User blog comment:Weedle McHairybug/Questions for Hideo Kojima./@comment-1672596-20100417132846

Maybe not, but we'd still need answers, anyways.

I have another one we could ask.

I know that Raikov was created as a result of certain controversies involving Raiden in MGS2, but in-universe, is he related to Raiden in any way?

Also, did Raikov survive Operation Snake Eater or not (I know he's recruitable in Portable Ops, but some people seemed to have doubts about it being canon, so this is more to close the case for good.).