References in other media
Snake Plissken was referenced in the Metal Gear video game series. The main protagonist of the games, Solid Snake is named after Plissken and like him, is a special forces operative. In Metal Gear Solid 2, Solid Snake goes undercover under the name of Iroquois Pliskin, causing him to be called Pliskin and Snake throughout the game. His famous eye-patch is also referenced by Naked Snake/Big Boss and Solidus Snake. Furthermore, in both movies, as in most Metal Gear Solid video games, the hero - Snake - begins his adventure with a small stealth vehicle (which he is forced to abandon, as soon as he gets out of it), both Plisken and Solid Snake are injected with a pathogen that threatens to kill them should they fail the mission and both are stripped of their gear and weapons near the end of the story.