Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-4580547-20150920150313

[WARNING, GAME-RUINING SPOILERS AHEAD. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'VE COMPLETED MGSV]

So, by the end of the game (if you've done it right), you realise Quiet has a very strong bond with "Venom Snake", going so far as to break her English-language vow of silence to save you. Until the end, I hated the idea of this "Quiet has the hots for Big Boss" scenario (the rain splash-battle was especially cringy for me before I completed the game) but with the truth revealed at the end, I can rest easier knowing it was never the 50 year old, asexual (excluding EVA) soldier from Ground Zeroes but your own self that Quiet started to love. I liked the idea and it made their relationship more enjoyable but I'm still confused... A. Did Quiet love Venom Snake, or respect him? Ocelot did say she "fell in love" with the legend and the rain scene backs that up but I didn't get a "can love bloom on the battlefield?" vibe from the two. And B. Did Quiet fall in love with the legend or the person? If Venom were to meet Quiet again with his old face and memories would she still see the man she fought for or did she only love the legend of Big Boss and nothing else? 