Characters Of Metal Gear Solid 3 *Major Spoilers*
The Bad Guys
Cobra Unit
Formed during World War II by The Boss, each member of the unit possessed unique skills in diverse areas of battle. It is rumored that some of the six-member unit even possessed paranormal abilities. The Cobras led the Alliesto victory in WWII before defecting to join Colonel Volgin and aid him in his megalomaniacal schemes.
The Boss
Sex: Female
Nationality: American
Age: Unknown
Also known as: The Joy (Cobra Unit designation)
Considered a living legend before being branded as a traitor, The Boss was considered the best soldier in the world. During WWII, she assembled the Cobra Unit and developed a style of combat known as CQC, or Close Quarters Combat, making her a lethal opponent to encounter at close range.
The Boss led the Cobras in their defection from the west to join Colonel Volgin to complete the construction of the Shagohad. She was also implemental in Volgin's plot to overthrow Krushchev and the Soviet government.
Her defection was actually one of the greatest sacrifices a soldier can make for their country. In order to prevent a Soviet Civil War and possible conflict with the West, she willingly under orders defected with the knowledge she would have to be killed and have her name forever smeared in history.
She chose her last and greatest student, Snake, to carry out the difficult task of being the one to stop her. She kept her true motives hidden from everyone, even Snake, who would only later realize that her defection wasn't as it seemed.
New intelligence suggests that she is the mother of the Russian agent known as "Ocelot."
The Pain
Sex: Male
Nationality: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Wearing fatigues that mirrored the insects he loved dearly, The Pain was a good friend of The Boss that willingly joined her in defecting. The Pain subjected his unexposed body to the stinging of thousands of bees, forever scarring his flesh, but granting him the ability to control a swarm of the stinging insects at will. With his mastery of the bees, The Pain could summon a wave-like swarm to sting his opponents to death or summon them to engulf and surround his body to protect him from incoming projectile fire.
"Naked Snake" killed The Pain during Operation Snake Eater.
The Fear
Sex: Male
Nationality: Unknown
Age: Unknown
The Fear represents one of the most frustrating opponents to face in battle. With a serpent-like tongue and what appeared to be the eyes of a lizard, The Fear possessed superhuman agility and the ability to contort his body at will. These traits allowed him to literally travel through trees like a monkey, run with beast-like speed, and crawl up and down sheer services like an insect. Using a poisoned crossbow and the element surprise, many of The Fears victims were already dead before they realized it.
"Naked Snake" killed The Fear during Operation Snake Eater.
The End
Sex: Male
Nationality: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Many believed The End was dead. At first glance, this extremely old, comatose man with a pet parrot appearance makes it easy to overlook his skills in combat. Dubbed "The father of modern sniping," The End is the world's greatest sniper that pioneered many techniques that are still in use today. He is able to sustain his body without food for extended periods of time, drawing on sunlight to provide the energy he needs like a plant. It is also rumored his ability to strike down targets in the wilderness was thanks to his ability to talk to the forest to find his target's whereabouts or even use nature to impede their progress.
The End remained in a state of hibernation until The Boss called him back into action to fight "Naked Snake." The End placed himself in this state to conserve energy for an opponent worthy enough to face him in combat. "Naked Snake" was the only man that could possibly meet the challenge.
"Naked Snake" killed The End during Operation Snake Eater.
The Fury
Sex: Male
Nationality: Russian
Age: Unknown
Still wearing his experimental cosmonaut suit, The Fury, as his name implies, is a man filled with rage. One of the first men to see the Earth from space, it is believed the isolation and the confinement within his equipment drove him to madness. When he returned to Earth he met The Boss and immediately swore allegiance to her and her goals. The Fury wields a flame-thrower and has a rocked pack strapped to his back allowing him to fly effortless through the air and rain down fiery destruction from above.
"Naked Snake" killed The Fury during Operation Snake Eater.
The Sorrow
Sex: Male
Nationality: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: Classified
This has to be one of the most confusing elements in our records regarding Operation Snake Eater. The Sorrow was a soldier that possessed the supernatural ability to communicate with the dead. With this ability he was able to communicate with the recently deceased to obtain critical information, a valuable tool if a victim died during interrogation.
Records indicate that The Boss killed The Sorrow after the U.S. Government ordered her to assassinate him. Strangely enough, "Naked Snake" during his debriefing, reported that he encountered The Sorrow twice: once during Virtuous Mission and again during Operation Snake Eater. At the time, Snake was imprisoned with a severe injury, so it was excused as dementia.
The Sorrow fathered a child with The Boss that was taken by a group known as "The Philosophers" during WWII. New intelligence indicates the child was the Russian agent known as "Ocelot."
Volgin
Nationality: Russian
Sex: Male
Age: Unknown
This physically imposing monster was a Colonel in the GRU, the Soviet Union's top military intelligence unit. It was his goal of overthrowing Khrushchev that led to the authorizations of Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater. Using Dr. Sokolov, Volgin was able to complete the construction of the Shagohad with very clear plans of using it help him achieve his coup.
Volgin wore what is believed to be a prototype version of the exoskeleton armor that would later bring Gray Fox back to life as a Cybernetic Ninja. It was this exoskeleton that allowed Volgin to produce electricity that he could project as a projectile weapon or enhance his melee attacks. This also unfortunately led to his intolerance of water.
Volgin fought Naked Snake in three consecutive battles before Snake was finally able to defeat him and end his reign of terror.
"Ocelot"
Nationality: Unknown, believed to be Russian
Age: Unknown
Also known as: Revolver Ocelot, Adam, Adamska, Shalashaska
While the story of Metal Gear is centered around the life, death and offspring of Big Boss, the mechanizations surrounding them, the twists of fate and unfortunate events that guided the "Snake" family all involved this man. Ocelot motives were always unclear, as he seemed to work for countries that were opposed to one another; a seemingly triple agent. He assisted America, Russia, FOX-HOUND and China at different times during his career.
The truth of the matter is now known. Ocelot, as he is commonly known by, is an instrument of The Patriots, a powerful and secretive group that was forged from the remnants of The Philosophers and secretly manipulates the governments of the world's superpowers as puppets. Ocelot was the child of The Boss and The Sorrow, and was seized from them by The Philosophers slightly after birth. As a child prodigy, Ocelot was trained -- or rather programmed -- in The Philosophers schools. He became an expert of physics, using the knowledge to determine how to place a bullet into an individual by ricocheting it off of several objects if a direct path was blocked. Additionally he excelled in subterfuge and clandestine operations.
During the Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater, Ocelot encountered Naked Snake on numerous occasions, each time being beaten by an amused Snake who was willing to offer tips to refine Ocelot's combat skills. A rivalry formed in Ocelot's mind, and he pursued Snake with a passion (an obsession that will continue in his elder years). It was Snake's suggestion that Ocelot abandon his trademark Russian semi-automatic pistol in favor of a revolver because of his firing stance. This, of course, led to the birth of the mystique of "Revolver" Ocelot. In the 1960s, Ocelot was ordered by The Philosophers to monitor both Snake and Volgin, a task he accomplished by allying himself for Volgin while it suited him.
In his later years, Ocelot would later become a mercenary, participating in battles in the Middle East. It was during this time that he was befriended by the Mujahaddin and awarded the name "Shalashaska" for his sadism and brutal torture techniques that he refined during this period. Later, Ocelot would join the KGB, gaining the friendship of Colonel Sergei Gurlokovitch and using his contacts with the KGB to assist FOX-HOUND in the capture of Shadow Moses. He operated with Liquid Snake under the guise of "renewing Mother Russia," but we now know it was an elaborate plan concocted by The Patriots.
It was during the Shadow Moses incident that Ocelot would lose his right hand after the Cybernetic Ninja "Gray Fox" chopped it off while Ocelot was in a duel against Solid Snake. Slightly after Shadow Moses, Ocelot would have the hand replaced with the hand of Liquid Snake. It was during this time that Ocelot would occasionally show signs of madness, suddenly adopting speech patterns and mannerisms of the deceased Liquid Snake.
We now know that Ocelot wasn't mad, but was in fact possessed by Liquid Snake. Being the child of The Sorrow, we strongly believe that he inherited genetically the ability to communicate with the dead from his father. Given his lack of training, and Liquid Snake's sheer madness, it isn't surprising that the spirit of Liquid Snake overcame him at times.
Ocelot's current whereabouts are unknown. When he was last seen, Ocelot was being possessed by Liquid and in control of the Metal Gear RAY prototype. After fighting against both Solidus and Liquid, Ocelot plunged RAY into the Atlantic Ocean with Solid Snake in hot pursuit. No remains of RAY or Ocelot have ever been found.
Character bios courtesy of UnderGroundOnline
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