| | Nerd Heroes: The Phenomenon of Loser Protagonists in Modern Japanese Games - GameCritics.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | The fact that Otacon is an anime-nerd is vitally important (his name is, in fact, a variation of the word "Otaku" which loosely means "nerd" in Japanese) because that puts the whole story into a subject/object study both inside and outside of media. |
 | | Otacon is the "fan" who normally would "be" Snake if he were playing a videogame or idolize him if he were watching an anime. |
 | | In the end, Snake and Otacon represent a subtext in Metal Gear Solid not unlike the subtext of Final Fantasy VII discussed earlier: the reconciliation of subject and object, of fan and fantasy, into a redefined post-modern whole where the media serves as both mirror and window. |
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