2. Important Characters

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Venom Snake—Big Boss, Vic Boss, Naked Snake etc. The main protagonist and hero of many Metal Gear Solid titles, and a villain in the MSX and NES series. He never calls himself a hero-- just a soldier. He has a deep sense of loyalty, honor, and duty, though to whom he holds those for is what drives him in most games. He no longer swears allegiance to any one country or ideal, and that is why he founded the MSF as a sort of international mercenary group. As a big shock to fans everywhere, David Hayter was not called back to reprise his VA role for Metal Gear Solid 5. Instead, Kojima brought on Kiefer Sutherland to handle the VA as well as mo-cap. His reasoning was that he wanted a new voice actor that could portray the now aged Snake, and also reflect the years of hardship he has endured.

Ocelot—An old rival of Snake’s with a dubious past. He goes on to become one of Snake’s most trusted allies, and also the antagonist of the majority of Metal Gear Solid Games.

Code Talker—There aren’t too many details on this guy, but he’s said to be an “important character”. That could mean many things. Thanks, Kojima.

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Skull Face—The main antagonist of Metal Gear Solid 5. Having undergone extensive injuries over his life, much of his body is burned, scarred, or otherwise just not-so-great. Following the events of Peace Walker, he took control of the XOF and took command of a U.S. naval base in Cuba. It is here that he imprisons some important allies of Snake’s, and he was not known to have treated them all that well.

Kazuhira Miller—Proto-Miller of Metal Gear Solid. He is a close ally of Big Boss, and we first meet him in Peace Walker. He is second-in-command of MSF and Diamond Dogs, and also went on to be a trainer for FOXHOUND, the unit that would eventually make Solid Snake’s life very happy. He has many talents and he is highly skilled, and according to Peace Walker, apparently a decent cook.

Dr. Emmerich—Papa “Huey” Emmerich. He was the main brain behind the creation of the bipedal tech that was used in Peace Walker. He was also the father of Hal “Otacon” Emmerich. He was born on the day of the Hiroshima bombing, and Hal points this out to Solid Snake later as a sign that his lineage was destined to do terrible things.

Quiet— A mute, female sniper who surrendered herself to the Diamond Dogs. Since she discovered the location of Mother Base, there was quite a bit of fear that she’d be a liability to the Diamond Dogs. Ocelot tried to torture her, but she didn’t take to that quite happily and managed to take out three Diamond Dogs soldiers. Kudos to her.

Diamond Dog (D.D.) —A small pup that Snake and Ocelot discover. He grows up to be the best companion and cutest mercenary ever. I will go on the record and say that D.D. is the best Metal Gear Solid 5 character, and will be the best in the entire series. I don’t care, shut up.