Sniper Wolf

The Ultimate Metal Gear Solid Site | home

Sniper Wolf

Code Name: Sniper Wolf
Sex: Female
Age: 20's
Nationality: Iraqi (Kurd)

Role in the Game
Sniper Wolf acts as a level boss and you have to fight her twice. She snipes at Meryl allowing her to be captured and also captures Snake. Has a soft spot for wolves and Otacon.

Historical Background
A member of FOX-HOUND and probably the one of the most talented snipers the world has ever seen, Sniper Wolf has such incredible patience and concentration that she can keep aiming at her target for up to a week without moving a muscle. Born in a Kurdish village, Sniper Wolf lost her family at age 5 towards the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1408 of the Hegira calendar (1988). They were victims to Saddam Hussein's gas attacks, which killed more than 3,700 people. In 1991, in the internal fighting in Iraq after the Gulf War, she ran to the Kurdish refugee camp set up by those fleeing from Hussein. She was picked up by Big Boss visiting with the US Secretary of State and was taken back to the US. She viewed Big Boss as Saladin, the leader who defeated the crusaders in the 12th century. On September 3, 1996 after the Iraqi military's intervention to the Kurdish residential areas (August 31 intervention), the southern flight prohibition area was expanded to 33 degrees north. This was not done to protect the Kurds in the north but more for the strategic benefits of the US. Sniper Wolf saw this as a repeat of the refugee problem that occurred at the Iraqi borders in the spring after the Gulf War. She was incensed by this incident and by the motivations of the Pentagon. She moved to India and learned sniping techniques from a Gurkha sniper from Nepal. FOX-HOUND on behalf of Big Boss, scouted her when he was charged with setting up the organisation.

How to beat Sniper Wolf

Comm Towers
Get the PSG-1 from the armoury and return to the Comm Towers, making sure you don't hit the mines in the first part. Position yourself to the left or right, using the walls for cover, peeking around the corner; or fire from the entrance with a straight line of view. Use some Diazepam and equip your PSG-1 and rations. If Wolf's bullets hit you they will screw up your aim, which is why firing from the entrance can be bad. You should see her moving around, and this is the easiest time to hit her, or when she peeks out to hit you. There are PSG-1 bullets on the left and right of the minefield. Once you have hit Wolf enough, move forward towards the Comm Towers.

Snowfield
There are two ways to approach this fight. You can use the PSG-1 like at the Comm Towers or the Nikita Launcher. If you use the PSG-1 position yourself either at the tree to the left or to the right where the rations and PSG-1 bullets are. Equip the PSG-1 and use diazepam. Wolf will move from tree to tree for cover. This is the quicker method, but the Nikita is more fun. If you use the Nikita, position yourself by the tree and fire off a Nikita. Guide it with First Person View Mode and make sure you don't hit any of the trees etc. Go around the left of the area and go behind the trees and hit Wolf from behind. After the fight, move forward and watch the FMV and Otacon will show up.