Octopus is the only member of FOXHOUND who does not serve as a boss character, and his body does not possess a collectible dog tag in the remake Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.Īrtwork of Decoy Octopus by designer Yoji Shinkawa. His actual voice is never heard and his background is never revealed in the game. Behind the scenes ĭecoy Octopus ( デコイ・オクトパス, Dekoi Okutopasu ?) appears in Metal Gear Solid, although his normal appearance is only partially visible during a flashback sequence (excluding the profile images in the briefing videos). The name also derived from his mastery over his sense of touch, giving him exceptional grip strength and a high tolerance for temperature extremes. Octopus gained his nickname due to his ability to contort his body and dislocate his joints, allowing him to adopt any manner of walk he chose and to navigate through narrow spaces, respectively. To avoid becoming confused as to his own identity, due his extreme methods, he requested that the military give him a full mental deprogramming after each mission. Octopus also took steroids, changing his physique and metabolism, and received bone marrow transplants to change his blood type. To aid his disguises, he shaved down his cheekbones, jaw, and nasal bones, cut off his ears, and possessed computerized vocal enhancement implants. At least some of these languages were French, German, Spanish, and included varieties such as Black Vernacular English. It was through his service with the CIA that he came into contact with FOXHOUND. He was later recruited by the CIA for his exceptional skills in mimicry, where he was assigned to impersonate government VIPs on top secret missions. īorn in Mexico, Decoy Octopus became a successful actor and SFX artist after moving to Hollywood. Its status in the Metal Gear canon is unconfirmed. Unconfirmed history The following information has been detailed in official Konami-licensed media, written by various external authors. According to Revolver Ocelot, Octopus was among the older members of FOXHOUND under Liquid Snake's command. In his normal appearance, he lacked ears and possessed a flattened nose. Laughing Octopus of the Beauty and the Beast Unit utilized the name and talent of Decoy Octopus during the Guns of the Patriots Incident, achieving her own mimicry through OctoCamo technology.ĭescribed as a "master of disguise", Decoy Octopus would alter his appearance and voice to perfectly match that of the subject he was impersonating, going as far as to take their blood into his body. Octopus's death from a heart attack, triggered by the FOXDIE virus, was later recreated for the S3 Plan via Richard Ames, whose pacemaker was shut down by the Patriots during the Big Shell Incident. Octopus's body was eventually retrieved by fellow FOXHOUND member Vulcan Raven who later revealed the deception to Snake. The former occupant of the adjoining cell, Meryl Silverburgh, initially mistook Octopus for the DARPA Chief, and held Snake at gunpoint shortly after Octopus' death, believing Snake had murdered him. As Octopus tried to glean further information from Snake regarding the PAL system and whether the White House or Pentagon would give in to FOXHOUND's demands, he suddenly succumbed to FOXDIE and suffered a heart attack, dying at Snake's feet. ĭuring this time, Octopus had unknowingly become infected by the FOXDIE virus, for which the Pentagon had secretly used Snake as a vector. The misinformation was intended to trick Snake into arming REX via the PAL system, which FOXHOUND were unable to access. He lied to Snake, saying that the terrorists had successfully obtained Anderson's code, and that they only required President Baker's code to launch REX. After Snake gained access to his holding cell, Octopus revealed to him that the terrorists had captured the nuclear-armed Metal Gear REX, and that they needed two detonation codes to activate it. ĭisguised as Anderson, Octopus awaited rescue by ex-special forces agent Solid Snake. After fellow FOXHOUND member Revolver Ocelot tortured Anderson to death, Octopus disguised himself as the DARPA Chief and drained the man's blood, as part of FOXHOUND's plan to access the island's nuclear weapons. government on Shadow Moses Island, taking DARPA Chief Donald Anderson and ArmsTech President Kenneth Baker as hostages. In February 2005, Octopus and the other members of FOXHOUND staged a revolt against the U.S. Shadow Moses Incident Main article: Shadow Moses Incident Octopus was a master of disguise, copying his targets physical appearance, mannerism, and even their own personal DNA, going so far as to drain their blood and inject it into himself. Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND and served under squad leader Liquid Snake. Prior to February 2005, he was recruited into the U.S. Decoy Octopus was originally from Mexico.
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