Meryl Silverburgh

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Meryl Sylverburgh is a non-playable character in Metal Gear Solid. She is Colonel Campbell's niece, but it later turns out she is his daughter.

Meryl first meets Solid Snake just after he meets the DARPA Chief Donald Anderson (who actually turns out to be FOXHOUND member Decoy Octopus). She then runs off, as Psycho Mantis is controlling her mind. She then helps Snake out by opening the door for the Tank Hanger so he can get to Nuclear Disposal Facility, and once there the two meet up on the second floor justb after Snake meets Otacon and the two plan to take the back entrance of the Facility in order to get to the Communications Tower, and then through there to the hanger where Metal Gear REX is being held. On the way they run into Psycho Mantis and he takes over Meryl's mind again, making her threaten to shoot Snake knowing that he will not shoot her, but instead he knocks her out and proceeds to fight Mantis. Meryl and Snake then head out to the Communications Tower, but on the way Meryl is shot by Sniper Wolf, who uses Meryl as bait to lure Snake out.

The rest of Meryl's story in MGS1 depends on what the player does during the torture sequence. If they give in, Meryl supposedly is killed by either Revolver Ocelot or Sniper Wolf, and if they don't give in Meryl and Snake escape Shadow Moses together