Kotaro Uchikoshi Answers the Qutn on All Zero Espe (and Metal Gear) Fans’ Mds: Is Snake Gay? – OTAQUEST

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• KOTARO UCHIKOSHI ANSWERS THE QUTN ON ALL ZERO ESPE (AND METAL GEAR) FANS’ MDS: IS SNAKE GAY?

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In 2001, when Metal Gear Solid 2 was released, homosexualy was still relatively taboo the vio gamg world. In ntrast to the attu of the majory of the game signers of the time, Vamp's sexualy was overt and a time when homosexual men were typilly shown as effemate edy relief vio gam, if they were shown at all, Kojima ma Vamp strong, mcular, and powerful. They gave her the "Strangelove" nickname as a way to make fun of her perceived homosexualy.

Revolver Ocelot is a gay character om Metal Gear Solid. Ocelot was never explicly stated to be gay, but was never clearly attracted to women eher. " From (chronologilly) MGS3 to MGS1, he wore red neck ti, which (along wh general red clothg) had been ed by gay men to intify each other.

KOTARO UCHIKOSHI ANSWERS THE QUTN ON ALL ZERO ESPE (AND METAL GEAR) FANS’ MDS: IS SNAKE GAY?

In 2010, a er on GameFAQs asked why Ocelot kiss Snake MGS4, [1] which garnered a whole lot of people tryg to prove he wasn’t gay, and jt did to mock his opponent.

[2] The phrase has been prted on a "Metal Gay Solid" shirt.

At one pot, he leans close to light Big Boss's cigar, a gture seen as a flirtat signal of sexual tert among gay men. Personally I have always been imprsed wh Kojima's treatment of LGBT characters, beg gay they have never offend me.

My favore game the seri is MGS3 which has some very strong (albe evil) gay men. Metal Gear Solid may seem like a typil actn-adventure game targeted to straight mal at first glance, but clever fans know 's drippg homoerotic unrton.