Snake (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)


 * ''This article is about Snake's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Solid Snake.

Announced at E3 2006, Solid Snake (, Soriddo Sunēku) is a character appearing in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Instead of using guns like in the real games, he'll be using explosives and the cardboard box used in the trailer. He is the first third-party character to appear in any Super Smash Bros. game. His appearance is based on Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (which was never released on a Nintendo system).

In the update Snake Joins the Brawl!, Mario was shown picking up and throwing Snake's box, akin to a Crate or Barrel, revealing Snake hiding underneath.

Snake has been seen using physical moves that look similar to those of Captain Falcon, as well as his classic punch-punch-kick combo from the Metal Gear Solid games, likely as his A combo. His grabs attack include slamming an opponent to the ground behind him, not unlike Kirby's backward throw, and "snapping" an opponent's neck, causing the victim to humorously slump down onto their back (shown in both his profile, being performed on Ike in a screenshot, and in the update "Snake Joins the Brawl," where he performs it on Mario in actual footage). His Smash attacks apparently utilize various equipment, like his B moves, according to the site. It also looks as if Snake could be a floaty character. He has also been shown using what may be his dash attack, that places him in a crouching position, ready to crawl.

A popular rumor states that Hideo Kojima, the creator of Metal Gear Solid, wished Sakurai (or "practically begged" according to Sakurai, himself) to include Snake in Super Smash Bros. Melee, but the gamewa in a advanced development stage and in an early launch in Japan.

Snake is the only character whose official art on Smash Bros. DOJO!! portrays him in a different pose than his original art from his old profile.

Snake's entrance into each stage makes a tribute to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, where in the original game he jumps from the George Washington Bridge into the U.S Navy' tanker using a rope and a stealth camo (which makes him invisible). When Snake lands into the ship, his stealth device crashes due the landing impact. This scene happens in a similar way in Brawl.

Role in the Subspace Emissary
Solid Snake is hiding in his cardboard box onboard the Halberd. Solid Snake emerges from his box and begins to investigate, but when he sees Lucario and Meta Knight, he hides again. Lucario sees through his disguise, and pulls Snake's box off of him. At some point after this, Snake meets up with Zelda and Peach, with Meta Knight and Lucario supposedly nearby. Snake, Lucario and Metaknight discover that the Halberd is being controled by a group of Mr. Game and Watches. The three of them are then assumed to battle and defeat the G&Ws.

Special Moves

 * Standard Special Move: Hand Grenade
 * Side Special Move: Remote Missile
 * Up Special Move: Cypher
 * Down Special Move: C4
 * Final Smash: Grenade Launcher