Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3060460-20131118222424/@comment-1904000-20140324023934

Savader wrote: Solid Snake's icon IS the bandana. He chose to wear it every mission from MG2 on, with no real motive other than personal preference, and also maybe out of memory of when he first wore it along with the other members on his team during Zanzibar Land. You raise some totally interesting and awesome points regarding the character's "icon" however the bandana is much more than just an icon - it is used for various reasons on the battlefield (which is mentioned in MG2) which was probably useful to Snake during his missions. For character design, I'm sure it was just because it was Solid Snake's "iconic look" but realistically more than likely Snake used the bandana because it's useful. Whether or not Snake has some kind of attachment to the bandana I couldn't say.