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The alleged strategist behind Colonel Volgin's nuclear attack and the subsequent necessity for The Boss's death in Operation Snake Eater, was first mentioned in ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]''. The identity of any such individual has never been officially confirmed, although the character is often speculated to be Hot Coldman, the man who planned Operation Snake Eater itself. Fans had previously believed the strategist to have been either [[Revolver Ocelot|Ocelot]], [[Zero]] ("the man with the same codename as [[Gray Fox|Null]]"), or the [[CIA Director]] from ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' (both because Ocelot implied this during his impassioned speech before murdering him,<ref>''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'', Kojima Productions (2006). <br>'''DCI:''' What the hell are you doing?! You're not planning to betray the Philosophers, are you? // '''Ocelot:''' Betray? No, I'm not going to betray them. I'm going to end them! Then we'll take back what you stole from us. We will carry on the spirit of the true patriot.</ref> and due to the fact that prior to the release of ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'', he was the one who had originally planned Operation Snake Eater, according to one of [[Hideo Kojima]]'s commentaries for ''Metal Gear Solid 3''). The sole image of the strategist in ''Portable Ops'' is modified artwork of Ocelot. |
The alleged strategist behind Colonel Volgin's nuclear attack and the subsequent necessity for The Boss's death in Operation Snake Eater, was first mentioned in ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]''. The identity of any such individual has never been officially confirmed, although the character is often speculated to be Hot Coldman, the man who planned Operation Snake Eater itself. Fans had previously believed the strategist to have been either [[Revolver Ocelot|Ocelot]], [[Zero]] ("the man with the same codename as [[Gray Fox|Null]]"), or the [[CIA Director]] from ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' (both because Ocelot implied this during his impassioned speech before murdering him,<ref>''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'', Kojima Productions (2006). <br>'''DCI:''' What the hell are you doing?! You're not planning to betray the Philosophers, are you? // '''Ocelot:''' Betray? No, I'm not going to betray them. I'm going to end them! Then we'll take back what you stole from us. We will carry on the spirit of the true patriot.</ref> and due to the fact that prior to the release of ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'', he was the one who had originally planned Operation Snake Eater, according to one of [[Hideo Kojima]]'s commentaries for ''Metal Gear Solid 3''). The sole image of the strategist in ''Portable Ops'' is modified artwork of Ocelot. |
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| − | In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', [[EVA]] reveals to [[Old Snake]] that the CIA had indeed eliminated The Boss due to reasons other than proving America's innocence over Tselinoyarsk, namely their fear of the renowned soldier's charisma, but she does not elaborate any further.<ref>''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', Kojima Productions (2008). <br />'''Old Snake''': The Boss? // '''Big Mama''': The Boss was a legendary hero from the Second World War known as the Mother of Special Forces. She had an almost overwhelming charisma about her. The CIA feared this, so they had her eliminated.</ref> |
+ | In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', [[EVA|Big Mama]] reveals to [[Solid Snake|Old Snake]] that the CIA had indeed eliminated The Boss due to reasons other than proving America's innocence over Tselinoyarsk, namely their fear of the renowned soldier's charisma, but she does not elaborate any further.<ref>''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', Kojima Productions (2008). <br />'''Old Snake''': The Boss? // '''Big Mama''': The Boss was a legendary hero from the Second World War known as the Mother of Special Forces. She had an almost overwhelming charisma about her. The CIA feared this, so they had her eliminated.</ref> |
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A strategist, in collaboration with the CIA, was alleged to have manipulated events in the Virtuous Mission, in order to bring about the execution of Operation Snake Eater in 1964. This account was relayed by renegade FOX commander Gene to Naked Snake, during the San Hieronymo Takeover in 1970, contradicting previous accounts that Operation Snake Eater had only been planned in response to the Virtuous Mission's perceived failure.[1]
Biography
Operation Snake Eater
- See also: Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater
According to Gene, the "deviously cunning" strategist had deliberately planned for the event that Colonel Volgin of GRU would use a U.S. nuclear weapon to attack the OKB-754 research facility in Tselinoyarsk, USSR.[1] On August 24, 1964, renowned U.S. soldier The Boss was ordered to "defect" to the Soviets in order to locate the Philosophers' Legacy, providing Colonel Volgin with two Davy Crocketts as proof of her supposed sincerity. Volgin subsequently launched one of the miniature nuclear shells at OKB-754, sparking an international incident. The U.S. then had to prove its "innocence" in the affair to the Soviet Union, by assassinating The Boss during Operation Snake Eater, which was planned by CIA official Hot Coldman.[2]
Behind the scenes
The placeholder image representing the "deviously cunning strategist" (left) and the original image of Ocelot (right) in Portable Ops.
The alleged strategist behind Colonel Volgin's nuclear attack and the subsequent necessity for The Boss's death in Operation Snake Eater, was first mentioned in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. The identity of any such individual has never been officially confirmed, although the character is often speculated to be Hot Coldman, the man who planned Operation Snake Eater itself. Fans had previously believed the strategist to have been either Ocelot, Zero ("the man with the same codename as Null"), or the CIA Director from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (both because Ocelot implied this during his impassioned speech before murdering him,[3] and due to the fact that prior to the release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, he was the one who had originally planned Operation Snake Eater, according to one of Hideo Kojima's commentaries for Metal Gear Solid 3). The sole image of the strategist in Portable Ops is modified artwork of Ocelot.
In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Big Mama reveals to Old Snake that the CIA had indeed eliminated The Boss due to reasons other than proving America's innocence over Tselinoyarsk, namely their fear of the renowned soldier's charisma, but she does not elaborate any further.[4]
Appearances
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ^ a b Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Kojima Productions (2006).
Gene: It was all a setup from the very beginning. Volgin launching the nuke... The Boss's death... Even your mission in Groznyj Grad, [Naked] Snake. It was all the work of your country and a single, deviously cunning strategist. - ^ Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Kojima Productions (2010).
Hot Coldman: I know all about you. Tselinoyarsk? 10 years ago? // Naked Snake: You were involved...? // Coldman: The operation to eliminate the traitor? I planned the whole thing. - ^ Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Kojima Productions (2006).
DCI: What the hell are you doing?! You're not planning to betray the Philosophers, are you? // Ocelot: Betray? No, I'm not going to betray them. I'm going to end them! Then we'll take back what you stole from us. We will carry on the spirit of the true patriot. - ^ Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Kojima Productions (2008).
Old Snake: The Boss? // Big Mama: The Boss was a legendary hero from the Second World War known as the Mother of Special Forces. She had an almost overwhelming charisma about her. The CIA feared this, so they had her eliminated.