The End
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| Real name | Vladimir |
| Nationality |  Russian
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| Affiliations | Member of the member Cobra Unit |
| Current status | Deceased |
| Appears in | Metal Gear Solid 3 |
| English voice actor | Grant Albrecht |
| Japanese voice actor | Osamu Saka |
The End appears in the game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. He is the "Ancient Sniper" of the Cobra Unit.
Born in the early 1860s, The End is over 100 years old during the events of the game, set in 1964. He is a veteran of countless wars, and is considered to be the world's greatest sniper, as he originated all sniping techniques. He is said to never require a spotter, and can stay in the same prone sniping position without moving for days at a time. This is partially because he is an apparent autotroph - the energy provided by the photosynthetic moss that grows inside and outside of his body lets him go long periods without food or water. The End also wears false teeth.
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[edit] Battle with Snake
As with the other members of the Cobra unit, his codename signifies the emotion he feels while on the battlefield. Because he is very old and incredibly close to death, he will often fall asleep during a battle. His closest companion, a parrot, will, in this case, wake him up. The parrot acts as The End's spotter. By killing it, The End finds it much more difficult to track Snake's movements. However, this makes him become more aggressive.
The End is also an expert on camouflage. His uniform is a standard sniper ghillie suit, and the sniping positions he chooses conceal him well. When in a prone position, he becomes "one" with the area - his body temperature lowers so that it is close to that of the surrounding foliage. This makes spotting him with thermal goggles difficult. Additionally, when The End's stamina drops dangerously low, he will call forth the sun's rays and recover half his stamina quickly.
He is armed with a Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle that fires tranquilizer rounds. He also uses stun grenades when Snake gets too close to him. If Snake's stamina depletes in the course of battle, a cutscene will play where Snake slowly succumbs to the effect of the tranquilizer. Snake then wakes up in the opened jail cell of Graniny Gorki.
The End battles Naked Snake in a long sniper duel in an area spanning three "zones"--Sokrovenno South, West, and North. It is a thick forest, divided into a river, a plateau, and a clearing.
Eventually, Snake defeats The End. Before he dies, he gives a speech saying thanks to the forest for giving him the strength for his 'final hunt'. Before activating his micro-bomb, he says, "I can return to the forest at last" and that he has no regrets.
[edit] Alternatives to Battling The End
Alternatively, The End can be killed on the Warehouse Docks after you exit the cave where you battle The Pain. He can be killed with one shot to the head from the SVD sniper rifle if you are fast enough. In order to do so, you must make a detour to the left on the river before reaching the main route. There are only two guards to look out for, and the SVD is in the weapons shed to the right of the map. Have it out as the main weapon and enter the northern area. After the cutscene, take it out and aim for The End who should be directly in front of you without looking for him. If you successfully hit and kill him, he will groan "The End..." and explode, sending one of the wheels of his wheelchair off into the distance. If you don't move, Snake will be directly hit by the wheel. The guards in the area also go into an immediate Caution status. If you miss, a red "!" will appear above The End's head, and he will quickly wheel himself offscreen.
Another more interesting way to kill him, if you can call it killing him, is to reach The End, save the game, then turn the game off. When you turn it back on, change the time on the system 7+ days after the time you encountered him. When you load the saved game, there will be a cutscene where Snake sneaks up from behind him and learns that The End died from old age. If the game is saved and loaded before seven days have passed, Snake will wake up only to be shot from behind by The End. Snake will then wake up inside the open jail cell in Graniny Gorki.
[edit] To Obtain the Moss Camo
First, sneak up on The End from behind very slowly, using the D-Pad to sneak, and hold him up. He should get on his stomach, and at this point you should aim at one of the sweet spots. Normally, he'll refuse to give up anything, teasing you with "I don't think so!" After a few more times, he'll give up and throw out his special camo. Other times, he'll throw out a "grab bag" of ammunition and food items.
[edit] See Also
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Characters |
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Naked Snake — Major Zero — Para-Medic — Sigint The Boss — Colonel Volgin — Ocelot — EVA The Pain — The Fear — The Fury — The End — The Sorrow |
