Editing Revolver Ocelot (section)

==Critical reception==
The character of Revolver Ocelot has received a positive response by video game publications based on his role as an antagonist. He is one of the only characters to appear in almost every ''Metal Gear Solid'' game and is thus considered "one of the only characters to have a major role in all five ''Metal Gear Solid'' titles" by ''[[Game Informer]]''.<ref>"Snakes and Gears: A Metal Gear Overview," ''Game Informer'' 182 (June 2008): 107.</ref> ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' called Revolver Ocelot underrated in comparison to ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' iconic antagonist [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)|Sephiroth]], describing Ocelot as "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."<ref>OPM staff (September 2004). "Overrated/Underrated" ([http://www.extremecroquet.com/Ziff/Flashwork/UnderOver/overrated.swf SWF transcript] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219125548/http://www.extremecroquet.com/Ziff/Flashwork/UnderOver/overrated.swf |date=2008-12-19 }}). ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]''</ref>  [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]'s ''[[Filter (TV series)|Filter]]'' placed him at number ten in their top list of video game villains in 2002.<ref>{{cite video |date=2002-06-25 |title=[[Filter (TV series)|Filter]] |publisher=[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]|time=Top 10 Villains list }}</ref> Ocelot ranked 28th on ''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s top list of video game villains.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/28.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520062004/http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/28.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2010 |title=Top 100 Videogame Villains |publisher=ign.com |author=IGN editors |date=2010-07-04 |access-date=2006-10-20}}</ref> ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'' listed Liquid Ocelot as ninth in their list of "top 50 video game villains".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a453360/guinness-world-records-counts-down-top-50-video-game-villains/|title=Bowser voted top of 50 video game villains|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=24 January 2013|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019044354/https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a453360/guinness-world-records-counts-down-top-50-video-game-villains/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ocelot has been frequently featured in the lists of best ''Metal Gear'' villains. In 2008, he placed seventh in ''IGN''{{'}}s top list of ''Metal Gear Solid'' boss battles,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/06/11/top-10-metal-gear-solid-boss-battles|title=Top 10 Metal Gear Solid Boss Battles|publisher=IGN|date=June 11, 2008|access-date=July 16, 2011|archive-date=January 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126152947/https://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/06/11/top-10-metal-gear-solid-boss-battles|url-status=live}}</ref> and second on the top list of ''Metal Gear'' villains.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/06/11/top-10-metal-gear-villains?page=9|title=Top 10 Metal Gear Villains|publisher=IGN |author=Scheeden, Jeese |date=11 June 2008|access-date=2011-07-01}}</ref> Including him on their 2007 list of the best ''Metal Gear'' bosses, ''[[GameSpot]]'' called him one of the most important characters from the story alongside Solid Snake and Big Boss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/metal-gear-20-years-of-big-bad-boss-battles-6175700/|title=Metal Gear 20 Years of Boss Battles|date=July 28, 2007|author=Dodson, Joe|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=July 5, 2007|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108113133/http://www.gamespot.com/features/metal-gear-20-years-of-big-bad-boss-battles-6175700/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, the torture he makes in ''Metal Gear Solid'' was listed by ''[[GameSpy]]'' as one of the best moments from the game due to how Ocelot toys with Snake and how difficult it is to pass it besides how significant is the outcome for the rest of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/873/873155p1.html|title=GameSpy's Top MGS Moments: Metal Gear Solid (Day Two)|publisher=GameSpy|page=1|date=May 9, 2008|access-date=April 24, 2012|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020061016/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/873/873155p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater/532018p4.html|title=Metal Gear Solid 3 -- Everything We Know|publisher=GameSpy|page=4|access-date=2011-07-05|archive-date=2010-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027063938/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater/532018p4.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' magazine, with Liquid Ocelot "Kojima has forged a superb villain, far more complete than in ''MGS2''."<ref>Edge staff (July 2008). "Review of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots". ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' '''190''': p. 87</ref> He was also listed by ''IGN'' as one of the fictional characters who required his own spin-off.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://games.ign.com/articles/790/790921p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528053535/http://games.ign.com/articles/790/790921p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2007|title=Top 10 Tuesday: Characters In Need of a Spin-Off|publisher=IGN |author=Scheeden, Jeese|date=May 22, 2007  |access-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> ''[[GamesRadar]]'' also praised his role as Revolver/Liquid Ocelot, placing as seventh on their 2013 list of best villains in video game history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-100-villains-video-games/|title=100 best villains in video games|publisher=GamesRadar|author=GamesRadar Staff|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=June 21, 2013|archive-date=June 24, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624192529/http://www.gamesradar.com/top-100-villains-video-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ocelot's change to his Liquid Ocelot alter-ego persona of Liquid Snake was opined by ''GameSpy'' to be one of the most nonsensical events from the ''Metal Gear'' series, but they still praised his action scenes at the start of ''Metal Gear Solid 2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/874/874808p3.html|title=GameSpy's Top MGS Moments: Metal Gear Solid 2 (Day One)|publisher=GameSpy|page=3|access-date=2011-08-14|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062515/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/874/874808p3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[UGO Networks|UGO.com]]'' speculated that, because of being born from the medium The Sorrow, Ocelot could communicate with dead people which ended in Liquid Snake taking possession of his body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/metal-gear-history-ocelot|title=Character Bios|publisher=UGO.com|date=May 21, 2008|access-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905111313/http://www.ugo.com/games/metal-gear-history-ocelot|archive-date=September 5, 2012}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' described the final fight against Liquid Ocelot as "epic" even as he became "a punching bag" in the final phase.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/198310/boss-buster-guide-for-metal-gear-solid-4-page-3-of-3/|title=Boss Buster Guide for Metal Gear Solid 4 (page 3 of 3)|publisher=GamePro |author=Noble, McKinley|date=July 7, 2008  |access-date=July 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128100440/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/198310/boss-buster-guide-for-metal-gear-solid-4-page-3-of-3/|archive-date=2010-01-28}}</ref> Furthermore, ''UGO.com'' listed this fight as the seventh best cutscene ever in 2011, owing to the fighting styles employed and the interaction between the two fighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/metal-gear-solid-4-old-snake-vs-liquid-ocelot|title=The Most Epic Cutscenes Of All Time|publisher=UGO Networks|date=March 14, 2011|author=Jensen, K. Thor|access-date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321221035/http://www.ugo.com/games/metal-gear-solid-4-old-snake-vs-liquid-ocelot|archive-date=March 21, 2011}}</ref> On the other hand, ''[[1UP.com]]'' listed such fight in their article about 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/13-dumbass-boss-battles?pager.offset=3|title=The 13 Most Dumbass Boss Battles|publisher=1UP.com|access-date=August 17, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020014451/http://www.1up.com/features/13-dumbass-boss-battles?pager.offset=3|archive-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref> ''1UP.com'' also listed the scenes from the games in which Liquid Ocelot 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/mgs4-top-5-wtf-moments|title=MGS4's Top 5 WTF Moments|publisher=1UP.com|author=Barnholt, Ray|access-date=March 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729143151/http://www.1up.com/features/mgs4-top-5-wtf-moments|archive-date=July 29, 2012}}</ref> ''[[VentureBeat]]'' were bemused by Ocelot's portrayal in ''Metal Gear Solid V'', writing how he was "calm and the voice of reason" instead of being an "eccentric, sadistic man". They theorized, however, that Ocelot was merely being himself and showing his true allegiances with Big Boss, rather than working as a triple agent or being under self-hypnosis akin to his previous appearances.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Minotti|first1=Mike|title=5 questions I have after beating Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/09/17/5-questions-i-have-after-beating-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain/|website=VentureBeat|date=17 September 2015|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>