This is how the Metal Gear universe operates

One part that really stood out to me in terms of comedy was the suitors part of the legend, especially in the form of thirsty superchats lmao

I used to play that by just doing one delivery at a time, just taking in the scenery while I had Vtubers on in the background

That gave me whiplash when I first saw it, but it worked! And it was an official cover!
youtu.be/-wcqoOaoqtQ?...

Isn't it because the emperor had a more ritual role than anything else for much of Japanese history? Not to put too much faith in the words of 17th century Englishmen, but when John Saris visited in the 1620s he thought that the emperor was like a pope, with the shogun being the real monarch

Funnily enough didn't, that's an early modern interpolation