Nexus Heroes / Snake

Snake (スネーク, Snake ) is a playable character in Nexus Heroes, hailing from the Metal Gear series. His design is primarily based on the third installment in the franchise, Metal Gear Solid, but he also borrows elements from other chapters in the series, particularly Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of the Patriots.
==Who is Snake?==
===THE LEGENDARY SOLDIER===
The man, the legend who would one day be known as Solid Snake is the product of one of several attempts at cloning the greatest soldier to ever live, Big Boss. Having spent most of his life on the field of battle, Snake is a highly skilled soldier who excels in espionage missions, and was responsible for taking down the highly advanced and lethal war machines known as Metal Gears on several occasions.
==Gameplay==
===Overview===
Snake is a middleweight fighter with average mobility who excels at controlling the stage with the many tools at his disposal. His Normals are pretty strong, mainly consisting of physical hits that, while not especially fast or suited for combos, are pretty strong and make for reliable kill options. 
The real meat of Snake's gameplan, however, are his Specials : he can briefly stun opponents with his M9, and can deal great damage with his Side Special, the Javelin, which can fire a missile whose trajectory can be controlled by the player. Another very important Special is his Down Special, the Mk.II, which can be placed anywhere on the stage and will grab and toss in Snake's direction whatever opponent passes by, even if they're in a launch state. So, if used with good timing and some planning in advance, this creates some neat combo opportunities for Snake. 
*Snake is able to crawl. While crawling along the ground, Snake's hurtbox is significantly shorter, and is therefore able to sneak under projectiles and even some regular attacks.
===Movelist===
  	Name  	Description
Neutral Attack,, 	CQC Jab / CQC Straight / CQC Kick	Two punches followed by a kick.
Dash AttackDash, 	Roll 	Dives to the ground with a roll, hitting enemies. If held, this move puts Snake into his crawl stance.
Side Tilt 	Cry of the Wolf 	A simple roundhouse kick.
Up Tilt 	Laughter of the Octopus 	An uppercut, which slightly lifts opponents from the ground.
Down Tilt 	Scream of the Mantis 	A rotating sweeping kick, which TRIPS* opponents.
Forward Strong+ 	Knife Shock 	A double slash with his Stun Knife. If fully charged, the first hit will briefly stun opponents.
Up Strong+ 	Knife Surge 	Stabs upward with his Stun Knife. If fully charged, the hit will briefly stun opponents before launching them.
Down Strong+ 	Knife Takedown 	Slashes low to the ground in front and then behind himself. If fully charged, both hits will briefly stun opponents.
Neutral AerialAirborne	Rage of the Raven 	A rapid front kick.
Forward AerialAirborne	Misfortune 	Kicks twice in front of himself with one rotation of his torso.
Back AerialAirborne 	Nuclear Bomb 	A powerful turnaround kick.
Up AerialAirborne 	Sinking Fangs 	Kicks above himself twice in rapid succession, using both legs.
Down AerialAirborne 	Substance 	An axe kick which slams opponents down.
Grab 	Grab 	Turns the opponent and holds them by the neck.
Pummel, 	Chokehold 	Tightens the arm's grip around the opponent's neck, choking them.
Forward Throw, 	CQC Execution 	Slashes at the opponent's neck with the knife, then kicks them away.
Back Throw, 	Shoulder Toss 	Performs a judo throw, flipping the opponents over his shoulder to launch them backwards.
Up Throw, 	Vulcan Kick 	Crouches, then hits the opponent with a powerful upward kick which launches them into the air.
Down Throw, 	Neutralized 	Holds the opponent's mouth while tightening his grip around their neck, while slowly resting them to the ground.
Floor AttackGrounded >	Wake Up Call 	Kicks in front and then behind himself, then gets back up.
Edge AttackLedge > 	Ledge Exercise 	Climbs up and kicks in front of himself.
NEUTRAL SPECIAL 	M9 	Fires a tranquilizing bullet from his modified M9 Beretta. It doesn't travel far, and the move has quite a bit of start-up, but if the projectile lands, it will briefly stun opponent, though only shortly after the bullet landed. If an opponent is hit by the bullet, a "!" will appear over their head, before they get stunned.
SIDE SPECIAL 	FGM-148 Javelin 	Fires a missile from the FGM-148 Javelin Rocket Launcher. After firing, the trajectory of the missile can be controlled with the control stick, but Snake will be vulnerable until the missile detonates.
UP SPECIAL 	Fulgore Recovery 	Deploys a Fulton Recovery Balloon from his belt, which lifts him upward for a good distance before it detaches and leaves him into a freefall state.
DOWN SPECIAL 	Mk.II 	Places the Metal Gear Mk. II on the ground. Opponents who comes too close to it will be latched by its rope arm and tossed over Snake's direction. After a successful grab, the Mk. II disappears. The Mk. II can be destroyed by Snake and the opponent as well. After it is placed (or destroyed), Snake will have to wait five seconds before he can place the Mk. II again.
FINISHER 	FIM-92 Stinger 	Snake swiftly leaves the stage while saying "It's my turn". The camera then switches to the POV of the FIM-92 Stinger Rocket Launcher, and Snake can aim anywhere on the stage to fire an extremely powerful missile which badly damages anyone caught in the explosion. Snake then returns to the stage from above.
===Intro Animation===
Suddenly appears on the stage, with his Camo Suit deactivating as he gets up from a crawling stance.
===Taunt===
Puts himself under a Cardboard Box. Snake can then move forward or back, and the box will shield him from one hit before it is destroyed. However, if this happens, Snake will remain locked into a brief animation where he'll be sitting on the ground as an exclamation marks appears over his head, accompanied by the iconic "Alert" sound from the Metal Gear series. Any action Snake takes that is not walking will have him quickly ditch the box.
===Idle Poses===
*Briefly puts a cigarette in his mouth and smokes it, then puts it away. After this, Snake will take 0.1% of damage.
*Looks around himself, as if alerted.
===Quotes===
====Selection Lines====
*" Kept you waiting, huh? "
*" This is Snake. I'm going in. "
*" Show me what you got. "
====Successful KO====
*" You fight like a rookie. "
*" I'm just a man that's good at what he does. "
*" Stay the hell out of my way. "
*" You can't even protect yourself .. "
*" I'm leaving here alive. "
*" You need better gear. "
*" Piece of cake. "
*" Too slow. "
*" What a waste of time. "
====Respawning====
*" Heh .. not bad. "
*" That was nothing. "
*" Good shot there. Now it's my turn. "
**Grumbling*
*" I've been slacking .. "
*" Gotta focus. "
*" Impossible-! "
*" You're full of surprises .. "
===Victory Poses===
*UP : Stands upright, looking at the sky while bringing one hand to his ear to use his Codec, as its ringing sound is heard. During this, Snake says "You're pretty good .. "
*SIDE : Stays under a Cardboard Box, then lifts it up slightly to peek outside, and brings it back down, continuing to stay hidden.
*DOWN : Does a triumphant fist pump, while in the background the voice of Colonel Campbell is heard saying "Excellent Snake." with an echo. A reference to Metal Gear Solid : VR Missions.
==Arcade Mode==
Snake's first encounter in Arcade Mode pits him against Ash and 2B, as a reference to the Cyborg Ninja characters from the Metal Gear series, such as Gray Fox and Raiden. Both Ash and 2B (while not being cyborgs, but robots) wield swords just like the Ninjas of Metal Gear. The fight takes place on Mako Reactor, referencing the base of Shadow Moses. After this fight, Snake is tossed into a Free-for-All fight against three other masters of stealth : Sly, Ezio and Sakai.
After a Bonus Stage, the next battle sees Snake taking on Wolverine on 1989. This particular battle is themed around animals, as both Snake and Wolverine are named after animals, and the stage, 1989, is from Hotline Miami, which lets the player wear different animal masks. After beating Wolverine, Snake now faces Lara Croft and Delta. This is a subtle nod to the Beauty and the Beast Corps from Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of the Patriots. The reference is in the name of the group, as Snake faces a 'beauty' (Lara Croft, a famously attractive character) and a 'beast' (Delta, as Big Daddies like him are known to be severely malformed and hideous underneath their helmets). The battle is fought on Empire City : this references how the members of the B&B Corp were all raised in dangerous and war-torn environments, and the decaying neighborhoods of Empire City represent that.
Finally, after a second Bonus Stage, Snake comes face to face with another Snake. This obviously references big bads from Metal Gear such as Big Boss, Liquid and Solidus Snake, all of which share their DNA, as Solid Snake, Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake are all clones of Big Boss. After this fight, it's time for Snake to face his Rival, Marco from Metal Slug. As the battle's name, "Slugs Vs Gears" suggests, the connection between them is partially in the name of the series, who are both named after large war vehicles, respectively called Metal Gears and Metal Slugs. As well as that, Snake and Marco are both skilled soldiers, though while Snake favors stealth and gadgets, Marco runs guns blazing into the battlefield.
Round 	Opponent 	Stage 	Music 	
1 	Ash
 2B 	Mako Reactor 	Shinra's Theme 	
2 	Sly
 Ezio
 Sakai	Boneyard Casino 	Venice Espionage 	
Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1
3 	Wolverine 	1989 	Kill Streak 	
4 	Lara Croft
 Delta	Empire City 	Dinner With Sasha	
Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2
5 	Snake 	Big Shell 	Metal Gear Saga 	
6 	Marco
(Rival Battle)	Mission 1 	MAIN THEME
FROM METAL SLUG	
7 	Kerrigan 	Kerrigan's Leviathan	Conscience 	
==Alternates==
===Alternate Colors===
*BLUE : Default appearance, based on his design from Metal Gear Solid.
*GREEN: Based on his design from Metal Gear 2 : Solid Snake. Also references Big Boss.
*BROWN : Based on his Sneaking Suit from Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of the Patriots.
*BLACK : Based on the Sneaking Suit of Venom Snake from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
===Alternate Costumes===
File:PN SNAKE RENDER.png|"Default" Costume
File:PN SNAKE ALT.png|"Tuxedo" Costume
*Default : Based on Snake's appearance in Metal Gear Solid.
*Tuxedo : Based on the Tuxedo from Metal Gear Solid that the player gets by beating the game.
==Trivia==
*When Snake is KOed, his death scream from Metal Gear Solid is heard. Additionally, if his KO happens to be the last one to conclude a match, before the winner is announced, Otacon's voice shouting "Snake .. ?! Snaakee!" will be heard in the background, as a nod to the famous Game Over screen of Metal Gear Solid.
*His victory quote "You're pretty good ... " is a reference to an infamous line of Revolver Ocelot, an important antagonist of the Metal Gear series.
*Chronologically, Snake is the oldest playable character to appear in Project Nexus, making his debut in 1987. While Final Fantasy as a series debuted earlier, Cloud would not appear until the seventh chapter in 1997.
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