Senator Steven Armstrong is the primary antagonist of the 2013 video game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, famous for his extreme ideological rants and superhuman durability. The 'Nanomachines, son' meme stems from a scene where Armstrong explains his invulnerability to Raiden, quickly becoming shorthand for any illogical or overpowered explanation. Over the years, the meme has evolved to include the 'Standing Here I Realize' boss fight sequence and his 'Mother of All Omelettes' speech. It is widely used to represent unstoppable force, political satire, or simply to celebrate the over-the-top, hammy nature of the Metal Gear franchise.