Neolithic since: Nov 2005. Big Boss, real name John,3 also known as Jack, and formerly known as Naked Snake, Vic Boss,456 Ishmael, Saladin, or simply Snake, was a renowned special forces operative and mercenary commander. but big boss was more of a tough guy i think. Solid Snake was a pawn. Solid Snake is the protagonist of Metal Gear 1 & 2, and Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, & 4. solid snake hands down cos he actually defeated big boss in the original metal gear 2:solid snake. I personally think that comparing Big Boss to Solid Snake is missing the point. Solid is what Big Boss should have been, and Big Boss eluded to this at the end of MGS4. Big Boss is a legendary soldier, a co-founder of CQC, an influetial leader and a master strategist. The character's appearance in Metal Gear Solid 4 has received mostly positive opinions. Solid Snake is one of three clones of Big Boss(Naked Snake), and twin brother to Liquid(also known as Eli in MGSV). He killed the greatest soldier of all time, The Boss, and took on her title. Solid Snake defeated Big Boss twice, but never managed to kill him (retcons for the win ). Jun 26, 08 at 5:06am (PST) ^ Before it was released, various speculations were made regarding his role. So yeah, Big Boss wins for me. Big Boss is the code name given to John, a FOXHOUND agent and the central character of the Metal Gear series of video games, as well as that series' initial protagonist (chronologically).. He is the main antagonist of the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake and later the protagonist of the prequels, from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater to Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Whichever one it is, there wouldn't be a victor. Big Boss is the soldier-turned-warlord, father of the Snake clones, locked in proxy-war with Zero. Jan 16, 2018 #1 Curious on how Solid Snake should fare against the bosses his father fought in MGS3, MPO and PW. But if Big Boss in his prime were to fight Solid Snake the clone of the ultimate warriort, it would be close. His "trilogy": Metal Gear Solid 3 Metal Gear: Peace Walker Metal Gear Solid 5 (MG 1 and 2) I am partial to Big Boss's trilogy for the gameplay and for the character arc. A comparison between Solid Snake's and Big Boss's characters was made by IGN in article "Stars Thunderdome: Snake vs. Big Boss." The closest we got to seeing Solid Snake's personality is in MGS4 - one game compared to three (MGS3 / Peace Walker / Ground Zeroes). He founded U.S. Army Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND, along with the mercenary company Militaires Sans Frontières, and was one of the founding members of the Patriots. Solid Snake is the protagonist and the player eventually finds out that his superior, Big Boss, is the antagonist. In MGS1 he was sent to stop Liquid's uprising against the Patriots. Big Boss may have been bested by Solid Snake twice, but he will always live in the shadow of his father. But they didn't even trust him to be able to do it, so they sent a viral assassin along with him. Big Boss. Big Boss now masters CQC snake is also very talented in that. Big Boss. Old Snake vs. Big Boss or Solid Snake vs. Naked Snake. Solid Snake vs Big Boss/Naked Snake's Bosses Thread starter Varanidae; Start date Jan 16, 2018; Varanidae Senator Lizard. Solid Snake beat Big boss but masumane who is right Big boss was in his 70's. Big Boss and Solid Snake both appear in the series' debut, Metal Gear. In the end, both men are legends in their own right. Naked Snake comes up with this one. Both are great in stealth. The only time he wasn't being used for someone else's agenda was on the Big Shell, and even then he missed what was actually going on. Snake is given specific weapons at the start of every round.