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| “ | Buckle the f-ck up, little doggy. Remember this, we're bringin' freedom here if it kills us. Or better yet: them. | „ |
| ~ Khamsin to Blade Wolf. |
| “ | "If you don't know freedom, then I can't expect you to get our cause. But it don't matter, understand it or not... you'll die for it all the same!" | „ |
| ~ Khamsin to Blade Wolf. |
| “ | ♪ Heat of the desert... ♪ ♪ Dust settles on my face. ♪ ♪ Out of the ashes... ♪ |
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| ~ The lyrics of The Hot Wind Blowing, Khamsin's theme song. |
Khamsin, also known as the "Desert Storm", is the secondary antagonist in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's Blade Wolf DLC pack.
He was voiced by Benito Martinez in English, and by Rikiya Koyama in Japanese.
Biography[]
Background[]
Khamsin was a former Marine who first served active duty during the Gulf War. He was once a loyal soldier who greatly contributed to the success of Operation Desert Sabre, but his lack of flexibility and disastrous personality caused internal troubles within his own team, ultimately leading to his discharge during the Iraq War.
He eventually joined Desperado Enforcement LLC and used most of his income to turn himself into a cyborg. His large cybernetic body was unique from the more humanoid standard cyborg body, as his was more like a mobile suit.
Khamsin talking with Bladewolf
Abkhazian Coup and duel with Blade Wolf[]
He is first seen in- game talking with Mistral, having received orders to bring "(her) little toy AI along". He initially believes Blade Wolf is a simple mindless Fenrir, but is quickly interested when he hears the AI speak. He then proceeded to introduce himself and tells Blade Wolf about the upcoming mission to "bring freedom". Upon learning that Blade Wolf didn't know anything about freedom, he told the Unmanned Gear to prepare for an education.
Khamsin and Bladewolf about to fight
Later, in Abkhazia, Khamsin received word that Blade Wolf had gone rogue, and was ordered to destroy it by Mistral. He soon encountered the AI near the Abkhazian shore, and proceeded to attack it with his gigantic chainsaw axe. He then told the LQ-84i that he doesn't expect it to easily escape due to its lack of knowledge about freedom, and also arrogantly stated that the UG will die all the same even if it did know about it.
The two then fought a heft battle. Despite Khamsin's best efforts, Blade Wolf eventually managed to destroy his chainsaw axe and his mech's right arm. Still not giving up, he attempted to attack Blade Wolf with his mech's left arm. This proved ineffective, as Bladewolf cut both the remaining arm and one of his legs. He started to panic as Blade Wolf impaled him with it's chainsaw, flung him out of his mech, into the air and proceeded to slice him apart in mid-air.
Afterwards, critically injured, Khamsin contacted Blade Wolf trough Codec, and angrily lamented that despite his efforts, he was beaten by "a goddamn mutt." He then cursed at Blade Wolf's mention of "all dogs have their day," as well as it's declaration of almost being free, citing that Abkhazia was still needing to be liberated in protest. The LQ-84i then replied that freedom cannot be forced unto others, but must be earned for oneself. Khamsin angrily retorts, but dies mid-sentence. His remains are then destroyed by his self- destruct protocol.
Despite Khamsin's defeat, however, Blade Wolf ended up captured immediately thereafter by Mistral. Mistral also commented that she'll come up with a story for Khamsin's death for the debriefing, making it clear that she intended for him to be killed off. In addition, he also was led to falsely believe that their mission in Abkhazia was to grant freedom to the Abkhazians, which Mistral commented on.
Abilities[]
Khamsin's combat capabilities are second only to the three members of the Winds of Destruction. His battle mech possesses incredible strength and durability. His primary weapon is an abnormally large battle axe with a chainsaw-like mechanism on its blade that is too heavy to lift even for him, but makes up for the excessive weight with a jet propulsion mechanism that allows him to swing his axe quite fast and swiftly dash across the battlefield.
Theme[]
The Hot Wind Blowing[]
Trivia[]
- Khamsin refers to the dusty wind affecting Egypt during spring.
- Khamsin is the only Desperado operative that wasn't killed off by Raiden.
- Benito Martinez, Khamsin's English voice actor, also voiced the unnamed Desperado scientist in the Mexico portion of the main game.
- Khamsin was originally meant to appear in the main game, but was scrapped during development.
