In a futuristic version of medieval Japan, a band of swordsmen battles an evil warlord and his mechanical army of ninjas, and are aided by a mysterious heroic cyborg ninja, Shiranui.
Metal Gear Solid's Cyborg Ninja is one of the 1998 game's most memorable characters, backflipping all over protagonist Snake with his chiseled exoskeleton and hissing haunting musings about life.