#codename ocelot

[hee-blee-art]

poster / cover mockups for vocation issue 1, first blood

[image ID: several versions, crops, and combinations of two digital illustrations, arranged to make a poster design. the first illustration shows glasses (he/him), a thin chinese-canadian man with light skin, short black hair, a sharp face, several scars, and round glasses, positioned shirtless with his hands tied by a shirt above his head and his torso sectioned with dotted marker lines and x-marks, his nose bleeding and his face set in a scowl. the second shows ocelot, a tall thin white norwegian man with light skin, shaggy brown hair, rounded cheekbones, a scar on the right side of his face and left of his neck, and several tattoos, dressed in a white t-shirt, holding up his hands, which are dripping blood, with several red laser dots aimed at his chest and head, smiling and talking calmly. the poster design has the comic's title, "vocation," vertically down the middle, with each drawing on either side. the poster also has the tagline, "stick to your day job, no matter what." end ID]

[butchjesus]

ocelot sleeps like he's dead

[image ID: a digital sketch in blue of ocelot, a thin and muscular person with light skin, short shaggy hair, and tattoos, laying facedown in his underwear in a bed with his arms and legs akimbo. end ID]

[kokoika-koi]

america's suitehearts

[sir-yeehaw-paws]

Can't think too hard about the theme of identity in MGS again I just *evaporates*.

[fancyshooting]

I have a question about an anon you answered recently. You said that according to the mgs4 database, ADAM's defection was televised. But all I'm seeing is this- 'A former NSA codebreaker, one of two who defected to the Soviet Union in a notorious 1960 incident. The other defector was EVA (not the same EVA that appears in the story).' ?? I can't find any mention of TV. I checked both the 'Ocelot' and 'ADAM' entries (+the 'Revolver Ocelot' page but that redirected me to 'Ocelot')

it's listed as the "nsa defection incident" under "historic events":

it was probably a similar event to the news conference given after the irl martin and mitchell defection, which the not-irl ADAM and EVA defection is based on:

[qoppybirdie]

please do mgs3 ocelot writing about naked snake (the codename, not. snake literally naked.......... or....., well, up to you) on his diary like a teenage girl, this is the vibe:

and show the content of said diary, but it's all extremely girly and it has stickers and silly doodles etc etc

I saw a fanart the other from who knows what fandom that was like that and I immediately thought of dming u this very same request (w the og post) because I could SO CLEARLY envision it with your style, but I was reticent to do so and now I have to send a photo stock OTL

i could’ve written more in the diary BUT NOTHING WOULD COME TO MIND. love this request btw im very flattered and wiggly at the fact that u could envision it in my style HEHEHEEI

[maskedbrobotdubs]

Metal Gear Solid but Panchito goes by the codename Solid Rooster cause why not. Also he has to save Scrooge Mcduck from the clutches of Foxhound and also fight anthro Revolver Ocelot cause also why not. I should've been in bed 2 hours ago but here we are. I'm eating pizza and goin to bed.

[fluffytheocelot]

Carmen Week Day 4: VILE-Sona

I drew my fursona, Ryder if they were in the CS universe! Given they’re an anthropomorphic ocelot, I also got to come up with backstory to why they’re an anthropomorphic ocelot lol.

Anyways their codename is The Ocelot, or just Ocelot. (For a while they were just referred to as “Project 0C310T). After they escape they change their name to Ryder.

I’ll uh. Put it under the cut for anyone that wants it lol.

Not too long after Black Sheep escaped, VILE managed to get ahold of an orphaned ocelot kitten.

And ofc bc it’s VILE, instead of idk selling on the black market as an exotic pet, they keep it, and Bellum does some genetic experimenting on it.

(This woman fully believed she could clone a T. rex. With no morals anything can be accomplished lol)

She calls it “Project 0C310T,” and programs them into being a master thief. They didn’t actually ever enroll, but they’re still sent out on missions as an operative: The Ocelot.

Ocelot makes a fantastic thief: they’re flexible, quick, and clever. AND they have natural camouflage and stealth skills built into their DNA.

On one particular mission they run into Carmen, who is absolutely baffled at the person sized talking cat. Player looks through the hard drive and sees some of the files related to Project 0C310T. Next caper Carmen runs into them again, and Carm tries to tell them the truth about VILE and what they did.

Ocelot, up to this point, has no clue why they are the way that they are, and just assumed they were born that way.

So when Carmen points out that Ocelot is a walking science experiment, they abandon the mission to look for answers. When they discover the files labeled “Project 0C310T,” their entire world collapses. Everything they knew for their entire life was a lie, and they had been taken from their home and mutated into…this.

They confront the faculty, and fight their way out, having a lot of the same revelations as Carmen did.

They roam for a while, sticking to the shadows, and eventually run into Carmen and the rest of Team Red. They don’t particularly want to face VILE again, at least not yet, but they don’t have anywhere else to go. Thanks to Team Red, they learn what an actual family feels like.

So yeah. Traumatized anthropomorphic ocelot thief. Lol

[spicymalepolls]

ROUND 1: POLL #7

ROUND ONE POLLS [HERE]

PROPAGANDA BELOW

🔞 18 + Content Ahead 🔞

Big Boss:

Has multiple children/clones, and a gay simp who basically betrays absolutely everyone just to follow BBs goals, dedicating his entire life to him.

You can fault Ocelot for a LOT of things, but not his taste in Dilfs.

Also, Big Boss is so hot and just better than everyone else they cloned him like a dozen times. And who can judge that. The world was in dire need of more Dilfs.

Also his Codename is NAKED SNAKE. How much more on the nose does it need to get, he's certified fuckable by Codename. 

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Shanks:

I don't think I completely understood the meaning of a DILF until this man showed up. He is physically amazing and I 100% believe he would respect anyone he shares a bunk with. The way he took to Luffy and became his paternal roll model is beautiful. That shows that it's not always about the amount of time you spend with the kid, but the quality of it which is important. He is not a confirmed biological dad, but he is Luffy's (as just stated) and it is a popular theory that he is the father of Makino's child. (plus Uta)

Guys, I want to have his baby--and I don't even know if I want kids.

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[sillyfriendssharingablog]

Hellooo! Since it has been long since we have arrived into this wonderful site (I didnt expect that we would have gotten 20 notification on just 5 days!!) I thought that it would have been right that I showed yall my main mgs oc, since I will mostly post about her, becouse I love her so much and I hope you will love her too. She is present during the events of MgsV and Mgs1, and the first picture is her as an adult in mgs 1 and the other is her as a teen in mgsV. Here Ill try to be as simplistic as possible with her description because it would spoil the whole fanfiction Im writing about her, soon I will repost this with the fic's link.

Name: Azedi El Sayyd (birth name is Jamila)

Codename: Bloody Tiger.

Ethnicity: Kurdish-Afghani.

Date of Birth: 01/25/1970

Place of Birth: Herat, Afghanistan.

Profession: Hitwoman

Associations: Foxhaund.

Height: 175 cm/5'9''(mgs1); 167 cm/5'6'' (mgsV)

Hair color: black.

Eye color: dark brown, almost black.

Trademark: gap between her front teeth.

Personalitytype (I might get it wrong Im not well informed in the whole MBTI thingy)= ENTP.

Sexuality: Bisexual.

Likes:

-music, all genres of it. As long as it sounds good, she loves it. But she has a preference in punk rock and metal;

-animals, her favorite are the tigers, and other feline animals in general;

-taking care of others; -kids, not a creepy way. She just likes to be around them and would love one day to be a mother;

-nature, she has spent a lot of time in the wild alone;

-space;

-dangerous situations;

-punk and alternative styles of clothing;

-strawberry-flavored sweets;

Dislikes:

-rules;

-oppressions of any kind;

-being seen as weak;

-loud and annoying sounds;

-cold weather.

Relationships:

(Mgs1) Liquid Snake=Love intrest

Sniper Wolf; Psycho Mantis; Dr Nightingale (another minor oc of mine)= closest friends, almost family.

Revolver Ocelot= most hated person in the unit.

(MgsV) Eli= love intrest.

Big Boss=doesnt care tbh.

Miller= father figure.

Ocelot=most hated person in Mother Base.

Quiet= older sister-like figure.

[hc-svnt-dracones95]

Care, Mentor, Social Circle, Fate, Past :0 for Amanda 💚 Sorry if that's a lot!

Oh, godness, you are literally asking me for her whole lore! I am so excited! Here we go!!

How does your OC engage in self-care, if at all? If they don't, why not?

Amanda doesn't give a damn about her life. She is like a walking zombie, getting laid with whoever who shows a hint of affection and all. She even drinks a lot and she has yellow teeth due to her abusive smoking habit.

She wants to die, yet she also wishes to fulfill Big Boss' wish about an Outer Heaven. That's the only motivation for her to live.

Does your OC have a mentor? Have they ever reached out to anyone for guidance or teaching, or been taken under someone's wing? How does your OC get along with their mentor?

There are two men in Amanada's life. It all started during the Peace Walker events, where the MSF soldiers found a baby in the jungle. Big Boss considered it as an early Christmas gift (since he believes in Santa Claus, haha), so he tried his best to take care of her with Kaz and the rest of the crew. Her codename, Southern Explosion, was BB's idea during this time, but officially her first name was Espo. No one knows the meaning behind this name, tho.

During his coma, misteryously Ocelot appeared, taking the girl with himself. How did he know about the baby's presence, in the first place? He was the one who named her Amanda and raised her until TPP events. By this time, Amanda was an agile girl, fluent in both English and Russian, skilled in guns and self defense, but still weak compared to other kids like Eli.

Amanda goes back to Big Boss' guardianship, following him with respect and devotion. BB is way more strict and harsh than Ocelot, yet he taught her the most valuable lessons about survivance and CQC. It's pretty obvious she goes to the Army, and later she joins FOXHOUND, to abandon it once the Operation Intrude N313 takes place. You know BB runs away to create Zanzibar Land, and so Amanda follows him. Then guess what? Her current PMC, Star Eagle, is the remains of Zanzibar Land. She's trying to create the Outer Heaven BB wished.

Ocelot returns to her life after the Zanzibar Land Disturbance. He doesn't join Star Eagle but takes her soldiers into consideration for several missions he wouldn't involve FOXHOUND in. But Amanda didn't notice Ocelot was just using her, making her work for The Patriots... The Big Shell Incident showed her Ocelot's true colors, leaving her confused and angry.

What's your OC's social circle? Are they obligated to spend time with others in their circle, or are they happy to be there? Has their social standing and social circle ever changed, and if so, how did your OC feel about it?

Her social circle is mainly masculine, surrounded by soldiers or politicians. After the Big Shell Incident, she starts searching for bigger contacts for her own benefit. Take into consideration she got a degenerative illness, so she needs a special set of nanomachines. Ocelot could provide it to her, but after she kicked him out of her life, she needs a new dealer.

Does your OC believe in destined meetings? True love, soulmates, hearing the bells? Have they ever experienced this?

She only believes in death.

Does your OC have any past partners? How did the relationship(s) end? Are any of their exes still in their life, and if so, do they get along?

After BB's death, she finds consolation in other men's bed. I am not saying she has got some sort of daddy issues but... You know!

There are rumours that she felt a connection with Solidus, but these are just rumours. She seduced Sundowner, in order to reach deeper into the alliance Desperado has with World Marshal, and dumped him to play with Armstrong. She was so close to become the First Lady of America, until Raiden stopped her plans. You know what happens in MGR!

(Credits to Laly OS on FB)

[hee-blee-art]

the rituals are intricate... might post more panels / versions on twitter

[image ID: three greyscale digital drawings of glasses, a skinny chinese-canadian man with light skin, short dark hair, and round glasses; and ocelot, a thin and tall white norwegian man with light skin, medium-light shaggy hair, tattoos, and a scar across the right side of his face. the first shows ocelot pinning glasses' hands to the wall above his head as glasses says, "I can't wait to wipe that stupid smile off your face." ocelot replies, "and how're you gonna do that, glass?" with a smile. the second shows a close up of ocelot laying on his back as a shoe presses against his chin and collarbone. the third shows ocelot in an office chair and glasses knelt in front of him with his hands bound as ocelot presses his foot to glasses' thigh. end ID]

[emper0rs]

⊠   ID    .   .    .   LOADING   ››   [   WALTON   GOGGINS   /   FIFTY3   /   CIS   MAN   /   HIS   &   HIM   ]   apex   city   is   pleased   to   introduce   COOPER   STERLING.   they   have   been   living   on   THE   TOP   PLATE   for   twenty   five   years,   serving   as   a   BOARD   MEMBER   &   CANDIDATE   COMMUNICATOR,   MERCY   ORGANIZATION   the   JERK   WITH   A   HEART   OF   GOLD   has   a   repuation   for   being   a   combination   of   INDUSTRIOUS   &   DECIETFUL   traits.   fitting   for   someone   reminiscent   of   cecil   stedman   (   from   invincible   ),   nick   fury   (   from   marvel   ),   &   revolver   ocelot   (   metal   gear   )   prior   to   embarking   on   any   errand,   they   find   solace   in   listening   to   the   song:   THE   MAN   WHO   SOLD   THE   WORLD   by   david   bowie.     

[           ✦           ]    𝙻𝙾𝙰𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶      .  .  .  .     basics.

birthname:  cooper sterling nickname(s):   "coop" -- but he may smack you.    codename/callsign:   the emperor character label: jerk with a heart of gold occupation: ex field agent, ex mercy mail person, director ( candidate communicator ), mercy agent babysitter age    ,    d.o.b:   fifty3    ,     october 20th gender    ,    pronouns:  cis   man    ,     his/him species:    human abilities:    none

[          ✦          ]    𝙻𝙾𝙰𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶      .  .  .  .    appearance. 

ethnicity:   white nationality:   american languages:   (   fluent   )    eng    asl span color    ,    hair:   grey color    ,    eyes:   blue height , weight:    5′10″    ,    -    lbs. (    +   )    positives:    strategic , resourceful , loyal , dedicated (   -   )    negatives:    distrustful , overprotective , pessimistic , blunt

[          ✦          ]    𝙻𝙾𝙰𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶      .  .  .  .    other.

western    zodiac:   scorpio mbti    type:  istj    ,     the   logistician.   prefers   solitary   activities   and   small   group   interactions,   gaining   energy   from   time   spent   alone   or   with   close   friends.   relies   on   their   senses   and   concrete   information   to   understand   the   world   around   them,   prioritizing   practicality   and   attention   to   detail.   when   making   decisions,   they   prioritize   logic   and   objective   analysis   over   emotions,   seeking   fairness   and   efficiency.   values   structure   and   organization   in   their   external   environment,   preferring   to   plan   ahead   and   follow   through   on   commitments.   known   for   their   reliability,   responsibility,   and   strong   work   ethic. tropes:   tbd

[          ✦          ]    𝙻𝙾𝙰𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶      .  .  .  .    backstory.

POSSIBLE TRIGGERS: ALCHOLISM, IMPLIED CHILD ABUSE, DIVORCE

.  .  .  .    CHILDHOOD.

cooper's   origins   trace   back   to   the   depths   of   apex,   where   his   father   worked   away   at   the   reactor   while   his   mother   held   a   position   as   a   secretary   at   sentinel   electric,   stationed   on   the   top   plate.   the   stark   contrast   in   their   workplaces   brewed   tension   within   the   sterling   household.   despite   his   father's   honest   labor   at   the   reactor,   the   allure   of   the   top   plate's   glamour   cast   a   shadow   over   their   lives.   his   father   sought   solace   in   alcohol,   deepening   the   family's   turmoil.

the   turning   point   arrived   when   the   reactor   malfunctioned   when   cooper   was   just   thirteen.   miraculously,   they   escaped   unscathed,   albeit   now   houseless.   leveraging   her   connections   on   the   top   plate,   cooper's   mother   secured   temporary   housing   through   a   deal   with   a   realtor.   however,   his   father's   reluctance   to   leave   the   bottom   plate   prompted   his   wife   to   make   a   difficult   decision:   to   depart   with   her   child,   leaving   her   husband   behind.

for   cooper,   the   separation   was   a   bitter   pill   to   swallow.   despite   strained   relations   with   his   father,   he   was   still,   well    ---   his   father.   transitioning   to   life   on   the   top   plate   proved   difficult   for   a   young   cooper.   he   found   himself   ostracized   at   school,   often   returning   home   bearing   the   scars   of   bloody   battles   against   schoolyard   bullies.

.  .  .  .    JOINING MERCY

eventually,   cooper   realized   the   toll   his   actions   took   on   his   mother   and   resolved   to   mend   his   ways.   rejecting   the   path   of   his   father,   he   pursued   education   and   explored   various   career   avenues.   yet,   the   confines   of   the   top   plate   for   a   half-educated   kid   limited   his   options,   compelling   him   to   find   a   compromise:   cooper   worked   as   a   steel   miner   below   and   decided   to   make   it   to   the   top   plate   by   dinner.   mom   wasn't   happy   but   it   was   the   best   he   could   get.

years   later,   an   opportunity   arose   when   his   mother   presented   him   with   a   pamphlet   from   an   upcoming   organization   named   mercy,   offering   prospects   of   a   military   career   with   superior   benefits.   driven   by   a   desire   to   alleviate   his   mother's   stress   and   provide   her   with   a   better   life,   cooper   enlisted.

rapidly   ascending   the   ranks,   cooper   distinguished   himself   as   a   field   agent   within   the   esteemed   task   force   "foxtrot,"   a   beacon   of   resilience   for   mercy.   however,   a   mission   gone   awry   led   to   catastrophic   consequences.   trapped   and   exposed   to   a   corrosive   gas,   cooper   lost   most   of   his   team   and   nearly   lost   his   life.   in   the   aftermath,   he   was   demoted,   his   body   covered   in   synthetic   skin,   save   for   a   scar   near   his   mouth — a   constant   reminder   of   his   lapse   in   judgment.

as   cooper   grappled   with   his   demotion,   mercy   underwent   seismic   shifts   with   the   emergence   of   project   genesis.   foxtrot   disbanded,   and   the   organization   embarked   on   a   new   era   of   transformation.   due   to   the   synthetic   skin,   cooper   was   ineligible   to   take   the   solaris   serum   out   of   fear   that   the   serum   would   do   more   harm   than   good.   he   felt   his   shine   fading. 

too   young   for   tactical,   cooper   was   stuck   as   a   gofer   for   the   division   for   several   years.   he   made   friends,   shook   the   right   hands,   and   somehow   turned   his   demotion   for   the   better.   cooper   has   been   on   the   board   of   directors   for   fifteen   years   and   since   then   he's   been   the   candidate   communicator.   they   believe   with   his   status   as   an   ex-agent,   he   would   be   able   to   sympathize   with   the   agents   better. 

.  .  .  .    PERSONALITY, HEADCANONS.

cooper   embodies   a   commanding   presence,   exuding   an   air   of   authority   and   competence   that   demands   respect.   he   has   a   sharp   intellect   and   strategic   mind,   always   several   steps   ahead   in   any   situation.   he's   composed   and   rarely   reflects   any   turmoil   he   may   be   feeling. 

there's   a   grit   and   determination   to   coop   that   reflects   his   past   life   as   a   field   agent.   he's   a   man   of   action   and   unafraid   to   get   his   hands   dirty   to   achieve   his   objectives.   his   loyalty   to   his   team   is   unwavering,   willing   to   make   tough   decisions   and   sacrifices   for   the   greater   good.   despite   his   gruff   demeanor,   he   harbors   a   deep   sense   of   responsibility   for   those   under   his   command.   he's   trusts   instinct. 

he's   got   a   good   blend   of   cool-headed   pragmatism   and   a   no-nonsense   approach.   he's   a   formidable   force   both   on   and   off   the   field. cooper's   straightforward   nature   can   sometimes   border   on   being   overly   direct.   he   doesn't   mince   words   and   tells   you   what   you   need   to   hear,   not   necessarily   what   you   want   to   hear.   while   his   intentions   are   well-meaning,   his   approach   can   come   across   as   artificial   or   forced   to   some.

 his   mother   is   still   alive   but   resides   outside   of   apex   city,   while   his   father's   whereabouts   remain   a   mystery   since   his   departure   during   cooper's   adolescence.   cooper   has   experienced   marriage   once,   to   his   beloved,   yet   their   union   ended   in   an   amicable   divorce,   leaving   him   somewhat   skeptical,   deeming   their   relationship   "too   good   to   be   true."   together,   they   share   a   daughter   who   has   aspirations   of   becoming   an   agent   like   her   father,   despite   cooper's   staunch   opposition   to   the   idea.

[kokoika-koi]

adam and eve in the garden of hrt

[sir-yeehaw-paws]

Ocelot's really lucky that is his codename and not Mew Mew Pew Pew.

[fancyshooting]

THOUGHTS ON A CHARACTER WE NEVER EVEN SEE

THIS IS VERY VERY VERY LONG. EVA (the real one) is now my OC. click at your own risk

everything that's been cobbled together here is based around the idea that ocelot's black armband is a symbol of mourning for EVA for this to be true, EVA would have to die before the virtuous mission, which took place on the 24th august 1964 so don't get attached to him...

DEFECTION

16-year old ADAM might have been feeling apprehensive about the daunting mission ahead of him. in south america, he spots an elusive creature called an ocelot and is intrigued by it. EVA, older and more experienced with espionage (spies are typically not as young as the exceptional legendary offspring that is ocelot, so presumably EVA is older. idk how much older but definitely an adult) uses this to reassure his young companion about the mission, comparing the behaviour expected of him as an agent to that of a wild ocelot's: stay undercover and blend in with your surroundings; don't trust anyone - you work alone; regardless of the duration of the mission, do not forget your goal - don't let your prey (in this case, the legacy) escape. this works especially well due to ADAM's belief that the rare ocelot sighting was fated (in mgs3 he seemingly believes in fate so to him, this sighting in south america is a sign of sorts. ocelots tend not to approach people but he got to see one? while en route to the most important mission of his life so far?? and it's an animal he can relate to as a spy!? fate!! btw what if the concept of fate, a predetermined course of events, was something imparted and reinforced by the philosophers to reduce the chance of him deviating from the life they have set out for him? not cool!)

it's rare for ocelot to show such a high degree of respect to another person, so EVA must have been important to him. we know nothing about their relationship - only that they were supposedly two NSA agents who defected together in 1960. the armband doesn't necessarily mean that they were friends but it does suggest that ocelot held him in high esteem. we can assume that the path of their defection went like this: US -> south america -> USSR. south america is home to the most noble of creatures: the ocelot. I like to think that this is where the "ocelot" codename was assigned

ADAM and EVA are then welcomed into the KGB. we aren't told how many years ocelot spent in the KGB before joining the GRU but we are told that only he, ADAM, has "infiltrated volgin's ranks." there is no mention of EVA, so presumably he remained in the KGB

IMPORTANT: I think EVA was a philosopher agent. ADAM and EVA's defection was a ruse to locate and retrieve the legacy. if ADAM knew, EVA must've known too. I think he acted in the same capacity as ocelot as an agent with multiple allegiances whose ultimate loyalty rested with the US. as a philosopher agent, he would have access to the same network of spies used by volgin and the boss. EVA, of the KGB, contacts volgin, of the GRU and tells him all about this incredible young KGB soldier who would be a great candidate for spetsnaz (in mgs3 it doesn't seem like volgin knows that ocelot has anything to do with the philosophers, so he's being presented as if he has no connections to them). also he's the son of a legendary war hero. volgin, who would normally not engage with a rival KGB man, listens to his fellow philosopher and then, pleased to have an impressionable young talent on his side, accepts. the KGB encourages this and takes it as a success - but it's an even bigger success for the US philosophers. ocelot is supported by the KGB, who believe he is working undercover on their behalf as a double agent. really, he's a triple agent working undercover for the CIA to find the legacy for the US philosophers. as volgin's protégé, he is one step closer to finding it

THE SORROW AND SOKOLOV

the ADAM and EVA defection happened in september 1960, so ocelot was barely sixteen. let's say he spent around a year and a half being trained by the KGB, then sent off to the GRU at age eighteen

in 1962, the year that ocelot turned eighteen, the boss and the sorrow were pit against each other by the philosophers. they were forced to act or else risk the life of their son. at the time, the sorrow worked in soviet intelligence, just as EVA did. EVA had links to the US philosophers, who had abducted baby ocelot when he was born. the boss, in the US, had no real confirmation that her son was still alive but the sorrow, in russia, could have known that one of the defectors had been sent off to work with the notoriously sadistic colonel volgin. EVA could have been the one to tell him that ADAM was his son. the sorrow knew the threat was credible so let the boss kill him. if the boss and the sorrow failed to act, ocelot would have suffered for it. it could've been that EVA would inform volgin of ocelot's status as a spy, which would guarantee him a slow, painful death (in peace walker it's said he would "suffer" rather than "be killed" but in this context what else would "suffer" mean? losing ocelot would mean the US philosophers would also lose their agent closest to the legacy... maybe it was an empty threat all along)

also in 1962 was the first defection attempt of sokolov. initially working under KGB supervision, he made contact with a CIA mole who relayed his request

KGB? CIA? could it have been EVA? maybe but what's important is that sokolov was brought back to the USSR and placed under increased security at okb-754, the sokolov research facility. EVA is here, at this facility. the US philosophers now have ADAM in the GRU hunting for the legacy and EVA in the KGB monitoring sokolov and his highly classified new weapon (zero says that the CIA only have vague information on the shagohod. there is "a weapon" presumed to be nuclear based on test site activity. if EVA was at okb-754, it could mean either the shagohod is so highly classified that he has no access to any relevant information or he is being selective with the information he passes back to the CIA. he's loyal to the US philosophers, not the CIA)

during the virtuous mission, all of the intel snake receives on sokolov's transferral to the abandoned factory in rassvet comes from the boss. zero says she's using intel channels from the war. a lot of those contacts are likely to be affiliated with the philosophers. there's no way for her to know the location of sokolov without being in contact with someone in the KGB. EVA, a fellow US philosopher agent, is stationed at okb-754 and knows exactly where sokolov has been moved to. ADAM is also in contact with EVA (both of them being stationed in tselinoyarsk makes for easier communication) and turns up at rassvet expecting to meet the boss. if ADAM, EVA, and the boss are all US philosopher agents, then the boss' false defection is an operation they were likely all involved in to some degree

BUT EVA WAS DEAD BEFORE THE VIRTUOUS MISSION!!!!

WHO DID THIS!?!?

it was eva💋🏍️🍜🍣🕶️🐕

it's getting more complicated. hold onto your beret

from now on:

EVA - ADAM's defection partner

eva - the fraudster

I'll try not to use their codenames together too much... not that it makes this any less convoluted B)

A FEMALE SPY!?

eva is an agent with the chinese philosophers. the development of the shagohod is probably on the radar of multiple intelligence organisations. she admits at the end of mgs3 that she was never an NSA or KGB agent, so how does she manage to infiltrate okb-754, a facility heavily guarded by the KGB? it's a black factory, a secret development site that is near impossible to stumble upon. she would need to be directed there by someone with the relevant knowledge. it could be that eva and EVA were working together at some point as philosopher agents

maybe EVA was having trouble with access to high level information concerning the shagohod. he knows that sokolov is estranged from his family and is deeply unhappy. EVA uses the philosopher spy network to request assistance. the russian philosophers would obviously oppose sharing sensitive information with their enemies, so are kept out of the loop. the US philosophers cannot send an agent quickly enough from overseas. the chinese philosophers have both an interest in the shagohod/legacy and geographical convenience. they send charm agent eva to prey on sokolov's loneliness, hoping to extract information on the new weapon to benefit both branches of the philosophers. EVA is presumably american (or at least lived a lot of his life there) and eva is indistinguishable from a native of the US, so she is sent in the hopes that her familiarity to the contact will make her more comfortable to work with

EVA helps eva infiltrate the facility as tatyana. glasses + a meek personality usually indicate a character involved in science/engineering, although kojima has referred to her specifically as "a secretary." this would be a much easier position to secure than something highly specialised

now eva is working at okb-754. she should be trying to get close to sokolov but it's unclear if sokolov actually knew her before operation snake eater. at ponizovje warehouse, when volgin electrocutes her, sokolov is upset. sokolov is a gentle character which might explain his distress... but he also calls her "tanya," a pet name that suggests an intimate relationship (only he and volgin refer to her as "tanya"). at this point, eva has probably told sokolov that she is a covert kgb agent and convinced him to go along with her cover as his mistress

in groznyj grad, sokolov tells snake that tatyana "made her way in here by becoming volgin's lover"

"here" might refer specifically to the colonel class wing, rather than groznyj grad. sokolov and snake also have this exchange:

"Snake: How long has Tatyana been here?

Sokolov: Only a few weeks.

Snake: A few days before the Virtuous Mission, then.

Sokolov: She said that Khrushchev sent her."

how can sokolov say that tatyana has been "here" (groznyj grad) for "a few weeks" when they were captured on the same day (i.e. he would have no idea about her arrival if he has never been at groznyj grad without her)? in this instance, "here" could refer to tselinoyarsk. this could mean that they were acquainted at okb-754, where she posed as a spy sent by Khrushchev

if EVA is involved with security, he can help eva get close to sokolov. her seduction of sokolov fails. no information on the shagohod is recovered. instead of returning with nothing, she is then ordered to charm EVA

when snake asks eva over the radio how she was able to procure western weapons from a vault that "should be under strict surveillance," she tells him: "even if I explained how I did it, you'd never be able to do it yourself."

eva is a charm agent. if she wants to access a restricted area, she will seduce the guard. operation snake eater shows that she had access to KGB equipment - the lipstick gun, the button camera and the transmitter she hid in granin's shoes. being close to EVA would allow her to occasionally bypass security and steal technology developed at the facility

VIRTUOUS MISSION

EVA (KGB) is in regular contact with ADAM (KGB + GRU). ADAM warns EVA of a planned GRU attack on okb-754 on the 24th of august. EVA tells eva, concerned for her safety. she then plans to be captured and taken back with the GRU to groznyj grad, the impregnable fortress. this is her best chance to get in. sokolov has already left the facility, so she lies to the attackers about being his mistress, relying on him to back her up later (not sure when exactly she shared this plan with him but he has to know before the ponizovje warehouse scene). this results in her being allowed to live to be held hostage as a work incentive for sokolov

on the 23rd, the day before the attack (saying this because ocelot is already wearing the black armband on the 24th, hours before the attack), eva opportunistically kills EVA, hoping his death will be pinned on the GRU (if EVA was involved with the boss' false defection/sokolov capture, then maybe ocelot expected communication the day/night before that was never received, so he knew something was wrong - EVA could not have withdrawn from a critical philosopher mission like this). eva is under orders similar to those she's following during operation snake eater: charm, use, then kill. killing EVA is a strategic move to harm the US philosophers by removing an agent and source of intel, putting the chinese philosophers in a better position to retrieve the legacy first

this is all tenuous... but this is the most tenuous: in the helicopter, when tatyana's lipstick gun is discovered, ocelot asks "are you KGB?" directly after this, he turns his back and stares outside with his arms crossed. he could be thinking about his recently dead comrade, who was stationed at the KGB facility in the area they are flying over. he only looks out for a moment before turning back. if EVA and ocelot had a good personal relationship as well as being colleagues, ocelot might have known about EVA working with a female agent from the chinese philosophers - this could be why at the end of mgs3 he knows that she is specifically a chinese agent (as well as equipment and shooting style etc. but I'm trying to construct a theory here)

OPERATION SNAKE EATER

snake's presence in tselinoyarsk is supposed to be detectable, so he is instructed to leave the drone that brought him in, which the boss later blows up. when the guards discover this evidence of a foreign aircraft landing, colonel volgin is alerted immediately. eva has been acting as tatyana for around a week, so is already close to volgin and hears that a foreign agent has entered soviet territory. while he is distracted by the threat of the enemy spy, she can slip away to meet snake. she seems to be able to travel back and forth from groznyj grad fairly quickly on her bike so she would be able to reach rassvet soon after hearing about snake's arrival. assuming EVA was working with ocelot and the boss, he would have known that rassvet - where ocelot expected the boss to be and where he's supposed to meet snake - was a possible rendezvous point. this could explain how eva knew to meet the infiltrator there during operation snake eater despite having no genuine involvement with the mission

snake is expecting to meet ADAM at rassvet but is told via radio that the CIA has been given no physical description and no specific location or time to meet up. when eva turns up, she apologises for being late. since EVA is dead, eva is now operating almost entirely on assumptions. she incorrectly guesses that the meeting had been scheduled for a specific time agreed by both parties. this should have been suspicious to snake. eva also mentions being sent by volgin, despite him having absolutely no involvement in the mission (she says this directly after snake asks about ADAM - eva doesn't know this is ocelot but maybe she knew ADAM was GRU because of EVA?). finally, she doesn't know the answer to "who are the patriots?" snake misses all three clues

EVA IS DEAD

at the end of mgs3, it's implied that eva killed EVA:

"The real ADAM never showed up at the meeting place, saving me the trouble of having to eliminate him."

she must have killed EVA in order to use his codename without causing confusion. the CIA names both ADAM and EVA as KGB agents trained "for exactly this kind of situation." ADAM is expected to make contact with snake but fails. we don't know if EVA was ever going to be assigned to operation snake eater but if he was, he also fails to make contact. neither of the KGB agents are able to reach snake. as far as the CIA is aware, eva is EVA and has successfully made contact with snake

the CIA is unaware that the real EVA has actually been dead for around a week. by the time the KGB was able to officially confirm EVA's death, the davy crockett had been fired, so relations between the USSR and the US were strained. the KGB chooses not to inform the US of EVA's death, even at the beginning of operation snake eater when he is expected to cooperate

ADAM cannot alert the CIA about eva being an imposter because the KGB are deliberately withholding the news of EVA's death. to announce that one of their agents has been assassinated by an unknown assailant would bring the security of the mission into question and put it in jeopardy. ADAM is still available anyway and so the KGB sees no need to inform the CIA of EVA's death as long as the mission can still be carried out. when zero tells snake about his KGB contact, he talks as if only ADAM has been enlisted to help. when eva appears instead, there is no cause for concern, as if it was always a possibility that EVA would be involved. the mission goes ahead with eva. whether or not EVA was supposed to help is unknown but directing snake to only one of two named agents suggests that EVA is unavailable for some reason (dead)

if EVA was alive, both he and ADAM would be able to confirm their lack of contact with snake to their superiors and eva would be identified as an enemy spy. EVA especially should have less trouble reporting this as he doesn't have to communicate with the KGB in secret, unlike ADAM, who has to hide his affiliation from the GRU

after EVA is killed, the KGB is hesitant to send ADAM to meet with snake while the assassin is still active. ADAM is told to postpone meeting up with snake in order to draw the enemy spy out. this might be why ocelot looked so irritated when he turned up the next morning - he had been anxious to meet snake again and taunt him with his very exciting new bullet pendant but was annoyed at having to wait. ocelot instead has to check for outside interference at the rendezvous point and brings his unit for backup, anticipating a hostile third party (ocelot expects to be able to speak with snake privately - if there is no spy, then snake will incapacitate his unit. if there is a spy, his unit will aid in the capture and escort to groznyj grad. it wouldn't take his entire unit to do that but ocelot would order it so he can speak to snake alone. he would probably insist to his unit that he has a personal score to settle and will catch up with them after he has disposed of the filthy american dog)

really, all ocelot has to say is "la li lu le lo" to let snake know that HE is his contact, not eva. he doesn't, probably out of pride, petty rivalry reasons and his runaway emotions but also possibly because he is under orders not to. then, he gets another lecture, run over by a motorcycle and flees. he doesn't get another chance to speak to snake privately again

CONCLUSION (FINALLY!!)

EVA:

agent of the philosophers

strong presence in ocelot's adolescent life; mentor

respected by ocelot

intelligence agent for multiple organisations

involved in the sorrow's death

killed by eva

wouldn't it be so typical of ocelot to form an attachment to someone who guides him but ultimately causes him harm? EVA might have played the role of mentor for ocelot before big boss:

ocelot looks up to EVA, who keeps him trapped under the control of the philosophers and is complicit in organising the death of one of his parents

ocelot looks up to big boss, who kills his remaining parent and who ocelot destroys his entire self for

THE END!! THANK YOU FOR READING!! o7