The Fear

The Fear appears in the game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and is a member of the Cobra Unit

He is known for his superhuman speed and agility, as well as his freakish, fearsome appearance. His elbows are double jointed, and he has a long, lizard-like tongue, forked through surgery, that he can use to grasp objects. Capable of dislocating his joints at will, he is able to crawl, flip, and leap extremely quickly in the manner of a spider, and also climb and jump around in trees with ease, and also uses a variety of lines to enhance his mobility.

As with the other members of the Cobra unit, his codename comes from the emotion he feels while on the battlefield.

The Fear is armed with two crossbows. The larger of the two is called the William Tell, and the smaller is called the Little Joe. Some of their bolts are coated with the venom of a number of poisonous animals. One that hits Snake in a cutscene is said to be coated with the venom of the Brazilian Wandering Spider. He also employs grenade arrows, as well as ones that burst into flames upon impact. Due to his speed and flexibility, his is also extremely formidable at unarmed combat.

To inspire fear in his enemies, The Fear uses stealth camouflage, which renders him virtually invisible by bending light around his body. He is also a master at creating boobytraps, and many are set in the area of the jungle where he battles Naked Snake. He was ultimately defeated by Snake. Upon his defeat, he detonates the Microbomb all Cobras were equipped with, destroying himself in a lethal shower of his remaining crossbow bolts.

In one of a series of interviews for Japan's Famitsu magazine, series creator Hideo Kojima revealed that The Fear's real name is Hank.