Steve Gardner

National Security Advisor for the United States. While serving as the Deputy Director of the CIA, Gardner funded the development of Metal Gear and Outer Heaven. Gardner later resurrected the project under the codename of "Project Babel". His position was later taken by Parker, and so he attempted to tarnish Parker's reputation by using Solid Snake. Gardner also hired Ronard Lensenbrink ("Weasel") to assassinate Snake's support team, so that they can't expose the truth behind his involvement with Metal Gear. In addition, Gardner ordered the ambush on Black Chamber - manipulating Campbell into thinking that he was attacking terrorists.