Solid Snake
This celebrity goo was created by player Matthew Preston.
Scott Hardie provided the category, made minor changes to the clue provided by Matthew, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 (part of Spring 2014)
category: 
Games
clue: 2001 was the year this solid boss went to war.
explanation: Solid Snake is the hero in the popular Metal Gear video game series. Snake has many iterations (clones), a few of which are nicknamed Solid and Big Boss. 2001 was the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac calendar. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Erik Bates, Lori Lancaster, and Scott Hardie
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