It's easy to forget what a sin is in the middle of a battlefield.
— Solid Snake · Metal Gear Solid (1998)
Behind the line
Spoilers for Metal Gear Solid
What it means
Our interpretation.
Snake observes how fighting can disturb a person's sense of right and wrong. The conditions of battle make terrible actions seem routine or necessary. The line asks how much moral awareness survives when violence becomes the environment in which every decision is made.
Sources (1)
- GamesRadar+Quotation list entry for Metal Gear Solid: Solid Snake. Literal wording and named or written credit; original game edition qualified separately.Reference checked
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