

A few things stand in his way, however, like the Peace Walker robot. Peace Walker (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker)Īfter Snake Eater, Big Boss starts his plans to form his own private military nation. Big Boss destroys the machine in battle when a psychic enemy takes the helm. The weapon has the power to hover above the ground and fire a volley of missiles. Raxa is the next evolutionary step between the tank-like Shagohod and bipedal Metal Gears. This awkward-looking quadrupedal tank was completed by Sokolov, the architect behind Snake Eater’s Shagohod. Raxa is the first-ever Metal Gear prototype. Metal Gear Raxa (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops) Unfortunately for him, a sudden bolt of lightning takes him out, along with his favorite ride. Its end comes after an intense boss battle with Volgin at the helm, in which he uses his own electric powers to charge up the Shagohod to take on Snake and Eva. And of course, it functions as a nuclear ballistic missile system.

While it doesn’t walk like future Metal Gears, this beast can reach speeds of up to 300mph thanks to rocket power. In the Metal Gear timeline, the Shagohod can be considered the first in a long line of death-dealing giant tanks. Shagohod (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) Note: This focuses on the main Metal Gears that served as important boss battles in the core series, so you won't see non-canon Metal Gears or friendly versions like the Mk. Each title includes at least one of these beasts that could start World War III, and we wanted to get you caught up on these constructions and their dramatic battles before Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes hits ( more on our MGS V cover story here). Giant, nuclear tanks have been such a huge part of Metal Gear's history that they're the basis of the franchise's name.
