Why is his name Snake?

Let's start with Snake. Metal Gear's sneaky special operative was named Snake because, according to Kojima, "snake was the most appropriate symbol of living thing that hides his presence and sneaks without any noise".

Why is he called Snake?

According to Kojima, he was given the "Snake" name because snakes are a symbol of stealth. Additionally, the "Solid" part of his code-name was given to give the opposite impression of a soft image.

Why was Raiden called Snake?

The real reason why Raiden was called "Snake" is because he represents the player having taken the role of Solid Snake in previous games/VR missions/Tanker Chapter.

Why do they call Big Boss Snake?

Although he had been labeled Big Boss and became a legend in the black ops world due to his exploits, he continued to use the codename Naked Snake because he felt that he was unworthy of the title of Boss.

Is Solid Snake named after Snake Plissken?

Solid Snake is based on John Carpenter's character of Snake Plissken from Escape From New York, who was originally portrayed by Kurt Russell. This is often referenced and more evident in the later games. In MGS2, when found by Raiden, Snake calls himself Iroquois Plisken.

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Why is Snake called pliskin?

He chose the alias as a reference to "Snake Plissken" of Escape from New York, and the name of a confederacy of Native American tribes headquartered in New York (also a Huron word meaning "Black Snake").

Why is Snake so old in mgs4?

It's not uncommon to see 8 year veterans who look like they've aged 25 years with multiple deployments under their belts, in this case I see Old Snake as a caricature of this, as he was in essence created to fight and that is his sole purpose in life.

Why is Venom Snake not Big Boss?

It's a subtle detail that serves as a reminder that Venom Snake is not entirely Big Boss. He has his own personality, his own demons, and his own morals.

Why did The Boss scar turn into a Snake?

The Boss had a large snake-shaped scar that ran across her upper torso, as a result of giving birth via caesarean section on the battlefield. The Boss likened her remaining sense of pain to that of a snake slithering across her body.

Did Big Boss know Solid Snake was his clone?

All evidence indicates that Big Boss never told him about the cloning, instead opting to tell him he was Snake's father. Why?

How did Raiden lose his jaw?

As a prisoner, the Patriots used Raiden as a test subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, during which he had his head and spine excised from his body from his lower jaw down and subsequently grafted into an enhanced synthetic body.

Why is Raiden's hair white?

Because Raiden was a new character, the staff designed him carefully, giving him white hair to symbolize his introduction.

Is Snake Raiden's dad?

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After revealing to Raiden that he is his adopted father, Solidus also makes the chilling revelation that he killed Raiden's biological parents so he can be trained as a soldier. The father-son reunion turns predictably violent as Solidus announces his intentions of killing his wayward son.

What race is Mr Snake?

In the books, Mr. Snake is an Eastern brown snake with yellow scales and dark eyes. He wears a black jacket and tie over a white shirt. In the film, he is a Ball python with black eyes.

Is snake John or Jack?

His real name is Jack. At the start of Metal Gear Solid 3, Zero refers to him as Jack whilst briefing him, as does The Boss when they first speak over the codec. Naked Snake then calls himself 'John Doe' when talking to Para-medic.

Did Mr Snake turn evil?

Once joining the Underlords, Snake would regress far worse than he originally was, eventually becoming much more cruel and villainous in his current state.

Why did Snake lose his eye?

During Colonel Volgin's torture of him, Big Boss, then known as Naked Snake, received a muzzle burn that blinded him in his right eye, which also ruptured and destroyed the cornea and the lens of his eye, while intercepting a bullet that was meant for Tatyana/EVA, after her cover was blown.

Is Ocelot the bosses son?

Indeed, Hideo Kojima confirmed in the Extreme Box DVD commentary that Ocelot is the son of The Boss and The Sorrow. Based upon The Boss's story of giving birth in 1944, this would make Ocelot 20 years old at the time of Operation Snake Eater.

Why did Snake lose his arm?

A comatose Venom Snake had his left arm removed sometime between March 16, 1975 and February 26, 1984, due to damage sustained from the explosion from Paz Ortega Andrade's bomb and subsequent helicopter crash.

Who kills Venom Snake?

Yes, Venom Snake did survive, until Metal Gear 1, when Solid Snake killed him. how could solid snake kill him? and how do we know that it is venom snake? It's stated in the timeline after the credits that during the Outer Heaven Uprising in 1995, Solid Snake kills Venom Snake.

Who trained Solid Snake?

McDonell Benedict "Kazuhira" Miller, a.k.a. "Master" Miller, was first introduced in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake as a drill instructor and survival coach for FOXHOUND. His character was expounded upon in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

How many clones does Snake have?

Liquid Snake: They fertilized an egg with one of father's cells, and then let it divide into eight clone babies.

Who was the perfect clone of Big Boss?

Solidus Snake (real name: George Sears) is the third and only perfect clone son of Big Boss and the main antagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. He was voiced by the late John Cygan in English, who also played Hedley in Treasure Planet, Twitch in Toy Story 3, and the Mugger in The Cleveland Show.

Is Snake mentioned in Metal Gear Rising?

Although he makes no physical appearance in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, he is mentioned.

How did Snake survive the microwave?

Snake was eventually forced into a crawl, but encouraged along by Otacon via the Mk. III, itself beginning to suffer damage, he dragged himself to the door of GW's server room through sheer force of will, and away from the path of the microwave emitters.