 The first names of Otacon and Solid Snake are Hal and Dave (David),  the same names of the computer and the principal character in  _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv). The chief of Foxhounds medical  staff is Dr. Naomi Hunter, this was also the name of one of the  scientists in _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv). The submarine  that Snake is launched from is the Discovery 