Quotes / Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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REBOOTED
REARMED
RECHARGED
REBUILT
RESURRECTED!

— Tag Line

A Man forced to Kill
A Man forced to be a 'Snake'
A Man forced into a Lie
A Man forced into Solitude
A Man forced to become Inhuman
A Man forced into Black Ops
A Man forced to Kneel
A Man forced to Sacrifice
A Man forced to Suffer
One Man forced to seek REVENGE!
When only VENGEANCE remains...
The Ripper Returns
Killing Machines with the mind of a human
Private Militaries plunged into lawlessness
The war economy spirals out of control
Body parts traded sold as weapons
A modern battlefield divided by a Samurai's blade
In a world seeped in REVENGE…
Can man Rise above VENGEANCE?
REVENGEANCE CALLS

— The final trailer, "cut"

"What about all the good things war has done for us? Why don't we ever hear speeches about that? Jobs, technology, a common purpose... All we're sayin' is... GIVE WAR A CHANCE!"

— Sundowner

Sam: Now I see. You deny your weapon its purpose! It yearns to bathe in the blood of your enemies... but you hold it back!
Raiden: No... My sword is a tool of justice.

— Raiden and Sam discussing higher causes atop the train.

"This is what happens when you bring a tool to a sword fight!"

— Sam's response to Raiden's axiom.

"Is your cause just, or is that just what you tell yourself?"

— Sam to Raiden

"You aren't the only one to grow up on the killing fields. War is a cruel parent, but an effective teacher. Its final lesson is carved deep in my psyche: that this world, and all of its people, are diseased. Free will is a myth. Religion is a joke. We are all pawns, controlled by something greater: Memes, the DNA of the soul. They shape our will. They are the culture. They are everything we pass on. Expose someone to anger long enough, they will learn to hate. They become a carrier. Envy, greed, despair: all memes, all passed on. You can't fight nature, Jack. Wind blows, rain falls, and the strong prey upon the weak. Sam tells me you see your weapon as a "tool": something that saves lives, a means of justice. Now, there's a pretty meme! Exquisite! It spared you the burden of all the lives you've taken, absolved you of guilt when you enjoyed it. That is, until the illusion was broken. Don't be ashamed. It's only nature running its course. You have no choices to make. Nothing to answer for. You can die with a clear conscience."

— Monsoon throwing Raiden's philosophy back in his face

Raiden: You're right… about me, I mean. I knew something was… off. After the Patriots, I thought I could walk off the battlefield and into a normal life… but here I am, surrounded by death, arguing philosophy with terrorists. I told myself this was about justice, about protecting the weak… but I was wrong.
Monsoon: Then you admit it?
Raiden: I learned young that killing your enemies felt good. Really good. In America, my friends, my family… they helped me forget the devil inside… but who am I kidding? I was born to kill! The bit about my sword, that "means of justice" stuff? I guess I needed something to keep "the Ripper" in check when I was knee-deep in bodies…
Monsoon: You…
Raiden: But you… all this… is a wake-up call to what I really believe… what I really am.
Monsoon: What are you saying?
Raiden: I'm saying Jack is back!

—Raiden's return to his "Jack the Ripper" persona

"Pain… This is why I fight." *pulls the sword wedged in his gut out* "This is my normal. My nature."

— Jack the Ripper, just after disabling his pain inhibitors.

"That nickname you love sooo much- wanna know how I got it? Actually, why don't I give you a demonstration? I think it's time for Jack… TO LET 'ER RIP!"

— Raiden, about to duel Monsoon after his Jack the Ripper persona is reawakened by him.

"All that talk about justice… and here I am, just another killer…"

— Raiden, in the immediate aftermath of unlocking his Jack the Ripper persona.

"Didja think every battle in history was all part of some big ol' conspiracy? Bullshit! War is just part'a who we are. Why fight it? Anyway, none of this will matter in three hours. Demand for PMC's is about to skyrocket. Like the good ol' days after 9/11!"

— Sundowner

"Like I said, kids are cruel, Jack. And I'm very in touch with my inner child."

— Sundowner

"I'm fuckin' invincible!"

— Sundowner, during his boss battle

Armstrong: Let's go!
Raiden: The hell are you thinking…
Armstrong: Played college ball, ya know.
Raiden: At some cushy Ivy League school.
Armstrong: Try University of Texas. Coulda gone pro if I hadn't joined the Navy. I'm not one of those beltway pansies. I could break the president in two with my bare hands! DON'T FUCK WITH THIS SENATOR!

— Senator Steven Armstrong and Raiden after Armstrong powers up his nanomachines

"You're right about one thing. I do need capital. And votes. Wanna know why? 'I have a dream.' That one day every person in this nation will control their own destiny. A land of the truly free, dammit. A nation of action, not words! Ruled by strength, not committee! Where the law changes to suit the individual, not the other way around. Where power and justice are back where they belong: in the hands of the people! Where every man is free to think - to act - for himself! Fuck all these limp-dick lawyers and chickenshit bureaucrats. Fuck this 24/7 Internet spew of trivia and celebrity bullshit! Fuck 'American pride'! Fuck the media! FUCK ALL OF IT! America is diseased. Rotten to the core. There's no saving it - we need to pull it out by the roots. Wipe the slate clean. BURN IT DOWN! And from the ashes, a new America will be born. Evolved, but untamed! The weak will be purged and the strongest will thrive - free to live as they see fit, they'll make America great again! In my new America, people will die and kill for what they BELIEVE! Not for money, not for oil! Not for what they're told is right. Every man will be free to fight his own wars!"

— Senator Steven Armstrong

"You should try fighting for what you believe in sometime, Jack. Not for a company, or for a nation, or for anyone else."

Senator Steven Armstrong to Raiden

"Maybe I was wrong about you... I was wrong. You're not greedy -- you're bat-shit insane!

— Raiden, in response to the above.

"Nanomachines, son! They harden in response to physical trauma. You can't hurt me, Jack!"

— Senator Steven Armstrong to Raiden

"I said my sword was a tool of justice. Not used in anger. Not used for vengeance. But now… Now I'm not so sure. And besides, this isn't my sword."

— Raiden before using Sam's Murasama to fight Senator Armstrong after his own sword is broken by Armstrong.

"I owe you for that speech you wrote. It did wonders for my approval ratings! You understand what matters. Filters, information control, none of that matters anymore. People these days don't care about what's right or wrong. It’s all about the spin, how well you can shift blame to the other guy. People these days only see what they want to see. Don't tell me you’re still on about that grand jury nonsense. They've got nothing that connects me to Desperado. Besides, the average Joe doesn’t give a shit, either way. People these days think money is the solution to all their problems. We need to bring back the greatness of good old America! Reclaim the American Dream! To do that, we need to make sacrifices. That's what those pansies in the so-called Tea Party don't seem to realize. This is a revolution, my friend. We are the true Sons of Liberty! Anyway, I gotta run. We'll talk soon."

— Senator Steven Armstrong, in a leaked conversation.

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