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bigbosshardMemory: Snake gets his very own Metal Gear.
Received: Day 94, morning
Form: Monocle, 5/8 uses
Summary: Hard at work in the sea base of Snake's army, MSF, was paraplegic Huey and butch bisexual british lady Strangelove, working on creating the third-ever Metal Gear, Metal Gear Zeke to be used by Snake's group.
Metal Gear is a nuclear-equipped bipedal tank. Zeke, in particular, is piloted by an AI, and in addition to the requisite nuclear missile, also features a railgun, guided missiles, a jet propulsion system to do sliding charge attacks, a laser, a machine gun, and a radome for better guidance. Is capable of activating an ability that deflects missiles, sending them back at their origin.
--
HUEY: Hey! As long as I'm here at Mother Base, why not assign me to the R&D team? You could use a guy like me.
SNAKE: Glad to have you on board. I'm sure Kaz is, too.
HUEY: Once I've got the necessary materials and design specs together, I should be able to start building you that bipedal weapon platform. Nothing would make me happier than for my research to help put a stop to Peace Walker.
--
STRANGELOVE: Huey's probably mentioned this, but just to be clear, there's a limit to the parts we can produce here at Mother Base. Therefore, I've built ZEKE's AI using memory boards you pulled from other AI weapons.
SNAKE: Will that work?
STRANGELOVE: In the human brain, individual functions are spread across multiple regions. The same is true of AI. Multiple parts sharing the same function interlink to strengthen that function. For example, the more sensor memory boards you have, the greater ZEKE's search-and-detect capabilities will be. Install more movement boards and you'll increase its mobility.
SNAKE: Meaning the AI's capabilities change depending on how much memory we give it?
STRANGELOVE: Exactly. The more boards you install, the more powerful a function will be.
--
SNAKE: How's the ZEKE AI different from Peace Walker's?
STRANGELOVE: ZEKE's AI isn't a replica of the human thought process. It isn't programmed to make decisions about nuclear retaliation. On the other hand, it is capable of highly independent action in combat when given orders from a pilot. It can protect infantry, destroy the enemy, and, if ordered...
SNAKE: Launch a nuke.
STRANGELOVE: Let us hope it never comes to that.
SNAKE: My sentiments exactly.
--
STRANGELOVE: I'd better fill you in on ZEKE's speech synthesis system.
SNAKE: Speech synthesis system?
STRANGELOVE: Humans speak for the conventional weapons they wield, but an autonomous AI weapon is a different story. If the AI can't communicate with surrounding forces, how can they function as a unit?
SNAKE: True. Verbal communication is critical on the battlefield.
STRANGELOVE: Thus, an AI weapon requires a dedicated system to produce speech. To be precise, though, only Peace Walker was capable of self-generated speech. All the other AI simply repeat preset messages depending on the situation. ZEKE is no different. However, you do have the ability to set those messages as you please. To create a message, go to the Extras Menu, and then select Edit Mode.
SNAKE: You thought of everything.
STRANGELOVE: You can even have it sing, too.
SNAKE: Sing?
STRANGELOVE: Song can be a very valuable asset. I realized that at the lake. Naturally, ZEKE's AI doesn't allow for it to perform original compositions. It can only play back recordings provided to it. I doubt you're much of a composer, Snake, but you could always have a go at the lyrics.
--
Huey: Snake, I'm proud to announce that preparations for Metal Gear ZEKE are complete. We can activate it any time.
Snake: Got it. Thanks, Huey.
Huey: No need to thank me.
At least now I can finally say I helped you with something. You can use it in Outer Ops, too.
Just select ZEKE when you're forming your unit. Be sure to take it out for a field test.
Snake: OK.
Huey: You can change weapons and check memory boards just like before. Use your observations from a field test to make any adjustments.
Snake: A work in progress, huh?
Miller: There's something I need to discuss with you, Boss...
Snake: Get to the point, Kaz.
Miller: We recovered the nuclear warhead that was loaded onto Peace Walker from the bottom of Lago Cocibolca.
Snake: What?
Miller: Warheads are radioactive, even if they're relatively stable.
If we just left it there it would contaminate the lake, or fall into the hands of terrorists...
Snake: ...Creating another crisis.
Miller: Right. So while the White House is figuring out how to cover its ass,I thought we'd take some precautions.
Snake: What did you have in mind?
Miller: Load it onto ZEKE.
Snake: What?
Miller: What else would we do with it? ZEKE is our deterent.
To protect ourselves from nuclear attack, we need a nuclear weapon ourselves.
Of course, if you're not on board, we could always dispose of it. But it won't be easy getting another nuke. This is a golden opportunity.
...We could always get rid of it later - load it onto some fishing boat and leave it out in the middle of the ocean.
No one would ever know it's there.
But if you want to get rid of it, Boss, we'll get rid of it.
Snake : No... Don't. As long as there are nukes out there, we need one ourselves if we're going to be a world power.
Miller: I knew you'd see it that way, Boss!
So long as we stand apart from nations, we need something to put us on equal footing.
In a way, MSF is a country itself.
And we just became the world's seventh nuclear power.
Snake: Nuclear power...
--
MILLER: You know, Snake, you're right. As long as we're "soldiers without borders," we're going to be a target. We need our own deterrent.
SNAKE: We're going to be stepping into a lot of different conflicts as we roam the world. Each one unique, and with its own set of geography, ideologies, and politics. If we're going to intervene in those kinds of situations, we need the threat of a Metal Gear.
MILLER: ...Unless we want to end up like Che Guevara did in Bolivia.
SNAKE: Well said. Our army without borders doesn't have a land to call home. We're nomads. Wanderers. What we need now is a sheepdog to guard our flock.
MILLER: Right.
SNAKE: Maybe it's not the way The Boss would have gone about it... But there are places in this world that need us - and soldiers that need MSF. And as long as we're needed, we'll keep on moving. Ours is a journey that never ends. We're the real Peace Walkers.
--
SNAKE: I gotta say... I'm surprised you helped us arm Metal Gear with nukes.
HUEY: What of it?
SNAKE: Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful and all, but... you sure about this? They may be for MSF's self-defense, but they're still nukes. It's essentially the same thing as Peace Walker, which you despised.
HUEY: ...See, that's exactly it.
SNAKE: What is?
HUEY: You don't hide your motives. You tell the truth. That's what makes you different from those CIA bastards. They lay on the charm - win you over. And then, when things get hairy, they turn their backs on you.
SNAKE: ...I'm just telling it like it is.
HUEY: Which is why I get the feeling that you wouldn't be stupid enough to use them... OK, I'll come out and say it. I trust you.
SNAKE: You give me too much credit.
HUEY: You think so? Besides, there's more uses for bipedal locomotion technology than weapons. We make it small enough, and it could have applications in robotics and prosthetic limbs. Maybe one day I'll even be able to walk.
SNAKE: Nice thought.
HUEY: I wanna stand on my own feet, be master of my own fate. And I'll use your strength to help me do it... if you don't mind, of course.
SNAKE: Nah, it's a fair enough deal.
HUEY: Thanks. People can change, I know... but I trust you, Snake. I trust you to be the guy I know now.
--
Testing ZEKE's capabilities at Mother Base. Yes Snake tangles with his own giant mech. Yes, it sings. And yes, if the player really wants, they can have MSF's mechanics paint it hot pink.
Received: Day 94, morning
Form: Monocle, 5/8 uses
Summary: Hard at work in the sea base of Snake's army, MSF, was paraplegic Huey and butch bisexual british lady Strangelove, working on creating the third-ever Metal Gear, Metal Gear Zeke to be used by Snake's group.
Metal Gear is a nuclear-equipped bipedal tank. Zeke, in particular, is piloted by an AI, and in addition to the requisite nuclear missile, also features a railgun, guided missiles, a jet propulsion system to do sliding charge attacks, a laser, a machine gun, and a radome for better guidance. Is capable of activating an ability that deflects missiles, sending them back at their origin.
--
HUEY: Hey! As long as I'm here at Mother Base, why not assign me to the R&D team? You could use a guy like me.
SNAKE: Glad to have you on board. I'm sure Kaz is, too.
HUEY: Once I've got the necessary materials and design specs together, I should be able to start building you that bipedal weapon platform. Nothing would make me happier than for my research to help put a stop to Peace Walker.
--
STRANGELOVE: Huey's probably mentioned this, but just to be clear, there's a limit to the parts we can produce here at Mother Base. Therefore, I've built ZEKE's AI using memory boards you pulled from other AI weapons.
SNAKE: Will that work?
STRANGELOVE: In the human brain, individual functions are spread across multiple regions. The same is true of AI. Multiple parts sharing the same function interlink to strengthen that function. For example, the more sensor memory boards you have, the greater ZEKE's search-and-detect capabilities will be. Install more movement boards and you'll increase its mobility.
SNAKE: Meaning the AI's capabilities change depending on how much memory we give it?
STRANGELOVE: Exactly. The more boards you install, the more powerful a function will be.
--
SNAKE: How's the ZEKE AI different from Peace Walker's?
STRANGELOVE: ZEKE's AI isn't a replica of the human thought process. It isn't programmed to make decisions about nuclear retaliation. On the other hand, it is capable of highly independent action in combat when given orders from a pilot. It can protect infantry, destroy the enemy, and, if ordered...
SNAKE: Launch a nuke.
STRANGELOVE: Let us hope it never comes to that.
SNAKE: My sentiments exactly.
--
STRANGELOVE: I'd better fill you in on ZEKE's speech synthesis system.
SNAKE: Speech synthesis system?
STRANGELOVE: Humans speak for the conventional weapons they wield, but an autonomous AI weapon is a different story. If the AI can't communicate with surrounding forces, how can they function as a unit?
SNAKE: True. Verbal communication is critical on the battlefield.
STRANGELOVE: Thus, an AI weapon requires a dedicated system to produce speech. To be precise, though, only Peace Walker was capable of self-generated speech. All the other AI simply repeat preset messages depending on the situation. ZEKE is no different. However, you do have the ability to set those messages as you please. To create a message, go to the Extras Menu, and then select Edit Mode.
SNAKE: You thought of everything.
STRANGELOVE: You can even have it sing, too.
SNAKE: Sing?
STRANGELOVE: Song can be a very valuable asset. I realized that at the lake. Naturally, ZEKE's AI doesn't allow for it to perform original compositions. It can only play back recordings provided to it. I doubt you're much of a composer, Snake, but you could always have a go at the lyrics.
--
Huey: Snake, I'm proud to announce that preparations for Metal Gear ZEKE are complete. We can activate it any time.
Snake: Got it. Thanks, Huey.
Huey: No need to thank me.
At least now I can finally say I helped you with something. You can use it in Outer Ops, too.
Just select ZEKE when you're forming your unit. Be sure to take it out for a field test.
Snake: OK.
Huey: You can change weapons and check memory boards just like before. Use your observations from a field test to make any adjustments.
Snake: A work in progress, huh?
Miller: There's something I need to discuss with you, Boss...
Snake: Get to the point, Kaz.
Miller: We recovered the nuclear warhead that was loaded onto Peace Walker from the bottom of Lago Cocibolca.
Snake: What?
Miller: Warheads are radioactive, even if they're relatively stable.
If we just left it there it would contaminate the lake, or fall into the hands of terrorists...
Snake: ...Creating another crisis.
Miller: Right. So while the White House is figuring out how to cover its ass,I thought we'd take some precautions.
Snake: What did you have in mind?
Miller: Load it onto ZEKE.
Snake: What?
Miller: What else would we do with it? ZEKE is our deterent.
To protect ourselves from nuclear attack, we need a nuclear weapon ourselves.
Of course, if you're not on board, we could always dispose of it. But it won't be easy getting another nuke. This is a golden opportunity.
...We could always get rid of it later - load it onto some fishing boat and leave it out in the middle of the ocean.
No one would ever know it's there.
But if you want to get rid of it, Boss, we'll get rid of it.
Snake : No... Don't. As long as there are nukes out there, we need one ourselves if we're going to be a world power.
Miller: I knew you'd see it that way, Boss!
So long as we stand apart from nations, we need something to put us on equal footing.
In a way, MSF is a country itself.
And we just became the world's seventh nuclear power.
Snake: Nuclear power...
--
MILLER: You know, Snake, you're right. As long as we're "soldiers without borders," we're going to be a target. We need our own deterrent.
SNAKE: We're going to be stepping into a lot of different conflicts as we roam the world. Each one unique, and with its own set of geography, ideologies, and politics. If we're going to intervene in those kinds of situations, we need the threat of a Metal Gear.
MILLER: ...Unless we want to end up like Che Guevara did in Bolivia.
SNAKE: Well said. Our army without borders doesn't have a land to call home. We're nomads. Wanderers. What we need now is a sheepdog to guard our flock.
MILLER: Right.
SNAKE: Maybe it's not the way The Boss would have gone about it... But there are places in this world that need us - and soldiers that need MSF. And as long as we're needed, we'll keep on moving. Ours is a journey that never ends. We're the real Peace Walkers.
--
SNAKE: I gotta say... I'm surprised you helped us arm Metal Gear with nukes.
HUEY: What of it?
SNAKE: Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful and all, but... you sure about this? They may be for MSF's self-defense, but they're still nukes. It's essentially the same thing as Peace Walker, which you despised.
HUEY: ...See, that's exactly it.
SNAKE: What is?
HUEY: You don't hide your motives. You tell the truth. That's what makes you different from those CIA bastards. They lay on the charm - win you over. And then, when things get hairy, they turn their backs on you.
SNAKE: ...I'm just telling it like it is.
HUEY: Which is why I get the feeling that you wouldn't be stupid enough to use them... OK, I'll come out and say it. I trust you.
SNAKE: You give me too much credit.
HUEY: You think so? Besides, there's more uses for bipedal locomotion technology than weapons. We make it small enough, and it could have applications in robotics and prosthetic limbs. Maybe one day I'll even be able to walk.
SNAKE: Nice thought.
HUEY: I wanna stand on my own feet, be master of my own fate. And I'll use your strength to help me do it... if you don't mind, of course.
SNAKE: Nah, it's a fair enough deal.
HUEY: Thanks. People can change, I know... but I trust you, Snake. I trust you to be the guy I know now.
--
Testing ZEKE's capabilities at Mother Base. Yes Snake tangles with his own giant mech. Yes, it sings. And yes, if the player really wants, they can have MSF's mechanics paint it hot pink.
