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'''Camp Shelby''' is a military post approximately 15 miles south of [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]], on [[United States Highway 49]]. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation, has a long history of serving the country and is considered by many as “a national treasure.” During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the [[U.S. Army Forces Command]] (FORSCOM). Camp Shelby Training Site is the largest reserve component training site, covering 136,000 acres, allowing up to battalion level maneuver training, Gunnery Table 8-12, excellent FA Firing Points and a wide range of support facilities. This is the normal Annual Training ___location for [[National Guard]] and Reserve units located in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennesse. However, units from accross the country use its excellent assets to support a varity of missions. The 2nd BN, 114th FA conducts its gunnery and has the bulk of its combat equipment stored in the Mobilization and Annual Training Equipment Site (MATES) located there.
'''''Metal Gear''''' is a series of [[stealth-based game]]s created by [[Hideo Kojima]] and developed and published by [[Konami]]. The player takes control of an elite military operative (usually [[Solid Snake]]) repeatedly facing off against the latest incarnation of the [[eponym|eponymous]] superweapon, "Metal Gear", a bipedal [[mecha|walking tank]] with [[nuclear weapon|nuclear]] launching capabilities.
Camp Shelby Training Site (CSTS), encompassing over 525 square kilometers, is located in portions of [[Perry County, Mississippi|Perry]] and [[Forrest County, Mississippi|Forrest]] Counties, in south Mississippi. The training site was established during [[World War I]] and it has served almost continuously since then as a training site, not only for the Reserve Components of the Army, but also for the Active Components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The training site consists of a mix of State, [[Department of Defense]], and [[U.S. Forest Service]] lands in the [[DeSoto National Forest]].
Encompassing more than 134,820 acres, Camp Shelby, Mississippi is the largest state-owned and operated field training site in the United States. It is a training ground for the [[M1 Abrams|Abrams M1 Tank]], [[Paladin Howitzers]] and home to the 3rd Brigade 87th Division Training Support. Camp Shelby serves as a training site for National Guardsmen and Reservists from throughout the country hosting as many as 100,000 personnel annually.
Camp Shelby was established in 1917. The Post was named in honor of [[Isaac Shelby]], Indian fighter, Revolutionary War hero and 1st Governor of Kentucky, by the first troops to train here, the [[38th Division]].
==Series overview==
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The games take place in near future scenarios (with the exception of one game) and focus on [[stealth-based game|stealth]] and finesse rather than brute-force combat. The player starts out with few or no weapons at all. On the highest difficulty settings in some of the more recent games, being seen by an enemy even once may result in a game over. Through the course of the game, the hero (either Solid Snake, Raiden or Naked Snake) gathers equipment and weapons to help accomplish his mission objectives, and gathers information by rescuing captives.
In 1934, the State of Mississippi acquired the site for use as a summer camp by the National Guard. Because of Camp Shelby's natural advantages of climate, terrain and ___location, it was reopened in 1940 as a federal installation. Some of the divisions that have trained in Mississippi include the 31st, 37th, 38th, 43rd, 63rd, 65th, 69th, 85th, 94th, and the 99th Divisions.
Metal Gear's purported purpose within the games is to allow a nuclear strike at any ___location with no advance warning and no clues as to who made the attack (unlike the obvious launch of an [[ICBM]]). In principle, this would allow a hostile nation to use nuclear weapons with no fear of nuclear retaliation. While this could be performed adequately with a [[nuclear submarine]], two of the games make a case for the nuclear weapons system. ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake|Metal Gear 2]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s manual claims it expands the operating area of such a strike to include the land. ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s proposal is more robust, with [[Metal Gear REX]] able to perform an uninterceptable strike which cannot be detected until the weapon hits its target.
The famous [[Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team]] and the [[100th Battalion]] trained here in preparation for [[World War II]]. [[Women's Army Corps]] (WAC) units also trained here. The Post contained a large convalescent hospital and had a prisoner of war camp which housed members of the German Afrika Corps.
==The games==
The original ''[[Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' debuted on the [[MSX#MSX_2|MSX2]] computer in [[1987]] in [[Japan]] and [[Europe]]. The game was one of the first games, if not the first, in which using stealth was emphasized over direct confrontation with the enemy. This was due to the MSX hardware's limitations when it came to handling more conventional action games. Many of the series' trademarked aspects were already present, including the wireless communicator used by the player's character. A sequel, ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'', was released in [[1990]] for the MSX2 in Japan only. ''Metal Gear 2'' made numerous enhancements and additions to the game, including a deeper and more developed storyline.
The post closed shortly after the end of World War II. During the [[Korean Conflict]], Camp Shelby was established as an Emergency Railhead Facility.
The ''Metal Gear'' franchise made a comeback in the form of ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' for the [[Sony PlayStation]], adapting the basic premise and gameplay of the first two games in [[3D computer graphics|3D]]. Whereas the first two ''Metal Gear'' titles were only moderately successful, ''Metal Gear Solid'' was a huge hit, selling nearly 15 million copies. This paved the way for similar stealth-based games and at the same time, establishing ''Metal Gear'' as one of Konami's hallmark series.
In the summer of 1954, non-divisional National Guard units trained at Camp Shelby and in 1956, it was designated a permanent training site by Continental Army Command (now Forces Command). Over 5,000 troops were processed through Camp Shelby during Desert Storm Operations.
''Metal Gear Solid'' was followed by two sequels for the [[PlayStation 2]]. ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' in [[2001]] and ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' in [[2004]], each providing further enhancements to the ''Metal Gear'' gameplay.
Camp Shelby is also home to the [[Youth Challenge Program]] (a boot camp for troubled youths)and the [[Mississippi Armed Forces Museum]].
''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' is currently in development, with the tagline "No Place to Hide". It is to be produced by Ken-ichiro Imaizumi and [[Hideo Kojima]] with Kojima also reprising his role as director along with co-director [[Shuyo Murata]]. The game will feature the return of several characters from ''Metal Gear Solid'' and ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''.
===The main games===
The series consists of the following titles (in order of release) in its official [[canon (fiction)|canon]]:
* ''[[Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' ([[MSX#MSX_2|MSX2]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom/NES]]/[[C64]]/[[IBM PC compatible|PC]]/[[Mobile Phone]], [[1987]])
* ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' ([[MSX#MSX_2|MSX2]]/[[Mobile Phone]], [[1990]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' ([[PlayStation]]/[[IBM PC compatible|PC]], [[1998]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' ([[PlayStation 2]], [[2001]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' ([[PlayStation 2]], [[2004]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' ([[Playstation 3]], [[2007]])
===Supplemental editions and remakes===
Since the release of ''Metal Gear Solid'', there have also been various "special edition" products, with additions, improvements, or brand new content. In [[Japan]], the initial versions of the ''Metal Gear Solid'' titles usually feature the original [[Japanese (language)|Japanese]] [[voice acting]], while the updated versions (''Integral'', ''Substance'') contain the [[English (language)|English]] [[dubbing]] from the [[North American]] version in their place.
Additionally, ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' has been remade in a Konami/Silicon Knights coproduction titled ''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]'' (2004), a [[GameCube]] exclusive. This featured fully redubbed [[English (language)|English]] voices, and all-new cutscenes, directed by [[Ryuhei Kitamura]], best known for the Japanese cult action film, ''[[Versus (film)|Versus]]''.
The updated versions are:
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Integral]]'' ([[PlayStation]], [[1999]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions]]'' ([[PlayStation]], [[1999]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance]]'' ([[Xbox]]/[[PlayStation 2]]/[[IBM PC compatible|PC]], [[2002]])
* ''[[The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2]]'' ([[PlayStation 2]], [[2002]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]'' ([[GameCube]], [[2004]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence]]'' ([[PlayStation 2]], [[2005]])
===Other ports and versions===
Shortly, after the release of the original MSX2 version of ''Metal Gear'', Konami released a port of the game for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]] in Japan and its western counterpart, the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It was first version of the game released in North America. The NES version was made without Hideo Kojima's involvement and contained several considerable changes, including different level designs and the removal of the Metal Gear mecha. Hideo Kojima has been quoted as saying the NES/Famicom port of ''Metal Gear'' was changed quite a bit from the original MSX version. It was made without his direction and he, himself, finds the game to be rather challenging. The NES version was the basis of two North American computer ports released in 1990, one for the [[IBM PC]] and the other for the [[Commodore 64]]. The Famicom version was also released for the GameCube in emulated form as part of a Japanese bundle of The Twin Snakes.
In [[2004]], [[mobile phone]] ports of ''Metal Gear'' and ''Metal Gear 2'' based on the original MSX2 versions were released in Japan; they feature (among other changes) new game modes and items. Ports of these two versions are scheluded to be included in the upcoming ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence''.
In [[2000]], Konami released a version of the original ''Metal Gear Solid'' for PC ported by [[Microsoft Game Studios]]. This port was actually based on the ''Integral'' rerelease and contained both, the original game and the ''VR Missions'' disc.
In [[2002]], ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance'' was ported to the [[Xbox]] and PC.
===Non-canonical sequels and spinoffs===
In addition to the core titles listed above, a number of ''Metal Gear'' related titles have appeared through the course of the series that don't follow the main continuity.
The first of these titles was ''[[Snake's Revenge]]'', a [[1990]] NES game that intended to be a sequel to the original ''Metal Gear''. The game was produced in Japan and made specifically for the western market in mind (a Japanese version was never released). Although Hideo Kojima was not involved in the production of the game, Kojima has stated that he liked the game and that it served as his inspiration for ''Metal Gear 2'' (which supplanted ''Snake's Revenge'' as the canonical sequel).
The next non-canonical ''Metal Gear'' title was ''[[Metal Gear: Ghost Babel]]'', a [[Game Boy Color]] game released in [[2000]] and retitled ''Metal Gear Solid'' for its [[English (language)|English language]] release. The game is not actually considered a sequel to any of the previous ''Metal Gear'' titles, although it uses the storyline of the ''Metal Gear'' as a backstory (while ignoring the events of ''Metal Gear 2'' and ''Metal Gear Solid''), picking up seven years after.
In [[2004]], Konami released ''[[Metal Gear Acid]]'' for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. ''Acid'' is not a traditional stealth game like the other ''Metal Gear'' titles, but instead is a [[strategy game]] which combines the stealth elements of the series and [[collectible card game|card]]-based interface. A sequel to ''Metal Gear Acid'' is currently in development.
* ''[[Snake's Revenge]]'' ([[NES]], [[1990]])
* ''[[Metal Gear: Ghost Babel]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]], [[2000]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Acid]]'' ([[PlayStation Portable]], [[2004]])
* ''[[Metal Gear Acid 2]]'' ([[PlayStation Portable]], [[2005]])
==Character groups==
===[[Force Operation X|FOX]]===
Known Operatives: [[Naked Snake]] (aka Big Boss), [[Major Zero]], [[Para-Medic]], [[Sigint (Metal Gear)|Sigint]].
===[[FOXHOUND]]===
Known Operatives: [[Big Boss]] (Commander), [[Gray Fox (Metal Gear)|Gray Fox]] (aka Frank Jaeger & Deepthroat), [[Roy Campbell (Metal Gear)|Roy Campbell]] (replaced Big Boss), George Kessler, [[Naomi Hunter]] (chief of medical staff, and in charge of gene therapy), McDonnel Benedict [[Master Miller|"Master" Miller]] (instructor), [[Solid Snake]], [[Liquid Snake]], [[Revolver Ocelot]] (also known as Shalashaska and ADAM - double-agent, secretly employed by other forces), [[Sniper Wolf]], [[Vulcan Raven]], [[Psycho Mantis]] and [[Decoy Octopus]].
Pseudo-Operatives: AI Roy Campbell (an AI reproduction of Col. Campbell by supercomputer GW) and [[Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 2)|Raiden]] (aka Jack - believes he is in FOXHOUND, but is actually being manipulated by [[The Patriots]] and the AI Campbell).
===[[Dead Cell]]===
Known Operatives: Commander Reginald Jackson, [[Fortune (Metal Gear)|Fortune]] (Helena Dolph-Jackson), [[Vamp (Metal Gear)|Vamp]] and [[Fatman (Metal Gear)|Fatman]]. They are later under the command of [[Solidus Snake]] (former President George Sears). Two other members were killed six months prior to the events of the Plant Chapter of Metal Gear Solid 2: Old Boy and China Man. These two characters are from the Metal Gear Solid-themed webcomic [http://www.gigaville.com The Last Days of Foxhound] however, and not part of cannon.
===[[Outer Heaven]]===
Known Operatives (mercenary force): Shotgunner (former [[Spetznaz]] operative), Machine Gun Kid (former [[Special Air Service|SAS]] operative), Fire Trooper (former [[Grenzschutzgruppe 9|GSG9]] operative), "Arnold" (TX-11 cyberoid units), Coward Duck (former terrorist leader).
===[[Zanzibar Land]]===
Known Operatives (mercenary force): Black Color (high-tech ninjas, formerly from NASA special forces), Running Man (former terrorist leader), Red Blaster (former Spetznaz), Ultra Box (former members of [[Underwater Demolition Team|UDT]], GSG9 and SAS), Predator (former "Reccies" operative) and Night Sight (former "Whispers" operative).
===Black Chamber===
Known Operatives: Black Arts Viper, Marionette Owl, Slasher Hawk and Pyro Bison. Note that these characters are from the non-canonical game [[Metal Gear: Ghost Babel]], and therefore have no relation to the main storyline.
===[[Cobra unit]]===
Known Operatives: [[The Boss]], [[The Sorrow]], [[The Pain]], [[The Fear]], [[The Fury]], and [[The End (Metal Gear)|The End]].
===Gurlukovich Mercenaries===
Known Operatives: Col. Sergei Gurlukovich and [[Olga Gurlukovich]]. Other operatives were named after contest winners, by Konami.
===Civilians===
Kenneth Baker (ArmsTech Inc.), [[Otacon|Hal Emmerich]] ([[Metal Gear REX]] designer), [[Emma Emmerich|Emma "E.E." Emmerich]] ([[Arsenal Gear]] "GW" designer), Dr. Drago Petrovich Madnar (TX-55 Metal Gear and Metal Gear D inventor), Elen Madnar (Petrovich's daughter), Rosemary (Raiden's girlfriend & data analyst), Peter Stillman (former NYPD bomb expert), Yosef Norden (animal expert) and Dr. Kio Marv (OILIX inventor).
===Foreign agents===
Jennifer (Outer Heaven Resistance), Kyle Schneider (Outer Heaven Resistance) and Diane (Outer Heaven Resistance), [[Johnny Sasaki]] (Mercenary - survived Shadow Moses AND Big Shell with only an injured pride and diarrhea), Johnny (Soviet Soldier - father of Johnny Sasaki, see him in 1964 during MGS3), Natasha Markova (former [[StB]] agent, assigned to protect Dr. Marv).
===Misc. U.S. Government agents===
Donald Anderson ([[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency|DARPA]], Chief of Operations), [[Nastasha Romanenko]] (nuclear weapons specialist), [[Mei Ling]] (communications expert), Jim Houseman (former Secretary of Defense), [[Meryl Silverburgh]] (Next-Generation Special Forces), Col. Scott Dolph (Marines), James Johnson (U.S. President), Holly White (CIA / Journalist), and Col. Richard Ames ([[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]], [[The Patriots]]).
===ACUA Troops===
(Metal Gear Ac!d)
These soldiers are products of a secret experiment developed somewhere in Africa. They are also know as "Human Weapons," as they have no feelings or mercy. These soldiers become controlled by the Neoteny (No. 16) after ingesting a considerable amount of ACUA.
Only those who are "Name-Knowers" can be controlled by the Neoteny.
===Philanthropy===
*Known Operatives: Solid Snake & Otacon.
*Possible Operatives: Raiden, Rose, Meryl Silverburgh, Mei Ling & Nastasha Romanenko
==Storylines== (Chronological Order)
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===''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''===
Set in [[1964]] at the height of the [[Cold War]], this game follows Naked Snake - the man who will become Big Boss - into the [[Soviet]] jungle to recover a scientist who has been working on a new type of tank that can fire a nuclear missile. It is heavily influenced by the style of [[James Bond]] movies, from the plentiful love interests to the classic visual style of the opening credits.
The plot of ''Snake Eater'' provides closure to the series (some trailers called it the last in the "''Metal Gear Solid'' trilogy"), resolving many hanging plot points raised in earlier titles. For example, the role of The Patriots in the story arc, raised in ''MGS2'', and the transformation of Big Boss from hero to renegade with the creation of Outer Heaven, which underpins the first two titles, are explained. There are several references to actual events in the series' past, as well as a very detailed background on Ocelot's role in the whole ''Solid'' series.
===''[[Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]''===
In [[1995]], 200km north of Galzburg, the South African nation of Outer Heaven is held by a mysterious mercenary. Word had gotten out to the western world that deep within the Outer Heaven stronghold, that a weapon of mass destruction was being constructed. Government officials orders the high-tech Special Forces squad, FOXHOUND, to infiltrate the fortress, access the situation and neutralize the threat. Known as operation "Intrude N313," FOXHOUND operative Gray Fox infiltrated the Outer Heaven stronghold. Days later, contact with Gray Fox is lost. His last transmission reads "METAL GEAR..."
Another operative, the rookie Solid Snake, is ordered by FOXHOUND leader Big Boss to find the missing operative Gray Fox, and carry out his mission. Upon infiltrating Outer Heaven, Snake discovers the advanced nuclear weapon system Metal Gear, and learns from its imprisoned creator how to destroy it. Snake succeeds after a series of gruelling battles with the mercenary forces which defend Outer Heaven and the sophisticated electronic defenses surrounding Metal Gear itself. It is then that he meets the man who rules Outer Heaven; FOXHOUND's own commander, Big Boss. Big Boss activates the destruct sequence for the fortress, but is defeated by Snake, who escapes as the base crumbles behind him.
===''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]''===
By [[1999]] the Cold War had thawed, and nuclear disarmament by the major world powers promised a bright beginning to the 21st century. Despite this, all was not well in the world. A series of shocks to the oil market spurred the development of new high-tech energy sources, including nuclear fusion power. However, most vehicles still relied on oil for power. A breakthrough solution is presented in Prague by Czech scientist Dr. Kio Marv: a type of algae which can produce petroleum-grade hydrocarbons. However, somewhere between the (presently known as) Czech Republic and the United States, he is kidnapped by forces belonging to the heavily fortified nation of "Zanzibar Land."
Solid Snake is sent in to rescue the scientist. He discovers that the nation's leaders plan to hold the world hostage through both the oil supply (now tied inexorably to Dr. Marv's research) and nuclear weapons (through a new form of Metal Gear). The man in the seat of power in Zanzibar Land is none other than Big Boss, and his newest lieutenant is Snake's old comrade Gray Fox. While Snake succeeds in destroying Metal Gear and bringing down Big Boss, he finds the blood of his best friend on his hands. Upon completing the mission, Snake leaves the military and disappears into the Alaskan wilderness to seek isolation and solitude.
===''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''===
Sometime in February 2005, [[Solid Snake]] is called out of retirement by his old commanding officer Roy Campbell, and given a new mission. Apparently, the Special Forces unit FOXHOUND and the Next Generation Special Force was conducting a training exercise on Shadow Moses Island in [[Alaska]]'s Fox Archipelago when the unit suddenly revolted against the [[United States|U.S.]] government. Their demands include the remains of the legendary mercenary Big Boss, and they threaten a nuclear strike within twenty-four hours if their demands are not met. Snake is given two objectives: first, to infiltrate the nuclear weapons disposal facility and rescue [[DARPA]] Chief Donald Anderson and Kenneth Baker, the President of ArmsTech. Secondly, he must stop the terrorists from launching a nuclear strike.
Solid Snake defeats or otherwise neutralizes most of FOXHOUND and the other terrorists in battle while Decoy Octopus, Baker and Liquid Snake die from a specially engineered assassination virus called 'FOXDIE' (Solid Snake was the carrier of the virus). Snake also learns of his origins as a genetic son of Big Boss, and also as a genetic twin of Liquid Snake. Solid Snake, Meryl Silverburg, and Dr. Hal Emmerich are officially recorded as dead after the events on Shadow Moses Island; the recorded outcome of the only other physical survivor, Revolver Ocelot, is most likely unchanged due to his "Top Secret" status. Incidentally, the Metal Gear in this game is named [[Metal Gear REX]], and resembles a Tyrannosaurus Rex in some respects.
This game was later remade as ''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]'' in 2004, as is noted above.
===''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''===
====[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty#Tanker Chapter|Tanker Chapter]]====
''Metal Gear Solid 2'' opens on the [[George Washington Bridge]] in [[New York City]], two years after the events of ''Metal Gear Solid''. Solid Snake, now a member of the [[non-governmental organization|NGO]] Philanthropy, is investigating the development of a new Metal Gear, consistently described only as having been designed to "wipe the floor with all the other models." The new Metal Gear model is being transported for testing by the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] following the proliferation of [[Metal Gear REX]]'s blueprints. Shortly after Snake's arrival to the aptly named [[Tanker (ship)|oil tanker]] "Discovery," a large group of Russian terrorists hijack the ship. These troops are later identified to be under the command of Sergei Gurlukovich, the [[GRU]] commander that Liquid Snake was scheduled to sell the plans for Metal Gear REX to after the events of ''Metal Gear Solid''. After sneaking up to the bridge of the ship, Snake must fight off Olga Gurlukovich, daughter of Sergei. After achieving victory, Solid Snake steals his way down to the holds in order to record pictures of the new Metal Gear. The Metal Gear in question is found out to be Metal Gear RAY, an amphibious prototype. The mission rapidly goes from bad to worse as Revolver Ocelot murders Sergei Gurlukovich, sinks the tanker, and steals Metal Gear RAY.
Incidentally, [[Revolver Ocelot]] is sporting a new right arm after a his heated conflict with Solid snake in [[Metal Gear Solid]]; it is revealed that the arm is that of the late Liquid Snake via a change of personality in Revolver Ocelot's demeanor and behavior.
====[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty#Plant Chapter|Plant Chapter]]====
The player finds himself in control of [[Raiden (Metal Gear)|Raiden]], supposedly operating under FOXHOUND two years after the Tanker Chapter. His mission is revealed to be to rescue the [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] and other hostages from the "[[Big Shell]]" facility off of the shorline of [[New York City]] from the anti-terrorist group [[Dead Cell]], who are calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" and claiming to be led by Solid Snake. Raiden enters through an oil fence while SEAL Team 10 enters by air as a distraction from Raiden's infiltration. During Raiden's mission he meets with the self-proclaimed Lt. Junior Grade Iroquois Pliskin as well as Peter Stillman, a bomb disposal expert that was brought in with the SEALs; and a Cyborg Ninja imitating Gray Fox's ninja persona but calling himself Mr. X.
It is revealed that the Solid Snake leading Dead Cell is in fact [[Solidus Snake]], a third clone from [[Big Boss]], and that Iroquois Pliskin is the real Solid Snake in disguise. It is later revealed that the Big Shell (and the sinking of the oil tanker) was merely a cover-up for the development of "[[Arsenal Gear]]", an amphibious mobile fortress defended by a fleet of massly produced unmanned variants of [[Metal Gear RAY]] as well as a large payload of missles. Through meeting with [[Emma Emmerich]] ([[Otacon]]'s half-sister), Raiden discovers that Arsenal Gear was secretly built as part of a conspiracy by the [[Illuminati]]-like [[The Patriots|"Patriots"]] to further their control over the public interests. It carries a [[Artificial neural network|neural network]] of supercomputers facilitated by several AIs, two of which are named "GW" and "JFK", which is designed to monitor, block, and tamper with Internet communications, in order to further the totalitarian agenda of "The Patriots." By the end of ''Metal Gear Solid 2'' all of the members of Dead Cell (and Peter Stillman) are dead (with the exception of Vamp), Liquid Snake's personality seems to have competely dominated Ocelot's body. The end of ''Metal Gear Solid 2'' answers few of the questions raised by MGS1, and brings up even more.
===''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]''===
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (commonly abbreviated MGS4) will be the latest iteration in the Metal Gear series of stealth-based games, as announced by Konami in March 2005.
Using the "No place to hide" motto and the theme of "Senses", the game is set to be produced by Kenichiro Imaizumi, with series creator Hideo Kojima co-directing the game with Shuyo Murata. It is being developed by Kojima Productions (a newly-formed subsidiary of Konami) for the PlayStation 3.
In the recent trailer released by Kojima Productions, the phrase, "X YEARS SINCE BIG SHELL" is shown, both confirming that the game will take place after the events of MGS2 and sparking debate on how many years after the Big Shell Incident the game will be set.
Some fans speculate that the "X" is a use of the Roman Numeral for Ten, meaning that the game would take place in 2019 when Snake is 47 years old. It is thought that his old age is a side effect of advanced cell degeneration. However, this is disputed, as the Japanese captions displayed on the trailer read "あのビッグシェル事件から数年後..." (ano Big Shell jiken kara suunen go...), which translates to "Several years after the Big Shell incident" in English. This would indicate that the X is simply a variable, employed in an effort to retain a shrowd of secrecy over the game's details rather than the roman numeral.
==External links==
===Official===
*[http://www.metalgearsolid.com Official ''Metal Gear Solid'' Series Site]
*[http://www.konami.jp Konami Entertainment]
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/kojima_pro/ Kojima Productions]
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/metalgear ''Metal Gear Solid'' (Japanese)]
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/integral ''Metal Gear Solid: Integral'' (Japanese)]
*[http://www.mgspc.com ''Metal Gear Solid'' (PC version)]
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/ghostbabel/ ''Metal Gear: Ghost Babel'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs2/ ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs2_sub/ ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs2pc/ ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance'' (PC version)]
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs_tts/ ''Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs3/ ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/kojima_pro/english/003.html ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mga ''Metal Gear Acid'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/kojima_pro/english/002.html ''Metal Gear Acid 2'']
*[http://www.konami.jp/gs/kojima_pro/japanese/mgs4_01.html ''Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'']
===Fansites===
*[http://geocities.com/muni_shinobu/mg/ Muni Metal Gear] - Production notes, rare information, and guides for the entire series
*[http://freewebs.com/outerheavenresistance/ Outer Heaven Resistance] - An extensive Metal Gear fansite
*[http://metalgearforever.homestead.com/metalgear.html METAL GEAR FOREVER] - A site that claims to cover the entire saga, and relies heavily on pictures.
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,380/ ''Metal Gear Series''] at [[MobyGames]]
*[http://s3.invisionfree.com/mgsforums MGSForums.com] - A ''Metal Gear Solid'' discussion forum.
*[http://theotherside.gamingsource.net/ The Other Side: Legacy of Solid Snake] - Contains a lot of ''MGS'' media.
*[http://junkerhq.net/kojima.html Junker HQ] - A detailed site with a lot of info on all of Hideo Kojima's work.
*[http://www.yojishinkawa.com/ Yoji Shinkawa Fan page] - Has a lot of useful information on the ''Metal Gear Solid'' artist
*[http://www.metal-gear.net/ Metal Gear.Net] - One of the oldest site with a mostly inactive community.
*[http://mgc.technoized.com/index.html Metal Gear Classics] - A site with information on the older Metal Gear games.
*[http://metalgear.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page Metal Gear Wiki] - Metal Gear Wiki on all things to do with the Metal Gear Series
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