Vamp in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Vamp was introduced in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty as an antagonist. As Snake explains to Raiden at one point in the game, Vamp is bisexual and the former lover of Scott Dolph. Vamp is also “very close” but “more than friends” with Dolph’s daughter Fortune.

LGBTQ References in this series:

Metal Gear Solid (1998): Ocelot; Otacon

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001): Vamp; Scott Dolph; Raiden

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004): Raikov and Volgin

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010): Strangelove; Kaz

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