The End

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Metal Gear Character
The End
Aliases	None
Real Name	Unknown
Nationality	Russian
Affiliations	Cobra Unit
Gender	Male
Voice Actor (West)	Grant Albrech
Voice Actor (East)	Osamu Saka

Born in the early 1860s, The End is over 100 years old during the events of thegame, set in 1964. He is a veteran of countless wars, and is considered to be the world's greatest sniper, as he originated all sniping techniques. He is said to never require a spotter, and can stay in the same prone sniping position without moving for days at a time. The energy provided by the photosynthetic moss that grows inside and outside of his body lets him go long periods without food or water.

As with the other members of the Cobra Unit, his codename signifies the emotion he feels while on the battlefield ("the end" implies death and what he brings to his victims without them knowing). Since he is very old and incredibly close to death, he will often fall asleep during a battle. His closest companion, a parrot, will wake him up.

The End is also an expert on camouflage. His uniform consists of actual moss and leaves, and the sniping positions he chooses conceal him well. When in a prone position, he becomes "one" with the area - his body temperature lowers so that it is close to that of the surrounding foliage. This makes spotting him with thermal goggles difficult.

He is armed with a Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle that fires tranquilizer rounds. He also uses stun grenades.

The End was ultimately defeated by Naked Snake during a long sniper duel that took place in Sokrovenno, a large forest.