Metal Gear Solid: 50 Weird Revelations You Weren't Expecting

35. The Pain (MGS3)

MGS3b In a game that's as draped in realism as Metal Gear, the franchise features some seriously weird enemies. The Pain is a fat guy that raises killer bees within his own body, and after they've matured, he can fire them at enemies (namely Big Boss) by expelling them through his mouth. Spicy.

34. Cigars Are The Only Item Big Boss Carries During Infiltration (MGS3)

MGS3c Sneaking missions in Metal Gear Solid have a strict "procure on-site" restriction; this means that Snake arrives with nothing and is required to use the materials he finds, so as not to leave any trace of his presence. However, Big Boss breaks protocol and smuggles in his prized cigars for his sneaking missions.

33. A Snake Was The First Spy

MGS In biblical terms, Satan took the form of a snake while observing and deceiving Adam and Eve. It is for this reason that the main character carries the "Snake" codename. Fitting, huh?
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