While it was rumored that the women could only survive outside of their suits for a few minutes, Drebin remarked to Snake after each member's defeat that battling them cleansed their minds of their torment. But despite the threat, Snake was successful in neutralizing each Beauty. Each woman attempted to force their anguish on Snake upon physical contact, causing him to maintain his distance from them or suffer physical harm. After Snake forced them to discard their outer suits, they began to relive their respective traumatic memories, due to their fragile mental state, in which they would show themselves as actually being scared underneath their monstrous exteriors. Snake eventually fought each of the unit's members in turn, usually while they were accompanied by Haven Troopers or unmanned weapons. They had apparently done this multiple times, as several militia members were discussing their presence and actions, which Snake, at that time infiltrating the main hideout, overheard. Despite serving Outer Heaven, they could often prove difficult to control, such as when Laughing Octopus commenced wanton slaughter on a group of rebel prisoners, before being stopped by a throwing knife from Vamp, her superior. They were initially deployed into the Middle East, where they slaughtered a platoon of the local militia, which Snake later ended up witnessing. Because of this as well as their codenames bearing resemblance to those utilized by the 2005 FOXHOUND Unit, the gun launderer Drebin 893 informally referred to the group as the "SNAKEHOUND Unit." Although technically freelancers from a separate parent organization from the five PMCs that make up Outer Heaven, the various members of the BB Corps acted as field commanders for the various PMCs that hired them, namely those that shared the same namesake as them.
Photos of the Beauty and the Beast Unit in Drebin's Stryker.ĭuring the Guns of the Patriots Incident, the group were convinced that their goal was to destroy Solid Snake, believing it would ease their anguish, and make them "whole" again. Guns of the Patriots Incident See also: Liquid Sun, Solid Sun, Third Sun, Twin Suns, Old Sun, and Naked Sin/Naked Son Implanted with nanomachines, similar to those used to seal the mind of Big Boss, the Beasts were placed under Liquid Ocelot's control. Under their mechanical suits, each member wore a formfitting catsuit, connected to the outer suit via power lines and connectors. The suits of each Beast resembled the animals after which they were named: Laughing Octopus possessed four tentacles (making a total of eight limbs) Raging Raven utilized flight Crying Wolf was quadrupedal, complete with tail and Screaming Mantis had multiple arms. Although their damaged minds gave them an edge in combat, it was also their greatest weakness. The suits worn by the BB members, combined with their unstable mental states, made them into lethal soldiers, which caused them to be exploited for their skills.