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I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4MY Early life My military career dates back as far as 1950. During this time, I became The Boss' apprentice and developed the CQC fighting style with her. In 1956, I as involved in the Bikini Atoll testing of the first airborne detonation of a hydrogen bomb. The Boss and I went our separate ways on June 12th, 1959, and later met for the first time in five years during my first field mission in the FOX unit, on August 24th, 1964. Virtuous Mission Events in this section take place during the “Virtuious†mission In the year 1964, At the time I was referred to as “Jackâ€, I was recruited by the fledgling FOX unit (Force Operation X - which was the immediate predecessor of the high-tech special forces unit 'FOXHOU') and underwent an operation titled the Virtuous Mission, in which I was to rescue and extract a defecting Soviet scientist, Dr. Nikolai Stephanovich Sokolov, from deep within mountainous Soviet territory. I was given the codename of 'Naked Snake' for this mission. The mission failed however, due to the defection of my mentor: The Boss, a female soldier and a living legend who had originally led the Allies to victory in World War II, who indirectly had been responsible for the founding of the first US Special Forces units. Operation Snake Eater Events in this section take place during the “Snake Eater†mission I was given the code name Naked Snake, during Operation: Snake Eater. My trademarked bandanna originally belonging to my mentor, The Boss. A week after the incidents of the Virtuous Mission, the FOX unit and I were forcefully assigned 'Operation Snake Eater', in which the objective was to eliminate The Boss and her Cobra Unit, assassinate her new Soviet ally and host, a hawk GRU colonel by the name of Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin, as well as to destroy the prototype of the Soviet superweapon Shagohod and to rescue its chief engineer, Dr. Sokolov. It was during this same mission that I came across what would be the first prototype designs for a 'Metal Gear' bipedal tank from Director Aleksandr Leonovitch Granin, who was sending the documents to a friend and colleague in America (none other than the grandfather of Hal Emmerich), out of resentment for his superiors for their decision to adopt Sokolov's Shagohod project over that of his own bipedal tank research. I accidentally lost my right eye to a misplaced bullet from Revolver Ocelot's revolver during this operation, while enduring torture at the hands of Colonel Volgin after having been taken captive. However, I eventually escaped and would succeed in completing the mission in full, killing both The Boss and Colonel Volgin as well as eliminating the entire Cobra Unit and destroying the already completed Shagohod prototype. For these feats, I became considered to be "above even The Boss" by the government and subsequently received the title of 'Big Boss' as well as being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by President Lyndon B. Johnson, during an official reception at the White House following the success of 'Operation Snake Eater'. However, I would be changed forever following the outcome of my landmark operation. I learned from my former cooperative EVA that The Boss had never actually intended to betray her country and had, in fact, willingly died for it as a scapegoat under orders of the US government, for the nuclear destruction of OKB-754 caused by Colonel Volgin in his continued attempts to have tensions escalate between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. This knowledge would stun my patriotism and I began developing a powerful, but veiled, resentment towards my superiors. During the same reception at the White House, I stoically yet openly ignored an invitation to shake hands with the CIA Director who had ordered The Boss' death, and very nearly with President Johnson himself as well, a subtle warning sign of things to come. Later career Circa 1970. Here, I am seen wearing a "Close Quarter Combative Enhancer" suit. When direct American involvement in the Vietnam War started the following year, I participated in Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) as a mercenary, along with teams of Green Berets and Army Rangers. My skills in combat earned him the "great legendary soldier" moniker. Once the conflict had ended, I took part in more than 70 missions attached to groups such as the SOG (Studies and Observations Group), the Wild Geese, and Delta Force. I also adopted a war orphan named Frank Jaeger (who would later become FOXHOUND member Gray Fox) in Vietnam. By 1971, a year after the FOX unit revolted and was disbanded; I formed my own unit, FOXHOUND. An abundance of governments, military organizations, and terrorist groups contacted me to recruit me. However, I declined many (often well-paid) missions, and only participated in conflicts where people's liberation was concerned. This drew attention from journalists, who championed this perfect killer. In 1972 the U.S. Government brought my unconscious body (I was rendered comatose from a battle) to a lab where my genes were extracted to make genetically enhanced soldiers. This project would be known as "Les Enfants Terribles". The goal was to create genetically perfected soldiers based on my DNA. All three offspring of the project were given "Snake" codenames when they reached adulthood. The Outer Heaven Uprising Events in this section take place during Metal Gear. Me at the time of the Outer Heaven Uprising, circa 1995. In the 1990s, I used the exorbitant amount of money I had collected over the years from mercenary work to covertly create the fortress nation Outer Heaven, an organization opposed to the Western Powers (and, by proxy, the Patriots who controlled them), all the while ostensibly remaining the commander of the U.S.'s elite FOXHOUND unit. I also funded the development of the first Metal Gear prototype, called Metal Gear TX-55. It was a weapon system designed to give Outer Heaven military supremacy over the West. When FOXHOUND was commissioned by the U.S. to infiltrate Outer Heaven and destroy Metal Gear, I first sent in his most trusted soldier, Gray Fox. Once Gray Fox was captured, I sent in Solid Snake, at that time FOXHOUND's greenest, least experienced member. I figured that there was no way that a rookie like Solid Snake could fulfill such a mission, that his efforts would delay further action by the West and buy me enough time to complete Metal Gear's development. However, much to my surprise, Solid Snake succeeded in defeating Outer Heaven's elite mercenaries and destroying Metal Gear itself. Faced with the failure of his plans, I confronted Solid Snake in the heart of Outer Heaven and revealed my identity as Outer Heaven's mastermind. After I activated the base's self-destruct countdown, the two of us engaged in one-on-one combat, dodging between crates and firing at each other. Even in my advanced age, I proved fast and dangerous, but Solid Snake eventually managed to defeat me. The Zanzibar Land Disturbance Events in this section take place during Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Big Boss, circa 1999 I survived my battle with Snake and managed to escape Outer Heaven during its destruction. Four years later, I took control of another nation known as Zanzibar Land after my involvement in the War of Mercenaries. Recruiting war orphans from across the Third World and raising them as soldiers, I hoped to create a nation dedicated to the ideals of warfare and battle. I also recruited Gray Fox to my cause. To ensure Zanzibar Land's success, I once again commissioned the creation of a Metal Gear, known as Metal Gear D. This time, Dr. Madnar (the scientist who was forced to develop the original Metal Gear prototype in Outer Heaven) developed the new model of his own free will, after being ostracized by the academic community in the U.S. Solid Snake once again managed to infiltrate the enemy nation and destroy Metal Gear. Snake eventually defeated Fox in hand-to-hand combat and, bruised and unarmed, was once again confronted by me. Having spent my entire life on the battlefield, I could not conceive of a world without war, and attacked Snake in one final battle. Snake managed to create a makeshift flamethrower using an aerosol can and a cigarette lighter, using it to kill me once and for all…. Or that what he thought!