Talk:Solid Snake

I've rerated this a C; while it does have good referencing, there is all too much plot summary going on and it lacks any suggestion of notability besides a single source. I won't be proposing any kind of merge due to this since I know that there has to be SOMETHING, but at this point I gotta lower it. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 09:22, 26 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

The article says that the premature aging of Snake is because of FOXDIE, which is wrong, Naomi, explains to him in the second chapter (Solid Sun) that while the FOXDIE is still mutating and will kill him, the aging is because he was designed that way, with a short life span. Is correctly mentioned in the MGS4 article, so i`ll change it here. Zidane tribal (talk) 00:03, 21 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

• http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=2&cId=3179583
• http://www.gamesradar.com/f/classic-game-characters-then-and-now/a-2010072210165161074
• http://www.games.net/article/netten/1/100067/the-toughest-video-game-characters/
• http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-10-manliest-men-in-videogame-history/a-2009013092777018/p-2
• http://www.games.net/article/netten/1/107682/top-ten-video-game-couples/
• http://www.gamelemon.com/article_30009.jsp
• http://www.maxim.com/girls/44015/greatest-video-game-heroes-all-time.html
• http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-greatest-video-game-characters/
• http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-ten-screwattack/16889

Anyone want to try adding that? Make sure you use discretion, of course; try not to have a bunch of people restating the same sentiment too much. I can only say that reception exists in these references. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 10:41, 1 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Why is it that the Fictional Gulf War veterans category was removed? Metal Gear Solid explicitly states that Snake fought in the Gulf War. Smijes08 talk, 1:29, February 4, 2011

Because to Wikipedia the list isn't large enough to be worth noting. XxXenternamehereXxX (talk) 23:04, 13 March 2011 (UTC)Reply

The article mentions that Snake's height keeps changing, but it only did so once. The official documentation says 178cm in MG2, then 182cm in MGS1. He's still 182cm in MGS4, so this appears to be his height throughout the MGS series. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.183.201.133 (talk) 17:49, 5 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

I'll check through my gaming book collection to see if I can find anything about this. Halo Jerk1 (talk) 16:31, 19 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

This watercolor in the infobox is a particularly terrible picture of him. Is it possible to get it changed? kaixokkiten 20:08, 2 March 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaixokkiten (talk • contribs)

Found this in the Metal Gear wikia. I guess we first need permition to use it or find to where it originally belongs.Tintor2 (talk) 20:19, 2 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

The actual image is the original design by Yoji Shinkawa for Metal Gear Solid, the one the use in the wikia is the Shinkawa design for Sons of liberty, i think both belong inthe article. The Metal Gear Solid one is, in my opinion, the ideal for the infobox because it was the first look we had at the 3D snake. Zidane tribal (talk) 18:07, 4 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

I see.Tintor2 (talk) 18:48, 4 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Why is a piece of watercolour concept art being used at all? Surely the infobox would be better with an in-game screenshot – maybe from The Twin Snakes, since that would show a high-quality take on Snake's defining appearance. —Flax5 12:15, 25 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Since the article talks about Snake's role in the novelizations, would it be appropriate to categorize him as a character in literature? Maximajorian Viridio (talk) 00:46, 24 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

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Should this be included? This is a fan project and not at all related to Konami or Kojima Productions and seems pretty irrelevant Bnxnative (talk) 16:43, 1 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Removed. I believe it should be included in cultural impact if there is notable third party sources discussing it Tintor2 (talk) 11:11, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Tintor2 I'm fine with the MGS1 depiction, but I believe the MGS2 version is a better fit for the infobox, considering that Konami is currently using this version as his definitive one (like in in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fortnite, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege where the MGS2 version is his primary design). What do you think? The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 21:41, 8 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I uploaded the MGS1 render since in previous discussions people said that MGS1 was the most iconic to Snake as it was Shinkawa's first design of the character which is also repeated in Twin Snakes and Ghost Babel. Maybe sequel designs can be incorporated if Shinkawa discusses them. Also Snake doesn't use his Sons of Liberty design a lot due to taking the fake name of Pliskin throughout most of Raiden's mission. If there is an artbook that collects Shinkawa's works maybe that's a good option similar to Chris Redfield's multiple designs that are used in his reception (FA) Tintor2 (talk) 21:48, 8 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I'm inclined to agree with Tintor2 that the MGS1 render is preferable and the content of the article works against you. The sourcing and prose in the article states MGS1 established his "characteristic voice and appearance" and that the "appearance is consistent across games with only minor changes" after. The only prose about the MGS2 design was that it was "porly [sic] received at release". If the MGS2 one is "definitive", there needs to be sourcing about that. VRXCES (talk) 01:58, 9 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

If Yoji Shinkawa ever released a collection of the designs like Chris' article has it could be useful but I have no idea if adding two nonfree images will be acceptable based on article's length or if the cosplays are okay. There is a lot of commentary about Old Snake since it's Snake's last role in gaming so I was also curious to learn a user removed such image Tintor2 (talk) 20:52, 9 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Two nonfree images are fine if the character has had drastically different designs over the years, like Raiden (Metal Gear) (GA), which displays his MGS2 and Metal Gear Rising renders. However in the case of Solid Snake this would realistically only apply to Old Snake from MGS4, so an MGS4 render might be acceptable here. I would also suggest removing the MGS2 cosplay image to avoid MOS:SANDWICH issues. The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 13:27, 13 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

• http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/cb5
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• http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/cb7.html
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• http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5266-character-battle-ix-final-draven-vs-solid-snake-vs-samus
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140507/http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5266-character-battle-ix-final-draven-vs-solid-snake-vs-samus — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emiya Mulzomdao (talk • contribs) 13:43, 1 November 2026 (UTC)Reply