Solid Snake (Ghost Babel)

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“	....Yeah. As long as you've got the will, you can always start over. It's never too late.	„
	~ Snake to Jimmy

Background

Solid Snake is a legendary mercenary who stopped the Metal Gear of Outer Heaven seven years ago. Seven years after the Outer Heaven uprising, a new Metal Gear prototype (codenamed Gander) has been stolen by a separatist guerrilla group in the region of Gindra in Central Africa. The Gindra Liberation Front (or GLF), led by the mercenary Augustine Eguabon, plans on using the prototype as a means of achieving victory in an ongoing civil war. Solid Snake, the FOXHOUND operative responsible for the destruction of the original Metal Gear seven years before, is brought back from his retirement in Alaska. His mission is to infiltrate the group's headquarters Galuade, the fortress that was formerly Outer Heaven.

During the course of his mission, Snake teams up with Sgt. Christine Jenner, a surviving member of the Delta Force that was sent before him to retrieve Gander. The GLF are assisted by four surviving members of Black Chamber, a defunct special forces unit whose members are given animal-themed codenames similar to FOXHOUND. They are led by Black Arts Viper, a boobytrap specialist who wields a prosthetic left arm. Joining him are Slasher Hawk, an Australian Aborigine armed with two giant boomerangs who is accompanied in battle by a hawk; Marionette Owl, a former serial killer endowed with owl-like nocturnal vision and attacks with his two bunraku puppets; and Pyro Bison, a pyromaniac armed with a specially prepared flamethrower and fuel pack. As Snake goes deeper into Galuade and confronts each member of Black Chamber, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the GLF and US Government.

General Information

Name: Solid Snake (Code name, real name unknown)

Origin: Metal Gear: Ghost Babel

Sex: Male

Age: 30 (Was 23 during the events of Outer Heaven which was seven years ago)

Classification: The "Legend" (After stopping Metal Gear in Outer Heaven he was given this title)

Species: Human

Occupation: Mercenary

Status: Alive

Alignment: Chaotic Good (Snake is a soldier that's willing to repeatedly save the world from global threats such as Metal Gear and The Patriots, with him noting he's not doing it for any country or people but for himself and because it's what he believes in)

Codex Statistics

Tier: 9-B physically, 8-C with Strongest Weapons

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Wall level physically (Destroyed a wall in 3 punches, broke down a door, on two occasions, and can kill fully armed soldiers in 3 punches), Building level with Strongest Weapons (Can harm Metal Gear GANDER, which is of this size. Could take down an attack helicopter)

Durability: Wall level

Striking Strength: Wall Class

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Escaped the destruction of Outer Heaven in under 30 seconds)

Attack Speed: Supersonic

Reaction Speed: Supersonic (Has consistently avoided bullets)

Stamina: Peak Human (Single-handedly went through an entire base with constant enemy attacks and tight security without tiring)

Range: Standard Melee physically, Tens of Meters with Standard Explosives, Hundreds of Meters with Standard Firearms

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (Defeated Shotmaker and Machinegun Kid in a shoot out with both of them being skilled with their respective weapons. Able to take down two tanks and two helicopters. Able to accurately shoot and hit Dirty Duck without hitting any POWs. Defeated the legendary soldier, Big Boss in a missile fight. Can defeat the mercenaries who wiped out the Delta Force who are the best of the army's best. Could quickly turn the tables in a situation where he had a gun pointed at him where he was unarmed. Was able to tell from someone's eyes that they were lying. Fought and defeated Viper in combat. Noted that his name "Legend" might have been propaganda, but it was no exaggeration. As a full on newbie rookie Snake infiltrated the entire base "Outer Heaven" filled with trained soldiers and combat experts, while he unknowingly went into a base run by his own boss running the mission who purposefully put a rookie on this mission just cause he thought Snake would fail, purposefully sabotaging his mission and giving away Snake's position during this mission, yet Snake still managed to infiltrate this base)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Martial Arts (Is able to take on various armed soldiers without using his weapons), Weapon Mastery (Marksmanship, & Explosives; Defeated Shotmaker and Machinegun Kid in a shoot out with both of them being skilled with their respective weapons. Able to take down two tanks and two helicopters with his weapons. Able to accurately shoot and hit Dirty Duck without hitting any POWs. Defeated the legendary soldier, Big Boss in a missile fight. Took down Metal Gear GANDER), Stealth Mastery (Can sneak around the Galuade, with soldiers capable of hearing and noticing people in the dark. Snake's mission during the events of Metal Gear, is to infiltrate Outer Haven without getting caught. Can use objects like a cardboard box to stay completely hidden to enemies, to where they can walk into the box and damage him without noticing Snake), Accelerated Development (Battle; Physical Statistics and Skill. Every time Snake defeats a boss his skill and health increases), Disguise Mastery (Able to disguise himself as a Carboard Box and a Outer Heaven solider), Dimensional Storage (Can carry a variety of weapons and equipment), Information Analysis (Was able to tell from someone's eyes that they were lying).

Resistance to Electricity (Ran through electrical surges), Gas Manipulation (Can walk in rooms with extremely toxic gases that drain his oxygen for long amounts of time), Poison Manipulation (Can walk in poisonous rooms for a long amount of time)

Penetration Damage (Physical Penetration; Possesses various guns), Radar Sensing (Equipped with a specially made radar by Mei Ling that can tell where all enemies are in a location, the radar can also tell where artillery weapons such as missiles are landing), Technology Manipulation (With Electromagnetic Grenades, disables electronics, along with being able to cause weapons such as missiles to instantly explode once shot out), Explosion Manipulation (With grenades, Nikita Missile), Enhanced Senses (With Night Vision Goggles, allows him to see in the dark), Status Effect Inducement (The stun grenade, also known as a flashbang, is a handheld grenade designed to emit a bright light rated at 8 million candela and a 150 decibel noise)

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Equipment

• Five-seveN: The Five-seveN is a pistol designed by Belgian weapons manufacturer, FN Herstal. The Five-seveN was developed to complement its P90 PDW (Personal Defense Weapon). Like the P90, the Five-seveN also shares the same cartridge (5.7mm x 28mm) that is designed to pierce standard body armor. Some other advantages of the pistol include it's low recoil (due to the 5.7mm round), a large 20-round magazine, and weighing in at 726 g (1.6 pounds), it's reasonably light-weight. In spite of this, the Five-seveN has not been widely adopted, primarily due to its high-cost and unusual concept. Even still, it has proven to be a successful design. The capitalization of the "F" and the "N" in Five-seveN are references to the manufacturer of the weapon, Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal, known more commonly as FN Herstal, or simply FN.

• Nikita: The Nikita was a miniature cruise missile launcher. It used a pulsed rocket engine and sophisticated TV guidance system which allowed the operator to steer the unusually slow projectile in flight. Its functions were based on the micro air vehicles, and was primarily a scouting device. However, it was equipped with a warhead in case it was to be used as a weapon.

• Flamethrower: A flamethrower is a mechanical incendiary weapon designed to project a long controllable stream of fire, either by ignited flammable liquid or a long gas flame. Snake improvised from lacquer spray and lighter to make his own makeshift flamethrower.

• R4 Assault Rifle: The R4-series of assault rifles was an assault rifle developed by Lyttleton Engineering Works in 1980 for the South African forces. They came in three versions: The R4 itself, a lighter version with shorter barrel and overall length, the R5, and the most light version meant for tank crews, the R6.

*Electromagnetic Grenade: The Electromagnetic grenade was a disposable EA (Electronic device) utilized after the downfall of the Patriots. Electronic grenades are capable of emitting electromagnetic pulses for a limited period of time. The EMPs likewise temporarily disable any UGs (Unmanned Gears) and cyborgs in the immediate area. They saw usage in 2018. Although it worked when cyborgs were only just beginning to be mass-produced, more recent models of cyborgs and UGs are capable of shutting down circuitry when an EMP surge was detected, leaving no permanent damage for any cyborgs or UGs in the process.

• Grenade: A grenade is a handheld explosive device that comes in several forms. It is either thrown or launched. The explosive power of anti-personnel grenades is usually supplied by Composition B, which consisted of a mixture of 40% TNT and 60% RDX.

• Stun Grenade: The stun grenade, also known as a flashbang, is a handheld grenade designed to emit a bright light rated at 8 million candela and a 150 decibel noise.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Snake will opt for stealth, using his radar to track the opponent and either taking them out with a gun or rendering them unconscious with a stun grenade.

Weaknesses: Before meeting Chris, Snake was essentially in a nigh-suicidal state, subconsciously wanting to die or be killed on the battlefield.

Note: In the Ghost Babel Continuity only the events of the first Metal Gear has occurred. For the main timeline Snake click here.

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