I make other shit you know

"macromachines, dad

The reality that theres a legitimately deep discussion to be had about ideologies in this boss battle just makes it even funnier frankly.

Imagine how well written your character has to be to have this much of an impact on the story of MGR, the meme culture and basically the whole internet, despite only appearing in the last 30 minutes of the game.

"Microscopic Robots, Kid!"

I love how in the DLC Armstrong goes to shake Sam's SEVERED ARM.

The way Armstrong says "This is the greatest fight of my life!" during the final fight makes me happy because it means we were a worthy opponent and gave him a fight he'll never forget.

It's pretty damn ironic that the one character who comes the closest to actually fulfilling The Boss's final wish is Senator Armstrong, sure he goes about it in completely the wrong way, but the sentiment is the same.

I feel like people don’t understand that the company who made this actually did a realistically good job at telling a story that fits with Metal Gear, it just leans way more into the wacky side then main Metal Gear games probably would

Here's a fun fact, revengeance is a real word, it means: to use violence to attain peace

Senator Armstrong isn't more than a meme, the word "meme" is an infectious idea, with unlimited potential!

"Make America great again!"

Senator Armstrong lies in the ground, forming Raiden's shadow against the sun set. PURE PLATINUM GAMES KINO.

The fight between Raiden and Armstrong is so great precicesly because they both have a point, but can't agree on who is more right. The best fights are both physical and ideological.

You know something? It's really ironic how Armstrong believes the world is so cruel that he needs to play to its tune to see it change. To do terrible things so that terrible things can stop. But Raiden, someone with an easily worse life, believed in better parts of people, taking problems one step at a time. I think Raiden changes from this in two ways: he sees Armstrong's correctness in the threat the status quo poses, and he sees how far people can go to combat it, both of which he respects. He decides to take up Armstrong's war because after seeing what one man was willing to sacrifice, even from others and not just himself, sundering the present for hope of the future, ultimately giving his life for the world he loved, he could not let it go in vain. He would merge their ways. Raiden's own fight for the present, avoiding wrongdoing now, and Armstrong's, taking the fight to the system to save the future. Raiden's perspective, going from terrible things to love and belonging taught him hope, which he carried in his philosophy. Armstrong lived well, but it was hollow because so many others were squandered around him. He was handed what so few others could even hope to earn the hard way, and it hurt him to see that. His good life was drowned out by the suffering of others. It taught him despair instead of hope. If the world's already on fire, what's a few more embers in hope it will one day go out? Opposite emotions and conflicting yet complimentary ideals met on the summit, and after conversing and musing on the world, left with this: the ends will not justify any means, but the cruelty of a means does not justify surrender. So Raiden used that information. He would not repeat Armstrong's cruelties, but he would most certainly not continue his own complacency.

Never realized that right after Armstrong dies he's perfectly in line with Raiden's shadow. It's a very obvious metaphor but I've never noticed it.

alot of people only see armstrong and the whole game as cheesy but hilarious and uh "cool".