The Colonel Volgin is a fictional character belonging to the video game series Metal Gear. He is a military man belonging to the extremist Brezhnev faction, his greatest desire is to have political control of the USSR, for which he has conspired together with Brezhnev and Kosygin to remove Kruschev. But to carry out his plans for domination, and more specifically to declare war on the United States, he needs a weapon of enormous power, Sokolov's Shagohod.
The goal was to collaborate to get Sokolov and the Shagohod. Thanks to this alliance, Volgin got everything he needed to achieve his goal, create a new balance of powers in the world.
During the Second World War, his father was in charge of managing the enormous fortune that the Philosophers accumulated. Thanks to the confusion of the conflict, his father hid those millions in banks around the world, Switzerland, Australia or Hong Kong, over time, this fortune has become known as the Legacy of the Philosophers.
Volgin illegally inherited this fortune, obtaining unlimited funds to create the Granin Research Plant and the Groznyj Grad fortress. Like his fellow weapons scientist Granin, Sokolov's exact details have never been revealed. The voice casting sheet reveals he's in his 50s during Metal Gear Solid 3 , which means he was born between the years of As for his height , Sokolov was shown to be as tall as Snake perhaps even a little taller , making the scientist 6'3" or 6'4".
She was a spy who was usually very secretive, yet for some reason, all her details except her actual name, which is never revealed in the series were readily available from Snake's radio. During Operation Snake Eater, she was 28 years old, having been born on May 15, Any fans of the series might be interested to know that means she was 35 or 36 depending on the month when she gave birth to Solid and Liquid Snake.
At 5'10" and a quarter of an inch, she is one of the shorter main characters in the game, yet she is still the tallest female on this list just. Volgin was the leader of the GRU and the evilest villain of the game. While the game's other antagonists showed slithers of humanity, he was a true monster. This is another instance where the voice casting sheet comes in handy as it states that Volgin was in his 50s during Metal Gear Solid 3, which means his year of birth was sometime between and Unsurprisingly, Volgin towers over everyone else on this list as he stands at a staggering 6'7".
He doesn't need his lightening to be intimidating, as his size alone would terrify most people. Prior to the ending, he acts as a secondary antagonist as he tries desperately to defeat Snake one on one. Also towards the end, The Boss tells a story of how she once gave birth to a boy, and if you have a certain call with EVA earlier in the game, you can deduce that Ocelot is that boy.
The story reveals that The Boss gave birth to Ocelot on the battlefield during the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, , meaning he was only 20 during Metal Gear Solid 3. He grew to be slightly taller than his mother at 5'11". He then performed it on Granin, who was imprisoned inside a metal drum, with the effects being such that the resounding gunshot from the ignited gunpowder were heard by Snake and EVA from the top of Krasnogorje inside the ruins on top.
Ironically, just before Volgin's final death as the Man on Fire in Afghanistan in , Venom Snake ended up demonstrating a similar action to Volgin's dropping of bullets after an attack after Venom Snake forced a surprised Volgin off. During his battle with Naked Snake in Groznyj Grad, Volgin demonstrated the ability to electrify metallic objects to his own specifications for example, he was able to create a steady band of electricity across the floor and project steady beams of electricity forward.
Instead of using a firearm, he could hold 7. He used this ability in several ways, including a barrage attack, a machine gun, and to increase the damage from his punches. He used a similar attack on Ocelot to force him to not attack Snake, prior to his and Snake's fight in the hangar. The bullets presumably came from a bandoleer of 7. He could also use it to create a shield that could temporarily protect him from gunfire.
On a similar note, he also could utilize his electrokinesis to levitate various bullets around his vicinity and then ignite the gunpowder to form a wide arc that could severely injure if not outright kill anyone caught in its path, which he demonstrated when resuming his attack on Snake after sending Ocelot away to locate and disarm bombs within the weapons hangar. However, a disadvantage to this attack is that it cannot aim below him, with Snake exploiting this by ducking and avoiding the attacks.
He also had the ability to channel his own electricity, as shown when he was able to revive and power the Shagohod after it was nearly destroyed by Naked Snake's RPG. In addition, he could also absorb electricity from other electrical sources such as switchboards, as was shown during his fight with Naked Snake.
He also had some degree of durability, as evidenced by his surviving an RPG blast from Naked Snake shortly before his being struck by lightning. Nevertheless, his electricity was subject to the same physics as regular electricity. It was attracted by metal which he used to his advantage to stop Naked Snake from using a gun by igniting all the bullets in the magazine at once, and also was used against him once by Ocelot by countering his electric beam by firing off his SAA bullets in random directions and forcing the beam to split into six.
His powers could also be temporarily weakened if he came into contact with water. Likewise, his electrical abilities can also be disrupted with chaff-based weaponry.
Although he can wield electricity, he is not invulnerable to it; as evidenced by his scars [25] as well as his being hit by a bolt of lightning late in Operation Snake Eater, although he would ultimately survive this, albeit at the cost of being rendered comatose. Although he never demonstrated this before his defeat in Operation Snake Eater, Volgin was also skilled at horseback riding, as demonstrated during the Hospital Escape in when riding on a horse wreathed in flames.
Volgin's body would undergo experimentation by Soviet scientists. His desire for vengeance against Big Boss would go on to influence Mantis and he would gain pyrokinesis while assuming the identity of the "Man on Fire.
As the "Man on Fire", Volgin employed similar tactics in terms of attacks, combining his electric abilities with his newfound fire abilities. He was capable of absorbing bullets with little to no visible damage and possessed the ability to fire them out of his body as projectiles; similar to how he previously ignited and fired bullets via electricity.
Beyond this, he was capable of conjuring massive pillars made out of flames to surround his target in an open area. His durability was such that he could even take a direct hit from heavy-grade weaponry such as air to surface missiles and tank rounds with no visible damage other than cosmetic, as well as survive being run over by heavy vehicles such as an ambulance or a tank, and not even being crushed by Sahelanthropus' platform was enough to kill him.
It was implied that he could also lift and throw various vehicles and rubble as projectiles, as demonstrated when Ishmael and Venom Snake were fleeing the hospital. Though he often walked, he could move swiftly in spurts and was able to teleport by manifesting himself out of one of his own pillar of flames.
Although his pyrokinetic abilities were at the forefront as the Man of Fire, he still retained his electrokinetic abilities to an extent, as implied by his briefly crackling with electrical sparks while closing in on Ocelot and Venom Snake just as the latter party were closing in on the bridge.
Similar to his original self, Volgin could be weakened by water to the point where heavy amounts temporarily incapacitated him. He was also able to summon a flaming horse that allowed him to chase Venom Snake. Ironically, extreme discharges of electricity were also capable of subduing him.
Volgin was shown to have a ruthless, brutal, and power-hungry personality, as one of the reasons why he desired to overthrow Khrushchev and install Brezhnev and Kosygin in his place was so he could secretly control the Soviet Union. Sokolov also implied that Volgin, upon assuming control of the Soviet Union, would also use the mass-produced Shagohod to engineer rebellions in various third world countries. In addition, during the aforementioned massacre at Katyn Forest, he removed the blindfolds before beating them to death.
Furthermore, after Snake urinated on himself while being repeatedly electrocuted, Volgin remarked "Now that's what I like to see," suggesting that Volgin enjoyed seeing people experiencing terror or pain before death.
In addition, Volgin recalled several despicable and low class things he did or witnessed, to which he frequently laughed about it.
This trait was apparent shortly before he attempted to execute Tatyana when discovering she was the mole leaking information to Snake, where he laughed to himself. These traits likewise made him feared in the Soviet Union, to the extent that his alleged death and Big Boss's role in it resulted in the latter being viewed as a hero to the Soviet military despite the latter being American.
Volgin often failed to interrogate any of his victims successfully during Operation Snake Eater, as most of them died before they could reveal any information. In one egregious example, Volgin not only failed to learn the details behind Naked Snake's mission; he actually achieved the opposite by informing Snake about the true nature and location of the Philosophers' Legacy.
This was in part due to Volgin's sadistic nature and his failure to control it, often "getting off" on it. Volgin himself also claimed that he was a "patient man" regarding his charges breaking under the interrogation. Despite his negative qualities, Volgin mentioned that his primary reason for trying to take control of the entire Eastern Bloc was to reunify the Philosophers, who had split apart and began warring among themselves, and essentially end the Cold War.
In addition, Ocelot also noted when discussing Volgin to Venom Snake that the latter harbored a utopian vision.
Finally, immediately before his fight with Snake, he gave Ocelot permission to supply Snake with his gun and knife. Volgin was bisexual, and often described as being "a man of broad tastes," [2] as evidenced by his sexual relationships with both Major Raikov and EVA. Believing that EVA was Sokolov's lover, Volgin intended to "take" her from him to ensure his cooperation and to torture him.
Volgin's relationship with EVA was sadistic in nature as he frequently abused her both physically and sexually and left varies scars on her body. Shortly after discovering that EVA was the spy in his midst, he remarked that, despite his abuse towards her, he valued her as a his "precious pet".
Though Volgin cared little for EVA as a lover, he seemed to legitimately care for Raikov both as an officer and a lover. Volgin used his influence to protect Raikov against allegations made against for frequently abusing his subordinates, a quality that Volgin greatly admired. In turn, Raikov enjoyed being Volgin's second in command and his lover, wearing a thong emblazoned with a lightning bolt, in reference to his relationship with Volgin.
After Snake stole Raikov's uniform and impersonated him, Volgin almost immediate sensed something was amiss as he was expecting him to be at his room. Volgin soon grabbed the disguised Snake by the crotch to confirm his suspicions and proceeded brutally beat him in retribution for hurting Raikov.
Volgin showed a deep sense of respect and to a certain extent, even fear for The Boss. For instance, despite showing an extreme force of power in torturing Snake in Groznyj Grad, Volgin backed away when The Boss stepped toward him and starkly questioned his trust in her. Despite this, he still showed defiance when he ordered The Boss to cut Snake's eyes out. Later, he implied that he had at least some respect for Snake as well, mentioning that fighting him would be a "once in a lifetime battle.
Owing to his receiving uncomfortable discharges via his electrokinetic abilities when exposed to rain, as well as the risk of being hit by lightning, he was also extremely wary of water and thunderstorms, causing him to recite "Kuwabara, Kuwabara" whenever a rainstorm was present. Ironically enough, the latter instance resulted in him being hit by lightning and leaving him severely injured as a result.
Due to his high rank within the Soviet hierarchy, he wore a unique uniform that resembled a cross between a standard Soviet officer uniform and a trenchcoat, being colored dark green with two button cuffs on each sleeve, red pauldrons that gave his rank, six buttons on the front of the trenchcoat, and a black belt with silver buckles, as well as a side belt, with the trenchcoat portion extending down to his knees.
This uniform ended up destroyed shortly before fighting Naked Snake in Groznyj Grad due to his unleashing the full extent of his electrokinetic abilities. After being rendered comatose as a result of Operation Snake Eater, this uniform was replaced during the Soviets' experimentation of his body, with the only known difference being that it was apparently fireproof due to it being largely unaffected by the new pyrokinetic powers Volgin had.
This uniform ultimately ended up destroyed during Volgin's attack on the Cyprus hospital as the Man on Fire due to being hit by missiles from a UTH Blackfoot , although Volgin himself was unharmed by the attack. Due to meeting his defeat at the hands of Naked Snake, Volgin's desire for vengeance grew so much that it kept his comatose body alive; essentially acting as the fuel and drive behind his relentless pursuits as the "Man on Fire".
This feeling of hatred was strong enough to influence Mantis to accompany him in his pursuit of vengeance though Eli's hatred for Big Boss proved greater to the point of supplanting Volgin's own influence over Mantis. As the "Man on Fire", Volgin primarily remained silent aside from occasionally grunting and roaring in anger. His body was burnt all over and it was laden with bullets, most of which are patterned in the same way as how Volgin previously wore a bandoleer of bullets.
His head was heavily embedded with multiple bullets, in which they were positioned in such a way that he possessed a set of horns, thus creating a demonic visage. Every time Volgin was active, his body would glow internally while becoming engulfed in flames. Volgin possessed some knowledge of Japan and American history. His last name is a common Russian surname that derives from the Volga River, while his first name is the Slavic version of the name Eugene.
During production for Metal Gear Solid 3 , Volgin was also given the nickname by the English staff of "Colonel Kuwabara" due to his trademark of reciting the phrase whenever it rained, something Hideo Kojima also learned. In a leaked voice casting sheet, there was apparently some indecision in regards to whether Volgin was to hold the rank of Colonel or Major, although it was eventually decided that his rank was a Colonel in the final version.
Volgin's actions on board the Hind were intended to be similar to Carl Weathers' role as the CIA Agent George Dillon from the film Predator specifically, his acting overjoyed with the success of the operation to steal the Shagohod , under Kojima's request.
These were a reference to the Bykivnia graves near Kiev and Kurapaty , a mass grave site located in a secluded forested area near Minsk, Belarus, respectively.
Some fans have speculated that he may have caused the lightning bolt that defeated Volgin, although he often appears whenever thunderstorms occur in the game. In the non-canonical Secret Theater film Die Hard , after Volgin is launched into the stratosphere, he explodes, suggesting that Volgin carried a microbomb.
In another film, Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser , Volgin encounters a time-traveling Raiden on several occasions: he briefly mistakes him for Raikov and assaults him in the Groznyj Grad prison; he beats him in Groznyj Grad's West Wing while a Raikov-disguised Naked Snake slips away; and he expresses confusion when Raiden flees within a drum can just after he torturing and killing Dr. Volgin also briefly appears in the film The Joy , where he is puzzled as to The Boss's motives, after she jumps from a bridge to evade a swarm of hornets.
He also called in Tatyana to come to his room, which also made him indirectly responsible for The End's obsession with her in the film He's Still Got It , due to her passing The End and causing him to "revive". A leaked character model for the Fox Engine revealed a male character who resembled Colonel Volgin in appearance, who Kojima stated was a killed character. However, Kojima revealed in a Twitter post that the character was not Colonel Volgin.
The first theme, "Volgin the Torturer", is an ominous-sounding theme that has low sounds and various sharp guitar strings that gradually grow higher. It is played in full in the scene where Volgin proceeds to give Naked Snake a massive beatdown at the West Wing after catching him, and also plays during his torture of Snake later on.
The second theme, "Clash with Evil Personified", has the starting portion composed of various electronic beeps before having a fast-paced rhythm. It came in two versions, which differed only in the place where it looped: The first version, played during the first phase of the boss fight, has low sounding beats, while the second phase has a slight choir in the background. Although not directly associated with Volgin, both "Shagohod Escape" and " Takin' on the Shagohod " played while Volgin was piloting the Shagohod.
The song that played during the fight against the Man on Fire in the Voices mission for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was called "Flaming Death", which was an ominous tone which featured noises in the background similar to some of the Man on Fire's roars. Commentaries on Metal Gear Solid 3 by Kojima revealed several scenes involving Volgin that were to be featured in the game, which were ultimately cut or altered for the final version.
There was originally to have been a scene at the Ponizovje warehouse, where Volgin looks dirtily at Tatyana's hips which are seen through her skirt while she is out of it, causing her to straighten out her skirt when she realizes this. The scene, had it been used, would have explained why Tatyana's skirt was straightened when standing up despite Volgin's earlier electric shock attack. The scene that the photograph was taken with Volgin and Raikov by EVA had Volgin reaching for Raikov's crotch, but this was cut off from the photo.
When Volgin tortures Snake, the sequence was originally to have contained some button prompt sequences similar to previous games, where Snake would struggle and swear.
Even though the dialogue had already been recorded, this concept was not utilized. While not cut from the game, Kojima admits that it was difficult to get across the meaning behind Volgin's breaking into laughter, after he expressed pity at the thought of killing EVA in the Shagohod's hangar. The reason for this was because he was remembering several "despicable and low-class" things he had carried out.
It was originally intended that Volgin had killed his father, and that there were originally supposed to be images of gold, silver, and paintings that the Nazis stole, images of World War II, Volgin's father, as well as a still of Volgin murdering his father. However, this was cut from the final version, with the Nazi Treasures and World War II images being replaced with texts and blueprints, and Volgin murdering his father being left out entirely.
Volgin's final battle with Snake with the Shagohod was also slightly different: Originally, he was to have piloted an escape mode for the Shagohod that was quick in its movements. After being beaten, Volgin will burst out with his rubber suit largely damaged, with the top portion completely destroyed, as well as largely covered in his own blood, especially on the face. Because of his suit being damaged, he was also discharging electricity as if there was a malfunction.
After noticing a storm, he effectively says "Hmm, thunderstorms mean nothing. The final version had Volgin merging with the wiring of the Shagohod to re-power it, and likewise upon defeat attempt to re-power the Shagohod shortly before being struck by lightning. Major Raikov will reveal hints that Volgin is prone to water-related means of attack, if interrogated. Raikov will also imply that Volgin doesn't like the Russian Glowcap mushrooms species.
Volgin's remarks about Snake's endurance prior to the torture varies depending on how many serious injuries the player has endured during both the Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater not counting wounds received in cutscenes. If Snake received minimal injuries, Volgin will remark that his skin is as soft as a " newborn baby's ", although it soon wouldn't be.
For moderate amounts of injuries, Volgin will admit that Snake has seen his fair share of battles, but tells him that he should consider himself so lucky, as what Snake would go through next would be " Hell. If the player wears the Raikov mask during the boss fight with Volgin, Volgin will slowly walk towards while shaking to snake, and say " Ivan? However, this can only be done only once afterwards, he would have wised up , and if the player took the opportunity to hit him, he has to get out of the way, as Volgin will charge at him at an even faster rate than before, shouting out loud " How dare you!!
You will pay for what you did to Ivan!! In a radio call to Para-Medic, she'll also briefly hint that Snake try to use that technique to land a free hit, although she'll stop herself when Snake expresses confusion as to why it would work. Similarly, during the first phase of the fight, Volgin will sometimes turn around and scold Ocelot when the latter supplies aid to Snake, which would provide an opening for a free hit on Volgin.
Also, acting on the advice that Volgin doesn't like water, the player can shoot the pipes in the arena. Similarly, the player can also toss out some Russian glowcap mushrooms if they player has them in their possession , which will absorb Volgin's electric attacks. If the player manages to bring a live tree frog with them and throw it, Volgin will jump away in fear upon getting close to it, uttering in anger " Kuwabara!
This references a myth related to the belief that lightning will not strike a mulberry bush. In early trailers of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain , an apparition appeared that bears some resemblance to a demonic version of the then-long deceased Volgin. He wore a bandoleer of bullets on his chest and a tattered suit very similar to the ones worn by Volgin in the latter stages of Operation Snake Eater when his coat had been removed.
The positioning of the bullets between his knuckles also confirmed the Man on Fire's identity. The March issue of Game Informer confirmed that the phantom was intended to be Volgin. The action figure was showcased under the name of Man on Fire. The RedCode site also uncovered some code that was during the hospital scene, where the character on the horse is explicitly referred to as Volgin.
Various trailers also showed the apparition being in close proximity to Tretij Rebenok , suggesting there was a connection between the two. This was further supported by GamesRadar during E3 , where they described him as a "flaming psychic projection.
The bullets jutting from his head and portions of his torso were presumably caused from when the bandoleers ended up cooking off when he was zapped by lightning in the ending of Snake Eater. Even though the Man on Fire was explicitly shown to have revived himself when Snake arrived to retrieve the body at the Yakho Oboo Supply Outpost in the end-side op cutscene before perishing for good, the Man on Fire Corpse 's key item description simply states that his death was due to being crushed by Sahelanthropus.
He is unlocked by getting 60k points or more on Hard difficulty with the main mission, while connected to the app the Companion App is on. The player can also attempt to extract the Man on Fire via Fulton during the boss fight with him in Episode Voices.
This requires defeating him before the tunnel is destroyed and is best done by knocking Tretij Rebenok out beforehand. Doing so will have Miller express shock, and Ocelot agreeing to the plan, thinking it would give them the opportunity to find out who or what the Man on Fire was.
Oddly enough, despite Volgin's relationship with Raikov and the latter being derived from Raiden in terms of overall design, using the Raiden suit in the boss fight against the Man on Fire illicits no unique reactions from him.
As the Man on Fire, Volgin is voiced and facial motion-captured by Dave Fouquette , although he doesn't have any actual dialogue. Instead, he just grunts and roars.
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