game could have gotten over their trauma or their "memes" and became better people if they tried hard enough. tl:dr: I think that the antagonists could have lived longer and meaningful lives has they followed a different path. However they are all very compelling and even charismatic characters.

[@granmastersword]

they could have tried, but they were hit hard by their past to feel they are unable to do so or that it's now a part of who they are and take pride in

[@theonethesequel]

Except Sundowner, he was evil for shit and giggles.

[@granmastersword]

@@theonethesequel yup, he was the exception. He was just a mediocre man who found delight in being cruel when he joined the military. Ever since that day he participated in many conflicts to keep on being cruel and feel satisfied

[@barkerbarks2537]

oh they could've went on living, if they didn't make a fatal slip, when they got depression/gave up on improving in the general vicinity of the ninja with a big sword on his back

[@sinner2133]

@@barkerbarks2537 i wouldn’t say they’d be depressed. It’s not the case for every case, of course, but depression wouldn’t let you have as much energy as a villain would have to have if they wanted to achieve goals as big as theirs

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Y'know we all crack jokes about "fostering our memes" but when we pull out the social studies stuff and think about the fun we have... We've played ourselves like a fiddle.

[@YABUKIJOE2077]

Yeah

[@Glacial7]

i felt so proud of myself when i heard monsoon say "stop it" when i got to the end part of his fight, cuz i knew that if the fight was done well he would do that, so i took it as a "you beat him legit" moment

[@sprocketpunch]

His reverse visor is very similar to the roman centurion helmet. It was used to help protect the neck from glancing blow to the helmet

[@remixtheidiot5771]

i mastered the parry system fairly early when i played and found monsoon to be joke. i was also playing on hard. barely used any items. my friends who were watching me play at the time called me a parry god, as they struggled at the fight. i thought they were simply being stupid. apparently monsoon really was hard for many people! sundowner remained the hardest for me. he was a brutal rise in difficulty. so my biggest takeaway gameplay wise in this video is... YOU CAN USE THE SAI'S TO RENDER HIS FIRST PHASE A COMPLETE JOKE?!

[@so14r3]

Monsoon was hard for me the first time but he is definitely a fun one to fight

[@shybandit521]

Yeah I felt the exact same way. Monsoon was easy as hell to parry and the game showers you with emp grenades. Sundowner I couldn't figure out how to not get messed up by his shields. Kept getting blown up.

[@JTBJacksdeadasschannel]

I think you’re the only human to have trouble with Sundowner. You can literally kill him easily without even cutting his shields once. He has less health than a dwarf gekko and it makes me angry that most people beat him on their first try without cutting the shields

[@remixtheidiot5771]

@@JTBJacksdeadasschannel i wanted to destroy the shields and get to the second phase because RED SUN OVER PARADISE but I suck at precision cutting. I've only been mashing X and Y when in blade mode up until that point.

[@JTBJacksdeadasschannel]

@@remixtheidiot5771 are you on PC or console?

[@splitreality8712]

From what I remember. Sai actually weren’t specifically ninja weapons They were actually peace keeping weapons, due to the hand held trident shape, that easily caught and disarmed/damaged most blades weapons Personally this actually enforces themes even harder than the ninja aesthetic. Monsoon is the oldest winds of destruction member. Him having the only weapon that conventionally isn’t bladed and only pointed, compared to literally everyone else having a bladed weapon of some kind shows how different his ideals are Mistral is incredibly controlled, and accepts her reason to fight and kill is for Armstrong Her weapon is a staff that holds 2 daggers at each end. She has complete control of it Sun downer revels in his raw love for war and killing. His weapon is a giant scissor blade and 2 large nearly greatsword machetes Sam is lost on his way. He doesn’t know why he kills anymore until he finds a rival in raiden. His weapon is very similar to raidens, being a similar 2 handed katana. Monsoon? He doesn’t give a fuck. He doesn’t care and thinks “might makes right” and fights to survive. Sais being a primarily defensive weapon while still being able to be deadly and 1 handed pushes the “fight to survive” nihilistic mentality of monsoon It pushes monsoons weapon choice into just being a cool part of an admittedly less represented weapon in media. To an actual insight of his character and his role amongst WOD Edit: someone also pointed out. Armstongs main weapon. Being his nanomachines in his heart. They’re also primarily defensive, while Armstrong doesn’t use them for raw defense. In fact he uses them mostly for offense. Which even FURTHER connects him to monsoon cause of their weapons share a philosophy and use case. Which makes sense cause monsoon is basic the right hand man to Armstrong

[@kilzfordays]

Don't forget Armstrong, using a defensive weapon of nanomachines while also utilising them for offence which could show some duality in his character as both the final boss and yet a character Raiden can relate to as shown in his theme It Has To Be This Way and it's lyrics.

[@CesarGameBoy.]

Another thing I think is pretty cool about “Stains of Time” is how if you listen closely to the backup vocals during the chorus, it sounds an awful lot like Raiden. And since all the singers are meant to sound like the voice actors, it’s interesting when you think about how much of Monsoon’s theme, or any of the boss’ themes in general, could connect with Raiden as well. Of course it’s not 1:1, but there’s definite similarities.

[@archermon373]

It's kinda cool, that almost every character who does the whole "strong prey on the weak" thing, ultimately begs for mercy or says that its wrong, only when they are now the weak. Except monsoon, he can fully accept it, and even when he panics, he ultimately resigns himself to it still.

[@danshakulawrence983]

Based on my crude experience with the Metal Gear franchise, only played MGR:R and MGS (In that order), I feel like a lot of Metal Gear characters turn to nihilistic perspectives on life in order to cope with the trauma they've suffered. Part of me pities them. Another part despises them.

[@hairlessgrizzly559]

Is it just me, or do the Japanese got some pretty badass farming tools? Sai, Kunai, Kama sickles. I understand they were probably adapted over time to look more like weapons, but still, they have no business making farming tools look that cool

[@Some_Duck_Perhaps]

Monsoon's speech about "meme" really resonates within me, it felt like he awakens something inside me that I don't even know I have He literally gave me his meme

[@---pj1xz]

Which later become the "haha funny" meme, spread out, and that prove him right even more.

[@seansilv25]

Now that… *that* is exquisite

[@GrieveIV]

Honestly kinda surprised there wasn’t a cut to a 4-5 second clip of DSP during the “Monsoon’s fight is a skill check to be sure you know how to block and don’t button mash” segment

[@Okkotsu86275]

Monsoon had really cool concepts, designs and overall character outline. His theme also was a banger

[@oliverotter6455]

The most bs part about this game is that the guy with magnet powers lost to a robot

[@davidiobrando]

"I guess you could say a good meme never dies, Jack."

[@annsh.6487]

The line "They're only trees" had some sort of profound effect on my soul when I heard it, idk. Just made me feel so warm

[@J-wolf5]

so i wanted to make a presentation for one of my classes and my teacher liked the idea of memes but seen from a more philosofical perspective, i cant belive i actually used this video as a source of information... thanks i guess

[@YABUKIJOE2077]

Good

[@djangofett4879]

its crazy how Richard Dawkins has gone from a fascinating genius with insightful analysis about evolution and sociology to now he is just another culture war doofus. not long ago, he was praising the anglican church as a bastion of western values and freedom or some crap like that..... Basically sounded like he turned into Ben shapiro (an openly fundamentalist clown) rambling about "judeo-christian values". what the hell happened to that guy? he used to be brilliant.

[@RAIDENM4N]

The eyes on Monsoon makes him look like a Cyberpunk 2077 character. Personally, I love the idea of technological developments in the Metal Gear series being a precursor to technological developments in Cyberpunk. Like imagine if World Marshal and Arasaka existed in the same world and Sundowner's cyborg enhancements were used as a blueprint for Adam Smasher's enhancements. MGR's story takes place in 2018 and Adam Smasher debuts as a cyborg around 2022-2023.

[@deadlytoaster1422]

Its a good thing im not the only who thought adam and sundowner look similar.

[@goroakechi6126]

I’m doing a DND thing with my friends, and Monsoon is the current boss, so this was perfect timing. Thank you!!

[@pariswashington5543]

How does that work could you explain

[@goroakechi6126]

@@pariswashington5543 No.

[@75g53]

@@goroakechi6126 pretty please? 🥺

[@Intracaedes]

no wait that's such a cool idea for a boss.

[@Fallout_Survivor]

The real question is who owns the Japanese garden Monsoon or Sundowner, Monsoon has the DLC scene and the ninja vibe while Sundowner has the samurai armor thing, which makes me wonder who the member of world marshall is actually responsible for the creation of the garden... Oh and definitely ain't sam, cause despite being the most samurai-looking dude and saying in the DLC he would enjoy the fight the garden saying is ''classic'' the garden was already there when he arrived, also cause he just became a member of the winds so I don't think he has the money to make a giant garden inside a building in like 2 years of work lol

[@ZstackZip]

Since Monsoon never got his own subtitle, I made him one: Monsoon: The Summer Torrent

[@Jam-og1km]

I love him as a character because he is either deep and complex, or the funny meme guy, depending on what mood I'm in

[@kodymcbride6901]

Gotta say the exhance before Raiden finally kills him is kinda neat. "You're dead!" "Dead on!"

[@apfel_taartje475]

First time I beat him I got him to cry out, and thought: "what a coward, starting a fight then crying for forgiveness when you lose" Now I get why he did it as his sole purpose was to survive

[@aoife-oh9si]

monsoon is my favorite mgr character, so i was really anticipating this video. you delivered for sure! amazing as always meti

[@mohabalserafe3795]

Mansoon is one of my favorites in the metal gear universe he has a very strong philosophy of how the world operates his definition of a meme is so true and still holds up even to this day this game was so ahead of it's time

[@LosoaII]

This may have been the only time i've seen some mention about the final lines a boss says at the end of a fight. I've always thought it was interesting that bosses had varying lines and wondered if they correlated to how you fought them. Monsoon in particular had the 3 different lines shown in the video, but I remember even Bladewolf screaming for mercy at the last second in some instances of his boss fight. Idk, i really liked the thought that the bosses would react so drastically to Raiden if the fight was done perfectly as if they were horrified of the monster they unknowingly unleashed to the world.

[@degenerate-otaku6634]

Yessss the long awaited Monsoon video! Honestly I wasn't all for him at first but I just loved his theme and he just kinda became my fav character of mgrr

[@Dr_Al_]

Everyone keeps saying Monsoon is a *nihilist* but I think that's completely wrong. Nihilism means you believe there is no meaning, no purpose at all in life. However Monsoon clearly believes in 'greater purposes', whether passing on memes, or living by his "kill or be killed" ideology. He has learned to co-exist with the pain that haunts him, but at the cost of becoming a killer who preys upon the weak. But he's not a *mindless* killer; he seems to reflect on his own beliefs and ponders life's questions in a way similar to a philosopher. So no, Monsoon is *not* a nihilist. I would instead call him a deterministic Stoic: he rejects the idea of free will, and seems to have detached himself from feeling anything. The Stoics believed that attachment to things in the world will only cause grief when those things are taken away, so the best way to cope in life is to not get attached to anything. I think 2 quotes reflect this: "Nature is not beautiful or ugly" (he feels neutral towards the world) and "Now I return to the Earth..." (to me this feels almost biblical, the idea 'from dust you were made and to dust you will return.' He doesn't cling to life, but lets nature take his course). He died by the same rule he lived by: kill or be killed. Perhaps he believed his purpose in life was to test the strength of others while increasing his own power, in order to further prove the strength of whoever he would eventually be defeated by.

[@Omashu2425]

I'm currently on my fourth playthrough of Metal Gear Rising, and just a few minutes ago, I faced Monsoon again. Up until now, he was my most hated boss in the game, but that was before I knew how to actually fight him. I just kept spamming EM Grenades and going apeshit whenever he was able to be attacked, and I took most of his rush attack and using nanopaste to beat him in a test of endurance. But once I learned how to fight him (how to parry, what to parry, how to wear down his invincible mode), I'll be damned if he wasn't one of my favourite bosses so far, and it was the first time I beat him without EM Grenades, and made him say "Stop it." instead of "Have it your way." You better watch yourself Sundowner, because Jack is back, and he's right on your doorstep.

[@CricetoFunni]

I never knew that Monsoon's final words changed depending on what and how you did during the fight, I thought it was just random. Interesting.

[@billyjoecook4362]

I like the theory that Stains of Time is also a theme for Raiden coming to the realization that deep down he is and always will be Jack the Ripper, as opposed to being just Monsoon's theme

[@wiewio8035]

Still it was funny to think Monsoon was once a serious warrior, and out of nowhere he talks about Amogus

[@Derpp88]

my first time playing mgrr It took me over 4 hours to beat monsoon as I had not discovered that you can use those healing packs, so I had to beat monsoon all on one life

[@thedemonkane2737]

Memes. The DNA of the soul.

[@inkbagz3455]

I strangely first thought Monsoon sounded a bit like Vergil, especially during his introduction

[@cabbageashthe1st594]

ah yes, my favorite example of cambodian representation

[@aceofsharks9837]

It's genuinely thought provoking how the cultural influence, propaganda, and mutablity definition of Memes actually works perfectly in line with the current, popular definition and use of the word.

[@Toast_Is_Good]

I have watch’s Max0r’s incorrect summery as metal gear rising that I though Meti was going to say “Monsoon, of the sussy imposter tribe” lmao

[@Voc_spooksauce]

Everytime i see him i'm reminded of how i had to beat him with exactly 0 blocking, and i did the same until Sam's bossfight where i learned to do it right. Amazing video as usual Meti, cheers from Brazil :>

[@medibirb6912]

I did the exact same thing on my first playthrough, I never learned how to parry so I just used Mistral’s pole arm as a crutch until I fought Sam, learned how to parry from then on lmao, I’m surprised I even beat monsoon

[@Voc_spooksauce]

@@medibirb6912 Exactly huehue

[@bkproductions383]

Don’t know if this is brought up, but the song “Stains of time” was actually done up by Geoffplaysguitar. You can see him in the credits for; Additional synth programming. If you want proof or something; here's the link; kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5S1ZKKIjZt1jac

[@sergeanthuman]

Omg this is amazing to hear

[@bkproductions383]

@@sergeanthuman Yeah, man. I was really shocked to hear this as well.

[@qron3016]

monsoon of the sussy imposters

[@deadgunslinger8489]

But in the end how much right is monsoon? Is Raiden a bad person or a good person? Do we really have free will? Why Sam is so sexy? These are things i always question about.

[@harryblocks]

My name is Monsoon...of the Memes of Destruction

[@HectorLopez0217]

Yeah I guessed as much

[@damianallen4964]

I'll never forget the face my fiancé made upon hearing the line, "your memes end here" without any context.

[@samueltitone5683]

Ah, Monsoon. An absolutely brilliant character made into a complete joke by the evolution of language. Nobody on planet Earth uses "meme" the way Dawkins or Metal Gear do anymore, and nobody really did back in 2013 either. It's almost enough to make you wonder if Monsoon was the developers' way of mocking nihilists.

[@justanotherfoolish]

Hearing that him yelling stop was something you earn through beating him skillfully. was nice to know. i was barely able to push through the game. hell i almost restarted to going easy mode during the bladewolf fight. but when my last try i won. i set out to beat the game without restarts. and him. really made me ground myself and master the controls. i never used a single item. i parried every attack then struck. that’s how i defeated monsoon

[@Rodpile]

20:24 I guess you could say that Monsoon carried on Psycho Mantis's memes

[@EN-mh4og]

I think under his smile and bravado he hides the fact that he is most angry and hateful among winds of destruction.

[@thechoadic9964]

I had one of the weirdest dreams last night. Where me and Monsoon went and got lunch at shawarma stand, and I remember him ordering iced coffee

[@degenerate-otaku6634]

Wish I had dreams like that

[@what-bl1ut]

“How about 'Full of shit',Is that a meme?” “Yes Jack,it indeed is a meme.” “Dang,no wonder you have it.” “..Jack,You have it too.” “Atleast i was never as shit-filled as you.” “...” “...” “God,i hate you Jack,can we just fight?” “Alright,Then,let's..Just start.” *One epic fight later...* “Ok,maybe don't..ever do that again,Raiden.”

[@disrut3208]

Everyone be talking about Sam's thickness but LOOK AT MONSOON'S *GODLY* QUADS FULL OF *MEMES*

[@Someone-kj2pc]

''Your memes end here'' ''Please... dont repost my memes back to me...'' -end call-

[@DoktourKrow]

"be based or be cringe, Jack. Some redditor told me that" -The Magnificent Memesoon

[@Thechaosmaster1997]

Ah Monsoon of the Sussy Imposters. Let his memes flow through you like a river.

[@averageforestfish]

Fine... i'll do it myself, *Brings Sword made of Copper to Monsoon boss fight*

[@johnmoore8627]

TBH I expected that when a Monsoon video came out it would be called “The Melancholy of Monsoon” because of his nihilistic views and constant cackling. This title is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@OccuredJakub12]

I always saw Stains of Time as not Monsoon's theme, but the theme of Jack the Ripper. I see Rules Of Nature as Monsoon's theme indirectly.

[@limbonlegs1662]

Oh, because its about nature and the strong crushing the weak

[@textoffender3410]

The thing about metal gear rising is that raiden is similar in some way to all of the bosses, so parts of all of the boss themes can be applied to both raiden and the boss

[@ionlycreatedthissothatican6859]

@@textoffender3410 one of the many reasons why MGR's soundtrack is absolutely genius

[@kalo_vera]

Finally, the meme man himself EXQUISITE

[@Bleached_fusion-uj6vw]

And it will come like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up until the end is here And it will come through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared My dreams disappear

[@ProfessionalEepyHead]

Bro fucking dig me up entirely

[@brannonhawkins6869]

can you on September 1 , 2022 start more jojo stand viedo to celebrate jojo anime and viedo game and if you do can you do onigo boingo brother,seth,super fly,black sabbath,weather report/heavy weather,tusk act 1-4,soft and wet