PlatinumGames have updated their development blog with character designs from one of the artists who worked on Metal Gear ... Mistral designs: Mistral’s initial concept came from Kenji Saito ...

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is still under heavy ... Sundowner is a dual-sword wielder. Mistral is a many-armed cyborg which puts me in mind of some of Metal Gear Solid 4's enemies.

Mistral (CV: Romi Park) (middle) – a cyborg with many arms. Monsoon (CV: Machishi Ebara) (right) – a masked ninja whose sliced arms separate for a lengthy reach.

Metal Gear Rising made its first appearance at E3 2009 ... these four are named after – you guessed it – wind. Mistral, Monsoon, Sundowner, and Jetstream Sam are all equipped with cyborg ...

Although a few bits and bobs from the original Rising remain in Revengeance (including the Boris character and several of the Unmanned Gear foes ... it’s running with Mistral before the ...