The twins were also to serve as an insurance policy for the Patriots, should Big Boss abandon their organization. In 1972, David and his twin brother Eli were born as a result of the secret government project 'Les Enfants Terribles,' designed to create the perfect soldier, using the genes of the 'Greatest Warrior of the 20th Century' Big Boss. In 1970, Solid Snake was foreseen in a prophetic vision by Elisa and Ursula as the son of Big Boss that would 'save the world.' Non-'Metal Gear Saga' information ends here. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Reviewġ3 June 2008 Biography Background Warning: The following information is from outside Hideo Kojima's core 'Metal Gear Saga.' Its canonicity within the continuity is disputed, therefore reader discretion is advised.

6.12 Comparison with other Snake characters.

6.8 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

6.6 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus.

6.4 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

4 The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses.

1.11.4 Return to Shadow Moses and infiltrating Outer Haven.

After one last encounter with Big Boss, Snake chose to live his remaining days in peace. In 2014, Snake performed his final mission, during which he defeated Liquid Ocelot and destroyed the Patriots. During this time, his health declined as his body entered a state of accelerated aging due to intentional genetic changes made during the cloning process.

He faked his own death in the Manhattan Tanker Incident, though he re-emerged years later to assist Raiden in the Big Shell Incident.

Repeatedly tasked with disarming and destroying the latest incarnation of Metal Gear, a bipedal nuclear weapon-armed tank, Snake would thrice avert potential nuclear catastrophe, becoming a famed war hero.įollowing the Shadow Moses Incident and subsequent smear campaign by the Patriots, the secret organization behind American politics, Snake was labeled a terrorist.

Initially a Green Beret, Snake was later inducted into the High-Tech Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND in the 1990s while it was commanded by Big Boss. He was created as a clone of the world-renowned soldier Big Boss, along with his brothers Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake. Snake was one of the children born of the 1972 project Les Enfants Terribles. Possessing an IQ of 180 and fluent in six languages, the fame he achieved from his military exploits earned him such monikers as 'Legendary Soldier,' 'Legendary Hero,' and 'the Man Who Makes the Impossible Possible.' Solid Snake, real name David, also known as Old Snake, and briefly known as Iroquois Pliskin, or simply Snake, was a former spy, special operations soldier, and mercenary. Through speech, music, literature and movies. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. ' Life isn't just about passing on your genes.

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