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HOLD UP
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

HOLD UP

Learn how to perform and utilize the Hold Up tactic in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. This guide covers capturing enemies, recruiting allies, and managing your squad effectively.

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Learn how to perform and utilize the Hold Up tactic in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. This guide covers capturing enemies, recruiting allies, and managing your squad effectively.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Knock out an enemy soldier (do not kill them).
  2. 2
    Drag the unconscious soldier to your transport truck or a cardboard box.
  3. 3
    Ensure the soldier does not wake up before you secure them.
  4. 4
    After completing or aborting the mission, captured soldiers will be in prison on the Squad Management screen.
  5. 5
    They will join your unit after a few days; this process is faster with a Politician in your squad.
  6. 6
    Rescued soldiers, unique characters, and those recruited via AP Scan, passwords, or Cyber-Survival join immediately.
Tips
  • Having a Politician in your squad speeds up prisoner recruitment.
  • Unique characters and rescued soldiers join instantly.
  • Cyber-Survival mode allows for recruitment, but carries the risk of losing your own soldiers.
  • Certain characters like Jonathan, Para-Medic, Python, Raikov, Sigint, Sokolov, Eva, Venus, Teliko, Gene (EU version), and Zero (if Digital Graphic Novel is not owned) can be recruited under special conditions or via passwords.
  • Soldiers have different careers (e.g., Athlete, Scout, Engineer, Politician) that provide various benefits to your units.

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