"It has to be this way" but Senator Armstrong has a fourth phase where he gets so overpowered by the nanomachines, that he grows to the size of Metal Gear Excelcus
Also Armstrong said "come on" just like he did to Sam and Raiden use exactly same phrase that sam use when he fight againts Armstrong "ok" "let's dance" while standing with same pose
Raiden learned from Sam, the heritage and memes from previous bosses all passed to him, that's the point of the whole game. Also, the name "Revengeance" mades me feel Raiden isn't even the main character in this, Sam was the true hero and protagonist all along.
4:17 this part captures the meaning of the song much, much more than the original. "Beneath the blood stained saaaaaAAAAANDDD" is also much more audible here.
Theory: "It has to be this way" is Raiden's fight theme, while "Collective consciousness" is Senator Armstrong's fight theme, and the reason you hear it during the Metal Gear EXCELSUS bossfight is because it is a manned Metal Gear. My source is that I made it the f*ck up.
I've carved my own path (Jack's freedom) You've followed your wrath. (Senator's war politics) But maybe we're both the same (War) The world has turned, so many have burned (The destruction caused when Jack fights bosses) But nobody is to blame! (Which bosses caused this) Yet staring across this barren, wasted land (The destruction around them) I feel new life would be born, beneath the blood-stained sand! X2 (The murders all of the bosses have done)
