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I'd love to know the ratio of height between Solid Snake, Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake.

Was there ever any mention of height? (Like Liquid mentioning it when talking about being in Snake's shadow, etc.)

Were there any scenes where it could have been inferred visually?

Or is it even feasible that the clones could have differed in height from each other or Big Boss himself?

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Do you mean "feasible" assuming cloning magically ages the clone to match the original? Usually, a clone could be of different height, because the environment can influence your height about 20-40%. – kotekzot Jul 11 '12 at 22:08
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Is there any reason in particular you're asking about their height? It seems kinda random, which means the question isn't likely to help anyone else. – Matthew Read Jul 11 '12 at 22:14

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Through various sources I have compiled the following bio stats, where they have got the stats from I'm unsure however:

  • Solid Snake was 178cm in 1999. This was cited from Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - User's Manual, Konami Corporation (1990).

    Interestingly he is also stated as 182cm from 2005-2014. This is cited from The Mk.II displays this information on-screen in-game and also the Japanese Konami website

  • Liquid Snake is 183cm cited from Konami

  • Solidus Snake doesn't list a height I'm afraid. I can't find anything from any notable sources.

  • Big Boss is 192cm cited from Konami entry for Big Boss, but also stated as 180cm for 1999 cited from the same user manual as the 178cm entry for Solid Snake.

So really, being cloned seemed to f*ck shit up and make them grow a few inches between games. Big Boss grew 12cm between beginning of the series to the end, and he wasn't even a clone.

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Why is do their heights change from 1999 to 2005? Retcons, that's why. Since Solidus is the "perfect" clone of Big Boss, I would imagine his height to be close to (if not the same as) him. – Krazer Jul 11 '12 at 22:40
@QAzer but 180cm Big Boss or 192cm Big Boss? – danRhul Jul 11 '12 at 22:46
I believe the latter (latest one) is a retcon. – Krazer Jul 11 '12 at 23:38

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