Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6431205-20130423195835/@comment-1504072-20150202005442

Weedle McHairybug wrote: It's in one of the Sunny calls during Chapter 7 (I think one of the first calls). Raiden basically notices how the Earth is like from space, and basically quotes The Boss's life-changing experience and her motives as a result. He doesn't quote her, the view from space just gave him the same impression.

Weedle McHairybug wrote: To be honest, considering how Peace Walker and MGSV basically butchered EVA's history lesson to Snake, especially the bit about how Zero was apparently caught off-guard about Outer Heaven, I really am apathetic about whether they'll retcon half the plot of MGS4. Yeah... they sure "butchered" it. Because EVA's explanation is just completely incompatible and irreconcilable with the later games. 8-| Weedle McHairybug wrote: Call me cynical, but after Kojima's "creative liberties" starting with Metal Gear Solid, I really don't see any reason to hope for any aspect of the overarching plot to be retained. MGS1, really? That ship sailed a long time ago. I think it's time to move on. Next, there'll be complaints that MG2 didn't reference Outer Heaven's self-destruction and thus "ruined the series." Sigh.

Back on topic, maybe they should just put Raiden in a nanomachine/cybernetic-induced stasis, and he awakens a thousand years later to a completely different world, and can fight crazy monsters and such. Can ignore all previous canon while still remaining a possible future. Plenty of creative freedom for the writers!