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Dubbed "The Greatest Warrior of The Twentieth Century", Big Boss was a soldier who achieved legendary status during the Cold War and later went on to establish the elite U.S. black ops unit FOXHOUND and the military states of Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land. He was the first main antagonist of the Metal Gear series, and appears as the main protagonist in the prequels.
Col. Roy Campbell is introduced in Metal Gear 2 as the new commanding officer of FOXHOUND. He serves as Snake's primary radio contact in the game and gives information about his mission objectives and general gameplay tips.
Colonel Yevgeny Volgin is the leader of the GRU, and the secondary antagonist of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
EVA, the double agent heartbreaker of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. She is also known as Big Mama in Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots. She is the surrogate mother of Liquid and Solid Snake and an original Patriot.
Gene (formerly FOX codename Viper) is the main antagonist of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. He is a key device to the series, offering Big Boss both the methods and means of constructing Outer Heaven.
Gray Fox, a super-soldier from the Metal Gear series, is known for his obsession with battle and for being the only one to earn the highest rank in FOXHOUND (Fox). "A cornered fox is more dangerous than a jackal!" -- Gray Fox
Liquid Snake is the leader of the rogue Foxhound unit that captures Shadow Moses in Metal Gear Solid and serves as that game's primary antagonist. Cloned from Big Boss in the Les Enfants Terribles project along with Solid Snake, Liquid's goal is to get the genetic code of his father.
The man ruling the world from behind the scenes in the Metal Gear franchise. Commander of the FOX unit during the events of Metal Gear Solid 3, Zero later founded The Patriots in the memory of The Boss. Zero AKA Cipher places uniformity and control over everything else.
She is the illegitimate daughter of Roy Campbell and the former lover of Solid Snake. She is first introduced as a green recruit in Shadow Moses Island in Metal Gear Solid, but later becomes the leader of the Rat Patrol 01 team in Metal Gear Solid 4.
One of Naked Snake's support team members in Metal Gear Solid 3. She saves the game for Snake, and also provides information on flora and fauna found in the game.
A triple agent from the Metal Gear Solid games. Paz features in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.
An expert sniper and companion of Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Raiden is one of the main characters in the Metal Gear series. He has gone from an Army XXI grunt, to a soldier whose abilities rival the legendary Solid Snake, to a cyborg ninja with superhuman capabilities.
Revolver Ocelot, aka Shalashaska, real name Adam, appears in the the Metal Gear Solid series with often unclear motives.
Rosemary is a supporting character in Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4.
U.S. Senator representing Colorado running for president in 2020 in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Weapons and technology expert assigned to assist Naked Snake via radio during the events of Metal Gear Solid 3.
A villain introduced in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.
Solid Snake is the main protagonist in a number of the Metal Gear games. An expert in infiltration and espionage, Snake has completed countless missions and is repeatedly tasked with disarming the latest incarnation of Metal Gear. He is voiced by David Hayter in the English versions, Akio Ohtsuka in Japanese.
The third 'Son of Big Boss', created as part of the Les Enfants Terribles project along with Liquid and Solid Snake.
The 'mother of special-forces' and legendary American World War II veteran. Founder and leader of the Cobra Unit. She is at the centre of the entire chain of events of the Metal Gear Solid series. The Boss is also known as The Joy.
Venom Snake is an enemy of both Cipher and the Patriots.
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