Video Games Sympathys for Solid Snake

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Considering Snake, the reason he has no family is because he was created from Big Boss. Made and activated to fight. Much like Universal Soldier...but cooler. Grey Fox was a war buddy, comrades because you fight the same war, but know that it could end at any moment. He *killed* him in MG2, I believe. And not all his friends betrayed him, none of the team in MGS did, other than the dude with the shades...and only because he was Liquid from the start...and Naomi, for getting revenge. As far as MGS2 is concerned, the General has disappeared...Meryl (I forgot) is either dead or left Snake...etc. Mei Ling actually still helps out the Philanthropists.

Not to say that I don't sympathize with what he's been through. To everyone else, he's a soldier first and foremost. Hell, he was kidnapped to do the mission in MGS. But, he did accept willingly...sort of. Plus seeing Meryl shot in front of him, like a wounded dog no less...and not being able to do anything about but to leave her alone...that would be quite disturbing in itself. Plus the Fox-Die program...there's no real way of telling him *when* he'll die because of it. It's either actively in his system, or it has become ineffective and dormant. How'd you want *that* hanging over your head?

Well, anyway, this *is* a video game. It's what makes things sell.

 

Reduced!? IMO, MGS2 was a little worse for wear than MGS, storyline wise...but in no way was Snake reduced to ANYTHING. He just didn't have government back up at any given time during both the tanker and the oilrig mission. If anything, if you played entirely as Snake, you'd probably see how much he shined, being able to do the things he did in MGS2. More so than "Raiden".

And, how was he disguised as an enemy? He was framed as an enemy, because of his Philantrophist connections...which isn't TOO far from the truth. The whole point of Philanthropy is to commit Terrorist acts to sabotage ANY Metal Gear. So, of course he's going to get massive amounts of heat for that, considering the Legendary Soldier that he is suddenly decided to go altruistic. And he is unshaven because Snake don't really shave...in honor of Snake Plisskin from "Escape from LA" for whom he was named after...I never once did hear that he wasn't anything but clean, other than the sea lice, but that's only because he *did* swim in. And if you noticed, when you entered the tanker...there were a LOT of sea lice. And he is in CONSTANT connection to the outside. What do you think Otacon is for? He knows more than Raiden, and the rest of the new Fox Hound put together.

I guess you're saying that he hasn't lived a normal life? You're right when you say that. Seriously. I *think* this was in an MGS game...or it could have been in a movie...but "once a soldier, always a soldier". Oh, and by the way, you CAN get Snake to shave in MGS2...so, unshaven doesn't really work too well.

Oh, and I caught and remembered my mistake. There was no General in the MGS team. It was Colonel Campbell. My mistake.