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-|creator=[[Hideo Kojima]]
-|designer=[[Yoji Shinkawa]]
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-'''Frank Jaeger''', better known by his codename '''Gray Fox''', is a [[Character (arts)|fictional character]] and protagonist from [[Konami]]'s ''[[Metal Gear]]'' series. Created by [[Hideo Kojima]] and designed by [[Yoji Shinkawa]], he first appears in the series' original 1987 game ''[[Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'', and is one of the few characters to appear in both the original 2D games and the later 3D games. First introduced in the original game as a high-ranking agent of [[FOXHOUND]] who goes missing during a mission to [[Outer Heaven]], he is saved by fellow FOXHOUND agent [[Solid Snake]] but goes missing during the original game and its sequel ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' during which he is revealed to have sided with [[Big Boss (Metal Gear)|Big Boss]]; he is eventually defeated and left for dead. The character is reintroduced in ''[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'' as the '''Cyborg Ninja''', a mysterious being wearing a [[powered armor]] [[exoskeleton]] and armed with a high-frequency blade. During [[Liquid Snake]]'s FOXHOUND revolt at Shadow Moses, he confronts Solid Snake on several occasions, while also providing advice via CODEC as a faceless contact named '''Deepthroat'''. ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]'', set twenty-five years before the original ''Metal Gear'', also features his teenage iteration using the codename '''Null'''.
-The character was positively received by critics, and is considered one of the best characters in ''Metal Gear''; he is also frequently mentioned as one of the best ninjas in video gaming.
-==Appearances==
-The original ''[[Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' game introduces {{Nihongo|Gray Fox|グレイ・フォックス|Gurei Fokkusu|spelled "Grey Fox" in the [[MSX2]] games}} as a high-ranking agent of [[FOXHOUND]] as the "Fox" codename being the highest distinction within the unit. His face portrait in the MSX2 version was modeled after actor [[Tom Berenger]]. Prior to the game's events, Fox goes missing during a mission to [[Outer Heaven]] with his last transmission being a cryptic message simply saying "[[Metal Gear (weapon)|Metal Gear]]".<ref name="Gears 2008">"Snakes and Gears: A Metal Gear Overview", ''[[Game Informer]]'' 182 (June 2008): 108.</ref> After being rescued by [[Solid Snake]], Fox reveals TX-55 Metal Gear's true nature to the player.
-[[File:Gray Fox Concept.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Character study illustration by [[Yoji Shinkawa]] depicting Gray Fox before and after becoming the Cyborg Ninja.]]
-''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' revealed that Gray Fox left FOXHOUND and defected to Zanzibar Land. Fox pilots the advanced model Metal Gear D and confronts Solid Snake a few times, while secretly assisting Snake as an anonymous informant. Fox's past is fleshed out in this game; his civilian identity {{Nihongo|Frank Jaeger|フランク・イェーガー|Furanku Yēgā|"Frank Yeager" in the [[MSX2]] version}} is revealed to have a relationship with former Czech [[figure skater]] [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Gustava Heffner|Gustava Heffner]] (Natasha Marcova in the MSX2 version) after they met in [[Calgary]] and fell in love. Gustava tried to seek asylum with him in America, but failed and was stripped of her competition rights as a result.<ref name="mg2_manual">{{cite web|title=Setting Manual|url=http://gtinter.msxnet.org/Setting.htm|work=[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]|publisher=[[Konami]]|accessdate=9 July 2012|year=1990}}</ref> Following this incident, Frank developed a great deal of resentment toward his superiors, but was unaware that Gustava later joined the [[StB (Czechoslovak State Security)|StB]] and is present in Zanzibar as [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Kio Marv|Dr. Kio Marv]]'s bodyguard. During his and Snake's first direct encounter as enemies, Fox's piloting of the Metal Gear accidentally causes Gustava's death. After Snake destroys Metal Gear, Fox challenges Snake to a fistfight in the middle of a minefield and is apparently killed.
-Gray Fox returns as the {{Nihongo|Cyborg Ninja|サイボーグ忍者|Saibōgu Ninja}} in ''[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'' after he has been grafted into a [[powered armor]] [[exoskeleton]] and armed with a high-frequency blade. According to [[Hideo Kojima]], "cyborg ninja was born from this [[Yoji Shinkawa|Shin-chan]]'s graffiti."<ref>[https://twitter.com/hideo_kojima_en/statuses/129342773039079424 Twitter / HIDEO_KOJIMA]</ref> During [[Liquid Snake]]'s FOXHOUND revolt of Shadow Moses, Fox once again challenges Solid Snake to a fight, maiming [[Revolver Ocelot]] and scaring [[Otacon]] in the process. After the fight, he becomes erratic and disappears in a violent rage. Throughout the game, he provides Snake cryptic advice via CODEC as a faceless contact calling himself "Deepthroat". [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Naomi Hunter|Naomi Hunter]] eventually divulges being Fox's foster sister as well as his Cyborg Ninja identity to Snake. Later, during Snake's battle with [[Metal Gear (weapon)#Metal Gear REX|Metal Gear REX]], Fox destroys REX's [[radome]] with the use of a prototype [[railgun]] attached to his arm. However, Fox is killed by Liquid (piloting REX). Before doing so, when Liquid is holding Fox in REX's jaws, the player is given the option to fire a stinger at REX's open cockpit, but Snake refuses to shoot.
-[[Raiden (Metal Gear)|Raiden]] initially thought that the Cyborg Ninja in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' seen during [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Solidus Snake|Solidus Snake]]'s Manhattan incident was Gray Fox before learning that the person in question is actually [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Olga Gurlukovich|Olga Gurlukovich]].
-The second prequel ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]'' (set twenty-five years before ''Metal Gear'') featured a teenage version of the character under the codename {{Nihongo|Null|ヌル|Nuru}}, a masked [[machete]]-wielding assassin. Null is subjected to a secret [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] project to be the "Perfect Soldier" and recruited into [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Gene|Gene]]'s corrupt FOX unit during the San Hieronymo takeover. During the game, Null fights with [[Big Boss (Metal Gear)|Big Boss]] (Naked Snake) twice. During the second fight, Big Boss realized that Null was a boy in [[Mozambique]] that used his innocence as a cover to kill dozens of government soldiers with only one knife while speaking a little German, thus how he was deemed "Frank Jaeger" (German for "Frank Hunter"). After defeating Null, Big Boss sent Null to somewhere outside of FOX for help.
-''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' reveals that Frank Jaeger's murder of [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Para-Medic|Para-Medic]] was part of [[EVA (Metal Gear)|Big Mama]]'s plan to free Big Boss from [[List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Zero|Zero]]'s control.
-===Other appearances===
-There is a Cyborg Ninja unique character card in ''[[Metal Gear Acid]]''.<ref>''Retro Gamer'' 11, page 23.</ref> Outside of the ''Metal Gear'' games, the Cyborg Ninja is featured as a [[player character]] driver in ''[[Konami Krazy Racers]]'' and as an Assist Trophy in both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
-A Cyborg Ninja figure was released by [[McFarlane Toys]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metalgearcollection.com/version3/figure-ninja.html |title=Cyborg Ninja Figure |publisher=Metal Gear Collection.com |accessdate=2013-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313204855/http://metalgearcollection.com/version3/figure-ninja.html |archivedate=2013-03-13 }}</ref> Another figure was released by [[Konami]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://otaku.be/products/17021 |title=Otaku.com Metal Gear Solid Konami Figure 13 Ninja Color |publisher=Otaku.be |date= |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref> In 2007, a block-style figure was also released in the [[Kubrick (toy)|Kubrick]] line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metalgearcollection.com/version3/kubrick-ninja.html |title=Cyborg Ninja Kubrick |publisher=Metal Gear Collection.com |accessdate=2013-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310223118/http://metalgearcollection.com/version3/kubrick-ninja.html |archivedate=2013-03-10 }}</ref> In 2011, another Cyborg Ninja figure, as designed by Kojima himself, was announced to come from [[Square Enix]]'s Play Arts Kai line of ''Metal Gear'' figures,<ref>[http://www.destructoid.com/badass-cyborg-ninja-from-metal-gear-solid-in-toy-form-201018.phtml Badass: Cyborg Ninja from Metal Gear Solid in toy form], Destructoid, 05.12.2011.</ref> and was released for the 25th anniversary of the ''Metal Gear'' series.
-''[[Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]'' features Gray Fox's Cyborg Ninja exoskeleton and sword as a [[downloadable content]] [[Skin (computing)|skin]] and weapon for Raiden.<ref>[http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/10243/article/metal-gear-solid-revengeance-gets-two-premium-editions-in-japan/ Metal Gear Solid Revengeance Gets Two Premium Editions in Japan], Gameranx, 25th October 2012.</ref><ref>"A chassis patterned after Gray Fox's body circa the Shadow Moses incident, but functionally equivalent to recent cyborg bodies. Though it was termed an "exoskeleton" in those days before the advent of modern cyborg technology, it could not be taken on and off at will." Gray Fox skin description ''(Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)''</ref>
-In 2013, Kojima stated to be interested in developing a game with Gray Fox as the main playable character, although he does not assure it to happen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gameoverviews.com/interview-with-hideo-kojima/|title=Interview with Hideo Kojima! (Snatcher sequel, ZOE x MGS crossover, Gray Fox game, MGRR)|last=Wasabe|first=Doc|date=January 19, 2013|publisher=Game Overviews|accessdate=20 January 2013}}</ref>
-==Reception==
-{{quote box|quote=He provides the most difficult battle in ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake|Metal Gear 2]]'', one of the coolest in ''[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'', and he dies an honorable death at the end of that game. Go ninja, go.|source=—Joe Dodson, [[GameSpot]], 2007<ref>Joe Dodson, [http://www.gamespot.com/features/6175700/index.html Metal Gear: 20 Years of Big, Bad Boss Battles], GameSpot, July 28, 2007.</ref>|width=30%}}
-The character was very well received by critics. In 2008, [[IGN]] ranked Gray Fox as both the third top ''Metal Gear'' villain ("whether players are rescuing Gray Fox, battling against him, or watching gleefully as he rips entire rooms of soldiers to shreds, Gray Fox never fails to impress")<ref>Jesse Schedeen, [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/06/11/top-10-metal-gear-villains?page=8 Top 10 Metal Gear Villains], IGN, June 11, 2008.</ref> and the fourth best [[Boss (video gaming)|boss]] to battle in the series.<ref>IGN PlayStation Team, [http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/880/880942p1.html Top 10 Metal Gear Solid Boss Battles], IGN, June 11, 2008.</ref> That same year, [[Destructoid]]'s Chad Concelmo also placed him twice on the list of ten best ''Metal Gear'' bosses, as ninth (in ''Metal Gear 2'') and seventh (in ''Metal Gear Solid'', making "one of the greatest returns in videogame history").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/the-ten-best-metal-gear-bosses-ever--90176.phtml |title=The ten best Metal Gear bosses EVER! |publisher=Destructoid |date= |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref> In 2013, Sam Smith of ''[[Play (UK magazine)|PLAY]]'' ranked Gray Fox as the ninth best character in the series, noting that he "remains one of ''Metal Gear'''s most popular and iconic characters."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.play-mag.co.uk/features/top-ten-metal-gear-characters/ |title=Top 10 Metal Gear characters &#124; PLAY Magazine |publisher=Play-mag.co.uk |date=2013-02-28 |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref>
-''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' put Cyborg Ninja at number sixth on the list of characters they wished to see in ''[[Super Smash Bros. (Wii U/3DS)|Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', adding, "the ''Metal Gear Solid'' series has plenty of other characters to choose from, but we think the Cyborg Ninja would be the perfect selection."<ref>[http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/07/25-characters-we-want-to-see-in-super-smash-bros-brawl-4/cyborg-ninja Cyborg Ninja &mdash; 25 Characters We Want To See In "Super Smash Bros. Brawl 4"], Complex.com, July 2, 2012.</ref> The return of Gray Fox as a playable character in ''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'' was requested by several publications, including ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]]'', [[Shacknews]] and [[ScrewAttack]].<ref>Matthew Bennett, [http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-dlc-detailed/ Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance DLC Detailed], EGMNOW, June 19, 2012</ref><ref>Andrew Yoon, [http://www.shacknews.com/article/74394/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-dlc-could-offer-new-playable-character Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance DLC could offer new playable character], Shacknews, June 18, 2012.</ref><ref>Sean Hinz, [http://www.screwattack.com/news/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-getting-dlc Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance getting DLC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317154043/http://www.screwattack.com/news/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-getting-dlc |date=2013-03-17 }}, ScrewAttack, 6/19/12.</ref>
-{{quote box|quote=There were cyborg ninjas before ''Metal Gear Solid'' came to the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in 1998, but this robotic ninjutsu practitioner was arguably the first to make the trend famous. At the start of ''MGS'', it seemed hard to believe anyone could be more intimidating than [[Solid Snake]]--but Cyborg Ninja surpassed the Foxhound agent immediately with the trail of bloody corpses he left in his wake. Snake was barely able to hold his own against the assassin, and all computer expert [[Otacon|[Otacon]]] could do was wet his pants in fear.|source=—Henry Gilbert, [[GamesRadar]], 2013<ref>{{cite web|author=Henry Gilbert|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/deadliest-cyborg-ninjas-gaming-history/ |title=The deadliest cyborg ninjas in gaming history |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2013-02-21 |accessdate=2013-10-05}}</ref>|width=30%}}
-He was also frequently featured in the lists of top ten fictional ninja characters in video gaming (and sometimes in all fiction), including by [[Virgin Media]],<ref>[http://www.virginmedia.com/games/inpictures/top-ten-ninjas.php?ssid=9 Gray Fox (Metal Gear) - Top ten ninjas], Virgin Media.</ref> Nich Maragos and David Smith of [[1UP.com]] in 2004 (ranked fifth),<ref>Nich Maragos and David Smith, [http://www.1up.com/features/top-ten-ninjas Top Ten Ninjas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107075310/http://www.1up.com/features/top-ten-ninjas |date=2012-11-07 }}, 1UP.com, July 23, 2004.</ref> Devin Coldeway of [[CrunchGear]] in 2008 (ranked ninth),<ref>Devin Coldeway, [http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/31/top-ten-video-game-ninjas/ Top Ten Video Game Ninjas], CrunchGear, March 31, 2008.</ref> Unreality in 2009 (ranked second),<ref>[http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/04/07/unreal-power-rankings-the-top-5-video-game-ninjas/ Unreal Power Rankings: The Top 5 Video Game Ninjas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015061837/http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/04/07/unreal-power-rankings-the-top-5-video-game-ninjas/ |date=2013-10-15 }}, Unreality, April 7, 2009.</ref> ''[[Nintendo Power]]'',<ref>{{cite book |title=Nintendo Power 250th issue! |year=2010 |publisher=Future US |page= 47}}</ref> Chris Jager of [[GamePro]] (ranked fourth),<ref>Chris Jager, [http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/321647/top_ten_video_game_ninjas/?pp=8 Top Ten video game ninjas], GamePro, 06 August, 2010</ref> and ScrewAttack (ranked second) in 2010,<ref>[http://screwattack.com/videos/Top-Ten-Ninjas Top Ten Ninjas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724174008/http://screwattack.com/videos/Top-Ten-Ninjas |date=2010-07-24 }}, GameTrailers, January 8, 2010.</ref> Becky Cunningham of Cheat Code Central in 2011 (ranked fifth),<ref>Becky Cunningham, [http://www.cheatcc.com/extra/top10ninjasinvideogames.html Top 10 Ninjas In Video Games], Cheat Code Central, 2011.</ref> and the staff of ''PLAY'' in 2013 (ranked third).<ref>''PLAY'' 232, page 34.</ref> Ian Dransfield of ''PLAY'' also featured him in the 2011 list top ten ninjas for [[PlayStation]] consoles, adding that although Raiden "may have completely redeemed his character", he "can never outdo" Gray Fox,<ref>Ian Dransfield, [http://www.play-mag.co.uk/features/top-ten-ninjas-on-playstation/ Top ten ninjas on PlayStation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313155314/http://www.play-mag.co.uk/features/top-ten-ninjas-on-playstation/ |date=2010-03-13 }}, PLAY Magazine.</ref> and in 2012 ''Complex'' Rich Knight of ranked him as the third swiftest ninja in gaming.<ref>Rich Knight, [http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/01/the-10-swiftest-ninjas-in-games#9 The 10 Swiftest Ninjas in Games], Complex.com, January 25, 2012.</ref>
-In 2008, IGN's Jesse Schedeen compared Gray Fox to [[Vergil (Character)|Vergil]] from the ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' series as "two formidable warriors from the videogaming realm" who both "met their unfortunate ends in the games," stating Gray Fox has "left a big mark on the ''Metal Gear'' series."<ref>Jesse Schedeen, [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/07/10/baddie-brawl-gray-fox-vs-vergil Baddie Brawl: Gray Fox vs. Vergil | Two modern-day bad guys cross swords in the ultimate showdown.], IGN, July 10, 2008.</ref> The demise of Gray Fox was featured in [[GameSpy]]'s 2008 article about the series' eight top moments,<ref>[http://uk.gamespy.com/articles/873/873155p2.html GameSpy's Top MGS Moments: Metal Gear Solid (Day Two)], GameSpy, May 9, 2008.</ref> ranked as the ninth top cutscene in the series by Jeremy M. Loss of [[Joystick Division]],<ref>Jeremy M. Loss, [http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/07/10_incredible_metal_gear_solid.php 10 Incredible Metal Gear Solid Cutscenes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002837/http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/07/10_incredible_metal_gear_solid.php |date=2016-03-04 }}, Joystick Division, July 26, 2010.</ref> included on the list of ten most depressing deaths in video games by Shubhankar Parijat of GamingBolt in 2011,<ref>Shubhankar Parijat, [http://gamingbolt.com/10-most-depressing-deaths-in-video-games/2#Q3ku7Wo7qFck4ze6.99 10 Most Depressing Deaths In Video Games], GamingBolt.com, 30th August 2011.</ref> and ranked as the seventh most "awesome and awful" character death in video games by Phil Hornshaw of [[GameFront]] that same year,<ref>Phil Hornshaw, [http://www.gamefront.com/9-awesome-and-horrific-game-character-deaths-list/ 9 Awesome (and Horrific) Game Character Deaths (LIST)], GameFront, February 4, 2011.</ref> and as the fourth top ''Metal Gear'' highlight by [[PSU.com]]'s Mike Harradence in 2012.<ref>Mike Harradence, [http://www.psu.com/a016032/Top-5-Metal-Gear-highlights?page=0 Top 5 Metal Gear highlights], PlayStation Universe, July 7th, 2012.</ref>
-''[[FHM]]'''s Gelo Gonzales placed Cyborg Ninja first on their 2009 list of most memorable hitmen in gaming, adding that he "holds the title for the deadliest ninja ever."<ref>Gelo Gonzales, [http://www.fhm.com.ph/entertainment/games/the-5-most-memorable-hitmen-in-gaming/page/3 The 5 most memorable hitmen in gaming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190343/http://www.fhm.com.ph/entertainment/games/the-5-most-memorable-hitmen-in-gaming/page/3 |date=2016-03-04 }}, ''FHM'', November 26, 2009.</ref> In 2012, Matt Elliott of ''[[PlayStation Official Magazine - UK|PlayStation Official Magazine]]'' included Gray Fox among the [[PlayStation]]'s top ten scariest characters, calling him "one of the most brutally unnerving bosses ever, largely because of his jarring, staccato introduction, often at odds with linear military narrative of Snake's mission."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/07/02/playstations-scariest-characters/7/#gallery-top |title=10 of PlayStation's scariest characters - Page 7 of 10 &#124; Features |publisher=Official PlayStation Magazine |date=2012-07-02 |accessdate=2013-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815165913/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/07/02/playstations-scariest-characters/7/#gallery-top |archive-date=2012-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> That same year, Shelby Reiches of Cheat Code Central ranked him as the number one swordsman in gaming, commenting that "though this is more a role than an individual character, the Cyborg Ninja is a recurring reminder that, with proper preparation, sometimes a sword ''can'' beat a gun."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheatcc.com/extra/top10swordsmen3.html |title=Top 10 Swordsmen - Cheat Code Central |publisher=Cheatcc.com |date=2012-09-04 |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref>
-==See also==
-*[[List of characters in the Metal Gear series|List of characters in the ''Metal Gear'' series]]
-*[[Ninja in popular culture]]
-*[[Powered exoskeletons in fiction]]
-==References==
-{{reflist|30em}}
-==External links==
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110615231327/http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/ninjaguide/?cur=metalgear Ninjas in Games - Gray Fox] at [[UGO.com]]
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