-Solid was born.
-Liquid was born.
1980
-The nation of Outer Heaven is formed in South Africa.
1990
-The Fox Hound Space Seals, a high-tech spec-ops group, is formed by the UN to combat global terrorism.
-Fox Hound sends newly recruited Solid Snake to Outer Heaven to defeat Big Boss and Metal Gear, a giant nuke-carrying mech.
-The mercenary republic of Zanzibar forms in the Middle East and begins raiding nuclear stock pillars.
-Fox Hound calls Solid Snake back to active duty to infiltrate Zanzibar, topple its government and rescue the kidnapped Dr. Kio Marv, thus ruining Zanzibar's plan to rule the world's oil supply.
Zanzibar Riot (1999)
In 1999, Dr. Kio Marv, inventor of the oil refining microbe, OILIX, was taken hostage by Zanzibar, a heavily armed nation in central Asia ruled by a minority ethnic group. Zanzibar was planning to gain political and military hegemony over a world suffering under the cruel weight of a worldwide energy crisis. Roy Campbell, commander of Fox Hound, called Solid Snake, now in retirement, back to active duty to infiltrate Zanzibar and recover Dr. Marv. Solid Snake made it past Zanzibar's impressive steel wall and penetrated deep into its interior. once inside he destroyed Metal Gear, which had been completed after being transported from Outer Heaven, and defeated Gray Fox, former member of Fox Hound and now leader of the Zanzibar mercenary corps. He was also succesful in retrieving the OILIX manufacturing process. Finally, he would once again meet his destiny with the man who was pulling the strings in Zanzibar, Big Boss! He had survived Outer Heaven and created Zanzibar in order to make a world rife with conflict and war, a world in which sodiers such as himself would always have place. After defeating Big Boss for the second time, Snake gave up on war and retired to the peaceful Alaskan wilderness. From "Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake".
Outer Heaven (1995)
A small, but powerfull armed nation called "Outer Heaven" emerges from deep within South Africa. NATO learns that they are designing a nuclear- equipped walking battle tank called "Metal Gear", and they send in one of their best agents, Gray Fox. But, he is taken hostage, and they are forced to send in the newest member of Fox Hound, Solid Snake. He rescues Gray Fox and forces the surrender of Outer Heaven. As Solid Snake escapes, he is confronted by one man. It is Fox Hound's commander, Big Boss! It seems that Outer Heaven was a mercenary company and Big Boss was the mastermind behind it. Big Boss had intetionally chosen his most inexperienced agent, Solid Snake, thinking he would fail, but he seriously miscalculated. After a fierce battle, Snake defeats Big Boss as outer Heaven burns around him. From "Metal Gear"
2000
-Solid Snake retires from Fox Hound and returns to his solitary life in the Twin Lakes area in Alaska.
-Fox Hound begins subjecting its members to gene therapy in an effort to produce supperior soldiers.
-Rogue Fox Hound members, led by Liquid Snake, occupy Shadow Moses Island off the Alaskan coast, where the US government stores his Metal Gear robots. The rogues say that they will subject the world to nuclear winter if their demands are not met.