PlatinumGames and a number of artists connected to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s development celebrated the game’s 10th anniversary with character art. Different pieces appeared showing off people like Raiden appeared. In addition, Director Kenji Saito also released a message thanking people for their support and mentioning the joy at “seeing Armstrong and Sam appear in so many memes globally.”
First, here’s a picture of Raiden by PlatinumGames’ Tomoko Nishii, who also worked on Babylon’s Fall, NieR Automata, and Astral Chain in addition to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
From PlatinumGames' Tomoko Nishii
"It’s been a while since I drew so many mechs. The designs for these are simply amazing!"#MGR
Full-size: https://t.co/bO0NTvKvp3 pic.twitter.com/rYNXpTfrRk
— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) February 21, 2023
Next is a piece from Kana Yamamoto, who worked on games like NieR Automata and Bayonetta 2.
From PlatinumGames' Kana Yamamoto
"I still love the Monsoon battle track after a decade. I blasted this at full volume while I drew the art!"#MGR
Full size: https://t.co/665n4gid9P pic.twitter.com/J3eD0wbzsc
— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) February 21, 2023
Akiteru Naka, who worked on Astral Chain and The Wonderful 101, included the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Dwarf Gekkos characters alongside Raiden.
From PlatinumGames' Akiteru Naka:
"I refined the sketches that I drew when we were developing the game. I made Mistral appear both cute and sexy, and I drew heaps of Dwarf Gekkos since these are my favorite critters in the game."#MGR
Full-size: https://t.co/YceE1S6lkm pic.twitter.com/B5dY92ZQxJ
— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) February 21, 2023
The Jun Seung Jin piece focuses on Senator Steven Armstrong.
From PlatinumGames' Jun Seung Jin
"10 Senators for 10 years! Happy Birthday!"#MGR
Full-size: https://t.co/qIvhrxXCvj pic.twitter.com/cjnKdZOsrN
— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) February 21, 2023
Ryoko Konami’s piece only shows Raiden.
From PlatinumGames' Ryoko Konami
"All I can say is… I ❤ Raiden! La-li-lu-le-lo!"#MGR
Full-size: https://t.co/wXl7LLl8Ba pic.twitter.com/yUY4YBmpwh
— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) February 21, 2023
Kenichirou Yoshimura, who worked on games like Resident Evil, Bayonetta, and Okami alongside Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, drew multiple characters from the game’s cast.
本日『METAL GEAR RISING REVENGEANCE』発売から10周年ですってヨ、奥様。早いわネ～
で、お祝いイラスト描かせていただきました～！
上院議員描くのが異常に楽しかったですｗ
#MGR https://t.co/vcWc3eV9BW pic.twitter.com/euY7zL8mo1— 吉村健一郎 (@yoshimura256) February 21, 2023
Finally, the last piece shared came from Yuya Inoue.
From PlatinumGames' Yuya Inoue
"I tried to express the ferocity that lies under Raiden's dignified persona."#MGR
Full-size: https://t.co/EFZofPJisG pic.twitter.com/0uSBbv3z88
— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) February 21, 2023
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance can be found on the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and NVidia Shield.
