Considered by some as 'The Greatest Warrior of the 20th Century,' he earned such monikers as 'the Legendary Soldier' and 'the Legendary Mercenary,' feared in combat by both friend and foe as a hero and a madman. Big Boss later established the military states of Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land as bases for his companies, in order to realize his ambitions of creating a nation for soldiers. Army Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND, along with the mercenary company Militaires Sans Frontières, and was one of the founding members of the Patriots. We are soldiers without borders, our purpose defined by the era we live in.' ―Big Boss īig Boss, real name John, also known as Jack, and formerly known as Naked Snake, Vic Boss, Ishmael, Saladin, or simply Snake, was a renowned special forces operative and mercenary commander. We will be the deterrent for those with no other recourse. We go where we're needed, fighting not for country, not for government, but for ourselves. ' We have no nation, no philosophy, no ideology.
