Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4913740-20130619152258/@comment-1210805-20130620165307

The way I see it, Kaz is being built up as the new Ocelot. In previous titles Ocelot's allegiances were always treated as twists, his loyalties constantly revealed to be a ruse and he was constantly on numerous sides of the conflict. As of MGS4 we know his motivations, his goals and his true loyalties. This is the first title he has been in since we learnt all this and it would be difficult to have him in quite the same role.

Kaz on the other hand wasn't really fleshed out until Peace Walker, were we saw him playing two sides to some extent. The stealth genre of video games are basically spy movies or novels and carry many of the same tropes, such as conspiracy and double crossing. In every MGS title we've seen characters built up as one thing and proven to be another. I wouldn't be surprised if Kaz is being built up as BB's closest ally and an enemy to Cipher, only to discover that he's a) as loyal as can be, or b) still playing both sides. Maybe he will be the reason Big Boss regains command over Foxhound. Maybe he'll help Big Boss get regain Zero's trust to some extent so they can infiltrate the enemy.