Although the nanomachines were intended to harden when faced with blunt force trauma, they possessed functions similar to self-repair units. Owing to the character's background, Duncan voiced the character with a Texan accent. However, he ended up accidentally causing a huge mess from raising his head up suddenly from being alerted, after Sunny accidentally stepped on his tail. I don't know why. In February 2005, during the Shadow Moses Incident, Naomi Hunter injected nanomachines into Solid Snake's body, which included: a nanomachine to supply and administer adrenalin, nutrients, sugar, nootropics, and benzedrine; a nanomachine to recharge a Codec's battery; and a nanomachine to infect the body with the FOXDIE virus. Coincidentally, while beating up Raiden and divulging his motives, Armstrong briefly yells "Make America great again!" Raiden finds himself outmatched by Armstrong. Once you cut all the obstacles, and cut Armstrong's red box, he will glow green to regenerate health. The conversation was later leaked onto the Internet. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendaryPeelzLike and subscribe, folks! In part, due to his background from the state of Texas, Armstrong sometimes utilized lingo from the area, such as referring to his opponents as "son." A DLC add-on pack, Metal Gear Rising: Blade Wolf is a side story that allows players to control the enigmatic Blade Wolf, showcasing his side story. Samuel Rodrigues (サムエル・ホドリゲスSamueru Hodorigesu) first appeared in the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards trailer regarding Metal Gear Solid: Rising becoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. By the time of 2016, he maintained his physique and even managed to enhance it further via nanomachines in order to put his strength beyond a cyborg soldier. When Armstrong was young, he used to play college football for the University of Texas, in which he excelled at the game. Armstrong then proceeded to savagely beat Raiden to a pulp with his enhanced strength, with his blows being powerful enough to heavily damage and even destroy EXCELSUS's ruined frame. Sometime after th… It can be assumed that Armstrong would be significantly more vulnerable to injury if he hadn't undergone his lengthy bulkup process. That QTE does a lot of damage on Armstrong if done right. In developer notes for his concept art, included in the Collector's Edition of the Piggyback Guide, character designer Yonghee Cho mentioned that his body was filled with nanomachines to an even higher capacity than Vamp's, and thus granted him far more power than anyone could imagine. Chuckling, Armstrong proceeded to ask Sam if that was the best he has to offer, though Sam knocks him back. He does, however, contact Sam via Codec prior to their battle in the Jetstream DLC. Gray (sometimes glowed red in 2018 due to nanomachines). Two years after the attempted investigation, he also personally inspected a Desperado research lab in Mexico alongside Sundowner, regarding the transportation of children's brains in cyborg head casings before delivering them to World Marshal for the Sears Program, replicating former President George Sears' training of child soldiers in Liberia. Politician the last part is one of those battles (old school style ;) ) where if u cant memorize and learn his pattern ur screwed anyways. Armstrong then tried to land a right punch on Raiden, only for Raiden to successfully parry the blow away, also injuring his right hand in the process. Years later, he later joined the United States Navy, which sacrificed his chances … Ethnicity An extremely nationalistic, patriotic and libertarian individual, Armstrong often expressed the desire to "reclaim the American dream" by instigating another American Revolution after Liquid Ocelot's insurrection and the Patriots' actions that weakened America. Trying to treat Metal Gear like it’s not a video game is to effectively ignore the reality of Metal Gear. Raiden then deduced that he was not merely a "greedy politician" as he initially thought, but completely insane due to his reference to culling the weak and having the strong be free. In the closing of the battle, Armstrong proceeded to block Sam's sword strike with his right forearm, with Sam overpowering Armstrong. Alastair Duncan Steven Armstrong (スティーヴン・アームストロング, SutÄ«vun Āmusutorongu?) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Armstrong Boss FightJetstream Sam DLC Final Boss Armstrong Battle and Cutscenes Motion capture Armstrong, seeing Sam coming in fast, proceeded to harden himself for the blow, but Sam managed to use his quick-draw to overpower Armstrong's defenses with two slices. Raiden then proceeded to fight a grueling battle against Armstrong, which eventually culminated in Armstrong slamming Raiden down onto the ground hard enough to knock Raiden's sword away, and then grab Raiden by the neck and lift him up. Physical description Seen on his Codec profile in the Jetstream DLC. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Height Armstrong hated cherry blossoms, expressing this distaste to Monsoon. Doktor, when speculating on the evolution of transhumanism, explained that nanomachines were still largely unexplored as far as augmenting human potential. Prior to pursuing politics, Armstrong played college football for the University of Texas, but joined the United States Navy due to a desire to serve his country, which also sacrificed his prospects of a professional football career. In 2016, a national Grand Jury investigated Senator Armstrong for his connection with the PMC. They also deliberately made him a nanomachine laced human being in order to show that even humans could prove stronger than cyborgs, should the former possess such enhancements to the human body. May 2018, Shabhazabad Air Base, Pakistan His so-called "Ripper" state increases his aggression, his attack power and speed. These nanomachines would harden different parts of his skin in response to physical trauma, with the side-effect of turning the affected areas black, with some splotches of red on the outer edges. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Final BossSenator Armstrong Boss Fight (Final Boss Battle). The latter ability could also be used to free himself if trapped underneath rubble, as evidenced by his fight with Raiden. 5 pastes aint gonna help if u cant block when u need to. is the main antagonist of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. United States NavyDesperado Enforcement LLC.World Marshal Inc. The second phase of the battle used "Collective Consciousness." http://exophase.com/game/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-xbox/achievements/, Bush Dodges Shoes Thrown by Iraqi Journalist, https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Steven_Armstrong?oldid=276398. Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Best Movie, TV and Comics of the Year Awards 2020, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Wiki Guide, Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. Left with injured arms, Armstrong then attempted to charge Raiden, only for Raiden to slice his chest and then stab him in the abdomen. After Outer Heaven's five PMCs split up after the events of the Guns of the Patriots Incident in 2014, World Marshal, Inc. became the largest PMC. Armstrong is tough only because of the small arena you fight in. And it shows a character, Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear Solid Revengeance or Metal Gear Revengeance playing golf with the models or the character models from the first Last of Us.” He elaborates, “It was made in GTA V the whole thing is a meme. Throughout the game, Raiden has done various slow-motion dodges of attacks or obstacles that have just barely grazed his metal chin, causing it to glow white hot for an instant. Direct involvement in Desperado activities, スティーヴン・アームストロング. Armstrong also acted as the final boss of the Jetstream DLC, which elaborated on how Sam got recruited into World Marshal/Desperado. The speech writer warned him that he would appear before a grand jury if his connection to Desperado PMSC was revealed, which Armstrong refuted, given his belief that ordinary citizens could not care less due to believing that money was the only thing that truly mattered. Unfortunately for Armstrong, while his nanotech infusion left him a very powerful individual, he still possessed a few weaknesses that limited his power. Nationality Released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows, it is a spin-off in the Metal Gear series, and is set four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. The character proved memorable due to his over-the-top muscular structure and how he parodies American politics. close. Metal Gear Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. The stabbing temporarily deterred him, but Armstrong then let out a feral roar and grappled with Raiden. There’s a scene in MGS2 where Snake reassures Raiden that he has infinite ammo because of his headband , for instance. Died A graffiti marked campaign poster featuring Senator Steven Armstrong. Years later, he later joined the United States Navy, which sacrificed his chances of going pro. However, although a member of the Navy, he never saw actual combat during his time in the service. Cho, in his commentary, also elaborated on how Armstrong's nanomachines worked. In this regard, he viewed those who were "strong" as the ones deserving of dictating the laws of society, and that the "weak" should be purged so as to create a perfect world. Armstrong demonstrates his heightened physical abilities. Finish Armstrong off as you did the other bosses and YOU WIN. Armstrong then dismissed him as he had other matters to attend to, although not before promising to talk to him soon. The pre-E3 show later claimed that the game would actually take place in 2023. Raiden then broke free via a reverse roundhouse kick and retrieved the Murasama. Armstrong was born and raised in Texas. Undeterred, Armstrong then tries to use a left jab on Raiden, only for Raiden to do the same to his left hand. Owing to the character's background, Duncan voiced the character with a Texan accent. The nanomachine base he used hardened upon experiencing physical trauma, in which it gave him blackened skin in areas where the nanomachines were in use. For this battle, you'll want to land only a few hits at a time when you attack, unless Armstrong staggers or is stunned. His debut is similar to his first appearance in the game, where he takes down a Maverick cyborg APC gunner and also ends up surrounded by Maverick soldiers. Armstrong could also generate fire-like energy similar to Raiden's ability to generate lightning, using it to enhance his physical attacks, surrounding himself in an aura of fire and charging his foes, and creating powerful explosions of fire by punching the ground. He is voiced in the English version by Scottish actor Alastair Duncan, while his motion capture actor is Masahiro Nagai, who also performed the motion capture for Sundowner and Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov. After Sam managed to defeat a Metal Gear RAY UMG unit, he then proceeded to invite Sam to the roof via the PA for a "final interview." After his nanotech infusion, Armstrong's already impressive physical abilities were amplified to powerful superhuman levels. Armstrong recruits Samuel Rodrigues after beating him in an intense battle. This was especially evident with how he handled Operation Tecumseh: It was implied that he had Monsoon, Sundowner, and Samuel Rodrigues hold off Raiden long enough to have him conduct the plan, and also had enough foresight to change his plan from assassinating the president directly to instead have Desperado alongside Muslim terrorists attack the air base President Hamilton was to arrive at before he arrived and have the flight called off in the event that Raiden managed to defeat Sam in battle, all to ensure that America went to war. Even Raiden looks shocked when he first sees it. During his battle with Raiden, after his HF Blade was destroyed, Raiden briefly overpowered Armstrong with his fists, and because the attack was so abrupt, Armstrong's nanomachines were unable to react in time and harden in order to keep Armstrong from taking any damage. They also could be activated at will, as evidenced by Armstrong frequently hardening without even taking a hit or dishing out attacks in certain areas. Black with traces of white "Make It Right" - Senator Armstrong Leaked Audio, Senator Armstrong Leaked Audio (AUDIO DATA ACCESS FILE #01000011). Depending on whether one goes by release order or chronologically, Armstrong is either the first or second character to angrily refer to Blade Wolf as a "little fuck", with Khamsin doing so after the final battle with him in the Blade Wolf DLC. His arrogance will occasionally lead him to do brash and reckless things, which is especially evident just before the final battle, where he kicked Blade Wolf away shortly after it supplied Raiden with Sam's Murasama blade, despite such an action only resulting in Raiden becoming even more infuriated with Armstrong. It's also shown that during his final battle with Raiden, Armstrong's strength was enough to allow him to lift the large debris of EXCELSUS, and throw it at Raiden as a makeshift projectile weapon. Metal Gear Solid: Rising Revengeance Walkthrough Boss Battle: Senator Armstrong Part 2. Etsu Tamari After attaching his severed right arm onto his body with the help of the nanomachines, Armstrong proceeded to successfully recruit Sam, who is now reluctant of the decision. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Senator Steven Armstrong Alastair Duncan is the voice of Senator Steven Armstrong in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Unshō Ishizuka is the Japanese voice. Gray (sometimes glowed red in 2018 due to nanomachines) 200 cm[1] Created by Upon being defeated, Armstrong talks to Raiden for a bit, and declares Raiden his successor. This is a reference to the second letter the serial killer Jack the Ripper (Raiden's namesake) sent to the British police stationed at the Scotland Yard during the time of investigation for the murders. He also uses his homing charge attack a lot more often. Steven Armstrong's nanotech-infused heart. Free iOS App iPhone & iPpad. Armstrong eventually ran for election to the Colorado state senate. the gekkos during metal gear can heal u, and then during the last part, cutting the flying debris gives u paste. Despite his patriotism, Armstrong held great resentment towards the "current" America; criticizing the war economy, the mass media, as well as the notion of "American pride.". However, he fought Raiden because he is the only one who would expose the truth of what happened. 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