He fights using Bloodlust, a pair of machetes that can be combined into pincer shears. His custom matte trenchcoat conceals three pairs of fractal heat shields, which he can use to deflect attacks and protect himself. Sundowner is the boisterous southern-accented field leader of the Winds of Destruction who is responsible of the death of President N'Mani. Fights using Muramasa, a blood-red HF Blade. He seems to be the de-facto captain of the Winds of Destruction, the title given to the four heads of Desperado, and periodically shows up to give them missions and information regarding their foes. During their first encounter in Abkhazia, Sam sliced off Raiden's left arm and gouged out his eye, resulting in the failure of his mission and the emergence of his split personality. Jetstream Sam Rodriguez is the object of Radien's desire (in a totally non-sexual way). It was the selfless act of sacrificing himself to the Patriots in exchange for her freedom that caused him to become a cyborg in the first place, although it is unknown how she will play into the events of his revenge spree. Sunny Emmerich is Raiden's raison d'être. Although he may seem obsessive to the point of creepiness, Raiden can purchase new upgrades and moves from him using the data files stored in cyborgs' left arms. Wilhelm Voigt, better known as Herr Doktor, is the R&D lead for the team, as well as the man who created Raiden's new body. Courtney Collins, who joined Maverick on recommendation from Kevin, serves as data analyst and allows Raiden to save his game via codec calls. Seems to have an odd infatuation with coffee. His jobs in Maverick included briefing preparations, arms procurement, client negotiation, Human Resource management (HR), business development, accounting, and, during the events of Abkhazia, sales, on-site coordination, and advisor work. Kevin Washington (nicknamed "Kev-of-all-trades" due to his active role in Maverick) is the sarcastic, snarky half of Raiden's support team. He acts as mission control during field missions, dispatching objectives and valuable tips over the codec. Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov is the head of Maverick SCL as well as Raiden's mentor and old friend. Four years ago he swore to hang up his sword for good and become a family man but has slipped back into the killing business due to the emergence of a bloodthirsty split personality, known as Jack the Ripper, due to his childhood on the battlefield. Raiden is the hero of the story and the player character. After receiving an upgraded and updated cyborg body, Raiden swears Things go awry however when a rival PMC group attacks their convoy, kills N'Mani, and cripples Raiden. Our story begins in the African nation of Abkhazia, where Raiden has been assigned to protect the President, a man by the name of N'Mani. Former child soldier-turned-spy-turned-cyborg ninja Raiden is forced into working for various Private Military Corps (or PMCs) both to support his family (it's like they say a soldier only feels truly at home on the battlefield) and to quell his inner bloodlust that developed as a result of his harrowing past. Now that that's out of the way, let's actually talk about the story.Īs mentioned before, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance takes place four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. No matter how much you deny it or insist otherwise, this game is a permanent part of the Metal Gear Solid timeline. " Also, few seconds of " Red Sun" at the beginning, few seconds of track number 26 (Rising Action 3) and track 29 (Open Frontier) from the same disc too, from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Soundtrack with several excerpts closing the song.Ī lyricless version also acted as the overworld theme for the Shabhazabad Air Base in Pakistan in R-07.You heard that, folks.
The instrumental version of the song is a new composition, variation and mix of "Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Main Theme" (from minutes 2:00 to 2:40) and the " Metal Gear Solid Main Theme. It can be interpreted as Armstrong and/or Raiden coming to recognize the similarities between their personal philosophies - similarities that allow them to understand each other's motivations, but which also force them to battle to the death. The lyrics cover the personal admission, almost an apology, that the singer and their opponent have to fight against each other, even though there's little fault of their own or even any real reason for fighting, as violence begets violence.
" It Has to be This Way" is Senator Steven Armstrong's final boss theme in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.