Decoy Octopus
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| Nationality | Mexican |
| Affiliations | FOXHOUND |
| Current status | Dead |
| Game series | Metal Gear Solid |
| Appears in | Metal Gear Solid |
| First game | Metal Gear Solid |
Decoy Octopus is the impersonation expert and mimic of the FOXHOUND unit. He, with the rest of his unit, went rogue during the Shadow Moses incident.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early Life
There is very little that is known about Decoy Octopus. He was born in Mexico, and at some point in his life, he had his nose, ears, and cheekbones shaved down to make disguising himself easier, as well as having his hairline shaved back to ease mimicking different hairstyles. Early in his life, he worked as a body double in Hollywood for some time, until he was approached by the CIA, and thus began his life as a FOXHOUND operative.
His talent for disguise is furthered by his fluency in approximately a dozen languages. After missions Decoy Octopus quite often needed sensory deprivation treatment, in order to restore his original personality. While mimicking someone, Decoy Octopus will even go as far as to swapping out his blood for that of the subject he is mimicking. In his mind, he not only takes on a disguise, but he becomes that very person.
[edit] Shadow Moses Incident
Decoy Octopus was one of the FOXHOUND operatives who took part in the revolt under Liquid Snake's leadership. When Solid Snake infiltrated Shadow Moses Island, he met the DARPA Chief Donald Anderson before he dies right in front of Snake's eyes. As Snake progresses with his mission, he later finds a corpse of Donald Anderson, but notices that has been drained of its blood, and showing days worth of decomposition, yet the DARPA Chief only died a few hours before.
As it turns out, the man whom Snake thought was Anderson was actually Decoy Octopus in disguise. Donald Anderson was an enemy target that Snake was to unknowingly eliminate by the FOXDIE virus through general proximity exposure. However, because of the blood transfusion that likely took place to complete Decoy's transformation into the DARPA Chief, Decoy was made vulnerable to the effects of the virus. After only coming into contact with Snake for a short time, the FOXHOUND operative Decoy Octopus was killed by FOXDIE's simulated heart attack.
It is speculated that Decoy Octopus may have had no intention of fighting Snake personally. Therefore, it is reasonable to presume that Octopus may set the trap of heavily armed guards waiting for Snake in ambush. The real corpse of the DARPA Chief is the rotting cadaver that Snake finds in prison. Anderson had been killed several days before the start of the mission (and the game), and his blood was drained and swapped with Octopus's blood while he was in disguise.
The body of Decoy Octopus was later retrieved by Vulcan Raven and given a customary burial.
[edit] Trivia
- He is the only member of FOXHOUND that Snake doesn't fight.
- He is seen in his normal appearance only once, but his normal voice isn't heard
- He is the only FOXHOUND operative whose primary specialties aren't in combat, hence, he doesn't end up fighting Snake.
| Metal Gear Solid Characters |
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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 |
