Taylor Swift has unwittingly become an icon in the Metal Gear community after revealing her birthday plans
Dec. 18, 2023From Cornelia Street to Outer Heaven
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Metal Gear fans have surprisingly got a lot of joy from Taylor Swift’s birthday plans this year as the singer heads to Outer Heaven to celebrate.
As reported byJezebel, on December 13, Taylor Swift and friends headed to Outer Heaven to celebrate the special occasion. I know what you’re thinking, but I’m actually talking about a club in Manhattan, New York, called Outer Heaven and not Big Boss or the battleship fromKonami’s Metal Gear series - sorry to disappoint.
Upon hearing where Swift spent her 34th birthday, many Metal Gear fans took to the replies of Jezebel’s tweet and reacted accordingly. “What’s next, Zanzibar?” one Twitter userasked, along with a GIF of Snake. “No idea that Big Boss was a Swifty,” anothersaid, while another simplyasked: “SHE WENT WHERE NOW?!?!?!?” Even if you’re not a Swiftie, it’s worth scrolling through the responses.
The majority of thereactionscome from Metal Gear fans, who clearly had no idea Outer Haven was also the name of a club and are wondering why on earth the Grammy winner was heading to such a surprising location for her birthday celebrations. There have also been several memes and images that place the singer in scenes from the games - all of which are hilarious.
My favorite response so far comes from Twitter user @Murdoink, who really committed to the bit and edited together a clip of Taylor Swift reacting to something and the birthday cake scene in Metal Gear Solid 5 - complete with the Diamond Dogs birthday song. For what it’s worth, she looks like she’s having a great time in the clip.
Now looking for something like Metal Gear to play? Take a look at ourbest stealth gameslist, and for all the Swifties out there, here’s ourTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour review.
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