Metal Gear star David Hayter thinks Solid Snake is "misunderstood": "What really draws me to him, and I think what subconsciously draws the audience to him, is his inability to turn away from anybody who needs help"

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter says many misunderstand how big of a heart his character actually has.

I'm never one to give up the chance to lore dump about Metal Gear Solid, so... Big Boss was considered the greatest soldier of all time and turned into a legend, then his clones (Solid Snake and his siblings) were created by The Patriots so they could have their own Big Boss after they had a falling out with him. So Solid Snake was quite literally bred to be a perfect soldier, and because of that he's not quite as emotive as some of the other characters in the series.