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Kojima isn't Stanley Kubrick, though. And I really should point out that the amount of detail he gives in Director's Commentaries suggests he's not the type to simply hide easter eggs, even if Kubrick IS his inspiration. Just look at Muni Shinobu's MGS3 site and the Kojima Commentaries uploaded there. There's an extensive amount of detail there, and it's barely even covered half of what Kojima had to say (roughly 53%). Based on what you said about Kubrick, this is far more than what Kubrick himself would have done.

And I'll try to ask around for the specific source where Kojima confirmed Ocelot's lineage. I think I know of at least one person on GameFAQs that might help.

As far as Solidus, yes, Kojima had indeed confirmed that Solidus was intended to be used in the sequel. Aside from his revealing this on Twitter, when explaining the names of the various "Snakes" in Les Enfants Terribles, the Grand Game Plan and Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (which WERE leaked by Kojima) made this pretty clear. Same goes for Olga, the script being included in "Document." And like I said, those were all BEFORE Metal Gear Solid 2, which basically was received very negatively precisely because of his infamous plot twist regarding who the player character was.

And actually, Sephiroth WAS in fact named Seraphim-Sephrioth, though when transliterated from Japanese to English, it was mis-done as "Safer-Sephiroth."

And my reason for my doubts for Eli being Liquid, besides what I've already covered regarding Kojima revealing it (like he did with Ocelot, Naked Snake, Kazuhira Miller, and Huey; and Naked Snake in particular was spoiled to be Big Boss and the founder of FOXHOUND in the leaked voice casting document, well before the game's release), is due to his history: Liquid Snake was a former SAS member and one of the youngest to ever enter the service. He also would have been educated and trained in Britain. These were all made pretty clear in Metal Gear Solid and its supplementary materials. Based on the trailers for MGSV, Eli would have most likely been living in Africa at the time he met Big Boss, so it is extremely unlikely Eli is Liquid for that reason alone. Has it ever occurred to you that Kojima may have just used the name as a smokescreen, have us think that we'd see Liquid, but then pull a bait-and-switch? Have you read or watched Kubrick's interviews? There are hour long videos on Youtube, as well as online articles where Kubrick goes into great detail about inspirations behind his films, plot interpretations, and character motivations. As I stated before, I have links. To spare this forum from being clogged with links to other websites, I'd recommend searching "Stanley Kubrick Interview". Kubrick was open to discussing many things, but that didn't prevent him from keeping secrets.

It seems like you're overexaggerating the severity of Kojima's spoilers. You've listed the same 4 examples (Ocelot, Huey, Miller, and Naked Snake) repeatedly all over this thread. I asked whether you have any other examples of major plot/character reveals prior to a game's release, and brought up Solidus as one example. Twitter wasn't around back in 2000-2001. The Grand Game Plan wasn't translated and uploaded until after MGS2's release (the date says 2006). The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 wasn't released until late 2002 (a year after the game's release). Do you have any sources PRIOR to MGS2 being released that spoiled Solidus, Cyborg Ninja, or Liquid's Arm?

Keep in mind that this is only MGS2, and there are other examples of character reveals. Such as Psycho Mantis and The Sorrow's cameos in MGS4. Did Kojima spoil those?

Where exactly did he read that Safer-Sephiroth was a mistranslation of Seraphim-Sephiroth? The Final Fantasy Wikia page under Safe-Sephiroth lists the original Japanese name as ''Sēfa Sefirosu. ''

Ocelot and Big Boss's involvement in Snake Eater were pretty obvious. The game was set during the cold war, so who else could the cocky gunslinger and Snake lookalike have been? Same goes for Huey and Miller in Peace Walker. In the case of Eli, there are plot twists at stake if Kojima were to give away too much. Liquid is tied to the clones, so revealing his involvement might suggest to fans that Solid or Solidus will appear. Those other characters you mentioned are largely supporting cast, and revealing who the main character is isn't much of a spoiler (unless Kojima pulled another Raiden). The Snakes are the main characters that the plots center around.

Liquid joined SAS years after the events of Phantom Pain. Before that, not much is known about his life. The Patriots could have relocated him to Africa shortly before Big Boss's arrival. You commented on the negative reaction of Kojima's infamous twist in MGS2, and how the trailers were made to seem like Solid had a bigger role. Do you think Kojima hasn't learned and is willing to repeat a similar switcheroo, when this could be his last Metal Gear after parting with Konami?