Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5085906-20130627191357/@comment-64.33.250.214-20141002055002

0nighthawk0 wrote: 64.33.250.214 wrote: Kojima has done something like this before. In MGS2 there's a silhouette of Vulcan Raven, which turns out to be a toy. That's not to say it proves the body double theory. Perhaps it's an Easter egg. Yeah but that wasn't just a coincidence, that was just a fun thing to poke at players.

This however is pure coincidental, it can't even qualifiy as an easter egg. What about it makes it pure coincidence? Kojima has neither confirmed nor denied whether the imagery was intentional. Vulcan Raven in MGS2 wasn't the best comparison, but it proves Kojima has played with silhouettes in the past. There are more obscure MGS Easter eggs you'd have to go out of your way to find. A better example might be the ghosts you can find with a camera throughout numerous games.

The image of Gray Fox is iconic. We already know that Phantom Pain has been using iconic imagery in subtle ways. If you watch the last E3 trailer, you may notice a ton of symbolism. Big Boss looks like a Japanese Oni demon, with red skin and a horn. There's a loosened strap on Boss's outfit in one scene that seems to represent a tail similar to Western depictions of devils. Analysts such as Yong Yea have pointed these images out. One thing he and others missed was the image of a cross behind Boss at the end of these particular scenes.

It could just be coincidence, but Kojima HAS used symbolic imagery in many ways that weren't immediately recognized.