Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Easter Eggs

The following is a list of easter eggs and references to other games and media in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes:

Hideo Kojima

The Side Op Intel Operative Rescue shows Snake examining a pair of Kojima's signature shades-- J.F.Rey Eyewear glasses. The mission even ends with the revelation that the VIP target Big Boss and Miller were rescuing was none other than Kojima himself. After completinge the Op Kojima is seen inside the helicopter mission select menu where he will occasionally give the missions a spin.

FoxDie

During the Sony-exclusive Deja Vu Extra Op mission you can find some POWs who have been infected by the poison known as FoxDie. When Snake attempts to extract them, they die of apparent heart failure.

Original Metal Gear

During the Sony-exclusive Deja Vu mission there is a Cassette Tape found near the beach that has two tracks from past Metal Gear games on it - the Resurgence (ALERT!) music from Metal Gear Solid and the Theme of Tara from the original Metal Gear for the MSX2.

Metal Gear Logos

Throughout the Sony-exclusive Deja Vu mission area you can find the title logos of every other Metal Gear game. Interrogate a certain gaurd to mark all the locations of the logos in the level. The AM MRS-4 rifle found in the admin building armory emits a blue a blue light that can erase the logos of the canonical metal gear games. Completing it triggers a short codec call with Psycho Mantis.

Moai Statues

During the "Intel Operative Rescue" side-mission there are Moai Statues throughout the mission. These statues are common Konami easter egg that have appeared since classic games like Gradius and the original Castlevania.