| Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake was available in | | | | to Zanzibar Land. Upon Snake's arrival to |
| 1990 and was the sequel to the original Metal | | | | Zanzibar Land, he notices the creator of the |
| Gear. The game takes place in 1999 as the | | | | first Metal Gear from the previous game (Dr. |
| Cold War was waning, and the threat at Outer | | | | Drago Pettrovich Madnar). Dr. Drago tells |
| Heaven was neutralized by Snake (who has | | | | Snake that he was coerced into making another |
| retired from Foxhound). Notwithstanding this, | | | | Metal Gear and Big Boss is in charge. |
| another discord has come to the forefront. | | | | |
| | | | Snake also learns that Gray Fox (former |
| This time around, it entails oil. Oil was | | | | Foxhound Operative) is in control of Metal |
| being exhausted at an alarming rate, and | | | | Gear, so Snake continues his mission by |
| there seemed to be no solution. However, a | | | | trying to rescue Dr. Kio. Kio is finally |
| scientist named Dr. Kio Marv might have an | | | | found by Snake, but Kio is dead. As Snake |
| adequate replacement. He develops something | | | | retrieves the Oilix, he is rudely interrupted |
| called Oilix and hopes this will one day | | | | by Dr. Madnar. It has come to Snake's |
| supersede the necessity for oil. Kio | | | | attention that Dr. Madnar intentionally |
| demonstrated Oilix at a conference in Prague | | | | worked on Metal Gear. The engineer attempts |
| and was headed towards America to deliver the | | | | to murder Snake, but fails miserably. Gray |
| message. As he departed from Prague to | | | | Fox (who in the Metal Gear cockpit) |
| America, he was taken hostage by terrorists | | | | encounters Snake, and Snake exterminates the |
| from Zanzibar Land. | | | | mobile tank. |
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| The terrorists planned on eliminating the | | | | Moreover, Snake and Gray Fox duke it out, and |
| supply of oil being distributed utilizing a | | | | Snake is triumphant. After Gray Fox is out of |
| plethora of nuclear weapons. This is where | | | | the equation, the final one-on-one showdown |
| the protagonist Solid Snake enters the | | | | with Big Boss transpires. The persistent hero |
| picture. Foxhound's new squad leader (Roy | | | | musters every ounce of strength in his body |
| Campbell) implores Snake to rescue Dr. Kio | | | | and ultimately vanquishes Big Boss. The Oilix |
| Marv and eradicate the terrorist threat. | | | | is safely returned to Roy Campbell and all is |
| Snake complies to Roy's request and travels | | | | well. |