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The Patriots, also known as the La-li-lu-le-lo, is the organization that controls the United States of America and other forces in the World.
The Patriots are presided over by a council of twelve individuals that is known as the "Wisemen's Committee". The President of the United States himself is subordinate to them; available information suggests that one must be an agent of the Patriots in order to become President. The fictional Commandant of the Marine Corps, Scott Dolph, knew of their existence, having referred to them as the "La-li-lu-le-lo". A man named "Richard Ames", who was identified as a Secret Service agent, a member of the DIA, and given the rank of "Colonel" at one point, was an agent of the Patriots before his death. Revolver Ocelot is another Patriot spy.
In Metal Gear Solid 3 it is revealed that the Patriots are an off-shoot of a larger international group known as the Philosophers. The Philosophers consisted of the leaders of the US, USSR, and China; during World War 2 they agreed to pool together their respective countries' financial and military resources in order to defeat the Axis Powers. However, the father of Colonel Volgin, the villian of Metal Gear Solid 3, was in charge of the money laundering activities of the group, and during the war stole the money they had amassed. In 1964, the events of Metal Gear Solid 3 explain how the U.S. branch of the Philosophers retrieves the money from Volgin. Upon finally acquiring all the money from the various banks throughout the world in 1970, the U.S. branch of the Philosophers split from the international group and became the Patriots. While Metal Gear Solid 3 did explain whom the names on the disc that Otacon and Solid Snake had at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2, it still left the identity or identities of the Patriots at the time of Metal Gear Solid 2 as a mystery. However, Metal Gear Solid 3 established that Ocelot was a Patriot spy during that game, and that he was reporting to the Director of Central Intelligence of the United States.
There have also been numerous theories about their origin, since the only piece of information available is at the ending of the game itself. By their own admission, they are not quite... human. They appear to have all the characteristics of a disembodied computer A.I., but apparently have existed for 200 years.