Revolver Ocelot - Reception

Reception

The character of Revolver Ocelot has received positive response by video game publications based on his role as an antagonist. He is one of the only characters to appear in every major Metal Gear Solid game (sans Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker) and is thus considered "one of the only characters to have a major role in all five Metal Gear Solid titles." Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine called Revolver Ocelot underrated in comparison to Final Fantasy VII antagonist Sephiroth, stating "...Ocelot is just a persistent, sneaky, and cool villain. Heck, just watch the MGS3 trailer and you'll see that he was a badass even in the 60's." Ocelot was ranked number 28 on IGN's "Top 100 Video Game Villains" list. Additionally, Ocelot was in lists of best Metal Gear villains. He was seventh in IGN's "Top 10 Metal Gear Solid Boss Battles" based on his battle from Metal Gear Solid and second on the "Top 10 Metal Gear Villains". GameSpot listed him as one the twenty best Metal Gear bosses calling him one of the most important characters from the story alongside Solid Snake and Big Boss. G4's Filter placed him at number ten in their top ten video game villains list. The torture he makes in Metal Gear Solid was listed as one of the best moments from the game due to how Ocelot toys with Snake and how difficult is to pass it besides how significant is the outcome for the rest of the game. In response to his role in Metal Gear Solid 3, GameSpy called Ocelot one of the "series mainstay", hoping he would become an entertaining opponent.

Ocelot's change to his alter-ego persona of Liquid Snake was commented by GameSpy writers as one of the most non-sensical events from the Metal Gear series. Mixed critics was given to such change by GameSpy who also praised his action scenes at the start of Metal Gear Solid 2 and joked about Ocelot's sudden change of accent. UGO Networks stated that in the first game Ocelot's motives for his actions were unknown until being revealed to be with the Patriots in Metal Gear Solid 2. Because of being born from the medium The Sorrow, it was speculated that Ocelot could communicate with dead people which ended in Liquid Snake taking possession of his body. Edge magazine stated of his Liquid Ocelot appearance "Kojima has forged a superb villain, far more complete than in MGS2." In a game guide by GamePro, the final fight against Liquid Ocelot was mentioned to become "epic" as the third shift phases, while in the final one, it was commented he was easy to defeat as he became "a punching bag." Furthermore, UGO's K. Thor Jensen listed such fight as the seventh best cutscene ever owing to the fighting styles employed and the interaction between the two fighters. On the other hand, 1UP.com listed such fight in their article "The 13 Most Dumbass Boss Battles" for its simple style in comparison to other more challenging bosses from Metal Gear Solid 3 and its excessive length for a hand-to-hand fight between two old people. An IGN article from October 2009 titled "Big Boss of the Day: Liquid Ocelot" focused on Ocelot's appearances across the franchise. 1UP listed the scenes from the games in which he controls the PMC's weapons to attack the protagonists and his imitation of Liquid Snake's death from Metal Gear Solid as one of the most surprising moments in the game. Moreover, he was also listed by IGN as one of the fictional characters who required his own spin-off.