Venom Snake

Venom Snake is the field commander known as Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid V, later revealed to be a different man shaped into Big Boss's phantom. Formerly a combat medic, he awakens from a coma and builds Diamond Dogs while pursuing revenge against Cipher and Skull Face.

Venom Snake's place in the story of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

He is quiet, adaptable, and increasingly defined by the identity imposed on him. CQC, firearms, infiltration, prosthetic-arm tools, and command of a private army make him an elite operative.

Venom Snake's defining abilities and connections

Kazuhira Miller and Ocelot guide the organization, while the truth about Naked Snake transforms his victories into a deliberate historical deception.