The Magnetic Memes of Monsoon

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  • Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2024
  • In a game extremely memorable characters, Monsoon manages to stand out quite a bit for as limited as his use is in the game. A man spouting about the power of memes in the world. He was also designed to play against the main game machinic of Rising so that the player would be forced to master the mechanics and adapt their playstyle in order to defeat him.
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    BGM: Metal Gear Solid - The Best Is Yet To Come, Metal Gear Rising - Stains of Time, Nocturne - Sound menu.

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  • @Ningen_Black
    @Ningen_Black 2 года назад +2528

    Memesoon:
    >had no build up yet stole the show
    >talked about memes
    >had a brutal fight
    >dies
    Chad of nature

    • @canaldecasta
      @canaldecasta 2 года назад +255

      >So good you fight him again 5 minutes later.

    • @kalo_vera
      @kalo_vera 2 года назад +187

      @@canaldecasta a good meme never dies, Jack

    • @elliebingo
      @elliebingo 2 года назад +110

      @@kalo_vera Apple bottom jeans Raiden!

    • @faustoelorteguimiguez7643
      @faustoelorteguimiguez7643 2 года назад +15

      reninds my of another character in the game

    • @ChefSniperYT
      @ChefSniperYT 2 года назад +44

      @@elliebingo Boots with the fur!

  • @pajamapantsjack5874
    @pajamapantsjack5874 2 года назад +3452

    I think if memes didn’t become the term for internet in jokes, it would have become a more powerful term and not something comical out of context in the metal gear series.

    • @canaldecasta
      @canaldecasta 2 года назад +495

      But thats what memes are. Ideas spread. It was no coincidence.
      Memes make us laugh. They may inspire us. Memes are what you take from them.

    • @DedHedZed
      @DedHedZed 2 года назад +190

      Memes were a thing back then lol They knew what they were doing. Its Kojima we are talking about.

    • @hilotakenaka
      @hilotakenaka 2 года назад +142

      Yeah. Monsoon actually has a deep, interesting philosophy. Too bad people just read “memes” and write him off as a funny edge lord
      Also heya Jack

    • @mr.arbiter996
      @mr.arbiter996 2 года назад +4

      Yup

    • @breadbug6101
      @breadbug6101 2 года назад +58

      I mean if you disregard the internet’s definition of memes, everything Monsoon says is true and powerful

  • @armiproductions5680
    @armiproductions5680 2 года назад +1681

    I just wanna adress the fact that during Monsoon´s speach about memes, you can literrally move your camera to the right and one of the cyborgs just plays with a cat, it´s adorable.

    • @kreativernickname4031
      @kreativernickname4031 2 года назад +304

      And if you look left you can see Sam being bored and wondering when Monsoon is finished with his speech, which people who replay this game for the difficulties probably can relate too, including me

    • @armiproductions5680
      @armiproductions5680 2 года назад +162

      @@kreativernickname4031 the greatest enemy in a hack n slay, unskipable cutscenes.

    • @ChadThundercuck
      @ChadThundercuck 2 года назад +83

      I hate that every streamer's chat just freaks out spamming look to the right ruining attention to the cutscene which is already fucked since most people just laugh at the word meme to start with. Deffo my least favourite secret in the game for this reason.

    • @dextersynesterformerlysorb5334
      @dextersynesterformerlysorb5334 2 года назад +45

      @@kreativernickname4031 something something metal gear games something Kojima something something unskippable cutscenes something deliberate artistic choice

    • @kreativernickname4031
      @kreativernickname4031 2 года назад +8

      @@dextersynesterformerlysorb5334 Nah bro it´s just poor game design

  • @TaigaXsenpai
    @TaigaXsenpai 2 года назад +1879

    interesting part about Monsoon is that the only human part left in him is mouth.
    Monsoon is completely nihilistuc, as a result he does not hold almost any passion. In contrast to Sundowner or Mistral he does not find pleasure in combat or sadism.
    Rather he sees it as natural way, to survive and adapt.
    This however, deprived him of almost any emotions.
    The only thing that give him sense of pride is mocking those that hold to ideas. As a result his mouth is his only remaining human part. Like every cynic, he finds peace in mocking idealists. It is very narrow, but still existing pride and passion.

    • @Fallout_Survivor
      @Fallout_Survivor 2 года назад +109

      Technically he also has a neck cause Raiden final attack independent of the player is always using a direct cut through the neck ripping Monsoon's head off using the HF Blade, Raiden probably realized that was the only weak spot Monsoon had cause the mouth is protected by the helmet AND at the beginning of his introduction right after falling trough the building and fusing his body for the first time, you can clearly see Monsoon doing the ''neck snap'' thing(I forgot how its called lol), being a huge foreshadowing, Monsoon appearance in the game started and finished with the neck, and talking about memes.

    • @nkyfong
      @nkyfong 2 года назад +29

      As a cynic, this is correct.

    • @kotorandcorvid4968
      @kotorandcorvid4968 2 года назад +24

      Monsoon seems to enjoy combat as he taunts Raiden and calls him a weakling

    • @feister2869
      @feister2869 2 года назад +62

      @@kotorandcorvid4968 but again, those can be tactics to discourage the opposition or make them fear as they are fighting an sadistic sociopath.

    • @ohmyjodwtf
      @ohmyjodwtf 2 года назад +9

      @@Fallout_Survivor “technically”
      was that pun intended

  • @somerandomdude7417
    @somerandomdude7417 2 года назад +325

    “Apples bottem jeans Raiden”
    “What?”
    “Boots with the fur”

    • @mercenarygundam1487
      @mercenarygundam1487 2 года назад +45

      "HOW ABOUT FULL OF SHIT? IS THAT A MEME?!"
      "NO, IT ISN'T YOU FUCKING AMOEBA"

    • @battleboxer555
      @battleboxer555 2 года назад +13

      @@mercenarygundam1487 "You'll never be based with memes like that"

    • @theend-nz6vs
      @theend-nz6vs Год назад +6

      Emergency meeting
      Raiden:I thought I could be like you but that's a fucking mistake

    • @Da_caffeinated_insomniac
      @Da_caffeinated_insomniac Год назад +3

      @@battleboxer555 your right ,(shocked Amogus noise) about me I mean

    • @seansilv25
      @seansilv25 Год назад +1

      @@Da_caffeinated_insomniac “I thought I could be just like you, but... *that is a mistake”*
      “Perhaps I am cringe... but that MAKES ME *FREE!”*

  • @l4dym3r3k
    @l4dym3r3k 2 года назад +711

    “You see, Jack the Ripper, while your argument may sound strong” *displays a hologram* “in this meme, I have depicted you as a ‘Soy Wojak’ while I have depicted myself as a ‘Chad Wojak’.”

    • @thevoiceinyourhead7215
      @thevoiceinyourhead7215 2 года назад +106

      “And though you may block me; I have several alternative accounts, and I will be there with my soy wojak to add the correct amount of irony. Cope and seethe, Jack”

    • @wispfire2545
      @wispfire2545 Год назад +9


      What a fucking menace that Meemsoon. (X

    • @spider59er35
      @spider59er35 Год назад +2

      @@thevoiceinyourhead7215God bless that og video

    • @kiannkilledeuronymous
      @kiannkilledeuronymous Год назад +4

      i read that in monsoon's voice lol

    • @demi-femme4821
      @demi-femme4821 Год назад +3

      Pizza Al Dante: "Hey, I've seen this one. It's a classic."

  • @spemtang
    @spemtang 2 года назад +392

    I think Monsoon's facade of being all big talk and "nature running it's course" breaking as he pleads for his life is really interesting and deep for his character. Sure, he may wear a shit-eating grin and laugh manically as he stabs away at his foes, but I feel deep down that Monsoon is someone who is incredibly fearful. In times of genocide and war, he went to the Mafia for protection, same could be said for Desperado. In the lyrics for "The Stains of Time", the one line "Into a peaceful life" always stuck with me a bit. Perhaps it's that Monsoon wishes he wouldn't have to gain power in organizations for his own safety. He knows it's what he must do to survive, but not something he wants. Perhaps when he was more naïve he thought there would be a day when things would get better for him, when war, bloodshed, the rules of nature would no longer torture him. Yet, as he had learned with his age; his dreams, have disappeared.

    • @l0rf
      @l0rf 2 года назад +93

      It is most likely a facade. The horrible things he witnessed and the crimes he committed as a result of that initial trauma must have broken him in a fundamental way. The grinning apex predator is a result of his fear of ever being at the mercy of someone else again, someone without any mercy or regard for life. If he's pressed once again into a situation that threatens him, that facade may shatter. Really most actors in Metal Gear just need therapy but chose violence instead.

    • @smb_64youtube5
      @smb_64youtube5 2 года назад +56

      Everyone monsoon until your own memes strike back at you
      "Kill or be killed jack"
      "You're right, im killing you then"
      "W a i t n o ."

    • @Жужъ-ъ5е
      @Жужъ-ъ5е 2 года назад +58

      Want to add, that even his body language can tell about the facade thing. When Raiden stands up Monsoon takes a step back (and I remember him doing the same action a couple of times in a potentially dangerous situations)

    • @zhipingyuchi9931
      @zhipingyuchi9931 2 года назад +11

      Sir this is a Wendy’s

    • @spemtang
      @spemtang 2 года назад +1

      @@zhipingyuchi9931 Wendy's is a myth. Analytical RUclips comments are a joke.

  • @oligb1469
    @oligb1469 2 года назад +832

    Me and my sister's reaction to the Cambodia massacre coming up in his backstory was "Oh F*ck!" that explains where his nihilism comes from and I can't really blame him Pol pot was a monster of a human being, 20,000 mass graves the killing fields it's got to be one of the more darker areas in human history.

    • @warwulf1889
      @warwulf1889 2 года назад +1

      Pol pot sounds less like a world leader and more like a serial killer who wormed his way into a political position that he never deserved.

    • @oligb1469
      @oligb1469 2 года назад +59

      @@warwulf1889 Worst of all he just looks like an old man nothing out of the ordinary it's terrifying

    • @kalebsithnerd119
      @kalebsithnerd119 2 года назад +73

      Especially S-21, with roughly 14,000 people being brought into there for interrogation and torture. It was reported that only 7 people made it out of there alive in 1979. I'd say that's a pretty horrific thing to think about. Enough to send chills down one's spine.

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 Год назад +21

      Pol Pot deserved the most inhumane treatment imaginable and sadly never got it

    • @-Bh7gt
      @-Bh7gt Год назад

      ​@@mercury2157 welp didn't they burn him under car tires and trash tho?

  • @somedudewithakeyboard5388
    @somedudewithakeyboard5388 2 года назад +225

    I feel that it's ironic that the only time Monsoon truly regains his humanity is when he is absolutely terrified of someone who has just embraced his true self

    • @no3ironman11100
      @no3ironman11100 Год назад +67

      Monsoon witnessed horrors in cambodia and is implied to choose the safest path if he can. His entire philosophy is built on justifying what he's done and seen. Though he is **very successfull** in wearing the mask of psychopathy, you see how he feels about things occasionally in his reactions and such. When you start paying attention everything monsoon says is not about memes or being along "nature's course". It's because he's piss scared of meeting the fate he's seen and has personally forced upon others.

    • @createrz8433
      @createrz8433 Год назад +4

      ​@@no3ironman11100 why does he mention memes then to raiden after he already meets his fate?

    • @no3ironman11100
      @no3ironman11100 Год назад +17

      @@createrz8433 He says that when you struggle to off him and it's an actual fight you win in the end. His pain tolerance given to him by becoming more machine than man allow him to keep his mask on. When he pleads for his life, you see deep inside though he believes deeply in this philosophy in truth he really doesn't want to die.
      ruclips.net/video/sGzYC38QtBg/видео.htmlsi=vTxVoKrXHQvAdFnb&t=120
      Some other scenes I forgot where they were further confirm this and indicate monsoon's philosophy is infact hypocritical, and if he could what he truly wishes is for nothing and no one to hurt him again like in cambodia. This is why he sections his body to avoid harm. You can see this makes sense.

    • @maxanderson3733
      @maxanderson3733 Год назад +7

      @@no3ironman11100 leave it to the guy with the aizen profile picture to masterfully analyze someone

    • @no3ironman11100
      @no3ironman11100 Год назад

      @@maxanderson3733
      Tl;dr
      I've got this investigation here that says...:
      (glasses lower to look at monsoon)
      Says you're a pussy

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 2 года назад +275

    Every time we meme, we simply prove Monsoon right.
    Now there's a pretty analysis. Exquisite!

    • @bodigt0n35
      @bodigt0n35 2 года назад +6

      Memes are truly the DNA of the soul.

    • @Huntertheunkown
      @Huntertheunkown 2 года назад

      I’m always right

    • @Rangsayy
      @Rangsayy Год назад

      @@bodigt0n35 did monsoon really know meme in a cambodia genocide?

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 Год назад +1

      @@Rangsayy considering he was only a kid during the Khmer Rouge, it's entirely possible he ended up reading The Selfish Gene during his time as a mob assassin or even as a cyborg

  • @garfeldi8466
    @garfeldi8466 2 года назад +563

    he’s honestly in my top 5 of the best characters in metal gear. I love the portrayal of him burying his morals due to the fact he couldn’t process the atrocities he witnessed growing up

    • @hithere5553
      @hithere5553 2 года назад +1

      Honestly, who wouldn’t come it of that fucked in the head? Babies beaten to death against trees, hundreds lined up and killed with farm tools, and worse. The casual brutality of it all is enough to rationalize omnicide.

  • @russian_knight
    @russian_knight 2 года назад +681

    Memes on the Internet are jokes passed around, memes by the literal definition are viewpoints and ideals passed around. Metal Gear Rising was revived by the Internet term of meme, and monsoon himself became not just one term of the word, but both, and due to the popularity, his mindset, his meme, was adopted by many people. It's beautiful

    • @djangofett4879
      @djangofett4879 2 года назад +44

      behavior as well can be memetic. for example, why do many people from India do a head bobble when they talk? some kind of memetic societal behavior. why? when and where did it start?

    • @pramusetyakanca1552
      @pramusetyakanca1552 2 года назад +24

      Truly nature running its course. The Internet taught us that.

    • @ozymandias192
      @ozymandias192 2 года назад +12

      exquisite!

    • @ttchme9816
      @ttchme9816 2 года назад +12

      The truly ironic part is that memes by definition is just viewpoonts, concepts and ideas that are transmitted from people to people like diseases.
      Memes, even the internet ones, are exactly that definition. Memes can be dumbed down to funny internet picture but in broader definition it is actually a idea and a concept that is spread by pictures. The form of memes may change but the definition and uses doesn't, internet memes is not exactly what monsoon is talking about but it still fits into his definition. That's the ironic part.

    • @koleszgdanska7149
      @koleszgdanska7149 Год назад +7

      Yeah... We've been outplayed by a fictional character

  • @fabriziocossio3336
    @fabriziocossio3336 2 года назад +338

    Well, only 2 very important character lefts to explore
    A very angry politician
    And a ninja with a gamer mouse body

  • @Franz0818
    @Franz0818 2 года назад +417

    The Game depicts Monsoon as a nihilistic philosopher ninja
    The Internet (especially Max0r) depicted him as a top tier sh•tposter
    “Expose someone to sped up gifs long enough, they’ll eventually learn to get real”

    • @Hardbass2021
      @Hardbass2021 2 года назад +73

      "My name is Monsus, of the Sussy Impostors."
      *insert Amogus meme sounds*
      "Emergency Meeting!"

    • @junwtf
      @junwtf 2 года назад +52

      @@Hardbass2021 *unrealistically low quality among us theme starts playing*

    • @seansilv25
      @seansilv25 2 года назад +39

      @@junwtf “Please stop”
      “Heheheh... *NO.* “
      *[tons of edits and SFX, including “What the dog doin?”]*

    • @junwtf
      @junwtf 2 года назад +14

      @@seansilv25 *insert siren sfx*

    • @Nico42048
      @Nico42048 2 года назад +22

      ,,How about full of shit? Is that a meme? "

  • @troycoley765
    @troycoley765 2 года назад +161

    Thank you for explaining what monsoon meant when he says “memes”. It’s really important to know. Very informative.

  • @Journey_to_who_knows
    @Journey_to_who_knows 2 года назад +98

    Sussy magnet man had 10 minutes of screen time but taught me more than probably any other character in fiction

    • @Immortal2022
      @Immortal2022 2 года назад +7

      Monsoon's memes guide my entire life

    • @BenDover-oh3ty
      @BenDover-oh3ty 2 года назад +3

      Memes, the DNA of the soul

  • @dabbingplatypus2361
    @dabbingplatypus2361 2 года назад +235

    "If you truly overpower Monsoon he'll cry out for you to stop"
    Me, realizing he said that on my first playthrough of the game: I did good???

    • @Akori_Ayanami
      @Akori_Ayanami 2 года назад +17

      Yes

    • @cosmicvoidtree
      @cosmicvoidtree 2 года назад +33

      I feel like the first time you do it you’re guaranteed to get the “STOP! STOP IT!”

    • @guywholikesorialot1246
      @guywholikesorialot1246 Год назад +32

      @@cosmicvoidtree i got “Do as you please.”
      Pretty sure it’s based on EMP grenade usage n stuff.

    • @ioneocla6577
      @ioneocla6577 Год назад +15

      It's completely random actually. Many had a no hit S rank and still got the " do as you please"

    • @ulrickguiliman4810
      @ulrickguiliman4810 Год назад

      Yes

  • @YOU-GET-WHAT-YOU-HAVE
    @YOU-GET-WHAT-YOU-HAVE 2 года назад +181

    As a Cambodian, I'm not surprised that Monsoon become what he is. Phnom Penh's traffic definitely could produce a cyborg ninja meme lord.

    • @alexanderkazantzis8019
      @alexanderkazantzis8019 Год назад +3

      I think you mean tragic past

    • @nicecocofy2614
      @nicecocofy2614 Год назад +9

      @@alexanderkazantzis8019 Buddy you have no idea how cut throat drivers in here are. "If there's a space fill it". "Never been to driver's school no problem".

    • @narararamammily5386
      @narararamammily5386 Год назад +6

      Tell me about. It’s even worse when it’s raining 💀. Take like 3 hours to just move an inch.

    • @SansBadTime
      @SansBadTime Год назад +12

      ​@@narararamammily5386 do the droplets fall gently down on the terrain ?💀💀💀

    • @narararamammily5386
      @narararamammily5386 Год назад +7

      @@SansBadTime Wash away the sorrow all the stains of time.

  • @owlgoddess8534
    @owlgoddess8534 2 года назад +32

    im a big fan of how genuinely terrified of raiden monsoon is. like he gives this whole speech intending to demoralize him and then raiden just goes "you know what? yeah" and suddenly becomes stronger than he has ever been before and you can see in real time monsoon shit his pants as this happens

  • @DedHedZed
    @DedHedZed 2 года назад +163

    I kind of wish a couple of these dudes survived our boy Ripper Jack. Would have been cool to see. Like Samuel would have been a cool guy to show up in future games.

    • @dumbmanpeanut
      @dumbmanpeanut 2 года назад +36

      that said there are no future games

    • @DedHedZed
      @DedHedZed 2 года назад +19

      @@dumbmanpeanut Unfortunately

    • @totororaptors
      @totororaptors 2 года назад +28

      Honestly If Sam can move that fast with hardly any cybernetic enhancements then Sam and Raiden working as a team would have been an unstoppable force.

    • @Breakaway-ic5gj
      @Breakaway-ic5gj 2 года назад +3

      @@totororaptors He has got an exokskeleton armour which is as good if not better than a cyborg body

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 Год назад +7

      @@Breakaway-ic5gj looking at how much stronger Sam's blunt attacks are than Raiden's, and how much faster he runs than Raiden, it's safe to say his suit serves him better than a full body frame would.

  • @Rais-Codex
    @Rais-Codex 2 года назад +133

    The magnificent master of malignant memes made masterful work of here.

  • @DKlett1
    @DKlett1 2 года назад +107

    I just realised that the *winds* of destruction are named after actual weather related phenomena
    Mistral: cold wind of southern France
    Monsoon: weather pattern in Asia-Australia
    Sundowner: hot wind in southern California
    *Jestream* Sam: pretty self explanatory
    Khamsin: weather in the middle east that brings sandstorms
    needless to say I feel like a moron for not realising this sooner

    • @---pj1xz
      @---pj1xz 2 года назад +36

      Sam's WoD codename is Minuano, the cool brazilian wind as mentioned by Monsoon and Armstrong in Sam's dlc intro

    • @vardiganxpl1698
      @vardiganxpl1698 Год назад +7

      Not exactly, while Jetstream does sound cool, he does have an official codename in Desperado, it is Minuano, the cool brazilian wind

  • @RealCursedJazz
    @RealCursedJazz 2 года назад +86

    Didn't realise he had that much depth to him, I enjoy him as a character even more now

    • @OllieDM910
      @OllieDM910 2 года назад +13

      Bro how do you not know, you are him

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 2 года назад +8

      The winds are here.
      Who farded?

    • @Aeon_Is_Near
      @Aeon_Is_Near 2 года назад +3

      @@OllieDM910 you said you were fucking invincible but you the easy fight in the game

    • @RealCursedJazz
      @RealCursedJazz 2 года назад +3

      @@OllieDM910 idk, things haven't been the same since Jack let it rip

    • @EmperorProtects1
      @EmperorProtects1 2 года назад +2

      @@ghoulbuster1 Metal Gear Ray

  • @username.mp4387
    @username.mp4387 2 года назад +127

    Yes yes yes! Monsoon is easily my favorite character in Rising people really sleep on him

  • @Glacial7
    @Glacial7 2 года назад +32

    i felt so proud of myself when i heard monsoon say "stop it" when i got to the end part of his fight, cuz i knew that if the fight was done well he would do that, so i took it as a "you beat him legit" moment

  • @Tabby3456
    @Tabby3456 2 года назад +105

    Monsoon gave me the vibe that made me want to know him more, too bad he's pretty short lived like the blossoms of the trees in the Japanese Garden

  • @thomasdevlin5825
    @thomasdevlin5825 2 года назад +101

    If there was one other character I wish we could play as in a DLC campaign, it would definitely have to be Monsoon. It's easy to gloss over during his boss fight, but he is an extremely sad character, I would have loved to see more of his backstory, also he would be so damn fun to play as, imagine how cool his move set would be. Khamsin is another character I wish we got to play as, but Monsoon is way higher up on the list

    • @Lifeiswhatyoumakeit90210
      @Lifeiswhatyoumakeit90210 2 года назад +16

      Let’s be happy this game actually gave us dlc for two extra characters. Too many games skip out on this and it’s so frustrating because of the great addition to the game it could be

    • @The-ODriscoll-countryhuman
      @The-ODriscoll-countryhuman 2 года назад +1

      You do now monsoon is from the mafia or the mob so that means a stupid idea

    • @JohnnysBrainfart4372
      @JohnnysBrainfart4372 2 года назад +5

      @@The-ODriscoll-countryhuman Sounds like Yakuza but with cyborgs, sounds awesome ngl

  • @annsh.6487
    @annsh.6487 Год назад +10

    The line "They're only trees" had some sort of profound effect on my soul when I heard it, idk. Just made me feel so warm

  • @thedarkknight727
    @thedarkknight727 2 года назад +34

    The tragedy of Monsoon is that he was born and grew up in a part of the world where the “STRONG” literally ate the “WEAK” as a three course meal. Explaining his nihilistic view on life.

  • @solarprince8139
    @solarprince8139 2 года назад +241

    Monsoon as a person is very deep, and it's kind of alarming to see someone just, following the "memes" blindly, never stopping to question who they are or if what they are doing is good or not. Really, I feel like most of the villains in this game could have gotten over their trauma or their "memes" and became better people if they tried hard enough.
    tl:dr: I think that the antagonists could have lived longer and meaningful lives has they followed a different path. However they are all very compelling and even charismatic characters.

    • @granmastersword
      @granmastersword 2 года назад +34

      they could have tried, but they were hit hard by their past to feel they are unable to do so or that it's now a part of who they are and take pride in

    • @theonethesequel
      @theonethesequel 2 года назад +32

      Except Sundowner, he was evil for shit and giggles.

    • @granmastersword
      @granmastersword 2 года назад +31

      @@theonethesequel yup, he was the exception. He was just a mediocre man who found delight in being cruel when he joined the military. Ever since that day he participated in many conflicts to keep on being cruel and feel satisfied

    • @barkerbarks2537
      @barkerbarks2537 2 года назад +12

      oh they could've went on living, if they didn't make a fatal slip, when they got depression/gave up on improving in the general vicinity of the ninja with a big sword on his back

    • @sinner2133
      @sinner2133 2 года назад +4

      @@barkerbarks2537 i wouldn’t say they’d be depressed. It’s not the case for every case, of course, but depression wouldn’t let you have as much energy as a villain would have to have if they wanted to achieve goals as big as theirs

  • @sprocketpunch
    @sprocketpunch 2 года назад +22

    His reverse visor is very similar to the roman centurion helmet. It was used to help protect the neck from glancing blow to the helmet

  • @FrostMaster9
    @FrostMaster9 2 года назад +71

    Two MGR videos from funnywess and Meti within an hour of each other? This is a good day.

  • @Some_Duck_Perhaps
    @Some_Duck_Perhaps 2 года назад +91

    Monsoon's speech about "meme" really resonates within me, it felt like he awakens something inside me that I don't even know I have
    He literally gave me his meme

    • @---pj1xz
      @---pj1xz 2 года назад +8

      Which later become the "haha funny" meme, spread out, and that prove him right even more.

    • @seansilv25
      @seansilv25 Год назад

      Now that… *that* is exquisite

  • @claytonrios1
    @claytonrios1 2 года назад +503

    Honestly he's the most annoying boss fight in the whole game to me, if only because you really need your blocking perfected in his fight. That being said "Stains of Time" will always be an amazing song!

    • @chubster3271
      @chubster3271 2 года назад +34

      monsoon has been the ender of many no hit runs for me

    • @Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger
      @Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger 2 года назад +43

      His boss fight boils down to the question "Can you parry?"

    • @First-to-last
      @First-to-last 2 года назад +23

      I think you mean the best tutorial boss

    • @vectorequinox6202
      @vectorequinox6202 2 года назад +20

      I got through Monsoon barely able to parry. Sam was the "hope you know how to parry 100% of the time" boss for me.

    • @dopey473
      @dopey473 2 года назад +9

      Parrying is way easier with mouse and keyboard and switching between is seamless so I just do that, gamepad for blade mode and mouse and keyboard for rest of gameplay during parry heavy bosses.

  • @archermon373
    @archermon373 Год назад +11

    It's kinda cool, that almost every character who does the whole "strong prey on the weak" thing, ultimately begs for mercy or says that its wrong, only when they are now the weak. Except monsoon, he can fully accept it, and even when he panics, he ultimately resigns himself to it still.

  • @GrieveIV
    @GrieveIV 2 года назад +14

    Honestly kinda surprised there wasn’t a cut to a 4-5 second clip of DSP during the “Monsoon’s fight is a skill check to be sure you know how to block and don’t button mash” segment

  • @Okkotsu86275
    @Okkotsu86275 2 года назад +30

    Monsoon had really cool concepts, designs and overall character outline. His theme also was a banger

  • @davidiobrando
    @davidiobrando 2 года назад +13

    "I guess you could say a good meme never dies, Jack."

  • @splitreality8712
    @splitreality8712 2 года назад +95

    From what I remember. Sai actually weren’t specifically ninja weapons
    They were actually peace keeping weapons, due to the hand held trident shape, that easily caught and disarmed/damaged most blades weapons
    Personally this actually enforces themes even harder than the ninja aesthetic.
    Monsoon is the oldest winds of destruction member. Him having the only weapon that conventionally isn’t bladed and only pointed, compared to literally everyone else having a bladed weapon of some kind shows how different his ideals are
    Mistral is incredibly controlled, and accepts her reason to fight and kill is for Armstrong
    Her weapon is a staff that holds 2 daggers at each end. She has complete control of it
    Sun downer revels in his raw love for war and killing. His weapon is a giant scissor blade and 2 large nearly greatsword machetes
    Sam is lost on his way. He doesn’t know why he kills anymore until he finds a rival in raiden. His weapon is very similar to raidens, being a similar 2 handed katana.
    Monsoon? He doesn’t give a fuck. He doesn’t care and thinks “might makes right” and fights to survive. Sais being a primarily defensive weapon while still being able to be deadly and 1 handed pushes the “fight to survive” nihilistic mentality of monsoon
    It pushes monsoons weapon choice into just being a cool part of an admittedly less represented weapon in media. To an actual insight of his character and his role amongst WOD
    Edit: someone also pointed out. Armstongs main weapon. Being his nanomachines in his heart. They’re also primarily defensive, while Armstrong doesn’t use them for raw defense. In fact he uses them mostly for offense. Which even FURTHER connects him to monsoon cause of their weapons share a philosophy and use case. Which makes sense cause monsoon is basic the right hand man to Armstrong

    • @kilzfordays
      @kilzfordays 2 года назад +15

      Don't forget Armstrong, using a defensive weapon of nanomachines while also utilising them for offence which could show some duality in his character as both the final boss and yet a character Raiden can relate to as shown in his theme It Has To Be This Way and it's lyrics.

  • @remixtheidiot5771
    @remixtheidiot5771 2 года назад +73

    i mastered the parry system fairly early when i played and found monsoon to be joke.
    i was also playing on hard.
    barely used any items.
    my friends who were watching me play at the time called me a parry god, as they struggled at the fight. i thought they were simply being stupid.
    apparently monsoon really was hard for many people!
    sundowner remained the hardest for me. he was a brutal rise in difficulty. so my biggest takeaway gameplay wise in this video is...
    YOU CAN USE THE SAI'S TO RENDER HIS FIRST PHASE A COMPLETE JOKE?!

    • @so14r3
      @so14r3 2 года назад +4

      Monsoon was hard for me the first time but he is definitely a fun one to fight

    • @shybandit521
      @shybandit521 2 года назад +2

      Yeah I felt the exact same way. Monsoon was easy as hell to parry and the game showers you with emp grenades. Sundowner I couldn't figure out how to not get messed up by his shields. Kept getting blown up.

    • @JTBJacksdeadasschannel
      @JTBJacksdeadasschannel 2 года назад +17

      I think you’re the only human to have trouble with Sundowner. You can literally kill him easily without even cutting his shields once. He has less health than a dwarf gekko and it makes me angry that most people beat him on their first try without cutting the shields

    • @remixtheidiot5771
      @remixtheidiot5771 2 года назад +9

      @@JTBJacksdeadasschannel i wanted to destroy the shields and get to the second phase because
      RED SUN OVER PARADISE
      but I suck at precision cutting.
      I've only been mashing X and Y when in blade mode up until that point.

    • @JTBJacksdeadasschannel
      @JTBJacksdeadasschannel 2 года назад

      @@remixtheidiot5771 are you on PC or console?

  • @darkanayer5867
    @darkanayer5867 2 года назад +41

    I failed a physics exam about magnetic force because i was being Absolutely destroyed by monsoon instead of studying.
    Isnt that a pretty meme?

  • @kodymcbride6901
    @kodymcbride6901 2 года назад +12

    Gotta say the exhance before Raiden finally kills him is kinda neat.
    "You're dead!"
    "Dead on!"

  • @TheKing-qz9wd
    @TheKing-qz9wd 2 года назад +102

    Y'know we all crack jokes about "fostering our memes" but when we pull out the social studies stuff and think about the fun we have...
    We've played ourselves like a fiddle.

  • @aoife-oh9si
    @aoife-oh9si 2 года назад +17

    monsoon is my favorite mgr character, so i was really anticipating this video. you delivered for sure! amazing as always meti

  • @Jam-og1km
    @Jam-og1km 2 года назад +12

    I love him as a character because he is either deep and complex, or the funny meme guy, depending on what mood I'm in

  • @goroakechi6126
    @goroakechi6126 2 года назад +25

    I’m doing a DND thing with my friends, and Monsoon is the current boss, so this was perfect timing. Thank you!!

    • @pariswashington5543
      @pariswashington5543 2 года назад

      How does that work could you explain

    • @goroakechi6126
      @goroakechi6126 2 года назад +5

      @@pariswashington5543
      No.

    • @75g53
      @75g53 2 года назад

      @@goroakechi6126 pretty please? 🥺

    • @Intracaedes
      @Intracaedes 2 года назад +3

      no wait that's such a cool idea for a boss.

  • @degenerate-otaku6634
    @degenerate-otaku6634 2 года назад +18

    Yessss the long awaited Monsoon video!
    Honestly I wasn't all for him at first but I just loved his theme and he just kinda became my fav character of mgrr

  • @oliverotter6455
    @oliverotter6455 2 года назад +26

    The most bs part about this game is that the guy with magnet powers lost to a robot

  • @EN-mh4og
    @EN-mh4og 2 года назад +4

    I think under his smile and bravado he hides the fact that he is most angry and hateful among winds of destruction.

  • @apfel_taartje475
    @apfel_taartje475 2 года назад +7

    First time I beat him I got him to cry out, and thought: "what a coward, starting a fight then crying for forgiveness when you lose"
    Now I get why he did it as his sole purpose was to survive

  • @J-wolf5
    @J-wolf5 2 года назад +6

    so i wanted to make a presentation for one of my classes and my teacher liked the idea of memes but seen from a more philosofical perspective, i cant belive i actually used this video as a source of information... thanks i guess

  • @mohabalserafe3795
    @mohabalserafe3795 Год назад +5

    Mansoon is one of my favorites in the metal gear universe he has a very strong philosophy of how the world operates his definition of a meme is so true and still holds up even to this day this game was so ahead of it's time

  • @billyjoecook4362
    @billyjoecook4362 2 года назад +5

    I like the theory that Stains of Time is also a theme for Raiden coming to the realization that deep down he is and always will be Jack the Ripper, as opposed to being just Monsoon's theme

  • @CricetoFunni
    @CricetoFunni 2 года назад +6

    I never knew that Monsoon's final words changed depending on what and how you did during the fight, I thought it was just random. Interesting.

  • @Voc_spooksauce
    @Voc_spooksauce 2 года назад +14

    Everytime i see him i'm reminded of how i had to beat him with exactly 0 blocking, and i did the same until Sam's bossfight where i learned to do it right.
    Amazing video as usual Meti, cheers from Brazil :>

    • @medibirb6912
      @medibirb6912 2 года назад +2

      I did the exact same thing on my first playthrough, I never learned how to parry so I just used Mistral’s pole arm as a crutch until I fought Sam, learned how to parry from then on lmao, I’m surprised I even beat monsoon

    • @Voc_spooksauce
      @Voc_spooksauce 2 года назад

      @@medibirb6912 Exactly huehue

  • @Derpp88
    @Derpp88 2 года назад +16

    my first time playing mgrr It took me over 4 hours to beat monsoon as I had not discovered that you can use those healing packs, so I had to beat monsoon all on one life

  • @LosoaII
    @LosoaII 2 года назад +5

    This may have been the only time i've seen some mention about the final lines a boss says at the end of a fight. I've always thought it was interesting that bosses had varying lines and wondered if they correlated to how you fought them. Monsoon in particular had the 3 different lines shown in the video, but I remember even Bladewolf screaming for mercy at the last second in some instances of his boss fight.
    Idk, i really liked the thought that the bosses would react so drastically to Raiden if the fight was done perfectly as if they were horrified of the monster they unknowingly unleashed to the world.

  • @ZstackZip
    @ZstackZip 2 года назад +5

    Since Monsoon never got his own subtitle, I made him one:
    Monsoon: The Summer Torrent

  • @CesarGameBoy.
    @CesarGameBoy. 2 года назад +21

    Another thing I think is pretty cool about “Stains of Time” is how if you listen closely to the backup vocals during the chorus, it sounds an awful lot like Raiden. And since all the singers are meant to sound like the voice actors, it’s interesting when you think about how much of Monsoon’s theme, or any of the boss’ themes in general, could connect with Raiden as well. Of course it’s not 1:1, but there’s definite similarities.

  • @thedemonkane2737
    @thedemonkane2737 2 года назад +12

    Memes. The DNA of the soul.

  • @damianallen4964
    @damianallen4964 2 года назад +5

    I'll never forget the face my fiancé made upon hearing the line, "your memes end here" without any context.

  • @harryblocks
    @harryblocks 2 года назад +5

    My name is Monsoon...of the Memes of Destruction

  • @justanotherfoolish
    @justanotherfoolish Год назад +2

    Hearing that him yelling stop was something you earn through beating him skillfully. was nice to know. i was barely able to push through the game. hell i almost restarted to going easy mode during the bladewolf fight. but when my last try i won. i set out to beat the game without restarts. and him. really made me ground myself and master the controls. i never used a single item. i parried every attack then struck. that’s how i defeated monsoon

  • @hairlessgrizzly559
    @hairlessgrizzly559 2 года назад +8

    Is it just me, or do the Japanese got some pretty badass farming tools? Sai, Kunai, Kama sickles. I understand they were probably adapted over time to look more like weapons, but still, they have no business making farming tools look that cool

  • @thechoadic9964
    @thechoadic9964 2 года назад +4

    I had one of the weirdest dreams last night. Where me and Monsoon went and got lunch at shawarma stand, and I remember him ordering iced coffee

  • @artemvoituk1737
    @artemvoituk1737 2 года назад +1

    his viser just prevents his hair to make it wet in the rain

  • @Omashu2425
    @Omashu2425 2 года назад +4

    I'm currently on my fourth playthrough of Metal Gear Rising, and just a few minutes ago, I faced Monsoon again. Up until now, he was my most hated boss in the game, but that was before I knew how to actually fight him. I just kept spamming EM Grenades and going apeshit whenever he was able to be attacked, and I took most of his rush attack and using nanopaste to beat him in a test of endurance.
    But once I learned how to fight him (how to parry, what to parry, how to wear down his invincible mode), I'll be damned if he wasn't one of my favourite bosses so far, and it was the first time I beat him without EM Grenades, and made him say "Stop it." instead of "Have it your way."
    You better watch yourself Sundowner, because Jack is back, and he's right on your doorstep.

  • @joseftheerazor
    @joseftheerazor 2 года назад +2

    Nice trivia of Monsoon. So Khamsin and Armstrong are left to have their trivia. One for Desperado and one for the final boss, NANO MACHINES SON!

  • @JoKer-il3vy
    @JoKer-il3vy 2 года назад +2

    Finally! It was about time someone has made a long video about monsoon's life. He's such an interesting character.

  • @qron3016
    @qron3016 2 года назад +6

    monsoon of the sussy imposters

  • @elliebingo
    @elliebingo 2 года назад +1

    I've been waiting for this video for a long time, there really aren't many people who've actually discussed Monsoon's character in detail (probably due to his use of memes) so this was a great video!

  • @Fallout_Survivor
    @Fallout_Survivor 2 года назад +9

    The real question is who owns the Japanese garden Monsoon or Sundowner, Monsoon has the DLC scene and the ninja vibe while Sundowner has the samurai armor thing, which makes me wonder who the member of world marshall is actually responsible for the creation of the garden...
    Oh and definitely ain't sam, cause despite being the most samurai-looking dude and saying in the DLC he would enjoy the fight the garden saying is ''classic'' the garden was already there when he arrived, also cause he just became a member of the winds so I don't think he has the money to make a giant garden inside a building in like 2 years of work lol

  • @theartificer1981
    @theartificer1981 2 года назад +1

    In these uncertain times, we need magnets more than ever. Large, powerful magnets, strong enough to pull us all together.

  • @plinkbink
    @plinkbink 2 года назад +3

    great video, very excited for the armstrong breakdown! (also the raiden one will be interesting if you decide to do it)

  • @danshakulawrence983
    @danshakulawrence983 2 года назад +7

    Based on my crude experience with the Metal Gear franchise, only played MGR:R and MGS (In that order), I feel like a lot of Metal Gear characters turn to nihilistic perspectives on life in order to cope with the trauma they've suffered. Part of me pities them. Another part despises them.

  • @karlwittenburg5868
    @karlwittenburg5868 2 года назад +3

    Honestly when DeModcracy put Monsoon as second from the bottom in his boss ranking, only beating out MG EXCELSUS (which honestly… yeah) that was the dead giveaway that he didn’t get it. Monsoon’s pre battle speech and fight is probably the most memorable 20 minutes of the game except for maybe the banter with Armstrong. The fight itself is probably one of the most original and inventive use of a human boss enemy I’ve ever seen in a long time.

  • @Rodpile
    @Rodpile 2 года назад +5

    20:24 I guess you could say that Monsoon carried on Psycho Mantis's memes

  • @tehuselessguig3138
    @tehuselessguig3138 2 года назад +3

    but most importantly, he looks like imposter amongus

  • @Tylerthephantom
    @Tylerthephantom 2 года назад +1

    One of my favorite bosses in a game full of great bosses. Getting him to literally beg for mercy is so satisfying.

  • @ariesdemiurge
    @ariesdemiurge 2 года назад +1

    In my defense, my brother changed the parry controls for his playthrough and forgot to tell me when I reached Monsoon.

  • @Zerobasssoul
    @Zerobasssoul 2 года назад +1

    My favorite of the winds of destruction finally has his video. He really did pass down quite the meme to us

  • @ondururagittandeska2004
    @ondururagittandeska2004 2 года назад +2

    Meti you sure did pass some exquisite memes to me, Thank you.

  • @thisisntevenmyfinalform2025
    @thisisntevenmyfinalform2025 2 года назад +2

    I love it when meti uploads a new metal gear rising video 😩

  • @aceofsharks9837
    @aceofsharks9837 2 года назад +8

    It's genuinely thought provoking how the cultural influence, propaganda, and mutablity definition of Memes actually works perfectly in line with the current, popular definition and use of the word.

  • @Koeboldt
    @Koeboldt 2 года назад +3

    The moment we’ve all been waiting for.

  • @knganarxhy
    @knganarxhy 2 года назад

    That dreams of an absolution playing in the beginning of the video brought back some nice memories, ignoring that for a sec though amazing video as always

  • @ruff1e
    @ruff1e Год назад

    Monsoon being a mafioso ninja just makes him that much more cooler

  • @averageforestfish
    @averageforestfish 2 года назад +3

    Fine... i'll do it myself, *Brings Sword made of Copper to Monsoon boss fight*

  • @freakshowmilotic9389
    @freakshowmilotic9389 2 года назад +1

    the monsus battlebus would be very proud of this meme filled video

  • @georgesummitt1980
    @georgesummitt1980 2 года назад +1

    John Kassir was also the original voice for Deadpool, but while Monsoon mocks others for having causes and doing whatever it takes to stay powerful, Deadpool wants to believe in a cause since he wants to be a hero and be loved. But he also wants to keep being himself and those things conflict, however, every now and then he makes some progress.

  • @johnmoore8627
    @johnmoore8627 2 года назад +2

    TBH I expected that when a Monsoon video came out it would be called “The Melancholy of Monsoon” because of his nihilistic views and constant cackling. This title is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

  • @cyberdragon1922
    @cyberdragon1922 2 года назад +1

    I have seen someone who beat Monsoon without parrying and it was glorious.

  • @aaronboy1246
    @aaronboy1246 2 года назад +1

    "Magnetic meme machine"
    Frank's legacy lives

  • @realo3503
    @realo3503 2 года назад

    The only solo monsoon video I have seen thank you meti

  • @ThatOneGuy88444
    @ThatOneGuy88444 2 года назад +1

    This video taught me that you could parry the giant wheel very educational 10/10

  • @LedosKell
    @LedosKell 2 года назад +2

    *"Free will is war"* -Monsoon

  • @ProfessionalEepyHead
    @ProfessionalEepyHead 2 года назад +2

    Bro fucking dig me up entirely

  • @averagenecoarcfan
    @averagenecoarcfan Год назад +2

    Monsoon speaks in italics

  • @Monsoon878
    @Monsoon878 Год назад +1

    Very great explanation of me and my past

    • @KingNerdius
      @KingNerdius Год назад

      You can’t talk you’re dead

  • @rightinthedome9973
    @rightinthedome9973 2 года назад +1

    "As one of the best opening riffs"
    Ad plays