Metal Gear Solid 3 radio conversations

This article is a list of optional radio conversations in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, which can be either humorous, or contain additional information that is not revealed during normal gameplay.

Mask
To initiate this conversation Snake must equip the Raikov mask and contact Major Zero during the Virtuous Mission.

Major: Snake, are you wearing that mask again?

Snake: Yeah. For some reason is feels kind of... nostalgic.

Major: Yeah well... for some reason I don't like it.

Snake: Why not?

Major: Something about that face just rubs me the wrong way.

Snake: It looks fine to me... but if you hate it that much, why did you give it to me in the first place?

Major: Well... that mask was originally created for use in another mission. An agent was supposed to disguise himself as a Soviet officer and sneak into an enemy installation. We had it all set to go, but certain circumstances forced us to abort the mission. With the mission cancelled, the mask was going to be thrown away... but the guy at the CIA's tech division who created it pitched a fit...

Snake: Why'd he do that?

Major: He said it was too good to throw away.

Snake: ...

Major: According to him, that mask is a revolutionary new design that lets the wearer blink, something that wasn't possible up until now.

Snake: I'd think you'd want to make the lips move before bothering with the blinking.

Major: Yeah, I thought so too, but for some reason he's obsessed with making it blink...

Snake: Whoever he is, he sounds like a crackpot.

Major: Mmm. Well, he does good work. But I spend three days a month just dealing with the complaints we get about him... ah, well, never mind... Anyway, I decided to put this mask we had in storage to good use by hiding your identity from the gunship crew.

Snake: I get it... so this mask is based on a model somewhere.

Major: That's right.

Snake: What do I do if I meet that guy?

Major: That's not going to be a problem.

Snake: Why not?

Major: The man the mask is based on is a GRU officer. You're in the KGB's sphere of influence. Chances are you won't run into him.

Snake: If I do?

Major: Beat the crap out of him.

FOX Unit history
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Major Zero during the Virtuous Mission.

Major Tom: In the two years since Sokolov's asylum operation, I've spent all my time making preparations. And now is the time to show some results. FOX is a next-generation espionage organization designed to update us for 21st century operations that I proposed to the CIA. FOX sends individuals who excel in espionage and special tactics on solo sneaking missions like this one... ...A next-generation unit that combines the skills of special forces units like the SAS and Green Berets with the know-how of an infiltration and espionage unit. Military politics was never my strong suit... What I'm trying to say is...stealth. This is a stealth mission. Crucial to the coming cold war. The CIA director has always frowned upon FOX, but if this mission succeeds, FOX will be added to the CIA as an official unit. I intend to make FOX the leader in special operations. And to that end, this mission must succeed.

Snake: Right.

Major Tom: I'm counting on you, Snake.

OKB-754
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Major Zero during the Virtuous Mission.

Snake: Major, what kind of place is this secret Design Bureau that Sokolov is heading?

Major Tom: Mmm. The Soviets have a number of secret Design Bureaus like this one, each engaged in cutting-edge research. OKB-1, the bureau where the Vostok spacecraft was developed and which plays a leading role in the Soviet space program, is one of those installations. Most of them are located in secret cities built in isolated areas, and we don't even know their exact locations, much less the nature of their research. And Sokolov's OKB-754 is the most secret bureau of them all. The intelligence communities of the West have tried time and time again to find out what they're working on, but they've failed consistently.

Snake: So you have absolutely no idea what Sokolov is developing?

Major Tom: We've got nothing.

Snake: Then how did you get the information for this mission? It can't have been Sokolov...

Major Tom: From The Boss.

Snake: The Boss?

Major Tom: That's right. She has her own intelligence channels that she cultivated during the last war. She shared what she learned with us. That we were able to get the green light for this mission at all is thanks to her pull with the powers that be at the CIA. In other words, this mission would never have come together without The Boss' help in a number of respects.

Dangerous Swampland
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Major Zero while in Dremuchij Swampland during the Virtuous Mission.

Major Tom: Snake, be careful of that swamp.

Snake: What's dangerous about it?

Major Tom: It's a bottomless swamp.

Snake: A bottomless swamp?

Major Tom: Yes. The mud in that swamp is highly viscous. It will stick to your body like tar. It will be impossible for you to swim. If you get swallowed by the bottomless swamp, you won't be able to escape on your own. Once you sink down to about head-level, you'll be trapped for good. Make sure you get out before that happens.

Snake: So, I have to make sure I don't sink too far. Got it.

Major Tom: Snake, wait.

Snake: There's more?

Major Tom: Yes.

Snake: What?

Major Tom: Crocodiles.

Snake: Crocodiles?

Major Tom: Yes.

Snake: Crocodiles? Like the reptile...

Major Tom: That's correct. More accurately, they're Indian Gavials.

Snake: What are crocs doing deep in this forest?

Major Tom: You'll have to ask Para-Medic about that one. Para-Medic?

Para-Medic: Yes. The Indian Gavial is a crocodile that originally lived in freshwater regions in India and Nepal.

Snake: Why are Indian crocodiles way out here?

Para-Medic: They're captive crocodiles that were brought here for research purposes, but escaped and became wild again. Indian Gavials are large creatures - adult males grow to over six meters in length. You'll never catch one alive. Even if you use the tranquilizer gun.

Snake: Got it. So, how do they...

Para-Medic: Taste? Yes, I did look into that. You know what they always say - tastes like chicken!

Snake: Sounds delicious.

Para-Medic: But be careful when capturing an Indian Gavial. Normally, they're cowardly creatures, but the ones in the forest there are belligerent. Apparently they attack humans.

Snake: What do you mean?

Para-Medic: They weren't the direct subject of any serious research, but some think they may have become violent as a side-effect of the atomic research that was conducted nearby.

The KGB Unit guarding Sokolov
To initiate this conversation, contact Major Tom when arriving at Rassvet before meeting Sokolov during the Virtuous Mission Snake: Major, you said the enemy was KGB, right?

Major Tom: I did.

Snake: What unit are they from? The Sixth Directorate?

Major Tom: No, the Ninth Directorate.

Snake: The Ninth?

Major Tom: Yes.

Snake: But I thought it was...

Major Tom: Exactly. It's the unit that protects the Kremlin and provides bodyguards for high-level VIPs. Snake: But they're assigned to protect 'Party and government' figures. I thought that meant high-ranking officials and their families. And now they're being sent out to watch over a field exercise?

Major Tom: That's the idea.

Snake: What's really going on?

Major Tom: I don't know.

Snake: ...

Major Tom: What I do know is that the director of the Ninth Director is a well-known protégée of Khrushchev. The premier may have wanted to assign this mission to someone he knew he could trust.

Snake: So he can't trust any other units?

Major Tom: Ever since the withdrawal from Cuba, Khrushchev's position has been getting weaker day by day. This secret test is an act of desperation by a cornered man. If nothing else, the completion of Sokolov's new weapon in this test should help reestablish Khrushchev's authority in Moscow.

Snake: So what you're saying is, there's also a good chance that whoever doesn't want to see that happen is going to try and interfere?

Major Tom: Most likely. Khrushchev must have anticipated this and sent his most loyal unit - his trump card - to make sure all goes well.

The Major is not strange
Major Tom: "Your sensors and other electronic devices cannot be used indefinitely. Once they are activated, they consume battery power. Remember, all items draw power from a single battery. Once your battery runs out, all electronic gear becomes inoperable. You can check your remaining battery power with the icon of any item that uses electricity. Take care not to waste power. The battery recharges when not in use. When you want to recharge the battery, unequip all electronic devices and give it some time. The higher your Stamina Gauge, the faster your battery recharges. If you want to recharge faster, eat food and recover your stamina. Also, if you run, roll, or do other dramatic actions, the battery will recharge faster."

Snake: "Wait a second."

Major Tom: "What is it?"

Snake: "The higher my stamina, the faster my battery recharges?"

Major Tom: "That's what I said."

Snake: "But what does my stamina have to do with the battery?"

Major Tom: "Oh, I see what you're getting at. Let's have Para-Medic explain that. Para-Medic?"

Para-Medic: "Yes, sir. It's because Snake's battery uses bioelectricity."

Snake: "Bioelectricity?"

Para-Medic: "Bioelectricity is electricity emitted from cells. When the cells of living things are stimulated, sodium and potassium ions move rapidly through the cell membrane's ion channel, creating a difference in electric potential. The battery uses that energy to recharge. So, unless your cells have plenty of nutrients, the recharge won't work well."

Snake: "Amazing the kind of machines that are available now..."

Para-Medic: "But this machine has not been made public. It was designed by a scientist at the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology."

Snake: "What kind of person was he?"

Para-Medic: "The person who designed it?"

Snake: "Yeah."

Para-Medic: "I heard he was pretty strange."

Snake: "Stranger than the Major?"

Para-Medic: "There's nothing strange about the Major."

[In the background, Major Tom's voice is heard:]

Major Tom: "My tea is gone! Who drank it!? How am I supposed to have teatime without tea!?"

Para-Medic: "Well, not too strange, at least."

Snake: "..."

Major Tom: "Hey, my scone's gone, too!!"

Reason for leaving the drone
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Major Zero during Operation Snake Eater.

Snake: Major, what should I do with this wreck of a drone?

Major Zero: Just leave it there.

Snake: Are you sure?

Major Zero: Yes.

Snake: But isn't this thing top secret?

Major Zero: Yeah, it is. After the U2 spy plane incident four years ago, plans were laid out for future spy missions in Soviet airspace to be carried out by an unmanned craft. That craft was the D21 spy drone, the basis of the one you came in on. The D21 is launched from a craft called the M21. The M21 itself is a derivative of the A-12, a supersonic long-range spy plane currently being developed as the successor to the U2. However, for this mission we used a modified YF-12A, a long-range interceptor version of the A-12. After being released from the mother ship, the drone can achieve speeds upwards of Mach 3 at high altitude using its ramjet engine. It can't be shot down by ground-to-air missiles, and it's nearly undetectable by radar. With Tselinoyarsk in such a high state of alert after our last escapade, this was the only reliable way to get you in.

Snake: This is all top-secret military technology. Are you telling me I'm supposed to just leave it here?

Major Zero: That's right.

Snake: Why?

Major Zero: The purpose of Operation Snake Eater is to send an American agent into the field in order to eliminate a defector and traitor - namely, The Boss. Part of that mission involves making sure the Soviets find out what we're doing.

Snake: So we have to leave behind some kind of evidence that the U.S. was involved.

Major Zero: Don't worry. The technologically sensitive components of the craft were rigged to self-destruct when it landed. The only thing the Soviets are going to find is a pile of American-made scrap metal.

Snake: Got it. Just one thing, though.

Major Zero: What is it?

Snake: I think they'd better redesign the landing impact buffer. People are gonna get hurt landing that thing.

Major Zero: I'll let them know.

Major Zero's reaction to The Boss's defection and the government's reason for wanting The Boss killed
Snake: Major, why did The Boss defect?

Major Zero: I don't know. But I will tell you this. America is all too eager to get rid of her.

Snake: What do you mean?

Major Zero: She knows too many of our secrets. If she were to relay all the top-secret information she knows to the Soviet bloc, it would put us at a severe disadvantage. It might even lead to the downfall of the West. Even if we survive, The Boss is still too much of a hero to us. With her in the Soviet camp, we'd suffer a fatal loss of morale at home. There are even whispers that some of the less stalwart elements of the military might follow her example and defect themselves. I assume you're aware that since your last mission, several key figures within the CIA have been placed under house arrest.

Snake: Yeah.

Major Zero: The loss of The Boss has been a painful one indeed.

Snake: What about you?

Major Zero: Me? I still can't believe it. As a comrade, I would have placed my trust in her before my own family. But now that I think about it, The Boss always seemed to have an aura of mystery about her. I never would have expected it to manifest in this way, though.

Snake: ...

Major Zero: Ah well, it won't do to get all misty-eyed about it. She's an enemy now, worthy of nothing more than our contempt.

Snake: Understood.

Croc Cap
To initiate this conversation Snake must equip the Croc Cap and contact Major Zero.

Major: Snake, what in God's name...

Snake: How does it look?

Para-Medic: It looks cool!

Snake: Huh?

Para-Medic: It looks cool on you.

Snake: It does?

Para-Medic: Yeah!

Snake: I don't think "cool" is the right word.

Para-Medic: Why? What's wrong with it?

Snake: What's wrong... Don't you think it looks silly? Doesn't it make you laugh? Aren't you going to ask me what the hell I was thinking?

Para-Medic: No.

Snake: ...

Para-Medic: I think it really does look good. It reminds me of "The Alligator People."

Snake: Oh... the what?

Para-Medic: "The Alligator People." It's a science fiction movie. You've never heard of it?

Snake: No.

Para-Medic: Oh... well you should see it sometime. It's about this guy who gets hurt in a car accident and tries to heal his wounds by injecting himself with a crocodile serum, but then his head turns into a crocodile head. You look just like him with that mask on. That's awesome.

Snake: Right...

Para-Medic: ???

Major: Ah, never mind. I suppose you might be able to disguise yourself as a crocodile by wearing that cap and sticking your head out of the water.

A ritual dance
To initiate this conversation, Snake must contact Major Zero while positioned in front of the eastern door of the exterior wall in Graniny Gorki.

Major: Snake, the enemy appears to be using that door to enter and exit the lab. Think you can sneak in?

Snake: I can't open the door.

Major: That door appears to be locked from the inside. You won't be able to open it from the outside. But there must be some way to use the door to sneak inside.

Snake: And what do you propose?

Major: Well I...

Para-Medic: How about if you stand in front of the door and perform a ritual dance?

Snake: A ritual dance?

Para-Medic: That's what they do in Japan when they find a door that won't open.

Snake: Are you serious?

Para-Medic: Of course.

Major: She certainly seems to know a lot about Japan.

Snake: Yeah. But this is the Soviet Union. I don't think doing a dance is going to make the door open...

Para-Medic: Then YOU think of something.

Old age
To initiate this conversation, the player must wait over a week without playing, during the fight with The End.

Snake: Major, I found The End. He's dead.

Major: What the hell happened?

Para-Medic: Maybe... it was from old age.

Major: You mean he kicked the bucket in the middle of a battle?

Para-Medic: Maybe...

Major: Well Snake, the victory is yours.

Snake: ...No, I don't think so.

Major: What do you mean?

Snake: It was his dying wish to fight me. But I disappointed him...

Major: Snake, listen to yourself. This is a mission. It's not a game, it's not a sport. You think you're competing for the gold at Tokyo or something?

Snake: ...I guess you're right...

The other side
To initiate this conversation, the player must contact Major Zero after the fight with The Sorrow, and before the meeting with EVA behind the waterfall, in Tikhogornyj.

Major: Snake.

Snake: ...

Major: Snake!

Snake: Wh-what...oh, Major...what do you want?

Major: What happened? You've been acting strangely ever since you were washed down the river.

Snake: I'm fine.

Major: I disagree.

Snake: Really?

Major: Yes.

Snake: ...

Major: Did something happen to you in that river?

Snake: No...

Major: Don't lie, Snake. I'm trying to help you.

Snake: All right. But you might not believe me when I tell you.

Major: I'll believe you. I trust you.

Snake: Ok then. When I was in that river...

Major: Yes?

Snake: I saw...the other side.

Major: The other side?

Snake: Yeah.

Major: And by the other side you mean...?

Snake: Well the world of the dead...I guess.

Major: ...

Snake: And the Sorrow was there. He was sad...no, more than that. He said I was a part of his sorrow...

Major: I...see...um, Snake, would you excuse me for a moment?

Snake: Huh? Sure...

(Major walks away, following conversation sounds distant)

Major: Para-Medic, what in the hell is wrong with Snake?

Para-Medic: Beats me... Maybe he got a nasty bump on the head.

Major: You really think that’s all?

Para-Medic: What are you implying?

Snake: Major?

Major: I mean, he's always been a little bit...different...I thought maybe...

Para-Medic: Good point... I was just thinking that myself.

Snake: MAJOR!

Major: Wh-what is it, Snake?

Snake: I can hear you.

Major: !! W...well, in any case, I'm glad you're all right.

Para-Medic: Y...yeah. Me too. It's good to see you're back to ah...normal...

Snake: ...

Snake's a bully
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Major Zero after attacking EVA in Zaozyorje.

Major: Snake, why are you attacking EVA!?

Para-Medic: What were you thinking!? I thought you were better than that!

Sigint: I can't believe you, man!! You got a lot of nerve pulling something like that!

Major: Pull yourself together and focus on the enemy! That's an order!!

Smoking
To initiate this conversation Snake must equip the cigar, then contact Para-Medic.

Para-Medic: Snake!

Snake: What?

Para-Medic: Are you smoking a cigarette?

Snake: Nope.

Para-Medic: Yes you are.

Snake: It's not a cigarette, it's a cigar.

Para-Medic: Same thing.

Snake: Not at all. In fact, there's a world of difference. There's nothing quite like the rich smell and mellow flavor of a cigar. And that thick, luxurious smoke is almost sensual when it...

Para-Medic: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. You know something?

Snake: Probably not, but I don't want to hear it.

Para-Medic: Well, you don't have a choice.

Snake: ...

Para-Medic: Cigarettes are bad for you.

Snake: It's not a cigarette, it's a...

Para-Medic: Quiet, you!

Snake: ...

Para-Medic: Smoking is bad for you. In a recent study, scientists found that tobacco smoke is full of carcinogenic substances, like nitrosamines. You know what that means? It means you're going to give yourself lung cancer if you keep on smoking.

Snake: But that's just what some scientists think, right?

Para-Medic: Oh, give me a break.

Snake: I heard it was just a bunch of hu-hah.

Para-Medic: Do you really believe that?

Snake: Sure.

Para-Medic: God, you're gullible. You ought to read this year's report from the Surgeon General. It proves, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that smoking causes lung cancer. Pretty soon the whole world will know that smoking is bad for you. Better quit now before it's too late.

Snake: But...

Para-Medic: And don't tell me cigar smoke is harmless because it doesn't go down into your lungs. It just means the cancer shows up in a different place.

Snake: ...

Para-Medic: Got it?

Snake: Yeah, yeah...

Russian Glowcap
To initiate this conversation, Snake must eat a Russian Glowcap, then contact Para-Medic.

Para-Medic: I see you've found some Russian glowcaps. The Russian glowcap is kind of luminescent fungus - a mushroom that glows in the dark.

Snake: Why would a mushroom glow in the dark?

Para-Medic: It's bioluminescent, just like a firefly. It uses the so called luciferin-luciferase reaction. To put it simply, luciferin reacts with luciferase in the presence of magnesium two plus ions, breaking it down into oxyluciferin and carbon dioxide. The carbonyl groups in the oxyluciferin are initially in an electrically excited state. When they return to their base state, they give off light. Did you get all that?

Snake: Not really.

Para-Medic: Oh.

Snake: I ate one and it recharged my batteries!

Para-Medic: Huh!?

Snake: I thought a mushroom that glows that bright was bound to charge up my batteries if I ate it. And I was right.

Para-Medic: Y...you're serious...??

Snake: What's wrong?

Para-Medic: N...nothing... Um, Snake, can you excuse me for a second?

Snake: Sure.

Para-Medic's voice sounds more distant for these next lines.

Para-Medic: Did you just hear that?

Sigint: Yeah. There's no way eating a bioluminescent mushroom would cause your batteries to recharge.

Para-Medic: What do you think it means?

Sigint: Beats me... maybe it's all in his mind.

Para-Medic: You mean like a placebo effect?

Sigint: Why not? You've seen how gullible he is.

Para-Medic: I guess there's no harm done. Should we let him keep believing it?

Sigint: Sounds good to me.

Normal volume

Para-Medic: OK, Snake, I'm back. Yes, the Russian glowcap is a glowing mushroom, so it'll recharge your batteries when you eat it.

Snake: ???

Quack
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Para-Medic during Operation Snake Eater.

Snake: Para-Medic.

Para-Medic: What's up?

Snake: Are you a medic, or a doctor?

Para-Medic: I'm a well-respected physician. Or I was, until I joined the CIA.

Snake: How was your reputation?

Para-Medic: My what?

Snake: Your reputation.

Para-Medic: Oh, that.

Snake: How was it?

Para-Medic: Why? Don't you trust me?

Snake: That's not what I meant.

Para-Medic: Fine, then.

Snake: Mm-hmm... So?

Para-Medic: So what?

Snake: Your reputation - how was it?

Para-Medic: My! You're relentless!

Snake: Hey, I'm a snake. So?

Para-Medic: My reputation was spotless. I'm highly skilled, patient, and good-looking to boot. Everybody wanted to see me. What else would you expect?

Snake: ...

Para-Medic: No, seriously.

Major: Incidentally, her nickname back then was "Quack."

Para-Medic: Major!

Snake: ...Is that true?

Para-Medic: Mm? Is what true?

Snake: About your nickname.

Para-Medic: No! ...Well, maybe a few people did call me that...

Snake: So you were a quack?

Para-Medic: No! ...Well, yes and no. I mean, in a sense I was, but then again I wasn't...

Snake: ???

Major: Snake, her skills as a doctor are beyond reproach. You have my word on that.

Para-Medic: Yes! That's exactly what I was trying to say, Snake.

Snake: Then why did they call her "Quack"?

Major: It's because she...

Para-Medic: Never mind that! It doesn't matter. We've got a job to do, and we have to stay focused. Besides, my past doesn't have anything to do with the mission and...

Snake: Because she never shuts up?

Major: Yes, that's it.

Para-Medic: No, that's not it! Snake, tell him that's not true!

Snake: ...

Para-Medic: Say something!

Snake: I'd better get back to the mission.

Major: Yes, you do that.

Para-Medic: Just a minute! Snake! Don't you hang up on me!

The guide is only wrong once
To initiate this conversation, the player must eat a Ural luminescent mushroom, then contact Para-Medic.

Para-Medic: I see you found some Ural luminescent mushrooms. The Ural luminescent mushroom is a mushroom only found in Tselinoyarsk. It looks like a shiitake mushroom and it's often found growing on the trunks of trees.

Snake: If it looks like a shiitake mushroom then it must be edible right?

Para-Medic: Yup. I can't guarantee it'll taste like a shiitake mushroom, though.

(Snake eats mushroom. Calls Para-Medic.)

Snake: By the way, Para-Medic, I tried that Ural luminescent mushroom you were talking about.

Para-Medic: So, how does it taste?

Snake: It was poisonous.

Para-Medic: What?

Snake: It was a poison mushroom.

Para-Medic: Really?

Snake: Yeah.

Para-Medic: That's weird... the guide says it's...

Snake: Are you sure that guide is reliable?

Para-Medic: Don't worry, it's fine. It just happened this one time.

Snake ...

Aliens
To initiate this conversation, the player must contact Para-Medic during Operation Snake Eater while wearing the Raikov mask.

Para-Medic: Snake, I... Ah!

Snake: ?

Para-Medic: H... hello there.

Snake: Para-Medic, it's me.

Para-Medic: Snake? Oh, it's you. For a minute there, I thought you were someone else...

Snake: Why are you so nervous? You've seen this mask before, right?

Para-Medic: Yeah, but it looks so cool...

Snake: Huh?

Para-Medic: Cool. You know? Kind of like a Venusian.

Snake: A Venusian?

Para-Medic: I mean, not the crab kind... the other kind.

Snake: Para-Medic, do you really think a guy you've never seen before would suddenly call you on this frequency?

Para-Medic: I know it sounds ridiculous. But still... what if it was a being from another planet? You can't rule out that possibility.

Snake: ...

The Major likes 007
To initiate this conversation, the player must contact Para-Medic to save the game.

Para-Medic: Snake, have you seen 007: From Russia with Love?

Snake: I don't like those movies. Real spies are nothing like James Bond. It's pure fantasy.

Para-Medic: Snake, I don't think the Major's going to like you saying that.

Snake: And even though it's fiction, I can't help but comparing myself to Bond.

Major: What exactly don't you like about James Bond? Is it the fantastic gadgets? The cars? The guns?

Snake: Major...!

Major: Snake, wouldn't you like to have a gun shaped like a pen?

Snake: What good is a pen going to do me in the jungle? I'd look like a fool.

Major: Then what about a snake-shaped gun? You could make it look like you're grappling with a giant snake and then get a shot in on the enemy while they're distracted.

Snake: OK, now you're being ridiculous.

Major: We'll make you a snake-shaped gun that folds up and fits into an attaché case.

Snake: Will you give it a rest?

Major: Oh, I get it. You're worried about how to handle the ladies, aren't you?

Snake: No...

Major: I knew it. Hmm...To tell you the truth, I don't like the idea of playing hanky-panky with enemy femme fatales, either. But that's part of Bond's appeal. You could learn a thing or two from him. What about this EVA? What are you planning to do with her?

Snake: I...I don't even trust her yet.

Major: That's not what I mean. You can't let yourself get involved. This is a game of spy versus spy. She's using you just as much as you're using her.

Snake: I realize that.

Major: You've got to grab the initiative. And to do that, you have to get the upper hand in the relationship. That's what a spy is supposed to do.

Snake: Get the upper hand...I don't think I'm cut out for that mission.

Major: Maybe if you changed your code name to Double-O-Snake?

Snake: Major...

Major: 007 is the biggest thing to come out of England since the Mayflower. I wouldn't be surprised if they made 20 more of those movies.

Para-Medic: Didn't you know? The Major is a huge James Bond fan. Don't get him worked up like this.

Snake: Worked up?

Para-Medic: Maybe you don't realize this, but now that you've got him started talking about Bond, I'm going to have to listen to him lecture for a whole hour after he gets off the radio.

Snake: You have my sympathy.

Para-Medic: It's too bad you can't enjoy such a great movie, though.

Snake: I guess I'm just one of those people who can't enjoy spy flicks.

Cloning
Para-Medic: Snake, whatever happens to you, make sure you leave a descendant, OK?

Snake: Are you saying you want to have my baby?

Para-Medic: No. I’m saying that in the 21st century, the genes of soldiers like you are going to be in high demand.

Snake: Genes?

Para-Medic: Uh huh. Remember when Watson and Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA back in 1953?

Snake: No.

Para-Medic: You know, they won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for it the year before last? Of course, you have to feel sorry for Pauling and Franklin. They were researching the exact same thing.

Snake: Sorry. I don’t follow.

Para-Medic: Inside every living creature are little blueprints called genes. Through the union of the sperm and egg cells, these blueprints are transformed and inherited by the next generation. That’s why parents and children resemble each other. The concept of genes was first proposed over a hundred years ago by Mendel, but he didn’t know what they were exactly. For a while, it was thought that chromosomes were composed not of deoxyribonucleic acid, but of proteins called polypeptides. Later, it was shown that deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA was a biological macromolecule. Then, 11 years ago, Watson and Crick discovered that DNA had a double-helix structure

Snake: This is all fascinating stuff, but what exactly does it have to do with me?

Para-Medic: The inherent characteristics of any given individual are determined by his or her genes. By duplicating a set of superior genes, a separate body with the same set of characteristics – a clone – can be created.

Snake: But genes don’t control a person’s fate.

Para-Medic: That’s true. But having an offspring that’s genetically identical to the parent is more efficient, right? You can expect better results that way.

Snake: More efficient? You can’t mass-produce human beings!

Para-Medic: Maybe. But now that we know the true nature of genes, human cloning is that much closer to reality. Nuclear transplanting is already theoretically possible. So one day…

Snake: My genes are going to be a valuable commodity?

Para-Medic: Exactly.

Snake: They’d never let that happen.

Para-Medic: Just think – even if your body dies, you survive and go on to bigger and better accomplishments. If you think about it, it’s kind of an honor.

Snake: Does that kind of technology seriously appeal to you?

Para-Medic: Well, I am a doctor.

Snake: …

Para-Medic: I can’t condone it on moral grounds, but I’m fascinated by the possibilities. Especially when I see such an excellent specimen as yourself.

Snake: Yeah, well, thanks for the compliment, but it doesn’t make me feel any better.

Para-Medic: Don’t be so glum. It’s not like it’s going to happen anytime soon. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Advising the enemy
To initiate this conversation, contact Para-Medic after the first meeting with Ocelot.

Para-Medic: By the way, Snake.

Snake: What?

Para-Medic: What was that little lecture back there?

Snake: Lecture?

Para-Medic: You were instructing the GRU commander, weren't you? Something about the first round, or his hand.

Snake: Yeah...

Para-Medic: What was that supposed to mean?

Snake: Mmm... Whenever he put a new clip in his gun he'd always load the first round by hand, whether there was a round left in the chamber or not. It's a technique they teach in the Middle East. By making sure there's always a round in the chamber, you eliminate the risk of pulling the trigger with nothing to fire. He must have heard about it from someone, or read it somewhere... in any case, he probably wanted to try it out for himself. And he was obviously motivated by vanity to show off his new technique. That's when you make mistakes. The battlefield is an unforgiving place. The only techniques you can rely on are the ones you've mastered through experience and practice.

Para-Medic: Uh huh. And what were you saying about him being more suited to revolver?

Snake: When he fired, he was bending his elbow sharply to avoid the recoil. It looked like he wasn't aware he was doing it, but that habit can be either a fatal flaw or a gift.

Para-Medic: What do you mean?

Snake: Automatic weapons use recoil to operate, so if you don't let the recoil hit you, it interferes with the operating cycle of the gun. Basically, he shouldn't be trying to avoid the impact like that. But with a revolver, there's no need to let the recoil hit you. Just the opposite - avoiding the recoil lets you reduce the strain on your hand and arm. That kid might just be handy with a high-caliber revolver.

Para-Medic: Handy...? Are you listening to yourself?

Snake: What do you mean?

Para-Medic: He's the enemy! Why are you giving him advice?

Snake: I...

Para-Medic: Snake?

Snake: ...I don't know. For some reason, I couldn't help but point it out to him...

Para-Medic: ...Snake, are you alright?

Snake:...Yeah...

Bikini Atoll
Para-Medic: Snake, I've been looking at your medical record. You've been exposed to an atomic blast?

Snake: Yeah, the 'Bravo Shot.' It was a hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. I was at the American base on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands when the ashes of death started falling from the sky.

Para-Medic: Any symptoms?

Snake: None...at least not yet. But a lot of the guys who were in it with me are now suffering from thyroid cancer and leukemia. Some of them are dead already. One of these days...anyway, I'd better get back to the mission.

Para-Medic: Yeah...

Para-Medic's codename
Para-Medic: "Snake, if you or one of your comrades is wounded in battle, what do you usually do?"

Snake: "I call for a medic."

Para-Medic: "What if there's no medic nearby?"

Snake: "I don't even want to think about that."

Para-Medic: "Think about it."

Snake: "...That's my worst nightmare."

Para-Medic: "Any soldier can perform basic first aid, but it takes a specialist to perform the more complicated procedures."

Snake: "I know a lot of guys who'd still be alive if they'd had access to a medic."

Para-Medic: "Me, too. So I got to thinking - wouldn't it be great if we could parachute medics into the front lines, where they're needed most?"

Snake: "You bet... That's why you're called 'Para-Medic'?"

Para-Medic: "Yeah. With a unit like that, we could save a couple of lives, huh?

Snake: "No."

Para-Medic: "No?"

Snake: "Not a couple. We could save many lives."

Para-Medic: "...Thanks. I think the army needs a unit like that. And if no one else will do it, I'm going to create one myself."

Snake: "Sounds like a plan."

Para-Medic: "Will you help me?"

Snake: "Count on it."

Snake can't smell
To initiate this conversation, Snake must call The Boss during the Virtuous Mission.

Boss: If you want to survive in the jungle, you're going to need to hone all of your senses. An unnatural movement in the undergrowth, a tiny shadow peeking out through the trees in the distance - always keep an eye out for any signs of the enemy's presence. Your sense of hearing is equally important. Visibility is poor in the jungle, so you've got to learn to pick up the enemy's presence from the sounds you hear around you. Always be listening for that one snap of a twig among the chirping of the birds and the babbling of the brooks. Your sense of smell is also important. Body odor, sweat, gunpowder, food... These faint smells wafting in the wind will tell you where the enemy...

Snake: Uh, no.

Boss: No?

Snake: I can't smell.

Boss: You... What now?

Snake: I can't smell.

Boss: Not at all?

Snake: Nope.

Boss: Not even a little bit?

Snake: Not a thing.

Boss: Oh... Well, then, you'll just have to trust in your instincts as a gamer.

"Wear whatever you want"
To initiate this conversation, Snake must equip the Tuxedo or GA-KO camo and call The Boss during the Virtuous Mission.

The Boss: Snake...

Snake: What's up, Boss?

The Boss: Don't you "What's up" me. Just what do you think you're doing?

Snake: What do you mean?

The Boss: "What do I mean..." What is that camouflage you're wearing?

Snake: Oh, this. What do you think?

The Boss: Of all the...

Snake: Looks pretty good on me, doesn't it?

The Boss: Are you out of your mind? You can't wear that in battle! It's like saying to the enemy, "Hey, here I am! Shoot me!"

Snake: Well, I'll admit, it's a little on the flashy side...

The Boss: Then why don't you...

Snake: But it does look good on me, doesn't it?

The Boss: ...

Snake: You don't think so?

The Boss: Listen, wise ass! Camouflage isn't going to do jack if it doesn't help you blend in with your surroundings!

Snake: Well, I think it looks good on me...

The Boss: Fine! Wear whatever you want!

Snake: ...I thought you'd like it...

The Cobras
Sigint: Sounds like the Cobra's members codenames came from the specific emotions they each carry into battle.

Snake: Emotions?

Sigint: Yeah. For unbearable torment, The Pain. For absolute terror, The Fear. For infinite rage, The Fury. For total oblivion, The End. And, for unsurpassed bliss, The Joy.

Snake: The Joy?

Sigint: Yeah, it's another name they give The Boss. Because of the pleasure she feels in war, I suppose.

Snake: ...

Sigint: During the war, she had a partner named The Sorrow. Sorrow and Joy. They say there couldn't have been a more perfect pair."

Cardboard box
To initiate this conversation, Snake must have the cardboard box equipped.

Sigint: Uh, Snake... What are you doing?

Snake: I'm in a box.

Sigint: A cardboard box? Why are you...?

Snake: I dunno. I was just looking at it and I suddenly got this urge to get inside. No, not just an urge—more than that. It was my destiny to be here; in the box.

Sigint: Destiny...?

Snake: Yeah. And then when I put it on, I suddenly got this feeling of inner peace. I can't put it into words. I feel... safe. Like this is where I was meant to be. Like I'd found the key to true happiness.

Sigint: ...

Snake: Does any of that make sense?

Sigint: Not even a little.

Snake: You should come inside the box... Then you'll know what I mean.

Sigint: Man, I don't wanna know what you mean! Between you and Para-Medic, is everyone but me that is hooked up with the Major strange?!

Snake: ...

Sigint: Yeah, well, anyway, I suppose even that dumb-ass box might make a decent disguise if you wear it inside a building.

Naked Camo
To obtain this conversation, Snake must be using the Naked camouflage.

Sigint: Snake, what's up? Why are you naked? I know there's a "NAKED" option under "UNIFORM" that lets you take off the upper part of your uniform. But without a shirt on, your camouflage sucks, and your stamina goes down faster. You don't get any advantages whatsoever.

Snake: Sure there are.

Sigint: Like what?

Snake: It feels good.

Sigint: ...Man, you do whatever you want.

Snake: I will, thanks. Just one question, though.

Sigint: What?

Snake: Is there a way to take off my pants?

Sigint: Say WHAT?!

Snake: My pants, can I...

Sigint: Ah, hell no! This FOX unit is a nut fest!

(If one listens carefully after Sigint gives the above line, Snake laughs a little, suggesting he was trying to get that reaction.)

Snake's a bully
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Sigint after attacking EVA in Zaozyorje.

Sigint: What the hell, man...!!

Para-Medic: I can't believe you!!

Major: Of all the… I can see now I chose the wrong man for this mission...!

Sigint's nightmare
To initiate this conversation, Snake must contact Sigint after experiencing a dream while imprisoned in Groznyj Grad.

Sigint: Snake, you OK?

Snake: Yeah. I had a terrible dream.

Sigint: No kidding. What happened?

Snake: I don't want to think about it. I was being attacked by monsters that looked human. And I'm... not even sure if I was really me.

Sigint: At least it was just a dream. It's all over when you wake up.

Snake: True.

Sigint: When you think about it, the fact that you can imagine a situation worse than the one you're in now means life can't be all that bad.

Snake: I sure hope so.

Sigint: Well, let me tell you about the absolute worst, most sickening nightmare I ever had. This isn't one for the kids. OK, so there's this big pile of crap, right? It's shaped like a giant tank and it's walking around on two legs, goin' on a rampage and stompin' on people and houses and stuff. And this giant turd is carrying the nastiest missiles you ever saw. Like, whenever it launches one of its turd missiles... whatever it hits - people, trees, buildings - turns into shit. My hometown, my old school, my family, my girlfriend, old man John... Everything in that turd's path turned into shit.

Snake: That's pretty sick, man.

Sigint: Good thing it was just a dream, huh?

Snake: Yes, that's a good thing.

Sigint: You feeling better now?

Snake: Yeah.

Sigint: Good. Then let's get down to business. You see, Snake, people are just sacks of shit and they're full of holes. Fill 'em up with water and it's gotta come out from somewhere... OK, maybe that was a bad example. What I'm trying to say is, no matter what the situation, there's always a way out. Don't throw in the towel yet. Clear your mind. Think it through. Assess the situation. You'll find a way to escape.

Snake: Got it.

Sigint: Don't let my nightmare come true.

Snake: Right.

Cigar
To initiate this conversation Snake must contact Sigint while having the cigar equipped.

Sigint: Snake, you smoking a cigarette?

Snake: It's not a cigarette. It's a cigar

Sigint: Ah, same thing

Snake: It's not the same thing

(If Snake has already spoke to Para-Medic about the cigar) Snake: Why am I the only one who can tell the difference?

Sigint: Doesn't matter to me. What I want to know is, why'd you take it with you?

Snake: Because I need it.

Sigint: For what?

Snake: I can't smoke a cigar if I don't have one, can I?

Sigint: So you just wanted to smoke it?

Snake: Yeah.

Sigint: ...Man, you got problems. Do what you want. Just keep in mind that your LIFE goes down when you're smoking it.

Croc Cap
To initiate this conversation Snake must equip the Croc Cap and call Sigint.

Sigint: A cap shaped like a crocodile head, you say?

Snake: Yeah. What do you think?

Sigint: I think it's a great idea! You know, animal disguises are one of the oldest tricks in the book in the intelligence world. I don't know whether it's true or not, but I've heard that during World War II, the OSS used to use cow suits. Supposedly they'd send agents out to hide in herds of real cows so they could spy on enemy units as they passed by. Nowadays, I guess most people wouldn't even give a crocodile-shaped cap a second look. They'd think it was just a gag item. But if you use it the right way, it can be an effective weapon for spying. I gotta hand it to you, Snake, you're one sharp guy.

Snake: ...

Sigint: You OK, Snake?

Snake: Forget it...

Sigint: ???

Tuxedo
Sigint: Snake, what are you wearing now?

Snake: A tuxedo.

Sigint: What, you late for a wedding or something? Come to think about it, the tuxedo is an all-black outfit. It'll probably help you blend in in a dark environment. One thing you can't do, though, is equip knife-type weapons, And you can't use CQC either. Remember that.

Snake camo
Sigint: Eh? That's some crazy camouflage you got on.

Snake: Yeah. It's Snake camo.

Sigint: Snake? Well, I guess it does kind of suit you.

Snake: Thanks for the compliment.

Sigint: ...Still, it does look like pretty effective stuff. It's a good all-purpose camo--it should give you a high level of cover against just about any type of background.

Cold War camo
Sigint: Snake, what kind of camo is that?

Snake: It's called Cold War camo. Volgin had it with him.

Sigint: Cold war camo, huh. Well, I suppose the Soviets won't attack you from behind when you've got that thing on.

Snake: Really? You mean it's got advantages other than being stylish?

Sigint: Stylish?

Snake: Yeah. Don't you think so?

Sigint: Ah...sure, whatever you say.

The Patriot
To initiate this conversation Snake must equip the Patriot and call Sigint.

Sigint: Using the Patriot, eh?

Snake: Yeah. It's the same one The Boss was using.

Sigint: Where'd you get it?

Snake: Hmm?

Sigint: I said, where'd you get it?

Snake: Sigint, don't get worked up over the details.

Sigint: ??? Whatever. Anyway, the Patriot is a one-of-a-kind sidearm made especially for The Boss. It's basically an XM16E1 with the barrel cut short and the stock taken off. The idea was to create a large pistol that combined the feel and quick handling of a handgun with the force of a rifle. But with a barrel that short, the recoil is unbelievable. It's tough to aim, but it more than makes up for it in firepower. From the looks of it, it's fitted with a 100-round drum magazine... And it never runs out of ammo?

Snake: Never.

Sigint: Why's that?

Snake: Because the internal feed mechanism is shaped like an infinity symbol.

Sigint: Ah, I get it. Yep, that'll give you unlimited ammo.

Afternoon tea
To initiate this conversation Snake must equip the Chocolate Chip camo and call Sigint)

Sigint: Ah, you're wearing the chocolate chip pattern.

Snake: Chocolate chip? You mean this camouflage?

Sigint: Yeah.

Snake: I've never heard of a camo pattern called that before...

Sigint: Yeah, I know. I just thought it up right now. The chocolate chip pattern is probably designed to provide cover in a desert environment. It should work best against a sandy or rocky background.

Snake: Makes sense. But why'd you call it chocolate chip?

Sigint: 'Cause that's what it reminds me of.

Snake: What?

Sigint: Those little round cookies the major is always snackin' on.

Major: They're not cookies. They're scones.

Sigint: Major!

Major: And it's not a snack. It's afternoon tea.

Sigint: Snack, tea, same thing.

Major: No, it's not! Look here, afternoon tea is a fine old English tradition.

Sigint: Uh oh. Here we go again. Talk to you later, Snake.

Major: The origins of afternoon tea go back to the Victorian Era. Anna Maria, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, was...

Sneaking Suit
To initiate this conversation, you must equip Sneaking Suit and call Sigint.

Sigint: Those are some funky clothes you're wearing.

Snake: Yeah, it's called a sneaking suit.

Sigint: Sneaking suit? What's that all about?

Snake: I'm not sure, but it looks like the same suit that the Boss was wearing...

Sigint: Huh. Well, whatever it is, it's a fine piece of work. The suit seems to be made out a special bulletproof fiber. Wearing it should reduce all the damage you take by half. The waterproofing, heat and moisture insulation are top-notch. Just having it on will reduce the amount of stamina you burn. It even increases your overall Camo index. You got yourself a keeper, Snake.

Snake: Yeah, maybe we should make this the official uniform of FOX.

Sigint's mask
To initiate this conversation, the player must call Sigint while wearing the Raikov mask.

Sigint: Ah, you're wearing the mask. I made it myself. Pretty good work, don't you think? A while back they were planning to disguise someone as this one GRU officer and send them in to steal some secret documents. I created the mask for that operation. But then the mission ended up being canceled...and then the major came and told me to throw it out? Can you believe that guy?

Snake: But you didn't throw it out.

Sigint: Are you kidding? Tossing a superior quality product like that into the garbage without using that would be an insult to science.

Snake: What's so great about it?

Sigint: Everything. But if I had to pick one reason, I'd have to say it's because it's the first mask ever that can blink its eyes.

Snake: What about the lips?

Sigint: What's that?

Snake: Can it open its mouth?

Sigint: Ha ha ha. That's a good one, Snake. You're crazy, man.

Snake: I'm serious...

Sigint: Are you even listening to me, Snake? Where's your common sense!? Damn!

Snake: S... sorry...?

Zombie face paint
To initiate this conversation, the player must call Sigint while wearing the Zombie face paint.

Sigint: Snake, your face paint its...

Snake: I know. It's called Zombie

Sigint: Zombie? What does that mean?

Snake: Beats me.

Para-Medic: Are you serious?

Sigint: Hello. Para-Medic...

Para-Medic: You mean you've never heard of zombies?

Snake: Nope.

Sigint: Never.

Para-Medic: You guys don't know anything. A zombie is a dead body cursed and brought back to life by a master of black magic. Supposedly, they revive the dead and use them as slaves. It's also seen as a kind of punishment-people who commit terrible crimes can be forced to labor even after they're dead.

Snake: Interesting...How do you know all this stuff?

Para-Medic: I saw it in movies. Like White Zombie. Never seen it?

Snake: Nope.

Sigint: Can't say I have.

Para-Medic: How about Plan 9 from Outer Space?

Snake: No.

Sigint: Missed it.

Para-Medic: You can't just focus on the things you like all the time. You have to expand your horizons, try new things. You guys need to get out more.

Snake: ...

Sigint: ...Yeah well, anyway, that face paint doesn't look all that useful. Go ahead and wear it if you want, but if I were you I'd change to...

Para-Medic: You don't need to change anything.

Sigint: Why not?

Para-Medic: It makes him look awesome

Sigint: ...

Para-Medic: Doesn't it?

Sigint: Look, arguing about it isn't going to get us anywhere. Snake, you wear whatever you want.

Para-Medic: It does make you look cool!

The Hind, part 1
To initiate this conversation, simply contact Sigint at Bolshaya Past Base when near the parked Hind A chopper.

Snake: Sigint.

Sigint: What's up?

Snake: The chopper we were talking about is parked at the heliport.

Sigint: The one that was hauling the Shagohod in the Virtuous Mission?

Snake: Yeah.

Major Zero: Perhaps it is an armed variation of the Mi-8 Hip?

Snake: No. Some of it looks the same, but the overall shape is different. It's got stub wings, and the cockpit canopy looks like an angular greenhouse.

Sigint: No kidding. Then it must be some kind of new model. I've heard stories recently that the Soviets are developing a "flying infantry combat vehicle." That's got to be it.

Snake: A flying infantry combat vehicle?

Sigint: Yeah. A transport chopper with troop carrying capabilities. Think of it as an attack-chopper version of France's AMX-VCI or the Soviet BMP. They must be doing field tests on the initial prototype.

Snake: A next-generation chopper that's a little smaller than the Hip... Maybe we should call it a Hind.

Sigint: Hmm, not bad. It's cool with me.

Major Zero: Then it's settled. We'll refer to that new-type helicopter as a Hind from now on.

The Hind, part 2
''To initiate this conversation, simply contact Sigint at Krasnogorje's Mountain Side after witnessing the Hind A moving about. Note, the player must not sabotage it back at Bolshaya Past.''

Snake: Sigint.

Sigint: What's up?

Snake: The chopper we were talking about is flying around...

Sigint: The one at the heliport?

Snake: Yeah.

Major Zero: Perhaps it is an armed variation of the Mi-8 Hip?

Snake: No. Some of it looks the same, but the overall shape is different. It's got stub wings, and the cockpit canopy looks like an angular greenhouse.

Sigint: No kidding. Then it must be some kind of new model. I've heard stories recently that the Soviets are developing a "flying infantry combat vehicle." That's got to be it.

Snake: A flying infantry combat vehicle?

Sigint: Yeah. A transport chopper with troop carrying capabilities. Think of it as a attack-chopper version of France's AMX-VCI or the Soviet BMP. They must be doing field tests on the initial prototype.

Snake: A next-generation chopper that's a little smaller than the Hip... Maybe we should call it a Hind.

Sigint: Hmm, not bad. It's cool with me.

Major Zero: Then it's settled. We'll refer to that new-type helicopter as a Hind from now on.

Objekt 279s
To initiate this conversation, the player must contact Sigint while they are positioned near one of the tanks.

Sigint: Hey, those tanks look like Objekt 279s.

Snake: Objekt 279s?

Sigint: Yup. We don't have a lot of details yet, but apparently they're a kind of heavy tank designed to operate in situations involving the use of tactical nuclear weapons. They're distinguished by two sets of double treads and a disk-shaped shield, which keeps it from being flipped over in a nuclear blast. Basically, the four treads widen the traction area and increase friction with the ground, while the disk-shaped shield deflects the blast above and below the vehicle. The tank is armed with a 130 mm cannon. It's also got a 1000 horsepower diesel engine, which gives it a decent top speed. As far as we knew, it hadn't been formally adopted because of the high cost of production...but it looks like we were wrong. Anyway, those don't seem to be ready for deployment yet. You don't need to worry about them going anywhere. Just keep moving.

Sigint's codename
Snake: Tell me something, Sigint...

Sigint: What's that?

Snake: What does 'Sigint' mean, anyway?

Sigint: It's short for 'Signal Intelligence.'

Snake: Signal Intelligence?

Sigint: The part of intelligence that deals with electronic information. Things like intercepting and analyzing electronic communications, determining enemy force strength and positioning from radar emissions and radio chatter - you get the idea. Codebreaking is considered part of SIGINT as well. 40 years from now, we'll be in the age of electronic warfare. It won't be long before information replaces firepower as the most valuable commodity on the battlefield.

Snake: So you're saying they won't need guys like me anymore?

Sigint: Sorry to break it to you, but that's not gonna happen. No matter how advanced our technology gets, there's still no substitute for human beings.

Snake: ...

Sigint: Anyway, the major is a man of foresight. He knew the electronic age was coming, and so he called out to me.

Snake: And you responded.

Sigint: Well, I didn't have anyplace else to do.

Snake: You couldn't find a job?

Sigint: Nope. None of the places where they do this kind of high-tech research would even let me in the door.

Snake: Why not? I know you've got social problems, but...

Sigint: Come again?

Snake: Nothing. I mean, someone with your talent ought to be able to...

Sigint: Yeah, well, maybe it had something to do with the fact that I'm black.

Snake: ...

Sigint: The major, though, he doesn't care about what color you are. I've never met anyone like him before. He's...different, you know?

Snake: Oh, yeah, I know.

Sigint: I don't think racism's going to go away even in the 21st century. But I want to work with computers and use them to bring people closer together. In the digital world, it doesn't matter whether you're black or white, American or Russian, or whatever. Everybody's going to be the same. That's what I think.

SS-1C specs/mobile platform
To initiate this conversation, contact Sigint after talking with Granin.

Sigint: You say Granin was involved in the development of the SS-1C? The SS-1C is the Soviet's newest short-range ballistic missile. Based on what Western intel has been able to gather, it's capable of being launched from a mobile platform.

Snake: A mobile platform?

Sigint: Yeah. It's a transport vehicle that functions as an erector and launcher. It can travel on roads and erect and launch a missile from any location. Of course, in addition to conventional explosives, the missiles could also be fitted with chemical or even nuclear warheads.

Snake: A nuclear missile that can be launched from any location...

Sigint: I'll bet it wasn't the missile itself that Granin helped develop. More likely it was the mobile platform. From what I've heard, the SS-1C is set for actual deployment as early as next year. That's bound to send a chill down NATO's spine.

Customized M1911A1
To initiate this conversation, contact Sigint  after receiving the customized  M1911A1  from  EVA .

Sigint: "So you've got an M1911A1, huh?"

Snake: "Yeah. EVA gave it to me. She said it used to belong to a Western officer."

Sigint: "Looks like someone did a little work on it, too."

Snake: "It's more than a little. First of all, the feeding ramp has been polished to a mirror sheen. It's not going to have any feeding problems. The slide's been replaced with a reinforced version. And it meshes perfectly with the frame. The frame itself has been iron-welded and scraped down multiple times for maximum precision. The front strap part of the frame has been checkered to make it dig into the hand. That prevents any slipping. The sight system's original, too. It's a 3-dot type. It's got an enlarged front sight, giving it superior target sighting capability. The regular hammer's been replaced with a ring hammer. That enhances the cocking speed and increases the hammer-down speed. They also reworked the grip safety to accommodate the ring hammer. Looks like they eliminated it altogether. This is a tool for pros. The thumbs safety and the slide stop are extended to allow for more precise handling. The base of the trigger guard is whittled down, so you can use a high grip. And the trigger itself is a long type for easy finger access. The trigger pull is about 3.5 pounds. That's about a pound and a half lighter than normal. The magazine well has been widened to make it easier to put in a new magazine. The magazine catch button has been cut down low to make it harder to hit by mistake. The mainspring housing has been changed to a flat type to increase grip. And it's even been fitted with stepping so that it doesn't slip from the recoil when firing. On top of that, they added cocking serrations to the front part of the slide. That lets you load and eject cartridges faster in an emergency. Whoever did this is a professional. No question - this thing could shoot a one-hole at 25 yards in a machine rest."

Sigint: "Well, I'll be damned. That's some gun."

Snake: "Yeah. I've never used a weapon this fine in my life."

Traps in Graniny Gorki
To initiate this conversation, contact Sigint while in Graniny Gorki South.

Sigint: "There seem to be traps planted throughout that area. And they look a little...primitive..."

Snake: "Yeah. But this is their territory. Why would they need this many traps here?"

Sigint: "Maybe it's part of some kind of tactical research."

Snake: "Tactical research?"

Sigint: "Yeah. As I'm sure you know, the Soviet Union is leading a worldwide revolution among Communist forces all over the globe. But a lot of countries involved don't have the necessary funds and industrial technology. So they need tactics that are both effective and economical."

Snake: "That's what they're researching?"

Sigint: "Yeah. And traps are one of the best ways to do that. I'll bet that place is one of their testing grounds. Clappers, arrows, pendulums - all of these traps are set off by applying force to a rope. Don't touch the traps, and you'll be fine. Use rolling to get over them, or just crawl under them. Either way ought to work. If you do set off a trap and an arrow or a spiked pendulum comes flying your way, you can still dodge it by immediately diving out of the way. Pit traps and snares are camouflaged into the ground and make them harder to detect. But if you look carefully enough, you can see them through the disguise. Try stalking to proceed with extra caution. In any case, if you think there might be traps lying around, keep a close eye on the ground and stay alert."

Flame Troops
''To initiate this conversation, contact Sigint after the cutscene with EVA at Krasnogorje. Also, depending on the player's actions, Sigint's deduction on why the Flame Troops are present will be different.''

If the player killed a lot of soldiers
Sigint: You seen any enemies equipped with flamethrowers? Those flamethrowers are M2s. They were first used in World War II during the invasion of Guam. The M2 uses pressurized nitrogen gas to fire a fuel mixture of napalm and gasoline. It comes in handy for torchin' places that are tough enough to secure with conventional firepower, like trenches and bunkers and pillbox enclosures. Watch out though. Get hit by a flamethrower in a narrow spot like a closet or a trench and it's barbeque time. Don't wander too close to an enemy carrying a flamethrower. If you need to take one out, try sniping from a distance so the flames can't reach you.

Snake: What are they doing with American-made flamethrowers anyway?

Sigint: Well, like a lot of other Western weapons, those M2s were probably jacked for research purposes. But if they're actually using them...man, they must really have it in for you.

Snake: What do you mean?

Sigint: The flamethrower is heavy, short-ranged, and can only be used for a short period of time. Not only that, but when a flame trooper gets captured, he's almost always put to death. Basically it's a bad idea all the way around to use flamethrowers unless you're sweepin'. And despite all that, they're keepin' 'em at the ready just for you. What do you think of it?

Snake: ...They're out for revenge.

Sigint: Well, you've offed an awful lot of Volgin's men out there. No wonder they hate you.

Traps
To initiate this conversation Snake must get hit by a trap in Chyornyj Prud and then call EVA.

EVA: Snake, be careful. I might not have told you this yet, but that swamp is rigged with traps.

Snake: Tell me about it.

EVA: So you know already?

Snake: Yeah.

EVA: Well, then, you're all set. The traps in that area are set to go off when a rope stretched along the ground is disturbed. Keep a close eye on the ground and make sure you don't trip over a rope. I mean, far be it for me to call you an idiot who can't avoid even the simplest of traps. But you know.

Snake: Rrgh...

EVA: What's the matter?

Snake: Nothing... never mind...

EVA: ???

Croc Cap
To initiate this conversation Snake must equip the Croc Cap and call EVA.

EVA: Snake?

Snake: EVA, what do you think?

EVA: (Laughs) What a dork! You must be kidding me! Are you willing to risk your life for that joke?

Snake: All right! Finally, I get a normal response...

EVA: ???

Snake: Everyone was giving me strange responses and acting like nothing was odd about it. I was starting to wonder myself, but now I feel better.

EVA: I'm not sure what you're talking about, but you look adorable in it. (Laughs) Sorry, I've got to go. This is too much.

Snake: ...

Ocelot
To initiate this conversation, the player must continually call EVA after defeating Ocelot.

Snake: EVA, I wanted to ask you about Ocelot

EVA: Yeah, I know. He's pretty infatuated with you, isn't he?

Snake: That's not what I meant. Aren't the Ocelots an elite unit?

EVA: Yeah.

Snake: So how'd he get to be their commander? He can't be any older than 18 or 19. I can't believe he's already a major

EVA: I heard from the Colonel that he's been given special treatment.

Snake: Special treatment?

EVA: Yeah. He's the son of some legendary hero or something.

Snake: No wonder he seems to have the right stuff. So who is this legendary hero, anyway?

EVA: Beats me.

Snake: ...

EVA: The Colonel never told me. All I heard was that his mother was supposedly shot in the gut during battle and that he was born right there, with bullets whizzing past them.

Snake: A pregnant woman in the middle of a battle?

EVA: That's what I heard. They say that when they stitched her up, the scar was shaped like a snake.

Snake: Well, that's battlefield medicine for you. What about his father, this legendary hero?

EVA: He didn't tell me. I don't think Ocelot's ever met his parents.

Snake: Are they dead?

EVA: Maybe, I don't know. There were a lot of MIAs back then, during the last days of the war. Ocelot probably would have ended up the same way. But he was taken in and raised by GRU and Volgin.

Snake: Because he was special?

EVA: That's my guess.

Raikov's special treatment
To initiate this conversation, Snake must call EVA when he is in Groznyj Grad.

Snake: "EVA, about this Major Raikov..."

EVA: "Yes?"

Snake: "You said he had 'Colonel-class' authorization, right?"

EVA: "Right."

Snake: "But his rank is Major. So how can he have 'Colonel-class' authorization?"

EVA: "Raikov is treated as an officer of equal rank with Colonel Volgin."

Snake: "Treated as the same rank?"

EVA: "Yeah."

Snake: "Even though he's a Major?"

EVA: "Right."

Snake: "Why?"

EVA: "You don't know?"

Snake: "No."

EVA: "Even after seeing that photo?"

Snake: "Nope."

EVA: "Has anyone ever told you you're a bit slow?"

Snake: "What are you talking about?"

EVA: "I'll leave you to think about it."

Snake: "Wait a minute..."

EVA: "Gotta go."

Missing food
To initiate this conversation, Snake must call EVA after he met up with her behind the waterfall and must also have had food left before being captured by Volgin.

Snake: "EVA, about the contents of my backpack you got for me..."

EVA: "Is there something missing?"

Snake: "Yeah, all of my food."

EVA: "Well, how strange..."

Snake: "You didn't..."

EVA: "It wasn't me!"

Snake: "..."

EVA: "All those snakes and crocodiles and suspicious-looking mushrooms... I wouldn't eat that stuff even if you paid me!"

Snake: "What about the instant noodles?"

EVA: "..."

Snake: "EVA..."

EVA: "I was hungry, OK!? Give me a break! It's just a little packet of noodles..."

Snake: "It wasn't just the noodles. All those animals I worked so hard to capture..."

EVA: "That wasn't me."

Snake: "So who was it?"

EVA: "It was Ocelot."

Snake: "Ocelot?"

EVA: "He said he wanted to eat the same things you did."

Snake: "Why would he do that?"

EVA: "You haven't figured it out?"

Snake: "No."

EVA: "You are dense."

Snake: "...???"