TX-55 Metal Gear

Metal Gear TX-55, also referred to as TX-55 Metal Gear, was a bipedal tank designed at Outer Heaven by the Eastern scientist Dr. Drago Petrovich Madnar, based off the technology used to create the Shagohod during the Cold War.

Dr. Madnar was forced against his will to complete the development of the tank, after his daughter was held for blackmail. Metal Gear TX-55's weakspot were its feet, which could only be destroyed by placing plastic explosives over them in a determined order. The TX-55 was armed with a 1.5mm vulcan gun, a 20mm laser cannon and multiple medium-range warheads. However, none of its arsenal was put to use, as the TX-55 was destroyed by Solid Snake before completion.

Metal Gear TX-55 was succeeded by Metal Gear D, and later, units such as Metal Gear REX and Metal Gear RAY.

Behind the Scenes
In Snake's Revenge, mass-produced versions of Metal Gear TX-55 appear alongside Metal Gear D. The wreckage of the original TX-55 also appears in Stage 9 of Metal Gear: Ghost Babel.

Appearances

 * Metal Gear
 * Snake's Revenge (non-canon)
 * Metal Gear: Ghost Babel