THIS WAS TUFFF! | Metal Gear Rising | Finale

[@danielendless]

Can we just acknowledge the fact that Armstrong could only have bought the giant robot ant for aesthetic reasons, because he's literally stronger than it

[@alexluckham6622]

I mean hes a US senator he cant go running around killing the president and punching everyone else to start a war

[@Floaydi]

And the fact that if he absorbed the spider bot before it gets drilled by Raiden he could've probably been stronger but no, just style points I guess.

[@CorruptedYT]

He needed it’s energy.

[@Vancev99x]

That's his Rolls-Royce Truck. 😅😂😂

[@daysand123]

I misread literally as legally at first. Lol

[@lucifermagne7458]

You definitely need to play the DLC for this game. You get to play as Jetstream Sam and Bladewolf

[@zsheedx4257]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT

[@texasbutter1341]

Finally a man of culture.

[@solidinfinity]

Beat me too it lol

[@son.of.naphtali]

thank you bro

[@Mr.Memesoon]

Bro I forgot about the Sam dlc but I did mention the blade wolf one a few videos back

[@baileygobrr]

the most badass thing about sam (and the reason he is easier to fight than the others) is that he is only part cyborg. hes basically a normal human battling a cyborg made for battle.

[@imrlyfeelinit9889]

i feel that saying part cyborg undermines his strength since tbf he isnt even a cyborg, hes just a man with a prosthetic arm, everything else about him is purely human

[@texasbutter1341]

​​@@imrlyfeelinit9889 with very good enhancements in his suit. And probably some stimulants and some strong ass MF armor ) 😅

[@submergedbird8244]

@@texasbutter1341I’m pretty sure his armor is considered outdated too

[@MichelGG117]

@@submergedbird8244his suit is outdated If anything by the games standard, it’s just a full body vest that gives minor protection, he’s just that strong lol

[@jamesofthekaijukompendium]

Bro dunked on the guy that dunked on Metal Gear RAY, an MG designed to kill other large metalic city destroying machines. And Sam merked the guy who merks MG-merkers.

[@aethernaut736]

I’m sad this game never got a sequel, and most likely (or indefinitely) won’t get one. This game is amazing, and was a great way to continue a story in the Metal Gear universe after the 4th.

[@randomyoutuber2633]

The DLC is about as close as you can get, just like Asura's Wrath.

[@kirbe5039]

It would be interesting seeing raiden follow Armstrong's beliefs, if they were going to make a next game they could have raiden be the villain if they wanted or make it so that Armstrong's America comes true

[@c0wboys4life]

If one the sales could match how good this game was, even with the Blade Mode hype it was slept on back when it released

[@williamhardee8863]

It’ll get a sequel eventually, if Alan Wake can get a sequel this definitely can. The game studios know how much fans are anticipating certain games so they wait for the right time to drop them to get the most hype out of it. They know how much holding out on us works in making us want it more.

[@ditto7047]

​​​@@kirbe5039 I highly doubt they'd make Raiden the villain for the simple fact that that's just not who he is. While Raiden did agree with Armstrong that the system in America as it is now is fucked up, they wanted two vastly different things. Armstrong wanted a lawless world where people are free to do whatever they want solely because they have the strength and means to do so. There would be nothing keeping the worst of humanity from running wild. Raiden did not agree with that at all. Raiden is still a fairly good person, and even though does act way outside the law a lot, he would never pursue the same goal as Armstrong, especially not when his methods to carry out his plan involved making an army of child soldiers who were put through the same hell he was. TLDR: Raiden and Armstrong both held ideals of freedom, but their definitions of freedom were way too different for Raiden to ever carry out Armstrong's goals

[@ool_ongtea3283]

Sam is just THAT GUY man... Dontai, I hope you play the DLC for this game, shit would be fire

[@MrWashed_]

The senator is one of my favorite antagonists/boss fights in gaming for me, he's just soo "bat shit " insane.

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

“Nice argument Senator, now how bout you back it up with some source”

[@smitefulaxe1344]

@@Shuichisaihara5499 "My source is:I MADE IT THE FUCK UP!"

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

@@smitefulaxe1344 Ah, I see you are a man of culture

[@ditto7047]

​​@@smitefulaxe1344 "Imagine a world, Raiden, free of cancel culture! Where no one can call me out on my outlandish claims!"

[@noahpotter7190]

Yall are some nerds you know that right

[@fraydizs7302]

Dontai: "Youre actually trash." Senator armstonrg: "And i took that personally"

[@Bonkionic]

Casually does 140% damage

[@Nocturnewashere]

I love seeing how invested Dontai was in the cutscenes and storyline. I wasn't sure if he'd really fw the overall message of the game beyond how cool everything was. Also Jetstream Sam gotta be one of the best rivals in any game ever.

[@SinnermanZeke]

Youre goddamn right

[@DEUS_VULT_INFIDEL]

Armstrong was ultimately right about Raiden in that he, like Armstrong, fights for what he believes in no matter the odds, and will absolutely kill if he must. The personal war you see him embark upon at the end shows that his words even got through, though how Raiden wields the ideal is much different from how Armstrong would have, if I'm remembering correctly. It's also cool how Raiden is effectively exactly what Armstrong wants the rest of the world to become, yet is completely opposed to what he's doing. And it fits that who believes the weak should be culled by the strong is ultimately destroyed by someone stronger than themselves.

[@incendiious]

imo when he says "the weak will be purged", what he actually means is that he wants the weak to have no choice but to become strong. like throwing a young bird off a cliff, and either it learns to fly or it doesn't

[@slashvalkryie123yt8]

You can't forget that Sam was fighting you with barley any cybernetics that's basically the terminator fighting someone with a robotic hand

[@jesuspernia8031]

Doesn’t the suit he’s wearing power him up?

[@slashvalkryie123yt8]

@@jesuspernia8031 I would say yes, but going by the games dialogue it's safe to assume not to the same extent as raiden

[@FrogVoid1]

@@jesuspernia8031its just like a normal armor suit iirc

[@primary2630]

​@FrogVoid1 it's a powered exoskeleton

[@HipomosJ]

@@jesuspernia8031 Actually his suit is even considered outdated

[@applesadam8050]

emotional scene playing: dontai: that sword would REALLY look good with the fit

[@punderarmor]

Honestly love Sam's fight. No drones. No Monsoon. No explosive shields. No bullshit. Just you, Sam, and the setting Sun.

[@dre____]

the brazillian way fr

[@Da1337Man]

Raiden disarms Wham Slam Bam Sam, which causes him to lose his McFucking Marbles.

[@confusedbakugo1373]

No Monsoon telling you about fucking... Among Us.

[@scrp6638]

“You leave me no choice… I challenge you to a DEBATE!” “What the fuck? No.” *dies of cringe*

[@DJ3592]

Just you, the sunset, and the soil. "Hey Raiden check out this cool bug I found"

[@VTown1989]

I love how each character gets stronger whenever they are spitting their philosophy. It's like a debate and the fighting is just a visual representation of the impact of their beliefs in that particular moment. In the end, Wolfy had to step in and spit his own take and give Raiden that good anime BUDDY MOTIVATION. And the music is always on point with it lol

[@geraltofrivia323]

Congrats, you just unlocked the secret of the Metal GEAR franchise.

[@CesarGameBoy.]

*New Player:* “Hey, is that giant robot the final boss?” *MGR Fan:* “No, it’s the tutorial boss.” *New Player:* “Okay.. is the giant spider robot the final boss?” *MGR Fan:* “No, it’s guy piloting the spider robot.”

[@filipvadas7602]

1. Its pretty crazy that, even with his new body, Sam was able to pretty consistently dunk on Raiden despite his only major cybernetic enhancement being his arm. Which actually made him *weaker* if anything, since he had trouble getting used to it. 2. I am convinced that half the reason that this game doesn't have a sequel is because they have no idea how to top Armstrong. The dude has next to no screentime up until the final level and yet they do such a good job of making every second he's onscreen count to make him not just iconic, but one of the best final bosses in video game history. And the fact that he's *chronologically* the *final boss* of the entire Metal Gear franchise is just the cherry on top.

[@randombear3381]

This play through was fire, loved watchin it. Thanks for this entertainment Dontai

[@omnipresentl1316]

This game is much deeper if you look into it but even on its surface it is funny and brutally awesome with all the songs being absolute bangers.

[@Bobo-IsKool]

I like how raiden actually shows respect to Sam by instead stabbing him through the chest instead of slicing him to millions of pieces like the others even tho he was the guy that almost fucking dog watered raiden in the vid lol.

[@TheBestGamer43]

Same with Armstrong, him and Sam are the only enemies who raiden doesn't slash to ribbons.

[@kienphucnguyen2001]

3:28 dance party 5:57 the end of samuel 7:31 to put it simply, it was originally a formidable katana. Then sam modified it into an HF blade while its original quality remain the same. 8:48 i like this guy here 9:34 meet sunny (made her first appearance in mgs4, 4 years prior to this game’s event) 9:58 jack is pissed 12:00 still reading 17:41 meet armstrong 21:18 vs excelsus 22:13 just ninja run it 23:10 Live in ignorance and purchase your happiness 24:06 I thought he was gonna say “ashes to ashes, motherf*cker!” 25:08 The fires of greed will burn the weak 25:46 yes way! 26:17 The unenlightened masses; They cannot make the judgment call 26:46 headbanger 27:25 sumo time 28:20 yeah, he was like venom 28:53 don’t fuck with the senator! 30:57 nice knife 32:33 armstrong’s speech (BASED) 36:31 batshit insane 36:53 it means “in order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed or sacrificed” 38:11 sandbag time 39:13 nanomachines, son! 43:53 final battle 44:41 standing here, I realize you are just like me trying to make history 48:35 final qte 49:41 we’re done here 58:07 post credits

[@The_Sacrificial_Lamb]

thank you, king

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

And thus the main story concludes with 3 more songs. For Sam we got “The only thing I know for real” which is hype. And Armstrong gets 2 songs. “Collective consciousness” which explains what we THINK his motives are, and “It has to be this way” after the realization that he and Raiden aren’t so different Side note: 33:11 “Yo! Is that f@cking black face?!?!”

[@jammygamer8961]

No its Nano machines son

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

@@jammygamer8961 it was joke. Reference to that one scene from that weird animated show

[@nielsjensen4185]

It goes even deeper than that. Armstrong believes in nothing except his own greatness. He gives what's effectively a speech and then follows it up with, "I don't write my own speeches." The speech itself is just bites of other speeches as well, this is advertised by bits from two speeches that are unable to be more different if they tried. One is a call to the most sincere humanity and the other is a dog whistle to Fascistic ideology. Those two things are cognitively dissonant. Reinforcing that Armstrong himself believes nothing save for his Fascistic ideology. "Weak" and "strong" are relative terms, Bladewolf even makes this explicit when he says that if Raiden wants to protect everyone weaker than him then it would be billions of people. Armstrong sees himself as the strongest person there is. When someone states an absolute they also state the implied opposite since the listener subconsciously thinks that the opposite is the only way that absolute statement has meaning. So, when Armstrong says, "The weak shall serve," he implies, "The strong shall rule," and in Armstrong's eyes no one is stronger than him, as they're weaker than him they shall all serve him.

[@princevernet9813]

Dontai: "You're disarmed! You lose!" Sam: Proceeds to humble him the next second.

[@TaketheKoii]

This is probably one of dontai's favorite games and I'm happy that it is.

[@josiah7468]

The consistency was crazy for this game

[@BlueBlacy]

What I find interesting is at 51:49 when he says "Deep inside were kindred spirits you and I". If you look closely Raiden his shadow is exactly on Senator Armstrong his body.

[@CrimsonSpiderX]

Raiden about to have a psychotic break because bladewolf wouldn't shake his hand is peak

[@thunderbolte711]

I think we know what kind of games Dontai likes by now, the violent hack and slash type game where the protagonist feels OP and can literally obliterate their enemies and you just feel powerful playing as them. Kratos, Asura, Deadpool, Wolverine, Dante, Cal Kestis, and now Raiden are one in the same. I wonder who will be next.

[@Cimo8]

Alex Mercer👀

[@battousaix4263]

Bayonetta would be fire

[@terrylikespb]

bro senator armstrong is honestly one of my favorite final bosses mostly for his personality alone

[@Genchi_Violet]

This game deserves a sequel! and im so sick to my stomach that we may never get one 😩

[@moneyboy503]

if anyone cares about a quick *SPOILER* backstory on Sunny, - Sunny Gurlukovich ( Renamed to Emmerich ) is the daughter of Olga Gurlukovich. One of the Russian female operatives Snake encounters out at sea on a boat during the events of MGS 2. Hal (Otacon) Emmerich adopted her and raised her along side Snake during the events of MGS 4, There's a point you meet Raiden again here and his arm gets cut off (which is why when Sam cuts it off at the beginning of the game he says "Dammit, Not again!") and Snake brings him back in and Sunny is the one that really looked after Raiden until he got better. Raiden has a Wife (Rose) and a Son (John)

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

Jack and the Russian guy saved her from the patriots also. It’s why she has a soft spot for Raiden.

[@straivalist8281]

Dontai Love you man, Watching you play games like these is just so damn good, without the twitch stuff on too just private chill recordings like this. You gotta continue playing games like these

[@TheMightyKite]

I will not lie to you Dontai, Collective Consciousness is perfectly matched, with all I want for Christmas is you. *We aren’t joking*

[@rxyal1903]

So glad to see Dontai playing one of my favorite games of all time and having a great time with it

[@onilink134]

It is so fucking telling that the swordfight between a regular-sized man and a goddamn CITY-SIZED MECH using a SKYSCRAPER-SIZED SWORD is not the high point of this game. They really went all in for the finale, and then some.

[@stevsteelen]

Ay, sam is that guy bro, he literally has no cyberneyic enhancments other than a prosthetic arm which is why hes easier than the other bosses but this man literally dunked on raiden at the train, he has my respect, no minions, no bullshit, just a one on one. Also Raiden actually sliced the doctor and george in half in that room but george managed to survive with his head and left arm intact so hes basically a cyborg now, you didnt see it because it'll be graphic af

[@Legacy-qj4lr]

I'd say this is my favorite game ever. Glad to see Dontai play it.

[@NotTheAlbinauricWoman]

If you liked Sam’s sword, you can even play as him in the free DLCs. Would also recommend playing the other MGS games if you want to make sense of the SOP and other in-game lore things Also Senator Armstrong has the same VA as Mimir from GOW.

[@TahoesLimit]

Bro this playthrough put Metal Gear on my LIST. This whole series was LIT so I cant wait to see whats next

[@kingofring7863]

I think what made this playthrough interesting is the fact he struggled more with sundowner than sam which is in funny cos most people view sundowner as the easiest boss given his health and the fact you dont even to destroy his shields to beat him

[@Racerbeast2048]

10:04 Dontai: “Is he gonna kill the dog?” Nah he's just pissed that the dog didn't do the same for him 😂

[@The_GK1]

Pissed as in 'psychotic murderer break'

[@Awesomeranger]

Dontai been on fire with these MGR vids but.... Who gon tell him they got DLC content?

[@MrAnt728]

BRO everything about this game. The music, gameplay, bosses, and everything is legendary🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I'm glad Dontai played it

[@WimpusPOV]

Armstrong is one of the greatest villians of all time hands down.

[@supremecai5857]

Such a fire playthrough. Just like the game itself, short and sweet. Hype af to see what goldie oldie is up next

[@lucifermagne7458]

Toph pfp, opinion valid

[@Floaydi]

​​@@lucifermagne7458Which gets negated by the hazbin hotel pfp. But that's fine Toph still great.

[@lucifermagne7458]

@@Floaydi to be fair I haven't been interested in Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss in a while due to it getting fucking terrible in the second season. I just haven't bothered to change it because I'm a lazy fuck

[@jammygamer8961]

@@lucifermagne7458 Yea its annoying to see what happened to Helluva Boss because when season 1 ended i was actually quite invested/interested in the show. And now season 2 has destroyed that for me

[@lucifermagne7458]

@@jammygamer8961 yep

[@ghettonerd853]

bro this whole series is insane thank you dontai for playing this masterpiece dude 🙌 hopefully u play mk1 when it releases

[@MASTERJCLIPs]

You should give the prototype series a chance, it will knock your socks off!

[@str9306]

YES BRUH OMG

[@MrGigaWattPOP]

The consistency is crazy! I can't wait until he plays Infamous.

[@SinnermanZeke]

Agreed

[@Heart_Beat973]

Dontai with another game added in the completion list. Onto the next one!

[@death17dead50]

Probably my favorite series I've seen you play other than 12 minutes. I'd suggest you play other Metal Gear games if you'd like to try out any more stealth games.

[@N.River37]

Dlc's gotta be next for sure! Can't wait to see you kick ass as Sam and Wolf!

[@icamster8744]

Dontai you literally played all my favorite ancient games Thanks for the journey

[@s4ndr3x98]

54:53 raiden had to cut through george when he was taken hostage by that scientist, but it was off camera for legal, censorship and rating reasons.

[@DiagonalLuna]

i just now realised raiden puts his hand on his chin and laughs after dodging an punch that almost hit his chin, then armstrong hits him on the face and he slides across the floor with his chin

[@james9609]

Imagine a remake of this game in 10 years...

[@R-KHANA]

The thing that was impressive about Sam imo was that he was still beating Raiden's ass the entire time with almost no cybernetic enhancements and even after Raiden got his upgrades, Sam still gave him trouble during their final fight. I also loved how he just wanted to do a normal duel. No extra bullshit. No speeches. Just a fight to the death.

[@jeramysteve3394]

26:02 bro the music synced up so perfectly.

[@leifeckstrand6651]

Albeit you are my top 2 most entertaining youtubers of my life, but I love the gaming channel in total, keep the greatness rolling!

[@supermariolover20]

This playthrough was great! 🔥🔥 Hope you play the DLCs if you enjoyed the game enough.

[@jaieregilmore971]

8:03 the sheathing of sword is cold.

[@sethwilliams9744]

Watched you post this on stream, im in your walls

[@ImStillSixxes]

☠️

[@Maine829]

Yeah

[@lucifermagne7458]

​@@ImStillSixxeswhen Raiden turns red, it's because he's feeling pain. When Bladewolf decided not to shake Raiden's hand, Raiden turned red, which means he was hurting because Bladewolf rejected his handshake

[@shane783]

Well I’m in your *Balls-*

[@ImStillSixxes]

@@lucifermagne7458 wtf are you talking about

[@golikeayocat6180]

Man this game was ahead of its time!!, I wonder if there’s going to be any sequel

[@beastmobile96]

This is easily the most anime game out there! Love dontaii reaction to the spider boss fight 🤣

[@stormtroopertk8]

The amazingness about this game is that every line in this game is so quotable and amazingly impactful

[@The_Devil_Breaker_]

Jetstream Sam's DLC is truly on another level

[@Mirekluk]

What I love about MGR final boss is : Half the time, it's philosophical debate, and the other half is demonstrating their arguments via violence.

[@JeffersonThe3rd]

anyone else realized that the slashes match the song perfectly at 13:50?

[@masonroe2134]

I was starting to think no one else knew that 😂 it’s so badass

[@martindaniel6806]

I would love for dontai to play the metal gear solid games, don't know if they are too long for a youtube series though but snake eater would be great, him experiencing when the song kicks in

[@koboldwizard]

48:48 is it just me or just the swings he make just before hitting armstrongs hand sync with the music, also the lyrics coming in at the end was just perfect

[@tipslipped6549]

He has to play the dmc series next 🙏🏽

[@user-ij2pe5id6m]

dmc or bayonetta 🙏

[@s4ndr3x98]

Also yakuza 0

[@Torontoian007]

He played dmc5 but it would be cool if he played the other games too

[@somefurryuwu1224]

outstanding, immaculate even, can never get tired of it

[@DarkL0rd4]

It has to remain one of the best final bosses in video games and it's kind of funny how they're almost never able to stop Armstrong when he's healing

[@justadogobeingdogo5766]

Now you know Dontai... *It Has To Be This Way* (Intro intensifies) 🇺🇸

[@tonywilliams6294]

42:51 "The lights were brighter than expected."

[@Fricc169]

literally the best video game ever

[@Mas027]

One of these days dontai gotta play the DMC games

[@Theseus_O2]

waitin all day for this 🔥

[@oniquemiller]

Me too

[@DeadEye364]

31:00 to this day, Raiden chuckling to himself cause his chin didnt get hit for once...only for his chin to take the most damage it ever had XD

[@c0wboys4life]

Sam fight is pretty straight forward, but on higher difficulties when everybody hits like a tank you’ve died 10x over with the amount of hits you took 😂

[@108tyrese]

Bro this seeies was so fun to watch. I really hope he plays 40k Space Marine one day before the sequel comes out later this year. God that game is sick!

[@playerchef]

Imagine dontai playing gears of war 1,2 and 3. But he'll probably play one of them and leave it

[@joe1q234]

The play through was amazing it was fun seeing your reactions. Thanks for playing Metal Gear Rising Revengeance

[@X2Afilliated]

This was definitely one of your best playthroughs, I recommend you play the dlc it’s pretty amazing and i’d really enjoy it. 👍

[@MadebySTVR]

What y’all ain’t tell Dontai is that this is one of the top 20 hardest bosses in video games

[@johnshelton8339]

Incorrect

[@futanahriadventures]

@29:47 “nah, wait, you’re actually trash” Proceeds to get combo’d to stunlocked into the corner, and dies a few seconds later. The comedic timing is insane 😂 Great video, MGR is a great experience, goad you really enjoyed it

[@jaetheway9666]

“im reporting that nigga” man this playthrough was fun😭😭😭

[@zacheryschmidt2611]

Can we get like a summarization of the events that led up to this game? I’ve seen this game played many times, yet I still have a small grasp on the lore here. Not the whole Metal Gear universe, just Raiden, Sunny and other elements in this game. I think Dontai and the rest of us would appreciate it

[@TheRealSaintSaber]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5LVaX2upLCpiMU this summarizes it in 24 minutes

[@emiliomartinez7573]

Bro senator Armstrong literally has armament Haki from one piece.😂

[@dlowmighty9283]

Can’t believe dontai been playing so many classics I remember coming home from school playing all the recent games he’s dropped miss tho days it’s only right he plays Star Wars Force Unleashed 🔥💨💯

[@blackblastgaming1381]

1k like here, love your gameplay man, really made my day fam.

[@BonesAlexander]

Having that side dodge is absolutely required for Armstrong plus that polarm is definitely the best when it comes to attacking fast. I definitely had fun my first time through and I also chose the red and black skin too.

[@azeem1597]

Now you gotta try Metal Gear Solid 3. Idk if stealth games is your thing but the story and bosses in that game are amazing, also it's chronologically the first game in the series.

[@bluepersreel]

You gotta do the devil may cry series next, I would start with 3, kinda mixed on 4 and then I think 5 will be one of your favorite games ever

[@matthewmiguel2319]

Haven't seen one yet but "Memes" in used in its definition not 'haha much funny much laughs' style of memes but as and quote. "A an element of a culture or system of behavior passed from one individual to another by imitation or other nongenetic means."

[@jurtheorc8117]

I've seen people distill it to essentially meaning "monkey see, monkey do"

[@jurtheorc8117]

I've been watching a video of the additional Codec calls a player could view throughout a level in this game, and learnt something interesting you may find cool: Doktor explains that In this game's setting, high frequency swords are made from giving conventional swords a special treatment of which i don't remember the specifics and details. It's all very complex, and delves into the difficulty of real-life weapon smithing: ensuring that a steel blade is flexible enough to absorb impact while still being hard enough to not snap. And that conversely, the blade is hard enough for serious cutting power without becoming too brittle. If i remember correctly, the logic behind HF blades' effectiveness is that the high frequency/vibration makes atoms... move, or something, in such a way, that the blade becomes a much more solid physical object that rules out the brittleness risk nigh entirely. From my understanding, that's the best i could put it. A HF blade is all the more effective if the original weapon's quality was of a high degree as well. Now, Sam's sword is stated to be inherited from his father. But in the Codec calls, Kevin tells that the sword's been in Sam's family for much longer than that. There is no file on who forged the sword, but it bears the name Murasama. A very, very legendary name in Japanese history and/or folklore (on which I am no expert) Though this would be cool info for you to learn about. Knowing Sam fought with a sword passed down through generations, minimal cybernetics and thus largely his own bodily abilities, and it puts an extra view on Sam as a whole. The Codec Calls in general bring in a TREMENDOUS amount of background lore about the world and its history as a whole, as well as more info about individual characters. And a lot of real world terms, concepts and history too, albeit mingled in with the Metal Gear historical continuity. But there's another thing, an observation i didn't make myself but remember still. In most fights, the vocals only kick in after Raiden progressed to phase 2, let's say. And that could be seen as the point that the boss truly takes them seriously. In Sam's fight, the vocals are already blaring from the beginning. But it is when you slap his sword out of his hand that the vocals leave entirely. Pretty unique spin. The idea that the boss is technically stronger when he's *unarmed*, but takes the fight more *seriously* when both have a weapon in hand. Hope you found this info interesting! The more hardcore MGR:R fans could tell you more baout the info and symbolism on it all. I'm personally more about Darksiders, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Soulstice where it concerns hack-and-slash/character action lore.

[@CombaCodm]

Cory and dontai literally the same person they both funny ash best gameplay BTW dontai u have the sword and that scissor shi the other guy had

[@matthewlugo2417]

Armstrong is the best final boss ever created, man has very very little screen time and leaves a huge impression so much memes were born from his scenes

[@jpjfrey5673]

Armstrong is a parody on what US was (and kind of still is) like back in the day of "democracy invasions". And a very accurate representation of the current world situation Almost as if it was predicted to happen

[@Marquis777yt]

I hope dontai plays devil may cry 4 or 5 next, it's very similar in gameplay but a bit harder for newer players, dontai I bet you'd enjoy it a lot

[@ebisler7513]

Bro really played the whole game without dodging

[@TheGloryXros]

The Armstrong Final Battle is one of the best Final Bosses in any videogame!!! I remember I had such trouble with the Blade Mode rubble throwing sections, and it took me so long to figure out how to actually stop his healing. But amazing Finale.

[@Vincenttttoo]

Wow Dontai what a blast of a vid!!!🔥🔥 The whole fight with the senator is so awesome I could watch it a 100 times! I also recommend you to check out the dlc, you'll get to play as jetstream Sam and bladewolf!