XCOM 2
Enemy Showdown: Sundowner (Metal Gear Rising)
42 Comments
Snicks Mar 5 @ 11:09am 
His blades being unupgradeable are a real shame (they're arguably not even the best in their tier because of stun) but as an enemy, he's great, especially with a lot of third parties
Cowboy Khan Nov 16, 2023 @ 4:31am 
I just beat him for the first time the other day, one of the most exciting and glorious moments I've ever experienced in any XCOM game. One of my characters (named Tito) was spec'ed into being a tank/bruiser using RPGO, and it caused the two of them to wail on each other while Sundowner's reactive armor painted their battle in fire and smoke. When the dust settled, Tito came out the other end victorious and all the advent soldiers were routed into a retreat. Amazing mod, truly. I hope to see more like this from you in the future.
decapitateMilk Jul 16, 2023 @ 4:53pm 
Not invincible enough, needs a buff or three.
BlindDeafComatoseLobotomyPatient Feb 25, 2023 @ 8:04am 
I love the part about "War crime this, code of conduct that"
Shaggoth (Ищезаяц) Feb 20, 2023 @ 3:15pm 
too bad we can't upgrade his blades :) i'd love to see them the whole game
Shaggoth (Ищезаяц) Nov 29, 2022 @ 6:23am 
please concider doing armstrong :D with regen and maybe 2 phases :) mgr fits there just amazing
Shaggoth (Ищезаяц) Oct 11, 2022 @ 4:43pm 
holy shit, my team is doomed
The Seraph of Tomorrow Oct 3, 2022 @ 10:11pm 
Nice
silverleaf1 Aug 11, 2022 @ 11:01am 
@RealtiyMachina I had this ruler evacuate in a mission even though no damage had been taken. Is this expected behavior. This ruler also regenerated health before appearing in another mission. Is this expected?
Slackboy101 Aug 5, 2022 @ 3:33pm 
@mynameactually I feel like we might get Mistral and Monsoon before that, Maybe Sam
mynameactually Jul 1, 2022 @ 7:56pm 
I'm fucking invincible! lmao. This is awesome. Do I foresee nanomachines in the future?
Arkhangel Jun 22, 2022 @ 5:43pm 
@RealityMachina: Been having occasional Crashes when using the Bloodlust swords. Happened twice with a Fixer CAVER from Alterd's Fixer class mod carrying them upon attacking someone with them. Doesn't seem to occur every time though, given my CAVER ripped a Specter apart previous to the second crash just fine.
Mak Jun 20, 2022 @ 7:47am 
Have you considered integrating him with MOCX/EXALT somehow rather than being directly ADVENT? Seems like he'd fit right in with those guys.
justjconnor Jun 17, 2022 @ 8:28pm 
Great mod really op boss. Two things though he turned up in March (possibly April?) in my campaign. With 5 pips of armour it’s death or evac (if possible) at that stage of the game no chance so early on. And then later he seems to trump other rulers making an appearance a little too much.
Secondly it might be a conflict with Children of the King 2 mod but not had issues with it before, the problem being both a Viper boss & this beast man rolled up. As was a timed mission with an evac point was my first ever squad wipe lol, I can’t fight two rulers, reinforcements and the regular troops all at once. The description says he shouldn’t turn up when another ruler does, yet there he was. It’s great work btw much appreciated
Osrio Jun 17, 2022 @ 10:00am 
Is this safe to enable mid-campaign or should I start a fresh run?
Catofdoom Jun 16, 2022 @ 8:00pm 
this is really cool hope you can make a bunch of them so i can get harassed by mgr bosses even outside of mgr
RealityMachina  [author] Jun 12, 2022 @ 5:52pm 
@alphashadow897 That sounds relatively normal unless you mean the camera *stays* up there: I've managed to get the camera to follow a body when it's being fultoned but tabbing over to a soldier usually fixed it for me.
AlphaShadow897 Jun 11, 2022 @ 2:09pm 
On behalf of Edit:Edward - Is it normal for the camera to ascend into space if you try to fulton Sundowner?
A total stranger Jun 11, 2022 @ 6:34am 
I discovered MGR:R only yesterday, and now I see that this was uploaded nary two weeks ago?
Truly, today I am blessed
ReoFromFate Jun 11, 2022 @ 12:50am 
I'm gonna be real honest here, I feel like you lost a huge chance by not making Red Sun play whenever he appears on the map.
Ozy Jun 7, 2022 @ 6:43pm 
Good news: I have added additional voice lines to the Sundowner voice pack, which should be reflected in this mod now. Have fun!
RealityMachina  [author] Jun 6, 2022 @ 10:29am 
Yeah music would've been cool as an add-on for MMS but it doesn't seem to have support for unit specific encounters so there's no way for me to say "play this only when this unit appears".

Although I guess I can throw the people who made it a question about it to see if they would be willing to add it to the future.
Born To Snacc Jun 6, 2022 @ 2:08am 
Only regret is that his theme music from Revengeance doesn't start playing once you initiate combat with him, otherwise he's a fantastic menance to my current playthrough and I can't wait to finally loot him and take his shit.
ironboy32 Jun 4, 2022 @ 9:36pm 
Please tell me the music changes to red sun, with the vocals coming in once fired up activates
PancakeBandit Jun 4, 2022 @ 1:31am 
Does his music play when he appears? That would be cool AF
silverleaf1 Jun 3, 2022 @ 6:07am 
@RealityMachina I damaged this enemy in a prior mission and the health of the unit was completely restored when he next appeared. He did escape on the prior mission.
silverleaf1 Jun 3, 2022 @ 2:42am 
@RealityMachina I had this guy show up. In the first mission he shot one of my soldiers but then evacuated even though I had done no damage to him. Is that expected? Also he showed up on two consecutive missions. Is that intended?
The Eels Are Triumphant Jun 2, 2022 @ 7:51pm 
It's just like the good ol' days after 9/11.
Amerykański Psychol (crabhead) Jun 2, 2022 @ 11:17am 
you dont need a new campaign
Midnight Jun 2, 2022 @ 8:01am 
New campaign required?
Vodeuka Jun 1, 2022 @ 10:24pm 
LESGOOO
Edit:Ed Jun 1, 2022 @ 2:16pm 
Oooooooh I LIKE the idea of additional "setpiece" villains like the Rulers and Chosen, but with a structure that eventually modders might be able to build their own (ala Raider Factions).
Excellent Stuff!
Deadput Jun 1, 2022 @ 1:25pm 
Damn ignoring that he comes from another game, he looks remarkably a lot like a prototype/super Advent soldier of sorts.

Excellent work man, congrats on the release!
Ozy Jun 1, 2022 @ 12:57pm 
Very interesting to see what you've done with my and Max's work. Cool that you made him into a boss fight enemy, good work!
DEATHWATCH913 Jun 1, 2022 @ 10:21am 
Does he try to run off like rulers do after taking enough damage, or does he stay and fight until he goes down?
DEATHWATCH913 Jun 1, 2022 @ 10:20am 
Well this is terrifying
NightNinja54 Jun 1, 2022 @ 7:12am 
This is sweet, I’m very excited for this Ruler-Esque enemy type. Awesome as always
Squidelicious! Jun 1, 2022 @ 6:16am 
Oh hell yes! Any chance of seeing Mistral and Monsoon in future?
zoro4661 Jun 1, 2022 @ 5:17am 
"KIDS ARE CRUEL, JACK! AND I LOOOOVE MINORS!" - Sundowner

All jokes aside though, this is absolutely amazing! Thank you for making it! Not an enemy I ever expected to see in XCOM
Fujiberry Jun 1, 2022 @ 12:56am 
I could not have predicted this outcome, but it IS intriguing...
TeslaRage Jun 1, 2022 @ 12:16am 
What in the world is this?
Subbed.
Nero Jun 1, 2022 @ 12:10am 
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I LOVE YOU MAN