 The main character of the Metal Gear series, Solid Snake, is  inspired by Snake Plissken. In the game Metal Gear Solid 2 and  MGS2:Substance Solid Snake lies about his name when speaking to  Raiden, calling himself "Iroquois Pliskin". Hideo Kojima himself has  volunteered the information that Escape From New York is one of his  favourite films, and that Solid Snake is based on Plissken.