Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001 Video Game)
David Hayter: Solid Snake
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Quotes
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Solid Snake : Find something to believe in, and find it for yourself. When you do, pass it on to the future.
Raiden : Believe in what?
Solid Snake : That's your problem.
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[When the player equips a cardboard box]
Iroquois Pliskin : The cardboard box that you have is ideal for fooling your enemies. It's a very important tool for infiltration missions.
Raiden : Really?
Iroquois Pliskin : Of course. I can't begin to count the number of agents whose lives were saved by a cardboard box...
Raiden : You mean everyone's using them?
Iroquois Pliskin : Look, I'm not exaggerating when I say the success of your mission hinges on how you use that cardboard box. But in the end, a cardboard box is only made of paper. Handle it with care or it won't be of much use to you. Don't think of it as just another box. Treat it with love... Don't be rough. Okay?
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Solid Snake : Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing.
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Solid Snake : 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.
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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. We need to pass the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light. We have all the magic of the digital age to do that with. The human race will probably come to an end some time, and new species may rule over this planet. Earth may not be forever, but we still have the responsibility to leave what traces of life we can. Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing.
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Solid Snake : We've inherited freedom from all those who have fought for it.
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Solid Snake : If you run out of ammo, you can have mine.
Raiden : You got enough?
Solid Snake : [points to his bandanna] Absolutely. Infinite ammo.
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Solid Snake : [reciting Grey Fox's last words] "We're not tools of the government, or anyone else. Fighting was the only thing I was good at, but at least I fought for what I believe in."
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Otacon : Another Chinese proverb: "Those who look to the Heavens prosper, those who defy it are no more." Do you know this one? The meaning here is - hold on a sec - that you can only survive as long as you're a part of the natural order of things. You remember pre-ripped jeans? Manufacturers thought that just because people loved old, broken-in jeans, they would want to buy new jeans that looked old. So they purposefully...
Solid Snake : What do jeans have to do with nature and order?
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Solid Snake : We don't use guns to take people down, and we're not here to help some politician either.
Raiden : What are you and Otacon fighting for?
Solid Snake : A future.
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Pliskin : "Who dares, wins."
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[Solid Snake hides in a locker]
Solid Snake : This reminds me of when we first met.
Otacon : I was the one inside the locker that time. We're equal now, huh?
Solid Snake : Not unless I wet my pants.
Otacon : That's a low blow, Snake.
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Pliskin : Fatman. Supposedly he's nicknamed after an atomic bomb, but to me he's just a Fat Man. Something straight out of a sideshow.
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Raiden : Why didn't you tell me you were the real Snake?
Solid Snake : You never asked.
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Otacon : As for the equipment... Hey! Snake! Cigarettes? What's wrong with you?
Solid Snake : It's kind of a lucky charm.
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[when Raiden is naked trying to find Snake]
Solid Snake : Amazing how you walk around like that.
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Raiden : Snake, you're a legend!
Solid Snake : A legend is usually bad news. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on.
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Raiden : Snake, have you ever enjoyed killing someone?
Solid Snake : Diminished sense of reality, huh? VR Training will do that.
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Solid Snake : Freeze-dried, the rations are easy to carry and keep well. It ain't home cookin', but it'll satisfy your nutritional needs.
Raiden : Hmmm.
Solid Snake : What's on your mind?
Raiden : Well, just between you and me?
Solid Snake : Sure. What is it?
Raiden : I prefer rations over Rose's home cooking...
Solid Snake : That bad, huh?
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Solid Snake : Choose your own legacy. It's for you to decide.
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Raiden : People will remember only the good part, the right part about what you did.
Solid Snake : There's nothing right part in murder, not ever.
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Solid Snake : This is Snake. Do you read me, Otacon?
Otacon : Loud and clear, Snake.
Solid Snake : Kept you waiting, huh? I'm at the sneak-point.
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Otacon : [Post-credits conversation] Snake, you there? It's me. I've finished going over that disc.
Solid Snake : Did you find the Patriots' list?
Otacon : Of course. It contains the personal data of twelve people. There was a name on it - Snake, it was one of our biggest contributors.
Solid Snake : What's going on around here?
Otacon : I don't know...
Solid Snake : Anyway, where are they?
Otacon : Well, we were right about them being on Manhattan, but...
Solid Snake : But what?
Otacon : They're already dead. All twelve of them.
Solid Snake : When did it happen?
Otacon : Well, ah... about a hundred years ago.
Solid Snake : ...What the hell?
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Solid Snake : [during flashbacks from the 'Tanker' mission] I'd infiltrated the dummy tanker to obtain proof that a Metal Gear was under development. Shortly after I made it aboard, an armed group led by Colonel Gurlukovich raided the ship and gained control.
Otacon : Olga and Ocelot were among the raiding party.
Solid Snake : Yeah, and him.
[referring to Liquid]
Raiden : Who're you talking about?
Solid Snake : A man that was supposed to be dead.
Otacon : Their target was also Metal Gear RAY, but, Ocelot eliminated Colonel Gurlukovich and Marine Commander Scott Dolph, and he hijacked RAY.
Raiden : So, he betrayed them?
Solid Snake : I don't know what kind of deal was going down. All I remember is what Ocelot said at the time. Something like, "I'm taking it back."
Otacon : Ocelot then sank the tanker along with the soldiers of the Marine Corps.
Raiden : [cuts back to the Codec screen] How did you manage to get out?
Solid Snake : Otacon managed to have a small boat ready for me.
Otacon : That was the easy part. The tough part was not getting dragged down with the sinking tanker. Small miracle when you think about it. It turned out that the whole thing was a setup to lure us.
[cuts back to flashbacks from the 'Tanker' mission]
Otacon : Photos of Snake, taken by the Cypher, were released to the public. In turn, we became the world's most wanted environmental terrorists.
Solid Snake : It was definitely a move aimed at putting a stop to our anti-Metal Gear activities.
Raiden : But, why did they choose Snake?
Otacon : [cuts to a 'Mission Briefing' tape from Metal Gear Solid 1] Since the Shadow Moses incident, Snake became sort of a hero.
[cuts back to the 'Tanker' mission flashbacks]
Otacon : I think the Patriots weren't too happy about that.
Raiden : You knew about the Patriots?
Otacon : Well, yes... to a certain degree.
Raiden : It seems like everyone knows about them except me.
Otacon : They didn't choose Snake to be a hero.
Raiden : So, they decided to do a smear campaign.
Otacon : I think the Patriots wanted to make an example of him, so everybody would think twice before opposing them.
Raiden : That's it! They set all this up just to nail you guys?
Otacon : No, there's more to it than that. The Marines' Metal Gear RAY project, headed by Commander Dolph, was carried out in opposition to the Navy's Arsenal Gear project. To be more precise, the Patriots considered Metal Gear RAY to be a thorn in their side. Hence, they attacked the dummy tanker and stole RAY. They followed this up with the perfect plan. They immediately sent a fully loaded tanker to the same location and sank it, then, set up the facility to camouflage the development of Arsenal Gear.
Solid Snake : And we fell for it. Two more puppets in their show.
Raiden : Colonel Gurlukovich and his daughter, Olga?
Otacon : Both fell victim to Ocelot's plot.
Raiden : Was Solidus behind all this? He used Ocelot to get hold of RAY, huh?
Otacon : No. He was underground, keeping a low profile at the time.
Raiden : Then, it must be the Patriots.
Otacon : If that's the case, what's Ocelot doing alongside Solidus?
Raiden : ...
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Solid Snake : A virtual grunt of the digital age, that's just great.
Raiden : It's far more effective than live exercises.
Solid Snake : You don't get injured in VR, do you? Every year, a few soldiers die in field exercises.
Raiden : There's pain sensation in VR, and even a sense of reality and urgency. The only difference is that it isn't actually happening.
Solid Snake : That's the way they want you to think, to remove you from the fear that goes with battle situations. War as a video game - what better way to raise the ultimate soldier?
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Solid Snake : Recognized, but still fringe, Otacon.
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Raiden : So you're the boss around here?
Solidus Snake : No, not just here. I'm the boss to surpass Big Boss himself. Solid Snake!
Solid Snake : No! That is NOT Solid Snake!
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Solid Snake : You want eternal rest? I got it right here!
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[When Snake tries to kill Fortune]
Raiden : What are ya gonna do? Bullets can't get near her.
Solid Snake : I'll think of something. There's no such thing as a witch.
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Pliskin : There is a war going on out there and I don't have time to baby-sit.
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[Pliskin got held "hostage" by Vamp]
Pliskin : Shoot him! What are you waiting for?
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Solid Snake : [thinking] You were watching?
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Solid Snake : [thinking] Not in a million years!
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[to Peter Stillman]
Raiden : So you're the bomb disposal guy?
Solid Snake : Kid, this is THE bomb disposal guy.
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Solid Snake : Okay, Raiden, it's time to play Sniper!
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Raiden : They said you were dead?
Solid Snake : No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do.
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Raiden : You're changing sides now?
Solid Snake : I don't recall saying I was on yours.
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[Raiden is guarding Emma with a PSG1 sniper rifle]
Solid Snake : Think you can handle it?
Raiden : Yeah. I know the drill. I've faced a similar situation in Advanced Mode Level 4 VR training with the PSG1.
Solid Snake : VR...? Guess that's better than nothing. Make sure you don't hit Emma.
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Solid Snake : OCELOT!
[Revolver Ocelot's arm goes haywire and shows an image of Liquid Snake]
Liquid Snake : It's been a while, brother!
Solid Snake : Who are you?
Liquid Snake : You know who I am!
Solid Snake : Liquid?
Liquid Snake : You're drowning in time. I know what it's like, brother. No wonder Naomi passed you over for the FOXDIE program!
[Revolver Ocelot goes haywire]
Liquid Snake/Revolver Ocelot : OUT!... Get out of my mind, Liquid!
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Otacon : Raiden? About this Colonel of yours - I found out where he is.
Raiden : Where?
Otacon : Inside Arsenal.
Raiden : What?
Otacon : I've checked out all the possibilities, but I keep coming back to Arsenal. It isn't a relay point, it's the origin of the signal. And the encryption protocol it uses is exactly the same as that of Arsenal's AI - the so-called GW.
Raiden : What the hell does this mean?
Otacon : I think it means - you've been talking to an AI.
Raiden : That's impossible!
Otacon : The Colonel probably isn't GW per se. GW was most likely stimulating cortical activity in the dormant part of your brain through signal manipulation of your own nanomachines. The Colonel is in part your own creation, cobbled together from expectations and experience.
Raiden : That's crazy!
Otacon : But it's probably the truth. The virus may be starting to affect GW, which would explain the Colonel's behavior.
Raiden : It was all - an illusion? Everything I've done so far...?
Solid Snake : Raiden!
Raiden : Snake - what's happening around here?
Solid Snake : I don't know. What I do know is that you're standing right here in front of me. Not an illusion - flesh and blood. It's your call. You can drop this if you want.
Raiden : No, I can't do that. Let's go!
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Solidus Snake : [talking to Olga via walkie-talkie] I've taken care of that annoying fly. What's the situation over there?
Olga : Puzzling. I saw a man dressed like a ninja just now.
Solidus Snake : Ninja?
Olga : It's the only way to describe it. A kind of cyborg ninja, complete with a sword.
Solidus Snake : What?
Olga : Are you hiding something from me?
[Raiden is eavesdropping, though Olga doesn't notice]
Solidus Snake : Olga, are you sure it wasn't an Arsenal Tengu?
Olga : Don't be a fool. Think I wouldn't know the difference? I've never seen field gear like that ever.
Solidus Snake : Alright. We'll intensify patrols. Anything else?
Olga : Actually, one more thing. You'll find it hard to believe, though. I saw a man hiding under a cardboard box.
Solidus Snake : Where?
Olga : On the connecting bridge to Shell 2.
Solidus Snake : Hmm.
Olga : So, you believe me this time?
Solidus Snake : I've seen someone use that box trick before. We'll lay a trap on the Shell 2 connecting bridge.
Olga : Over and out, then.
[hangs up and Raiden appears]
Raiden : Freeze!
[aiming his gun at Olga]
Raiden : You must be one of Dead Cell.
Olga : Of course not. What a thing to say.
Raiden : [sees her holding a gun] Drop your gun!
Olga : Not a chance.
[jumps over a railing and escapes]
Raiden : [contacting Pliskin via Codec] I saw a female soldier. Russian.
Iroquois Pliskin : Must be Olga Gurlukovich.
Raiden : How do you know?
Iroquois Pliskin : Unlike you, I've been briefed.
Raiden : She's not a Dead Cell?
Iroquois Pliskin : No, she commands a Russian private army.
Raiden : They must be the ones patrolling the Big Shell.
Iroquois Pliskin : That's right. She's led the group ever since her old man, Colonel Gurlukovich, died. Watch yourself with her. She's a tough one.
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Solid Snake : Otacon, the ship appears to be under their control. The men have Russian gear, but, I haven't been able to find out anything else about their origin.
Otacon : I know who they are.
Solid Snake : You do?
Otacon : We've ID'd the old man.
Solid Snake : Who is he?
Otacon : Sergei Gurlukovich.
Solid Snake : Gurlukovich! One of Ocelot's allies?
Otacon : Yeah, the GRU Colonel. He's the one Ocelot was supposed to meet up with after Shadow Moses.
Solid Snake : They're after Metal Gear.
Otacon : Everything's changed. This is not gonna be as simple as we thought.
Solid Snake : You could say that. I saw a surveillance remote just now. It looked like the Cypher.
Otacon : A Marine Cypher-T?
Solid Snake : No, Army.
Otacon : First, the Marines. Then, the Russians. Now, the Army?
Solid Snake : You're right. This isn't gonna be simple.
Otacon : Snake, there's something I have to tell you.
Solid Snake : What?
Otacon : We didn't dig up this info about the new Metal Gear on our own. Not like usual.
Solid Snake : How did you find out, then?
Otacon : It was a tip. An anonymous tip.
Solid Snake : Anonymous? You've never trusted those. Why would you start now?
Otacon : I, uh... I have a younger sister. A stepsister. We have different parents. I only knew her for two years.
Solid Snake : You've never mentioned her before. So?
Otacon : The sender of the tip was "E.E."
Solid Snake : E.E.?
Otacon : Her name is Emma, but, I always called her E.E.
Solid Snake : Emma Emmerich?
Otacon : Yeah. It just caught my eye, you know. I-I figured it was a coincidence, but, I couldn't get it out of my mind. There's really no one out there who knows about her.
Solid Snake : When was the last time you saw her?
Otacon : Over ten years ago.
Solid Snake : You think it's a trap, to lure us out here?
Otacon : I don't know. After I got the tip, I did break into the Pentagon system to get confirmation.
Solid Snake : Okay.
Otacon : Watch your back, Snake. Maybe I screwed up.
Solid Snake : I've got a light-equipped USP. I can take them on now. There's no ammo, but, it takes a 9mm, just like the Marines' M9. I'll find those somewhere around here.
Otacon : Don't raise too much racket with that thing.
Solid Snake : I hear you.
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Otacon : [Snake enters the bridge of the ship to try and find out where it's heading. Otacon then contacts Snake via Codec] Snake, did you find out where that ship is headed?
Solid Snake : I'm looking at it. Thirty-five degrees longitude, latitude around fifty-eight.
Otacon : More than five hundred miles off the coast of the Bermudas, out in the middle of the Atlantic. So, the prototype is ready for solo testing. It's basically combat-worthy. That area is outside the Second Fleet's operational range, too. It must be a stand-alone Marine Corps project, which means this prototype Metal Gear must be designed for independent deployment, without any Naval assistance. Anyway, analysis can wait till later. Snake, you need to go down to the holds and locate the actual Metal...
[They both hear a strange noise and their conversation ends. Snake looks and sees someone, Olga, walking outside]
Solid Snake : Hm?
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Peter Stillman : Raiden, Pliskin, listen carefully.
Raiden : What is it?
Peter Stillman : I fell for it.
Raiden : Fell for what?
Peter Stillman : Fatman has my number. A proximity trigger. Microwave.
Raiden : [Worried] Microwave?
Peter Stillman : With a 7 foot range. It's not a technique I taught him. Neither was that multi-bomb booby trap. Looks Like he's far surpassed me as far as explosives technique goes. As for the rest...
Iroquois Pliskin : Pete, get the hell out of there!
Peter Stillman : There's less than 30 seconds left. It's too late.
Raiden : No!
Peter Stillman : Pliskin, get away from Strut H, as fast as you can.
Iroquois Pliskin : Pete-!
Peter Stillman : Raiden, keep your distance. Use the spray from as far away as possible.
Raiden : [Nervously] Me?
Peter Stillman : You can do it. I know that.
Raiden : I'm not so sure!
Peter Stillman : But I am! Do it. I know you can...!
[the bomb on Stillman's end goes off, killing him in the blast with a cry while his codec cuts out]
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Iroquois Pliskin : [codec screen describing Vamp] Vamp is a member of Dead Cell. Born in Romania, his specialty is knives. But I guess you know that by now. When he was just a kid his family was killed by a terrorist bomb that went off in a church they were attending. His body pierced by a crucifix, Vamp was buried under the rubble for two days before he was finally rescued. During those two days he survived by feeding on the blood of his family to quench his thirst. That was how he acquired a taste for blood.
Raiden : So that's why they call him Vamp.
Iroquois Pliskin : No. Vamp isn't for vampire. It's because he's bisexual.
Raiden : ?
Iroquois Pliskin : Rumor has it Vamp is the lover of Scott Dolph, the marine commandant who accidentally died two years ago. Dolph is also the father of Fortune, the Dead Cell leader.
Raiden : Fortune's old man? But Vamp and Fortune are?
Iroquois Pliskin : You noticed eh? Not bad for a rookie.
Raiden : Uhhhh right.
Iroquois Pliskin : As you say, Vamp and Fortune are very close. Not lovers but very close.
Raiden : Friends?
Iroquois Pliskin : No. There's more to their relationship than that.
Raiden : But Vamp was her fathers lover!
Iroquois Pliskin : Would it have been better if it was with her mother?
Raiden : ....
Iroquois Pliskin : I don't think they really care what you think. Just focus on the mission.
Raiden : By the way, have you ever met the guy before?
Iroquois Pliskin : No. Why?
Raiden : Because he seemed to know you.
Iroquois Pliskin : Well I... ..no. It can't be.
Raiden : What is it?
Iroquois Pliskin : I told you that Dead Cell is a group of madmen. I wouldn't take anything they say very seriously.
