FOX
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FOX (Force Operation X) was a military group in the United States of America affiliated with the CIA. It was led by Major Zero during the Cold War. The unit was specifically designed to handle top secret Sneaking and Infiltration missions and possibly other black-ops. It's most notable operative was Naked Snake (a.k.a Big Boss) who was only with the unit for a short time.
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[edit] Known Members
(circa 1964):
- Major Zero
- Naked Snake
- Para-medic
- Sigint
- The Boss (never officially stated as a member, however she was brought on board for the Virtuous Mission in order to help Snake).
(circa 1970):
[edit] History
No-one knows the exact time FOX was formed. The earliest operation on record is in 1964, and was known as the Virtuous Mission. New FOX operative Naked Snake was sent into Tselinoyarsk in order to rescue Russian scientist Sokolov. However, due to interference from legendary soldier The Boss (who defected to Volgin's side, taking Sokolov and two Davy Crocketts with her) the mission was a failure.
[edit] Operation Snake Eater
Their next mission was only a few weeks later. This time, Snake was sent into rescue Sokolov but was also directed to destroy Sokolov's Shagohod, and kill The Boss along with the members of her Cobra Unit. Over the next few days Snake managed to infiltrate Groznyj Grad with the help of EVA. Although he failed to rescue Sokolov, the Shagohod was destroyed and Volgin and the Cobra Unit were killed. Snake also managed to get his hands on The Philosophers Legacy, a gigantic sum of money amassed by the "three super powers" during the Second World War which Volgin had illegally inherited. However, the Legacy was stolen from Snake by EVA after the operation (it later turned out that copy of the Legacy was a fake). Despite this, Snake returned home a hero, and was awarded the title of Big Boss. The immense emotional trauma of having to kill his old mentor drove Big Boss to retire from FOX shortly afterwards, and become a mercenary for hire.
Sometime after Big Boss had left the unit, Major Zero, Mr. Sigint and Para-Medic all went their separate ways. Sigint started up ARPAnet in 1969, and Para-medic went onto create the first ever Para-Medic unit in 1970.
Then, in 1960, the FOX unit was being commanded by Gene, who lead the team to South America to take over a secret base where a new type of nuclear weapon was being developed.
[edit] San Hieronymo Takeover
FOX, after taking over San Heironymo, captured Big Boss in order to find the missing half of The Philosophers Legacy thinking he had it. There, Big Boss met Roy Campbell and the two started a revolt among the Red Army (who FOX were using to help control the Peninsula) and recruited soldiers over to their side. Getting into contact with Sigint and Para-medic, Big Boss discovered the they, along with Major Zero, were all being convicted off treason and were accused with leading FOX's revolt. Big Boss and Campbell went on to eliminate the members of FOX along with their secret weapon, Metal Gear.
Afterwards, FOX was officially disbanded. A year later, Big Boss gave a home for all of the soldiers he had recruited and formed FOXHOUND.
