Cunningham

Lt. Cunningham is a character in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. He is an African American member of FOX. He has an artificial leg which replaces the one he lost in Vietnam, and is FOX's arms specialist. Cunningham was formerly known under the codename of Boa when he first enrolled in FOX. His unique sneaking suit color is yellow.

Cunningham is the one who kidnapped and brought Big Boss into San Hieronymo. While he feigns loyalty to Gene, it is revealed that he is actually working under direct orders from the Pentagon. His objective was to force Gene to deploy Metal Gear and launch a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, and thus, tarnishing the CIA's reputation as an efficient organization. He attempted to gain Big Boss' cooperation, but he refused to take part in the Pentagon's plot and attacked Cunningham. Cunningham fought Big Boss in a flying hovercraft armed with a Gatling Gun, Side-Winder Missiles and a Laser. After Cunningham was defeated, he attempted to blow the San Hieronymo base with a Soviet-made Davy Crockett, but his hovercraft was badly damaged during the battle with Big Boss, causing it to explode, killing Cunningham.

Trivia

 * Shares his surname and a similar face appearance with the Benson Cunningham character from Snatcher, although their clothing and roles are drastically different. Also, the password to recruit him is a direct reference to Snatcher (JUNKER);
 * In his career he is revealed to be an Arms Specialist and a Quarterback;
 * He also has a unique set of animations during gameplay. All other characters use all of Snake's animations while Cunningham has unique run and sneak animations. His movement sounds are also unique because of his leg.
 * His accidentally blabbing about the Pentagons involvement during Snake's escape from the Statehouse in his interrogation/torture resembles Volgin's "backward" interrogation torture on Big Boss (eg, revealing things that Big Boss [the interrogatee] previously didn't know) during Snake Eater.