Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-4580547-20150920150313/@comment-25366375-20150921150619

Trondra04 wrote:

I highly doubt Quiet knew about Venom, I also lost her before the end. However, I don't agree that she was in love with Big Boss, in the moments like the rain scene and the "hiding behind the rock" scene at the end, I'd like to think those were moments of old Venom shining through the hypnosis. The Big Boss we knew was really awkward around women come MGS3 and he would never be part of a girly splash battle! So, I do believe that Quiet, if she did fall in love, fell for Venom and not Big Boss. I really like this idea. Thinking back on it now, I feel so profoundly sorry for Venom Snake, being used as nothing more than a tool for Big Boss to become an international tyrant. For a guy whose entire philosophy revolved around soldiers not being used [as tools of the government] what he, Zero and Ocelot did to Venom is abhorrent. Big Boss became a complete hypocrite, and it's presumptuous as hell for Ocelot to say "it's what [Venom] would want".

If we submit to the idea of Venom Snake shining through as a person sometimes, it also makes the cut Mission 51 make a lot more sense. When Snake thinks he has killed Eli, he is horrified and upset whereas as recently as the Truth tapes, the real Big Boss speaks about David and Eli with disgust.

As for Venom and Quiet, I think I read somewhere (maybe the strategy guide, maybe somewhere else) that Quiet doesn't actually LOVE Venom, just have a respect for him. I think that's not necessarily the case when you factor in the infamous rain scene and Mission 45.

And guys, I feel your phantom pain. I couldn't believe that Quiet wasn't in my ACC anymore. I think that Kojima made a very powerful moment have incredible staying power by taking her away from us, and I think that getting her back in any capacity undoes that.