| Solid Snake | |
|---|---|
| Metal Gear character | |
 Solid Snake as he appears in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) | |
| First appearance | Metal Gear (1987) |
| Last appearance | Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (2008) |
| Created by | Hideo Kojima |
| Designed by | Yoji Shinkawa (Metal Gear Solid series) Ikuya Nakamura (Metal Gear: Ghost Babel) Tsubasa Masao (Metal Gear Acid series) |
| Portrayed by | Giacomo Talamini (Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy) |
| Voiced by |
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| Motion capture | Mizuho Yoshida (Metal Gear Solid 2, The Twin Snakes) Ryoji Okamoto (Metal Gear Solid 4) Ian MacDougall (Metal Gear Solid 4 [facial capture]) |
Solid Snake (Japanese: ソリッド・スネーク, Hepburn: Soriddo Sunēku) is a fictional character from the Metal Gear series created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami, appearing as the main protagonist in many of the games of the series. He is depicted as a former Green Beret and highly skilled special operations soldier engaged in solo stealth and espionage missions who is often tasked with destroying models of the bipedal nuclear weapon-armed mecha known as Metal Gear. Controlled by the player, he must act alone, supported via radio by commanding officers and specialists. While his first appearances in the original Metal Gear games were references to Hollywood films, the Metal Gear Solid series has given a consistent design by artist Yoji Shinkawa alongside an established personality while also exploring his relationship with his mentor and father.
During the Metal Gear Solid games, the character has been voiced by voice actor Akio Ōtsuka in the Japanese version and by Canadian-American screenwriter and actor David Hayter in the English version. He also appears in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series as a playable fighter, as well as the battle royale game Fortnite. Considered to be one of the most iconic protagonists in video game history, Solid Snake has been acclaimed by critics, with his personality and both Ōtsuka's and Hayter's voice acting being noted as primary factors of the character's appeal.