User blog comment:Lordxehanort/Various Topics/@comment-1672596-20100120200431

Well, the person responsible for the creation of the actual Arsenal Gear isn't stated, but the concept of Arsenal Gear was based off of the Arsenal Ship Project, which was commissioned by Admiral Boora, who basically took the project with him to his grave when he committed suicide during the second phase of the project, which was to be the functional design phase.