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Jerry Snake Young

Jerry AKA Snake is the leader of a mercenary unit, Diamond Dogs, who returns to the battlefield after waking up from a nine-year coma in an incident that also resulted in the loss of his left arm and a piece of shrapnel

'''Venom Snake (ヴェノム・スネーク, Venomu Sunēku) makes a minor appearance in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes as an unnamed combat medic and then throughout Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as the player character also known as Punished Snake (パニッシュド・スネーク, Panishudo Sunēku).

His original identity (whose face is partially obscured when he's on-screen) was employed by Big Boss's Militaires Sans Frontières private forces. He accompanies Big Boss in the helicopter extraction of Ricardo "Chico" Valenciano Libre and Paz Ortega Andrade from a U.S. Naval prison facility in Cuba in 1975. The medic successfully removes a time bomb implanted inside Paz's abdomen, however, fails to notice a second bomb within Paz which goes off, causing their helicopter to crash in the process. The medic shields Big Boss from the blast and the two men survive the crash, but the medic ends up losing his left arm while fragments of bones and teeth are buried within his body, including a large piece of shrapnel lodged within his cerebral cortex. Both Big Boss and the medic fall into a coma for the next nine years. During his coma, the medic is transferred to a hospital in Cyprus, where he is subjected to Zero's process of subconscious brainwashing and facial reconstruction in order to be Big Boss' mental doppelganger and draw attention away from his mental template.

After awakening, the medic (now dubbed "Snake") escapes the hospital following an attack by XOF strike force and is extracted by Revolver Ocelot. He takes command of the Diamond Dogs mercenary unit along with a new Mother Base constructed near Seychelles in 1984. Snake then engages in a series of missions in Afghanistan and Central Africa as he and Kazuhira Miller seek revenge for lost comrades and pursues the Cipher organization. With Miller and Ocelot as advisers, he recruits several individuals into his army, including companions such as the sniper Quiet and the canine D-Dog. Snake ultimately comes face to face with XOF's leader Skull Face, as well as the traitorous Huey Emmerich and child mercenary leader Eli. During an unspecified time period, he is shown receiving Big Boss' cassette tape, with one side labelled "Operation Intrude N313" which he plays on a Sony BitCorder device connected to an MSX2 computer; the timeline establishes that Big Boss' phantom would later die fighting against Solid Snake in Outer Heaven.

After Metal Gear Solid V

Further information: Big Boss (Metal Gear)

Big Boss' character debuted in the original Metal Gear game, initially serving as Solid Snake's commanding officer of FOXHOUND and Snake's main radio contact, while also serving as the leader of Outer Heaven's forces. Despite an apparent defeat, the game ends with a message from Big Boss vowing revenge following the credits. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake had an in-game rumor about Big Boss rebuilt with cybernetic parts after being mortally wounded during the previous game's final encounter; this explanation was used for Big Boss' survival in the Metal Gear Solid 4 Database, although it has since been retconned with the release of The Phantom Pain.'''

'''Relationships |

Big Boss |

Venom Snake was referred to as MSF's "best man" by Big Boss, especially after taking the brunt of the helicopter explosion in 1975 and saving his life, showing unwavering dedication. Big Boss initially expressed reluctance in using Venom Snake as a body double, but ultimately manipulated his loyal subordinate into serving as a shield without his knowledge, fully believing that he would have consented to it.

Big Boss later addressed Venom Snake as a friend and expressed gratitude for his contribution to Big Boss' cult of personality, as well as apologizing for his deception. After learning the truth, Venom Snake was convinced to continue the role of his charismatic commander, fully abandoning his own identity.

Kazuhira Miller |

Miller at first was friendly with Venom Snake, fully believing that he was Big Boss upon his rescue from Afghanistan. However, as time went on distance increased between the two, with events such as the sparing of both Quiet and Huey's lives broadening the gap, yet, Miller continued to support Venom Snake. When Ocelot told Miller that Venom Snake was a body-double of Big Boss, Miller was disgusted and enraged due to having been kept in the dark for so long. He instantly began to resent the real Big Boss, abruptly deciding that he would devote his life to assisting David and Eli in destroying the real Big Boss, and helping Venom Snake to surpass him.

Ocelot |

Ocelot treated Venom Snake as a friend, and actually believed he was the real Big Boss due to self-induced hypnotherapy. Ocelot first met Venom Snake outside the hospital and saved him. He often acted as a voice of reason within Diamond Dogs and still harbored a bit of an obsession with his "Big Boss." Venom Snake tended to favor Ocelot's opinion over Miller's such as sparing Quiet and using a Walker Gear to extract Huey, much to Miller's chagrin. Ocelot, when the hypnotherapy wore off, acknowledged that Venom Snake was Big Boss and continued to support him and Diamond Dogs, Ocelot would follow both Big Boss and Venom Snake's respective quests from the shadows. While respecting Venom Snake as much as Big Boss, he was willing to be blunt to Snake if needs be, such as if he went without bathing for a long time, causing him to bluntly tell Snake that the latter stunk and give him an impromptu "bath" by dousing him with a bucket of water.

DD |

Venom Snake brought DD back to Mother Base after finding him in the wilderness of Afghanistan. Venom Snake and Ocelot agreed that one day DD could be useful. Once DD had grown up, Venom Snake took the dog with him on missions where the two worked well as a team, with DD following Venom Snake's commands and proving himself a useful asset to Diamond Dogs.

While Ocelot saw DD as a good partner for Venom Snake, the latter thought it was too early for him to say. Ocelot advised him to spend more time with DD. Both of them were not sure of DD's breed, but Ocelot was sure that he had wolf heritage. Ocelot then commented on DD's intelligence and good judgement calls. Venom Snake wasn't sure whether he liked DD or not, as they were both trying to figure each other out. Venom Snake told Ocelot that he would think about taking DD with him.

DD was very fond of Venom Snake licking him affectionately whenever he returned. As a pup he would always wait for his master to return, then proceed to follow him and bark. DD would also miss him if he left for extended periods of time, when Snake returned, he pounced on him.

Quiet|

Although they first met as part of a violent assassination attempt, Venom Snake and Quiet had an intense mutual respect for each other after Snake spared her life. Both being at least somewhat laconic, the two understood each other very deeply and silently respected one another's skill on the battlefield. When Quiet salvaged Shabani's necklace from the chlorine disinfectant-filled vat, Venom Snake quickly rushed to her aid and had to be stopped from jumping in after her by Ocelot. The two also shared a special moment in the rain on Mother Base, and if Venom Snake neglected to shower on his own, Quiet would invite him to shower with her instead. Quiet later regretted not expressing her romantic feelings for him and abandoning him for his own safety.

Code Talker|

Venom Snake met Code Talker when he needed help defeating the vocal cord parasites. They were effective comrades, as they shared a hatred for Skull Face. Though the two did not know each other well, they seemed to respect and trust each other, despite the fact that Venom Snake's American people oppressed Code Talker's people, the Navajo. Code Talker treated Venom Snake with some form of reverence, knowing him as the legendary leader Big Boss. This was shown when he quickly complied to being added to Diamond Dogs' roster. Code Talker's knowledge of the vocal cord parasites proved to be invaluable to Venom Snake and saved many of his men (including himself).

Huey Emmerich |

Due to his hypnotherapy, Venom Snake harbored similar feelings towards Huey as Big Boss had. Venom Snake didn't trust Huey at all, recognizing that he was the cause of the destruction of Mother Base. He was often disgusted and annoyed by Huey's immature and cowardly attitude towards the world, but decided to put up with it. In a tape of them talking, when Huey expressed shock at Dr. Clark's work, Venom Snake said it was "rich, coming from [him]." From the surface, Huey seemed to respect Venom Snake, believing he was Big Boss, but also feared him greatly and tried to stay on his good side. Venom Snake did give him a second chance with his inclusion in Diamond Dogs and the construction of Battle Gear, but in the end found himself betrayed once again. Upon being forced to execute many Diamond Dogs soldiers because of Huey's testing of the vocal cord parasites, Venom Snake hated him even more. However, he managed to bridle his anger and act reasonably, banishing Huey from Mother Base on a life raft with food and water instead of simply killing him. From Venom Snake's point of view, he was just glad to have him gone.

Skull Face |

Like Big Boss, Venom Snake knew very little of XOF and Skull Face, merely seeing them as pawns of Cipher. Although he rarely showed it, he burned for revenge on Skull Face as Miller did, instead acting calm and cold around his foe. He never personally engaged in conversation with Skull Face, quietly listening to Skull Face's words as he formulated his next strike instead. Oddly, he also seemed to have some degree of tolerance for the XOF commander, patiently listening to Skull Face's monologue on the trip from OKB Zero to Serak Power Plant. Like everyone else, Skull Face saw Venom Snake as Big Boss, at least publicly, and treated him accordingly, often taunting him and gloating to feel superior. He remained bitter towards Big Boss for his involvement in Operation Snake Eater and their roles on opposite sides, taking these negative emotions out on Venom. While he did despise Big Boss/Venom Snake, Skull Face treated him with some respect, due to his status as valiant war hero and a great man turned into a "demon", just like himself. In the end, Venom and Miller did end up exacting their revenge on Skull Face, but it was hollow and left them with a lasting phantom pain.

Eli |

Due to the hypnotherapy, both Venom Snake and Eli believed that the former was the original Big Boss and Eli's father. Because of this, Eli harbored much resentment for Venom. It was so great that it dwarfed both Skull Face and Volgin's wrath, as shown by Tretij Rebenok's preference for Eli. Eli tried to kill Venom on multiple occasions, even just for patting him on the back or treating him like a kid. Venom displayed a calm tolerance for Eli, but did not underestimate his skills and violent tendencies.

Paz Ortega Andrade |

Venom Snake knew Paz Ortega Andrade during her stay at the original Mother Base during the Peace Walker Incident, following Coldman's death and the destruction of Peace Walker. It was unknown how Venom reacted when it was revealed that Paz was an undercover agent working for Cipher to undermine MSF. Venom Snake was part of the mission to extract Paz along with Chico. As the chopper's field medic, Venom extracted the first bomb from Paz without anesthetic, but failed to find the second. The resulting explosion killed both Paz and Chico and sent Big Boss into his nine-year coma. Of the 108 foreign objects embedded in Venom Snake's body from the explosion, many were fragments of human bones and teeth, most belonged to Paz.

As part of his subconscious guilt, brain damage and PTSD, Venom Snake recreated the memory of Paz' death so it was undone. He believed that both bombs had been extracted and disposed of. However, Paz had leapt out of the chopper in an attempt to save everybody on it. In this altered memory, Venom Snake believed that the explosion was caused by an RPG fired by an XOF chopper.

When Venom Snake became the leader of Diamond Dogs and visited the Medical Platform on the new Mother Base, he began to have hallucinations that Paz had survived and was there. After rescuing members of MSF from the original Mother Base, Snake recovered photos of the good old times and showed them to Paz, at which point Snake realized that Paz never survived.

Solid Snake |

Venom Snake and Solid Snake were enemies. Venom Snake, along with Big Boss, tried to manipulate Solid Snake into giving the U.S. government false information, a plan that backfired. Venom Snake attempted to kill Solid Snake before he could escape the doomed Outer Heaven but failed.

The Mbele Squad|

When Venom Snake first met the Mbele Squad, he was meant to kill them for their general. Miller said that since they can't go home the only choice they had was heaven or hell, but Snake said there was another. Snake faked their deaths and brought them back to Mother Base. Snake suggested that they would make good soldiers, with Miller objecting. Snake compared the Mbele Squad staying at Mother Base to a daycare. Snake approved the idea of them having a real life without being behind a gun, but Miller said that was their way of life on Mother Base.

Diamond Dogs Soldiers |

Venom Snake cared about his soldiers and considered them family, because of this he had created a code that Diamond Dogs must not draw weapons on each other. When many of Venom Snake's soldiers were infected with the vocal cord parasites, he reluctantly killed them. Venom Snake was devastated and agreed with Huey that it was his fault. The soldiers, likewise, were also extremely loyal to him. They also were hesitant to state any bad elements about Venom Snake when in his presence, such as if he hadn't showered where they welcome him home while trying to avoid outright stating he needed to groom himself. At least once (if Diamond Dogs ran low on GMP), during a fight, a soldier was reluctant to go through with stabbing Venom Snake after the latter interfered with their fight. Even after it was revealed that Venom Snake was not actually Big Boss, the soldiers pledged their loyalty to him, citing they would serve him no matter who he was.

Although the soldiers, regardless of gender, have immense respect for Venom Snake, it is implied that he was not particularly popular among the female staff (with the exception of Quiet) due to them realizing he had traits that didn't make him desirable, at least compared to Ocelot and Miller. '''