John (Snake "Big Boss")

# Big Boss

## John

Metal Gear Solid

*Description here ~ Matt*

## History

### Early Life

***(Will be left vague in case others wish to alter the lore for a character to be present when they shouldn't be able to in the metal gear timeline. The lore is also abbreviated, because it would take hours upon hours to fully explain the lore of it in a  different and more recent timeline to fit the server.)***

Originally born in 1972, the man who would grow to become Big Boss was and shall never be known by any name other than Jack. His life was mostly rough and generally poor, with his family and himself together while presenting one another. That is, until he slipped away from them, of which isn't known much besides running away. But, there is *one* thing that we know of: Their adoption by a Vietnam war hero known simply as ‘the boss'.

Although, "adoption" is generous considering the terms of how it took place. Apprenticeship is much more like it. And now, with Jack having gone under the wing of such a soldier, it would only be natural that he felt a sense of motherly connection that had very much been formed in his eyes. But, nevertheless, with such a lethal guardian and one of the creators of CQC combat to show you the ropes of how to fight, Jack picked up the basics quite well and was coaxed into the U.S military to join an echelon unit known as FOXHOUND by the boss.

John would carry on to continue operations and work to destabilise the Soviet Union until January 3rd, 1990. On this date, Operation Snake Eater was kicked into motion. This CIA black-op involved what many could call unusual. Men made demons through nanotechnology, improved in many ways. But, the one thing that stood out for John was the Boss' involvement. You see, she had seemingly defected to the USSR, and caused complications for everything ongoing. Once confronted by John, the boss made a full recounting on why she'd made her choice, but the damage was already done. She may have defected in hopes of assisting the destabilisation of the USSR, but by then, John had already lost an eye from her indirect actions, and been irradiated severely. She'd made her choice, and she had every chance to help complete her supposed objective by killing a Soviet Commander…But seemingly skipped out on it on every opportunity.

Operation Snake Eater was seen as a success in the eyes of John's superiors, but not to John. He'd lost his mentor. No matter how much he believed that choice had to be made, it doesn't make the thought sting any less. So he set his heart on creating a new detachment. One where soldiers could come from any branch of service, or even civilian life to create an elite force of well equipped and able soldiers. Ones that could earn the respect of the world, and The Boss. FOX; the next generation of FOXHOUND.

During Jack’s time running this new detachment, an. . .odd soldier was recruited. A medic. The thing that made him odd was the sheer potential he had. Within days he picked up CQC to a medium degree after having no experience beforehand, and marksmanship came easy. This medic could be considered the second best combatant aboard the mother base, tied with ocelot. This medic would usually accompany Big Boss on missions, showing promise for stealth, situational awareness, and acute senses.

After a fair few years of creating the elite force, a highly capable Russian and Formerly Soviet force with the moniker of ‘XOF’ to shadow the Big Boss’ own ‘FOX’. They still remember what had happened, and wanted blood. It was done from the inside out and with precision. Played FOX like a damn fiddle. The main concentration of their forces outside of U.S waters was mainly in the Caribbean across Embassies and black-sites, and they were struck harder than the fires of hell itself, twisting and turning as the whole department writhes in pain from the inside. Boss wasn't aware of what had happened before he returned from a mission back to the constructed black-site, his men aflame or falling back. He gathered a handful with the help upon return and began heading away from it all the best they could. At least. . .that was the idea. On the way out, the exfil helicopter was struck with an explosion not too far off from the doors. This is when the medic dove in front of his boss and took majority of the damage, a piece of shrapnel getting lodged in his head, and his arm missing.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers:

* **Enhanced Physiology:** speed for “age” (35 kmh in full gear), Somewhat heightened senses, High object permanence and situational awareness, Incredible stamina, Abnormal strength (roughly 1.5-2x that of the average person for his size.), Higher pain tolerance, Extreme conditioning.

### Skills

* **Mastery over CQC hand-to-hand and disarming**
* **Mastery over Stealth**
* **Borderline mastery over firearms**
* **Base/territory infiltration techniques**
* **Impersonation (Some degree)**

#### Equipment

**-Any firearm he can handle, though usually a rifle and sniper of some sort is his preferred loadout.**

**-Fulton recovery device (A balloon device that inflates and carries something upwards for plane hook-up. Essentially a sky-hook.)**

**-Bionic arm with military functions (Electrical shock, sound emitter, combat drug injection which can slow down his perception of time, rocket arm feature.)**

**-I-droid device ( Small, phone-like device capable of emitting a small holographic display. Serves as a map, radio, management tool.)**

**-Sneaking suit or regular fatigues (The sneaking suit has slight light diffusion properties and sound reduction.)**

-Tranquiliser pistol with a silencer. It can put people to sleep in mere seconds.