Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-76.102.30.110-20130715013213/@comment-25366375-20141009105122

108.93.232.168 wrote: Zero imo is Skullface despite the revelations of Ground Zeroes. At the end of the credits of GZ we get to hear a conversation between Skullface and Paz. He obviously is trying to interrogate Paz into giving up the location of Zero, but what makes no sense is why he or someone else presumably strikes Paz as she is about to reveal the location. Then I thought about it and the only instance it would make sense is if she was pointing at Skullface since there is a brief pause after she states, "Zero is..." Sorry to say, but Skull Face is confirmed as not Zero for a number of reasons.

Firstly, Zero is British. His original language is British, he speaks with a British accent. His name is David Oh, these are all things we know for a fact, just play Snake Eater and Portable Ops. Skull Face is presumed to be Hungarian, and his facial damage appears to be from childhood, when his village was bombed.

Secondly, Zero appears in Metal Gear Solid 4. He is horribly old (over 100 if I remember correctly) but his face is aged--not burned, and certainly not a skull.

Thirdly, why would Skull Face be sanctioning the rape and torture of Paz to ask where his own location is? Why would he be on a quest to kill Zero if he was Zero? Zero and Big Boss were already on bad terms by the time Skull Face appeared in 1974, the Patriots (Cipher) had already been formed, and Big Boss had already left. If Zero was Skull Face, which there is no evidence to suggest, Skull Face would have made some reference to the will of The Boss or something similar. Nope, Skull Face just wants revenge on Cipher.

Finally, the tape cuts out to leave it ambiguous, not because Skull Face attacks Paz or because she's pointing at him. It's a cinematic technique to build suspense, nothing more.

I think Skull Face is probably a character we haven't heard of, yet was present in past events, such as Hot Coldman. We'll have to wait and see, but he's definitely not Zero.