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Misterbunnsy wrote: There has even been interviews with Kojima where he has stated that while he did leave some things open at the end of MGS1, he never planned or counted on doing a sequel, and if he had, Liquid would've lived, they wouldn't have been clones, etc etc.

There's no way this could've been a master plan the entire time; in fact, he's intended to quit the series pretty much every time he makes a title. If he did quit, why would he have ever intended to expand on Big Boss, and plan so far ahead? That sort of stuff would've been left up to his successor/s.

Kojima has also retconned the coma thing, saying there was only one coma. Now it is interesting that he said you have to play until the end of TPP to understand why he was only in one coma and how LET took place, but that could literally mean anything. Could mean that despite the picture of Big Boss being painted as outraged, perhaps he willingly submitted to this project and came to regret it after it was too late? They seem to twist any minor detail however they want to suit their theory. When making a theory, you shape the theory to match the facts, not the other way around.

This thing about the Gray Fox bust too; it's a cool-looking bust. I like it. Showing it off in the background of KojiPro podcasts is a nice little nod to their old stuff, and it could even be a hint that Gray Fox is going to appear. But it does not guarantee anything, since they even have a statue of what looks like Solid Snake there (since he's wearing the kneepads from the MGS1 Sneaking Suit). They could just be showing off those figurines. Since they're all pretty rad.

And taking it to France could also be a way of showing it off, not only to the people around Kojima, but also to us; either as a "Hey this thing is cool, it's a bust of Gray Fox from MGS1. We're all nostalgic so we can appreciate this, right?" or "Hey, look. Gray Fox. He could maybe meet with Big Boss in The Phantom Pain. You'd like that, right?"

Oh but I suppose my explanation of this must not be what a true analyst would think. My bad.

The end clip of the podcast where they discuss Batman VS Big Boss. The blonde guy supposes that Batman is a ninja (since he was trained by the League of Shadows), and nobody can beat a ninja. The man on the left says "How about Snake? Isn't he a ninja?". And they all laugh it off, but apparently this is supposed to be a hint at Gray Fox being Venom Snake? While I give them credit for being thorough, since this would be quite an obscure way to hint at something so it is the perfect place to do so, there is still not evidence here. There is also hints and guesswork and allusions. They could allude to Godzilla destroying Mother Base and laugh it off. That doesn't mean it's going to happen. And likewise, unless there's evidence they can offer that can prove without a shadow of a doubt that Fox is Snake, then this theory can have my approval.

I give them props for that final clip where Snake says he doesn't believe in coincidences. That was funny. Their editing is good, but their theories are not getting any more credible. I agree with you, they just twist everything to suit their theory and disregard anything that debunks it as lies from Kojima.