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Hal 'Otacon' Emmerich is a major character from the Metal Gear series; first appearing in Metal Gear Solid.
Bio[edit | edit source]
Born to the brilliant scientists Huey Emmerich and a certain Dr. Strangelove (no relation to the German fellow), the usual tragedies of life ensured his mother was murdered, and his father drowned himself in the family swimming pool after he found out Hal after he found out his new wife was cheating on him. We're not saying with whom. So Emmerich ran away from home, but turned out to be such as massive nerd that he self-studied until he got a ticket to the MIT.
Since mechas were pretty much in his bloodline, Emmerich was made the lead designer for the Metal Gear REX. It sort of bit him in the ass when he, the machine, and the whole facility it was developed in were 'acquired' by a terrorist group. His subsequent rescue by Solid Snake spawned a deep and long-running friendship between the two men (no homo), and Hal went on to supply Snake with both tactical advice and various gadgets during his fight against The Patriots.
In 8chanmania[edit | edit source]
Otacon fought in 8chanmania XCV. Having joined the mania over very understandable fears that the legendary Wrestle Gear might fall into the wrong hands, his suspicions seemingly were proven right when he mistook Chris Redfield for "some PMC guy in a tacticool vest". Alas, Hal never really learned the basics of CQC, and the nerd got his ass handed to him. For what it's worth, Redfield allowed him to tag along as his scientific advisor until he got stomped by Isaac Clarke.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Emmerich's nickname, Otacon, is a portmanteau of the two words 'Otaku Convention'.
- As part of an elaborate running gag in the series, Otacon falling in love with a girl immediately triggers her death flag.