A Formal Analysis of Metal Gear Solid 4



Raging Raven
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Metal Gear Solid (PSX) * Shares Vulcan Raven's name as well as his penchant for high-damage weapons. 
 
* PMC Raven bombers attend her as Raven's birds had.
* Shares Vulcan Raven's penchant for heavy artillery. 
 
* Snake can win the battle more easily with heavy artillery (such as Stinger missiles), recalling the Hind D battle. 
 
* Dips below Snake's level on the tower, spring up, and attack, recalling tactics from the Hind D's second phase. 
 
* Attacks with an explosive spread by flying straight across Snake's path, recalling the Hind D's similar tactic with gunfire.
* Snake fights a flying enemy atop a tall tower, recalling the Communications Tower where Snake fought the Hind D. 
 
* Environment can sustain permanent damage from the fight, recalling damage that the Communications Towers took from Liquid's Hind D. 
 
* Snake can traverse different floors via a winding, square staircase similar to those used to ascend the Communications Towers in MGS1 as well as the tower in Metal Gear 2.
Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) * Legs fashioned after those of Metal Gear Ray. 
 
* Sleeves and collar suggest Fatman's bomb-blast suit. 
 
* Carries a payload of missiles under her wings as the Harrier had.
* Attacks Snake with heat exhaust from jetback as the Harrier had done to Raiden. 
 
* Fires high-damage missiles that will kill Snake unless he takes cover, much as the Harrier had done to Raiden. 
 
* Hovers in air to fire projectiles at Snake, recalling Vamp's catwalk attacks. 
 
* PMC Ravens feature scouting patterns and aerial attacks similar to those of unmanned cyphers.
* Blueprint of the area reveals a square design with central and perimeter areas that will damage Snake if he enters. 
 
* High plateau battlefield from which Snake can fall to his death, in combination with threat from explosives, recalls Raiden's fight against Fatman atop the Big Shell's Heliport.
Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) * Exhibits the emotion of The Fury. 
 
* Flies with a jet pack as The Fury had. 
 
* Wears a face mask similar to Naked Snake's during his HALO jump.
* PMC Ravens attack on command, similar to The Pain's bees. 
 
* Raven will retreat to recover energy as The End had. 
 
* Sporadically yells, "Calm down! Calm down!" recalling The Fury's lament, "I'm overheating!" 
 
* Demands that Snake reveal his hiding positiong, recalling similar words from The Fury in addition to The Boss during her final battle. 
 
* Sniping weapons prove an alternative to heavy artillery weapons against Raging Raven, much as they had against The Fury.
* Raven's and her PMC bombers' pursuit of Snake and EVA recalls the Shagohod portion of MGS3's bike chase sequence. 
 
* Raven's fight music resembles The Pain's boss music. 
 


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