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Cyborg Ninja is an alter-ego assumed by several invidivuals that wore exoskeleton (or ninja suits) to conceal their true identities. The powerful exo-skeletons that the Ninja's wear is made by the Tokugawa Heavy Industries. The people known to assume this role are:

• Kyle Schneider who was the leader of the resistance force against Big Boss' Outer Heaven in 1995, and was presumed dead after contact was lost during the operation. His body is found however and he was fitted with an exoskeleton and went under the alias Black Ninja, the codename of NASA's Extraterrestrial Environment Special Force. While not quite as advanced as the Cyborg Ninja's he can be counted as the precursor to the Cyborg Ninja persona.

• Gray Fox, aka former FOXHOUND member and Big Boss' most loyal soldier, Frank Jaeger. Gray Fox was supposedly killed while having a fist-fight in a mine field with Solid Snake, but his body was recovered by Dr. Clark who fitted him with the Ninja Suit.

• Olga Gurlukovich - The leader of the Gurlukovich Mercenaries during the Big Shell incident wore a powered suit. A double agent working for the members of Dead Cell and the Patriots. Her appearance as the Ninja was scripted by the Patriots to recreate the Shadow Moses Incident.

• Raiden, who was granted the high-frequency blade from Olga. Specific reason for wearing the suit are currently unknown, but it is known that Raiden was injured badly and only bits and pieces of his original body remain intact (such as his head and spine). It also appears he does not wear the suit to conceal his identity like the others have.

[edit] Playable appearances

Although, the Cyborg Ninja has never been a playable in any of the main MGS games, he's been featured as a playable character in the expanded versions of the games.

• In the VR Disc portion of Metal Gear Solid: Integral, the Ninja is playable in three specialized missions, all taking place in the same storehouse. The goals are comprised of destroying several straw targets, killing several Genome Soldiers and assassinating Solid Snake, who's disguised as a Genome Soldier from the neck downward. These same missions are also available in Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions/Special Missions.

• In Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, Gray Fox's exoskeleton is an alternate outfit for Raiden.

Metal Gear Solid Characters

Solid Snake — Meryl Silverburgh Roy Campbell — Naomi Hunter — Mei Ling Liquid Snake — Revolver Ocelot — Psycho Mantis — Sniper Wolf — Decoy Octopus — Vulcan Raven Nastasha Romanenko — Master Miller — Hal Emmerich Donald Anderson — Kenneth Baker — Jim Houseman Cyborg Ninja — Big Boss

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty Characters

Solid Snake — Otacon — Revolver Ocelot — Sergei Gurlukovich Olga Gurlukovich — Scott Dolph — Liquid Snake — Colonel Raiden — Vamp — Iroquois Pliskin — Fortune Fatman — Peter Stillman — Richard Ames — Solidus Snake Cyborg Ninja — Rosemary — Emma Emmerich — President Johnson