Super Smash Bros. Forever/Snake Codecs

Snake Codecs are a returning Easter Egg from Super Smash Bros. Brawl that is present once again in Super Smash Bros. Forever. It can be activated on the Shadow Moses Island stage if a player is using Snake, and using his down taunt close to a fighter. Successfully pulling off this technique is indicated when Snake crouches down on one knee, and puts two fingers to his neck. The Codec sound effect from the Metal Gear Solid series plays, and Snake will receive a call from characters like Colonel Roy Campbell, Hal "Otacon" Emmerich, and Mei Ling. However, in Super Smash Bros. Forever, all the new conversations will not feature any of the three aforementioned characters, and will mostly feature Kazuhira Miller, Raiden, and Meryl Silverburgh in their places. This is most likely due to the character of Roy Campbell being retired after his Japanese VA's death, and "Otacon" being a trademarked term that costs royalties just to mention. Conversations often give an overview of an opponent, and are often humorous or feature a reference to the Metal Gear series. Infrequently, guest characters from an opponent's home series may appear in conversations.
==KO Messages==
These are the voice lines used by Codec characters if Snake is KOed during the call, which immediately causes the call to end. They are a reference to the trademark "Snake? Snake?! Snaaaaaake!" game over messages of the Metal Gear Solid Series.
===Colonel Campbell===
"Snake, do you copy? Snake! Snaaaaake!!"
===Otacon===
"Snake! What's going on?! Snake! Snaaaaaake!!"
===Mei Ling===
"Snake! Don't quit now! Snake! Snaaaaake!!"
===Miller===
"Snake, answer me! Snake! Snaaaaaake!!"
===Raiden===
"Snake! This isn't happening! Snake! Snaaaaaake!!"
===Meryl===
"Snake, this isn't funny. Snake? Snaaaaaaake!!"
===Slippy Toad===
"Snake! Get up! Snake! Snaaaaake!!"
===Enzo===
"Snake, you listenin' to me? Snake? Snaaaaaaake!!"
===Jody Summer===
"Snake, are you still there?! Snake! Snaaaaake!!"
===Palutena===
"Oh no! Snake! Snake! Snaaaaaaaake!! Heh. I've always wanted to do that."
===Peppy Hare===
"Snake, can ya hear me? Snake! Snaaaaaake!!"
===Doc Louis===
"Yo, Snake baby! You ain't done yet! Snake! Snaaaaaake!!"
===Nia===
"Oi, Snake! We're still talking, eh? Snake?! Snaaaaaaake!!"
===Morgana===
"Snake! No! Joker didn't mean that! Snake! Snaaaaaaake!!"
===Ada Wong (DLC)===
"Snake, it's rude to ignore a lady. Snake? Snaaaaaake?!"
===Goro Majima (DLC)===
"Sick 'em, Kazzy! Er, I mean, um, Snake? Snake?! Snaaaaake!"
===GLaDoS (DLC)===
"Snake. I was just getting used to talking to a protagonist. Snake. Snaaaaaaaake."
===YoRHA 9S (DLC)===
"Snake! Wait! I want to know about your people! Snake! Snaaaaaaake!!"
==Mii Fighters==
Snake: Raiden, there's a bug-eyed doll here fighting me. It's creeping me out.
Raiden: That's not a doll, Snake, it's a Mii.
Snake: Mario?
Raiden: Mii. M-I-I. They're avatars created by the player to replicate themselves, friends, family members, famous people, or just about whoever they please.
Snake: That doesn't sound like a great idea.
Raiden: What? Why?
Snake: Fighting parts of the male anatomy and 20th century dictators isn't exactly a romantic vision.
Raiden: You're such a pessimist, Snake.
Snake: Sorry, Mr. Ripper.
Raiden: Ugh, anyway, Mii Fighters can also be customized to suit whatever moveset the player desires. They come in the variety of Brawlers, Swordfighters, and Gunners, and are also very fashionable. I've seen a few swordfighters dressed as Cyborg Ninjas, even.
Snake: So this is just a wild guessing game, to see what they pull out in battle?!
Raiden: Not really. They are a little limited in what all these classes can do. They each have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they all stand out quite a lot in battle.
Snake: Huh, so if I analyze them more...wait, Raiden? Do these things think for themselves? Are they just basically slaves of war?
Raiden: Actually, no. Miis are generally a rather peaceful race of people. In fact, they partake more in Kart Racing, Sports, Music, and Parties than they do battles.
Snake: I shouldn't have asked. Now I need to get the idea of a 20th century dictator bowling out of my head.
==Black Shadow==
Jody Summer: I've found Black Shadow. What should I do with him?
Snake: Mer-, oh, wait, it's another guest character.
Jody Summer: Who are you, and what gives you the guts to stand up to Black Shadow?!
Snake: Call me Snake. And who exactly is a "black shadow"?
Jody Summer: Only the most dangerous terrorist in the galaxy! Almost every F-Zero race he's involved in has some near fatal accident in it!
Snake: Is he some kind of psychic, dangerously accurate sniper, triple-agent cowboy, vampire, or Man on Fire?
Jody Summer: Huh?...No.
Snake: I think I can handle myself then, lady. 
Jody Summer: You're not just any Federation soldier, are you? You've seen the horrors of war firsthand.
Snake: I'm not fazed by big bad guys like this one anymore. I've come close to death more times than I can count on my fingers, and some of those times I wasn't even fighting.
Jody Summer: I guess Captain Falcon isn't the only person I can trust to get jobs like this done.
Snake: Exactly. It's a sad truth, but killing is one of those things that becomes easier the more you do it.
Jody Summer: Talk about a valiant soul....wait, did he say he was going to kill him?!
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