Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-146.90.86.5-20150917130942/@comment-192.95.135.53-20150919234426

Weedle McHairybug wrote:

Nuhr wrote: @DementedP

It's not Kojima's fault. Certain male characters cannot be killed or seriously harmed because this would violate the canon. Even if Kojima had wanted to, he could not, for example, have the Diamond Dog-soldiers kill Huey after the interrogation-scene because Huey's death would violate the canon. As Otacon mentions in MGS2, Huey commits suicide by drowning himself in his family's swimming-pool. Do you really think Kojima would even care if he violated canon by killing Huey. This is the same guy who retconned more than half of MG2 with MGS1 alone, as well as the same guy who decided to completely rewrite Miller's backstory for no real reason. He could kill off Huey without even batting an eye at violation of canon if he wanted to. He even stated as early as MGS3's development that he's very much willing to violate canon if he thinks it makes a better story.

Its Kojima's story, he can do as he likes.Its not "violating canon" because he is the one who decides what is or isn't canon in the first place. Stop saying he's "violating canon". Its called a retcon and its an incredibly common device used in media.