Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-1672596-20140612195130

Jim Logan wrote: Well that's a good point. But there's something you're missing. Why would they continue the LET project if they created the perfect clone of Big Boss? As stated in the MGS novel, Dr. Clark/Paramedic had all samples of Big Boss destroyed after Solidus was created. They probably figured with Big Boss possibly either dead or out of commission, they'd create a clone set to wake up with Big Boss's memories yet also preprogrammed with Patriot ideology as a means of subtly taking control of any survivors of the attack on Mother Base. Don't forget, Zero did want control over MSF, and thanks to Skull Face, that plan was ruined (though it wouldn't have worked anyways due to Paz's earlier attempt failing outright, and it driving away Miller as well). I don't think it was actually stated whether they actually destroyed all of the samples, just that Para-Medic got the idea to use the surplus of samples to create a perfect clone just in case they needed one when reacting with shock at the surplus of cloning material they have of Big Boss. Even if it did, it ending in 1976 would strongly conflict with their destroying the samples. Assuming the cloning procedure is of the same gestation period as a human, it needs nine months at most for Solidus to be born, which means he'd at the earliest be born in late 1972, and 1973 at the latest. That means they'd need to destroy all the samples by 1973, immediately after Solidus' birth, maybe early 1974 at the latest.