Revolver Ocelot
Hideo Kojima wanted to add Western tones to a character resulting in Ocelot's appearance, which is based on that of veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef. In designing the character for Metal Gear Solid, Ocelot is normally clothed in a duster, spurs, and gunbelts, the traditional garb of gunslingers in spaghetti westerns. He also wears a black armband on his left arm and wields the Colt Single Action Army revolver, which he refers to as "the greatest handgun ever made". The staff intended to have Ocelot use the arm of Liquid Snake instead of giving him a cybernetic replacement for the one Gray Fox took from him. This decision was part of a broader strategy to define Ocelot's visual identity through the lens of American cinema rather than Soviet military tradition.
Ocelot is introduced in the video game Metal Gear Solid as a gunslinger-themed member of the FOXHOUND terrorists involved with the hostile revolt on Shadow Moses Island. He serves as the team's interrogation expert and their leader Liquid Snake's right-hand man. His encounters with Naked Snake are why he acquires a preference for revolvers due to a tendency to absorb the gun's recoil with his elbow being more suited to shooting revolvers. A young version of the character known as Major Adam Ocelot appears in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater set four decades before the original Metal Gear Solid. He is a GRU Major under Colonel Volgin's command and the leader of his own Ocelot Unit within GRU. Throughout the game, Ocelot's constant challenges with Snake eventually turn into a friendly rivalry. He is revealed to be The Boss's illegitimate child after the deaths of Volgin and The Boss.
In Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Ocelot gains a new surgically attached right arm that originally belonged to Liquid resulting in a dormant personality which takes over Ocelot's mind whenever Solid Snake is nearby. During the game's introductory Tanker Chapter he is seemingly under Sergei Gurlukovich's employ but ends up betraying his old friend when Ocelot hijacks Metal Gear RAY framing Snake and Otacon for the deed. In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots the character deliberately uses self-hypnosis and nano-machines to act as Liquid's mental doppelgänger to trick the Patriots' AIs. As "Liquid" Ocelot establishes a parent company that runs the five largest PMCs fighting for the Patriots' control over the world. After hijacking the Patriots' systems Ocelot's PMCs engage Old Snake before challenging him to a fistfight where he appears to die from exhaustion though his death was actually caused by the new FOXDIE strain that Drebin injected into Snake.
During Snake's torture in Metal Gear Solid Ocelot reveals he was originally from the former Soviet Union and a former member of Spetsnaz secretly wishing for Liquid's and Big Boss's dream world as well. He is revealed to be a triple agent taking orders from the Philosophers and the KGB while also receiving orders from the Director of Central Intelligence. He was supposed to intercept and assist Snake a mission he failed when another agent of the Philosophers EVA got there first. In Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain he assists Venom Snake and the Diamond Dogs playing a key role in facilitating Zero's deception by subjecting both himself and Snake to hypnosis to cover it up and aiding Big Boss's and Snake's escape from XOF in Cyprus. Ocelot ultimately declares his support for Big Boss's covert war foreshadowing his involvement in later Metal Gear Solid games.
In the original Metal Gear Solid Revolver Ocelot was voiced by Kōji Totani in the Japanese version and Pat Zimmerman credited as Patric Laine in the PlayStation release in the English version. Both actors would reprise the role in Metal Gear Solid 2. The character's young version in Metal Gear Solid 3 was voiced by Takumi Yamazaki for the Japanese version and Josh Keaton in the English version. Due to Koji Totani's death in 2006 the character was voiced by Banjō Ginga in Metal Gear Solid 4 and Ikuya Sawaki in the Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel recreations while Pat Zimmerman continued the role in the English version. In Metal Gear Solid V the character was voiced by Troy Baker in the English version while Satoshi Mikami dubbed the character's voice for the Japanese version. Over the years the character's motion capture has been performed by Taro Kazanawa Kenichi Yoshida Bill Yokoyama Troy Baker and Matthew Carlsen.
The character of Revolver Ocelot has received a positive response by video game publications based on his role as an antagonist. He is one of the only characters to appear in almost every Metal Gear Solid game and is thus considered "one of the only characters to have a major role in all five Metal Gear Solid titles" by Game Informer. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine called Revolver Ocelot underrated in comparison to Final Fantasy VII iconic antagonist Sephiroth describing Ocelot as "just a persistent sneaky and cool villain." G4's Filter placed him at number ten in their top list of video game villains in 2002. Ocelot ranked 28th on IGNs top list of video game villains. Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition listed Liquid Ocelot as ninth in their list of "top 50 video game villains". Edge magazine stated with Liquid Ocelot Kojima has forged a superb villain far more complete than in MGS2. GamesRadar also praised his role as Revolver/Liquid Ocelot placing as seventh on their 2013 list of best villains in video game history.
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Who is Revolver Ocelot based on in the Metal Gear Solid series?
Revolver Ocelot is based on veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef. Hideo Kojima designed the character to have Western tones and traditional gunslinger garb including a duster spurs and gunbelts.
When does the young version of Revolver Ocelot appear in Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater?
The young version known as Major Adam Ocelot appears four decades before the original Metal Gear Solid events. He serves as a GRU Major under Colonel Volgin's command during that time period.
What happens to Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots?
Revolver Ocelot uses self-hypnosis and nano-machines to act as Liquid's mental doppelgänger to trick the Patriots' AIs. He establishes a parent company for five PMCs fighting for the Patriots control over the world before appearing to die from exhaustion caused by a new FOXDIE strain injected by Drebin.
Which voice actors perform for Revolver Ocelot in the Japanese and English versions of Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain?
Troy Baker voices Revolver Ocelot in the English version while Satoshi Mikami provides the Japanese dub. This follows previous performances by Pat Zimmerman and Kōji Totani in earlier titles.
How did Revolver Ocelot become a triple agent in the Metal Gear Solid universe?
Revolver Ocelot was originally from the former Soviet Union and a former member of Spetsnaz who secretly wished for Liquid's and Big Boss's dream world. He took orders from the Philosophers and the KGB while also receiving orders from the Director of Central Intelligence.