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Colonel

Mission command persona · Plant Codec

Story spoilers: This profile discusses character history and events in the game.

Colonel is featured in Metal Gear Solid 2 — Mission command persona. This profile covers their background, appearance, personality, story role and practical gameplay details.

Edition covered

Sons of Liberty campaign. Shared mechanics documented in the Master Collection manual; original PS2 controls and collection bindings can differ.

Biography

The Colonel directs Raiden during the Plant chapter, but the nature of this contact is a major part of the sequel’s mystery.

Appearance

The Colonel appears through a familiar military-command Codec presentation.

Personality

The voice initially seems authoritative and practical. Later inconsistencies undermine the assumption that command information is always transparent or reliable.

Role in the story

The changing communications are intentional story events, not simply interface malfunctions. Their meaning connects to the game’s themes of control and information.

Gameplay and encounters

Continue following the game’s progression cues when dialogue becomes strange. Keep separate saves before long late-game sequences if you want to revisit the revelations without replaying the entire campaign.