Special Camo Soldier

A special camo soldier (特別兵) in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (MPO) and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (MPO+) refers to any playable character who was available as a download through a promotional event. Similar to the unique character Gako, these are all Soviet soldiers dressed in special camouflage clothing in lieu of their traditional yellow uniforms. Unlike Gako however, they aren't considered Unique Characters and thus, are expendable.

For the Japanese release of the original MPO, eight participating retailers (Yodobashi, TV Panic/Wanpaku/COMG!, Softmap, Sakuraya, Furuhon Ichiba, Wondergoo, GEO and Bic Camera) each offered their own special camo soldier for players to download through the actual game's AP Scout feature. These eight camo soldiers were not officially available in the US version, but were still in the game's data and could still be used through hacking.

For MPO+, Konami introduced several special camo soldiers to the Japanese version's roster in addition to the above-mentioned retailer soldiers. Three magazines (Famitsu, Dengeki PlayStation and Unlock Arms) offered their own camo soldiers in their coverage of MPO+, along with other businesses such as telecommunications company NTT, online shop Joshin and even Konami's own e-Amusement service (which offered two camo soldiers based on the Konami arcade games Mahjong Fight Club and Quiz Magic Academy). A championship camo soldier was also given by Konami to the winning player. All special camo soldiers can be unlocked with a password, but they all have the same base stats like any other generic character recruited with a password.

Only two special camo soldiers were included in the American and European versions of MPO+, the Two-Han Princess soldier and the Hidechan Radio soldier.

Japanese version

 * Sofmap soldier - 　WSUZYJGGJJTY
 * GEO soldier - XHMUDPFBZHZB
 * WonderGoo soldier - UPWGTNFVUJXO
 * Bic Camera Soldier - XNLMIHVCP
 * Yodohashi Camera soldier - PWSJJJWYRQT
 * Sakuraya soldier - SUCRZUKNMPAP
 * Furuhon Ichiba soldier - XFEUOVZDC
 * TV Panic/Wanpaku/COMG! soldier - KMGOMGYYBF
 * Famitsu soldier - ZKUJZUYXJUH
 * Dengeki PlayStation soldier - YLFSSVBCDLGO
 * Unlock Arms soldier - TTOGZWSREYD
 * NTT East soldier - OLUKOKSSFG
 * NTT West soldier - IUHYUYOSM
 * Quiz Magic Academy soldier - NEFGBSJWLIDY
 * Mahjong Fight Club soldier - XABEFPHPE
 * Two-Han Princess soldier IHBKUHDTQC
 * Hidechan Radio soldier - RGBWJVHRO
 * Championship soldier - ULOUFHSPJAN

US version

 * Hidechan soldier - RU8XRCLPUUT
 * Two-Han Princess soldier - A9KK7WYWVCV