Roughneck Raven



Roughneck Raven was a private military company active in 1984, that entered a brief conflict with the Diamond Dogs. Big Boss infiltrated the base sometime after regaining consciousness and ended up caught by the group's leader, although not before stealing several emplaced weapons, containers (including some that had earlier been stolen from a rival PMC known as Stubborn Sheep), and abducted some soldiers.

Personnel

 * At least four soldiers (including the leader and helicopter pilot)

Base of operations
Similar to Diamond Dogs as well as its predecessor, Roughneck Raven possessed an offshore facility that acted as a forward operating base, although it was primarily colored sky blue instead of orange.

Uniform
The Roughneck Raven uniform was similar overall to the Diamond Dogs uniform and contained as follows:
 * Two-eyed balaclava (note: only a few of the standard infantry wear this as part of the uniform)
 * Head set (note: only the standard infantry wear this as part of the uniform)
 * Utility SPIE (Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction) Harness
 * Tactical Plate Carrier Vest (Vietnam Era Chickenplate)
 * US LC-2 Individual Equipment Belt w/ QR (Quick-Release) Buckle Hello
 * US M1956 Universal Ammo Pouch
 * US 1-Quart Plastic Canteen w/ LC-1 Canteen Cover
 * US M1967 Nylon Field Pack (Butt Pack)
 * Bianchi M12 Universal Holster w/ Drop Leg Extender
 * Jungle fatigues (olive drab fatigues customized with knee braces on the right side and brassards with the Diamond Dogs insignia on them. Snake however wears Tiger Stripes patterned fatigues with 1 black knee brace on his right knee and black paracord tied on his left leg).
 * Jungle boots

Assault rifle

 * AM Rifle Type-69
 * Missile launcher

Implaced weapons

 * Anti-aircraft guns
 * Turret

Equipment

 * Cargo containers

Two of the cargo containers formerly belonged to Stubborn Sheep.

Vehicles and Aircrafts

 * Lifeboats
 * Transport helicopter
 * Unnamed unmanned aerial drone

Security systems

 * Gun Camera
 * Infrared sensor system

Logo
The logo for the Roughneck Ravens depicted a triangle with a gray-colored silhouette of a pair of ravens in flight, and a rectangular banner giving the name of the organization.

Behind the scenes
Roughneck Raven is a PMC introduced in the Gamescom 2014 demo of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It was another player's Mother Base being infiltrated by Big Boss in the demo, to demonstrate the multiplayer option for the game, most notably infiltrating as revenge another player's base. Although the main building at the base as well as some shipping containers featured the Roughneck Raven logo, most other parts of the base included the Diamond Dogs logo.

The ending of the demo section depicting the player having been caught depicted Roughneck Raven's leader as being Big Boss, although this was most likely for gameplay purposes due to the multiplayer option.

Several development screenshots for The Phantom Pain shared on Hideo Kojima's official Twitter depict Big Boss with a Roughneck Raven insignia on the right shoulder of his Sneaking Suit, suggesting that Roughneck Raven was his the most recent military unit he served with.