Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-1672596-20150410225711

I'd respond, but then it would detract from the topic. I will mention this, though: Kojima ALSO cited John Carpenter and other film makers/films as inspirations for the Metal Gear series. In fact, he's pretty much influenced by movies overall.

And exactly how is Kazuhira Miller obvious? Before the game came out, heck, before Kojima even revealed they were the same character, people thought he may have been Master Miller's dad, NOT Master Miller himself (and even in the actual game, it wasn't really made clear that he and Master were the same person until the second ending timeline), and even afterwards some people still thought Miller was Master Miller's dad until possibly getting the second ending (just look at some topics on MGSForums and GameFAQs if you don't believe me). Don't forget, before Peace Walker, Master Miller had a completely different backstory, not to mention a completely different name (it was McDonell Benedict Miller, something that was even stated in Metal Gear Solid, The Twin Snakes, heck, even Metal Gear Solid 4 via the flashbacks), so yes, revealing Kazuhira Miller is the same as Master Miller is indeed a pretty huge spoiler, even if you give the argument that Ocelot and Huey were obvious from the get-go.