This is a contest entry for Metroid-Killer's Heartlessness Contest. In case you're not aware of it, the best way I can describe it is a homage to the slasher horror genre. One of the taglines is "mindless killing". I'm a huge fan of the slasher horror genre. Movies like Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween. You know, those movies that start with a group of teenagers and they're being pursued by a monstrous antagonistic force that kills them one by one until the last survivor kills him. So yeah, this story is going to be kind of like that so expect a LOT of over the top violence and gore. However it will be a little bit different from tradition. I was going to have the killer be a superhuman force like usual in the films. But then I thought "What if the killer was a mortal like his victims? But he's smart, cunning but brutally violent just like those movie killers." So I decided the killer would be Venom Snake, protagonist of MGSV: The Phantom Pain. The guy can be the most ruthless player character in MGS history and when he becomes Demon Snake, he looks terrifying. This chapter will explain who he is, why he's going to be killing the Smash roster, and why he's so powerful. But be forewarned.
HEAVY MGSV SPOILERS AHEAD! IF YOU PLAN ON PLAYING THE GAME, I SUGGEST YOU DON'T READ THIS CHAPTER! THE OTHER CHAPTERS WILL NOT HAVE MAJOR SPOILERS!
3 Weeks ago: Unknown Laboratory
"Is he awake yet!?" A thunderous voice demanded answers.
"Almost sir! Just a few more minutes!" One of the scientists responded.
"Good!" The voice said sounding pleased. He looked at the subject in the Stasis pod. "Three months we've been working on this project gentlemen! And it's about to come to fruition."
"If you don't mind me asking sir…why did you pick this one as the subject? He just looks like an ordinary human to me." A scientist asked.
The voice let out a sinister laugh. "Yes he does doesn't he? But looks can be so deceiving. A human he may be, but ordinary? Far from it! Look at this man! The Shrapnel in his head, the bionic arm, the scars left on him from so many battles. This man is a veteran! A hardened warrior!"
The source of the voice stepped out of the shadows, revealing himself to be Crazy Hand.
"And hardened warriors…is what the roster needs! Brother always thought he knew best! Believed that those colorful combatants of his were real warriors! Plumbers, Princesses, androgynous swordsmen, humanoid animals, pocket monsters?! What a joke! There was one man brother chose in the third tournament that met all the standards of a true fighter, and the community turned their back on him. And now he's gone. He was the black sheep of the roster. They said he didn't fit in, that he didn't belong! And you know what…they were right! He didn't belong. A soldier like Solid Snake doesn't belong in a group of fairy tale freaks that we have in the roster. So…I'll just have to erase that roster…create the new generation of Smash Brothers…and he will lead them! DEMON SNAKE!" Crazy Hand cheered to the skies.
"Subject is ready to be released!" A scientist reported.
"Excellent! Commence the release!" Crazy Hand ordered. "Gentlemen! V HAS COME TO!"
The soldier, Demon Snake, was released from his cryogenic sleep. He landed to the ground on his hands and knees gasping for air. His mind was blank, remembering very little of the events before being in this lab.
"It appears you have cheated death once again Demon Snake…or should I call you…Boss?" Crazy asked.
"Who are you…where am I?" Demon asked between his gasps. Crazy Hand motioned for two scientists to help Demon to his feet, to which they obliged. Demon looked up to see the floating hand, but he wasn't at all shocked to see such a thing. Crazy Hand laughed.
"Funny. Usually people scream when they first see me or my brother. But you've seen things much stranger in your life time, huh Boss?"
"My question." Demon reminded the hand.
"Of course! My apologies. Boss, you are a step closer to the Heaven you've always wanted."
"Outer Heaven?"
"That's right! A place where warriors like yourself always have a purpose! A place where conflict will never cease! I want it, too you see. Me and my men, who will help you to achieve it. Just like the Diamond Dogs, we'll follow your orders Boss."
Demon Snake looked around the room to see the hundreds of men that were saluting him. He grinned and looked to Crazy Hand, his new XO. "What's standing in our way?" Demon asked. Though he couldn't smile, Crazy Hand was absolutely thrilled that Demon was ready to get to work. He handed Demon a sheet that contained pictures of all the members of the roster.
"This group of false warriors. They think combat is a game…something to do for fun. Disgusting!" Crazy scoffed.
"So…I just need to eliminate them? That simple?"
"The world calls for wetwork…and you're the answer Boss. And when you kill them, make it a good one! Show them the true killer instinct! Show them how a demon of battle fights!"
Demon Snake laughed, the horn in his head grew slightly. He began looking more like a Demon.
"Consider it done."
Present Day: Snake's Home
Since being kicked off the roster, Solid Snake has been living in a small house in the snowy mountains. He seldom contacted any of the fighters, only speaking with those he considered to be friends. As he ate his breakfast, he had a knock on the door. No one ever knocks on the door, because no one ever comes here. He walked to the door and opened it up to see who his surprise visitors were.
"Uh…hello there Snake." Rosalina nervously greeted. Behind her were some of the other fighters. Meta Knight, Lucario, Peach, Zelda and Fox. Snake observed the six of them. They all looked like hell, and the freezing weather wasn't helping.
"Come in." he simply said, opening the door and inviting them into his abode.
"What's going on?" Snake asked as he sat his guest down in his living room after getting them all beverages.
"Snake, tell us what you know about this man." Fox pleaded and handed Snake a photo. Snake looked at the picture with clear shock in his eyes. A man who he'd thought was dead, killed by his own hands. Blood covered his face, the eyepatch on his right eye, the shrapnel in his head that looked too much like the horn of demon.
"Demon Snake!"
"So you know him!" Peach said.
"I do. But why do you all know him?! What's going on?!"
"He showed up a week ago…and he's been killing us off." Peach said, horrible memories resurfacing.
"It's unbelievable! Such incredible power…but he's only a man! Yet he's been single-handedly taking down the roster, and there's over 50 of us!" Zelda expressed her disbelief.
"Demon Snake…or Venom Snake…is no ordinary man." Snake began.
"His appearance…isn't he your father? Big Boss?" Lucario asked.
"No…he's Big Boss' phantom…his body double."
"Body double?" Rosalina asked.
"1975, this man was a combat medic working for Big Boss' private mercenary nation. Boss considered him to be his best lieutenant. Boss was coming back to base on a helicopter, the medic was in there with him. They returned to see the base was under attack. They couldn't save it, and the attackers shot down Boss' helicopter with a rocket. The medic jumped in front of Boss, saving him from the damage of the explosion. Their helicopter crashed. Big Boss survived, and surprisingly, the medic did too. But they were both in a coma for nine years. The medic lost his left arm, and got a piece of metal lodged in his head. Big Boss and his friends realized that Boss was in danger, so they arranged a plan. They performed plastic surgery and made the medic look just like Big Boss, and they implanted the memories of Big Boss in his head so he would truly believe he was Big Boss. It worked. Boss was able to avoid his enemies. But when this man woke from that coma, he wasn't anything like Big Boss. He was a demon…Demon Snake."
"He must really be a demon! Cause we can't kill him!" Peach panicked.
"No! He's a mere mortal, like the rest of us. I wouldn't have been able to defeat him back in Outer Heaven if he wasn't."
"But have you seen what he can do? He has to have super powers!" Fox said.
"It's all technology…cutting edge. When you think about it, technology and magic are pretty similar. Tell me what you've seen, I've got an explanation for it. What has Demon Snake been doing?"
1 week ago: The Smash Arena
Demon Snake approached the Smash Arena. Scouting the area, he found his first two targets. Wearing his Battle Dress, a Sneaking Suit modified with several pieces of armor, he was ready for heavy combat. Pulling out his pistol and knife, he then activated his stealth camouflage, rendering him practically invisible. The hunt was about to begin.
The violence starts next chapter. We're getting right into it.
By the way, all that backstory about Demon Snake/Venom Snake/Punished "Venom" Snake whatever you want to call him...I did NOT make that up. That's all the actual game story. It's crazy…but it's not surprising if you've ever played a Metal Gear Solid game.