Voice actor (English): Christopher Randolph
Voice actor (Japanese): Hideyuki Tanaka
Dr. Hal Emmerich, nicknamed Otacon, is a fictional character in the Metal Gear Solid video game series.
A master engineer and the eccentric designer of Metal Gear REX. Otacon becomes a close ally of Solid Snake upon learning of REX's nuclear strike capabilities. After the events of Metal Gear Solid, he helped Solid Snake form Philanthropy, a group whose main objective is to prevent proliferation of Metal Gear-type weapons.
Snake and Otacon infiltrate the military installations and facilities of the world, delving into their compounds through stealth and cyber hacking. In a sense, Snake is the brawn and Otacon is the brains behind "Philanthropy."
A devoted fan of anime, Hal's chosen nickname is the short form of the Otaku Convention, with reference to Otakon held in Baltimore each year. The name "Hal" is a direct reference to the computer HAL 9000 from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of several references to the film which is present in Metal Gear Solid; in the Otacon ending of the game, Hal and Snake make direct comparisons to the film. The surname "Emmerich" comes from Roland Emmerich, one of Hideo Kojima's favorite film directors.
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