“The first time my insurance claim was denied for a bionic arm, I was offered an arm with a heavy body harness most commonly known to be worn by military men. When talking about the game, Laiken can see synergies with personal life experiences, “in Metal Gear Solid, the main character wakes up from being in a coma for nine years, and I’ve been waiting a decade to have a prosthetic that is functional and intuitive to my needs.” “I always get asked to do Metal Gear Solid cosplays on TikTok” says Laiken, who has amassed 26,000 followers with well over 1 million views. Laiken Olive, whose pronouns are they/them, is the 21-year-old Artist from South Louisiana who has become the first recipient of the ‘Venom Snake’ bionic arm. The official Metal Gear Solid Facebook page shared the news- as well as some information on Laiken including their experience with prosthetics in the past and their connection popular Metal Gear Solid game franchise in the following post:Īrtist born without a right hand is first in the USA to receive Metal Gear Solid bionic arm from Open Bionics!

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