Assassin (Fate/Mythos - Solid Snake)

*"Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature and movies... what we've seen, heard, felt ...anger, joy and sorrow... these are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for."* - Solid Snake.

**Assassin** (アサシン, *Asashin*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Assassin's true identity is **Solid Snake**, is the legendary soldier that has the saved the world on multiple occasions and is the greatest clone of Big Boss. A former spy, special operations soldier, and mercenary, he possessing an IQ of 180 and fluent in six languages, and the fame he achieved from his military exploits earned him many monikers and titles. He is world-renowned, famed for his legendary exploits in the Outer Heaven Uprising and Zanzibar Land Disturbance along with other such events. After repeatedly destroying several Metal Gear units, Snake has saved the world from the possibility of nuclear warfare on multiple occasions.

As a former Green Beret and CIA operative, he is highly skilled in solo stealth and espionage missions, who is often tasked with destroying models of the bipedal nuclear weapon-armed mecha known as Metal Gears. In his missions, he acts alone with his only support is via radio by commanding officers and specialists. He also establishes Philanthropy, an anti-Metal Gear organization carrying the motto "To let the world be", with his friend Otacon. Later in his life, he has access to different disguises to make him look like other characters, as well as his younger self.

## Abilities

Being a solider, Solid Snake is highly skilled with both Close Quarter Combat and different weapons, including many types of guns, grenades, remote missiles, C4s, etc.

## Quotes

* *"Kept you waiting, huh?"* - Solid Snake.
* *"He who controls the battlefield, controls history."*- Solid Snake.
* *"This is Solid Snake... I destroyed Metal Gear. Operation Intrude N313 accomplished! Everything is over... Everything... I'm returning now... over."* - Solid Snake after defeating *Big Boss* and escaping Outer Heaven.
* *"If you ask me, there's no happiness to be found in death... no peace either. I'm leaving here alive."* - Solid Snake.
* *"I feel like I'm getting to old for this crap... just a feeling anyway."* - Solid Snake.
* *"This is Snake... I'm finished here."* - Solid Snake.
* *"A strong man doesn't need to read the future, he makes his own."* - Solid Snake to Psycho Mantis.
* *"I'm not an enemy. Calm down. My name is S... My name is Pliskin."* - Solid Snake while posing as Iroquois Pliskin.
* *"We can tell other people about - having faith. What we had faith in. What we found important enough to fight for. It's not whether you were right or wrong, but how much faith you were willing to have, that decides the future."* - Solid Snake to Raiden.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"You seem real familiar..."* - Solid Snake to Samus Aran.
* *"An angel kid? Do I know you?"* - Solid Snake to Pit.
* *"That bat getup supposed to be intimidating?"* - Solid Snake to Batman.
* *"Ninjas. Always got to be ninjas..."* - Solid Snake to Snake Eyes.

## Gallery

*Snake during the Manhattan Incident, 2007**As Old Snake*
## Trivia

* Hideo Kojima based Solid Snake on many different characters, notably Snake Plissken from the classic film Escape from New York.

## References

* https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Solid\_Snake
* https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Solid\_Snake
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Solid\_Snake
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid\_Snake