The Ocelot Unit can be skipped via Airwalking as shown by MattMatt. See the glitches section
https://metalgearspeedrunners.com/wiki/doku.php?id=mgsdse_glitches#air_walking_glitch

https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxOKJIgh0JsKmTXsV2oKchnedcHwrMpSad by MrDan23

Fighting the Ocelot Unit on VE/EZ by iLL_pazzo

If the Ocelot unit is worth skipping on Very Easy depends on your execution during the Ocelot Unit fight.
Plus without the mk.22 and m1911 in your inventory you'd do the menu after the waterfall to reequip everything also a tiny bit faster. Depending on the timing method, you'd want to run the entire game in 30fps as to not lose time to swap between 30fps and 60fps – should
timing be based on RTA (including Load Removed Realtime or LRT). If the timing method is IGT, then the fps setting change does not count
as the pause menu also pauses the IGT ticking forward.

In general it is faster to airwalk based on this comparison:

Testing by Lilbroccolis
https://youtu.be/i6jI7gWK3gk?si=iI0TgbOAQ8tJq7O9

https://www.twitch.tv/thedementedsalad/clip/ApatheticShortInternYouWHY-4IezNNzzHCkqop-3
by theDementedSalad

by Setharooni

by Theory

by AnthonyMGS

By Steg

by Tromboncino

Airwalk skip by MetalGlennSolid

Airwalk skip by Metsa

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxQ7lojqV8wxa6EPll9Pmaug8ZFIKO1WfN?si=vmyUSLqTH4bFBPY1 by MrDan23

Early ideas by Lilbroccolis: https://youtu.be/Gbc12DDIvYI?si=LdZ-D3B3l40HWJ5T

by Setharooni

by GoGoTime

There are 2 methods to skip this boss fight. You can find both examples on the glitches page:
https://metalgearspeedrunners.com/wiki/doku.php?id=mgsdse_glitches#air_walking_glitch

Phase 1 - similar to HD possible as shown by Bradderfield
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2550984476

Phase 1 + 2 Clean Example by Theory

by Tromboncino

Update: August 31st 2025
The Fear can be beaten with the trap (apparently only in Legacy Style)

Before the fight:
get the IR goggles in warehouse 1 before the fight, put on ez gun and stun and enter the fight

• heal poison (leave arrow in)
• go to the trap tree and drop down once the fear is under you
• throw stun at the fear
• CQC the fear, stamina should be 75%
• chase after the fear and hit him with the EZ gun and quick shots

Video Example by Hau5test:
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxxD5Hl41zfjJ1e6u3YMYeAsPHT2nkeUwo?si=IfxDRuS-dnlxFwK0

first 50% of stamina bar can be done via a simple loop found by Jaguar_King https://www.twitch.tv/jaguar_king/clip/DoubtfulSpikyHornetOSfrog-tzYgMrbmQkZwhSv9

by BIG BOSS

Teleporting strat runners use on HD/MC still works for Extreme/European Extreme - but the cycling with punch+punch+cig+punch+punch → hold up does not work anymore.
Yet unused Box Glitch that lets bosses run in place for a while. TBD: further investigate a setup?
Clip: https://www.twitch.tv/antibigboss/clip/MushyBloodyPeanutHeyGuys-tkeW3E0eSWfOuSVN
More Glitching going on: https://youtu.be/ArQoU3xHW4Y?si=FSGtOIuPZsxI55fZ

MrDan23 started using a setup where he first gives the end 3 headshots then follows him into the next room (Sokrovenno North). There he uses the fake death pill to have the End run up to you, then he starts chasing after him giving him 3 body shots with the EZ gun repeatedly until the fight is over.

Single Room Loop Setup by Hau5test
The strategy is as follows:

• Throw stun behind him (do NOT hit him with it)
• Hit 2 headshots with the EZ Gun on him, then hold him up
• swap to the Stun again and wait for the End to put his left hand on the floor, then throw it
• he'll throw his own stun, ready to run off, but before he can start running he'll be hit by your stun
• don't get blinded by his stun, then give him (ideally) 3 more headshots
• check the direction he's trying to leave the room then throw a stun after him, ideally hitting him during the load transition
• another headshot and at least 2 more body shots and The End is beaten

Found by Hau5test

New Style Setup by Setharooni

New Style Setup as performed by Theory, Labbing started by Jaguar_King

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2553239824
Legacy Style testing by MetalGlennSolid

Legacy style setup by Mustadio

Post-Airwalk single-room (New Style) by MetalGlennSolid

The End (EuEx) FDP Variant by Brakk0n

by GoGoTime

2 hold-ups by Metsa

Lethal strat using the Patriot as shown by Malla

Can body shot cycle the Fury with the Mosin Nagant in 4 cycles.

by Metsa

Non lethal method
Mosin Nagant takes 3 shots per phase to take Volgin down.

Lethal method

by Metsa

Non Lethal
Mosin Nagant takes a lot of ammo, but is quite fast if applied right.

found initially by Bradderfield, performend and recorded by Pythonicus

by Pythonicus

by Metsa

Lethal

by DeflinoPlazaGuy

EX/EuEX loop by Theory

by Theory

You can only counter CQC the boss if no weapon is in your hand!
For the CQC to counter, you need to wait for the slowdown to happen, then press the CQC button.
for turn 1 and 2 of the CQC cutscene, you only need to counter her once. On turn 3 onwards you need to counter her CQC 2 times.

You can counter the boss before she first connects with you as found by Pythonicus:

SVD lets you shoot the Boss only once, then the health bar locks up (iframes).

EZ Gun takes 4 cycles of 3 shots each after her being slammed on the ground.
Mosing Nagat takes 3 cycles of 3 shots each after her being slammed on the ground.

Pazzo found this strat on Normal using 2 body shots with the Mosin then a Stun. Repeat multiple times
“ you need to throw the last stun right when she's going up, and the last 2 shots have to be extremely fast”

The Boss takes 13 Mosin shots when continuosly counter-CQCed and slammed on the ground similar to the Very Easy strategy.

by Pythonicus

by GoGoTime

by Metsa

by Pythonicus

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