Senator Steven Armstrong is the final boss and main antagonist of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, released in 2013 by PlatinumGames. His bombastic political speeches and boss fight were heavily clipped and remixed online, turning Armstrong into a lasting meme figure for exaggerated American patriotism and ranting. Short Armstrong lines spread across YouTube, TikTok and soundboards because his voice carries instant authority and absurd confidence. This cancel culture variant follows that same pattern, used as a shorthand reaction whenever online outrage or a public callout becomes the joke.