Neither of them is the kind of person who will live a normal, carefree life, and die a natural death. She feels connected to Snake because of this, and also because of how they are both fated to live their lives in a similar way. The Boss says these words when she is talking about the fact that both herself and Naked Snake were exposed to radiation from nuclear tests. We’ll never have the chance to die peacefully of old age. We’re both slowly being eaten away by the karma of others. A soldier operates on behalf of the changing times, a man with a gun on his own vision. That is why she differentiates between what for her constitutes a soldier, and ‘just another man with a gun’. The Boss explains that a soldier has to be ‘nothing more than a political tool’, but she senses that Snake is different: he is looking for a reason to fight. Being a soldier is more than just being good at shooting things. You have to do whatever you can to fulfill your mission. To The Boss, being a soldier means having a certain, almost sacred duty, and placing it above your own interests. In the end, you have to choose whether you’re going to live as a soldier, or just another man with a gun. It’s the only certainty in a world of relativeness and deception and, because of that, uncertainty. Therefor, soldiers need only fulfill their mission, without thinking for themselves. This sums up The Boss’s beliefs: because politics are changed by the times, you can’t believe in a concept like ‘enemy and friend’, since they too can change very easily. The only thing we can believe in, with absolute certainty, is the mission, Jack. Here are ten memorable quotes spoken by The Boss, that illustrate her imposing character, her power, her ideals and her view on the world. None of the other characters could echo her understanding of the greater perspective and of the relativeness that characterizes personal or cultural situations. She has an outlook on things and an ideology that is unique, and is arguably the character with the strongest willpower. Every character in the series who encountered her, was influenced by her presence in some way. With her imposing and powerful personality and incredible charisma, she is the catalyst of many of the later events, including the creation of both The Patriots and Outer Heaven. The Boss is undoubtedly one of the most important characters in the Metal Gear series.
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