METAL GEAR 2 FACTOIDS

METAL GEAR 2 PRODUCTION FACTOIDS

Kurosu Fuaia
Many story elements in Metal Gear 2 were inspired by the novel "Crossfire (クロス・ファイア)" by author J.C. Pollock, who was one of Director Kojima Hideo's favorite writers at the time of the game's production.
In MG2, there is a romantic relationship between American soldier Frank Jaeger and Russian figure skater Natasha Markova. In "Crossfire", there is a similar romantic relationship between an American soldier and a Czechoslovakian ice skater.
In MG2, printed in the game booklet on page 37 is an operation order sheet explaining Snake's mission, the "Operation Intrude F014". In "Crossfire", there is a similar mission instruction sheet that serves the similar purpose.
The name of the main character in "Crossfire" is Frank Kessler, which was the inspiration for the names Frank Jaeger and George Kessler in MG2. (In fan translations of the game, ジョージ・ケスラー Jyooji Kesulaa is popularly translated as "George Kasler".)

Burakku Karaa
The first enemy boss character's name Black Color (ブラック・カラー) was inspired by author Timothy Zahn's 1986 novel "The Blackcollar", the first of a series of sci-fi novels. In Japanese, the terms "black color" and "blackcollar" are written and pronounced the same way.

Urutorabokkusu
The enemy boss unit's name Ultrabox (ウルトラボックス) was inspired by the British band "Ultravox", one of Director Kojima's favourite bands. In Japanese, the terms "ultrabox" and "ultravox" are written and pronounced the same way.

Sunatchaa
During the game, Kessler tells Snake about Big Boss possibly being involved in the "Snatcher Program" and given cybernetic implants by Dr Pettrovich, due to rumors of Big Boss having lost his limbs during the Outer Heaven incident. This is a reference to Director Kojima's previous game スナッチャー Snatcher, released in 1988, in which an unrelated Dr Pettrovich Madnar was the leading scientist of a similar cybernetic "Snatcher Program".

Sunatchaa

During the game, Kessler tells Snake about Big Boss possibly being involved in the "Snatcher Program" and given cybernetic implants by Dr Pettrovich, due to rumors of Big Boss having lost his limbs during the Outer Heaven incident. This is a reference to Director Kojima's previous game スナッチャー Snatcher, released in 1988, in which an unrelated Dr Pettrovich Madnar was the leading scientist of a similar cybernetic "Snatcher Program".

Urutora Q
The fictional substance "Pegimin H", listed in the game booklet as a natural resource of Zanzibarland, was named after the fictional drug of the same name from "ウルトラＱ Ultra Q".

Kidou Senshi Gandamu
The fictional substance "Minovsky Molecules", used in the game to disable Snake's radar during Alert Mode, was named after the fictional electronic wave substance with a similar function called "Minovsky Particles" from "機動戦士ガンダム Mobile Suit Gundam".
Also worth a mention, the mechanic designer of the Gundam series and the Mobile Police Patlabor (機動警察パトレイバー) series, カトキハジメ Katoki Hajime, is also the mechanic designer of Director Kojima Hideo's 1994 game "Policenauts".

First Blood
The design of Colonel Roy Campbell was based on Colonel Samuel Trautman from the movie "Rambo First Blood", played by actor Richard Crenna. Colonel Campbell's radio face portrait, his overall appearance, and his role in the mission were all inspired by Colonel Trautman.

Platoon
The desgin of Grey Fox was based on Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes from the movie "Platoon", played by actor Tom Berenger. Grey Fox shares the same facial scars in his radio portrait as Sergeant Barnes.

The Running Man
One of the enemy boss characters is called "Running Man", named after the movie "The Running Man" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Predator
One of the enemy boss characters is called "Predator", named after the movie of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzennegger.

R a d i o 　 S c r e e n 　 P o r t r a i t s
SOLID	Solid Snake (Opening Intro) Modelled after actor Mel Gibson. Seen in Mad Max (1979), Lethal Weapon (1987).	SNAKE
SOLID	Solid Snake Modelled after actor Michael Madsen. Seen in War Games (1983).	SNAKE
GREY FOX	Grey Fox Modelled after actor Tom Berenger. Seen in Platoon (1986).	BIG BOSS
GREY FOX	Big Boss Modelled after actor Sean Connery. Seen in Dr No (1962), Highlander (1986), The Untouchables (1987).	BIG BOSS
CAMPBELL	Roy Campbell Modelled after actor Richard Crenna. Seen in First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).	MILLER
CAMPBELL	MacDonell Miller	MILLER
KESSLER	George Kessler Modelled after actor Dolph Lundgren. Seen in A View To A Kill (1985), Rocky IV (1985), Masters of the Universe (1987).	NORDEN
KESSLER	Yozef Norden Modelled after actor Donald Pleasence. Seen in The Great Escape (1963), You Only Live Twice (1967), Escape From New York (1981).	NORDEN
PETTROVICH	Drago Pettrovich Madnar Modelled after scientist Albert Einstein. Inventor of the atomic bomb.	MARV
PETTROVICH	Kio Marv	MARV
NATASHA	Natasha Markova	HOLLY
NATASHA	Holly White Modelled after actress Christina Applegate. Seen in television sitcom Married With Children (1987).	HOLLY

Sources of Inspiration
J.C. Pollock's "Crossfire" (1985).
Timothy Zahn's "The Blackcollar" (1986).
"ウルトラＱ Ultra Q" (1965).
"機動戦士ガンダム Mobile Suit Gundam" (1979).
"Rambo First Blood" (1982).
"Platoon" (1986).
"Predator" (1987).
"The Running Man" (1987).
"Married With Children" (1987).

01K VRAM
After the end credit roll, there is an extra scene of Snake and Holly delivering the MSX2 cartrige to Campbell. The scene then shows the MSX2 start up logo screen, with the words "01K VRAM" written below the logo. "01K VRAM" is KIO MARV spelled backwards.