| “ | "You still don't get it. I'm using war as a business to get elected... so I can end war as a business! 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!" | „ |
| ~ Armstrong explaining his motives to Raiden |
| “ | Nanomachines, son. They harden in response to physical trauma. You can't hurt me, Jack! | „ |
| ~ Armstrong demonstrating his invulnerability |
| “ | "You've guaranteed the status quo will go on, for a while longer at least... War... Will continue as an institution. As an industry. Men will fight for reasons they don't understand, causes they don't believe in... But at least I'll leave a worthy successor... You, Jack. You carve your own path, use whatever methods you see fit... You don't let legal bullshit get in the way. And if it costs a few lives? So be it... Deep inside we're... kindred spirits... you... and I..." | „ |
| ~ Armstrong's final words |
Summary[]
Born in Texas, Senator Steven Armstrong is the 2016-2018 U.S. Senator of Colorado, as well as a candidate for the 2020 US presidential election. An important figure in the post-Patriot era, he was also the benefactor and CEO of World Marshal Incorporated as well as a client and financial backer of cyborg terrorist PMC Desperado Enforcement LLC, led by Sundowner. An extremely, nationalistic, patriotic and libertarian individual, Armstrong often expresses the desire to reclaim the American dream by instigating another War on Terror, claiming that the Patriots' action and the fall of SOP have weakened America.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: High 7-A+
Origin: Metal Gear
Name: Steven Armstrong
Age: 48-53
Species: Human
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 226 kg (500 lbs)
Moral Alignment: Lawful Evil
Classification: Enhanced human, politician, nanotechnology user, former US navy soldier
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Nanotechnology
- Martial Arts
- Acrobatics
- Vehicular Mastery (can pilot EXCELSUS effectively)
- Social Influencing (is a skilled manipulator and politician)
- Self-Sustenance (Type 2 & 3, Nanomachines can replenish adrenaline, nutrition, and sugar in his bloodstream, He was also injected with benzedrine which keep him operational without needing to sleep for at least 12 hours, likely more)
- Pseudo-Invulnerability (nanomachines harden his body at the Planck scale, making him conventionally invulnerable to any sort of physical trauma)
- Regeneration (At least High-Low; as he can reattach limbs, possibly Mid, if his nanomachines are comparable to Vamp's)
- Energy Manipulation (can manipulate conventional and kinetic energy)
- Telekinesis and Magnetism Manipulation (He can use magnetic telekinesis akin to Monsoon's abilities)
- Fire Manipulation (can use pyrokinesis and generate thermal energy on his limbs)
- Energy Projection and Attack Reflection (Can release bursts of energy and redirect the kinetic energy of an opponent's attack in a burst)
- Minor Physics Manipulation (his nanomachines' abilities defy every core tenet of modern physics)
- Pain Suppression (nanomachines can suppress pain)
- Shockwave Creation (can generate powerful shockwaves)
- Aura
- Earth and Magma Manipulation (can summon magma pillars)
- Explosion Manipulation (can cause explosions)
- Instinctive Reactions (his nanomachines harden upon physical trauma)
- Technopathy
- Genius Intelligence
- Durability Negation via/and Matter, Vibration and Quantum Manipulation (completely immune to high-frequency technology, which reach at the Planck scale)
- Emotional Manipulation and Fear Manipulation (Nanomachines suppress hormones and negative emotions, and also neutralize pain. While still feeling those emotions deep inside their mind, they are unaffected by them physically and are fully capable of fighting as if they aren’t there)
- Heat and Fire Manipulation (far superior to cyborgs, who can no-sell plasma beams. No-sold the explosion of EXCELSUS. Is his innate ability)
- Durability Negation via attacking internal structures (Nanomachines are present in the bloodstream, and as all organs get blood flow, they should be resistant)
- Electricity and Magnetism Manipulation (Unaffected by EMP grenades)
- Disease Manipulation (Nanomachines give immunity to contaminants)
- Radiation Manipulation (comparable to Solid Snake who could survive through Outer Haven, and cyborgs, who are resistant to it)
- Mind Manipulation (government officials have a special insulation to prevent them from mind-probing)
- Poison Manipulation (Nanomachines give immunity to all toxins)
Attack Potency: Large Mountain level+[1] (Can bust a Pakistani magma chamber with a single punch. A single hit from him could prove lethal to Raiden had he not had his pain inhibitors activated)
Striking Strength: Large Mountain class+[1] (Can destroy Metal Gear EXCELSUS with a single punch)
Speed: FTL+[2] (Kept up with Raiden. Can react to Raiden's Blade Mode consistently. Caught him off guard multiple times in direct combat), MFTL nanomachine hardening (Raiden's Ripper Mode couldn't outpace them)
Lifting Strength: Class T[3] (When serious, casually overpowers both Raiden and Sam. He can throw scraps of CNT at high speeds enough to cause material failure)
Durability: Large Mountain level+[1] (In his unhardened body, no-sold Raiden's strongest attack), pseudo-invulnerable[4] via nanomachines (Completely invulnerable down to the Planck scale[4]. Can no-sell repeated strikes from Raiden. Nothing in Sam or Raiden's arsenal could damage him)
Stamina: Superhuman (His nanomachines should be far superior to those of Solid Snake, meaning he can go on for way over 12 hours. Comparable, if not superior to Raiden, who could go for an entire day without exhausting), can replenish stamina via Energy Manipulation (the reason Raiden outlasted him was because of interrupting it)
- Reinforced anti-shock nanomachines: The main source of his superhuman abilities are his nanomachines. They grant him enhanced strength, speed, invulnerability and regeneration. They are comparable to Vamp's, but the count of nanomachines in Armstrong's body is much higher. These microscopic machines operate at a molecular, atomic, subatomic and even quantum levels, granting the user's body immense resilience against physical trauma alongside various resistances to environmental factors. Nanomachines also suppress emotions that may make the user hesitate when on combat, such as fear, while also suppressing pain receptors. Despite his body being full of those, he is still a human being, as evidenced by the presence of blood and veins on his body.
- Metal Gear EXCELSUS: An anti-cyborg Metal Gear variant manufactured by ArmsTech. Despite it being a Metal Gear in name only, it lacked nuclear armaments, because demand was on machines that could actually kill people and not launch nuclear strikes. It is armed with twin plasma cannons, two retractable heat blades and missile modules. It possesses carbon nanotube armor durable enough to resist strikes from cyborgs and resist their high-frequency blades.
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with shockwaves and explosions, Hundreds of Meters with telekinesis, Tens of Kilometers via Earth Manipulation
Intelligence: Genius (Despite appearing like a brute, he is the man behind Operation Tecumseh, a false-flag operation comparable to 9/11 in scale. Capable of persuading and/or manipulating the Winds of Destruction to fight for him, even intelligent individuals such as Mistral and Sam. Capable of understanding the complexities of the war economy and the Patriots' manipulation. Could operate EXCELSUS and his nanomachines efficiently. He also has decades of military experience, despite not participating in large-scale war during his service. Despite his shady history, he is still a presidential candidate for the 2020 US Presidential election. CEO and benefactor of World Marshal Inc., the world's largest PMC and cybernetic arms supplier in the post-SOP world)
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
TBA
Notable Matchups[]
Victories:
- Raiden (Metal Gear) (Standard Battle Assumptions; both at full power/composite)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Statistics value[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 3.21 gigatons
- ↑ 14c
- ↑ 2.97 billion tons
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scales to high-frequency blades as he is able to break one with no effort. Since this ensures complete integrity in the atomic, subatomic and molecular level, it should give him an impenetrable defense against any and all sorts of physical trauma. Not even Sam's Murasama could dent him, as Raiden executes him by outlasting him and by attacking his lower abdomen when the nanomachines were already deployed, something even Sam couldn't do. Him hitting Armstrong later to stab his heart was because the nanomachines stopped being operational after they ran out of energy due to Raiden interrupting his power-ups and thus draining it manually. That doesn't mean he is completely invulnerable, however, since he can be physically pushed back when receiving the impact, although he can keep fighting. It is just that he's going to survive it thanks to his nanomachines, not tank it all by himself. And they can be bypassed if you're speed-blitzing him, so it is not a No-Limit Fallacy, but more like an ability that can be countered.