Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-17468962-20140610143947/@comment-17468962-20140614140446

174.61.66.210 wrote: Elliot Saint wrote:

Also, I believe Venom Snake suits Big Boss better than Punished Snake. The name itself is a better representation of what Big Boss has become; he is more bitter than ever, and he is capable of inflicting more damage than ever before; so, imo, Venom Snake reflects better this idea of a more dangerous Snake, one that can inspire dread and awe to both his enemies and allies. Whereas Punished Snake might give the wrong notion of Big Boss becoming weak because of the torments he has endured. I personally think punished snake made sense. however after seeing the new trailer, i have a new and much more fitting codename for him, kojima i hope you read this, the codename is...wait for it

punished cobra

not only is it basically a combination of the two names above, but it also tells you the key behind his bitter nilhilism, underneath the desire for revenge and the villanous facade he puts up is a broken mind, and a tourtured soul, who only wants to uphold his mentor's idealology. Well, if Big Boss is supposed to be called Venom Snake for the duration of Phantom Pain, I dont't understand why they came up with the code-name Punished Snake in the first place; something lost in translation or other type of misinterpretation, perhaps? The first slogan for the game, even before it was announced as a Metal Gear Game, was "V has come to"! And now it was revealed in the new trailer from E3 a new slogan: "Venom Awakens"; so I'm assuming V was not only a reference to the "V" in MGSV, but also a reference to Big Boss waking up from his long coma, and being called something starting with the letter V, like Vic Boss or Venom Snake which is more likely due to new develpments.