Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4913740-20130628164607/@comment-4913740-20130715032302

Well firstly, I don't recall Snake wetting his trousers in MGS3... but Operation Snake Eater was revealed to the public after the death of The Boss, since Snake was given a medal and a new title because of it. Mantis might've learnt of Volgin's involvement in the incident and that could give him the idea to use Volgin against Big Boss.

Also, I'm not saying by the title that Mantis "does not exist." In fact, I'm not saying any of them "do not exist". Since the name has quotes around "Exist" when it appears, there's some sort of metaphorical implication. Like maybe the people in the group don't technically "exist" because they are assumed dead by the government.