A project that cloned Big Boss to create the "perfect" soldier, resulting in the three brothers: Solid, Liquid, and Solidus.
For a deep dive into the specific narrative beats, many fans recommend the detailed Metal Gear Wiki or watching comprehensive video essays like the Lore Dump series . Metal Gear Solid - Story Explained
The saga concludes with Solid Snake (now prematurely aged as "Old Snake") ending the cycle of war and the control of the AIs, finally achieving a hard-won sense of closure.
By Metal Gear Solid 4 , the world is governed by a network of AIs that control the global "war economy" through nanomachines in every soldier’s body.
The overarching story follows the tragic cycle of soldiers being used as tools by governments and shadowy organizations like The Patriots . It is primarily split into two main eras:
Follows his clone son, David (Solid Snake), from the 1990s through the near future. Solid Snake is tasked with destroying the "Metal Gear" nuclear bipedal tanks and stopping both his father and his clone brothers, Liquid and Solidus, from enacting various global threats. Key Plot Pillars