History Memes / METALGEAR

* ''"NANOMACHINES, SON!!"'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the final boss fight of MetalGearRisingRevengeance, Raiden asks the boss why he's so strong, with the meme being his response. Can also be seen as SelfDeprecation and a TakeThat to the overuse of nanomachines in MetalGearSolid4. [[/labelnote]]

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QezS57OODKc Hurt me more!]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Gray Fox's pleasure with fighting Snake goes to the point he throws away his sword to feel the pain from his fists and beg Snake to hurt him.[[/labelnote]]

* "''NANOMACHINES, SON!!''" [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the final boss fight of MetalGearRisingRevengeance, Raiden asks the boss why he's so strong, with the meme being his response. Can also be seen as SelfDeprecation and a TakeThat to the overuse of nanomachines in MetalGearSolid4. [[/labelnote]]
** "''YOU'RE BATSHIT INSANE!''" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In an earlier cutscene during the same fight, Raiden says this about the boss regarding his plans.[[/labelnote]]

* "SO, YOU LIKE TO PLAY CASTLEVINA!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]]A reference to the fight with Psycho Mantis, where he analyzes the content of the player's memory card. [[[/labelnote]]
* "''NANOMACHINES, SON!!''" [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the final boss fight of MetalGearRisingRevengeance, Raiden asks the boss why he's so strong, with the meme being his response. Can also be seen as SelfDeprication and a TakeThat to the overuse of nanomachines in MetalGearSolid4. [[/labelnote]]

** [[http://youtu.be/sXX5drqRD9s?t=2m47s MORE SNAKE! HURT ME MORE DOUG! I'M SO FUCKING CRAZY! WOW, JEEZ!]]

* "''NANOMACHINES, SON!!''" [[labelnote:Explanation]]]During the final boss fight of MetalGearRisingRevengeance, Raiden asks the boss why he's so strong, with the meme being his response. Can also be seen as SelfDeprication and a TakeThat to the overuse of nanomachines in MetalGearSolid4. [[[/labelnote]]

* "SO, YOU LIKE TO PLAY CASTLEVINA!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]]A reference to the fight with Psycho Mantis, where he analyzes the content of the player's memory card. [[[/labelnote]]]

* Kojima is God!

* "SO, YOU LIKE TO PLAY CASTLEVINA!"

* '''RAIDEN IS NOW COOLER THAN [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} DANTE]].''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the response to Dante's retooling for the [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} reboot]] of the VideoGame/DevilMayCry franchise was almost universally negative, Raiden's new appearance and personality in VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots}} and VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance was well received by some[[/labelnote]]
** '''[[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay IF YOU HAD TOLD ME FIVE YEARS AGO THAT RAIDEN WOULD BE COOLER THAN DANTE, THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME THE RIGHT TO PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE.]]'''

* '''RAIDEN IS NOW COOLER THAN [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} DANTE]].''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the response to Dante's retooling for the [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} reboot]] of the VideoGame/DevilMayCry franchise was almost universally negative, Raiden's new appearance and personality in VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots}} and VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance was well received by some, taking a ReplacementScrappy for Snake and making him into one of the most popular characters in the franchise.[[/labelnote]]

* '''RAIDEN IS NOW COOLER THAN [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} DANTE]].''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the response to Dante's retooling for the [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} reboot]] of the VideoGame/DevilMayCry franchise was almost universally negative, Raiden's new appearance and personality in VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots}} and VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance was ''incredibly'' well received, taking a ReplacementScrappy for Snake and making him into one of the most popular characters in the franchise.[[/labelnote]]

* '''RAIDEN IS NOW COOLER THAN [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} DANTE]].''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the response to Dante's retooling for the [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} reboot]] of the VideoGame/DevilMayCry franchise was almost universally negative, Raiden's new appearance and personality in VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots}} and VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance was ''incredibly'' well received, taking a ReplacementScrappy for Snake and making him into one of the most popular characters in the franchise.]][[/labelnote]]

* '''RAIDEN IS NOW COOLER THAN [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} DANTE]].''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]While many fans responded negatively to Dante's retooling for the [[VideoGame/{{DmC Devil May Cry}} reboot]] of the VideoGame/DevilMayCry franchise, Raiden's new appearance and personality in VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots}} and VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance was ''incredibly'' well received, taking a ReplacementScrappy for Snake and making him into one of the most popular characters in the franchise.]][[/labelnote]]

* "Activate it!"
* "DIDJURIKEIT?"

** Problem Solved, Series Over [[labelnote:Explanation]]A trophy/achievement in HD Collection version of Snake Eater that's earned when Naked Snake [[spoiler:kills Ocelot.]][[/labelnote]]

** Problem Solved, Series Over [[labelnote:Explanation]]An achievement in the Xbox 360 version of Snake Eater that's earned when Naked Snake [[spoiler:kills the man that will become Revolver Ocelot.[[/labelnote]]

** "Pime Taradox" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A popular internet parody of the "time paradox" from [=MGS3=] in reference to the above.]]

* "Twelve [noun]s. More than enough to [verb] anything that moves."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A snowclone based on Ocelot's claim that he can kill anything with the twelve bullets in his two revolvers.[[/labelnote]]

'''Otacon:''' Look at all these Franchise/MetalGear jokes! This is like one of my internet memes!

* The infamous FissionMailed screen in ''MetalGear Solid 2''. [[hottip:Explanation:As part of the MindScrew, near the end of the game a fake Game Over message is displayed with the words "Fission Mailed" instead of "Mission Failed" and the game continuing in a smaller window. As an unaware player can easily die thinking it is a real Game Over screen; the term is used to describe failures of a higher level than normal, as well as the trope it named.]]
** "Pime Taradox" [[hottip:Explanation:A popular internet parody of "time paradox" (described later) in reference to the above.]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohDvQGGZzfI "WE'VE MANAGED TO AVOID DROWNING!"]] [[hottip:Explanation:One of Raiden's lines. Popular for its {{Narm}}, as his tone suggests it's something for which he should be very proud.]]
* "I need scissors! 61!" [[hottip:Explanation (spoilers):One of the fake Colonel's codec messages after Arsenal Gear is partially infected with a virus. Popular for its absurdity. Used to parody people who post InsaneTrollLogic on the Internet. TimeCube is a prime example of the type of thing that gets this response.]]
* "Snake, what happened?/answer me!/do you copy?/respond!/are you okay? Snake? [[SkywardScream SNAAAAAAAAAAAKE!]]" [[hottip:Explanation:Yelled by various characters after a Game Over in most of the games.]]
** [[BigNo NOOOOO!!!!]] SNAKE!! '''''SNAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!'''''[[hottip:Explanation: Variant done by Naomi...[[spoiler:who wants revenge for her brother's death.]]
** DA, DA, DA-DA-DA, '''DA, DA, DA!!'''[[hottip:Explanation: Some variation of this music is used in most of said game over screens in the post-Solid games.]]
** [[TheRenAndStimpyShow YOU IDIOT!]]

* "You're pretty good."

** [[http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/24362.html#cutid1 "Self Esteem Team! Meoowwwww!"]][[hottip:Explanation: Mannerisms particular to Revolver Ocelot.]]
* Did you say "nerd"?

* LOOK AT THIS SCAR, JACK! [[hottip:Explanation:The Boss reveals her caesarian scar as part of her explanation of her backstory.]]
* '''LIQUID!!!!''' [[hottip:Explanation:Liquid and Snake spend a lot of the first ''Metal Gear Solid'' yelling at each other.]]

* [[GoodBadTranslation "I FEEL ASLEEP!"]] [[hottip:Explanation:The original ''MetalGear'' had a lot of this.]]

* ''Metal Gear 2''[='=]s "[[KillerRabbit deadly poisonous Zanzibar hamsters]]".
* On this very wiki, on this very page, ending every entry referring to ''MetalGearSolid 2'' with a PotHole to MindScrew over a synonym for maybe. [[MindScrew Maybe.]]
* "Metal... Gear?!" Often used to poke fun at ParrotExposition, [[StealthBasedMission stealth gameplay]] or ''MetalGear''. [[hottip:Explanation:About half of Snake's dialogue is copying someone else.]]

* "Snake, you can't do that! The future will be changed! You'll create a [[TemporalParadox time paradox]]!" [[hottip:Explanation:The Colonel yells this in ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' after a Game Over or killing a character that appears in a chronologically later game. Used when someone does something that would mess with time.]]
** Problem Solved, Series Over [[hottip:Explanation: An achievement in the Xbox 360 version of Snake Eater that's earned when Naked Snake [[spoiler:kills the man that will become Revolver Ocelot.]]
* '''[[ScareChord !]]''' [[hottip:Explanation:The reaction all the guards have when they discover the player. Used when someone is surprised.]]

* [[TreacherousAdvisor "THERE IS NO TRAP ON THE TRAIN."]] [[hottip:Explanation:A SuspiciouslySpecificDenial your Mission Control gives you at one point. Believe or not, there is in fact a trap on that train.]]
* This is just like one of my [[DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment Japanese animes!]] [[hottip:Explanation:One of Otacon's first lines, part of his EstablishingCharacterMoment as a collosal nerd with a tenuous grasp of reality.]]

* "Twelve [noun]s. More than enough to [verb] anything that moves." [[hottip:Explanation:A snowclone based on Ocelot's claim that he can kill anything with the twelve bullets in his two revolvers.]]

* '''[[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/297383 Oh, hotness, I wanna bang you!]]'''

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqfn7A3gCXQ Peace Walker's theme makes anything more epic.]]

* Naked Snake's {{Flanderization}} into trying to eat everything in sight, and wondering if it can be eaten if it's not.

* "Snake, answer me! Snake? [[SkywardScream SNAAAAAAAAAAAKE!]]" [[hottip:Explanation:Yelled by various characters after a Game Over in most of the games.]]

* "You can't do that! The future will be changed! You'll create a [[TemporalParadox time paradox]]!" [[hottip:Explanation:The Colonel yells this in ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' after a Game Over or killing a character that appears in a chronologically later game. Used when someone does something that would mess with time.]]

* [[TreacherousAdvisor "THERE IS NO TRAP ON THE TRAIN."]]