Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-68.207.141.23-20140915183235/@comment-68.207.141.23-20140926183202

RedArmyRockstar wrote: There is also the concept of funcional compensation where if a part of the brain is damaged, other parts will take over the functions of the damaged parts. so even if part of his brain is badly damaged, he may still be fully capable.(as long as the wound is stable.) I know about that as well, I took that into consideration. But again, that shrapnel is HUGE and still looks like it's not coming loose in the MGSV Nuclear trailer, so if it is shrapnel, it has a way to go before it's getting pushed out, which would also mean it's not just the frontal lobe that's been penetrated. Also, I'd like to note that if we go by only the amount of shrapnel that's visible, it's still long enough to hit the mid section of his brain, which is EXTREMELY unlikely for one to recover from or even survive.

However, one more thing I'd like to add is how it even got in there. If it is shrapnel, why wasn't it in his skull when he went into the coma? It only appeared afterwards, when he awoke in the hospital.