Question: Can someone explain to me why they impersonated Darpa chief? (metal gear solid 1)

[ahln1239]

I always thought it was Mantis who thought of using Snake. During the scene where they've killed DARPA Chief Mantis says "Boss, I've got a good idea" before appearing in front of Snake after Meryl escapes. This takes place before Octopus dies so I'm assuming they used Snake from the moment he arrived.

thank you...yeah but the question is why not forcing baker to tell them the secret of PAL key...that way they won't have to use snake to find out the secret of the card. they could do it themselves...