Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-4913740-20140331092208/@comment-4913740-20140331115536

But to retcon the fact that Big Boss is in command of FOXHOUND while also leading the Outer Heaven Uprising completely disrupts the story of not only the Metal Gear game, but also the series. Regardless of whether other details have been erroneously changed when they had a bearing on the continuity, this detail is too big to change.

The whole point of Portable Ops, Peace Walker and MGSV is that it's the lead up to Big Boss's big one: the one where the army he builds isn't just a private militia or whatever. It's where Big Boss really fights back, rebels against Cipher, and ultimately leads Solid Snake along his own path to becoming a veteran soldier. Everything leading to Metal Gear has a bearing on the rest of the series, so changing this detail will ruin everything.