Metal Gear Solid 4 Character List

Solid Snake

• Solid Snake is the game's protagonist and the character you control for the majority of the game. Following the Big Shell takeover in MGS3, Solid Snake has undergone rapid bodily aging due to radiation exposure, leading him to have a grizzled look despite his youth. His enemy Otacon often refers to him as "Old Snake" due to his aged appearance.

Otacon

• Otacon, also known as Hal Emmerich, is the engineer who designed the Metal Gear series of machines. Originally working aside Solid Snake in his early missions, Otacon became a turncoat and gone into hiding. In Metal Gear Solid 4, Snake's primary objective is to find Otacon and discover what led to his disappearance.

Sunny

• Sunny is the daughter of Olga Gurlukovich, who was adopted by the Patriots shortly after birth. A technology whizkid, Sunny helps Snake navigate his infiltration missions.

Roy Campbell

• Roy Campbell is Snake's commanding officer and the genetic father of Meryl Silverburgh. He orders the execution of Liquid Snake, which leads Solid Snake to the Middle East.

Meryl Silverburgh

• Meryl is the commanding officer of Rat Patrol 01, a special forces unit. Meryl plays a vital role in the second half of "Metal Gear Solid 4," as she comes to assist Snake in his search for Otacon.

Liquid Ocelot

• Liquid Ocelot is a physical clone of Solid Snake with the personality and mental makeup of Ocelot. Due to a viral mutation, Liquid Ocelot becomes a biological weapon during the course of "Metal Gear Solid 4."

Raiden

• Raiden, the antagonist of "Metal Gear Solid 2," returns in MGS4 as a Cyborg Ninja designed to take down Solid Snake. His alliances shift throughout the game, as he assists Snake at a key point in the narrative.