He was even teased by Otacon about it, and Meryl did talk about it in MGS4, albeit briefly. If the player points the directional microphone anytime at Emma, they can hear how she feels about the situation. Collecting Otacon is necessary in order to access the Base area of the map. He also appears as a sticker, which when worn, will grant the player an increase in slash resistance by 9. ", Although Philanthropy ceased activity in 2009, following the Big Shell takeover, Hal continued his partnership with Snake, and the two began commencing anti-Patriot activity. Factor in Snake's accelerated aging thanks to Clone Degeneration, and it becomes a Mayfly-December Romance. -- Stop! Although Otacon was originally described as being in his thirties in 2005, according to his official biography for Metal Gear Solid,[1] his year of birth was retconned as being 1980 in the end credits of Peace Walker, a game in which his father stars. ", The total system shutdown at the NSA facility in Fort Meade in January 2000 was based on a real life incident.[20]. Occupation He also earned additional Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Princeton University. Snake carried Emma to the computer room in the Shell 1 Core, where she could upload a worm cluster that would disable GW, and it was there that she was reunited with her brother. When contacting Otacon in regards to Captain Falcon, it is revealed that he and Snake are both fans of the character. [7] As a result of this incident, she followed in the footsteps of her brother, and left home to enroll in Oxford, where she studied artificial intelligence and complex logic. MGS4 A devoted fan of anime, Hal's chosen nickname was derived from the Japanese animation convention Otakon. Otacon's introduction in Metal Gear Solid 4. Hal told Snake in a Codec conversation that he believed aliens had been visiting Earth for thousands of years. Afterwards, Otacon moved to England for a time, because relatives were living there. If the player calls Otacon when Laughing Octopus tries to disguise herself as the Metal Gear Mk. Dr. Hal "Otacon" Emmerich was the chief engineer of Metal Gear REX. Although she knew that a test was going to be conducted at the Big Shell, she did not know that the terrorist leader Solidus Snake's takeover of the Big Shell was part of the test in question. She appears to be a villain, but soon the player learns she imply wants to know The Boss's true intentions during Operation Snake Eater. The PatriotsNSA - Snake and Otacon find the names of the Patriots on the GW virus. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Over time, Hal became Snake's closest friend and ally, having formed their own handshake, as shown by the duo after Otacon's stepsister, Emma, died of her wounds. Also known as American[1] However, despite receiving major attention, and being regarded by his contemporaries as the savior of the computer world, he didn't make any money off the idea due to his never patenting it.[15]. Emma Emmerich-Danziger as his way of glorifying the otaku stereotype by having a character who fights the terrorists with his intellect rather than his brawn. Snake has had meaningful relationships with. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the seventh main series game of the Metal Gear storyline, launched on the PlayStation 3 in mid 2008. Happily Married: A rare Codec conversation with Snake and Otacon mentions that she's happily married with kids. Emma then told Otacon that she had become involved in Arsenal Gear's development not to hurt Otacon, but so that her brother would "look at [her] as a woman" to which Otacon responded that "[He] could never do that." When Emma gets to the second structure, the player can hear the conversation between Emma and. Notable family It was then Naomi revealed having terminal cancer, suppressed only by the life supporting nanomachines. At one point, if Raiden interacted with her pet parrot, it will say "Venus in Cancer." Snake and Otacon realized the best way to locate the resistance's hideout would be to follow one of its members. Brown Hal Emmerich was born in 1980 to scientists Huey Emmerich and Strangelove via Caesarean section. However, Emma died shortly afterwards after succumbing to a knife wound inflicted by terrorist member Vamp. In order to meet with Solid Snake and Otacon, Emma had to cross a series of oil fences, since the main bridge connecting the two halves of the facility had collapsed due to Raiden's previous fight with the terrorists' Harrier. Otacon's sprites as they appear in the game manual for. Grey Fox, Otacon, Cambpell, and Raiden. ", Hal Emmerich was of Jewish descent. During his search, he also relayed any information he found to Snake, including the purpose of REX and its development. In the Japanese version, her parrot actually says "Venusian Crab", referring to a character in the movie It Conquered the World. ", His nickname Otacon was derived from "Otaku", a term of Japanese origin that referred to someone who is obsessed with their hobby but in America means being a fan of anime. Then nevermind here. to which Snake responded "Not unless I wet my pants," to which Otacon replies "That's a low blow." Language: English Words: 2,723 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 1 Comments: 3 Voiced by (Japanese) [note 2] Circa 1997, Hal's father, after learning about this, committed suicide by drowning himself in the family pool. Even when the worm's upload progress abruptly halted at ninety percent, and it seemed uncertain that it would work, Otacon kept telling her that everything was alright. He needed to let his son John and his wife Rose see his messy and sad history. Physical description During development, Hal was led to believe that REX was a mobile defense system, but in reality it was a weapon possessing nuclear strike capability. As she grew up, Emma's remarkable talent for computers and technology became apparent. Otacon stayed in contact to support until Raiden defeated terrorist leader Solidus Snake. In the original plot of Metal Gear Solid 4, Otacon and Snake were to have turned themselves in for their crimes and executed, but the majority of the development staff vetoed this decision. Wait, you mean sexually? In Hideo Kojima's "Grand Game Plan" for Metal Gear Solid 2, Emma would have been captured by the enemy, and Snake and Raiden would have also been tortured by Fortune and Vamp (the former seemingly dying from the injuries and the latter via sodium pentothal) after their attempt to rescue her backfired, and she would have ended up dying from the torture. Metal Gear Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Dr. Hal Emmerich (ハル・エメリッヒ, Haru Emerihhi), nicknamed Otacon (オタコン, Otakon), is a fictional character from Kojima's Metal Gear series.Created by Hideo Kojima and designed by Yoji Shinkawa, Otacon was introduced in the series in Metal Gear Solid.. [15] Shortly before Hal's birth, his father had been watching the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. In April 2009, Hal and Snake came out of hiding after learning that a new Metal Gear was being developed at the Big Shell; an offshore cleanup facility set up in the wake of the tanker's supposed oil spill, and recently taken over by terrorists; without his knowledge, someone sent information in order to lure Snake to the Big Shell. [15] She also posssessed severe aquaphobia, a fear of water, due to the trauma of the accident that resulted in her stepfather Huey Emmerich's death and nearly her own. Snake and Otacon land the Nomad in the Australian desert overnight to refuel. American British When Raiden discovered that the Colonel was acting strangely, Otacon decided to analyze previous transmissions between the two. He then decided that they should learn more about them in a future operation. Here, after Sunny made an outside friend, he finally gave consent for Sunny to live on the outside. Devastated, Hal could not help but recall how many women in his life whom he had loved had died. Main appearance(s) 8 He Was A Test Subject … While highly intelligent, his wisdom and thoughtfulness left something to be desired; Otacon's poor attempts to interpret literature and Chinese proverbs for Solid Snake in 2007 prompted Mei Ling to interrupt one of their Codec conversations. Feeling as though her beloved brother had abandoned her in her youth, Emma grew up resentful of Otacon, and desired some form of revenge. The symbol can also be seen in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, on the clothing worn by Otacon's adopted daughter Sunny, and in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, as an unlockable emblem design. Caucasian Physical description After meeting Raiden, Hal and Snake were able to rescue Emma from the bowels of the Big Shell and reunite the two step siblings. Hal later assisted Snake when they were aboard Outer Haven and helped to disable Liquid's restored GW. After being caught monitoring and hacking their central database, Hal was forced out of the FBI. Hal said he would gladly stay with Snake and chronicle the remainder of Snake's life as Snake waited to see what the era would bring. In fear of Fox, Hal lost bladder control and urinated on himself and the floor. However, because of the trauma caused by Sniper Wolf and Naomi Hunter's deaths, he still kept them at arms length. III) after Raiden defeated Vamp. In late February 2005, Hal was held hostage by the Sons of Big Boss on Shadow Moses Island, where he was forced to continue his work on Metal Gear REX under heavy guard. She decided to do this by beating him at his own game, in this case, his aptitude for computer technology, and willingly joined the Arsenal Gear project to work as an AI developer. Even after he stopped wearing them for a brief period in 2014, he still touched the top of his nose during Codec conversations with Snake. Surviving the incident, Emma always claimed to hate her brother because she believed he had abandoned her.[9]. 18 at death April 29, 2009 Big Shell, Manhattan They learned that Emma was actually a Patriot engineer who had been hired to build the Arsenal's AI system GW. This resulted in a huge falling out between Hal's parents. Snake heard Meryl come out into the room, again wearing a sexy, skin-tight tank top and panties. Like Otacon, Emma also had a poster of Policenauts in her office. Philanthropy intended to expose the existence of the U.S. Marines' Metal Gear RAY, which was being transported along the Hudson River, based on intel leaked to Otacon by a trusted source. He disabled the security locks for the loading tunnel that led outside, nearly sacrificing himself in the process in order to help Solid Snake and Meryl Silverburgh escape. Behind the scenes During their operations, they also broke into a facility and stole Liquid's corpse, deducing that Liquid's corpse might prove useful. Afterwards, he vowed to continue helping with Snake's mission, although he didn't answer radio calls for a short time during his grieving of Wolf's death. Otacon remained loyal to Snake throughout the years, even when Snake began suffering from accelerated aging and was becoming more distant. Snake was to transfer photographs of RAY directly to Otacon, via the Codec, but after discovering that their transmissions were being monitored, he requested that Snake use a terminal on board the tanker instead. Because of Sniper Wolf's death, he also has a hard time coping with women he knew personally being killed, including Emma Emmerich (his stepsister) and Naomi Hunter. They realize that the Patriots have already been dead for about 100 years. On January 24, 2000, Emma, now the leader of a notorious cracker group, assisted in a signal data hacking assault on the NSA facility in Fort Meade, which suffered a total system shutdown for a 73-hour period. She also claimed that science was to be used for accomplishing one's own dreams, in response to Otacon's view that science should benefit the world. Hal Emmerich during the Shadow Moses Incident. Yeah they actually are getting married. We're equal now, huh?" They remained in hiding, now wanted international criminals. Christopher Randolph. Strangelove vehemently disagreed with Huey's proposition. [13] Suffering from massive internal hemorrhaging, Otacon held his sister, trying to console her. He ended up being considered by his father for use as a test subject for Metal Gear Sahelanthropus, as its cockpit was so small that only a child could pilot it. FBIArmsTechPhilanthropy [11], In 2011, Emmerich took custody of Olga Gurlukovich's daughter, Sunny, freed from the Patriots by Raiden, and taught the girl how to program and hack.[11][12]. Factor in Snake's accelerated aging thanks to Clone Degeneration, and it becomes a Mayfly-December Romance. Prior to doing so, Snake also expressed concern for his health to his confusion, not realizing that his boss as well as the DARPA chief had died of apparent heart attacks shortly after meeting Snake. The aquaphobia was severe enough that she was unwilling to even wear a bathing suit. Maria Yamamoto This turned out to be a false lead and, as Snake bluntly put it, "a load of crap. Metal Gear SolidMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots During her time as a hostage, the Sons of Liberty terrorist group also injected a drug (artificially synthesi… http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=176458665&postcount=2993, https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Hal_Emmerich?oldid=276156. "; Raiden also thinks the same of Rosemary. Affiliation(s) When Snake later used it, Hal soon realized that soldiers must be waiting inside to ambush him, using the stolen stealth camouflage from his lab, and frantically warned him via Codec. Born After it was discovered that the Pentagon had ordered a nuclear air strike at Shadow Moses, destroying all evidence of what had happened, Hal decided to remain in the base to aid Snake in his escape. [2][3][4] The then-six-year-old almost died herself, after being dragged underwater. Nine years have passed since the Shadow Moses Incident. Snake looked at the counter and found a note from Otacon saying they went back to the Nomad.Snake shrugged it off and looked for something to eat, but found literly everything eaten form the party the night before. Age When Snake then infiltrated South America and managed to rescue Naomi Hunter, Hal piloted the helicopter which was able to get Naomi, Snake and Raiden out. Dr. Hal Emmerich (ハル・エメリッヒ, Haru Emerihhi), nicknamed Otacon (オタコン, Otakon), is a fictional character from Konami's Metal Gear series.Created by Hideo Kojima and designed by Yoji Shinkawa, Otacon was introduced in the series in Metal Gear Solid.. A big fan of Japanese animation shows, especially that of the sci-fi and mecha genres, his hobby also gave him an optimistic inspiration and drive to help create new beneficial technologies and innovations for society with his genius, which was also reinforced with a sense of responsibility and level-headed perspective, especially during his experience of the Shadow Moses Incident. If the player uses the directional microphone and points it to where Snake is sniping from afar, the player can hear him say "Should I clear things with Otacon before I ask her out...?" He also did not wish to create weapons of war, in particular weapons of mass destruction. The exact word is a mix of "ota" in Katakana (オタ) and then the Kanji "tamashi" (魂). Indeed, when informed by Raiden about the height of a ladder that they needed to climb down, she briefly turned away and considered saying no about wanting to climb down. Huey Emmerich falls in love with her, and the two get married, eventually having Hal Emmerich as a child. He previously underwent VR training on the Kamov KA-62 civilian model, explaining his ability to pilot the KA-60. When accused of being a criminal by Otacon, she retorted that he was the same, having illegally modified their shared Internet account, sometime prior to the Big Shell Incident, as an example of his hacking activities. *Snake stands in the background making faces, picking his nose and flicking the boogers at the back of Otacon's head, and generally causing distractions* Hey stop! Okay. Otacon, or Dr. Hal Emmerich, first appeared in Metal Gear Solid in 1998 and is a close friend to Solid Snake. Other than that, he would come to differ greatly from his father, developing a righteous mind whereas Huey had been much more prone to treachery. He was also a selfless individual, willing to sacrifice himself to save Snake and Meryl. 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