Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-42.98.109.123-20140323132830

97.80.106.220 wrote: 42.98.109.123 wrote: 97.80.106.220 wrote: I think Ishmael is the medic in ground zeros. In the end he shields big boss and gets a face full of fire. It could be the reason he doesn't wear a balaclava like the rest of the msf. I have no evidence to proof that Ishmael (if being a real person) is NOT the medic, but I doubt the medic has to bandage his face for 9 years for a burn injury. I'd say the bandage is for a different purpose (i.e. it could be something other than injury too).

In any case, after GZ, my feeling on Ishmael should be a survivor on that chopper - (in order of likelihood in my opinion) Chico, the Medic, the other un-named-un-voiced soldier and Morpho - who ended up to be the "what about him" guy Miller mentioned. But it clearly won't be Miller. your probably right it isn't the medic but I find it suspicious that both he and that other masked soldier survive the destruction of mother base. Usually random characters like this always die in the mgs games like the rest of miller's men during their last stand. These two might just have had a reason to survive. Maybe to become Ishmael. Plus I think it means that if Ishmael dies during mgs 5 it won't be a major character that dies. Actually I only mean (1) Ishmael should be one of the few people (without any evidence to exclude any of them yet) (2) Ishmael should have other reasons to bandage his face rather than because of this chopper crash (since if he survive that long, whatever burning wound should be healed). But in the end, it's hard to judge at this stage with so few details.