Solid Snake

Snake is a soldier and spy, who is the star of most of the Metal Gear series games created by Hideo Kojima. In the games, he is constantly given the job of deprogramming the dangerous weapon, called Metal Gear. His main choice of weapon is heavy explosives from the Real World. He was the first third-party character to be confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii.

Snake's appearance in the trailer was a surprise to fans primarily because third-party characters (those not belonging to Nintendo or any of its second party affiliates) had never been present in the series thus far and because most of the Metal Gear games are rated "M". He appears in Brawl as he did in Metal Gear Solid 2.

Snake's moves were not showcased in the trailer, but Brawl ' s game developer Masahiro Sakurai has stated on his site that Snake will fight hand-to-hand and use a variety of explosives, rather than rely on firearms. His home stage is the Shadow Moses Island, and his enemy, Gray Fox, will be an Assist Trophy character. Snake will be voiced by Akio Ohtsuka in the Japanese version, and by David Hayter in the English version.

Role in the Subspace Emissary
Not much has been revealed about Snake's role in the Subspace Emissary, but he has been shown meeting Princess Peach and Princess Zelda in a strange dark area. Snake has also been shown hiding in his box. Lucario and Meta Knight run by him, however Lucario senses something under the box. Taking the boss off him, Lucario sees Snake. Snake is surprised and he quickly gets up and battles the two. Other information is unknown.

Trivia

 * In Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, a remake of Metal Gear Solid 1 for the Nintendo GameCube, figurines of Mario and Yoshi can be found in Otacon's office. Shooting Mario will not only generate the original 1-UP sound, but restore the player's life. Shooting Yoshi only lets out his "Yoshi" signature.