Doberman rank on Normal is a more forgiving Rank 1 compared to Big Boss. It may be a nice transition for those looking to learn Very Hard Big Boss, or those looking for a stealthier way to run Normal.

Ideally, Doberman only loses around 70 to 90 seconds over Any%.

The ration can be used where you like, but it's best to save it for Stage 08. This way you can damage boost in the basement, and have a greater margin for error during Nikita Skip. Alternative places to use the ration - Stage 04, Stage 10, Stage 11, and Stage 12.

• Difficulty: Normal
• Time: Under 2 Hours
• Alerts: 0 to 5
• Kills: 0 to 24
• Rations: 0 to 1

Notes: Continues do not matter on their own for Doberman Rank. Continues can cause additional alerts depending on where the checkpoint is. Getting spotted again in Caution/Evasion counts as an additional alert. If you cause an alert by tripping lasers, and a guard spots you afterwards, that is 2 alerts. You can die during an alert on the screen you were spotted on to remove it.

• On the second screen, go around the bush to the right to avoid the first guard, then slip by the second guard.
• 0:36 for 0 alerts

• Badhumans Door Duck
• Fewer guards than Very Hard means you can run without stopping to knockout guards.
• Five-Seven Pickup

• First room of Watchtower is the same as Big Boss, except there is no second guard
• You can run straight down past the cameras, rather than zigzagging like on Very Hard
• Take the upper route in the cross room (2nd room of the Watchtower)
• Wait for guard in spiral
• Use the spiral knock from badhumans
• All other Normal strategies apply, just be careful of getting spotted twice in Laser room

• Kill guard with punches, wait until Camera is in line with structure in Minimap (3 blips to the left?)
• Avoid damage aside from Turret room to avoid problems as Slasher Hawk
• Big Boss Strategies apply for Outside, there are fewer guards in the initial screens
• Birds screen is the same between Normal and Very Hard, still challenging to do correctly
• You can tank damage more easily against Hawk, just be aware you have no ration to fall back on
• Doberman 5-7 Ammo Pickup

• No extra guard closest to C4
• Use two chaff grenades to avoid Cameras
• All other Normal strategies apply
• C4 Guard Kill
• Post Card Guard

• Knock strategy for noisy floor guard, or wait for him to turn around
• Pick up Chaff grenades before climbing ladder
• Knocking out guard in lower path route in the box room is free on Doberman, unlike Big Boss
• Shooting the guard in the box room is faster than knocking out the guard by a second, shoot from below with 2 bullets
• Doberman Double Kill
• Gas Kill
• R5 Ammo Pickup

• Damage boosting is fine on Stage 08, save your ration for here
• Don't use Chaff for turrets during Nikita skip
• Need to extend the alert with Stuns or Grenades

• Need to look at Normal route, a bit weird depending on the pillars. Look at Big Boss routing video for an idea.

• You can tank damage more easily against Havoc, just be aware you have no ration to fall back on.

• Throw a chaff to avoid going around the camera after Nikita
• Need to look into extending alert for C4 bomb run.
• HP is okay to blow C4 at Snake's feet for trapfloor wall, but you'll only have two hits until death. This is the another good place to use your ration.
• Need to extend alert before firing Nikita!
• 1F 2nd Trip
• 1F 2nd Trip risky
• To Floor 50 Guard
• Floor 50 Grenades
• Floor 50 Grenades safe
• Floor 50 Nikita

• You can tank damage more easily against Metal Gear, just be aware you have no ration to fall back on.