Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6747658-20130401084750/@comment-82.69.15.188-20130410140102

Look fellas its clearly Gene.

Gene could very well have been burnt after the destruction of the San Hieronymo peninsula and is perhaps the perfect man to devastate Big Boss seeing as he was created in order to mirror him/the Boss in terms of skill and charisma. Their relationship as 'brothers' also mirrors the relationship between Solid and Liquid Snake. Therefore the FOX vs XOF imagery is appropriate seeing as it reflects the 'mirrored' relationships and the similar characters. Big Boss and Gene are, in an extremely loose way, likened to the Jekyll and Hyde of the MGS series, one utilises soldiers with care and humble comraderie whereas the other exploits them through awe-inspiring charisma and dictatorial speeches. Thus, Gene was Big Boss' match as they were two sides of the same coin. From a few of the comments above Gene is an incredibly underrated character and this undermines his effect on both Big Boss and the MGS series, as well as his sheer ability as a combatant, rivaling even Big Boss, and as a charasmatic military tactician, rivaling the Boss. Although we havn't seen much of this character, it would appear that he reflects many of these qualities, such as his authoritarian control, the way soldiers salute him at sight alone, despite the fact that officially you only do that in the military if the officer walks past you. Therefore this saluting could be recognition of the man himself as opposed to the commition.

Additionally, his physique and complection also resemble Gene's in terms of facial structure, particularly the eyes. As to the scars, well, alot of promotional images for MGS PO depict Gene and Snake in a knife fight and this could merely be capitalising on a lack of detail on how the fight went. Perhaps Big Boss really cut Gene up.