Sons of Liberty (terrorist faction)

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The Sons of Liberty were a terrorist faction led by Solidus Snake. Other members included Olga Gurlukovich, Revolver Ocelot, Vamp, Fortune and Fatman. The Gurlukovich Mercenaries were also assisting the group as operational support. In reality, the Sons of Liberty were merely stand-ins for the Sons of Big Boss, the terrorist group that seized Shadow Moses.

[edit] Big Shell Takeover

The Big Shell, an offshore oil cleaning facility off the coast of Manhattan, was seized by the Sons of Liberty on April 29, 2009. They assumed control of the facility in order to get their hands on Arsenal Gear, which contained an artificIal intelligence program known as GW. Solidus planned to decode GW in order to discover the identities of the Patriots and launch a nuclear weapon in the skies above Manhattan, thus causing a gigantic electromagnetic pulse – effectively "unplugging" Manhattan and leading it to become a free republic. However, the entire plan was being manipulated by Ocelot's intervention.

Thirty hostages, including President Johnson, were being held captive in the Big Shell. Solidus demanded a massive ransom to cover his real plans, or he would detonate the Shell and therefore horribly contaminate the ecosystem beyond immediate repair. A lone "FOXHOUND" recruit, Raiden, was sent in to thwart the plot. In reality, Raiden was sent in by the Patriots. The entire Big Shell incident was scripted and manipulated by the Patriots to mold Raiden into the perfect soldier, much like Solid Snake.

Once it was revealed that the entire Big Shell crisis was scripted, the Sons of Liberty group were considered disbanded. In actuality, every named member, save for Vamp, Ocelot, and Johnny Sasaki were killed during the incident.

[edit] Groups involved in The Sons of Liberty

• Gurlukovich Mercenaries

• Arsenal Tengu
• Solidus's Secret Service

• Dead Cell

[edit] Military Hardware

• At least two KA-60 Kasatkas
• AV-80 Harrier II
• Metal Gear RAY Marine Prototype
• Cypher
• Rail Gun
• C4 explosives
• Semtex explosives
• AKS-74u (standard weapon of Strut 1 Core guards)
• AN94 (standard weapon for most Gurlukovich soldiers)
• SPAS-12 (standard weapon for attack squads)
• Arsenal Gear

• Mass-Produced Metal Gear RAY units x 25
• P90 (standard firearm of Arsenal Tengu squads)
• High Frequency Blades (Arsenal Tengu standard weapons)