Venom Snake

**SPOILERS I really liked Venom throughout the game. It´s the PTSD but still badass Big Boss. But the true ending just mess up every possible feeling with him. It´s literally me/ a random dude not anticipated in any moment of the game. This finale makes the whole Phantom "Pain", revenge theme and just the whole story that happens from the coma to Skull Face´s death and Quiet´s death absurd. H... read more

Punished "Venom" Snake, also known as Big Boss, Ahab, V, or Big Boss's phantom, was a mercenary commander, formerly a combat medic for Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF), who led Diamond Dogs and Outer Heaven as one of Big Boss' most trusted lieutenants.

During his time as a medic, Venom Snake saved Big Boss's life during the destruction of MSF in 1975 by shielding him from an oncoming explosion, losing his left arm and the use of his right eye in the process. Despite his sacrifice, Big Boss fell into a coma. Venom Snake was then placed into an artificially induced coma, undergoing hypnotherapy and plastic surgery so that he could protect Big Boss by acting as a body double.

After awakening from his coma in 1984, Venom Snake assumed the identity of Big Boss. He was soon given command over the mercenary unit Diamond Dogs, which had been founded by Kazuhira Miller as a successor to MSF. While in charge, he rebuilt Mother Base and expanded Diamond Dogs. Venom Snake succeeded in defeating the XOF unit, who had destroyed MSF nine years earlier, and took vengeance on its leader, Skull Face.

Venom Snake went on to command the military fortress of Outer Heaven while the real Big Boss returned to FOXHOUND. In 1995, Venom Snake was killed and Outer Heaven's TX-55 Metal Gear destroyed by Solid Snake, in an operation commanded by the original Big Boss.