History HoYay / MetalGear

** Thanks to the PC version of the game it is possible to switch Ocelot for Quiet in a number of her scenes. This also includes the rather famous/infamous rain dance scene that Quiet and Snake share in said game ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiQi2jdciQo as can be seen here]]. Sadly Ocelot doesn't strip in this version.

'''Ocelot''': I was the same way once. \\

** As if it needed any further confirmation, Ocelot basically admits it during a discussion of Quiet's motives in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''.

'''Ocelot''': I was the same way once.
*** It should be pointed out that Quiet's feelings are explicitly romantic in nature.

** It's telling as well in ''The Phantom Pain'' [[spoiler:in her last recorded message]], in which Strangelove remarks how she prefers to see [[spoiler:her son, Hal (aka Otacon) as her child with ''The Boss'']].

** It's telling as well when [[spoiler:in her last recorded message]], Strangelove remarks how she prefers to see [[spoiler:her son, Hal (aka Otacon) as her child with ''The Boss'']].

** Sam, like Vamp before him, is quite clearly flirting with Raiden, relishing the opportunity to fight him [[spoiler:[[DeathSeeker and eventually be killed by him]].]]

"Ho Yay, huh?"

* Vamp was sleeping with Scott Dolph, the ''Commandant of the Marine Corps,'' circa ''MGS 2''.

* Solid Snake and Otacon are probably the most blatant who haven't being confirmed as {{Canon}}. They've talked extensively about the meaning of love, and make several remarks about how the other taught them ''how'' to love. Add to this lots of snarky banter, the natural chemistry between the two as a SpyCouple, and Otacon's famous "I know Snake better than anyone else" line (a recurring line through the series, which is used as a sexual innuendo every other time it is said). [[http://youtu.be/qkdQFrMJ_RQ?t=6m22s Even the voice actors pick up on it.]]

Writing about all the HoYay in ''HoYay/MetalGear'' would take forever.

* Probably the most blatant one which hasn't been officially confirmed as a {{Canon}} pairing is Snake and Otacon - they've managed to talk extensively about the meaning of love, and make several remarks about how the other taught them ''how'' to love. Add to this lots of snarky banter, the natural chemistry between the two as a SpyCouple, and Otacon's famous "I know Snake better than anyone else" line (a recurring line through the series, which is used as a sexual innuendo every other time it is said). Even the voice actors pick up on it.
-->'''David Hayter:''' [Otacon] is just Snake's gay sidekick. In a [[JustFriends platonic way]] [[http://youtu.be/qkdQFrMJ_RQ?t=6m22s]].
** This is compounded by the fact that by [=MGS4=] they live together with Olga's daughter, [[HasTwoMommies whom they've raised]] aboard their plane. Lampshaded by [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] in his review of the game as the stuff of YaoiFangirl fantasies.
*** David Hayter, Snake's voice actor, confirmed that the relationship between Snake and Otacon was supposed to be "romantic," and confessed that they'd played much of their dialogue as love scenes, particularly the [[MultipleEndings 'Bad' Ending]] of the [[VideoGameRemake remake of]] the first game. [[{{Squick}} Male]] and [[{{Squee}} female]] reactions to this were predictable.
*** The "romantic" nature of their relationship is also evident in [[TheStinger the second stinger]] at the end of ''[=MGS4=]'', [[spoiler:when Snake decides to live the rest of his (short) life in peace and Otacon doesn't hesitate to go with him]]. In addition, in terms of the main Solid Snake storyline, not only is this the last conversation of the entire game and series (and also possibly [[spoiler:the last canonical conversation between Snake and Otacon that the audience hears]]), Snake's last word is Otacon's name [[spoiler: in response to Otacon promising to stick with Snake until the end]].
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Mobile'', Snake gets out of a MindScrew when Otacon asks him to remember what it was like when they first met. Admittedly it was played somewhat for laughs because of what actually ''did'' happen when they met (from a sufficiently warped mind it could probably qualify as a MeetCute RescueRomance, come to think of it), but the DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything is [[ThePowerOfLove still strong]].
** In ''[=MGS4=]'', when [[spoiler:Otacon and Naomi started acting lovesick towards each other]], Snake looked damned annoyed and really rather jealous, with a hefty side order of heartbroken.
*** Or Snake was annoyed because of the pure [[spoiler: awkwardity of Otacon and Naomi trying to flirt with each other]].
*** Another theory is that that he's annoyed because in the first ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' all the Codec girls and Meryl seemed to have the heat for him.

** One line: "You and your overactive libido." (From Otacon to Snake in Metal Gear Solid 2.)
** It even shows up a tiny bit in SuperSmashBrothersBrawl, during the codec call easter eggs. Otacon acts very irritated and jealous during the Samus call ("Yeah, well, Samus is ''deadly''"), and in most of their conversations there's this flirty undertone, especially in the ROB call ("You sure know your geeky tech stuff, Otacon." "Heh heh, well, y'know..."). However, this may be due to the voice actors playing them as a couple as per aforementioned tradition rather than any intention of the writers. Still, considering that the codec easter eggs fit the tone of the MGS series basically perfectly, it's hard to imagine this ''wasn't'' intended.
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'', calling Otacon while hiding in a dumpster causes Snake to tease Otacon about how gross it is. They laugh together, and Otacon then says, in a flirty tone, that Snake needs to clean himself off before he's allowed to come back. Snake responds, in an equally flirty tone, "[[ShowerOfLove I'll see what I can do.]]"
*** Not to mention that this is a CallBack to the conversation between Rose and Raiden if Raiden gets pissed on in Metal Gear Solid 2.
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', there's a weird moment where Snake takes Otacon's shoulder and asks him if he's feeling okay, checking for symptoms of FOX-DIE. Otacon accuses Snake of '[[MistakenForGay getting friendly all of a sudden]]'. All that is pretty innocent. What isn't particularly innocent is that when Snake is accused of coming onto Otacon, he immediately jumps back a couple of metres and begins to act really coyly - "[[{{Tsundere}} N-No, I'm just glad you're okay.]]". In ''The Twin Snakes'', Snake does some much more invasive groping and it's shot through Otacon's eyes, and Snake looks ''really'' into it.
* Not to mention Big Boss and Revolver Ocelot, which was eventually [[WordOfGay confirmed as]] {{canon}} by the director in a Japanese commentary track.
** To be more specific, Ocelot was quite in love with Big Boss. Big Boss saw Ocelot as more of an apprentice than anything, if even that.
** Indeed. It was already very suspicious when Revolver Ocelot was shown to [[TooKinkyToTorture get turned on by torture]] for the first time because it was Big Boss getting it. EVA also hassles Big Boss repeatedly through the game about how infatuated Ocelot is with him; Big Boss remains oblivious to Ocelot's crush (despite the fact it can practically ''be seen from space''), which results in EVA laughing at him. Even Gene from ''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'' remarks on how Big Boss "caught Ocelot's eye," prompting Big Boss to ask confusedly what Ocelot has to do with anything. Ocelot disgustedly denies suggested attraction to EVA, yet fails to do so when the same is suggested about his obsessive crush on Big Boss. The commentary track confirming it was practically stating the obvious.
** The statement given was that Big Boss and Revolver Ocelot shared a "pure love".
* [[MagnificentBastard Revolver Ocelot]] often tosses double entendres in the direction of [[CoolOldGuy Solid Snake]] in the first game (Snake even flirts back during the torture room scene), and ''kisses'' him (on the cheek, though) in the fourth. Ocelot even moans 'Snake...' beforehand. It helps that, as noted above, Ocelot had a canon crush on Snake's identical clone "father", Big Boss.
** When Snake gets kissed by Ocelot in ''[=MGS4=]'', his Psyche restores. Yeah, Snake's.
*** For that matter, look at the placement of the [[VisualInnuendo joystick icon on the screen]] during that moment. If that wasn't intentional, I don't trust [[AuteurLicense Hideo Kojima]] anymore ([[ReliableTraitor not that I ever really did]]).
** And in Metal Gear Solid, during the first fight with him, he mentions how he loves reloading during battle. "'There's nothing like sliding a long silver bullet into a well-greased chamber." I mean, COME ON!
* So does that make Volgin's "I know the Major better than anyone else" thing... still more proof? Oh, Raikov. You exist only to be used in this CrapsackWorld of ours.
** Speaking of Raikov and Volgin, the [=MGS4=] downloadable plot and character map on the PS Store confirms that Volgin and Raikov are lovers.
*** Really? I didn't find anything out of the ordinary about identifying someone by '''grabbing their dick and feeling its size'''. What heterosexual man hasn't done that?
** Between Volgin, Raikov and Ocelot, one may begin to wonder if all Russian Military Officers are gay.

* And who could forget [[DepravedBisexual Vamp]] licking Raiden's [[VisualInnuendo thick white artificial blood]] off of his crotch-knives, after a session of manly grappling?
** Manly grappling? More like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzLQMO0W9U8#t=4m30s sensually groaning]] [[OrgasmicCombat man sex]].
** Forget Raiden; Vamp was sleeping with Scott Dolph, the ''Commandant of the Marine Corps,'' circa [=MGS2=].
* Pretty much ''every single line'' spoken between Big Boss and Python is FoeYay-tastic, down to Big Boss recalling their 'training sessions' and Python yelling 'Feels good to me, how about ''you''!' before returning fire during the boss battle. It's ridiculous.
** Gray Fox did it first however in the first ''Metal Gear Solid''. With lines like "Yes, hurt me more! ''More''!" and having screaming orgasms every time Snake hits him, there's really no other way to interpret it.

* EVA seems to have a sweet little crush on The Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3''. She talks obsessively about how she's jealous of the very pure love between Snake and The Boss, since she herself only understands sexual love. And also moans The Boss's name in her sleep.
** She also moans for "Snake" and "''Fido''".
* ''Peace Walker'' has the rather [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything aptly-named]] Strangelove ranting about The Boss, referring to her as "the woman I loved."
** She'll also outright state that "naked men are not my cup of tea" if you call her while wearing Swim Trunks.
* Big Boss and Kaz in ''Peace Walker'' seem to exist mainly as Hideo Kojima's attempt to outgay his previous effort of Snake and Otacon, in one single game. It's either the most deliberately homoerotic bromance ever, or they are genuinely in love:
** Paz mentions in her audio diary that she saw Big Boss and Kaz fighting outside, completely naked, after Big Boss found out that Kaz was sleeping with one of his comrade's girlfriend. She goes into graphic description about the 'sweat flying off their muscular bodies', and realises at the end that there's no way she can get between their closeness. The whole thing reads like a slash fic.
*** It doesn't help that Big Boss beats Kaz up in the showers.
** Attempting to go on a mission with no clothes on will make Kaz threaten to take off his own clothes 'if that's what you want'. And then he'll actually do it.
*** It's a CrowningMomentOfFunny too, since Kaz sounds both incredibly aggressive and happy.

* Voice actors ship them! The Japanese promo "Kazradio" podcast contains little, mostly improvised skits performed by the voice actors for Big Boss and Kaz. In one of them, they visit [[CreatorProvincialism an onsen]], and Kaz slaps Big Boss on the ass. Twice.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-EFY6MRyd8 Paz's audio diary tapes reveal she was approached by Strangelove while sunbathing]], and, despite initially sounding almost homophobic about her, she becomes a lot more interested when Strangelove starts to apply sunscreen to her despite her protests. She gets more and more audibly aroused as she recalls the memory, until she's able to add little more than that Strangelove is 'very beautiful' [[ArmoredClosetGay and then coldly adds that Strangelove is 'dangerous']].
** ''Peace Walker'' is like one long MGS slash fic. Every other word is dripping with innuendo. Let's not forget when Cecile is telling Big Boss about her private baths from Strangelove, and when he seems bothered by the idea of Strangelove giving another woman a bath, she responds with a very sensual insinuation that she likes [[GirlsLove woman-on-woman]] as much as a heterosexual relationship.
* Another ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Peace Walker]]'' one - Kaz's description of the tank box. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "The one in the front steers, and the one in the back is the gunner."]]
* And the homoeroticism continues in ''Rising''! As Raiden, you can cut off the clothes of (male) civilians. Doing so will have your support team berating you for "non-consensual activities". Raiden will feebly defend himself by saying it was impulse on his part.

--->'''Snake:''' (To Miller) There's no one else I'd rather have in a foxhole than you.
* Ground Zeroes piles subtext about Kaz and Big Boss. Paz calls Kaz's relationship with Big Boss "infatuation". Taken UpToEleven in one of the Japanese-exclusive "Peace and Kazuira Blues" tapes, which details the "Gay Shower Fight" between Big Boss and Kaz. Words cannot do it justice, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qscKqM8YS9Y you have to listen to it yourself]].

** Paz mentions in her audio diary that she saw Big Boss and Kaz fighting outside, completely naked, after Big Boss found out that Kaz was two-timing one of his MSF girlfriends. She goes into graphic description about the 'sweat flying off their muscular bodies', and realises at the end that there's no way she can get between their closeness. The whole thing reads like a slash fic.

*** Objection! It's ambiguous to how much Big Boss reciprocates the affection, but not only does he tell EVA not to shoot Ocelot in the back when he's trying to escape, but when she asks him later why he did it he gets very blushy and refuses to give an answer (not to mention the same commentary track that canonised Big Boss/Ocelot said what Big Boss feels for Ocelot is 'a very pure kind of love'. He's clearly infatuated with Ocelot in ''some'' way more than 'apprenticeship', but whether that's a sexual or romantic infatuation is never explored.
*** Thats not true! He did in fact give a reason. He said that he was still young. He probably believed that Ocelot had more to offer in life than just being a GRU commander.

*** Really? I didn't find anything out of the ordinary about identifying someone someone by '''grabbing their dick and feeling its size'''. What heterosexual man hasn't done that?

* Ground Zeroes piles subtext about Kaz and Big Boss. Paz calls Kaz's relationship with Big Boss "infatuation". TakenUpToEleven in one of the Japanese Exclusive Peace and Kazuira Blues tapes, that details the "Gay Shower Fight" between Big Boss and Kaz. Words cannot do it justice, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qscKqM8YS9Y you have to listen to it yourself]].

* Ground Zeroes piles subtext about Kaz and Big Boss. Paz calls Kaz's relationship with Big Boss "infatuation". TakenUpToEleven in one of the Japanese Exclusive Peace and Kazuira Blues tapes, that details the "Gay Shower Fight" between Big Boss and Kaz. Words cannot do it justice, you have to listen to it yourself. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qscKqM8YS9Y)

* Paz's audio diary tapes reveal she was approached by Strangelove while sunbathing, and, despite initially sounding almost homophobic about her, she becomes a lot more interested when Strangelove starts to apply sunscreen to her despite her protests. She gets more and more audibly aroused as she recalls the memory, until she's able to add little more than that Strangelove is 'very beautiful' [[ArmoredClosetGay and then coldly adds that Strangelove is 'dangerous']].

*** The "romantic" nature of their relationship is also evident in the ending to ''[=MGS4=]'', [[spoiler:when Snake decides to live the rest of his (short) life in peace and Otacon doesn't hesitate to go with him]]. In addition, in terms of the main Solid Snake storyline, not only is this the last conversation of the game/series (and also possibly [[spoiler:the last canonical conversation between Snake and Otacon that the audience hears]]), Snake's last word is Otacon's name [[spoiler: in response to Otacon promising to stick with Snake until the end]].

*** David Hayter, Snake's voice actor, confirmed that the relationship between Snake and Otacon was supposed to be 'romantic', and confessed that they'd played much of their dialogue as love scenes, particularly the [[MultipleEndings 'Bad' Ending]] of the [[VideoGameRemake remake of]] the first game. [[{{Squick}} Male]] and [[{{Squee}} female]] reactions to this were predictable.

-->-- '''Volgin''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'', after identifying an impostor of the Major by grabbing their crotch