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Save for Armstrong, you're right. Then again, Revengeance had such a lack of substance they could afford to show all those trailers.

I believe that the relationship between Mantis and his father was probably abusive. If his father was a military man, and if he is Skullface then he obviousley is, it wouldn't be hard to imagine him as strict, domineering, alcoholic and abusive. Abusive relationships like that work on psychological abuse and manipulation as well, so no matter how much Mantis may or may not hate his father (and it's important to note that Mantis has never said that HE hated his father) he's probably first and foremost afraid of him and easily manipulated by him. That being said, it's possible that Mantis and Big Boss end up sharing a Frank Jaeger moment where, after Big Boss defeats Mantis, Mantis comes to have a change of heart, later kills Skullface to protect Big Boss, and decides to put his powers to good use by joining the FBI.

......Then this feel good story comes to an end years later when Mantis dives too deep into the mind of a serial killer.