The Nikita is a fictional weapon that is used in Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Solid Snake was critical of the device's performance during the Guns of the Patriots Incident, pointing out that the missiles contained so much electronic equipment for guidance and information exchange that the size of the warhead was compromised indeed, the control panel for the electrified floor he destroyed during the Shadow Moses Incident turned out to still be mostly functional. After Raiden guided the Nikita missile into Johnson's cell, Johnson, not realizing that the missile was aimed for the power generator behind him, fled and reacted with surprise before bracing for impact. The launcher was only functional indoors during the events of the incident due to the Sons of Liberty having set up electronic interference around the Big Shell, to prevent infiltration of enemy UAVs. Solid Snake, under the advice of an informant named ' Deepthroat,' used the Nikita missile launcher during the Shadow Moses Incident, in order to shut off a switchboard controlling an electrified floor, which was preventing access to Hal Emmerich's lab.ĭuring the Big Shell Incident, Raiden had to find a Nikita launcher in the flooded second floor basement of the Shell 2 Core, in an attempt to demolish the switchboard controlling the electrified floor, which was active outside President Johnson's cell.
