Summary[]
Solid Snake, real name David, also known as Old Snake, and briefly known as Iroquois Pliskin, or simply Snake, is a spy, special operations soldier, and mercenary. Possessing an IQ of 180 and fluent in six languages, the fame he achieved from his military exploits earned him such monikers as "Legendary Soldier," "Legendary Hero," and "the Man Who Makes the Impossible Possible."
Snake was one of the children born of the 1972 project Les Enfants Terribles. He was created as a clone of the world-renowned soldier Big Boss, along with his brothers Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake. Initially a Green Beret, Snake was later inducted into the High-Tech Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND in the 1990s while it was commanded by Big Boss. Repeatedly tasked with disarming and destroying the latest incarnation of Metal Gear, a bipedal nuclear weapon-armed tank, Snake would thrice avert potential nuclear catastrophe, becoming a famed war hero.
Following the Shadow Moses Incident and subsequent smear campaign by the Patriots, the secret organization behind American politics, Snake was labeled a terrorist. He faked his own death in the Manhattan Tanker Incident, though he re-emerged years later to assist Raiden in the Big Shell Incident. During this time, his health declined as his body entered a state of accelerated aging due to intentional genetic changes made during the cloning process.
In 2014, Snake performed his final mission, during which he defeated Liquid Ocelot and destroyed the Patriots. After one last encounter with Big Boss, Snake chose to live his remaining days in peace.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: 7-C+, High 7-C with weapons
Name: David
Origin: Metal Gear
Age: 23 (1995) to 42 (2014)
Species: Human (genetic clone of Big Boss)
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs)
Moral Alignment: Neutral Good
Classification: Human, genetic clone of Big Boss, soldier, stealth, commando
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Nanotechnology
- Martial Arts (Knows CQC and many other martial arts)
- Stealth Mastery
- Vehicular Mastery (can pilot Metal Gear REX)
- Weapon Mastery (can use multiple firearms)
- Self-Sustenance (Type 2 & 3, Nanomachines can 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, likely more)
- Enhanced Senses (Awareness, Night Vision, Telescopic Vision, Soul Vision & Extra Senses; His nanomachines, sensors, radar, and Solid Eye can allow him to see in pitch black conditions, across great distance s, 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)
- Acrobatics (Is highly agile. Even in old age, has been shown to be in quite good acrobatic shape)
- Status Effect Inducement (Paralysis; With much of his equipment, such as the stun knife)
- Limited Disease Manipulation (can emit FOXDIE to some people)
- Light Manipulation (with Solargun and Stun grenades)
- Electricity Manipulation (Via Stun Knife)
- Fire Manipulation (Via White Phosphorus Grenades)
- Fourth-Wall Awareness
- Sleep Manipulation (tranquilizer gun)
- Invisibility (Stealth Camo)
- Technology Manipulation (via chaff grenades)
- Air Manipulation (Via Tanegashima, which has 1/3 chance of summoning a whirlwind)
- Genius Intelligence
- Temperature Manipulation (Sneaking suit can protect against extreme temperatures)
- Disease & Poison Manipulation
- Sleep Inducement (Scaling from Big Boss)
- Radiation Manipulation (Nanomachines do that, also scales from Big Boss)
- Enhanced Senses (Thermal Vision: OctoCamo hides his thermal signature)
- Mind Manipulation & Precognition (Psycho Mantis cannot control his mind nor read his future), Illusion Inducement (Broke free from Psycho Mantis' illusion)
Attack Potency: Town level+[1] (Can take down Metal Gears. Defeated Gray Fox, who could tank Metal Gear D's self destruction. Comparable if not superior to Raiden and Solidus Snake, who can take out 25 Metal Gear RAYs, models meant to hunt down REX derivatives. Can damage Big Boss who could survive Peace Walker's sweeps), Large Town level with weapons (can injure Vamp)
Durability: Town level+[1] (Can survive hits from Gray Fox)
Speed: FTL[2] (Consistently outpaces Ocelot who can dodge a free-electron laser. Can dodge lasers), Massively Hypersonic attack speed with Railgun (can send projectiles at over 100 km/s), Speed of Light attack speed with Solargun
Striking Strength: Town class+[1] (Defeated Gray Fox in hand-to-hand combat. Comparable to Big Boss who can catch Metal Gears)
Lifting Strength: Class M[3] (Comparable to Big Boss, who can catch Cocoon)
Stamina: Superhuman (His nanomachines keep him awake for more than 12 hours)
Equipment: Standard Equipment: Many weapons, such as his Stun Knife, pistols, railgun, 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.
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Range: Standard Melee Range with CQC, Hundreds of Meters to Kilometers with firearms
Intelligence: Genius (Has an IQ of 180 and can speak six languages), Extraordinary Genius in combat (Tactically superior to Revolver Ocelot. He stole the title of best soldier in the world from even the legendary Big Boss, who could adapt to the Cobra Unit's peculiar tactics and was widely respected as the greatest soldier of the 20th century)
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. 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 never use CQC in actual combat until 2014 when the Pentagon declassified Big Boss' file, causing the technique to become popular among soldiers. Though Snake notes that their use of CQC is only a "pale imitation" learned from reading about it.