History YMMV / MetalGearRisingRevengeance

** The BigBad [[spoiler:[[Characters/MetalGearSenatorArmstrong Senator Steven Armstrong]] seeks to get elected US President [[StartXToStopX using war as a business so he can end war as a business]]. Having manipulated the political system to give his company more power in his state of Colorado and getting elected, Armstrong forms the group [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Desperado Enforcement LLC]] to initiate more conflicts so he can raise his approval ratings. Armstrong decides to have the President assassinated in Pakistan to capitalize and start a war to restart the war economy to pull America from its economic slump. When [[Characters/MetalGearRaiden Raiden]] interferes, Armstrong just works his involvement into his plans and decides the damage already done is enough for his plans. While defeated by Raiden, [[WellIntentionedExtremist Armstrong]] reveals that he truly believes in creating a world of the strong surviving for the sake of freedom and happily acknowledges Raiden as his successor, telling him to carve his own path while letting nothing stand in his way.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[BloodKnight Sundowner]] led Desperado Enforcement LLC and Desperado's Winds of Destruction. Selling weapons and technology to terrorists, Sundowner [[WarForFunAndProfit instigates war]], which he believes to be the natural state of man. Sundowner comes up with a project to create his own army by kidnapping hundreds of homeless children from third world countries and having all of their organs removed, [[AndIMustScream keeping the brains]], which he puts in a realistic VR simulation of war to brainwash them into becoming [[ChildSoldiers killing machines]]; he sells the rest on the black market. Sundowner starts the plot by gleefully murdering African Prime Minister, N'mani, and all his guards, while using the Metal Gear RAY unit to spread destruction all over the city, solely to ensure that Africa descends into war once again. Sundowner later assists [[Characters/MetalGearSenatorArmstrong Senator Steven Armstrong]] in trying to create widespread conflict.

* RootingForTheEmpire: Many players sympathize with and even agree with some of [[spoiler:Armstrong's]] anarchistic goals. Reasons for this may be due in part to his reminiscence of Big Boss's ideals and the moral nuance of striving for peace but paradoxically using violence to achieve this goal, making him give off the vibe of a well-intentioned revolutionary. And the fact that [[spoiler:Armstrong]] has several similarities to Raiden in ideology. It certainly helps that his character lampshades the absurdities of American politics.

* LoveToHate: Sundowner stands out for being a vicious and [[Sadist sadistic]] BloodKnight, and one of the only pure evil villains in the entire Metal Gear Solid franchise. He is also beloved as a villain for being so [[CrossesTheLineTwice over the top]], [[EvilIsHammy hammy]] and [[LaughablyEvil hilarious]]. His awesome [[https://youtu.be/jynTNYSKNuk?si=KgRYW3WrG7seMT44 boss theme]] is also worthy of a mention.