Solid Snake

The most unexpected participant to be attending Super Smash Bros. Brawl was Snake from Metal Gear Solid and the later remake MGS:TTS. When this was first announced to the media, it was greeted with shouts of joy that resembled screams.

History
Snake made his first appearance on a Nintendo console with Metal Gear (NES) on June 1988. After his debut Snake returned once again on the SNES in Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake. After this Playstation bought Hideo Kojima and his franchise in 1995. Since then he was on Playstation with 2 sequels. Playstation's hero once again returned to Nintendo in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes on the GCN.

Origin
Solid Snake is in fact a clone. One of eight clones from the 'The Greatest Soldier of The 20th Century', [|Big Boss]. To which he killed twice in Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake. After this he left for Alaska, where MGS:TTS starts off.

Family
Snake has no father as he is a clone. But some may consider |Big Boss (Naked Snake) to be his father as he is a clone from him. He had eight brothers (or clones) 5 of them were killed to increase the soldier genes (6 according to Liquid). But the 3 remaing were: Solid Snake, |Liquid Snake and |Solidus Snake. All of whom have tried to kill Snake to make their "Father's" dream of Outer Heaven true. But both died. (Apart from Liquid's Arm). Although possibly rumour Snake dies in |Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of Patriots

Super Smash Bros Brawl
Snake's role in all his games are sneaking games, and in SSBB his signature attack is planting C4. His voice actor is David Hayter. Solid Snake was the second most wanted character to be in Brawl. First Being Sonic the Hedgehog.