"Sons of Liberty" (group)

The Sons of Liberty were a terrorist faction led by Solidus Snake. Other members included Olga Gurlukovich, Revolver Ocelot, Vamp, Fortune and Fatman. The Gurlukovich Mercenaries were also assisting the group as operational support. In reality, the Sons of Liberty were merely stand-ins for the Genome Army and the renegade members of FOXHOUND that seized Shadow Moses.

The Big Shell, an offshore oil cleaning facility off the coast of Manhattan, was seized by the Sons of Liberty on April 29, 2009. They assumed control of the facility in order to get their hands on Arsenal Gear, which contained an artifical intelligence program known as GW. Solidus planned to decode GW in order to discover the identities of the Patriots and launch an nuclear weapon in the skies above Manhattan, thus causing a gigantic Electromagnetic Pulse - effectively "unplugging" Manhattan and leading it as a free republic. However, the entire plan was being manipulated (some would even say "scripted") by Ocelot's intervention.

Thirty hostages, including President Johnson, were being held captive in the Big Shell. Solidus demanded a massive ransom to cover his real plans, or he would detonate the Shell and therefore horribly contaminate the ecosystem beyond immediate repair. A lone "FOXHOUND" recruit, Raiden, was sent in to thwart the plot. In reality, Raiden was sent in by the Patriots. The entire Big Shell incident was scripted and manipulated by the Patriots to mold Raiden into the perfect soldier, much like Solid Snake.

Once it was revealed that the entire Big Shell crisis was scripted, the Sons of Liberty group were considered disbanded. The majority of the Gurlukovich mercenaries were killed by Solid Snake and Raiden, Fatman was killed by Raiden, Vamp was also defeated by Raiden, Olga was killed by Solidus, Fortune was killed by Ocelot, Liquid Snake took control of Ocelot's body, and finally, Solidus was killed by Raiden.