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* HilariousInHindsight: In 2020, a Q-anon ConspiracyTheory that claimed the notorious terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots was still alive]] and [[VideoGame/MetalGear that the one killed]] in 2011 [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain was actually just]] a BodyDouble was made infamous after it was endorsed by the then-current [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump POTUS]]. One must wonder how much of the conspiracy theory is based on this series.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In 2020, a Q-anon ConspiracyTheory conspiracy theory that claimed the notorious terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots was still alive]] and [[VideoGame/MetalGear that the one killed]] in 2011 [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain was actually just]] a BodyDouble was made infamous after it was endorsed by the then-current [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump POTUS]]. One must wonder how much of the conspiracy theory is based on this series.
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** The series overall has an ''intensely'' homoerotic tone, with multiple heroic male characters who are TheNotLoveInterest to each other, but also with camera angles and visuals that imply a romantic or erotic reading to these interactions anyway. While many of the villains in the series are DepravedBisexual types, the series usually makes their romantic attractions sympathetic even if the characters' other actions are less so. The games are also [[WidgetSeries deeply weird]] and {{Camp}}, so ''Metal Gear'' has content people can enjoy, even if they usually find the tone of military games to be reminiscent of the beliefs of what the people who bullied you in school.
** Solid Snake is the character most often held up as a gay icon by gamers, in that he's the great hero of the series and very easy to read as gay or bisexual. Otacon's words to Solid Snake - "do you believe love can bloom anywhere, even on a battlefield?" - and Snake's response - "Yeah, I do - I think that at any time, any place, people can fall in love with each other" - are extremely easy to interpret as Otacon and Snake implying that they've fallen for each other, rather than about their female love interests (Wolf and Meryl), especially since Snake says "people" rather than "men and women". Snake gets a female TemporaryLoveInterest and an ImpliedLoveInterest or two, but his most prominent and long-term emotional storyline is his partnership with Otacon, with whom he raises a child; the ending of his storyline has a scene where Otacon promises to stay at his side until death and remember him after, in a way paralleled to the heterosexual wedding that had taken place a little earlier. In ''2'', he has a memorable exchange where he righteously trashes Raiden for displaying some ''extremely'' mild biphobia, with Raiden later insulting Snake by calling him "[[CampGay mincing]]", and a couple of gameplay Easter eggs that reveal Snake's interest in sexy male posters and a crush on the hunky Marine Commandant. Also, he's one of the few masculine characters in games who is designed to look [[MrFanservice sexual]] rather than just attractive, with a leather-strappy, corset-laced costume modelled after lingerie and an extremely prominent ass. When Solid Snake was announced for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' in June, a lot of gaymers delightedly pointed out that of course Solid Snake would be there for Pride Month.
** Ocelot is also highly important to the gay fanbase, in that, despite being introduced as a torturing sadist, he has the most sympathetic storyline of all the villains and is eventually revealed to be very much on the right side of history. His actions to destroy an oppressive social order are motivated by him having fallen in love for Big Boss, giving the impression that he's so monumentally gay he was able to ''destroy the world'' with it. Plus, he's also a fun EvilIsHammy GayCowboy who steals the scene in all of his appearances.
** The Boss is held up as the most virtuous hero in the backstory, is presented as a huge badass, and is considered very attractive among lesbian and bisexual women both in-universe (in the case of Strangelove's canonical love for her) and out.
** Nearly all female characters in the series are popular among lesbians and bi women: Strangelove, Meryl, Olga, Paz, Fortune, Cecile, Sniper Wolf, [=EVA=] and Mei Ling being the most notable. Even Quiet, despite her outfit being criticized for being too {{Stripperific}} and ridiculous, has her lesbian/bi women following, mostly due to her strange behavior and bizzare nature. Lesbians and bi women like these characters because they're varied in both looks and professions, and all of them have their own individual personalities, often with a lot of pathos, which makes them very human and interesting. They're also capable, intelligent and tough, and are either able to go toe-to-toe with Solid Snake or Big Boss, or are straight up better, smarter or more powerful than them. Some of them also look in a way that appeals to lesbians and bi women (Meryl's tomboyishness, Olga's short hair and unshaven armpits, Strangelove's ButchLesbian look and The Boss's crow's feet and musculature).
** Raiden is pretty important to trans fans. He's an androgynous man who by necessity is in an artificial body, and he embraces the strength given to him by that. He has a wife and a kid and is presented as being masculine and cool, but is also gender variant, wearing high heels, long hair, eye makeup and using stripper moves in combat. The fact that two of his most mortal enemies are an attractive but evil sexual predator and a bigoted, KillThePoor senator with beliefs reminiscent of many real-life politicians known for their opposition to LGBT rights, is also extremely cathartic and satisfying for many people in the LGBT community.
** The series overall has an ''intensely'' homoerotic tone, with multiple heroic male characters who are TheNotLoveInterest to each other, but also with camera angles and visuals that imply a romantic or erotic reading to these interactions anyway. While many of the villains in the series are DepravedBisexual types, the series usually makes their romantic attractions sympathetic even if the characters' other actions are less so. The games are also [[WidgetSeries deeply weird]] and {{Camp}}, so ''Metal Gear'' has content people can enjoy, even if they usually find the tone of military games to be reminiscent of the beliefs of what the people who bullied you in school.
** Solid Snake is the character most often held up as a gay icon by gamers, in that he's the great hero of the series and very easy to read as gay or bisexual. Otacon's words to Solid Snake - "do you believe love can bloom anywhere, even on a battlefield?" - and Snake's response - "Yeah, I do - I think that at any time, any place, people can fall in love with each other" - are extremely easy to interpret as Otacon and Snake implying that they've fallen for each other, rather than about their female love interests (Wolf and Meryl), especially since Snake says "people" rather than "men and women". Snake gets a female TemporaryLoveInterest and an ImpliedLoveInterest or two, but his most prominent and long-term emotional storyline is his partnership with Otacon, with whom he raises a child; the ending of his storyline has a scene where Otacon promises to stay at his side until death and remember him after, in a way paralleled to the heterosexual wedding that had taken place a little earlier. In ''2'', he has a memorable exchange where he righteously trashes Raiden for displaying some ''extremely'' mild biphobia, with Raiden later insulting Snake by calling him "[[CampGay mincing]]", and a couple of gameplay Easter eggs that reveal Snake's interest in sexy male posters and a crush on the hunky Marine Commandant. Also, he's one of the few masculine characters in games who is designed to look [[MrFanservice sexual]] rather than just attractive, with a leather-strappy, corset-laced costume modelled after lingerie and an extremely prominent ass. When Solid Snake was announced for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' in June, a lot of gaymers delightedly pointed out that of course Solid Snake would be there for Pride Month.
** Ocelot is also highly important to the gay fanbase, in that, despite being introduced as a torturing sadist, he has the most sympathetic storyline of all the villains and is eventually revealed to be very much on the right side of history. His actions to destroy an oppressive social order are motivated by him having fallen in love for Big Boss, giving the impression that he's so monumentally gay he was able to ''destroy the world'' with it. Plus, he's also a fun EvilIsHammy GayCowboy who steals the scene in all of his appearances.
** The Boss is held up as the most virtuous hero in the backstory, is presented as a huge badass, and is considered very attractive among lesbian and bisexual women both in-universe (in the case of Strangelove's canonical love for her) and out.
** Nearly all female characters in the series are popular among lesbians and bi women: Strangelove, Meryl, Olga, Paz, Fortune, Cecile, Sniper Wolf, [=EVA=] and Mei Ling being the most notable. Even Quiet, despite her outfit being criticized for being too {{Stripperific}} and ridiculous, has her lesbian/bi women following, mostly due to her strange behavior and bizzare nature. Lesbians and bi women like these characters because they're varied in both looks and professions, and all of them have their own individual personalities, often with a lot of pathos, which makes them very human and interesting. They're also capable, intelligent and tough, and are either able to go toe-to-toe with Solid Snake or Big Boss, or are straight up better, smarter or more powerful than them. Some of them also look in a way that appeals to lesbians and bi women (Meryl's tomboyishness, Olga's short hair and unshaven armpits, Strangelove's ButchLesbian look and The Boss's crow's feet and musculature).
** Raiden is pretty important to trans fans. He's an androgynous man who by necessity is in an artificial body, and he embraces the strength given to him by that. He has a wife and a kid and is presented as being masculine and cool, but is also gender variant, wearing high heels, long hair, eye makeup and using stripper moves in combat. The fact that two of his most mortal enemies are an attractive but evil sexual predator and a bigoted, KillThePoor senator with beliefs reminiscent of many real-life politicians known for their opposition to LGBT rights, is also extremely cathartic and satisfying for many people in the LGBT community.
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*DiagnosedByTheAudience: Otacon is socially awkward, rather LiteralMinded (see the Chinese Proverbs in ''Metal Gear Solid 2''), alternates between losing himself in work and retreating into fantasy, has tenuous control over his emotions, and often doesn't seem to have much understanding of other people's motivations. It's not clear how much of this might be some kind of underlying [[UsefulNotes/{{Autism}} Autism Spectrum Disorder]] and how much is stunted development from his troubled childhood.
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* FriendlyFandoms: The ''Franchise/Drakengard'' series, particularly the ''Nier'' sub-series, is often considered a kindred spirit of ''Metal Gear'' despite the different gameplay genre. This is because the two franchises are known for convoluted weirdness and being [[DeconstructorFleet wide-reaching deconstructions]] of many genre conventions. The two series are further united by Creator/PlatinumGames being involved in both at one point thanks to ''Revengeance'' and ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
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* FriendlyFandoms: The ''Franchise/Drakengard'' ''Franchise/{{Drakengard}}'' series, particularly the ''Nier'' sub-series, is often considered a kindred spirit of ''Metal Gear'' despite the different gameplay genre. This is because the two franchises are known for convoluted weirdness and being [[DeconstructorFleet wide-reaching deconstructions]] of many genre conventions. The two series are further united by Creator/PlatinumGames being involved in both at one point thanks to ''Revengeance'' and ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
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* FriendlyFandoms: The ''Franchise/Drakengard'' series, particularly the ''Nier'' sub-series, is often considered a kindred spirit of ''Metal Gear'' despite the different gameplay genre. This is because the two franchises are known for convoluted weirdness and being [[DeconstructorFleet wide-reaching deconstructions]] of many genre conventions. The two series are further united by Creator/PlatinumGames being involved in both at one point thanks to ''Revengeance'' and ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
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* TheWoobie: Nastasha, Otacon, Emma, Meryl, Olga, and Stillman. Also, Gray Fox and Raiden as Cyborg Ninjas.
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** With the amount of times he gets repeatedly shoved through the wringer head first, Otacon may as well be ''the'' Woobie of the series. In chronological order, [[spoiler:Otacon's father nearly used him as a power source for a machine that resulted in his mother's death while he was ''2 years old'', which led to him becoming estranged with his father]]. His father would eventually be DrivenToSuicide when Otacon [[ParentalIncest was seduced by his stepmother]]. His stepsister is almost killed from this as well, which results in him not seeing her again for 10 years. Then, when he finally finds some form of friendship in Sniper Wolf and Snake, the latter mortally kills the former all while Otacon can only watch as she bleeds to death. When he finally meets his stepsister again, [[spoiler:she gets fatally wounded ''meters'' away from him, and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his arms]] right before he has a complete breakdown]]. Then, he finally falls in love with [[spoiler:Naomi, a woman who happens to be terminally ill and is only kept alive by the very technology they were trying to destroy. Naomi proceeds to inject herself with a drug that shuts down the nanomachines in her body in a video call, all while Otacon could do nothing but watch]]. To hammer one final nail in the coffin, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Snake, his best friend and partner since Shadow Moses, [[CloneDegeneration has only six months left to live]]]]. To put simply, [[{{Understatement}} Otacon's life sucks]].
** Nastasha,Otacon, Emma, Meryl, Olga, and Stillman. Also, Gray Fox and Raiden as Cyborg Ninjas.
** Gray Fox and Raiden as CyborgNinjas.
** With the amount of times he gets repeatedly shoved through the wringer head first, Otacon may as well be ''the'' Woobie of the series. In chronological order, [[spoiler:Otacon's father nearly used him as a power source for a machine that resulted in his mother's death while he was ''2 years old'', which led to him becoming estranged with his father]]. His father would eventually be DrivenToSuicide when Otacon [[ParentalIncest was seduced by his stepmother]]. His stepsister is almost killed from this as well, which results in him not seeing her again for 10 years. Then, when he finally finds some form of friendship in Sniper Wolf and Snake, the latter mortally kills the former all while Otacon can only watch as she bleeds to death. When he finally meets his stepsister again, [[spoiler:she gets fatally wounded ''meters'' away from him, and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his arms]] right before he has a complete breakdown]]. Then, he finally falls in love with [[spoiler:Naomi, a woman who happens to be terminally ill and is only kept alive by the very technology they were trying to destroy. Naomi proceeds to inject herself with a drug that shuts down the nanomachines in her body in a video call, all while Otacon could do nothing but watch]]. To hammer one final nail in the coffin, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Snake, his best friend and partner since Shadow Moses, [[CloneDegeneration has only six months left to live]]]]. To put simply, [[{{Understatement}} Otacon's life sucks]].
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* TaintedByThePreview: ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'''s announcement turned the Internet ablaze, mainly because the trailer made it look more akin to ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' or ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' with the ''Metal Gear'' title slapped on it rather than an actual ''Metal Gear'' game. On top of that, the fact that it's a four player co-op game with generic Militaires Sans Frontières soldiers as opposed to a single-player game like the rest of the series. This game's announcement was ''unfavorably'' compared to ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeFederationForce'', a game that pulls a similar trick in the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' franchise. As a result, many believe that [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight the series is doomed without]] Creator/HideoKojima, especially after the controversy with Creator/{{Konami}}.
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* TaintedByThePreview: ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'''s announcement turned the Internet ablaze, mainly because the trailer made it look more akin to ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' or ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' with the ''Metal Gear'' title slapped on it rather than an actual ''Metal Gear'' game. On top of that, the fact that it's a four player co-op game with generic Militaires Sans Frontières soldiers as opposed to a single-player game like the rest of the series. This game's announcement was ''unfavorably'' compared to ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeFederationForce'', a game that pulls pulled a similar trick in the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' franchise.franchise and also got a highly negative response because of it. As a result, many believe that [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight the series is doomed without]] Creator/HideoKojima, especially after the controversy with Creator/{{Konami}}.
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** The franchise also seems to be very popular in Latin America to this day. Many of the most high profile Kojima-centred content creators on [=YouTube=], are from Latin America.
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** There are also some fans who do not consider ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' canon, due to ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' giving such a definitive ending to the series, leading to a feeling of FranchiseZombie with such major stories being retroactively added into the timeline. (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' don’t tend to get this same feeling despite also being released afterward because they are side stories and not full-fledged numbered titles). It also doesn’t help that Creator/DavidHayter got replaced as Snake’s voice actor (which Hayter himself was quite upset about), and Creator/HideoKojima himself left the project partway through as well, leading to a game that felt like its vision was not fulfilled. Still, there are many fans who enjoyed it enough to want to keep it in the timeline despite all of the TroubledProduction elements.
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** There are also some fans who do not consider ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' canon, due to ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' giving such a definitive ending to the series, leading to a feeling of FranchiseZombie with such major stories being retroactively added into the timeline. (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' don’t (''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' doesn’t tend to get this same feeling despite also being released afterward because they are it is a side stories story and not a full-fledged numbered titles).title). It also doesn’t help that Creator/DavidHayter got replaced as Snake’s voice actor (which Hayter himself was quite upset about), and Creator/HideoKojima himself left the project partway through as well, leading to a game that felt like its vision was not fulfilled. Still, there are many fans who enjoyed it enough to want to keep it in the timeline despite all of the TroubledProduction elements.
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* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: Creator/HideoKojima in general not only [[ShownTheirWork shows off his work]] quite a bit (even though some things turn up wrong) but put most of that info into the game. The amount of things found in the CODEC conversations is vast... to say the least. He also loves to play with the the engine even if the feature is absolutely useless. For example, you can find realistic melting ice in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Filipinos really love the ''Metal Gear'' franchise. Even when Konami all but killed off ''Metal Gear'', Filipino fans were determined to keep the memory and legacy of the series alive for newer generations to discover. Even younger generations in the Philippines are familiar with ''Metal Gear'', even without Snake’s return in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. This also overlaps with AmericansHateTingle, as Filipino fans have deeply hated ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'', seeing it as disrespectful to the fans of ''Metal Gear'', Creator/HideoKojima’s fans, and Kojima himself.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Filipinos really love the ''Metal Gear'' franchise. Even when Konami all but killed off ''Metal Gear'', Filipino fans were determined to keep the memory and legacy of the series alive for newer generations to discover. Even younger generations in the Philippines are familiar with ''Metal Gear'', even without Gear'' through being passed through by past generations and watching playthroughs and cutscenes on [=YouTube=], Snake’s return in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' just gave another boost to ''Metal Gear''’s popularity in the country. This also overlaps with AmericansHateTingle, as Filipino fans have deeply hated ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'', seeing it as disrespectful to the fans of ''Metal Gear'', Creator/HideoKojima’s fans, and Kojima himself.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Filipinos really love the ''Metal Gear'' franchise. Even when Konami all but killed off ''Metal Gear'', Filipino fans were determined to keep the memory and legacy of the series alive for newer generations to discover. Even younger generations in the Philippines are familiar with ''Metal Gear'', even without Snake’s return in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. This also overlaps with AmericansHateTingle, as Filipino fans have deeply hated ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'', seeing it as disrespectful to the fans of ''Metal Gear'', Creator/HideoKojima’s fans, and Kojima himself.
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** Cyborg Raiden. ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' only seems to turn this UpToEleven with the insane stunts he pulls off in the game.
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** Cyborg Raiden. ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' only seems to turn this UpToEleven up to eleven with the insane stunts he pulls off in the game.
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* Also, Nukes are bad. [[RunningGag You're gonna hear that one A LOT.]]
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** There is also a pretty large amount of women into the series, mainly due to the [[MrFanservice fan-service from the male characters]].
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* PeripheryDemographic: Plenty of kids like the series, helped by the fact that ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' referenced it and a large part of the brony demographic grew up with the early ''Metal Gear'' games. Some part of it is also due to Snake's status as a veteran of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', exposing him and ''Metal Gear'' to a much younger fanbase in the process.
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** Plenty of kids like the series, helped by the fact that ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' referenced it and a large part of the brony demographic grew up with the early ''Metal Gear'' games. Some part of it is also due to Snake's status as a veteran of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', exposing him and ''Metal Gear'' to a much younger fanbase in theprocess.process.
** There is also a pretty large amount of women into the series, mainly due to the [[MrFanservice fan-service from the male characters]].
** Plenty of kids like the series, helped by the fact that ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' referenced it and a large part of the brony demographic grew up with the early ''Metal Gear'' games. Some part of it is also due to Snake's status as a veteran of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', exposing him and ''Metal Gear'' to a much younger fanbase in the
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** Similar to other franchises, the fandom seems to have its divisions regarding the sequels and prequels. To simplify, there are the fans that are still sticking by the series and then there are those that feel the series should've just ended with ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' and that anything released afterwards is unnecessary.
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** Similar to other franchises, the fandom seems to have its divisions regarding the sequels and prequels. To simplify, there are the fans that are still sticking by the series and then there are those that feel the series "Solid Snake Saga" should've just ended with ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' and the "Big Boss Saga" with ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', and that anything released afterwards is unnecessary.
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* FanNickname: Some fans of the franchise like to divide it into two so-called sagas: the "Solid Snake Saga" (consisting of ''Metal Gear'', ''Metal Gear 2'', ''Solid'', ''Sons of Liberty'', and ''Guns of the Patriots'') and the "Big Boss Saga" (consisting of ''Snake Eater'', ''Portable Ops'', ''Peace Walker'', ''Ground Zeroes'' and ''The Phantom Pain''). A few fans additionally classify a few of the games into a "Raiden Saga" (consisting of ''Sons of Liberty'', ''Guns of the Patriots'', and ''Revengeance''), despite it mostly overlapping with Solid Snake's own saga.
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** Some fans of the franchise like to divide it into two so-called sagas: the "Solid Snake Saga" (consisting of ''Metal Gear'', ''Metal Gear 2'', ''Solid'', ''Sons of Liberty'', and ''Guns of the Patriots'') and the "Big Boss Saga" (consisting of ''Snake Eater'', ''Portable Ops'', ''Peace Walker'', ''Ground Zeroes'' and ''The Phantom Pain''). A few fans additionally classify a few of the games into a "Raiden Saga" (consisting of ''Sons of Liberty'', ''Guns of the Patriots'', and ''Revengeance''), despite it mostly overlapping with Solid Snake's ownsaga.saga.
** As of the late 2010s, there have been several fans who refer to Solid Snake as "Snavid" (a portmanteau of Snake and David, his real name), both as a term of affection and to differentiate him from the other Snakes.
** Some fans of the franchise like to divide it into two so-called sagas: the "Solid Snake Saga" (consisting of ''Metal Gear'', ''Metal Gear 2'', ''Solid'', ''Sons of Liberty'', and ''Guns of the Patriots'') and the "Big Boss Saga" (consisting of ''Snake Eater'', ''Portable Ops'', ''Peace Walker'', ''Ground Zeroes'' and ''The Phantom Pain''). A few fans additionally classify a few of the games into a "Raiden Saga" (consisting of ''Sons of Liberty'', ''Guns of the Patriots'', and ''Revengeance''), despite it mostly overlapping with Solid Snake's own
** As of the late 2010s, there have been several fans who refer to Solid Snake as "Snavid" (a portmanteau of Snake and David, his real name), both as a term of affection and to differentiate him from the other Snakes.
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** While the story is almost the exact same, fans usually consider either ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' or ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidTheTwinSnakes'' the definitive telling of the Shadow Moses incident and disregard the other version as non-canon, despite both versions being considered official canon. The majority prefer the original version of the game due to FirstInstallmentWins in general, not to mention the cutscenes being more grounded in reality and the voice acting having a much more enthusiastic energy to it. However, the Twin Snakes has its own fans and is the preferred version to many due to its much better graphics, more varied soundtrack (though many also prefer the original tunes), and a few cool additions such as Creator/RobPaulsen joining the cast as Gray Fox. ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' gave credence to both sets of fans by using the visuals of the original version with the audio of the Twin Snakes in its flashbacks.
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** While the story is almost the exact same, fans usually consider either ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' or ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidTheTwinSnakes'' ''[[UpdatedRerelease Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]'' the definitive telling of the Shadow Moses incident and disregard the other version as non-canon, despite both versions being considered official canon. The majority prefer the original version of the game due to FirstInstallmentWins in general, not to mention the cutscenes being more grounded in reality and the voice acting having a much more enthusiastic energy to it. However, the Twin Snakes ''Twin Snakes'' has its own fans and is the preferred version to many due to its much better graphics, more varied soundtrack (though many also prefer the original tunes), and a few cool additions such as Creator/RobPaulsen joining the cast as Gray Fox. ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' gave credence to both sets of fans by using the visuals of the original version with the audio of the Twin Snakes ''Twin Snakes'' in its flashbacks.
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* FanNickname: Some fans of the franchise like to divide it into two so-called sagas: the "Solid Snake Saga" (consisting of ''Metal Gear'', ''Metal Gear 2'', ''Solid'', ''Sons of Liberty'', and ''Guns of the Patriots'') and the "Big Boss Saga" (consisting of ''Snake Eater'', ''Portable Ops'', ''Peace Walker'', and ''Solid 5''). A few fans additionally classify a few of the games into a "Raiden Saga" (consisting of ''Sons of Liberty'', ''Guns of the Patriots'', and ''Revengeance''), despite it mostly overlapping with Solid Snake's own saga.
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* FanNickname: Some fans of the franchise like to divide it into two so-called sagas: the "Solid Snake Saga" (consisting of ''Metal Gear'', ''Metal Gear 2'', ''Solid'', ''Sons of Liberty'', and ''Guns of the Patriots'') and the "Big Boss Saga" (consisting of ''Snake Eater'', ''Portable Ops'', ''Peace Walker'', ''Ground Zeroes'' and ''Solid 5'').''The Phantom Pain''). A few fans additionally classify a few of the games into a "Raiden Saga" (consisting of ''Sons of Liberty'', ''Guns of the Patriots'', and ''Revengeance''), despite it mostly overlapping with Solid Snake's own saga.
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* FanNickname: Some fans of the franchise like to divide it into two so-called sagas: the "Solid Snake Saga" (consisting of ''Metal Gear'', ''Metal Gear 2'', ''Solid'', ''Sons of Liberty'', and ''Guns of the Patriots'') and the "Big Boss Saga" (consisting of ''Snake Eater'', ''Portable Ops'', ''Peace Walker'', and ''Solid 5''). A few fans additionally classify a few of the games into a "Raiden Saga" (consisting of ''Sons of Liberty'', ''Guns of the Patriots'', and ''Revengeance''), despite it mostly overlapping with Solid Snake's own saga.
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%%* DieForOurShip: Rosemary and Johnny.
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%%* DracoInLeatherPants: Revolver Ocelot, Vamp, Volgin, and Steven Armstrong.
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** A badass soldier with a strange affection and reliance on [[CompanionCube cardboard boxes]] is this. ''Metal Gear Solid 4'' upped the ante with the drum barrel which had much of the same functionality plus it could be used to literally barrel over multiple enemies. ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' seems to be taking the crazy awesomeness to even greater heights with a tank-shaped cardboard box (with a working gun turret), an ambulance-shaped box (complete with siren) that can heal people dragged into it, and a "Love Box" that has room for two. There is no implications there at all.
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** A badass soldier with a strange affection and reliance on [[CompanionCube cardboard boxes]] is this. ''Metal Gear Solid 4'' upped the ante with the drum barrel which had much of the same functionality plus it could be used to literally barrel over multiple enemies. ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' seems to be taking takes the crazy awesomeness to even greater heights with a tank-shaped cardboard box (with a working gun turret), an ambulance-shaped box (complete with siren) that can heal people dragged into it, and a "Love Box" that has room for two. There is no implications there at all.
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* TaintedByThePreview: ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'''s announcement turned the Internet ablaze, mainly because the trailer made it look more akin to ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' or ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' with the ''Metal Gear'' title slapped on it rather than an actual ''Metal Gear'' game. On top of that, the fact that it's a four player co-op game with generic Militaires Sans Frontières soldiers as opposed to a single-player game like the rest of the series. This game's announcement was ''unfavorably'' compared to ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeFederationForce'', a game that pulls a similar trick in the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' franchise. As a result, many believe that [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight the series is doomed without]] Creator/HideoKojima, especially given the ongoing controversy with Creator/{{Konami}}.
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* TaintedByThePreview: ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'''s announcement turned the Internet ablaze, mainly because the trailer made it look more akin to ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' or ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' with the ''Metal Gear'' title slapped on it rather than an actual ''Metal Gear'' game. On top of that, the fact that it's a four player co-op game with generic Militaires Sans Frontières soldiers as opposed to a single-player game like the rest of the series. This game's announcement was ''unfavorably'' compared to ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeFederationForce'', a game that pulls a similar trick in the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' franchise. As a result, many believe that [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight the series is doomed without]] Creator/HideoKojima, especially given after the ongoing controversy with Creator/{{Konami}}.
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* EstrogenBrigade: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. The plan for ''Metal Gear Solid 2'' states that Raiden was [[Bishōnen designed to appeal to a female audience]].
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* EstrogenBrigade: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. The plan for ''Metal Gear Solid 2'' states that Raiden was [[Bishōnen designed to appeal to a female audience]].audience.
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* EstrogenBrigade: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. The plan for Metal Gear Solid 2 states that Raiden was [[Bishounen designed to appeal to a female audience]].
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* EstrogenBrigade: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. The plan for Metal ''Metal Gear Solid 2 2'' states that Raiden was [[Bishounen [[Bishōnen designed to appeal to a female audience]].
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* EstrogenBrigade: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. The plan for MGS2 states that Raiden was designed to be a Bishounen to appeal to a female audience.
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* EstrogenBrigade: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. The plan for MGS2 Metal Gear Solid 2 states that Raiden was [[Bishounen designed to be a Bishounen to appeal to a female audience.audience]].
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* EstrogenBrigade: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. The plan for MGS2 states that Raiden was designed to be a Bishounen to appeal to a female audience.
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* PeripheryDemographic: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. Plenty of kids like the series too, helped by the fact that ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' referenced it and a large part of the brony demographic grew up with the early ''Metal Gear'' games. Some part of it is also due to Snake's status as a veteran of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', exposing him and ''Metal Gear'' to a much younger fanbase in the process.
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* PeripheryDemographic: The series is extremely popular with women considering it's basically a crazy RatedMForManly action movie in video game form. Yes, even the [[HoYay strong male bonding]] is verbatim action movie. Plenty of kids like the series too, series, helped by the fact that ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' referenced it and a large part of the brony demographic grew up with the early ''Metal Gear'' games. Some part of it is also due to Snake's status as a veteran of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', exposing him and ''Metal Gear'' to a much younger fanbase in the process.
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* {{Anvilicious}}:
** While a lot of video games are content to simply let players have fun and let them learn something from the experience if they so choose, this series hammers its players over the head with complex philosophy and hard-hitting messages about the way war works. And it doesn't stop. The repetition may seem a bit like overkill, but it's exactly what makes each game's message so unforgettable.
** ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' is an excellent example. It constantly drives the point that enemies are not enemies in absolute terms and that enemies today may be friends tomorrow and vice versa. The game's ending makes this point all the more poignant.
** While a lot of video games are content to simply let players have fun and let them learn something from the experience if they so choose, this series hammers its players over the head with complex philosophy and hard-hitting messages about the way war works. And it doesn't stop. The repetition may seem a bit like overkill, but it's exactly what makes each game's message so unforgettable.
** ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' is an excellent example. It constantly drives the point that enemies are not enemies in absolute terms and that enemies today may be friends tomorrow and vice versa. The game's ending makes this point all the more poignant.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** While a lot of video games are content to simply let players have fun and let them learn something from the experience if they so choose, this series hammers its players over the head with complex philosophy and hard-hitting truths about the way war works that even most ''novels'' shy away from. And it doesn't stop. The repetition may seem a bit like overkill, but it's exactly what makes each game's message so effective, because it ''will not let you forget''. Check out the trope page for more details.
** ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' is an excellent example. It constantly drives the point that enemies are not enemies in absolute terms and that enemies today may be friends tomorrow and vice versa. The game's ending makes this point all the more poignant.
** While a lot of video games are content to simply let players have fun and let them learn something from the experience if they so choose, this series hammers its players over the head with complex philosophy and hard-hitting truths about the way war works that even most ''novels'' shy away from. And it doesn't stop. The repetition may seem a bit like overkill, but it's exactly what makes each game's message so effective, because it ''will not let you forget''. Check out the trope page for more details.
** ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' is an excellent example. It constantly drives the point that enemies are not enemies in absolute terms and that enemies today may be friends tomorrow and vice versa. The game's ending makes this point all the more poignant.
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* DieForOurShip: Rosemary and Johnny.
* DracoInLeatherPants: Revolver Ocelot, Vamp, Volgin, and Steven Armstrong.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Quite a few:
** Gray Fox and Raiden in their Cyborg Ninja forms.
** Psycho Mantis for having one of the most ingenuous boss fights in the series.
** The End.
** Raikov, whose main reason for existing was to make fun of Raiden.
** Steven Armstrong.
** Gray Fox and Raiden in their Cyborg Ninja forms.
** Psycho Mantis for having one of the most ingenuous boss fights in the series.
** The End.
** Raikov, whose main reason for existing was to make fun of Raiden.
** Steven Armstrong.
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