10 Best Quotations From The Metal Gear Solid Franchise
8. He Is Just As You Said. In Battle, He Is As If Possessed By A Demon. Vulcan Raven (Metal Gear Solid)
Similar to how the words of philosophers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx and Niccolò Machiavelli have had a long-term impact in the world, Metal Gear Solids Vulcan Raven is the philosophical man from Hideo Kojimas universe. Ravens on-screen time in MGS was a highlight for the comments he made, leaving the player to deeply ponder on what he would say about a specific character (mainly Solid Snake). When Solid Snake defeated Raven in his M1 Abrams tank, the shaman realised this was someone who he had completely underestimated, and understood what Liquid meant when he said, "In battle, he is as if possessed by a demon. Its a powerful comment for the spiritual warrior to believe in, making it sound like he had found a worthy adversary to do battle with. Furthermore, it does lay the foundations for the excellent confrontation that Solid Snake and Vulcan Raven had later on in the title - maybe they should have had an Ear Pull contest after all, considering Raven would have won hands down. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pains E3 trailer featured Venom Snake, a.k.a. Big Boss, with a devil-like face and tail, meaning if we take Ravens comment about Solid Snake into a wider context, its not a surprise that the Snake family are considered to be possessed by demons on the battlefield.
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