Pequod

Pequod
Career and family information
Affiliation(s)	Diamond Dogs
Occupation	Pilot
Behind the scenes
Main appearance(s)	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Created by	Hideo Kojima

Pequod was the callsign for one of Diamond Dogs' helicopters during the 1980s.

Quick Answers

What was Pequod's role in the Phantom Pain Incident?

Pequod, a Diamond Dogs' helicopter pilot, was instrumental in the Phantom Pain Incident. He transported Venom Snake to mission areas in Afghanistan and the Angola-Zaire border region, provided air-support, and returned him to Mother Base. A Pequod pilot was killed by the Parasite Unit's metallic archaea during a mission.

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How did Pequod assist Venom Snake during his missions?

During the Phantom Pain Incident, Pequod provided crucial support to Venom Snake. He transported Snake to mission locations in Afghanistan and the Angola-Zaire border region using a chopper. Pequod also flew Snake back to Mother Base periodically and offered extra air support. A Pequod pilot tragically lost his life while transporting Snake and Code Talker, due to an attack by the Parasite Unit's metallic archaea. In a separate incident, another pilot, guided by Quiet, located and rescued a critically injured Snake amidst a severe sandstorm.

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What happened to one of the Pequod pilots during the Phantom Pain Incident?

In the Phantom Pain Incident, Pequod, a Diamond Dogs' helicopter pilot, was tasked with transporting Venom Snake to mission areas in Afghanistan and the Angola-Zaire border region. Tragically, one Pequod pilot lost his life to the Parasite Unit's metallic archaea during a mission to extract Venom Snake and Code Talker from the Angola-Zaire border region.

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How did Pequod contribute to the operations of Diamond Dogs?

Pequod, a Diamond Dogs' helicopter pilot, was instrumental in the organization's operations in the 1980s. He played a key role in the Phantom Pain Incident and was Venom Snake's personal transport and aerial command center in Afghanistan and Angola-Zaire. His helicopter also served as a backup during Venom Snake's visit to the Metal Gear Sahelanthropus' hangar.

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What were some of the locations Pequod deployed Venom Snake to?

Pequod, Venom Snake's personal transport, deployed him to Afghanistan and the Angola-Zaire border region during the Phantom Pain Incident. It also provided transport to Mother Base and additional air-support. One notable mission involved transporting Venom Snake and Code Talker from the Angola-Zaire border region.

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Biography

Phantom Pain Incident

See also: Hospital Escape and Phantom Pain Incident

All throughout the Phantom Pain Incident, Pequod assisted Venom Snake by deploying him out to certain locations present in Afghanistan and the Angola-Zaire border region via chopper to get him to his mission areas, as well as flying him to Mother Base at certain intervals and providing additional air-support.

One Pequod pilot was killed by the Parasite Unit's metallic archaea while transporting Venom Snake and Code Talker out of the Angola-Zaire border region. The chopper's windshield was shattered, causing glass to fly into his face and mangle it beyond recognition.

Another Pequod pilot was guided by Quiet to the mortally injured Venom Snake's location via iDroid during a brutal sandstorm, saving Snake's life and expressing surprise and cheer upon discovering the supposedly mute Quiet was the one guiding him all along.

Behind the scenes

Pequod follows the trend of Moby-Dick-based codenames in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. In the novel, the Pequod was the title of the ship commandeered by Captain Ahab in his quest for revenge on the white whale - at the Dhekelia SBA Memorial Hospital, Venom Snake was labeled "Ahab", paralleling his own fight for vengeance. Other examples of Moby-Dick in The Phantom Pain include Big Boss being known as "Ishmael" while at the same hospital, and a chopper pilot present at Diamond Dogs' attack on OKB Zero being designated "Queequeg."