Vulcan Raven
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Template:Metal Gear CharacterVulcan Raven is a fictional character from the video game Metal Gear Solid.
Vulcan Raven (real name unknown) was born to Alaskan Indian and Eskimo parents, though he hates the word “Eskimo” used by white men. He had a large tattoo like raven birthmark across his forehead, and so he was raised as a shaman by his people (Eskimos and Inuits worship the raven as the creator).
He graduated from the University of Alaska, and spent a few more years living in his homeland. He took part in the Eskimo-Indian Olympics, and won many “Ear Pull” contests (an event where two opponents pull each other's ear while enduring the harsh cold, intended to test both spiritual and physical strength).
Then, one extremely cold winter, he decided to walk across the frozen Bering Sea, and managed to reach Russia. He joined the Russian Spetsnaz, where he met Revolver Ocelot and Sergei Gurlukovich. After the fall of the Soviet Union he was demoted for a failed coup attempt by dissident government leaders. He decided that he would not stay after this, and left Russia to become a mercenary for hire.
Years later he joined Outer Heaven on the recommendations of Revolver Ocelot. The destruction of Outer Heaven was Solid Snake's first mission, but Raven and Snake did not meet on this occasion. With Outer Heaven in ruins, Raven returned to being a mercenary until, once again on the recommendations of Revolver Ocelot, he joined FOXHOUND.
During his FOXHOUND years he took a M61 Vulcan cannon (a fighter jet machine gun) as his weapon of choice, and carried a huge barrel of ammunition on his back.
He is 210 cm tall.
The current incarnation of FOXHOUND (Liquid Snake, Vulcan Raven, Revolver Ocelot, Psycho Mantis, Sniper Wolf and Decoy Octopus) grew tired of their roles as puppets to the government, and attacked Shadow Moses Island, a nuclear disposal facility.
This is the point where the game "Metal Gear Solid" takes place.
During the course of Metal Gear Solid, Solid Snake (the player's character) encounters Vulcan Raven twice: once while Raven is piloting an M1 Tank, and once inside a freezing cold warehouse. During the latter instance, Snake defeated Raven. In his final moments, Raven offered Snake a 'hint', telling him that the DARPA chief whom Snake had met, had in fact been Decoy Octopus. He did not explain why or how he was killed, or why he was disguised in the first place, but declared that Snake would always follow a life of bloodshed wherever he went. While he declared that, he was being eaten alive by his own ravens so that he could be "one with them".
Minor Apeareances
In Metal Gear Solid 2 you can find an action figure of Raven in the Tanker Chapter as Snake. This brings up a conversation with Otacon about Raven.