Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin

Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin, also known as Thunderbolt, is the main antagonist of Metal Gear Solid 3.
== Personality ==
Volgin was shown to have a ruthless, brutal, and power-hungry personality, as one of the reasons why he desired to overthrow Khrushchev and install Brezhnev and Kosygin in his place was so he could secretly control the Soviet Union. Sokolov also implied that Volgin, upon assuming control of the Soviet Union, would also use the mass-produced Shagohod to engineer rebellions in various third world countries.
He was also extremely sadistic, as evidenced by his love of torture, as well as his frequent abuse of EVA/Tatyana, and his boasts of killing people in the Katyn Forest Massacre, the Uprising of East Germany, and the Hungarian Revolution. In addition, during the aforementioned massacre at Katyn Forest, he removed the blindfolds before beating them to death. Furthermore, after Snake urinated on himself while being repeatedly electrocuted, Volgin remarked "Now that's what I like to see," suggesting that Volgin enjoyed seeing people experiencing terror or pain before death. In addition, Volgin recalled several despicable and low class things he did or witnessed, to which he frequently laughed about it. This trait was apparent shortly before he attempted to execute Tatyana when discovering she was the mole leaking information to Snake, where he laughed to himself.
Volgin often failed to interrogate any of his victims successfully during Operation Snake Eater, as most of them died before they could reveal any information. In one egregious example, Volgin not only failed to learn the details behind Naked Snake's mission; he actually achieved the opposite by informing Snake about the true nature and location of the Philosophers' Legacy. This was in part due to Volgin's sadistic nature and his failure to control it, often "getting off" on it. Taking into account that Ocelot discovered his fascination with torture by watching him interrogate Snake, Volgin's failure to show the benefits of torture awakened a sadistic side in Ocelot. Volgin himself also claimed that he was a "patient man" regarding his charges breaking under the interrogation.
Despite his negative qualities, Volgin mentioned that his primary reason for trying to take control of the entire Eastern Bloc was to reunify the Philosophers, who had split apart and began warring among themselves, and essentially end the Cold War. In addition, Ocelot also noted when discussing Volgin to Venom Snake that the latter harbored a utopian vision. Finally, immediately before his fight with Snake, he gave Ocelot permission to supply Snake with his gun and knife.
Volgin was bisexual, and often described as being "a man of broad tastes," as evidenced by his sexual relationships with both Major Raikov and EVA. Believing that EVA was Sokolov's lover, Volgin intended to "take" her from him to ensure his cooperation and to torture him. Volgin's relationship with EVA was sadistic in nature as he frequently abused her both physically and sexually and left varies scars on her body. Shortly after discovering that EVA was the spy in his midst, he remarked that, despite his abuse towards her, he valued her as a his "precious pet". Though Volgin cared little for EVA as a lover, he seemed to legitimately care for Raikov both as an officer and a lover. Volgin used his influence to protect Raikov against allegations made against for frequently abusing his subordinates, a quality that Volgin greatly admired. In turn, Raikov enjoyed being Volgin's second in command and his lover, wearing a thong emblazoned with a lightning bolt, in reference to his relationship with Volgin. After Snake stole Raikov's uniform and impersonated him, Volgin almost immediate sensed something was amiss as he was expecting him to be at his room. Volgin soon grabbed the disguised Snake by the crotch to confirm his suspicions and proceeded brutally beat him in retribution for hurting Raikov.
Volgin showed a deep sense of respect (and to a certain extent, even fear) for The Boss. For instance, despite showing an extreme force of power in torturing Snake in Groznyj Grad, Volgin backed away when The Boss stepped toward him and starkly questioned his trust in her. Despite this, he still showed defiance when he ordered The Boss to cut Snake's eyes out. Later, he implied that he had at least some respect for Snake as well, mentioning that fighting him would be a "once in a lifetime battle."
Owing to his receiving uncomfortable discharges via his electrokinetic abilities when exposed to rain, as well as the risk of being hit by lightning, he was also extremely wary of water and thunderstorms, causing him to recite "Kuwabara, Kuwabara" whenever a rainstorm was present. There were only two instances where he did not do so, the first time when learning from The Boss that Naked Snake was most likely after the Philosophers' Legacy (although he did nonetheless briefly look up at the sky out of concern due to the aforementioned thunderclap), and the second time when fighting Snake and EVA to a standstill, where he boasted that he wasn't afraid of a little thunder before attempting to re-power the Shagohod. Ironically enough, the latter instance resulted in him being hit by lightning and leaving him severely injured as a result.
Due to his high rank within the Soviet hierarchy, he wore a unique uniform that resembled a cross between a standard Soviet officer uniform and a trenchcoat, being colored dark green with two button cuffs on each sleeve, red pauldrons that gave his rank, six buttons on the front of the trenchcoat, and a black belt with silver buckles, as well as a side belt, with the trenchcoat portion extending down to his knees. This uniform ended up destroyed shortly before fighting Naked Snake in Groznyj Grad due to his unleashing the full extent of his electrokinetic abilities. After being rendered comatose as a result of Operation Snake Eater, this uniform was replaced during the Soviets' experimentation of his body, with the only known difference being that it was apparently fireproof due to it being largely unaffected by the new pyrokinetic powers Volgin had. This uniform ultimately ended up destroyed during Volgin's attack on the Cyprus hospital as the Man on Fire due to being hit by missiles from a UTH-66 Blackfoot, although Volgin himself was unharmed by the attack.
Due to meeting his defeat at the hands of Naked Snake, Volgin's desire for vengeance grew so much that it kept his comatose body alive; essentially acting as the fuel and drive behind his relentless pursuits as the "Man on Fire". This feeling of hatred was strong enough to influence Mantis to accompany him in his pursuit of vengeance (though Eli's hatred for Big Boss proved greater to the point of supplanting Volgin's own influence over Mantis). As the "Man on Fire", Volgin primarily remained silent aside from occasionally grunting and roaring in anger. His face was obscured in what seemed like a layer of skin that fused/covered his mouth and his eyes glowed a fiery yellow. His body was burnt all over and it was laden with bullets, most of which are patterned in the same way as how Volgin previously wore a bandoleer of bullets. His head was heavily embedded with multiple bullets, in which they were positioned in such a way that he possessed a set of horns, thus creating a demonic visage. Every time Volgin was active, his body would glow internally while becoming engulfed in flames.
Though unrelenting in his pursuit against Venom Snake, to the extent that Ocelot even noted he was a "persistent bastard" before recognizing his former commanding officer, it was heavily implied that Volgin later realized that Venom Snake was not the true Naked Snake/Big Boss during their final confrontation, and having come to this realization, his body was finally able to die.
== Game Appearences ==
=== Super Smash Bros Accelerant ===
He appears as a non-playable character in the story mode, hired as the the spy of The Dimenstruction Army, appeared in the nearly end of the chapter 23: Atlas' Last Stand, seeing to the heroes approaching to the Cyberdimensiva Factory.
=== Project X Zone 3: Sacred Destinies ===
Volgin appears as a Boss Unit.
Due to the realities and timelines merging into one place, Volgin encounters Naked Snake's son: Solid Snake instead, chance that he used to kill him as a way to prepare for his revenge against Naked Snake, only for him to be defeated and forced to go back to his timeline fatally injured.
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