Analyzing Evil: Senator Armstrong From Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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  • Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
  • Hello everyone and welcome to the one hundred eighty-sixth episode of Analyzing Evil! Our topic for this video is Senator Armstrong From Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!
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  • @aydenbonnet9630
    @aydenbonnet9630 23 дні тому +896

    My only disagreement with this video is that I dont think Armstrong is looking to prop up people who were born in priviliged positions, and allow them to freely opress those born with nothing with no consequence. His system could absolutely result in that kind of thing happening by virtue of money equating to power, but its not what he wants out of his endgame.
    Armstrong knows that he's a hypocrite within the context of his own philosophy, and I think achieving such power, and influence without having to earn it is precisely what makes him so angry about the present system, and why he fashions his public persona into a caricature of everything he despises.
    Armstrongs counter for Raidens accusation about the "strong, and weak." Is that in that comparison Raiden counts himself among the weak for having been born with nothing, and having to struggle to survive while Armstrong in fact counts Raiden among the strong, not the weak for those very reasons, and its the weak buerecrats, and politicians who abuse the power they havent earned that he considers weak. This is why Armstrong considers Raiden to be his successor even if their views are polar opposite.

    • @UmbraBree
      @UmbraBree 23 дні тому +154

      This. This is literally how he thinks lol

    • @Jamushu
      @Jamushu 23 дні тому +70

      I don't think this is gonna be pinned, but it absolutely should.

    • @Burned-Legate
      @Burned-Legate 23 дні тому +69

      Yeah, this is more in-line with Armstrong's actual thinking.
      The conclusion of this entry seems to be a bit too bias, which hey, it happens.
      It's the classic equity versus equality, Armstrong does not favor a particular person or group to rise above. He seeks for the potential to be the king of the hill to be present for everybody.

    • @Heroofselene
      @Heroofselene 23 дні тому +17

      This should absolutely be a pinned comment.

    • @MrTaylorlawson
      @MrTaylorlawson 22 дні тому

      Well said!

  • @rawreviews4733
    @rawreviews4733 23 дні тому +1663

    This character aged fairly well all things considered. Armstrong would not only be very popular in the real world, he'd probably get elected

    • @PeanutStrawberry
      @PeanutStrawberry 23 дні тому +164

      Dude just shouted he'll wipe the slate clean and make America great again...
      Aged well? He's at his peak once you open tv and watch the news 💀

    • @InquisitorXarius
      @InquisitorXarius 23 дні тому +200

      @@PeanutStrawberryUnlike the fat orange caterpillar Armstrong is A: Competent, and B: Backs it up with tangible points. I would still say Armstrong is a villain, he is just a compelling Villian who does make some, albeit few, good points.

    • @thebigboss2233
      @thebigboss2233 23 дні тому +49

      ​@@PeanutStrawberry And that's scary to think about.

    • @soviettoaster8202
      @soviettoaster8202 23 дні тому +72

      He could have gone pro if he didn’t join the navy

    • @striker2999
      @striker2999 23 дні тому +1

      Are you saying Biden is competent and backs up what he says? Lmao. Just curious since you left out the guy who showers with his daughter

  • @gaelofariandel6747
    @gaelofariandel6747 23 дні тому +473

    Armstrong summed up in one phrase:
    "I completely disagree with everything you think say & do, but you're a badass & I respect that--now get the fkk out of my way before I break you in half."

    • @enomisv9830
      @enomisv9830 9 днів тому +8

      But he'll happily accept you if you agree with him. Heck, he'll straight up embrace you.

  • @yourexistencehasexpired9545
    @yourexistencehasexpired9545 23 дні тому +685

    Memes aside, it crazy how, outside of one scene, he shows up at the end and completely steals the show

    • @davidmcneely2207
      @davidmcneely2207 23 дні тому +24

      Yeah he's the shit. No matter how much subtle left-sided slights this guy tries to slip in this video.

    • @grawlix-man463
      @grawlix-man463 23 дні тому +51

      ​@@davidmcneely2207Bro, he's a caricature of right-wing Americans, by predominantly leftist writers, I'd be disappointed if he DIDN'T put some leftist jabs in this video.

    • @PlebNC
      @PlebNC 22 дні тому +21

      It's probably the one time a bad guy showing up only at the end actually works out well, partly from the writing and partly from his fight lasting long enough for an arc to develop as he steadily drops his various facades until he's straight honest with Raiden about his goals.

    • @hjfs8906
      @hjfs8906 22 дні тому

      @@PlebNCWondering if you include movies or are just talking VGs. I was immediately thinking of Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now.

    • @yourdad5799
      @yourdad5799 21 день тому

      ​@@davidmcneely2207 Yikes

  • @NotAGoodUsername360
    @NotAGoodUsername360 23 дні тому +589

    How could he be evil? He played college ball, you know!

    • @seansilv25
      @seansilv25 23 дні тому +52

      At some cushy Ivy League school

    • @sean7221
      @sean7221 23 дні тому +55

      Try university of Texas!

    • @Dice_roller
      @Dice_roller 23 дні тому +51

      ​@@sean7221Could have gone pro if he hadn't joined the Navy.

    • @judeconnor-macintyre9874
      @judeconnor-macintyre9874 23 дні тому +7

      Could have gone pro if he hadn't joined the Naaavy!

    • @YAHSHUA777
      @YAHSHUA777 23 дні тому

      ​@Dice_roller He's not one of those belt way pansies, he could break the president in two with his BARE HANDS!!!!

  • @michaeloverton04
    @michaeloverton04 23 дні тому +622

    Everyone references "Nanomachines, son." but I'm more of a "Don't fuck with THIS senator!" kind of guy.

    • @daysand123
      @daysand123 23 дні тому +23

      I'm more of an "everything this guy says is peak whether it's smart, dumb, in, or out of context "

    • @KingSlayer_.
      @KingSlayer_. 23 дні тому +7

      Funny because he looks identical to the "then why didn't you stay in mexico." guy😂😂

    • @BrandonScott-mi5pz
      @BrandonScott-mi5pz 23 дні тому

      EXCELLENT WORK. THE VILE EYE 👁‍🗨 THE MOST EVIL 😈 CHARACTER IN METAL GEAR RISING SENATOR ARMSTRONG HAPPY FOUR JULY,

    • @PlebNC
      @PlebNC 22 дні тому +5

      Making the mother of all memes, SoyJack!
      Can't fret over every
      Bottom Text

    • @BlindBosnian
      @BlindBosnian 22 дні тому +7

      Any "Played college ball you know" chads here?

  • @scottbuck1572
    @scottbuck1572 23 дні тому +296

    "I played college ball" is NOT an acceptable explanation for superhuman abilities, Senator

    • @parkerwebb3470
      @parkerwebb3470 21 день тому +36

      "NANO MACHINES SON" is that a good answer?

    • @Tortuga2223a
      @Tortuga2223a 17 днів тому +3

      This game is fucking gold bro

    • @LitmusPapyrus
      @LitmusPapyrus 17 днів тому

      Blame the Navy

    • @rarescevei8268
      @rarescevei8268 17 днів тому

      ​@@parkerwebb3470When be beats up Raiden at the start, he isnt using nanomachines.

    • @parkerwebb3470
      @parkerwebb3470 16 днів тому +1

      @@rarescevei8268 so not a good answer?

  • @maniacalmatt917
    @maniacalmatt917 23 дні тому +555

    "I'm making the mother of all omelets here Jack, can't fret over every egg!"

    • @griff1286
      @griff1286 23 дні тому +20

      Not when you’re purging the weak right? What do you know about the weak? You weren’t born poor.

    • @yourcordialvermillionchapw2398
      @yourcordialvermillionchapw2398 23 дні тому +6

      "Well, regardless of how cornered it is, there are still even more ways to make omelets guys... I would know, I've been through a bunch of them..."
      *(Both Raiden and Armstrong start looking around in regards to... Whoever said that)*
      "Oh um, I said that out loud... Carry on, I was never here... (Vanishes. After Armstrong was finished off, Raiden finally notices some small graffiti in his body... For however innocent it seemed at a first glance, he couldn't help but be put on edge... Like many before him)"

  • @ChiKindaTown
    @ChiKindaTown 21 день тому +201

    Psychics, vampires, ghosts, giant robots? sure. A US politician with a spine? Ok, this is where metal gear did a full pivot into the fantasy genre

    • @mattmetawolf8634
      @mattmetawolf8634 16 днів тому +4

      You forgot to also mention God because God exist in this universe as well

    • @sirkylelennify
      @sirkylelennify 16 днів тому +14

      ​@@mattmetawolf8634 But he exists in THIS one too :^)

    • @foxshoot3138
      @foxshoot3138 15 днів тому +5

      Teddy Roosevelt entered the chat

    • @darthrevan454
      @darthrevan454 15 днів тому +2

      ​@@sirkylelennify proof?

    • @alispeed5095
      @alispeed5095 15 днів тому +3

      @@darthrevan454 you are the proof

  • @damnitsrj
    @damnitsrj 23 дні тому +276

    “Well, if it isn’t Sussy Jack”

    • @herbalyzoltan409
      @herbalyzoltan409 22 дні тому +21

      "Are you high?"

    • @brainrotofchoice6244
      @brainrotofchoice6244 22 дні тому +17

      "You always were the Family Guy"

    • @Blendervidoes
      @Blendervidoes 22 дні тому +15

      @@herbalyzoltan409”let me check… y e s”

    • @mostcertainlyben
      @mostcertainlyben 21 день тому +18

      @@Blendervidoes HIGH ON AMERICAN SPIRIT

    • @rustkarl
      @rustkarl 21 день тому

      @@mostcertainlyben
      “And there’s nothing more american than- *suffers a mental breakdown*- nothing more american than shooting a man in this Walmart of a world.”

  • @otterfire4712
    @otterfire4712 23 дні тому +216

    If you ever see this, Funny Valentine would be another fantastic villain for Independence Day. Civil War vet who became president and was so faithful to making America great it goes beyond his mortal life.

    • @kiddextersgodlyadventure129
      @kiddextersgodlyadventure129 23 дні тому +14

      Yeah, the two main Americans to get holiday videos: Armstrong and Valentine.
      Keen for any other Metal gear and Jojo villains

    • @alexnunn2161
      @alexnunn2161 23 дні тому +19

      Funny Valentine: a villain written so well that Araki had to write a scene of him trying to struggle snuggle lucy steel to get his readers to stop siding with him

    • @yakthekuza7296
      @yakthekuza7296 23 дні тому +14

      @@alexnunn2161Glad I wasn’t the only who caught how random that was. Araki didn’t even have to do that, Valentine’s whole plan of America prospering at the expense of literally every other country is already evil enough

    • @remixtheidiot5771
      @remixtheidiot5771 23 дні тому

      he was too charismatic, it worked even beyond the 4th wall and into the readers, Araki had to 'subtly' r​emind us he was the main villain.@@yakthekuza7296

    • @otterfire4712
      @otterfire4712 23 дні тому +6

      @@yakthekuza7296 Valentine was on a power high. He effectively had almost all of the corpse parts within his reach and was catching on to Lucy's disguise. This ironically dropped his guard enough for him to be mortally wounded by Lucy and tip the audience off to his stand ability.

  • @Jormara3475
    @Jormara3475 23 дні тому +44

    Armstrong is almost the complete opposite of INGSOC.
    As from what I understand INGSOC want’s to eliminate free will, individualism, and anarchy entirely, while centralizing on one its main propaganda objectives that “war is freedom.”
    Armstrong promotes individualism it to it’s fullest extent to such as dangerous degree that people who are “strong take from the weak.”
    Armstrong is different yet similar to INGSOC where Armstrong is disgusted by war’s being fought without any of the people fighting for it believing in it, and he himself wanting to eliminate that practice entirely once he becomes president.
    While simultaneously believing that the “true freedom” is the belief that people should fight for their own war’s without being told to.

    • @Amsel_616
      @Amsel_616 21 день тому +7

      And after beating him, Raiden becomes his succesor
      "I have my own war to fight..."

  • @TheosophicalMusings
    @TheosophicalMusings 23 дні тому +73

    You compared Armstrong to Stone Cold and Dick Cheney when Vince McMahon alone was right there.

  • @littykitty040
    @littykitty040 23 дні тому +324

    "Are you high?"
    "Let me check... yes. High on American Spirit!"

    • @Sgt-Wolf
      @Sgt-Wolf 23 дні тому +40

      "And there's nothing more American... *Laughter* and there's nothing more American than shooting a man in this Walmart if a world"

    • @raiden1766
      @raiden1766 23 дні тому +20

      @@Sgt-Wolf
      *What is Walmart?*

    • @grubyslaw
      @grubyslaw 23 дні тому +29

      @@raiden1766 It's Heaven, Raiden!

    • @Sgt-Wolf
      @Sgt-Wolf 23 дні тому +21

      @@grubyslaw
      "Check the internet lately?"

    • @raiden1766
      @raiden1766 23 дні тому +18

      @@Sgt-Wolf *fuckihatethiswebsite…*

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 23 дні тому +448

    Don't fuck with this senator!- Senator Armstrong.

    • @jpowe2822
      @jpowe2822 23 дні тому +16

      (crowd roars) awesome game 😂😂

    • @JustTooDamnHonest
      @JustTooDamnHonest 23 дні тому +3

      Jack did more than f*ck with him for he down right destroyed him in the end.

  • @Vejitatheouji
    @Vejitatheouji 23 дні тому +126

    22:54 "Because a lot of people don't really care if you can fulfill your promises. They only care that you're making them in the first place."
    Oof. I never really thought about that before.

    • @GhostRydr1172
      @GhostRydr1172 21 день тому +3

      Which is why more than one POS grifter got as far as they did, unfortunately.

    • @ChaosAngel9151
      @ChaosAngel9151 21 день тому +5

      Democrats in a nutshell

    • @e69alpha
      @e69alpha 21 день тому +10

      Nah man. All politicians. We never did get that wall from trump or obama. ​@ChaosAngel9151

    • @Lazare7782
      @Lazare7782 10 днів тому

      @@ChaosAngel9151republicans in a nutshell

    • @ChaosAngel9151
      @ChaosAngel9151 10 днів тому

      @@Lazare7782 very smart

  • @Randomdelfia
    @Randomdelfia 23 дні тому +504

    Perfect Choice for the 4th of July.

    • @DHGxMcFlurry
      @DHGxMcFlurry 23 дні тому +3

      How so

    • @a_man_with_a_plan
      @a_man_with_a_plan 23 дні тому +10

      ​@@DHGxMcFlurry ...

    • @DHGxMcFlurry
      @DHGxMcFlurry 23 дні тому +4

      @@a_man_with_a_plan Yeah doesn't answer my question, you're so helpful buddy

    • @revengance4149
      @revengance4149 23 дні тому +12

      @@DHGxMcFlurry It's Independance Day, where the Americans celebrate that they are controlled by other Americans, instead of Brits.

    • @DHGxMcFlurry
      @DHGxMcFlurry 23 дні тому +2

      @@revengance4149 Do you live in the US?

  • @Tommy9834
    @Tommy9834 10 днів тому +9

    Remember, Nanomachines only react to physical trauma. So all his other abilities, they come from playing College Ball.

  • @Blackness101
    @Blackness101 23 дні тому +35

    A boss from a spinoff ended up being one of the most iconic ones

    • @raielle
      @raielle 22 дні тому

      A character from a flashback became one of the all time favorites of the world too!
      (Zack Fair)

    • @joshshrum2764
      @joshshrum2764 18 днів тому

      It’s literally not a spinoff it’s the end of the mgs timeline.

    • @Blackness101
      @Blackness101 18 днів тому +2

      @joshshrum2764 I'm not saying it's not canon, or anything. It has a different name, with a different playstyle

  • @thomasrose4523
    @thomasrose4523 23 дні тому +47

    With Armstrong, he's taking Frank Jaeger's final words (fighting was the only thing I was good at, but at least I always fought for what I believed in), and thoroughly bastardizing and tainting the meaning behind them.

    • @BlindBosnian
      @BlindBosnian 22 дні тому +7

      I don't think Armstrong ever knew Gray Fox. If anything, Armstrong is more like Solidus

    • @mr.monkey354
      @mr.monkey354 10 днів тому

      @@BlindBosnian he's exactly like solidus, he's a parallel

  • @gs4011
    @gs4011 23 дні тому +125

    4:05 I love that this sound effect isn't edited in, it's just a part of the game, suggesting Armstrong has speakers on his Metal Gear just for that occasion.

    • @bigg1637
      @bigg1637 23 дні тому

      I don't think so.
      In the 3rd Kizumonogatari movie, 2 characters are fighting in a baseball stadium, and like this fight, at some point, you hear the crowd cheering.
      Both are Japanese, and I haven't heard of other cultures doing this in their mediums.

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 23 дні тому +3

      @@bigg1637 🤓 ☝

    • @bigg1637
      @bigg1637 23 дні тому +1

      @@ghoulbuster1 Yep

    • @gs4011
      @gs4011 23 дні тому +1

      @@bigg1637 what does any of that have to do with what I said?

    • @bigg1637
      @bigg1637 23 дні тому +1

      @gs4011 The sound effect of the people cheering.
      That might be a little quirk of the culture.

  • @jamesquiggins
    @jamesquiggins 22 дні тому +19

    I'm not saying he's right, I'm saying I understand

  • @Midtierlightskin
    @Midtierlightskin 23 дні тому +120

    What the fuck is a Kilometer!!!!! 🦅🦅

    • @siddbastard
      @siddbastard 23 дні тому

      a not retarded mile

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv 22 дні тому +15

      The unit of measure of tyranny!!
      🚀 🌎 🦅 🇺🇸

    • @AmberLois
      @AmberLois 15 днів тому +1

      ​@@AC-hj9tv?

    • @michaelroach3175
      @michaelroach3175 14 днів тому

      ​@@AC-hj9tv EUROPEAN OPINION FOUND GET FUCKED GRAHHHHHHH🦅🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @justsomekid2839
    @justsomekid2839 23 дні тому +71

    The fact you're releasing this on July 4th.

  • @caemyncingel5495
    @caemyncingel5495 23 дні тому +48

    Armstrong is essentially AMERICA THE MAN

    • @lazaroskarmaniolas7410
      @lazaroskarmaniolas7410 23 дні тому +4

      With all the good and the bad that entails.

    • @DeadSpaceWing
      @DeadSpaceWing 20 днів тому +3

      ​@@lazaroskarmaniolas7410No, it's all just bad.

    • @cheesecake6945
      @cheesecake6945 18 днів тому

      @DeadSpaceWing
      Is either stupid or is just mad in some 2nd world country.

  • @Destroyah5000
    @Destroyah5000 23 дні тому +136

    I've waited years to see a video of Armstrong getting picked apart and have his moral and historical faults made clear. As for any hope for Raiden's continuation on these themes, that's never happening since Metal Gear is dead.

    • @theblocksays
      @theblocksays 23 дні тому +4

      It had one last hurrah as a shambling corpse called "Survive" that Konami tried charging micro-transactoins for save slots iirc.

    • @LJK69420
      @LJK69420 23 дні тому

      I didnt even know that existed until I saw the Dunkey Vid​

    • @Destroyah5000
      @Destroyah5000 21 день тому

      @@theblocksays ua-cam.com/video/oRsmd69iZIE/v-deo.htmlsi=Eg7eUKDDJ__xhfoH

    • @mr.monkey354
      @mr.monkey354 10 днів тому

      delta

  • @Loot_Bugs
    @Loot_Bugs 23 дні тому +70

    I humbly request that Dolores Umbridge from the Harry Potter series be placed on the Analyzing Evil shopping list.

    • @jackstefan8639
      @jackstefan8639 14 днів тому +1

      Yes just yes we NEED a video on the pink horror.

  • @tarikR.R.5120
    @tarikR.R.5120 23 дні тому +40

    I’m mesmerized by the character just because he looks like pro wrestling manager Jim Cornette on steroids lol

    • @kevinvogler2380
      @kevinvogler2380 22 дні тому +3

      I looked thru the comments just to see if anyone else thought that!

    • @thegrimharvest
      @thegrimharvest 22 дні тому +2

      Haha! Woe betide the poor fast food employees who mess up his cheeseburger order now! Corny is hulk smashing through the wall and grabbing them.

    • @marioargiropoulos7555
      @marioargiropoulos7555 11 днів тому

      @@kevinvogler2380Same! 😂

  • @irystocrattakodachithatmooms
    @irystocrattakodachithatmooms 23 дні тому +70

    This franchise has great villains throughout it, save for whatever there is in Survive.

    • @wielderofthetriforce1934
      @wielderofthetriforce1934 23 дні тому +9

      There is no Metal Gear Survive

    • @irystocrattakodachithatmooms
      @irystocrattakodachithatmooms 23 дні тому +1

      @@wielderofthetriforce1934 Hey, at least it wasn't influenced by a company like SBI. At least I don't think it was influenced by such a company.

    • @lazaroskarmaniolas7410
      @lazaroskarmaniolas7410 23 дні тому +5

      ​@irystocrattakodachithatmooms "Hey, this game is conplete dogshit, but at least it's not WOKE"
      Please outgrow these meaningless buzzwords before you end up like the Starfield pronouns guy.

    • @irystocrattakodachithatmooms
      @irystocrattakodachithatmooms 23 дні тому +7

      @@lazaroskarmaniolas7410 Says the one using a meaningless buzzword. I was talking about corrupt companies that charge absurd amounts of money for their "services".

    • @irystocrattakodachithatmooms
      @irystocrattakodachithatmooms 23 дні тому +1

      @@lazaroskarmaniolas7410 Actually, if SBI or any of their kind got involved it would be beyond dogshit. They make games become so bad you wonder how it could even be humanly possible.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 23 дні тому +197

    Nanomachines, son. They harden in response to physical trauma.

    • @Discount_Jesus
      @Discount_Jesus 23 дні тому +6

      Not the only thing

    • @fbussier80
      @fbussier80 23 дні тому +12

      Masochists, son. They harden in response to physical trauma.

    • @mycelia_ow
      @mycelia_ow 22 дні тому

      @@fbussier80 Tek Knight

  • @joseph8298
    @joseph8298 19 днів тому +8

    Armstrong is the Japanese perception of a 21st century MacArthur

  • @JakMar2627
    @JakMar2627 23 дні тому +90

    The fact that he's one of the most memorable parts of the game goes to show that he would be an amazing politician if he were real. So many people love this guy at face value just because he's bold and fun to watch. That alone makes him scary.

    • @kohth5027
      @kohth5027 23 дні тому +22

      I really hate how thats just modern politics now, don't matter how abhorrent the guy is under the surface if they look cool they got my vote.

    • @RoguSpanish
      @RoguSpanish 22 дні тому

      Just like poor people vote for politicians who only want to help the rich get richer because they think they will be rich one day, a lot of weak people would vote for him cause they see themselves as strong. But as soon as he got elected, the leopards would be on a face eating frenzy.

    • @Cool-Vest_Leo
      @Cool-Vest_Leo 20 днів тому +1

      *cough cough * orange man *cough *.

    • @Feber2001
      @Feber2001 19 днів тому

      This guy is responsible for enslaving children and using their organs for experimentation/making new cyborgs.

    • @b1tchb4by3
      @b1tchb4by3 18 днів тому

      ​@@Cool-Vest_Leo you bring up another good point. Trump easily fits the bill, but there's also Biden to consider. Using the explanations listed above, choosing between a confident and bold man (whose secretly war-hungry), or a man who stumbles his words and is incompetent with funds (who may also be a pedophile). I'll say this: Trump did a good job on cooling tensions between U.S. and North Korea, but he did skirt on the edge of triggering war.
      Biden has done a good job on keeping us out of war, and has even sent funds to countries suffering in war, like Russia vs. Ukraine. Unfortunately, it has raised prices on the American people. Most notably, gas prices

  • @existingperson
    @existingperson 23 дні тому +15

    can't believe how they balanced a character who has actual beliefs and motivations and is also fucking ridiculous at the same time

  • @jtfbreedlove
    @jtfbreedlove 23 дні тому +11

    Senator Armstrong is a bad bad man by multiple definitions of the term, but you can't say he's not entertaining.

  • @diablo595
    @diablo595 23 дні тому +24

    It’s impossible for me to not hear Mimir every time he speaks. All I hear is “brother”.

    • @caprakiwi6201
      @caprakiwi6201 23 дні тому +6

      "Why won't you die!?"
      "Senator Armstrong is blessed with invulnerability to all threats, physcial and magical!"

  • @rafoxd666
    @rafoxd666 23 дні тому +16

    So happy to see you analysing videogame characters now. There is quite a few characters that I would love to see in this channel. Vergil from DMC series, Kazuya Mishima from Tekken, Adachi from Persona 4, Miquella from Elden ring... just to name a few. Amazing content as always!

  • @Zigzigmao
    @Zigzigmao 23 дні тому +74

    Could we get a Analyzing Evil for Big Boss ? ❤

    • @taiteraide
      @taiteraide 23 дні тому +10

      big boss did nothing wrong though

    • @plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009
      @plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009 23 дні тому

      Hell yeah

    • @tairenk.3996
      @tairenk.3996 23 дні тому +18

      The entire world of Metal Gear could be its own Analyzing Evil video honestly.

    • @FookMi69
      @FookMi69 23 дні тому +3

      *Invisible by Duran Duran plays*

    • @Animebryan2
      @Animebryan2 21 день тому +1

      Solidus, Ocelot & Zero deserve one too.

  • @warmeggtm
    @warmeggtm 23 дні тому +196

    You weren't expecting- A SENATOR

  • @redjirachi1
    @redjirachi1 21 день тому +12

    Another politician I would love to see on Analyzing Evil is Fuhrer King Bradley/Wrath from the FMA manga/Brotherhood

  • @ados1280
    @ados1280 23 дні тому +22

    "That's a nice argument, Senator... Why don't you back it up with a source?"

    • @albert_obey3151
      @albert_obey3151 22 дні тому +17

      “my source is that I made it the fuck up”

  • @ManiaMac1613
    @ManiaMac1613 23 дні тому +15

    The Most American American to ever America

  • @DMAGAEscober
    @DMAGAEscober 23 дні тому +9

    If you’re planning to stick around for another 4th of July another good pick would be General Shepherd from Call of Duty MW2.
    “Tomorrow they’ll be no shortage of patriots, no shortage of volunteers. I know you understand.”

  • @bengonzalez5215
    @bengonzalez5215 23 дні тому +44

    When the villain starts making a whole lotta sense.

  • @GerardoSantana
    @GerardoSantana 23 дні тому +12

    Yeah. He'd 100% get elected.
    its funny because aside from the memes hes an interesting character.
    great video as always

  • @johnvortecho8034
    @johnvortecho8034 23 дні тому +38

    We should have more villains like Armstrong, a campy kind-of-goofy charismatic yet psychotic stereotype with an actual message and an interesting and valid view points on how the world works beneath its surface

    • @caldw615
      @caldw615 23 дні тому +16

      He speaks from a position of privilege though. It's easy to argue about wanting a country ruled by the people based on strength when he was born into a well off family and had the resources available to buy both his political power and physical power (the nanomachines). He wouldn't actually give power to the people, he'd just be maintaining that the rich are the ones who rule everyone else, because money is still the most powerful asset. Even if you are weak, if you have money tou can just buy others who are strong.
      He thinks Raiden is proof his ideology would work because Raiden was a poor child soldier who managed to fight his way into being a strong individual but he has sacrificed so much more, from a starting position of much less. Raiden being the exception doesn't prove anything, 99% of people in similar positions to Raiden would still be hungry, sick or simply die out.
      Armstrong talks a big game but nothing major would really change, which is part of the point.

    • @foxalpha3203
      @foxalpha3203 23 дні тому +4

      ​@@caldw615 he still had valid points like every man being free to fight their own wars a trait that raiden takes to heart after the fight he definitely passed on some of he's ideologies on raiden

    • @caldw615
      @caldw615 23 дні тому

      @@foxalpha3203 That's not really a thing his ideology actually provided though.

  • @mrc7226
    @mrc7226 23 дні тому +156

    Shout-out from the Lone Star State

    • @ihvojd
      @ihvojd 23 дні тому +7

      Armstrong makes me proud to be a Texan/American

    • @actualamateur149
      @actualamateur149 23 дні тому +2

      Hell yeah brother

    • @MrHousecup
      @MrHousecup 23 дні тому +1

      Ah, Texas...The #1 reason why there will never be world peace; especially in the Metal Gear Universe.

    • @Jaime_garcia-
      @Jaime_garcia- 23 дні тому +4

      ​@@MrHousecup I love me my beautful Texas 🤠🇺🇲🦅

    • @timwin8194
      @timwin8194 23 дні тому +1

      Here too bro

  • @WSendam
    @WSendam 23 дні тому +85

    MY SOURCE IS THAT I MADE IT THE F*CK UP - SENATOR ARMSTRONG

  • @evanfish4505
    @evanfish4505 23 дні тому +8

    The God-Emperor of Mankind
    From Warhammer 40k

    • @007kingifrit
      @007kingifrit 22 дні тому

      but this series only analyzes evil

    • @christopherwall2121
      @christopherwall2121 20 днів тому +3

      ​@@007kingifrit It's his philosophy and his actions, and the effects his words and deeds had on others, that directly led to the Imperium's state in the 41st Millennium: A decaying empire ruled by fear, distrust, hatred, greed, zealotry, that transforms its citizens into monsters in mind and/or body. Even his belief in the power of humanity and love for them came from the view of a distant parent who saw himself above humans, and whose beliefs came at the expense of all other beings in the universe.
      Even if you don't believe that, take a good look at his Fantasy counterpart, Sigmar. You may find some surprising differences.

    • @007kingifrit
      @007kingifrit 20 днів тому

      @@christopherwall2121 you don't know what evil is, you confuse power with evil, i bet you think all the downtroden weak people of the world are the good guys

    • @christopherwall2121
      @christopherwall2121 20 днів тому +1

      @@007kingifrit They are, and the only reason you are saying otherwise is you seem to think that you can become powerful too.

    • @007kingifrit
      @007kingifrit 20 днів тому

      @@christopherwall2121 weakness is not a virtue, being weak is not a measure of if you are a good person or not, you are deeply mentally ill
      the reason all powerful people seem bad to you is because your values are incompatible with doing anything in the real world, your values are wrong.

  • @Cerise__
    @Cerise__ 18 днів тому +5

    I'll continue to say this.
    Armstrong is the GREATEST final boss in gaming history. Nothing will ever top this.

    • @plugshirt1762
      @plugshirt1762 12 днів тому

      I’d say slave knight Gael does but Armstrong is really top tier. Upon thinking about it though it’s crazy how many games with amazing bosses have mediocre final bosses

  • @vinter9935
    @vinter9935 22 дні тому +9

    "I hope you can provide healthcare because taxpayer can't!" ~ Senator Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

  • @andrewgardiner1077
    @andrewgardiner1077 23 дні тому +6

    I have a few ideas:
    Kane - Command & Conquer
    Trevor Phillips - Grand Theft Auto V
    The Viltrum Empire - Invincible
    Dukat - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    Mark Hoffman - Saw
    Caesar - Fallout: New Vegas
    The Illusive Man/Cerberus - Mass Effect
    Soul Edge - Soul Series
    The Combine - Half-Life Series
    Jabba the Hutt - Star Wars

  • @commercialairliner
    @commercialairliner 18 днів тому +6

    Of course I find this after eating the mother of all omelettes for breakfast 💀

  • @whosasking8839
    @whosasking8839 23 дні тому +5

    I think a follow up to this going over Sam, Sundowner and the rest of Desperado would be cool, breaking down their respective ideologies and how they could clash/mesh with Armstrong's had their plan been successful.

  • @elliotfong8794
    @elliotfong8794 День тому +1

    I love how when you study things complex like poltics, wars, and so on and use it to write a story and execute it well, you get a masterpiece. I love it how the game maker decided to study American poltics to help create the game as well as create the character. This goes to show that any of us create great stories and characters like this. Bravo! 🎉

  • @bengonzalez5215
    @bengonzalez5215 23 дні тому +8

    I like how social darwinism somehow is worse than social neoptism and monopoly

    • @oscarwarren9709
      @oscarwarren9709 22 дні тому

      Well, with social darwinism, the powerful feel they have the right to flat out kill people they feel are inferior to make a stronger society. That's bad.

    • @Sunznt-fp5ub
      @Sunznt-fp5ub День тому

      Social Darwinism is often criticized for being selfish and fundamentally flawed.

  • @RamosTheSlamos
    @RamosTheSlamos 17 днів тому +4

    This video is probably longer than Armstrongs screen time in the actual game

  • @A_Salted_Fishe
    @A_Salted_Fishe 23 дні тому +11

    Please do more videos on characters from the Metal Gear franchise! Would love to see your take on Big Boss

  • @alexandermccabe429
    @alexandermccabe429 23 дні тому +10

    Great work on this one,
    I think it would be interesting to see you cover The version of the character Shockwave from the IDW Transformers comics. Particularly the continuity running from 2005-2018

  • @loganhayse8771
    @loganhayse8771 18 днів тому +3

    As a fellow Texan, we don't all fit the stereotype but we do embrace that one with pride. Go big or go home. Give my truck a lift with extra huge tires to go mudding and slap some metal hanging balls off the backhitch

  • @RelentlessSketchStudios
    @RelentlessSketchStudios 23 дні тому +3

    I posted a drawing I made of Armstrong on my channel's community page for the 4th of July, and then I see this pop-up in my recommended! Talk about perfect timing!
    The fact that this man just showed up in the final hour of the game and made a name for himself as not just being one of the best characters in the Metal Gear series, the most quotable, the aspect that elevated Rising to go from pretty cool and fun to iconic, but also one of the greatest final bosses in videogame history speaks volumes as to how well Platinum made this senator.

  • @meiswizard8385
    @meiswizard8385 22 дні тому +2

    “My source is that I made it the FUCK UP!”

  • @bodieshofner8566
    @bodieshofner8566 23 дні тому +4

    My favourite games, favourite villian and favourite channel damn, thank you for this one!!!

  • @theboredguy2107
    @theboredguy2107 23 дні тому +9

    As always, senator armstrong’s dream of anarchy is circular. Wherever anarchy reigns, suffering is maximized by harm to others imposed by the strength, and law is imposed to prevent it. Anarchy self defeats itself and creates a faction of laws. His dream would only last for a few years if that before new tribes and clans form to take the place of lawless horror. All he wants, is power for himself to do as he pleases, a liar, insane, to hurt those he wants for fun under the guise of an idealized vision of the word freedom. He truly is, batshit insane.

    • @coldeed
      @coldeed 23 дні тому +7

      Nah the guy making this video and you miss the point. Armstrong is doing what the government in metal gear wants and is intent on betraying them.
      Raiden goes rogue and saves the corrupt government. Armstrong isn't all that bothered because Raiden is his personal ubermensch.
      Someone that ignores law and chooses to do what they think is right, answer conflict with action instead of delegation. Someone that fights battles they decide on and not someone conscripted into fighting someone else's battles.

    • @theboredguy2107
      @theboredguy2107 23 дні тому +1

      @@coldeed i mean i never saw any evidence that he was doing what they wanted.

    • @coldeed
      @coldeed 23 дні тому +4

      @@theboredguy2107 the government tells Raiden to lay off and not interfere with him, so Raiden resigns to keep going after Armstrong.
      Literally the basic plot in between him being in Mexico and being back in the United States

    • @theboredguy2107
      @theboredguy2107 23 дні тому

      @@coldeed isnt that just Armstrong manipulating the government with his influence?

    • @zoltar8754
      @zoltar8754 22 дні тому

      Chaos is a ladder

  • @blueblaze5160
    @blueblaze5160 21 день тому +2

    One of my favorite details of this fight (particularly its extensive cutscenes), is that the philosophical arguments between Raiden and Armstrong is played out through physical violence, when Armstrong is asserting his position and making point after point to support his ideology, he’s beating the hell out of Raiden. When Raiden is actively making counter arguments, he’s landing hits on Armstrong. In the end, the only way that Raiden can defeat Armstrong is by accepting that he’s a representation of the very philosophy he’s trying to stop Armstrong to enforce upon “the weak”, and this is symbolized by Raiden using Jetstream Sam’s sword instead of his, which the game has already established are wielded with different philosophies and purposes.

  • @jessehutchings
    @jessehutchings 22 дні тому +2

    This is a fantastic analysis of Armstrong and his ideals. You really laid it all out better than I could in my own mind after watching his battle drama a dozen times. Another great one!

  • @Gallalad1
    @Gallalad1 23 дні тому +19

    One little note on the spending numbers. It would have been worth bringing up how much these were as a percentage of the national GDP and federal Budget. Because compared to the Cold War the US spends proportionally far less and the USSR/China spent far more. Yes it sounds horrible to say the US spent 700 billion. But when you put it in perspective as about 3% of GDP (putting it outside the top 5 globally) or that it’s about 15% of the federal budget (the 50% number you hear comes from the fact that there’s two parts of the budget, the mandatory and discretionary budget making up 66% and 33% respectively. You are usually only shown the latter so it looks far larger as a percentage) US spending looks a lot less intense.
    Equally while PMCs and Arms companies definitely make money off the US they’re actually not making as much when you realise post 1990 most of them either had to merge or went under. Hence why there’s only about 5-10 major arms manufacturers left in the US/EU compared to the dozens of the Cold War. Just some useful context

  • @RenanL.S.
    @RenanL.S. 22 дні тому +5

    19:11 that is actually a very good thing Armstrong's goal is good, the problem are his methods.

  • @angrytheclown801
    @angrytheclown801 23 дні тому +5

    Ask not are you bad enough to save the Senator! Ask if the Senator is bad enough to save you!

  • @SAOrules
    @SAOrules 18 днів тому +4

    “My source is I made it the fuck up”

  • @Garland846
    @Garland846 23 дні тому +23

    vile eye covering Armstrong before Big Boss, we're so cooked

    • @XABLENXIII
      @XABLENXIII 23 дні тому +3

      Big boss ain’t evil

    • @Fami_Salami
      @Fami_Salami 23 дні тому +4

      @@XABLENXIII uuuh child soldiers

    • @XABLENXIII
      @XABLENXIII 23 дні тому +5

      @@Fami_Salamiuh…a honest mistake!!!

    • @morethanlifern
      @morethanlifern 22 дні тому +1

      Solidus Snake would’ve been better

    • @mycelia_ow
      @mycelia_ow 22 дні тому +2

      He'll upload that video after the UE5 MGS3 remake releases. He'll get way more views that way too, using footage from the game and during its peak of hype.

  • @rcrc9943
    @rcrc9943 22 дні тому +4

    Besides being bombastic and entertaining, Armstrong isn't entirely wrong he villainous but reads more of well intentioned extremist

  • @xaxas94
    @xaxas94 23 дні тому +7

    He's a true patriot! How can he be evil?!

  • @quindariousgooch1962
    @quindariousgooch1962 23 дні тому +10

    He’s got my vote!

  • @Ultrox007
    @Ultrox007 21 день тому +3

    Armstong: _[makes several good points and backs them up]_
    Raiden: "But muh lived experience! I don't care if it proves your point, it wasn't fair!"

  • @ashtonderojas821
    @ashtonderojas821 23 дні тому +10

    The man, the myth... the meme.

  • @nathanmalik7056
    @nathanmalik7056 22 дні тому +2

    This video was just fantastic in presentation, style and analysis.

  • @BonjourMonAmi11
    @BonjourMonAmi11 22 дні тому +2

    One thing…Armstrong’s body is goals, bruh if I looked like that in a suit, that’s all I would wear, could be like 105 degrees outside, I’m rocking it lol

  • @Captofthisship
    @Captofthisship 23 дні тому +4

    You forgot the price of nanomachines, son.

  • @wpeniche
    @wpeniche 23 дні тому +6

    He’s got my vote.

  • @stanislasbolling1643
    @stanislasbolling1643 22 дні тому +4

    My first suggestion for future analysis:
    Fang Yuan from Reverend Insanity

  • @hominisdeusrex2944
    @hominisdeusrex2944 23 дні тому +6

    A great character is Mrs Carmody from Stephen King's 'The Mist' 2007 film.

  • @XKTUSX
    @XKTUSX 23 дні тому +5

    4:08 i mean he’s not wrong though 😂

  • @Somebodystill205
    @Somebodystill205 23 дні тому +4

    Characters I love to see get an analysis soon
    1: Tbag from Prison break
    2: Leigh Teabing from The Da Vinci Code
    3: Kyung-Chul from I Saw The Devil
    4: Tozawa from Tokyo Vice
    5: Nate Jacobs from Euphoria

  • @limptoast
    @limptoast 23 дні тому +2

    I was actualy looking if you covered him in your playlist earlier today Nice!

  • @kiddextersgodlyadventure129
    @kiddextersgodlyadventure129 23 дні тому +2

    Heck yeah, another personal request answered and another great villain looked at.
    Also, good idea timing the video for the July 4th holiday 👍

  • @invictus2578
    @invictus2578 23 дні тому +8

    You should do gul dukat from Star Trek DS9

    • @say1716
      @say1716 17 днів тому +1

      Nice! maybe Kai Wynn as well.

  • @seangplays4473
    @seangplays4473 23 дні тому +3

    You should do all the metal gear antagonist. They’re all complicated characters with a lot of different motivations. Big Boss, Major Zero, Skull Face, Liquid Snake, and Solidus Snake to name a few

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 23 дні тому +5

    Amazing work as always! The character has aged very well. Armstrong would definitely be elected IRL

  • @quincysavala1297
    @quincysavala1297 23 дні тому +18

    As a Texan I can confirm….
    Everything is bigger In Texas

  • @dontgotharn
    @dontgotharn 23 дні тому +12

    I think the problem people have is that the problems in the status quo are not getting fixed fast enough or well enough too many people have reached the point of not caring and I guess if you don't care about your own life then it's yours to throw away but most people who have reached that point are not satisfied with only that they would prefer that everybody fought and die rather than pretending to fight and then dying

  • @DrWifePipe
    @DrWifePipe 23 дні тому +14

    Armstrong is the most based villain

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 13 днів тому

    This video/character analysis is perfect for Fourth of July. You are spot on as always

  • @find2hard
    @find2hard 23 дні тому +33

    Nice, you should do a video about the Patriots AI and Solidus.
    "Make X Great Again": Trump got it from Reagan, Reagan got it from Thatcher.

    • @RoguSpanish
      @RoguSpanish 22 дні тому

      The Klan used it before any of them.

  • @r3lby379
    @r3lby379 23 дні тому +3

    Analysing evil: Oliver Quick from Saltburn

  • @jessehutchings
    @jessehutchings 22 дні тому +4

    Bump for the most American villain of all time

  • @gamerr123
    @gamerr123 23 дні тому +2

    I was waiting for you to do a Metal Gear villain, did not expect this one but I’m pleased 😂

  • @gabriellaberman
    @gabriellaberman 17 днів тому +2

    we desperately need an Analyzing Evil of Ralph from The Sopranos

  • @abalalalalal
    @abalalalalal 23 дні тому +11

    Are we sure we aren't actually looking at the hero?

    • @error-4269
      @error-4269 23 дні тому +5

      We are 🇺🇸

    • @AkweliParker
      @AkweliParker 15 днів тому +2

      Simple minds are always easy prey for demagogues. Listen to what he’s saying-anybody will be free to kill their neighbor and take his shit. Just because “I’m fighting for what I believe in.”

    • @kirkbespokeify
      @kirkbespokeify 10 днів тому

      @@AkweliParkerthat’s a problem?

    • @CMGThePerson
      @CMGThePerson 10 днів тому +1

      @@kirkbespokeify Murder is a crime for a reason

  • @Malshiina
    @Malshiina 23 дні тому +7

    Day 30 of asking you to please make a video analyzing leo kasper/daniel lamb/the project from the game manhunt 2. Also, great video, my man, keep up the good work!

  • @DW-th4xi
    @DW-th4xi 21 день тому +1

    Raiden faking out the hug on Armstrong was one of the most frustrating moments in gaming