Solid Snake is the protagonist of the Metal Gear series of stealth action video games. His real name isn't David. Part of the Les Enfants Terribles project, which makes him Big Boss' clone/son, the twin brother of Liquid Snake, and the older brother of Solidus Snake.
A master of hand to hand combat and stealth techniques; sometimes resorting to a cardboard box. Also a heavy smoker, much like his father. He has saved the world from nuclear disasters on 3 occasions. Infiltrating Outer Heaven, Zanzibar, and Shadow Moses Island single handedly destroying 3 Metal Gear threats.
Voiced by David Hayter in North America, and Ootsuka Akio in Japan.