Hal managed to sail over to the still sinking vessel in a small boat and rescue Snake. Otacon later overheard the Sons of Big Boss talking about completing the preparations for Metal Gear REX's launch, and told Snake this when Snake entered the REX hangar. Around the time Snake shot down a Hind D gunship on the roof, the elevator inexplicably began to function again by itself, with Hal becoming suspicious of the weight limit alarm being set off after boarding it. Hal had the habit of adjusting his glasses on occasion by pushing them up his nose. Otacon remained loyal to Snake throughout the years, even when Snake began suffering from accelerated aging and was becoming more distant. The exact word is a mix of "ota" in Katakana (オタ) and then the Kanji "tamashi" (魂). This was referenced after being told that Snake worked alone and Otacon replied "Are you an otaku too?"
Other than that, he would come to differ greatly from his father, developing a righteous mind whereas Huey had been much more prone to treachery.
The symbol can also be seen in If the player downloaded the trophy patch and looked at all the posters scattered across the game, the player will unlock the trophy, "Are you an Otaku, too? His first name, Hal, was taken directly from the antagonist, HAL 9000, from the film During his college years, Hal Emmerich formulated a fool-proof program to solve the Year 2000 digit changing problem in computers.
However, the bombing orders were cancelled shortly before the bombers arrived.
However, he later became a proficient helicopter pilot, having flown helicopters in 2009 (in the Harrier fight and in rescuing hostages) and 2014 (Naomi's escape from South America, Snake's insertion into/recovery from Shadow Moses, and during the attack on While highly intelligent, his wisdom and thoughtfulness left something to be desired; Otacon's poor attempts to interpret literature and Chinese proverbs for Solid Snake in 2007 prompted Like his father Huey before him, Hal and his sister Emma had difficulty controlling their fear, having wet themselves when confronted by possible danger. A big fan of Japanese animation shows, especially that of the sci-fi and mecha genres, his hobby also gave him an optimistic inspiration and drive to help create new beneficial technologies and innovations for society with his genius, which was also reinforced with a sense of responsibility and level-headed perspective, especially during his experience of the Shadow Moses Incident. Dr. Hal "Otacon" Emmerich was the chief engineer of Metal Gear REX.
Afterwards, he vowed to continue helping with Snake's mission, although he didn't answer radio calls for a short time during his grieving of Wolf's death. It is often accompanied by the English words "to let the world be." Otaku are stereotyped as loners; so on a deeper level, Otacon chose his name because he was always alone.