Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10941901-20130628153213

This needs to be cleared up.

NAKED SNAKE/BIG BOSS' NAME

IS

NOT

JOHN.

His real name is Jack.

At the start of Metal Gear Solid 3, Zero refers to him as Jack whilst briefing him, as does The Boss when they first speak over the codec. Naked Snake then calls himself 'John Doe' when talking to Para-medic. 'John Doe' is a name given to any man who's real name is unknown or undisclosed, which is precisely why N. Snake tells Para-medic that this is his name, and following on from that she calls herself 'Jane Doe' (which is of course the female equivelent), afterwards stating that if Snake comes back alive she will till him her real name.

At the end of the game, when Ocelot asks what N. Snake's name is, Snake smiles and responds with 'John'. He smiles because he knows that he is basically one-upping Ocelot, because it is not his real name. He calls himself John to hide his real identity. 