Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-208.63.90.153-20150920231336/@comment-64.33.250.214-20160130231434

Bluerock wrote: Given that the passport features his true name, appearance AND day/month of birth (albeit player-chosen), the other passport details are assumed to be correct in the absence of conflicting information. This was also discussed on Venom Snake's talk page, and since this thread is over 3 months old, I think we should leave it alone now. Venom's talk page doesn't go into that deep of a discussion. I understand if you want to close the thread, but no one has so far been able to answer the question. The character customization feature, and the fact Venom's canon age makes him older than Big Boss, is one of the most baffling elements of the game. Kojima could have scrapped the passport, but if he had to include it why did he choose 1932 as the year the player was born?

For a feature that was meant to include the fans, the execution of it ended up alienating a large part of the community. Due to limitations in the customization, entire ethnicities and genders were discluded from being represented. A better implementation of the player inclusion was done in Metal Gear Solid 2, where you could add certain stats to Raiden's dog tag.