Jim Houseman
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| Jim Houseman | |
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| Nationality |  American
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| Affiliations | U.S. Armed Forces The Patriots U.S. Government |
| Occupation | U.S. Secretary of Defense |
| Current status | Deceased |
| Hair Colour | Blond |
| Appears in | Metal Gear Solid |
| Created by | Hideo Kojima |
| Designed by | Yoji Shinkawa |
| English voice actor | William Basset |
| Japanese voice actor | Tomohisa Aso |
Jim Houseman (ジム・ハウスマン Jimu Hausuman?) was the United States Secretary of Defense and served as the mission controller during the Shadow Moses Incident via AWACS.
[edit] Early Career
In the 1970s, Houseman served as a General in the United States Military. It was in this position that he, along with President Richard Nixon, were both involved in the Patriots funded Les Enfants Terribles project. Both Houseman and the President were in attendance as the surrogate mother gave birth to the first two sons of Big Boss: Solid Snake and Liquid Snake, however, it is unknown whether Houseman knew the identity of the third son, George Sears, during his time as Secretary of Defense.
[edit] FOXHOUND Rebellion
He orchestrated the Shadow Moses Operation in order to secure the MO Disk with the Metal Gear REX data, although he also had a genuine concern for his friend, Donald Anderson, who was taken hostage during the incident. When Snake destroyed REX, he put Colonel Campbell under arrest and ordered a nuclear strike over the disposal facility to cover up the incident, which would've destroyed the entire island and everyone in it, including Solid Snake and Liquid Snake. However, the proposed nuclear strike never occured, as Houseman was forcefully relieved of his duties by Richard Ames under orders from the Patriots, who were against the strike. Instead, Campbell was exonerated from the charges as full blame was laid on Houseman for the incident.
After the Shadow Moses Incident, Houseman reportedly suffered from an apparent nervous breakdown and died from a self-inflicted gunshot. However, it is implied in Nastasha Romanenko's book, In the Darkness of Shadow Moses, that his death might have actually been an assassination covered up as suicide due to his refusal for taking the fall.
