| “ | I follow the President and the top brass. I’m ready to die for them if necessary. | „ |
| ~ Naked Snake |
| “ | You are above even The Boss... I hereby award you the title of Big Boss | „ |
| ~ Lyndon B. Johnson to Big Boss |
| “ | Justice, huh? The meaning of justice can change from one day to the next. A professional soldier never brings justice into the mission. The ones who need a reason to fight are the ones who fight for a living. That's what my mentor told me. Politics are fickle, they change with the times. So long as we remain loyal to our countries, soldiers like us need nothing to believe in. She died out of loyalty -- not to justice, not to her country. To herself. For the mission. | „ |
| ~ Big Boss |
| “ | I'm not living unless I'm in battle. So I have to find my own reason to fight. I have to pass on what's been handed down to me... | „ |
| ~ Big Boss to Roy Campbell |
| “ | We will forsake our countries. We will leave our motherlands behind us and become one with this earth. We have no nation, no philosophy, no ideology. We go where we're needed, fighting not for country, not for government, but for ourselves. We need no reason to fight. We fight because we are needed. We will be the deterrent for those with no other recourse. We are soldiers without borders, our purpose defined by the era we live in. We will sometimes have to sell ourselves and services. If the times demand it, we'll be revolutionaries, criminals, terrorists. And yes, we may all be headed straight to hell. But what better place for us than this...? It is our only home. Our heaven and our hell. This... is Outer Heaven. | „ |
| ~ Big Boss |
| “ | Kept you waiting, huh? | „ |
| ~ Snake, A former hero now known by the code name "Big Boss" |
| “ | Ahab: Who are you...? |
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| ~ "Ahab" and "Ishmael" |
| “ | Well, good news: You're in the land of the living. Bad news? Whole world wants you dead. | „ |
| ~ "Ishmael" to "Ahab" |
| “ | Now do you remember? Who you are? What you were meant to do? I cheated death, thanks to you. And thanks to you, I've left my mark. You have too. You've written your own history. You're your own man. I'm Big Boss, and you are too. No... he's the two of us together. Where we are today, we built it. This story, this legend; it's ours. We can change the world, and with it, the future. I am you, and you are me. Carry that with you wherever you go. Thank you, my friend. From here on out... you're Big Boss. | „ |
| ~ Big Boss' message to Punished "Venom" Snake |
| “ | Once you've been on the battlefield, tasted the exhilaration, the tension... it all becomes part of you. Once you've awakened the warrior within... it never sleeps again. You crave even bigger tensions, ever bigger thrills. As a mercenary, I'd think you would have realised that by now. You care nothing for power, or money, or even sex. The only thing that satisfies your cravings... is WAR! | „ |
| ~ Big Boss to Solid Snake |
| “ | Boss... you were right. It's not about changing the world. It's about doing our best to leave the world... the way it is. It's about respecting the will of others and believing in your own. | „ |
| ~ Big Boss |
| “ | This is good... Isn't it? | „ |
| ~ Big Boss' last words |
Summary
Big Boss, real name John, also known as Jack, and formerly known as Naked Snake, Vic Boss, Ishmael, Saladin, or simply Snake, was a renowned special forces operative and mercenary commander. He founded U.S. Army Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND, along with the mercenary company Militaires Sans Frontières, and was one of the founding members of the Patriots. Big Boss later established the military states of Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land as bases for his companies, in order to realise his ambitions of creating a nation for soldiers. Considered by some as "The Greatest Warrior of the 20th Century," he earned such monikers as "the Legendary Soldier" and "the Legendary Mercenary," feared in combat by both friend and foe as a hero and a madman.
Misinterpreting his late mentor's will, he sought to create a world where soldiers would always have a place and would not be tools of warring governments. He was one of the Patriots' founding members, alongside his former support team, Ocelot, and EVA. Ultimately, following the Les Enfants Terribles project, in which the Patriots created a set of clone sons (Solid, Liquid, and Solidus Snake) from his DNA, Big Boss defected from the Patriots and set out on his own.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-B, higher with weapons
Name: John ("Jack"), Naked Snake, Big Boss, Saladin, "Ishmael", "The Man Who Sold the World"
Origin: Metal Gear
Age: 29 (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater), 35 (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops), 39 (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker), 40 (Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes), 49 (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain), 64 (Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake), 79 (Metal Gear Solid 4)
Gender: Male
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Genius Intelligence
- Master of Stealth, Infiltration and Espionage
- Expert Pilot
- Master of CQC
- Acrobatics (Scaling from Solid Snake)
- Expert Marksman
- Enhanced Senses (Awareness & Soul Vision; Able to detect enemies in a multitude of ways from long distances with equipment, can see ghosts)
- Healing (Medium and heavy injuries via first aid, can heal from broken bones and gunshots in a matter of seconds)
- Accelerated Development (Battle; Physical Statistics & Abilities - Went from being severely less skilled than The Boss to being at least comparable to her in a short timeframe, with The Boss herself confirming that he had gotten both stronger and more skilled since their last fight)
- Limited Technology Manipulation (Via Chaff Grenade, which can confuse radars, fool cameras, radios and some types of UAV)
- Status Effect Inducement (Paralysis; Can stun his opponents with much of his equipment, such as the stun rod)
- BFR (Via Fulton recovery)
- Camouflage
- Social Influencing (He's a legendary warrior, and soldiers are incredibly attracted to him, showing nothing short of fanatical loyalty towards him. Charmed Ocelot after a short fight, to the point where he basically plotted the entirety of the MGS story just to bring him back to life)
- Sound Manipulation (The Spirit Camo renders him completely silent and the sneaking suit dampens the sound of his footsteps)
- Extrasensory Perception and Non-Physical Interaction (Can see and interact with ghosts, could see The Sorrow)
- Information Analysis (Capable of deducting Ocelot's preferred weapon type just by briefly looking at how his elbow reacted to the recoil)
- Explosion Manipulation (With Explosives)
- Light Manipulation (With Stun Grenades)
- Electricity Manipulation (With Stun Rod)
- Fire Manipulation (Via White Phosphorus Grenades)
- Sleep Inducement (Via tranquilizer darts and sleeping gas)
- Smoke Manipulation (Via Smoke Grenades)
- Limited Air Manipulation (With the Tanegashima which has a 1/3 chance of summoning a whirlwind)
- Invisibility
Resistance to:
- Extreme Temperatures and Poisons (The Sneaking Suit provides insulation from the environment and protection against toxins)
- Mind Manipulation (Resisted Gene's attempt to mind control him, scaling from Solid Snake)
- Radiations (Just like The Boss, he was an atomic-test subject, and as such, resistant to radiations. Suffered no repercussions from the Davy Crocket's radiations)
- Sleep Inducement (Resists the effect of The End's sleeping darts, which are even more powerful than his own, which are themselves capable of instantly putting people to sleep)
Limited Resistance to:
- Precognition (Ursula and Elisa couldn't agree on what his future would be, with their predictions being 100% accurate and never diverging)
- Enhanced Senses (Thermograpic Vision; The sneaking suit prevents him from being detected via thermal scanner)
- Extreme Pain Tolerance (Withstood Volgin's torture without giving him any information, endured the pain of a heart attack in his old age)
Attack Potency: City Block level (Defeated Volgin, whose body carries a charge of 10 million volts, and pushed up Cocoon. Can also trade blows with those capable of harming him), higher with weapons
Speed: Superhuman (Can outrun great danes which run at 30 mph), likely Subsonic (Comparable to Solid Snake) with High Hypersonic+ combat speed and Massively Hypersonic reactions (Comparable to Solid Snake, can dodge Volgin's lightning, and defeated Null)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Halted Cocoon and Zeke)
Striking Strength: City Block level (Defeated Volgin and The Boss)
Durability: City Block level (Withstood an extended, torturous beatdown from Volgin)
Stamina: Superhuman (Big Boss has incredible endurance and is an expert in wilderness survival, going on with little equipment at the beginning of Operation Snake Eater and surviving off of the wildlife for days as he performed his mission shortly after being gravely injured by the Boss. Even after Volgin tortured him to near death, electrocuting him and beating him down for an extended period, Big Boss quickly recovered and continued in his mission, going on to defeat both Volgin and the Boss. Even in his dying moments, as FOXDIE claimed him, he was able to keep on moving when others had instantly died)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Extended Melee Range with knives; Tens of Meters with explosives; Hundreds of Meters with firearms
Standard Equipment: Many weapons, such as a knife, pistols, rifles, sniper rifles, grenades, mines, C4, and rocket launchers. Other equipment includes a cardboard box, stealth mats, mine detectors, thermal and night vision goggles, and binoculars.
- iDroid: Holographic interface device that provides Snake with live info on the terrain, weather, and position of objectives and marked targets. It also serves as a communication device that keeps Snake in touch with Militaires Sans Frontières' staff, allowing Snake to call-in requests for airstrikes, chopper support, and airdrops to change or re-supply his current equipment.
- Analyzer: Electronic device that allows Snake to analyze the skills and abilities of soldiers he focuses on.
- Fulton Recovery System: Surface-to-air recovery system, it allows Snake to extract supplies, weaponry, vehicles, animals, and people from the area and transport them to Mother Base.
- Sneaking Suit:: A unique military garment made of highly-resistant aramid weave that offers superb damage resistance. It clings tightly to specific parts of the body, speeding up recovery from wounds and increasing the user's endurance. Like other models before it, it provides insulation that protects the body from dangerous substances and allows the user to operate in extreme climates and damp conditions. It also incorporates noise-dampening soles that will enable the user to run without making a sound.
- Camouflages: During Operation Snake Eater, Naked Snake acquired several unique camo uniforms, some of which possessed special abilities.
- Moss: Gained from the End, the Moss Camo is very useful in grassy and forested areas and recharges Snake's stamina so long as he is exposed to light, with sunlight giving the most.
- Spider: Gained from the Fear, the Spider Camo is an early form of stealth camouflage that bends light to render him virtually invisible, making him incredibly difficult to detect, but it does so at the expense of his stamina.
- Spirit: A "gift" from the Sorrow, the Spirit Camo eliminates the sound of Snake's footsteps and allows him to drain the stamina of others while he has them in his grip.
- Soliton Radar: A highly advanced radar system developed by MSF's R&D team. It utilizes electromagnetic waves originating from living beings to map out the location and provide live info of enemy soldiers' position and field of view. It also can detect ghosts.
- Active Sonar: A portable device that uses sound waves to detect nearby objects and beings, making it useful for stealth operations. However, the sound it makes can give Big Boss' position away.
- Anti-personnel Sensor: A small personal device that can detect the heartbeats and electromagnetic fields of nearby lifeforms.
- Sonic Eye: A tool that allows Big Boss to visualize sounds and detect their locations easily.
- Motion Detector: A portable device that can detect nearby moving objects.
- Fake Death Pill: A small potassium cyanide capsule that Big Boss can take to put himself into a deathlike state as a ploy to fool enemies. The revival pill can counteract its effects on one of his teeth, but he will die if he is in the condition for too long.
- Chaff Grenade: An electronic attack device that deploys countless metal strips along with an active jammer to temporarily disable radio communications and electronic equipment such as cameras, radar, missile guidance, and lock-on systems as well as stun AI-controlled weapons and early model Cyborgs
- The Patriot: A distinctive assault rifle specially made for The Boss, which she passed onto her successor upon her death. While it is relatively lightweight, it has a strong recoil and is incredibly challenging to handle. Its internal feed mechanism, shaped like an infinity symbol, has infinite ammunition and can be fired indefinitely without reload.
Intelligence: Genius (Big Boss is regarded as the best soldier in the world, which is reflected perfectly through his achievements. Having been trained since a young age in combat, espionage, and survival by the Boss, Big Boss is a genius fluent in many languages and with extensive knowledge in subjects such as psychology. He is exceedingly skilled in CQC, having developed the art alongside the Boss herself. He has used it to disarm and defeat others, ranging from the likes of Volgin to fellow masters of the art, such as Ocelot, Solid Snake, and the Boss herself. He can analyze situations quickly and act intelligently even under pressure, working to heal his injuries while on the battlefield and treating EVA with Para-Medic's guidance, and can expertly lead his nation of Outer Heaven and all its soldiers)
Weaknesses: Big Boss is missing an eye and is haunted by the memory of his mentor, The Boss
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- CQC: Unique and highly efficient martial arts, allowing a soldier a variety of options while not denying them the use of weapons. It generally has the user taking a stance with a knife and a handgun; thus, they could grab/throw opponents in melee, threaten/execute people with the sharp blade or shoot down opponents who're otherwise outside the user's range. CQC mostly focuses on grabs, throws, and other methods to disarm the target, allowing one to take down enemies without killing them or use them as a human shield. A skilled practitioner can even "chain" throws, allowing them to rapidly neutralise entire groups of soldiers in close proximity of each other. Being a co-developer of the technique, Big Boss is exceptionally skilled at CQC and overtime, during 'Operation Snake Eater', grew to match and likely surpass the Boss' mastery of it.
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Victories:
The Player (Pixel Gun 3D) The Player's Profile (Fighting distance is 30 meters, speed was equalized, BFR is not allowed, Online Player was used, The Player has all of his optional equipment)
Gon Freecss (Hunter X Hunter) Gon's Profile (Fighting distance is 30 meters, speed was equalized, BFR is not allowed, Greed Island Arc Gon was used)
Johnny Test (Johnny Test) Johnny's Profile (Fighting distance is 30 meters, speed was equalized, BFR is not allowed, Base Johnny was used)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Discussions
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