Meryl Silverburgh: How old are you? Meryl Silverburgh: You're a real bastard, just like my uncle said. His biography, featured in the MSX2 manual, revealed that he was of Japanese-British descent. Snake shooting at a Praying Mantis soldier in the Middle East. Snake's mission is to retrieve two hostages (Donald Anderson and Kenneth Baker). Later games and sources, however, ignore the artistic license used in the Western materials, instead revealing that Snake had been a Green Beret during the Gulf War prior to Operation Intrude N313. In the PlayStation Portable game Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, the player can obtain a Solid Snake outfit for their Felyne Comrade. Although he largely was in shape for the mission, he did end up exhausted after climbing the flight of stairs up to Tower A's roof, causing Campbell to briefly joke that Snake's mushing had him get out of shape. After performing his signature hand gesture and commenting, "You're pretty good," he passed away, having succumbed to the new FOXDIE virus within Snake's body. His "Final Smash" super move has him hanging from a helicopter on a rope ladder, firing a grenade launcher at the rest of the combatants. [4][25], Despite his success in Outer Heaven, Snake departed FOXHOUND and entered early retirement. The Deep Cover Operator is a hat worn by The Spy and The Sniper. Just as Gray Fox did for him during Outer Heaven, Snake "showed the ropes" to Raiden, acting as a de facto mentor to the "rookie" and teaching him about his supplies and how to become a better soldier. In addition, his Command Vest and his holster are also included as unlockable equipment in the rewards shop with its own colorized index, four of which are based on the areas he went to. [49][50] Despite this perceived attitude, Snake occasionally showed a more human side, expressing great concern for allies' well being during dangerous operations, and even demonstrating compassion towards fallen enemies. Overview. It was only until after he discovered that Big Boss was behind the Outer Heaven incident that he lost his faith in him. His accelerated aging, however, would create a morbid willingness to accept death as he was no longer exuberant in his words or actions in 2014. However, this was later proven false, as the second "Eli" in the scene was actually imagery invoked by the character Tretij Rebenok due to the latter being drawn to Eli's hatred of Venom Snake (whom he believed to be his father, Big Boss). [28] Liquid harbors a strong resentment towards Snake since Solid was given their father's dominant "soldier genes" and Liquid was cast aside. Learning that his DNA contains a mutated FOXDIE virus that might trigger an epidemic, Snake tries to commit suicide, however, he is approached by Big Boss telling Snake that he still has a chance to live "not as a snake but as a man", making up with his father. Solid Snake is the lead character of Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear stealth action series and was first introduced in 1987 in the first Metal Gear on the MSX computer. He became a living legend among the military black ops because of his deeds. Sometime later, Snake lost contact with Meryl. In the ending of Metal Gear Solid 2, Snake gives a speech to Raiden about how absolute reality doesn't exist and that they ultimately have to create their own meanings and world views, and fight for said beliefs. Though mostly reserved, Snake showed some prominent change in his outlook towards life throughout the years. 200 [98] Before Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, the character was thought to be the game's protagonist because of his physical resemblances with Naked Snake. Even when Fox betrayed him in Zanzibar Land, Snake, although shocked, held no anger towards Fox. The real me is no match for the legend. Snake, with the other playable characters from DreamMix TV World Fighters. In addition, in 2011, although Snake had earlier promised Raiden that he would rescue Sunny from the Patriots, he wasn't able to get that chance and ended up receiving Sunny via Raiden (albeit covertly on the latter's part). Big Boss noted that Snake had always fought for something more than himself. It was only by Big Boss's dying words that Snake was finally able to absolve himself of all guilt and torment and accept peace. [59] His character was amongst the last 16 contestants on the greatest video game hero on GameSpot contest held in 2009, and lost out to Gordon Freeman on a tiebreaker. Pliskin’s possession of headphones, usually worn by SEAL commanders off the battlefield, and his use of other military organizations' mottos ("Semper Fi" and "Who Dares, Wins" of the U.S. Marines and SAS, respectively), clued Stillman in to the fact that Pliskin wasn’t actually a SEAL. !/I wouldn't do that if I were you?/What are you thinking!?". Pliskin managed to stumble upon a large cache of C4 explosives that both were vapor-sealed and didn't contain any of Fatman's cologne, at the bottom of Strut H, and contacted Stillman and Raiden. *SPOILER*His real name and true origin are revealed during Snake's confrontation with Big Mama (EVA) in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. [93][90] The addition of "Solid" was Kojima's intent to create a paradoxical name, in contrast to the smooth motion commonly attributed to snakes, and to express the character's strong image. For the MSX2 video game, see, Solid Snake as portrayed in a promotional CGI render for. Aside from the character depicted in the canonical games, various incarnations of "Solid Snake" have been featured in different, non-canon Metal Gear games. [79] Although he was unfamiliar with Czech during the Zanzibar Land Disturbance, he was able to recognize the term "Matka Pluku," when Raiden told him of Big Mama's alias during the Guns of the Patriots Incident. [93] He did not choose a more specific type of snake for the protagonist's name (e.g. While Snake makes no appearance in the game, there is a cosmetic item and a taunt that is in reference to him. If the player manages to retrieve the shaver and supply it to Solid Snake (while disguised as Iroquois Pliskin) during their first meeting, Snake will appear clean-shaven when meeting up with Raiden on Arsenal Gear. [14][15][16] When he is not on duty, he acts as a musher. "[95] IGN also remarked their rivalry, saying "Few rivalries in games have spanned as massive and confusing a timeline as Solid Snake and Liquid Snake". Snake possesses an IQ of 180, and is fluent in six languages. 178 cm (1999)[4]182 cm (2005)[1]180 cm (2014)[3] During the Tanker chapter's Codec conversations, if the player presses R1 to listen to his positive thoughts, Snake will remark "Hey, I'm the main character!" Ocelot later sold REX's plans onto the black market, prompting Snake and Otacon to found the anti-Metal Gear NGO, Philanthropy. This was done to throw off the Patriots who, being a computer program, could only repeat the same processes and would send Snake in to take down Liquid if they thought he was alive. They then tackle them, knocking them all from the bridge, though the multitude of Mr. Game and Watches later merge together into Duon. Solid Snake was created in 1972 as part of Les Enfants Terribles - a project funded by the United States government with the goal of creating a clone of world-renowned solider Big Boss. Liquid Snake was Snake's twin brother, one of his greatest rivals and one of his most dangerous enemies. EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s long-awaited Metal Gear Solid adaptation looks to have gained some major momentum as sources tell Deadline that Oscar Isaac is attached to play Solid Snake … Solid Snake, directly or indirectly, is responsible for the death of three Snakes: Big Boss's body double Venom Snake, his brother Liquid Snake and Big Boss himself. Snake succeeded in the first task, but complications arose when one of his allies in the mission, a CIA war coverage spy named Holly White blew her cover, and required rescuing. He and Raiden then fought their way through an army of Arsenal Tengu soldiers. He also revealed to Snake that Revolver Ocelot was never truly possessed by Liquid, but had put himself through hypnotherapy and implanted himself with nanomachines in order to make himself "believe" that he was Liquid Snake. 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Solid Snake, disguised as a militia instructor, infiltrates the Middle East. Artwork of Snake in the South American disguise. If the player calls Pliskin, he will feign ignorance, with Raiden humorously commenting that the man in the box "must be completely insane," and a "psycho," to be seen like that, and even speculated that he might have been a member of Dead Cell. [66] However, comments from Kojima's staff who were disappointed with his death resulted in the character's survival. Similarly, he is the only character to refer to the events of "The Subspace Emissary" in gameplay outside of the Adventure mode, commenting that he has seen Meta Knight's ship, the Halberd, while speaking to Mei Ling via Codec. While he would be lead to believe that he was made to be the inferior member of this pair, in truth, he was the superior one, possessing advanced physical capabilities even in his youth. Snake ultimately defeated Big Boss with a makeshift flamethrower, consisting of a lighter and lacquer spray. With the goal of eradicating all Metal Gear technology, Snake participated in investigating its development across the world, often by illegal means, which Philanthropy then exposed to the public via the Internet. In order to keep the game kid-friendly, Snake never uses knives or firearms, despite there being a pistol in his leg holster, and solely relies on explosives in-game. To use the Codec, the player must press the down taunt button and release very quickly. The following information has been detailed in official, The Man Who Makes the Impossible Possible, If the player points their weapon at Pliskin while he is asleep, the blue "!" The ambiguity of his character was contributed to by Metal Gear's limited script, in which he only speaks five times. In one of the teaser trailers for this game, one of the characters, Sweetwater, notices a man with an eyepatch hiding in a barrel. Ethnicity Snake was outraged to hear that his mission was a government conspiracy and that he was merely sent as a carrier of the virus, which was programmed to kill Baker (for knowing too much about the project), and the FOXHOUND operatives just to ensure that the bodies of the Genome Soldiers and Metal Gear REX could be recovered undamaged. However, Snake eventually deduced that the information was a fake lead (or as he put it, five years later, "a load of crap"). Created by The Codec in Brawl is based on the Metal Gear Solid version, which utilizes animated character artwork, though Snake's icon has been modified to match his in-game appearance. Solid Snake, a hardened career soldier, often displayed a calm and collected demeanor, rarely showing any signs of fear in extreme circumstances. [13] But Snake's perceived stance on violence may be a case of denial, as Snake's enemies and at least one of his allies have claimed that, in truth, he enjoys killing, and label him as more evil than the people he has killed. [63], In addition to expanding Solid Snake's backstory, as the first Metal Gear game to feature voice acting, Metal Gear Solid established his characteristic voice and appearance. Retro Gamer included him in the section "top ten forces of good" in their 2004 list of top 50 retro game heroes. [17], Metal Gear (released in 1987) introduces Snake, a rookie recruit of the elite special forces unit FOXHOUND. Although the cover mentioned references to UMAs and Area 51, there was one line that was uttered by Solid Snake, "KeptYOUwaiting", a variation of his line in Metal Gear Solid 2 indirect reference to the player in the beginning of the Tanker Chapter. Voiced by (Japanese) Equipment Solid Snake (real name David, commonly referred to as Snake, and later referred to as Old Snake) was a former spy, special operations soldier, and mercenary. ", "DAVID HAYTER ON HIS ROLE AS SNAKE: 'I TRIED TO DO SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC WITH THIS CHARACTER, "David Hayter On Voicing Snake In 'Metal Gear' And The Joys Of Being Covered In Goo", "Fall 2006: The Great GameFAQs Character Battle V", "Fall 2008: The Great GameFAQs Character Battle VII", "And Japan's Favorite Video Game Characters Are...? In another Konami title, Silent Hill 3, there is a corpse that has been trapped inside a wall of a construction site. He is depicted as a former Green Beret and a highly skilled special operations soldier engaged in solo stealth and espionage missions, who is often tasked with destroying models of the bipedal nuclear weapon-armed mecha known as Metal Gear. The skull itself is called the Bandana skull, which gives the user infinite ammo in all the weapons. In DreamMix TV World Fighters, Solid Snake appears as a playable character alongside other Konami, Hudson Soft and Takara characters such as Bomberman and Optimus Prime. While Snake is depicted as the primary protagonist of the Metal Gear series, his father, Big Boss, acquired a prominent status as the central character in the four prequel games that he has starred in. If the player shoots and damages the box the man was in and calls him after obtaining and using a box, after explaining how Raiden should use it, Pliskin will humorously mutter "You know, I lost a couple because of you." Venom Snake (ヴェノム・スネーク, Venomu Sunēku), also known as Punished Snake (パニッシュド・スネーク, Panishudo Sunēku), is a fictional character from Konami's Metal Gear video game series. By Ravi Singh, Posted on September 27, 2010. 75 kg (1999)[4]63.5 kg (2014)[3] B Snake's appearance in the TGS unveiling of. Snake infiltrated the base alone, but quickly gained help in the form of Metal Gear REX developer Hal Emmerich and new FOXHOUND recruit Meryl Silverburgh, Campbell's niece. Solid Snake (real name David, commonly referred to as Snake, and later referred to as Old Snake) was a former spy, special operations soldier, and mercenary. Solid Snake (ソリッド・スネーク, Soriddo Sunēku?) After becoming involved in saving the princesses on the Halberd, he, Lucario, and Meta Knight infiltrate the bridge area, where they discover various Mr. Game and Watches copies manning the bridge. Throughout the incident, Snake suspected that Campbell was concealing important information regarding the mission's true nature, although he later forgave Campbell after learning that the Pentagon had used Meryl as leverage in order to force him to cooperate with them (as they had deliberately sent Meryl to Shadow Moses the same day as the revolt). Although Snake initially was to meet up with a rebel group to aid him in getting into Liquid Ocelot's primary base, the Vista Mansion, he was forced to change plans after Laughing Octopus murdered some rebel soldiers and spared one under the condition that he not forget "his" face (Laughing Octopus having disguised herself as Old Snake via FaceCamo at that time). Similarly, he does not lose any limbs, unlike Raiden who lost most of his body after becoming a Cyborg Ninja, and Venom Snake who lost his left arm (Big Boss has limbs amputated by the Patriots after their fight in Zanzibar Land). Solid Snake (ソリッド・スネーク Soriddo Sunēku) (real name David) is the main protagonist of the Metal Gear series, created by Hideo Kojima. 42 (2014) [69] According to Ryan Payton of Konami at the time, Metal Gear Solid 4 is the final canonical Metal Gear game to feature Solid Snake as the main character. [68] Snake and Otacon were meant to die in the game, with Kojima being inspired by the movie Sacco & Vanzetti in regards to how the duo use death as a penalty for how they are criminals rather than heroes. In addition, Snake's entrance has him appearing with electric bolts on the ground before rising up, referring to his opening appearance in Metal Gear Solid 2's Tanker Chapter, where after landing on the U.S.S. Possessing an IQ of 180 and fluent in six languages, he was known as "the man who makes the impossible possible" and his exploits made him into a living legend among the military black ops. Metal Gear Solid sees Solid Snake pulled out of retirement by Colonel Roy Campbell in a mission to deal with the "Sons of Big Boss" who, under Liquid Snake's leadership, seized an isolated American nuclear weapons disposal facility on Shadow Moses Island. He even came to see him as a father figure, though not knowing that in truth he was Big Boss's clone. Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid audio drama. It is commonly assumed that Big Boss relayed this information to him immediately prior to their final battle in Metal Gear 2, though the only detail made clear is that Snake knowingly "killed" his own father at that time, with only himself and Roy Campbell being aware of this.[104]. His appearance in the game is based on Metal Gear Solid 2, with his special moves consisting of only C4, which can be planted onto anything and detonated at will. He ended up surviving the blast with the help of Otacon. Just as he was making his escape, Snake discovered that his mission commander, Big Boss, was secretly the leader of Outer Heaven, and was apparently confronted by the man himself within the fortress's 100th-floor basement. While he does not make a physical appearance, Snake is mentioned by Sam Fisher who states he knew a man who specialized in Army infiltration and wore a bandana. His reunion with Gray Fox at Shadow Moses, as well as his newfound friendship with Otacon and love towards Meryl, invigorated his desire to live. Also, you can buy the Solid Eye as a cosmetic accessory for Noire. Claiming to have entered the Big Shell by a "fast rope descent from a navy chopper," Pliskin aroused Raiden’s suspicions after a sea louse crawled out of his clothes. In the finished game, she wears a pale-colored combat outfit; Kojima originally planned to have her in a blue sneaking suit similar to Solid Snake for the finale of the game, but this idea was ultimately cut. During the quiz, Kazuhira Miller alludes to the skin by stating that completing the quiz with 100% correct answers will grant them "a special bonus,"[119] to be awarded later. After deciding against it at the last moment, Big Boss appeared. The skin is unlocked by answering all questions on the Normal Mode quiz correctly. Just before delivering the coup de grace against the boss character Brachyura at the lighthouse by crushing him with an elevator, Albus will say "Showtime" in a vocal tone similar to that of Solid Snake. During Codec dialogue, Snake is revealed to be a fan of Captain Falcon, with he and Otacon referring to the Captain's signature Falcon Punch and Falcon Kick moves as something they have always wanted to try themselves. His down smash is also a more standard kick in front into a kick behind unlike the old version where he set a mine in the floor. It was not until 2014 that Snake, now occasionally referred to as Old Snake, resurfaced for a final time. [94][95][96] Kojima described Snake's role in the original Metal Gear as the "player's presence," contrasting the defined personality he acquired in later games. [9] By utilizing the Super Baby Method, the embryos were then implanted into the womb of a surrogate mother with six of the babies eventually being aborted to promote growth in the remaining two. He also once again met Olga and explained to her that it was in fact Revolver Ocelot who had killed her father Sergei. The two also rescued Olga, and, taking advantage of the situation, decided to fake Snake's death by using the corpse of Liquid Snake as a decoy. Solid Snake [61] Snake also had a disdain for politicians.[62]. [36] During his final mission, he also learns from Naomi Hunter that his life has been artificially shortened as part of the cloning process so that his genes can't be used as a weapon in later research. [39] Ocelot also reported that the FOXDIE in Snake would activate soon,[40] although Snake would ultimately remain unaffected due to differences between his and Liquid's genetic codes. He then became a mercenary for hire, and after earning enough money, he went into semi-retirement in the Canadian wilderness. Like the other characters, he has three victory poses. Source(s): real life soldier bigboss solid snake: https://tinyurl.im/8sOZM. He did nonetheless have knowledge on how to use them, and in 2014, he also utilized a stun knife during his operations. Old Snake figure from the front left side, Old Snake figure from the front right side, Solid Snake Play Arts Kai concept figure details, Solid Snake Play Arts Kai concept figure up close, Solid Snake Play Arts Kai figure full body, Solid Snake Play Arts Kai figure from the back. 650 Not only that, but a new Metal Gear was believed to be under development in Zanzibar Land. Snake also knows Mario to be a world-wide celebrity; criticizes Link's lack of speed due to his plethora of equipment (with Otacon implying that Snake was being a hypocrite in his criticism of Link by calling him "Mr. Utility Belt"); defends Luigi from verbal attack by the Colonel (presumably the AI); considered Yoshi to be food; and believes that Pit is a mutant due to skepticism towards his being an angel. The idea made it as far as actual game testing, and was also included in the official script but was shelved in favor of dark hair. After repeatedly destroying several Metal Gear units, Snake has saved the world from the possibility of nuclear warfare on multiple occasions. Notable family Snake's military experience prior to joining FOXHOUND is not made clear in the original Metal Gear. Liquid - unknown. Born will appear above his head. Solid Snake, along with his brothers Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake are all clones of they're father Big Boss, but the whole clone thing would take a while to explain, its best if you find out about that for yourself if you play the games. According to Shinkawa, Snake's physique in Metal Gear Solid was based on that of action star Jean-Claude Van Damme, while his facial appearance in the same game was inspired by actor Christopher Walken. Snake is one of the fighters in DreamMix TV World Fighters, the fighting cross-company game between Konami, Hudson Soft, and Takara, appearing alongside mascots like Bomberman, Castlevania's Simon Belmont, and Transformers' Optimus Prime. [35] Solid Snake appeared in multiple GameFAQs "Character Battle" contests, and was runner-up in three: the "Character Battle V" in 2006,[82] the "Character Battle VII" in 2008,[83] and the "Character Battle IX" in 2013. Ultimate, after being absent in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. [28][29][30] Despite these events, Snake succeeded in recovering the OILIX formula, utilizing the polymimetic nature of a special brooch key, bequeathed to him by Gustava on her deathbed. [85] During the summer months of his childhood, he would make weekly visits to a small, privately owned theme park known as "Kiddieland. [44], Outside video games, Solid Snake appeared in the Metal Gear Solid audio drama that focuses on his missions following the battle from Shadow Moses. Lv 4. Concept art of Snake during the Tanker Incident in, Snake wearing a balaclava while disguised as a soldier. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the final canonical Metal Gear game to feature Solid Snake as the main character. Hair color Lv 4. Snake faced his "brother" in hand-to-hand combat one last time, where it was revealed that Liquid Ocelot no longer possessed the right arm of Liquid Snake, but rather a cybernetic prosthetic instead. This design for Solid Snake was later reused for one of his renders in the 2012 E3 Battle. Coincidentally, this also made Snake during the events of Metal Gear the same age as Hideo Kojima when he first released Metal Gear (as it had been released a month before Kojima's birthday). Several audio flashbacks featuring Solid Snake occur in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, during the "Déjà-Vu" Extra Op. Snake later has to undergo an unofficial rescue mission for Roy Campbell after the latter ends up captured by the enemy. Solid Snake reappears in the audio drama for Metal Gear Solid that is set at some point after the events of Shadow Moses. After the Big Shell Incident, Snake's Werner syndrome-like symptoms gradually grew worse. Snake is the only character to be given actual dialogue in "The Subspace Emissary" Adventure mode, when he first becomes playable in the storyline, remarking "Kept you waiting, huh?" Height if there is what did he do and what was his name? [11] Making his way into the military, David was inducted into the Green Berets as a teen[12] and took part in a mission to infiltrate western Iraq in 1991, during the Gulf War. For Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on the PSP, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Difference between solid snake and naked snake". Trading Card Game, the card "Tactical Espionage Expert" is based on Snake, though with elements of Raiden as well. Before Snake faced off with Liquid at Shadow Moses, he described Liquid's desire for re-creating Outer Heaven insane and pointless, calling it out as "Big Boss's fantasy". Snake successfully made it to the PMC base that Liquid was using as his headquarters by disguising himself as a militia instructor for the militia in the region fighting off the Praying Mantis PMC, although he briefly lost the disguise after an ambush by several Gekko units, escaping with the use of his new OctoCamo suit. [76], By the time Metal Gear Solid 4 started development, Kojima told Shinkawa about his idea of making Snake look elderly, which surprised the designer. Because Snake vs. Monkey uses Metal Gear Solid 3's game engine, Solid Snake's appearance in this game is based on Naked Snake's pre-torture character model. [29] In the end, it is revealed that Liquid got Big Boss's superior "soldier genes" while Solid was actually the inferior one. He also briefly witnessed the Beauty and the Beast unit when they wiped out a Middle Eastern militia platoon. Solid Snake, a legendary super-soldier, with an unusually high degree of both skill and will, his origins are just as unusual. He also learned from Naomi that, despite what he and anyone else believed earlier, Solid Snake was neither a perfect clone of Big Boss nor was he genetically identical to Liquid Snake, which also explained why the previous FOXDIE virus was not able to kill him earlier. 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