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Here's my question for those who think it is Gene: what would be the motive for him to wreck Big Boss? I know the obvious answer is that "well, dummy, Big Boss "killed" Gene!  Isn't that motive enough?" as a poster above mentioned, Gene pretty much accepted his fate at the end. It would certainly be interesting, though, to see Gene back.

My guess is leaning towards Zero based on the fact that we're getting closer to the events of the original Metal Gear and, if you recall Big Boss's monologue at the end of MGS4, he mentioned that it was Zero that controlled the Patriots and arranged for Solid Snake to infiltrate Outer Heaven.

All that aside, personally, I sort of hope it is Zero so we can start getting into that aspect of the story. Since the original game took place in 1995, and The Phantom Pain takes place in 1983-ish, we've got about ten years until the "beginning" of the series, begging the question of how much more Kojima can pack in.

By chance, are there credible rumors, inasmuch as a rumor can be credible, regarding the game's release date?