Later on , when a DNA test is conducted on the child mercenary leader Eli , who is suspected to be a product of the Les Enfants Terribles cloning project ( and ultimately revealed to be a young version of Liquid Snake , one of Big Boss 's `` sons '' born from this project ) , the results turn out to be a negative when his DNA is compared with Venom 's .
In the movie Venom Snake , child mercenary leader Eli is a young version of Liquid Snake .