Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-67.1.246.12-20130810173702/@comment-17233233-20130908035701

Weedle McHairybug wrote: Mr.Biotic wrote: Have any of you heard the Biblical tale of David and Eliab?

Here are the basics.

David and Eliab were 2 of the 8 sons of Jesse.

David was chosen by God to be king because he had a pure heart.

Eliab was jealous and angry towards David, because God chose his much weaker brother over him because Eliab was too hot-headed and arrogant.

Solid's real name is David, and we were never given Liquids real name (perhaps until now).

Solid and Liquid were 2 of the 8 original sons of Big Boss.

Solid was soft-spoken,deeply cared about his friends and allies, and saved the World multiple times without asking for anything in return.

Liquid was hot-headed, arrogant, angry at the World,didn't give a damn about his allies, and was very resentful of Solid because he felt that Big Boss personally chose him to be inferior towards Solid.

Solid = David. Liquid = Eli.

I can see your rationale, but we really need to wait until at least TGS2013 before we can claim that Eli is Liquid. Don't forget, Solidus Snake didn't fit into biblical naming convention at all (he was named "George Sears," and last I checked, George was not a name in the bible), so its also just as likely they'll just give Liquid another name and Eli might be a different person altogether. Again, we can't say anything yet until we have full confirmation of who the cast is and what the story will be in TGS2013, and if TGS2009 is of any indication, we might also get a cast listing as well. Solidus was created a bit later and using a different method than the original 8 sons.

He's not part of the 8, so he isn't named after the Biblical story.

There are Biblical references abound in the Metal Gear series.

Snake being compared to the serpent in the Garden of Eden, EVA = Eve, Ocelot being ADAM, MSF being sent to "Hell", Big Boss becoming a "demon", the 8 sons.

It's not a coicidence, there are hints as to the characters personalies, identities and characteristics in their names and subtitles in the MGSV E3 trailer.