Editing Liquid Snake (section)

==Appearances==
===''Metal Gear Solid''===
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{{nihongo|Liquid Snake|リキッド・スネーク|Rikiddo Sunēku|lead=yes}} was raised in the United Kingdom following his birth, and served as an operative for the British [[Special Air Service|SAS]] and later became the field commander of FOXHOUND during ''[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'', leading [[Revolver Ocelot]], [[Psycho Mantis]], [[Sniper Wolf]], [[Vulcan Raven]],  [[Decoy Octopus]] and the Genome Soldiers.<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]|developer=[[Kojima Productions|KCE Japan]]|year=1999|quote='''Roy Campbell:''' But he never once showed his face in Century House. He was taken prisoner in Iraq, and after that, there was no trace of him for several years. After you retired, he was rescued and became a member of FOX-HOUND}}</ref> He leads the hostile takeover of Shadow Moses Island, [[Alaska]] to acquire Big Boss's remains and use his genetic information to treat the mutations affecting his subordinates, the Genome Army. Liquid harbors a strong resentment towards [[Solid Snake]], as he mistakenly believes that Snake received Big Boss's superior genes while he was given only the flawed genes. In reality, it is Liquid who carries superior genes.<ref name=MGSpostcred>{{cite video game|title=[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]|developer=KCE Japan|quote='''Revolver Ocelot''': Yes. The inferior one was the winner after all. ...That's right. Until the very end, Liquid thought he was the inferior one.}}</ref>

Snake first meets Liquid after he is taken captive by the enemy and imprisoned in a medical room. The two battle each other multiple times throughout the story. First, Liquid tries to kill Snake by piloting a Hind D and pursuing him across the Communication Towers but Snake destroys the helicopter with anti-air Stinger missiles. Afterward, Liquid manipulates Snake into activating [[Metal Gear (mecha)#Metal Gear REX|Metal Gear REX]] by disguising himself as [[List of Metal Gear characters#Master Miller|Master Miller]]. Snake destroys REX but falls unconscious in the aftermath which allowed Liquid to take his brother to the top of REX's ruins and challenge to a fistfight. Snake prevails but Liquid survives again and pursues Snake in a jeep chase that results in a crash outside the island's facility. Just as he approaches Snake, Liquid suddenly succumbs to the same FOXDIE virus that had also been injected into Snake. Liquid's death leaves Snake in doubt of his own survival, as FOXDIE targets victims based on specific DNA.

===''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''===
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Liquid's presence still had an influence. His right arm was transplanted posthumously as a replacement to Revolver Ocelot.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty|developer=KCE Japan|quote='''Solidus Snake''': "It's happening again?"/ '''Revolver Ocelot''': "This damn right arm -- Liquid! It's almost as if it's having its revenge." / '''Solidus''': "How much do you think we spent on that arm in Lyon? The best transplant surgery team in the world." / '''Ocelot''': "I never trust a Frenchman. There's something going on. The incidents are becoming more frequent. Maybe that man's presence...."|level=Plant chapter, Shell 1 Core B1 conference room}}</ref> This resulted in Liquid's voice and mannerisms to be utilized by Ocelot whenever Solid Snake is nearby, such as when his host is confronted by Snake during the hijacking of [[Metal Gear (mecha)#Metal Gear RAY|Metal Gear RAY]] from the disguised [[oil tanker|tanker]].<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty|developer=KCE Japan|quote='''Liquid Snake''': The price of physical prodigy... Few more years and you’ll be another dead clone of the old man. Our raw materials are vintage, brother. Big Boss was in his late fifties when they created his copies. But I -- I live on, through this arm. / '''Solid Snake''': Liquid's arm?|level=Tanker chapter, cutscene}}</ref> The rest of Liquid's body was being kept by an unspecified agency until being stolen by [[Hal Emmerich]] to fake Snake's death.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty|developer=KCE Japan|quote='''Raiden''': "What about -- what about the DNA results from that body?" / '''Otacon''': "That was Liquid's body. He and Snake are identical on the genetic level." / '''Raiden''': "Liquid." / '''Otacon''': "A deception -- for our own protection. We stole his frozen body from some organization. Kind of a hassle though..."|level=Codec conversation in Shell 2 Core}}</ref> Liquid's personality took over Ocelot once again during the climax of [[Solidus Snake]]'s takeover of the Big Shell with the intent of rebelling against [[List of Metal Gear characters#The Patriots|The Patriots]].<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty|developer=KCE Japan|quote='''Liquid Snake''': I'm off to bury the Patriots for good. / '''Solidus Snake''': You know where they are? How? / '''Liquid Snake''': Why do you think I chose Ocelot as my host?}}</ref> Liquid was the one to send [[Metal Gear (mecha)#Arsenal Gear|Arsenal Gear]] crashing into [[Manhattan]].<ref name="MGS2cutdialogue">{{cite video game|title=[[The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2]]|developer=KCE Japan|quote='''Liquid Snake:''' "Time to say goodbye." / ''Liquid Snake flips a switch inside RAY.'' / '''Solid Snake:''' "What are you doing?" / '''Liquid Snake:''' "I’ve started Arsenal's navigation program. The course will take me straight into Manhattan." / '''Raiden:''' "You're planning to -- to crash this thing into New York City!?" / '''Solid Snake:''' "It'll be a full scale disaster..." / '''Liquid Snake:''' "Disaster? That has a nice ring to it."}}</ref>

===''Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots''===
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Liquid's consciousness seemingly takes over his host's body as Liquid Ocelot. However, Liquid's personality is ultimately revealed to be an elaborate facade by Ocelot made possible through a process of self-hypnosis, in order to trick the Patriots' AIs.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots|developer=Kojima Productions|quote='''Big Boss:''' And Ocelot... In order to fool the System... Used nanomachines and psychotherapy to transplant Liquid's personality onto his own. He used hypnotic suggestions to turn himself into Liquid's mental doppelganger.}}</ref> The rest of Liquid's remains were used as spare body parts for Big Boss's restoration.

===''Metal Gear Solid V''===
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Liquid Snake's next official appearance is in a prequel. The youth is a 12-year-old child soldier named {{nihongo|Eli|イーライ|Īrai}} who fled from his home in [[England]] after learning about his nature as a clone. He becomes an active mercenary in the Angola-Zaire border region in Central Africa where he sets up his own mercenary unit consisting entirely of children, nicknamed the {{nihongo|White Mamba|ホワイトマンバ|Howaito Manba}} or "Nyoka ya Mpembe" due to being the only white child soldier in the region.

[[Venom Snake]] first encounters Eli in Masa Village after it is taken over by Eli's group. After being subdued, he is taken into Mother Base where the [[List of Metal Gear characters#Diamond Dogs|Diamond Dogs]] staff try to re-educate him and integrate him into normal society along with the other child soldiers. However, Eli resists this treatment and rebels against the Mother Base staff, focusing his hostility on Venom Snake, whom he believes to be his biological father (unaware of Venom Snake's true identity as Big Boss's decoy).

When Eli sneaks into a chopper during Snake's deployment to OKB Zero in Kabul, he catches the attention of the young psychic known as the Third Child, who uses Eli's will to activate [[Metal Gear (mecha)#Sahelanthropus|Sahelanthropus]] and attack Snake. After Sahelanthropus is neutralized and transferred to Mother Base, the Third Child infiltrates the place and befriends Eli, giving him a vial containing the English strain of [[List of Metal Gear characters#Skull Face|Skull Face]]'s vocal cord parasite. The two plot out an elaborate escape plan which involves helping other child soldiers escape and fixing Sahelanthropus with the assistance of its creator [[List of Metal Gear characters#Huey|Dr. Emmerich]]. Ultimately, Eli succeeds in reactivating Sahelanthropus and hijacks the Metal Gear from Mother Base, escaping alongside the Third Child and the other child mercenaries.

"Kingdom of the Flies"<ref name=mgsv_collectors>{{cite AV media|date=September 1, 2015|title=Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Collector's Disc|chapter=Phantom Episode: Kingdom of the Flies|medium=Blu-ray Disc|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhcsdJ899ps |access-date=August 15, 2015 |format= Youtube |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment|asin=B00UFOYR2I}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> shows Snake pursuing Eli's group in an unnamed African island surrounded by saltwater, where the English strain of the vocal cord parasite has been spread to prevent access to adults. Snake confronts Eli and a battle ensues between Sahelanthropus and a battalion of Diamond Dogs soldiers. Eli is defeated but Snake is forced to abandon him when he displays signs of infections, as Eli has lost his immunity to the parasites as a result of undergoing [[puberty]]. Before Eli can die, the Third Child arrives and uses his psychic powers to remove the parasite within him. The two youths escape just as Diamond Dogs launches a Napalm airstrike to cleanse the island of the parasites. An image of the Manhattan skyline is seen while Eli vows revenge.