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Codename Ranking FAQ

by ObituaryBrthday

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Codename Rank FAQ
FAQ by: ObituaryBirthday
Last Updated: 07/27/06
Email: [email protected]

***UPDATE***
Due to problems with my ISP from moving I have not been able to access 
my email until recently. I would like to apologize to all those who may 
sent in contributions during that time, unfortunately all of my emails 
were deleted in the process of fixing the problem.


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Table of Contents
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I. Why am I writing this?
II. Contributions
III. Version
IV. Legal Info
V. Introduction
VI. Codename Rankings
VII. Frequently Asked Questions
VIII. Contributions/Credits

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I. Why am I writing this?
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I am writing this FAQ to help people know why they got the codename 
rank 
they got and to help them get certain codename ranks.

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II. Contributions
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If you would like to contribute to this FAQ please email me (Listed 
above.) and I will give you credit for it. Please make emails 
understandable 
and include a name that you would like to have listed under 
"Contributions/Credits".

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III. Version
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Version 0.87B 03/05/06: Added Iguana Ranking.
Version 0.87A 01/03/05: Fixed Panther Ranking, added "Table of 
Contents", 
fixed typo in "Why am I writing this?", and updated "Introduction" and 
"Contributions/Credits".
Version 0.85 12/30/04: Added "Frequently Asked Questions" section.
Version 0.84 12/29/04: Fixed rankings and updated 
"Contributions/Credits".
Version 0.83 12/28/04: Fixed Panther and Shark Rankings, added Orca 
Ranking, 
and updated "Contributions/Credits".
Version 0.82 12/21/04: Added rankings and updated 
"Contributions/Credits".
Version 0.80 12/13/04: Added 4 rankings and updated 
"Contributions/Credits".
Version 0.66 12/11/04: Added more rankings and updated 
"Contributions/Credits".
Version 0.65 12/10/04: Added 6 rankings and updated 
"Contributions/Credits".
Version 0.50 12/04/04: Added more rankings.
Version 0.25 12/02/04: Wrote the body of the FAQ and added some 
rankings.

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IV. Legal Info
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This FAQ is not to be posted on any website without prior consent from 
me. 
You may not alter or reproduce this guide in anyway.
This FAQ may be used on:
www.gamefaqs.com
www.neoseeker.com
www.supercheats.com

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V. Introduction
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If any of the information is wrong and needs correcting please email me 
with the correction and I will give you the credit for it. This FAQ is 
not 
yet complete but I will try to complete it in ample time. Most of these 
are 
ranks my friends and I have gotten and *TRIED* to confirm the 
requirements 
the best we could, again it is open to correction. Another thing to 
remember 
is although a certain requirement is listed it doesn't mean that it is 
meant 
to be there. For example, "Play Time" was listed for the Panther 
Ranking but 
it's been confirmed now that "Play Time" has nothing at all to do with 
getting that rank.

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VI. Codename Rankings
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Codename Rank: Chicken

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy

Requirements

Alert Mode: +250 times 
Kills: +250 humans 
Meals: +31 meals 
Play Time: +30:00 hours 
Continues: +60 continues 
Saves: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Mouse

Difficulty: Normal

Requirements

Alert Mode: +250 times 
Kills: +250 humans 
Meals: +31 meals 
Play Time: +30:00 hours 
Continue: +60 continues 
Save: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Rabbit

Difficulty: Hard

Requirements

Alert Mode: +250 times 
Kills: +250 humans 
Meals: +31 meals 
Play Time: +30:00 hours 
Continue: +60 continues 
Save: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Ostrich

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: +250 times 
Kills: +250 humans
Meals: +31 meals
Play Time: +30:00 hours
Continue: +60 continues
Save: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Scorpion

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: -25 times
Kills: +100 humans 
Play Time: +30:00 hours 
Continues: -30 continues 
Saves: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Tarantula

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: -20 times 
Kills: +100 humans (?)
Continue: -50 continues (?)

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Codename Rank: Jaguar

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: -20 times 
Kills: -20 humans
Continue: -100 continues

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Codename Rank: Panther

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Save: -45 saves
Continue: -50 continues
Alert Mode: +25 times
Kills: +150 humans

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Codename Rank: Crocodile

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal

Requirements

Alert Mode: -100 times
Kills: +150 humans
Continues: -40 continues

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Codename Rank: Cat

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy

Requirements

Saves: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Deer

Difficulty: Normal

Requirements

Saves: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Zebra

Difficulty: Hard

Requirements

Saves: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Hippopotamus

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements

Saves: +100 saves

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Codename Rank: Koala

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy

Requirements

Play Time: +30:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Capybara

Difficulty: Normal

Requirements

Play Time: +30:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Sloth

Difficulty: Hard

Requirements

Play Time: +30:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Giant Panda

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements

Play Time: +30:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Pig

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy

Requirements

Meals: +31 meals

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Codename Rank: Elephant

Difficulty: Normal

Requirements

Meals: +31 meals

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Codename Rank: Mammoth

Difficulty: Hard

Requirements

Meals: +31 meals

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Codename Rank: Piranha

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy

Requirements

Kills: +300 humans 
Meals: +30 meals
Play Time: +20:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Shark

Difficulty: Normal

Requirements

Kills: +250 humans 
Meals: +20 meals 

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Codename Rank: Jaws

Difficulty: Hard

Requirements
 
Kills: +580 humans  
Meals: +90 meals

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Codename Rank: Orca

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements
 
Kills: +250 humans 
Meals: +70 meals

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Codename Rank: Cow

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: +300 times

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Codename Rank: Swallow

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy

Requirements

Play Time: -5:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Falcon

Difficulty: Normal

Requirements

Play Time: -5:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Hawk

Difficulty: Hard

Requirements

Play Time: -5:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Eagle

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements

Play Time: -5:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Pigeon

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Kills: 0 humans

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Codename Rank: Flying Squirrel

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy

Requirements

Alert Mode: 0 times

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Codename Rank: Bat

Difficulty: Normal

Requirements

Alert Mode: 0 times

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Codename Rank: Flying Fox

Difficulty: Hard

Requirements

Alert Mode: 0 times

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Codename Rank: Night Owl

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: 0 times

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Codename Rank: Leech

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Beat the game with a leech attached to your body.

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Codename Rank: Iguana

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: -70 times 
Kills: 1 human 
Meals: -30 meals 
Play Time: -20:00 hours 
Continues: -30 continues 
Saves: -10 saves
Seriously Injured: -64 times
Total Damage: -13 life bars
Life Medicine Used: 0 times 
Plants & Animals Captured: 25 kinds 
Special Item: Infinity Face Paint

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Codename Rank: Chameleon

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Alert Mode: 0 times

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Codename Rank: Markhor

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Capture all the types of plants and animals.

Note: Russian Rations, Instant Noodles, and Calorie Mates DO NOT count 
as 
plants or animals.

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Codename Rank: Tsuchinoko

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Capture one alive and beat the game with it.

Note: You can find these in the area where you fight The Fear, you MUST 
lay down MOUSETRAPS to catch one. It took me less than 1 minute to 
place 
my traps and check them to find a Tsuchinoko. The box should say 
something 
like TCHNKO. After you are captured go to the waterfall and meet EVA, 
after 
the cut scene go back outside the waterfall and search the area to find 
the 
Tsuchinoko, do not kill it, just shoot it with the Tranquilizer gun.

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Codename Rank: Kerotan

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Shoot all 64 Kerotan frogs.

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Codename Rank: Hound

Difficulty: Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Special Item: No Use
Alert Mode: 0/0/1/2 times
Damage: -10 life bars (Easy Only)
Kills: 0 humans
Saves: -25 (Easy Only)/-50 (Hard Only) saves
Continues: 0 continues
LF Med: 0/0/-3/ Use as many as you want on Extreme.
Play Time: -5:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Doberman

Difficulty: Normal/Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Special Item: No Use
Alert Mode: 0/0/1 time
Damage: -10 life bars (Normal Only)
Kills: 0 humans
Saves: -25 (Normal Only)/-50 (Hard Only) saves
Continues: 0 continues
LF Med: 0/0/-3 uses
Play Time: -5:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Fox

Difficulty: Hard/Extreme

Requirements

Special Item: No Use
Alert Mode: 0/0 times
Damage: -10 life bars (Hard Only)
Kills: 0 humans
Saves: -25 (Hard Only)/-50 (Extreme Only) saves
Continues: 0 continues
LF Med: 0/0 uses
Play Time: -5:00 hours

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Codename Rank: Foxhound

Difficulty: Extreme

Requirements

Special Item: No Use
Alert Mode: 0 times
Damage: -10 life bars
Kills: 0 humans
Saves: -25 saves
Continues: 0 continues
LF Med: 0 uses
Play Time: -5:00 hours

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VII. Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Why can't I find a Tsuchinoko, I've been looking for [time]?

A: I am not sure why some people have a hard time finding the 
Tsuchinoko, I 
found it within one minute.

Q: Where is the Tsuchinoko after I get captured?

A: Go outside the waterfall after talking to EVA and it should be in 
that 
area, near the tree where the waterfall empties into the stream.

Q: Is it true to get the Chameleon Ranking all you need is no alerts?

A: Yes. You can die, continue, save, and kill as many people as you 
want, 
all you need to do is not get seen.

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VIII. Contributions/Credits
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Thanks to:

NyteStarNyne for the Crocodile Ranking.
Ninjagaiden255 for the Crocodile Ranking.
Hthe8th for the Crocodile, Jaguar, and Shark Rankings.
JasonTan for the Shark Ranking.
Mastaskam for the Shark Ranking.
Timmy Douglas for the Doberman Ranking.
Omega45889 for the Jaws Ranking.
FJPalermo for the Tarantula Ranking.
Irvin Spirit Wolf for the Panther Ranking.
Johnny Saurus for the Orca Ranking.
BigM for the Panther Ranking.
MindDracule for the Shark Ranking.
Shinjo for the Shark Ranking.
Superdigg for the Panther Ranking.
Rahul Chandiok for the Scorpion Ranking.
Cgaffluent for the Scorpion Ranking.
Brightman42 for the Panther Ranking.
Tony Luzzi for confirming that Kerotan is a higher rank than Tsuchinoko.
PotatoSamurai for the Iguana Ranking.