20 Best Cutscenes In The Metal Gear Solid Franchise
10. The Demise Of Gray Fox - MGS
Gray Fox was denied his death after losing to Solid Snake in Zanzibar during the events of Metal Gear. After his body was recovered, he was implanted with an exoskeleton and became a prisoner of death.
During the events of Metal Gear Solid, Gray Fox hunted down Snake in attempts to have one final battle with his rival. The two fought hand to hand in Otacon’s office, and Gray Fox ran away, appearing to have lost his mind.
In the Metal Gear Rex boss battle, Snake attempts to destroy the battle tank’s radome to little success. During a cutscene, Gray Fox arrives to assist his former enemy. Gray Fox confesses that he killed Naomi Hunter’s parents, and pretended to be her brother to assuage his guilt. As a parting present, Fox attempts to stop Rex from moving before being dissected by the battle tank’s laser beam.
Fox is then pinned against the wall by the Metal Gear, and makes short work of its radome, making it more vulnerable to attack.
Snake is given the chance to fire a missile into the tank’s cockpit but is unable to do so as the blast would also kill his friend. Finally, at the helm of Rex, Liquid Snake squashes Gray Fox, ultimately killing him.
Gray Fox remains a popular character, and it is his desire for a final battle with Snake, and his selfless act in the game’s finale which solidifies his status as a legendary character.