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| Liquid Snake | |
|---|---|
| Game series | Metal Gear series |
| First game | Metal Gear Solid |
| Created by | Hideo Kojima |
| Designed by | Yoji Shinkawa |
| Voiced by (English) | Cam Clarke |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Banjō Ginga |
| Information | |
| Also known as | Master Miller, Liquid Ocelot |
| Affiliations | FOXHOUND, SAS |
Liquid Snake (voiced by Banjo Ginga in Japanese and Cam Clarke in English) is a recurring antagonist in Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear series.
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Background
Liquid Snake is introduced in Metal Gear Solid as the main antagonist. He is the twin brother of Solid Snake and the second of Big Boss' clones, during the Les Enfants Terribles project in the early 1970s, the only distinguishable appearance between the two being Liquid's darker skin tone. He worked as a sleeper spy for the British SIS, and later became the commanding officer of FOXHOUND as soon as Snake retired.
Metal Gear Solid
Liquid Snake is introduced in Metal Gear Solid as the main antagonist. He is the twin brother of Solid Snake and the second of Big Boss' clones. He and Solid Snake meet for the first time face-to-face in the torture room where the DARPA chief was killed. His ultimate goal is the restoration of Big Boss's "dying wish", in attempts to sever the world from control of the Illuminati organization known as "The Patriots" (as revealed in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots). Liquid battles Snake multiple times throughout the Shadow Moses Incident, such as the Hind D battle, and the battle against Metal Gear REX (after Liquid manipulated Snake in activating the PAL codes via his Master Miller disguise). Though REX was armed and ready, Snake managed to destroy it, though Liquid survived and took Snake to the top of REX where he revealed their own "birth", as a result of the "Les Enfants Terribles" project. Both Liquid and Solid battled hand-to-hand atop REX, before Solid prevailed leaving Liquid for dead. However Liquid survived the fall from REX, and pursued Snake and Meryl (or Otacon under special circumstances) in a jeep chase that resulted in a crash outside the island's facility. Liquid took one last attempt to kill Snake, but before he could, he was killed by FOXDIE. His death left Snake perplexed as to when "[his] time is up".
Metal Gear Solid 2
In Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Liquid's "essence" still exists, returning as a dormant personality that would possess former ally, Revolver Ocelot. This is because Ocelot transplanted Liquid's right arm onto his body, replacing the one that Ocelot lost to the Cyborg Ninja. Liquid would possess Ocelot via the right arm whenever Solid Snake was in the vicinity. His first appearance is when he hijacks Metal Gear RAY during the Tanker Chapter.
During the Plant Chapter of Metal Gear Solid 2, Liquid again possessed Ocelot towards the end, revealing that he was the one who sent the data of Arsenal Gear to Otacon and lured Snake out to the Big Shell, claiming Snake was "the only one who can free [him]". He then set off in RAY to hunt the Patriots, claiming he chose Ocelot as his "host".
Metal Gear Solid 3 & Portable Ops
Liquid appears neither in MGS3 nor Portable Ops, but is referenced once as an undiscovered snake near the end of MGS3 that replenishes to full stamina. He is referenced in Portable Ops as the "son who will bring the world to ruin".
Metal Gear Solid 4 (as Liquid Ocelot)
In Metal Gear Solid 4, he returns under the persona of Liquid Ocelot (voiced by Banjo Ginga in Japanese and Patric Zimmerman in English), having supposedly taking control of the "body once known as Ocelot". However it is revealed that Liquid's possession was only part of Ocelot's plan. As stated above, Ocelot removed Liquid's arm (perhaps due to the fact the 'possessions' by Liquid tended to occur when he was in close proximity to Solid Snake- an issue that would severely impair his ability to enact his plans) and had the latter's personality transplanted from Liquid's corpse onto himself via nanomachines and psychotherapy, becoming wholly Liquid Snake, as opposed to suffering infrequent bouts of Liquid's personality taking over, as a part of his plan to deceive the Patriots and release Big Boss from Zero's captivity. Therefore Liquid's entire second 'existence' as Liquid Ocelot was all a part of Ocelot's plan, who allowed Liquid to control his body so that he would continue his war with the Patriots, knowing that the Patriots would respond in a way he could predict, allowing him to form his plan to rescue Big Boss.
Liquid proceeds throughout to attempt to conquer the Patriots, assimilating SOP and causing a world-wide cease-fire by disabling every weapon in the world, and then stealing Metal Gear REX's railgun in order to fire a stealth nuke from his warship, Outer Haven. Snake succeeds in his mission, uploading the virus to GW and disabling Liquid's railgun, but also unwittingly crashes the Patriot's system. Liquid then reveals, atop Outer Haven, that he forsaw Snake's plan and played him into uploading the virus, believing that the world would be plunged into anarchy without the system in place, recreating his vision of Outer Heaven. He then states they have a 'score to settle' as the last warring sons of Big Boss, and engages Snake in one last fist fight, to see who really is the greater clone. During the fight, Liquid's nanomachine-induced personality begins to crack under the brutality of the battle, with Ocelot's persona slowly regaining control, as evidenced by the drastic changes in fighting styles as the fight progresses. As Snake delivers the final blow, Ocelot's personality surfaces for the first and final time in the game as Liquid finally 'dies', stating 'you're pretty good' along with his trademark gesture, knowing that he has fulfilled his final mission.
Liquid's original corpse, as well as the corpse of Solidus Snake, was used to surgically reconstruct missing pieces onto Big Boss.
Reception
After his appearance in MGS1, Liquid Snake received the "Best Villain" award from IGN.
His "appearance" in MGS4 has been well praised by critics. Before the game's release, fans were disappointed that Liquid Ocelot would not be voiced by Cam Clarke (the voice of Liquid Snake), but instead by Patric Zimmerman (the voice of Revolver Ocelot). However, these protests have gradually declined following the game's release, due to the game's climax essentially summing up the Metal Gear saga, including Ocelot's ploy as Liquid's doppelgänger.
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