Why is Metal Gear Solid's Snake called Solid Snake? Kojima explains

Hideo Kojima's ideas only make sense to Hideo Kojima. The guy has elevated nonsense to an artform.

Revelation! The MGS series' storyline is convoluted because he didn't know where he was going with the story, and had to tie disparate made-up things together.

Shock! Kojima is retroactively denying the obscenely obvious, now that his gameworld and characters have outgrown a dated movie reference.

Oh, and also: "Solid" is also a rough translation of "three dimensional". Metal Gear Solid, aka "Metal Gear 3D" was where the first instance where Snake became "solid".

Kojima: Japan's Peter Molyneux.

What in the world are we talking about??!! *Head Explodes*

This article is poorly written. Kojima has SPECIFICALLY said Escape from New York WAS a factor in Designing Solid Snake. What Kojima was trying to say in that tweet is that he had other specific reasons for the titles "solid" and "snake".

God *smh*

Japanese people are weird.

So does MGS2 name Pliskin come from Escape from New York Snake Plissken?? Because Pliskin is Snake so..

I always saw it as Solid: meaning solid under fire, dependable and powerful....Snake: a slithering stealth agent able to infiltrate the most highly guarded facility in broad daylight if need be without being detected and leaving as little a footprint as possible......that was always my take on the codename....

This is just how Kojima picks up girls at the bar. "Hey baby, wanna see my one-eyed snake? It's naked. I also call it my 'Big Boss'. Wait, where are you going?"

He named him Solid Snake for all the sexual innuendos and to encourage cosplay.

He needs to create a new antagonist boss named Gas Snake who's special attack is his fart. After you've seen the crazy bosses of MGS3, there are no limits.

One answer (from Kojima) per day on Gamespot .

"What about Naked Snake , you say .? Don't forget to find that in next episode , tomorrow . Only on Gamespot"

Snake wasn't ripped from Escape From New York? Well thats garbage.

Same hair. Eye patch. Both called Snake. Both called Pliskin. Same stubble. Same Face. Various missions about saving Presidents and big bombs. Same same.

It's baffling they didn't just get Kurt Russell to do the voice overs.

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I always wanted to know the reasoning behind that. Thanks, Kojima.

GS needs a new category... "Kojima says"

Don't forget about Iroquois Pliskin!

Now I want him to tell us the meaning behind "Naked Snake"