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TIL In 2004, FromSoftware (now known for the Dark Souls Francise), released Metal Wolf Chaos which takes place after a state of civil and economic unrest in the first quarter of the 21st century, and features the 47th President fighting a military coup d’etat from coast to coast within a mech suit.

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