have a nuclear missile hit Langley and the Pentagon, Ocelot secured the CIA's half of the Legacy and assassinated the DCI. Hoping to free the country from the Philosophers and attain the entire Legacy (as well as the complete list with the identities of the Philosopher members), Ocelot intended to take what the DCI had stolen from both him and his co-conspirator, and thus carry on The Boss's spirit.

Ocelot planned to break his ties with his benefactor, until the mysterious man revealed battle data on the Perfect Soldier Project and introduced the concept of "genomes" to him. Ocelot, intrigued, then agreed to join him in the formation of a new organization. However, he only did this under the condition that Big Boss be allowed to join them aswell.

Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.

The Patriots

Ocelot was recruited by Major Zero of FOX, along with Big Boss, Sigint, Para-Medic and EVA, to found a successor organization to the Philosophers, which would come to be known as the Patriots. All joined of their own will, united by their disregard for government notions of friend and foe, and East and West.[7] Their dream was to shape the world into one which The Boss had envisioned, one which would once more be "whole" again.

The organization was funded with the Philosopher's Legacy that Zero had obtained, half of which had been recovered by Big Boss during Operation Snake Eater. After locating the other half of the Legacy, Ocelot passed on the remaining funds to Zero with Big Boss's blessing, the two