Big Boss

The former commander of FOXHOUND and military leader of Outer Heaven and Zanzibarland. His former codename in the FOX Unit was Naked Snake. Real name John.

He fought in the Korean War in the 1950s. He looked up to The Boss as his mentor, and together they developed CQC. In 1954, he was exposed to radiation from the Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb test.

On August 24, 1964, as Naked Snake, he took part in FOX's first combat mission, the Virtuous Mission. He infiltrated Tselinoyarsk, then part of Soviet territory, via HALO jump. He attempted to rescue Sokolov, but The Boss, who had been providing mission support, defected to the Soviet Union and the mission failed. He was gravely wounded and had to return to the US using the Fulton Recovery System.

On August 30, 1964, with FOX's survival at stake, Operation Snake Eater was launched. Naked Snake's mission being to eliminate The Boss. He once again infiltrated Soviet territory from high-altitude, this time with the help of a supersonic drone aircraft. Despite losing his right eye, he completed his mission and the US President awarded Naked Snake the title of "Big Boss", surpassing The boss herself.

Big Mama (MGS4)
Black Ninja
Bombing of Outer Heaven
CQC
CQC Enhancer
Clone
Codename "SNAKE"
Drebin (MGS4)
EVA
FOXHOUND
FOXHOUND Logo
Ghost
Gray Fox
Kyle Schneider
Legendary Mercenary
Les Enfants Terribles Project
Liquid Ocelot (MGS4)
Liquid Snake
Military Regime
Naked Snake
Naomi Hunter
New Outer Heaven
Ocelot
Outer Heaven Uprising
Paradise Lost Army (MGS4)
Perfect Soldier
Pettrovich Madnar
Raiden
Roy Campbell
Shadow Moses Incident
Snatcher Project
Sniper Wolf
Soldier Genes
Solid Snake
Solidus Snake
Sons of Big Boss
Terminator Gene (MGS4)
The Patriots
Triple Crosser
Zanzibarland Disturbance
Zero