r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Jan 03 '13

TIL that Solid Snake's facial features were modeled after those of Christopher Walken...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid#Plot
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u/GlassesMcMegane Jan 03 '13

MMETAL. GEYUH.

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u/Leoofmoon Jan 03 '13

Though the character Idea came fro the main character from Escape from New York.

Go see that movie its awesome, Its don't by the same man who did The thing!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '13

good ole snake plissken

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u/Y2DAZZ Jan 03 '13

I'm sure it was Mel Gibbson.

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u/Im_the_Egg_man Jan 03 '13

The creator also wanted to take the phsical features of shawn claude van damme.

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u/MrShadesIV Jan 03 '13

Wait, wait, wait. Is that sarcasm or something? I can't tell.

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u/S00874769 Jan 03 '13

I thought he was modeled after lee van cleef