From Hero To Zero

Spoilers



There is a lot of things I never seen coming in Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots. One of the first ones was Johnny Sasaki playing an actual role with Meryl's group. Another surprise was that his role was a lot larger then I imagine, I thought he would just be an idiot lackey that follows everyone around being an idiot. Which is true for most of the game, but then his role started to become a lot more bigger once Ed and Johnathan get injured in battle and it's up to Meryl and Johnny to aid Snake.



Johnny has always been a faceless character, a mask always covering his face, as well as being the comic relief who always somehow survives through countless worst case scenarios of Metal Gear Solid. He is known for his stupidity and having bad bowel movements. He has appeared in all the Metal Gear Solids his first apperance was in Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation.

Meryl is focused most of her attention towards Snake, falling inlove with him but finding out in Metal Gear Solid 4 about Meryl's broken heart that Snake left on her.



In the first Metal Gear Solid Meryl first met Johnny while being held captive she broke out of her jail cell and knocked him out stealing everything including his boxers.



Johnny knocked out on the ground, Meryl in his uniform. Playstation.



Johnny knocked out on the ground, Meryl in his uniform. Gamecube.



Meryl or anyone else for that matter didn't pay much attention to Johnny until a hidden easter egg in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty you can hear two conversations of Johnny. One of them is when he is having a bowel movement on the toilet. The other is when he runs into Emma which is quite funny and he declares who his name is.



In Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater Naked Snake meets Johnny's Grandfather who is patrol of Snakes cell. He feeds and talks to Snake if given the right peace offerings. I also seem him a little smarter then younger Johnny he is smart enough to check under the bed for Snake.



In Metal Gear Acid you can obtain a card called Johnny Sasaki when played allows Diarrhea to activate. No you don't shit yourself, you discard all cards in your hand and receive six new ones. It comes in handy when your hand is low or you have all bad cards.

These are small parts for him and it's kind of how I saw it coming too with Metal Gear Solid 4, but Hideo went a different direction and made him an important character. One of them was that he wasn't affected by S.O.P. when they are being controlled through Liquid. While Snake, Meryl and everyone else are suffering in pain from it Johnny manages to rescue them and take everyone out of harms way.



Throughout though Johnny has been proven to be a pain, from accidentally being spotted by the Frogs out the window, being out of sync in battle and even crapping himself while fighting the Frogs, And well as calling over and waving at Snake while he was in disguise talking to Meryl almost giving away his cover by the PMCs. All Snake could do was stay calm and mutter "What is his problem?"

When Meryl and her team try to stop Liquid from taking the body of Big Boss, Liquid proves to everyone the power he has over S.O.P. Proving it through death and carnage amongst Meryl's unit and the army that was there. As Meryl's unit Rat Patrol get their boat tipped over and they fall into the river. Johnny helps the very still Meryl out of the water. Freaked out that she could be dead, he quickly removes his mask reveling for the first time his face. I never expected him to actually look cool. I thought he would be a nerdy looking guy not some a guy who can be a main character in an game! Giving Meryl CPR she manages to breath again and kisses Johnny as thanks. Just to see his real face and get all googly eyed.

When Meryl finally confronts him about why he isn't affected he confesses that he bailed out when Meryl's unit was getting the shot for the S.O.P.s. She then replied to it thinking that he might have foresaw some kind of event that was happening now for him not to get them. I thought for a second and replied to myself "He was probably too scared of the shot." Knowing Johnny's character type too well, sure enough he bailed because he's scared of needles.



Meryl confused asked why he even bothered joining her unit, with that instant Johnny confesses that he wanted to be closer to her. Ever since he first met her in Shadow Moses (and stole his clothes) he was inlove with her and wanted to be close to her. With that he burst out in a cry asking for Meryl's hand in marriage. Meryl says no. But shortly after a few questions from Johnny if Meryl wanted to move in with him, she then ask him if he wanted to marry her. Little intimidated from the her and the gun she was holding he said yes.



Here's a music video I really love.



Once a dramatic game ends sure enough a very unlikely couple get married having a happily ever after. Hoping that Johnny doesn't crap himself in bed.



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