I'm no Hero. Never was. Never will be. I'm just an old dog of war. Hired to do some wet work. - Old Snake
"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." -Maximus
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. - Maximus
Justice huh... The meaning of justice can change from one day to the next... A professional soldier doesn't bring Justice into the mission. The only ones who need a reason to fight, are the ones who fight for a living. That's what my mentor told me. Politics are fickle... they change with the times. So as long as we remain loyal to our countries, soldiers like us need nothing to believe in. She died out of loyalty, not to justice, not to her country, but to herself, for the mission. - Big Boss
Unfortunately, killing is just one of those things that gets easier the more you do it. - Solid Snake
War has changed. It's no longer about nations, ideologies or ethnicity. It's an endless series of proxy battles, fought by mercenaries and machines. War, and its consumption of life, has become a well-oiled machine. War has changed. ID tagged soldiers carry ID tagged weapons, use ID tagged gear. Nanomachines inside their bodies enhance and regulate their abilities. Genetic control. Information control. Emotion control. Battlefield control. Everything is monitored, and kept under control. War has changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of control. All in the name of averting catastrophe from weapons of mass destruction. And he who controls the battlefield, controls history. War has changed. When the battlefield is under total control, war...becomes routine. - Old Snake
