Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-5085906-20140619165117/@comment-64.33.250.214-20150907105213

0nighthawk0 wrote:

64.33.250.214 wrote: I never expected Kojima would go back and explain the Cobra Unit with parasites. There was no hint of that in MGS3 now was there?

As far as hints go, another commenter pointed out how Quiet speaks with a Spanish accent during her first appearance, as did Chico. They also share similar complexion, hair and eye color. Kojima claimed Quiet would be the antithesis of female video game characters. We've so far seen no indication that his statement was true. There's a theme in the game about plastic surgery and body augmentation. All of this, and Quiet's mysterious origins, is why people are still theorizing her identity.

I don't necessarily believe these theories are true, but there is evidence. Kojima never explained why Chico had the headphones or why Amanda was acting suspicious in Ground Zeroes. There's no cutscene or proof of Chico being dead, just a tape.

Maybe Kojima intended to use Chico in Silent Hills. If you remember the trailer for the game, it briefly showed a boy who looked like Chico. Thing is, it's still straw grasping because speaking Spanish and having the same eye colors is certainly not credible evidence. And yes I know about the Cobra Unit but that was retroactively applied, so unless in a new installment, or DLC they reveal Quiet to be Chico, then it is save to assume the kid is dead. Was it straw grasping to believe Ocelot was the child of The Boss and The Sorrow, when MGS3 didn't tell us that? He barely even looked or acted like either of those characters. Yet here you have two character, Chico and Quiet, with similar physical features and accents.

The Cobra Unit's powers were left mysterious, just as Quiet and Chico's origins are mysterious. What's preventing Kojima from retroactively applying information to their stories later down the road? There's currently no in-game evidence of Chico being dead, aside from Kaz's word. Kaz, the guy who Code Talker said to keep an eye on. I'll consider the cassette tape evidence if and when Kojima elaborates on it. Until then we don't know what specifically happened to Chico after the chopper crash, or why he had that outlet in his chest.