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Correct, but that still doesn't explain the sudden stop in aging. You have to imagine starting a domino effect (i.e speeding up the aging process) is a lot easier than stopping it completely (i.e stopping the person aging).

Surely the point of Solidus prematurely aging would've been a counter-measure against such a future betrayal. Not making a young child protect the greatest soldier alive, someone Zero has literally commited/attempted to commit atrocites for/against.

Could Solidus be Ishmael? there's always a chance, but it wouldn't make sense imo if Kojima did so. Small retcons are one thing, but making a character who claimed to have never met Big Boss be his 9 year guardian is a big retcon.

Also unless Kojima at some point explains the sudden decrease in his speed of aging how are we to figure it out? Simply saying "I'm a 12 year old who looks in his 30's, but I won't age again for a while because my genetics say so for the plot-twist son" won't cut it.