Metal Gear Solid 4 Unlockables
Below we have listed out the known unlockables in MGS4: Guns of the Patriots, with a link to our separate page, and some brief information.
Metal Gear Solid 4 Dolls/Figurines
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Hidden Dolls
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Frog Soldier Doll
- Obtainable in Act 1 in the Middle East Advent Palace
- Defeat the Haven Troopers without killing a single soldier
- If successful, the doll will be in the Advent Palace garage area
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Laughing Octopus Doll
- Defeat Laughing Octopus with non-lethal attacks in Act 2
- Locate the doll on the bed in a room on the top right of the map area
- Retrieve the doll before the scene switches to the "white room" scenario where you fight Laughing Beauty.
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Raging Raven Doll
- Defeat Raging Raven in Act 3 using non-lethal attacks, i.e., the Mosin-Nagant
- During the first section of the encounter, you'll find the Raving Raven Doll on the top floor
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Crying Wolf Doll
- Defeat Crying Wolf in the Snowfield in Act 4 using non-lethal attacks
- Doll will be located immediately behind where you started the encounter in the Snowfield
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Screaming Mantis Doll
- Find the Screaming Mantis Doll outside the door to the north after defeating Screaming Mantis near the end of the game, during the Act 5 boss fight
- Pick up the doll after you beat Screaming Mantis and before you fight Screaming Beauty
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Mantis Doll
- A special item acquired in the first playthrough of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Defeat Screaming Mantis in Act 5
- Allows Snake to take psychological control over enemy soldiers, shaking them to death in the air
- Available from the beginning of the second playthrough
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Sorrow Doll
- Obtained at the same time as the Psycho Mantis Doll in Act 5 before fully defeating Psycho Mantis using all non-lethal attacks, and functions in a similar fashion
- Allows Snake to psycho-manipulate dead bodies, just as the Psycho Mantis Doll lets him manipulate living bodies
Metal Gear Solid 4 Emblems
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Emblems
In Metal Gear Solid 4 at the end of the game, you will be given an overall rating on your performance, and awarded a special "emblem" if you fulfill certain conditions. Below we have listed out a few of the elite emblems.
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Big Boss Emblem
You need to obtain the Big Boss Emblem in order to acquire the Big Boss FaceCamo. To acquire the Big Boss Emblem, you'll need to beat the game and get a "perfect playthrough:" complete in under 5 hours, can't use stealth camouflage, no use of the bandanna, beat it on The Boss Extreme difficulty, no alert phases, no continues, no kills, no health items, no special items. BONUS UNLOCKED: Patriot, Big Boss FaceCamo, Big Boss iPod song. - Metal Gear Solid 4 Assassin Emblem
You need to obtain the Assassin Emblem in order to obtain the Altair Costume. To obtain it, beat the game and get 50 or more knife kills, 50 or more CQC grabs, and be discovered less than 25 times. - Metal Gear Solid 4 Octopus Emblem
Beat the entire game without triggering any alert phases. The Stealth Camouflage is your award.
Metal Gear Solid 4 Secret Weapons
- Secret Weapons.
There are many different secret weapons in MGS4. Some are unlocked at the end of the game by fulfilling certain conditions, while others are obtained in-game. Below are a few of the more elite secret weapons. - Mantis Doll
The Mantis Doll is a special item acquired in the first playthrough of Metal Gear Solid 4. You get the Mantis Doll after defeating Screaming Mantis in Act 5. It allows Snake to take psychological control over enemy soldiers, shaking them to death in the air. Though the item is acquired near the end of the game, it is available from he beginning during the second playthrough. - Metal Gear Solid 4 Solar Gun
There are specific conditions to unlocking the Solar Gun secret item in Metal Gear Solid 4. You need to collect 5 secret dolls hidden throughout the game: the Frog Soldier Doll, Laughing Octopus Doll, Raging Raven Doll, Crying Wolf Doll, and the Screaming Mantis Doll. The secret dolls are acquired by defeating certain sections and bosses by using all non-lethal attacks, such as tranquilizer darts. The Solar Gun, once acquired on a second playthrough, can be charged up and fired upon enemy soldiers, knocking them unconscious and making them drop choice items. - Metal Gear Solid 4 Emotion Bullets
These specialized bullets cause affected enemies to overflow with emotion, and eventually become unconscious. For instance, the "laugh" emotion bullets will cause enemies to erupt in uncontrollable laughter, and the "cry" emotion bullets will cause them to sob. The emotion bullets are only available on a second playthrough, and can be purchased from Drebin.
Metal Gear Solid 4 Unlockables FAQs and Guides
- Cheat Code Central: Metal Gear Solid 4 Cheats
- GameFAQs: Metal Gear Solid 4 Cheat Codes
- GameSpot: Metal Gear Solid 4 Unlockables
- GamesRadar: Metal Gear Solid 4 Cheats, Guides and FAQs
- IGN: Metal Gear Solid 4 Cheats
- Wiki Cheats: Metal Gear Solid 4 Guide
Metal Gear Solid 4 Unlockables News and Information
- PC World: 42 secrets to mastering Metal Gear Solid 4 (spoiler free) (June 18, 2008)
- Engadget: Metal Gear Solid 4 gets iPod and Sony Ericsson (May 15, 2008)
- IGN: Metal Gear Solid 4 Meets iPod (May 13, 2008)
- Kotaku: You Really Did Get Assassin's Creed In My MGS4! (May 13, 2008)
Metal Gear Solid 4 Unlockables Blogs and Forums
- IGN: MGS4 Full Weapon, Costume, and Mask list
- GameFAQs: MGS4 Unlockable | Costumes | Masks | iPod Forum Topics
- GameTrailers.com: MGS4 MASKs (*possible spoiler*) | Unlockable Stuffs
- Video Game Forums: MGS4 Guide
Metal Gear Solid 4 Unlockables Videos
- YouTube: MGS4 Snake Ipod (Time: 1:12)
- GameTrailers.com: April Fool's Surpise (Time: 5:16)

