is a fortified state in the original '' Metal Gear '' video game for the MSX2, located 200km north of the fictional region of Garzburgh, South Africa . Founded in the late 1980s by a legendary mercenary who was considered to be heroic and demoniacal at the same time. In reality, Outer Heaven was a mercenary-dispatching company founded by Big Boss ( FOXHOUND 's commander-in-chief at the time) with the money he accumulated during his mercenary days. In 1995 , Outer Heaven attempted to achieve military supremacy with the development of the Metal Gear TX-55 prototype, but Big Boss' plans were thwarted by Solid Snake himself.
Prior to its downfall in 1995, Outer Heaven boasted an elite group of mercenaries from around the world that guarded the fortress in addition to a conventional . The names are identical in the MSX2 and NES versions unless otherwise noted.''
- ('''Shoot Gunner''' ( Sic ) in the MSX2 version and '''Shotgunner''' in the NES version) - Served Spetsnaz prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union . A master of the Riot Gun , he was the warden of the top secret prison where Gray Fox was kept during Operation: Intrude N313.
- ('''Coward Duck''' in the MSX2/NES versions) - A former leader of a terrorist group known as Egg-Plant. He earned his name due to his cowardly tactics of using hostages as shields. His main weapon was a Boomerang .
- ('''Arnold''' in the MSX2/NES versions) - The codename of the TX-11 series of bioroids built by Dr. Petrovich for Outer Heaven. They were invulnerable to conventional firearms and could only be taken out with a Rocket Launcher .
- - Secretly served as mercenary leader of Outer Heaven, while working as supreme commander of FOXHOUND.
Prior to the Outer Heaven crisis, a resistance movement was already established opposing Outer Heaven's regime. The movement was led by a man named Kyle Schneider, who previously worked as an architect for the fortress' interior, but left when his family was killed due to undisclosed circumstances. During the Outer Heaven crisis, the resistance movement provide their guidance to Snake.
- - Resistance leader. His former occupation as Outer Heaven's chief architect provided him with valuable insights on the layout of the fortress. Was fatally wounded by hostile forces during the Outer Heaven crisis and presumed dead.
- - A former member of a positive punk called "Thin Wall", who inexplicably possessed a large amount of intelligence on Outer Heaven's mercenary force, including their weaknesses.
- - A resistance member who infiltrated Outer Heaven as part of its medical staff to find her missing brother. She supported Snake covertly within the fortress during the Outer Heaven crisis.
Although the only canonical game to take place in Outer Heaven was the original ''Metal Gear'', subsequent games by Kojima have made various references to it. It is often referred to as Big Boss's dream of a world where soldiers would have everlasting value in a conflict that would have rapidly expanded into the 21st century.
- In '' theme or a Konami theme).
- In '' Metal Gear Solid '', Liquid Snake defiantly renames the Shadow Moses base "Outer Heaven" in honor of Big Boss' memory. In addition, the Genome Soldiers are seen wearing Outer Heaven tags on their vests (some of them were former members).
- '''' is set in the fortress of Galuade, which is located where Outer Heaven used to be. In the game's alternate continuity, it is revealed that the original Outer Heaven was actually a CIA -backed mercenary dispatching company to thwart off Anti-American forces for foreign clients, as well as to fund the development of the TX-55 Metal Gear . After Big Boss turned renegade and was eliminated by Solid Snake, the U.S. government continued funding Outer Heaven when General Augustine Eguabon retook the fortress and turned it to Galuade, the headquarters of the Gindra Liberation Front.
- In '''', "Outer Heaven" is the codename of Solidus Snake 's plot to launch a nuclear blast over the skies of Wall Street.
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