The Les Enfants Terrible Snakes – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
The Metal Gear Solid franchise is known for being a series that is made of consistently well-made games. One of the most popular of these is without question Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Set during the cold war, Snake Eater told the fantastic story of Naked Snake before he was Big Boss, the story of a soldier having to take down his beloved mentor and friend. It may sound like a clichéd plot, but Metal Gear Solid 3 has us blubbering by the end.
Set in the Russian wilderness, Snake Eater was all about stealth and survival. The jungle is teaming with animals and plants which players could use to their benefit. Certain plants could be used for medicine whilst animals could be eaten or used as a distraction against the enemy.There were many cool creatures to encounter in Snake Eater, from birds, crabs, bats, rabbits, and of course, snakes. Different animals would have different effects once eaten and different animals were found in different parts of the game according to their habitats However, there were three very rare snakes which could only be found in one area of the game. The Les Enfants Terrible Snakes.
In Metal Gear lore, the Les Enfants Terribles was a project where Big Boss’ DNA was used to make three clones of him in order to create the perfect soldiers. Les Enfants Terribles is French for The Terrible Children and is of course responsible for the hero known as Solid Snake and his villainous brothers, Liquid and Solidus. In the hauntingly beautiful and very difficult final boss, it is possible for players to capture three different Snakes that can only be found during that boss fight. These snakes are known as the Les Enfants Terribles Snakes as they each represent one of the cloned kinsmen.
The snakes are silvery white in color and are an awesome Easter Egg and reference to the events that are set to occur because of Big Boss. It’s a great nod to the players and each one of those snakes represents a badass in Metal Gear mythology.
