Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6747658-20130401084750/@comment-1.64.176.239-20130701122112

Zelda4dinner wrote: Save for Armstrong, you're right. Then again, Revengeance had such a lack of substance they could afford to show all those trailers.

I believe that the relationship between Mantis and his father was probably abusive. If his father was a military man, and if he is Skullface then he obviousley is, it wouldn't be hard to imagine him as strict, domineering, alcoholic and abusive. Abusive relationships like that work on psychological abuse and manipulation as well, so no matter how much Mantis may or may not hate his father (and it's important to note that Mantis has never said that HE hated his father) he's probably first and foremost afraid of him and easily manipulated by him. That being said, it's possible that Mantis and Big Boss end up sharing a Frank Jaeger moment where, after Big Boss defeats Mantis, Mantis comes to have a change of heart, later kills Skullface to protect Big Boss, and decides to put his powers to good use by joining the FBI.

......Then this feel good story comes to an end years later when Mantis dives too deep into the mind of a serial killer. Well Mantis may not have hated his dad but it is clear Mantis' dad did hate him. So if his dad is the XOF guy, then unless there's a change in mind or special reason, I don't think he can work with Mantis. Besides, by far we saw, XOF should belong to the US while Mantis, until the USSR dissolved, worked for the Russians (although Ocelot technically was working for the USSR before joining FOXHOUND). I kind of feel that Russian Mantis working for US XOF is not so convincing.

As he hasnt used his power for good until he dies, we probably would get to see how he turns into a dark character like Big Boss and Miller.

(oh yeah, that side-tracking on MGRR, the story falls short when compared with even MPO isnt it?)