Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4913740-20130619152258/@comment-1672596-20130620170230

Soul reaper wrote: The way I see it, Kaz is being built up as the new Ocelot. In previous titles Ocelot's allegiances were always treated as twists, his loyalties constantly revealed to be a ruse and he was constantly on numerous sides of the conflict. As of MGS4 we know his motivations, his goals and his true loyalties. This is the first title he has been in since we learnt all this and it would be difficult to have him in quite the same role.

Kaz on the other hand wasn't really fleshed out until Peace Walker, were we saw him playing two sides to some extent. The stealth genre of video games are basically spy movies or novels and carry many of the same tropes, such as conspiracy and double crossing. In every MGS title we've seen characters built up as one thing and proven to be another. I wouldn't be surprised if Kaz is being built up as BB's closest ally and an enemy to Cipher, only to discover that he's a) as loyal as can be, or b) still playing both sides. Maybe he will be the reason Big Boss regains command over Foxhound. Maybe he'll help Big Boss get regain Zero's trust to some extent so they can infiltrate the enemy.

I'm doubtful of that. If they intended for him to be built up as the new Ocelot, they would have done the following things: a. not admit that he had been involved with Cipher at all (meaning, not even hint at it in the ending with his apology, like how Ocelot did it in MGS and MGS3); b. Even if he does admit to it, he should only do so to rub salt on Big Boss's wounds (like how Ocelot admitted to his affiliation to the Patriots to Solidus and Fortune before trying to off them in MGS2); c. Not say anything to his true employers that doesn't indicate anything other than full affiliation to them (ie, Kaz would not mention that he's a neutral business partner to Zero during the call to him. Think along the lines of how Ocelot did it in MGS and MGS3); and/or d. be clearly injured as a direct result of Cipher's actions.

Besides, having Kaz get himself injured by Cipher, then attempting to get revenge beyond any reason on Cipher, then turn out to be for Cipher all along is way too random, even for someone with Ocelot's manipulative ability. Even MGS2 Ocelot, who had the most complex backstabbing chain in the series at that point, made it extremely clear very early on that he was on the Patriots' side ("Yes, returned... to the Patriots!").