Iroquois Pliskin
Old Snake
Legendary Mercenary
The Legendary Soldier
Son of Big Boss
Nationality
American
Affiliations
Green Berets
FOXHOUND
CIA
The Pentagon
Philanthropy
Occupation
Soldier
Special forces operative
Mercenary
Musher
Current status
Alive (as of 2014)
Born
1972
Age
42 as of 2014
Eye color
Blue, later blue gray [1]
Hair color
Brown, later gray
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Height
182 cm [1][3] (2005-2014)
Weight
63.5 kg[1] (2014)
Solid Snake (real name David,[4][5] commonly referred to as Snake, and later referred to as Old Snake), was a former spy, special operations soldier and mercenary. He was a product of the Les Enfants Terribles project and "son" of legendary soldier, Big Boss, along with his "brothers" Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake.
Possessing an IQ of 180 and fluent in six languages,[6] including English and French,[7] he was known as "the man who makes the impossible possible" and his exploits made him into a living legend among the military black ops. Initially a Green Beret, Snake was later inducted into High-Tech Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND during the early 1990s while it was under the leadership of Big Boss. Repeatedly tasked with disarming and destroying the latest incarnation of Metal Gear, a bipedal nuclear weapon-armed mecha, Snake would thrice avert potential nuclear catastrophe, becoming a famed war hero.
After 2005 and subsequent manipulation campaign by the Patriots, the secret organization behind American politics, Snake became labeled a terrorist. He faked his own death in 2007, although he would later emerge to assist Raiden in 2009. After that, his cells would enter a state of accelerated aging, causing his health to decline. The cause of his rapid aging was explained by Naomi Hunter, who examined Snake and determined that it was caused by planned genetic changes during the cloning process.
In 2014, Snake performed his final mission, during which he took down Liquid Ocelot and destroyed the Patriots. After a final conversation with Big Boss, Snake chose to live his last days at peace.
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