Enemy soldiers
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Every Metal Gear game has its own army of enemy soldiers.
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[edit] Types of Enemy Soldiers
[edit] Genome Army
See Genome Army
The Genome Soldiers were a genetically enhanced next generation special forces unit, so called due to the gene therapy they had undergone. Genome soldiers had genes specialized for combat, which improved their senses and skills as a soldier. Because of this, and much to Solid Snake's dismay, most genome soldiers had little to no actual combat experience. Some said that so-called Gulf War Syndrome was partly due to the side effects of Genome Soldier testing.
During the FOXHOUND Rebellion, the genome army served as the army for the renegade FOXHOUND group, although their seemingly willing cooperation was partly due the brainwashing of FOXHOUND member Psycho Mantis.
Following the defeat of the renegade FOXHOUND group at the hands of Solid Snake, the remainder of the genome army were rounded up and imprisoned for treason. Johnny Sasaki, however, somehow managed to avoid this.
They appeared in Metal Gear Solid.
[edit] Gurlukovich Mercenaries
The Gurlukovich Mercenaries were a Russian mercenary unit founded by ex-GRU colonel Sergei Gurlukovich. It consisted of soldiers who had nowhere to go following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and continuously fought for their country's return to power.
Under the command of Sergei Gurlukovich, the Gurlukovich merenaries assisted he and Ocelot in taking control of the tanker during the Tanker Incident. They then resurfaced two years later in the Big Shell incident, during which time Olga Gurlukovich, who took command of the army following her father's death, leant the army over to the Sons of Liberty to assist them.
After the Big Shell was destroyed, it was presumed that any remaining soldiers perished, although, since their leader Olga was killed, their true fate remains uncertain.
They appeared in Metal Gear Solid 2.
[edit] Arsenal Tengu
The Arsenal Tengu were a special breed of Gurlukovich mercenaries. Several members of the army were trained as such in order to protect the inner sanctums of Arsenal Gear from infiltration and destruction. The Tengu soldiers have masks inside their helmets that can help them breathe in biochemical environments. They can also run faster and are stronger than the normal soldier, due to the artificial tissue they have on their armor.
[edit] KGB
See KGB
The KGB served as enemy soldiers during the Virtuous Mission. Major Ocelot personally killed six of them when he tried to capture Sokolov. The other soldiers likely perished when Volgin launched his nuke at Sokolov's lab.
[edit] Ocelot Unit
The Ocelot Unit were an elite Spetsnaz special forces unit active during the 1960s. Armed with more powerful weapons than the ordinary GRU soldiers, they were very effective at fighting as a team. They were led by none other than Major Ocelot, who would later become Revolver Ocelot.
The KGB and the Ocelot unit appeared in Metal Gear Solid 3.
[edit] PMC
See Private Military Companies
By 2014, PMC (Private Military Companies) were beginning to overtake small armies in terms of firepower and used by larger nations to avoid any political controversy that involves the armed forces of their own. It is also stated that several state armies were being reduced in number due to the effectiveness of the PMC forces. They consisted of "guns-for-hire", which were employed for combat and fought without the thought of countries or ideologies or ethnicity. This was well in tune with the war economy as money was the only thing PMCs fought for. PMCs did not just contain human soldiers, but also utilised technology such as the Gekko, provided by AT Corp.
In 2014, the five largest PMCs on the planet (together equalling the American army in numbers) were owned by a single mother company: Outer Heaven, led by Liquid Ocelot. Logistically, technologically, and tactically advantaged, they were deployed all over the globe with the use of high-tech, high-end technology on the battlefield, and could come in and out of any conflict with minimal casualties. PMCs also were equipped with gear and weaponry used that by the US military itself such as the SCAR rifle, M4A1s (at least in earlier renders), Humvees, Strykers and numerous more.
[edit] FROGS
See FROGS
Whilst technically PMC troopers, FROGS serve outside of commercial PMCs, acting as Liquid's private army. They are an army of elite, all-female soldiers, seen primarily on Liquid's Outer Haven ship. They are occasionally dispatched for specific purposes, such as the retrieval of Naomi from Snake in South America, or to ambush the Rat Patrol in the Middle East.
They appeared in Metal Gear Solid 4.
[edit] Soldier Behavior
Soldiers, as a general standard, carry radios for constant contact with their superiors. In later games, if a player is able to disarm a guard before he calls for help, shoot the radio or jam it with a chaff grenade, then the soldier would not be able to call for reinforcements. However, even if the player manages this, the soldier can still respond by escaping to safer area and then call for reinforcements. Soldiers manning high points are also known to carry binoculars, giving them a better field of vision than others.
Soldiers, in addition to the regular patrols, are also seen in attack squads, which may have slightly different weapons or equipment. Usually seen exclusively in Alert and Evasion mode, these soldiers will swarm the player and either attack him in droves or (in Evasion mode) perform a "clearing", during which they actively fill a room they believe the player is hiding in and aim to expose his hiding place. This will even include checking inside lockers and attacking any cardboard boxes.
Typically, if enough of the attack squads are incapacitated (knocked out, tranquilized, or killed outright,) while the game will still go to Alert Mode on detection, no reinforcements will arrive (due to all such reinforcements being dead or otherwise incapacitated at the time.)
