Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was an interesting turn for Hideo Kojima’s storied Metal Gear franchise. The prequel, set in 1964, was seemingly disconnected from the rest of the lore until Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots connected it to the modern-day story. Among the slew of new faces brought on board for the series was The Boss, Naked Snake’s mentor.

Despite only really appearing in this game, she ends up being one of the most important characters in the story. With this in mind, we decided to shed some light on her with the ten facts below. Some of these pertain to the lore, while others are about the character’s creation.

10 She Was Born In 1922

According to the Metal Gear Solid 4 Database, an application released in 2008 on the PS3 meant to compile all the information from the series, the Boss was born in 1922. This makes her 42 by the time of the virtuous mission, which makes sense considering her legendary status.

All the information in the database should be taken with a grain of salt, however, since it talks about non-canon events as if they happened. With how much the game’s lore has varied over the years, many things might be up to revisions.

9 She Is Ocelot’s Mother

The Boss mentions birthing a child during the Normandy invasion in World War II. It’s an extreme idea, for sure, but this is Metal Gear we are talking about. Multiple hints and codec conversations imply this child to be Revolver Ocelot, another central character to the series.

The baby was taken away by the Philosophers, a proto-Patriots group, and we are unsure if The Boss or Ocelot ever knew their connection.

8 Her Voice Is Familiar To Family Guy Fans

The Boss is voiced by Lori Alan, who turns in perhaps the game’s best performance. The prolific actress will be familiar to fans of Family Guy and SpongeBob Squarepants. On the former she plays Diane Simmons, a news anchor for the local news station occasionally features.

On the latter, she does several voices including Pearl Krabs. She reprises the Boss role in Peace Walker and the Phantom Pain as an AI voice.

7 Her Father Was A Philosopher

The Boss’s dealings with the massive conspiracy do not start with losing her child during the Normandy Invasion. During the massive information dump she gives the player and Naked Snake before the final boss fight, she mentions her father being a member of the Philosophers.

She says he died after he revealed too many of the group’s secrets to her. In a way, she was seeking to continue her father’s legacy by envisioning a world not separated by borders and ideologies.

6 Her Look Is Based On Charlotte Rampling

The Metal Gear series is no stranger to basing characters’ looks off of famous actors or other characters. Solid Snake is heavily based on Snake Plissken from Escape From New York and Revolver Ocelot is a tribute to Lee Van Cleef.

Similarly, the Boss is modeled to look like a young Charlotte Rampling. The resemblance is a bit more subtle in that it is notable more in the facial structure than in the hair or style.

5 Her Original Look Was More NSFW

Anybody who has looked into the plans for these games knows Hideo Kojima’s original ideas were even more out there than what ended up on the final product. The Boss, for example, was originally going to have a look that probably would have proven controversial.

She was going to have one breast exposed and her snake scar would have been always visible. When she fired her weapon, it was intended to look like the snake was laughing. This design was meant to reinforce the themes of maternity.

4 She Was The First Person In Space

This is obviously not talking about real life, but in the Metal Gear continuity, The Boss was rushed into space in order for the United States to beat the Soviet Union into the cosmos.

This was a major revelation for the character, since seeing the world from this perspective showed a planet without borders, countries, or ideologies. Unfortunately, real space flight did not have a similar effect on people in the real world.

3 She Apparently Has A British Background

Leaks are not a new thing, and Metal Gear Solid 3 suffered one all the way back in 2004. a leaked casting sheet gave numerous details about the characters. However, whether these are canon is up for debate.

The casting sheet mentions the Boss being of British descent and even having an accent, which she lacks in the final game. The British background would make sense because she did work with the SAS during World War II.

2 You Really Only Have Ten Minutes To Beat Her

Before the final fight with her in Snake Eater, she says the whole area will be blown to bits in ten minutes. A lot of games put a false pressure of time on you, but Metal Gear Solid 3 does not joke around.

If you take too long, a secret cutscene will play showing the two of you getting bombed to kingdom come. You pretty much have to try to take this long, however.

1 The Hidden R1 Sequence

The torture scene in Snake Eater is one of the hardest to watch. Naked Snake gets the tar beaten out of him by Colonel Volgin and eventually loses his eye. Wait until Ocelot leaves the room during this scene and press R1 to see the Boss mocking Ocelot’s hand gesture.

It is an odd moment for such a dark scene, but you probably will not catch it until the second or third playthrough.