Split-screen.com writes-"Since Snake is still alive the Patriots try and identify another candidate to fill in his shoes and this time the find Raiden. Raiden and Gary fox almost share the same history - both were child mercenaries in wars and were trained extensively under the guidance of "Snake" (Naked Snake and Solidus Snake). Since this was the "Successor project" now termed "SSS"(Solid Snake Simulation), it has to end with the demise of Solidus who shares almost the same relationship that Solid Snake had with Big Boss."
