The Original Metal Gear mecha KING
The Original Metal Gear mecha KING


Name: Metal Gear REX
Origin: Metal Gear Solid
Classification: Metal Gear, Walking Battle Tank, Anti-Missile/Anti-Satellite Artillery, Mobile Stealth Nuclear Launch Platform
Dimensions: height: 12 m, length: 7.455 m (18.9 m w/ railgun), width: 5.76 m
Mass: 505.45 metric tons
Pilot(s): Liquid Snake (MGS), Solid Snake (MGS4)
Needed Prerequisite for Use: Knowing the authorization codes and such for the vehicle.
In use by: ArmsTech (developer), USAF/Patriots (original owners), Sons of Big Boss (during Shadow Moses), Philanthropy (salvaging and temporally using it during MGS4)
Powered By: ArmsTech AGM 4000 "Behemoth"
Operational Timeframe: Combat range of 1550 km
Destructive Capacity: City block level via chainguns, multi city block level via the laser and its misiles, small town level via railgun (town level [200 kT] when it carriers a nuclear payload)
Range: Several kilometers with its standard weapons ,tens of thousands of kilometers via the Railgun (can target anywhere on Earth and shoot down satellites from the geosynchronous orbit)
Performance: 140 km/h, has massively hypersonic reactions (can easily fight the cybernized Gray Fox)
Terrain: Ground
Durability: Multi city block level+ (more durable than Geckos and the previous Metal Gear)
Material: Laminate Steel/Composite
Lifting Strength: Class M+ (physically superior to cyborg Gray Fox)
Striking Strength: Class GJ+ (its attacks can take down tanks or damage the Metal Gear RAY)
Notable Features: Super strength and durability, has a Radome fit with radars and other sensors fed directly back into an enclosed cockpit, can launch small-yield stealth nukes to any part of the world, upon its reactivation Otacon also added the "Street Fighter" module allowing it to engage in melee combat
Drawbacks: All its essential sensors are located within the "Radome"which when damaged forces the pilot to expose the cockpit and operate the mech with visuals alone.
Weaponry:
  • Special Ops Optimum Bombardment 422 "Widowmaker" (Railgun with the added capacity to launch modified AGM-129 ACM stealth nukes)
  • ArmsTech International V17 Searing LaserStorm High Energy Cutter "Slice n' Dice" (covers a 90 degree arc on the front, 100 MW output)
  • AGM-114P Hellfire II missile pods (uses laser-guidance)
  • 30mm XGAU-8R rotary cannons x 2
  • Sole Spikes x 2 (used for bracing the machine and adding lethality to the REX's stomps)

Notable Attacks/Techniques:


Notable OBD Wins:

- Optimus Prime and Megatron (Bayformers) - NOTE: It teamed up with RAY but REX could arguably solo


Notable OBD Loses:

- HST (Holy Shounen Trinity) - Bleach, Naruto, One Piece profiles
- Metal Wolf (Metal Wolf Chaos) - This might change a lot on a potential rematch

Other: