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 **FH** - //Foxhound// - Highest rank achievable in MGS3, MPO, and MPO+. Takes the place of Big Boss Rank. **FH** - //Foxhound// - Highest rank achievable in MGS3, MPO, and MPO+. Takes the place of Big Boss Rank.
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 +**FPV/POV** - //First Person (Point of) View// - A camera mode showing the world through the playable character's eyes.
  
 **MG** - //Metal Gear// - The game series you are reading about! **MG** - //Metal Gear// - The game series you are reading about!
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 **MGS** - //Metal Gear Solid// - A game series within Metal Gear. It began with the game of the same name released in 1998 on the Playstation. These games are 3D, as opposed to classic Metal Gear, which is 2D. **MGS** - //Metal Gear Solid// - A game series within Metal Gear. It began with the game of the same name released in 1998 on the Playstation. These games are 3D, as opposed to classic Metal Gear, which is 2D.
  
-**MGSR** - //Metal Gear Speed Runners// - The community for speedrunning these games. The founders created MGSR in late 2013 as a Skype group.+**MGSR** - //Metal Gear Speerunners// - The community for speedrunning these games. The founders created MGSR in late 2013 as a Skype group.
  
 **MS** - //Multi Segment// - A speedrun done across multiple saves/reloads. Tool Assisted Speedruns fall into this category. **MS** - //Multi Segment// - A speedrun done across multiple saves/reloads. Tool Assisted Speedruns fall into this category.
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 **TAS** - //Tool Assisted Speedruns// - A speedrun which uses tools, savestates, RAM, inhuman frame perfect execution, and the game's code to go as fast as possible. **TAS** - //Tool Assisted Speedruns// - A speedrun which uses tools, savestates, RAM, inhuman frame perfect execution, and the game's code to go as fast as possible.
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 +**TPV** - //Third Person View// - A camera mode closely following the character around. The standard for most modern games of the series!
  
 **SS** - //Single Segment// - A speedrun done in one segment/sitting, without saving/loading to come back later. **SS** - //Single Segment// - A speedrun done in one segment/sitting, without saving/loading to come back later.
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 **LT** - //Loading Trick// -  By playing through the game, getting a Game Over, exiting, then starting a new game, the load times will be faster. In a LT speedrun, playing to Emma sniping will give you the best load times. It does not work past this point. Going past the sniping section into Arsenal will remove LT. **LT** - //Loading Trick// -  By playing through the game, getting a Game Over, exiting, then starting a new game, the load times will be faster. In a LT speedrun, playing to Emma sniping will give you the best load times. It does not work past this point. Going past the sniping section into Arsenal will remove LT.
  
-=== Metal Gear Solid 3 (MGS3) ===+==== Metal Gear Solid 3 (MGS3) ====
  
 **VE** - //Very Easy// - **VE** - //Very Easy// -
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 **LT** - //Loading Trick// - By playing through the game, getting a Game Over, exiting, then starting a new game, the load times will be faster. In a LT speedrun, playing to the prison sequence after getting captured will give you the best load times. It does not work past this point. **LT** - //Loading Trick// - By playing through the game, getting a Game Over, exiting, then starting a new game, the load times will be faster. In a LT speedrun, playing to the prison sequence after getting captured will give you the best load times. It does not work past this point.
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 +**Dremuchij South** - First area of the game.
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 +**Dremuchij Swampland** - Area with the quicksand and the crocodiles.
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 +**Dremuchij North** - First area with guards. Also where you first meet The Boss during Operation Snake Eater.
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 +**Dolinovodno** - Area with the bridge.
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 +**Rassvet** - Where you first meet Sokolov.
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 +**Dolinovodno Riverbank** - Area where the Cure menu is introduced.
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 +**Dremuchij East** - First area of Operation Snake Eater.
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 +**Chyornyj Prud** - Lake area after fighting the Ocelot Unit.
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 +**Bolshaya Past South** - After the lake. Area with claymores, electric fences and dogs.
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 +**Bolshaya Past Base** - Area just before fighting Ocelot.
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 +**Bolshaya Past Crevice** - Where you fight Ocelot.
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 +**Chyornaya Peschera Cave Branch** - First cave area, where the torch is located.
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 +**Chyornaya Peschera Cave** - Where you fight The Pain.
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 +**Chyornaya Peschera Cave Entrance** - After fighting The Pain and before the river.
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 +**Ponizovje South** - River area with guards in flying platforms.
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 +**Ponizovje Warehouse: Exterior** - Where you can kill The End for the first time.
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 +**Ponizovje Warehouse** - The warehouse. May be referred to as Warehouse 1 (going to the lab) and Warehouse 2 (after beating The Fear).
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 +**Graniny Gorki South** - Where you fight The Fear.
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 +**Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Outside Walls** - Exterior of the lab, where the electric fence is.
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 +**Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls** - Exterior of the lab. There are two trucks there.
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 +**Graniny Gorki Lab 1F** - Lab entrance.
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 +**Graniny Gorki Lab B1 West** - Where you meet Granin.
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 +**Svyatogornyj South** - After Warehouse 2. There's a codec with EVA there, in which she mentions The End or the Ocelot Unit.
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 +**Svyatogornyj West** - Area before The End.
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 +**Sokrovenno South** - Where you fight The End. This is the first area.
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 +**Sokrovenno North** - Where you fight The End. This area leads to the exit with The Ladder.
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 +**Krasnogorje Tunnel** - Area with The Ladder.
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 +**Krasnogorje Mountain Base** - After The Ladder. AKA Mountains 1.
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 +**Krasnogorje Mountainside** - Mountains 2. The hind will show up here (if it didn't blow up).
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 +**Krasnogorje Mountaintop** - Mountains 3. There's a red door that leads to The Fury there.
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 +**Krasnogorje Mountaintop: Behind Ruins** - Top of the mountain, where you can see the fortress.
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 +**Krasnogorje Mountaintop Ruins** - Where the cutscene with EVA happens. There are noodles there.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Underground Tunnel** - Where you fight The Fury.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Southwest** - First fortress area.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Northeast** - Area with the entrance that leads to the Weapons Lab.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing** - Where Raikov is.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing** - Where the Shagohod is.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: West Wing Corridor** - Last area before Torture.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Torture Room** - Prison area.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Southeast** - After leaving the prison.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Northwest** - Just before the sewers.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Sewers** - Sewers.
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 +**Tikhogornyj** - After fighting The Sorrow.
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 +**Tikhogornyj: Behind Waterfall** - Where you get your items back.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing B1** - Where you fight Volgin.
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 +**Groznyj Grad** - First bike chase area.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Runway South** - Second bike chase area.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Runway** - Long runway.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge** - Bridge area with C3s. The Shagohod fight happens there.
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 +**Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North** - After destroying the Shagohod.
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 +**Lazorevo South** - Where EVA tells Snake to shoot the log.
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 +**Lazorevo North** - Last bike chase area.
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 +**Zaozyorje West** - Escort 1.
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 +**Zaozyorje East** - Escort 2.
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 +**Rokovoj Bereg** - Where The Boss fight happens.
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 +**WIG: Interior** - Where Snake duels with Ocelot. Final area.
  
 ==== Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (TTS) ==== ==== Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (TTS) ====
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 **AP** - //Advance Point (a.k.a. Mission Square)// - The 'exit' of a level, which either takes you straight to the next level or back to the Briefing Menu.  **AP** - //Advance Point (a.k.a. Mission Square)// - The 'exit' of a level, which either takes you straight to the next level or back to the Briefing Menu. 
  
-**180°-BG** - //Bump-Grab// - Run & bump into a soldier from the front, then once you’re behind him, do a 180° turn and grab him. Also works while having the C Box equipped.+**BB** - //Box Bump// - Run & bump into a soldier, then quick-equip your C Box to give yourself just enough time to run out of the clueless guard's cone of vision. 
  
-**RKD** - //Roll-Knockdown// - Running just next to a guard, perform a roll in the direction you want to continue in. This pushes him just out of range to see you once he's back up.+**(180-)BG** - //(180°-)Bump-Grab// - Run & bump into a soldier from the front, then once you’re behind him, do a 180° turn and grab him. Also works while having the C Box equipped. 
  
-**LT** - //Loading Trick// - By playing a few maps before starting a run, the loading times to load into these maps are greatly reduced (Exact behavior not yet figured out)+**LT** - //Loading Trick// - By playing a few maps before starting a run, the loading times to load into these maps are greatly reduced (Exact behavior not yet figured out). 
  
-**MPO/MPO+** - The official way to abbreviate MGS: Portable Ops/Portable Ops Plus (according to Konami)+**RKD** - //Roll-Knockdown// - Bump into or run just next to a guard and perform a roll in the direction you want to continue in. This pushes him just out of range to see you once he's back up. 
  
-Next to Equip/Unequip and the 2 Slot Swap (2SS), don't forget about the 3 Slot Cycle (3SC) [naming from PW]+**MPO/MPO+** - The official way to abbreviate MGS: Portable Ops/Portable Ops Plus (according to Konami). 
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 +Next to Equip/Unequip and the 2 Slot Swap (2SS), in MPO+ there's also the 3 Slot Cycle (3SC).
  
 ==== Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (MGS4) ==== ==== Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (MGS4) ====
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 ==== Metal Gear Survive (MGV) ==== ==== Metal Gear Survive (MGV) ====
  
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