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"...a nuclear-equipped walking battle tank!" - DARPA Chief
Donald Anderson
"Metal Gear!?" - Solid Snake
Snake has been fighting the construction of Metal Gear units for a long
time now. He destroyed the original Metal Gear, which was also a
nuclear-equipped war vehicle that could fire a nuke from anywhere on the
planet. Snake first learns that a Metal Gear is stored in the Shadow Moses
facility when he "rescues" the DARPA Chief, Donald Anderson, who
later turns out to be Decoy Octopus in disguise.
"What? Metal Gear is one of the most top-secret Black Projects! How
did you know that?" - Donald Anderson (DARPA Chief)
"We've had a few run-ins in the past..." - Snake
Snake first encounters the actual Metal Gear REX in its storage facility.
He must climb the catwalks all around it to reach the top and confront
Liquid and Ocelot.
"I'll crush you into dust!" - Liquid Snake
Snake must later confront the fully-operational Metal Gear REX with Liquid
in the pilot seat, and he almost can't handle it.
"Tell her that... I was the one who did it!" - Gray Fox (Ninja)
Luckily for Snake, Ninja arrives. After confessing that he was the one who
killed Naomi's parents, he engages Rex in combat.
"Snake... We are not tools of the government, or anyone else." -
Gray Fox (Ninja)
After
Liquid smashes Ninja against a wall, Ninja tells Snake to open fire and
kill them both, but Snake can't do it (even if you hit the appropriate
button). Ninja uses his gun-arm to blow the radar dish off of Metal Gear
REX, but then Liquid then tosses him to the ground and crushes him under
Rex's foot.
The destruction of his radar dish forces Liquid to open REX's "mouth" so that he can see.
Metal Gear REX has no windshield, so without a targeting dish he must use
his naked eyes to spot Snake.
With Liquid exposed and the radar dish destroyed,
Snake doesn't have too much trouble finishing off Metal Gear...
"At this height, it would kill even you!" - Liquid
Unfortunately, Liquid Snake still lives. He drags the unconscious Solid
Snake onto the head of the destroyed metal beast along with an unconscious
(or dead, depending on whether or not you beat Ocelot's torture) Meryl and
a bomb.
"Have at you, Snake!" - Liquid
Snake must beat Liquid up until he finally is forced to fall of the side
of REX, and into darkness. Then Snake rushes to Meryl's aid. She is either
dead or alive, depending on how well you did in Ocelot's torture sessions.
Then Snake makes his escape with either her or Otacon. But is Liquid
really done for? Play the game and find out!
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