She eventually came to look up to Big Boss, whom she called "Saladin." Although Sniper Wolf herself does not actually appear in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, her likeness is used for an unlockable costume for the character Quiet. Although she did not display the same feelings, she did feel a measure of friendship and sympathy for Emmerich while he was held prisoner on the island, allowing him to feed the dogs whenever he asked, and even giving him her handkerchief as a small gift. I'm willing to meet my creator, and answer for every shot that I took. Sniper Wolf was one of the renegade members of FOXHOUND who participated in the 2005 revolt on Shadow Moses Island, along with the Next-Generation Special Forces. It's a bullet straight from my gun to your heart.") Do you know what that is? It divides the world into black and white, into a good-versus-evil struggle that the real world doesn’t match. A random quote assigned to a female MSF recruit in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is: "Did you know that 65% of the world's top assassins are women?" I love gaming and making videos! Most importantly, as the analogy goes, why couldn’t Kyle tell the difference? After a silent yet deadly battle across the expansive snowfield, Sniper Wolf was bested by Snake, shot in the lung. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The main character Gil Shannon must team up with an unlikely ally- a deadly Russian special ops member- to even the odds against The Wolf. [5] Later on, Wolf was discovered by Big Boss in a Kurdish refugee camp in 1991, during the internal fighting in Iraq after the Gulf War. According to Kojima, the scene where Sniper Wolf shot Meryl with several rounds from a sniper rifle was based on the film Full Metal Jacket. Sniper Wolf proceeded to fight against Metal Gear REX in the fourth round, where she ended up defeated. Just before Snake was about to kill her, a distraught Emmerich appeared and openly expressed his feelings for her before handing Wolf her PSG1 at her request. Read more quotes from Sniper Wolf. Grossman makes it clear that, no matter how much society fears its sheepdog protectors, the sheep need their sheepdogs. In the actual game itself, aside from Otacon's reference to her death shortly after Emma's passing, the Colonel also briefly mentioned Sniper Wolf while infected with Emma's worm cluster, specifically the Codec conversation that occurred when finding the PSG1. Do you know what that is? Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and you’ll get unlimited access to all our work—and support Slate’s independent journalism. We are all humans. While Grossman does have a Ph.D. in psychology, his analogy has zero basis in science. Iraqi[1] [5] During the Shadow Moses Incident, Wolf came to care about Otacon due to the effects of Lima Syndrome.[5]. Metal Gear Solid Voiced by (English) Sheep, wolf and sheepdog. When Snake commented on her gender in their first meeting, and later, her great shooting accuracy during a blizzard, Wolf amusedly responded that "the majority of the world's great assassins are women"[2] and that "women naturally make better soldiers," respectively. Subscribe to join the Wolfpack Similarly, she alongside the other FOXHOUND members is indirectly referenced with the gatefold sleeve artwork for the Metal Gear Solid Original Video Game Soundtrack, which featured two wolves, one prone and another snarling. Good and evil aren’t scientific phenomena. FOXHOUND, led by Liquid Snake, carried out an armed revolt on Shadow Moses, assisted by the Genome Army. Died In an early scene set at the dinner table, Chris Kyle’s father tells him that there are three kinds of people in the world: “wolves, sheep, and sheepdogs.”. While in captivity, Emmerich provided Snake some materials to escape, including the handkerchief Wolf had given him. Hair color Physical description [6] A subsequent interview with Shinkawa revealed that Sniper Wolf is still popular amongst the staff at Konami. He encourages sheepdogs to view their surroundings with fear and paranoia. Off the Internet the analogy has spread to T-shirts by at least four different companies, one of which calls itself “Sheepdog Inc.” (Slogan: “Shirts for heroes who hunt down evil.”) It has inspired pastors of churches, and an organization called “Sheepdog Seminars for Churches” that teaches congregations self-defense. It has been featured at least eight times on the Internet’s most popular military blog, BlackFive.net, as well as other popular milblogs like A Soldier’s Perspective, SOFREP, and This Ain’t Hell. Or did Kyle’s killer turn into a wolf? It's a bullet, straight from my gun to your heart.” ― Sniper Wolf tags: metal-gear-solid-sniper-wolf. What haunts me the most are the guys I couldn't save. The origins of this sheepdog analogy help explain why the film has resonated with audiences. In 2009, when his estranged stepsister Emma Emmerich ended up dying from a wound inflicted by Vamp during the Big Shell Incident, he briefly mentioned Wolf's death while breaking down into intense sorrow over Emma's demise. Affiliation(s) Distraught, she referred to herself as a dog, but Snake assured her that she was wild, untamed, and solitary, hence a wolf. Height Designed by In the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series, the soft-spoken character Whisper the Wolf, and her role in the Diamond Cutters mercenary group, is based on both Sniper Wolf and Quiet. [3] She was addicted to diazepam, a drug that relieves anxiety and stops muscle spasms, which she used to enhance her accuracy. The Metal Gear Solid: Official Mission Handbook elaborates on Sniper Wolf's experiences during and after the Al-Anfal Campaign, prior to meeting Big Boss, though the Metal Gear Solid 4 Database does not contain any of this additional information.[3]. It became apparent that she had a sadistic obsession with Snake when she told him that he was all she would think about until she killed him. Or that America has seen a rash of unarmed (mostly black) Americans killed by armed civilians in recent years? Yoji Shinkawa [1], Wolf demonstrated an affection toward Solid Snake, with her comrade Ocelot explaining that her obssession with her targets sometimes caused her to fall in love with them before she killed them. See more ideas about Sniper wolf, Sniper, Metal gear solid. c. 1976 – c. 1985[1] Although this similarity has been used to deny Kurdish identity in Turkey[10], Snake employs the wordplay favorably, and both characters consider wolves to be noble animals.[11]. Sheep, wolf and sheepdog. In addition, after Crying Wolf's defeat, if the player shoots a wolfdog and calls Otacon, the latter will make a disgusted groan instead of making any effort to reprimand Snake, alluding to Sniper Wolf's death and Otacon's memories regarding it. Sniper Wolf then faced off against Bomberman in the third round and defeated him. Since the sheepdog analogy was published in On Combat, it’s been referenced or copied wholesale on countless military, special operations, and police blogs. Wolf also trained under the Gurkhas of Nepal, regarded as the world's finest marksmen. Even after the Shadow Moses Incident, Wolf's death continued to haunt Hal. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. You’ve run out of free articles. Kyle called Muslims “savages,” and described the unofficial rules of engagement of the battlefield simply: “If you see anyone from about sixteen to sixty-five and they’re male, shoot ’em. Other than the character herself, her death scene, as well as one of her famous lines of dialogue, were also contenders in the same contest, competing against Psycho Mantis's death scene, and Gray Fox's pre-battle dialogue with Snake, respectively. She then faced off against and defeated Cybil Bennet from Silent Hill in the second round. If you value our work, please disable your ad blocker. It's a bullet, straight from my gun to your heart.” ― Sniper Wolf tags: metal-gear-solid-sniper-wolf. True “random acts of violence” are incredibly rare in our society; terror events rarer still. Tasia Valenza While the use of a handkerchief to wipe one's nose is made obsolete by tissue paper, in some countries, such as Japan, it's seen as "fancy" and respectable. 1 likes. And the sheepdog analogy is all over social media. In the original game plan for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, the Cyborg Ninja was to be a machine that would use Sniper Wolf's voice to taunt Otacon, and Meryl Silverburgh's voice to taunt Solid Snake. A quote can be a single line from one character or a memorable dialog between several characters. She typically formed an emotional connection with her targets before killing them. Metal Gear Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. II." Before asking Snake to kill her, she said she had not been waiting to kill people but rather had been waiting for someone to kill her. Hideo Kojima Chris Kyle, when he went to Iraq, spent zero time distinguishing the sheep from the wolves: Every Iraqi was a wolf. We aren’t divided into sheep, sheepdogs, and wolves. Artwork of Sniper Wolf by Yoji Shinkawa for. (Statistically, veterans with PTSD do have higher rates of violent crime, though the vast majority of veterans do not commit crimes.) We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. And how does a sheepdog handle that threat? Hi I'm SSSniperWolf! With the release of American Sniper, it has reached its largest audience yet. As she lay dying, Wolf told Snake of her past, how she was born and raised on the battlefield, how "Saladin" had helped her, who Snake correctly assumed was Big Boss. Big Boss took her to the U.S., where she received counseling and deprogramming. Do you know what that is? Sniper Wolf participated in the revolt due to her desire to exact revenge on the world's governments for not caring enough about the Kurds' suffering during their Rebellion. Because the analogy is simplistic, and in its simplicity, dangerous. Sniper Wolf was a highly skilled sharpshooter, capable of waiting for her targets for days, even weeks, without eating or moving. Occupation Eye color Wolf had seen something of herself in the animals, a crossing of wild wolf and husky dog, likening it to her "selling herself" to the United States. In Grossman’s telling, the wolves will do anything they can to hurt sheep.
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