| “ | A strong man doesn't need to read the future, he makes his own. | „ |
| ~ Solid Snake to Psycho Mantis |
| “ | We can tell about other people about--having faith. What we had faith in. What we found important enough to fight for. |
„ |
| ~ Solid Snake to Raiden |
| “ | Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature and movies... what we've seen, heard, felt... anger, joy and sorrow... these are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for. | „ |
| ~ Solid Snake |
| “ | War... has changed. It's no longer about nations, ideologies, or ethnicity. It's an endless series of proxy battles fought by mercenaries and machines. War, and its consumption of life, has become a well-oiled machine. War has changed. ID-tagged soldiers carry ID-tagged weapons, use ID-tagged gear. Nano-machines inside their bodies enhance and regulate their abilities. Genetic control, information control, emotion control... battlefield control. Everything is monitored and kept under control. War - has changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of control. All in the name of averting catastrophe from Weapons of Mass Destruction. And he who controls the battlefield, controls history. War has changed... When the battlefield is under total control, war becomes routine. | „ |
| ~ Old Snake |
| “ | Snake... had a hard life. He needs some time to rest. | „ |
| ~ Otacon |
| “ | This is Solid Snake... I destroyed Metal Gear. Operation Intrude N313 accomplished! Everything is over... Everything... I'm returning now... over. | „ |
| ~ Solid Snake after defeating "Big Boss" and escaping Outer Heaven |
| “ | Solid Snake: I have only one battle. To be free from you, to rid myself of the nightmares... Big Boss, I will defeat you! |
„ |
| ~ Solid Snake and Big Boss |
Summary
Solid Snake (real name David) is the clone of Big Boss, and a world-renowned soldier and spy famed for his legendary exploits in the Outer Heaven Uprising and Zanzibar Land Disturbance. After repeatedly destroying several Metal Gear units, Snake has saved the world from the possibility of nuclear warfare on multiple occasions.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-B physically, higher, up to 8-A with weapons
Name: David, Solid / Old Snake, "Iroquois Pliskin"
Origin: Metal Gear
Age: 23 (Metal Gear) - 42 (Metal Gear Solid 4) years old
Gender: Male
Classification: Human, Clone of Big Boss
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Genius Intelligence
- Master of Stealth, Infiltration, and Espionage
- Expert Pilot
- Expert in CQC
- Expert Marksman
- Enhanced Senses (His nanomachines, sensors, radar, and Solid Eye can allow him to see in pitch black conditions, across great distances, and help him detect others based on their heartbeats, electromagnetic fields, thermal signatures, and so on. With the Sorrow Doll and a Camera, he can see spirits)
- Self-Sustenance (Type 2 and Limited Type 3; Snake's nanomachines replenish adrenaline, nutrition, and sugar in his bloodstream. He was also injected with benzedrine, which keep him operational without needing to sleep for at least 12 hours)
- Acrobatics (Is highly agile. Even in old age, has been shown to be in quite good acrobatic shape)
- Status Effect Inducement (With much of his equipment, such as the stun knife)
- Limited Disease Manipulation (Can transmit the FOXDIE virus to specific targets)
- Explosion Manipulation (With Explosives)
- Accelerated Development (Skill, scaling from Big Boss, went from being skill-stomped by Ocelot to being able to contend with him)
- Instinctive Reaction (instinctively uses CQC when he's getting attacked, despite him actively trying not to use it)
- Light Manipulation (With Solargun and Stun Grenades)
- Electricity Manipulation (Via Stun Knife)
- Fire Manipulation (Via White Phosphorus Grenades)
- Information Analysis (Scaling from Big Boss, knew that Meryl was a rookie just by looking at how she pointed a gun at him)
- Madness Manipulation (Type 1), Fear Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (Via his custom Smoke Grenades and Emotion Ammo, which can make a person laugh and become insane, enter in a fit of rage, scream in fear or cry in sadness)
- Supernatural Willpower (Naomi states that Snake shouldn't even be able to stand due to the state of his body, his strength of will keeps him together)
- Fourth-Wall Awareness (Displayed countless times throughout the series, such as when he nods at the player in Twin Snakes, or when he recalls his game-overs in MGS4)
- Sleep Inducement (Via tranquilizer darts and sleeping gas)
- Smoke Manipulation (Via Smoke Grenades)
- Limited Air Manipulation (Via Tanegashima, which has a 1/3 chance of summoning a whirlwind)
- Limited Technology Manipulation (Via Chaff Grenade, which can confuse radars, fool cameras, radios and some types of UAV)
- Nanotechnology
- Camouflage and Invisibility with Stealth Camouflage
- Limited Body Puppetry by manipulating the nanomachines of others with Screaming Mantis' dolls
Resistance to:
- Extreme Heat and Cold (The Sneaking Suit provides insulation from the enviroment)
- Diseases and Poisons (Possesses an enhanced immune system that allows him to better deal with such ailments)
- Sleep Inducement (Scaling from Big Boss)
- Radiations (Survived extended exposure to lethal amounts of microwaves, scaling from Big Boss)
- Enhanced Senses (His Octocamo masks his thermal signature)
- Mind Manipulation (Psycho Mantis couldn't control his mind)
- Precognition (Psycho Mantis couldn't read his future due to him having "lost his past and future")
- Illusion Creation (Broke free from Psycho Mantis' Illusions)
- Immense Pain Tolerance (Can shrug off gunshots and torture)
Attack Potency: City Block level physically (Comparable to Big Boss and his brothers, Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake. Defeated Liquid Snake in hand-to-hand combat, and defeated Liquid Ocelot in his old age), higher, up to Multi-City Block level with weapons (Can injure Vamp)
Speed: Supersonic+ with High Hypersonic+ combat speed (Comparable to Raiden, who blocked bullets from four different directions) and Massively Hypersonic reactions (Easily dodged a railgun round and later reacted to Vamp's attacks in his old age), Massively Hypersonic attack speed with Rail Gun (The portable Rail Gun is a miniaturized version of REX's)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Should be comparable to Big Boss, who halted Cocoon)
Striking Strength: City Block level (Injured Gray Fox in hand-to-hand combat. Can knock over unsuspecting Gekkos by rolling into them in his old age)
Durability: City Block level (Comparable to Big Boss, who can survive lightning strikes from Volgin, can withstand the force of his own P-Bombs and stronger weapons, and survived walking through a microwave chamber, capable of vaporizing people, in his old age)
Stamina: Superhuman (Snake can shrug off bullet wounds, survive and keep himself from giving up information through extensive torture, withstand the constant exertion of sneaking and fighting during his long missions, endure interference with his nanomachines causing seizures and intense pain, and crawl through a hallway of microwaves that would vaporize other humans despite being in extreme pain throughout the ordeal, even as he was rapidly aging and in generally horrible condition. Right after this, he went on to fight Liquid Ocelot in a long, arduous battle that pushed them both to their limits, albeit after a recuperating shot)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with weaponry
Standard Equipment: Many weapons, such as his Stun 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.
- Stealth Camouflage: An electronic device that allows Snake to become virtually invisible by bending light around his body, making it appear as if he was not there.
- Sneaking Suit: A unique military garment with highly advanced electronic weaving technology. It clings tightly to Snake's body, acting as a second layer of muscle tissues and amplifying his endurance, strength, and rate of recovery. It provides insulation that protects Snake's body from dangerous substances such as nerve gas and allows him 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.
- OctoCamo: An advanced form of smart camouflage utilized by Old Snake that replicates the texture and appearance of Snake's surroundings to allow him to blend into them. It also regulates his body temperature to avoid detection by thermal imaging.
- FaceCamo: A mask that uses OctoCamo to disguise Snake's face and make it appear to be someone else's.
- Soliton Radar: A highly advanced radar system that utilizes electromagnetic waves originating from living beings to map out the location as well as provide live info of the position and field of view of enemy soldiers. It also can detect ghosts.
- Anti-personnel Sensor: A small personal device that can detect the heartbeats and electromagnetic fields of nearby lifeforms.
- Solid Eye: A device worn by Old Snake like an eyepatch that grants him night vision and capacity for binocular sight, though not at the same time. It allows Snake to make out footprints easily and determine the emotional and mental states of others by recording their body temperature, heart rate, and sweat secretions.
- Codec: A highly advanced real-time communications system. Originally built into his ear, Snake's Codec is now nanomachine based, allowing him to communicate through his nanomachines while remaining silent.
- Metal Gear Mk. II/III: A miniature Metal Gear created by Otacon and Sunny that can be used for surveillance and object/weapon transport utilized by Old Snake. It is also equipped with stealth camouflage technology and is immune to harmful electromagnetic radiation. The second model also has a Geiger counter.
- 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
- Screaming Mantis' dolls: A pair of puppets taken from Screaming Mantis that allow Snake to manipulate the nanomachines of living and dead soldiers to force them to move.
- Infinity Bandana: A bandana that Snake received from Meryl with an infinity symbol sewed into the fabric. It provides him with infinite ammunition, which Snake has referenced before.
Intelligence: Genius (Snake is an extremely skilled combatant and a veteran soldier trained personally by Big Boss, the so-called greatest soldier in the world, who taught him CQC. He is a master of hand-to-hand combat, marksmanship, stealth, free climbing, knowing six languages, and having an astonishingly high IQ of 180. Known as the man who makes the impossible possible, he can destroy tanks, assault helicopters, and even Metal Gears while on foot. He also has matched, outsmarted, and defeated legendary soldiers like Big Boss and his phantom, Gray Fox, Revolver Ocelot, and his twin brother, Liquid Snake. He can rapidly adapt to dangerous situations and think quickly and tactically even under pressure, defeating many opponents even with a limited arsenal, most impressively defeating Big Boss with nothing but a lighter and hairspray)
Weaknesses: Snake struggles with PTSD, and his genes were designed to make him age rapidly after 40. Old Snake's accelerated ageing significantly reduces his strength, stamina and afflicts him with the regular issues of old age. Snake is also known to self-handicap, and will refrain from using certain equipment and techniques, most notably refraining from using the CQC Big Boss taught him since it "never felt right using techniques learned from a man who'd betrayed his unit".
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, he/she 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 to rapidly neutralise an entire group of soldiers. Snake, having been instructed by Big Boss himself during his time as a member of FOXHOUND, is highly proficient in the use of CQC. However, after the events of Outer Heaven, Snake restricted himself from using it; not feeling right utilising the technique of someone who betrayed his unit, he would not use CQC again until his old age.
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Notable Victories:
- Kamen Rider Ixa (Kamen Rider) Kamen Rider Ixa's Profile (Speed equalized. Snake has access to all his equipment and 8-B keys are used for both)
- Porky Minch (EarthBound) Porky Minch's Profile (Mother 3 Porky was used, Speed was equalized,Snake had access to all his equipment, fight took place on Dite)
- Optimus Prime (Transformers) Optimus Prime (2007 DS Game)'s Profile (Speed equalized, Snake had access to all his equipment, fight took place on Dite)
- Izetta (Izetta: The Last Witch) Izetta's Profile (Izetta with the magic stone was used, speed was equalized)
- The Player (Pixel Gun 3D) The Player's profile (Battle takes place in the center of the Battle Royale Map from Fortnite, speed was equalized, and the starting distance is 20 meters. Online Player was used, both participants had access to all of their equipment.)
Notable Losses:
- Kary-08 (Madness Combat) Kary-08's Profile (Note: The Executioner's Mask was restricted, and Speed was Equalized)
- Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) Geralt's Profile (Speed equalized, Euphoria Geralt and 8-B Snake, 8-A weapons restricted)
Inconclusive Matches:
- McSlash (Draco Rock Universe) McSlash's Profile (Speed was Equalized, Crisis McSlash was used)
Discussions
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