Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5085906-20130627191357/@comment-88.193.240.30-20150522185056

It seems like the conversation has shifted to the head transplantation stuff. I have my two cents to say to that, I'll tell why head transplantation could indeed be a thing in MGSV, but first, let's make one thing very clear: I'm 100% against the Gray Fox theory, it's ridiculous, idiotic, deluded, etc. I could go on and on.

So, the head transplantation thing. I find it very hard to believe that the head transplant doctor thing would be a one big coincidence, I feel like Kojima and Canavero have known each other for some time and they're doing a sort of dual-marketing and promoting each others' work. In Peace Walker you can recruit Kojima and when you check his stats you can actually see that he has an S rank in medical, which to me seems like Kojima is interested in medical stuff, so that could be a small indication that Kojima and Canavero could indeed know each other in some way, shape or form. For the actual head transplantation theory, there are a couple of points that could explain various things. First, why does Big Boss, The Medic, and Ishmael have the same voice actor? Head transplantation could explain this, after the helicopter crash in GZ, Big Boss' head is transplanted onto The Medic's body, this could explain why the two have the same voice actor, because they're basically the one and the same character later on. Canonically, The Medic doesn't have the same voice as Big Boss of course, but because they have the same voice actor I believe that could be a hint. Ishmael on the other hand is a hallucination, and that's why he has the same voice as Big Boss. That's something I believe we already knew. Also, to do a head transplantation, you need to have a person with a healthy head, but with a sick/damaged body, then you need to have a braindead person whose body is in good shape. I believe that after GZ, Big Boss' body is left in a very bad shape, and his body is weakening day by day, so they need to do a head transplantation on him to keep him alive. Then, I'll explain why I further believe that if Big Boss gets a head transplantation, the new body belongs to The Medic. As I said, to do a head transplantation, you need to have a person with a healthy head, but with a sick/damaged body (Big Boss), then you need to have a braindead person whose body is in good shape. And look at what happens to The Medic at the helicopter, he jumps in front of Big Boss to save him from the explosion, and he gets most of the blast to his face, which could very well cause a brain-death. The Medic also loses his arm during the accident. Now of course you'll wonder, why the hell would they transplant Big Boss' head to a body that's missing an arm? Well, my explanation would be that Big Boss' life is in immediate danger and he needs a head transplantation fast, so they pick the closest possible option as the new body for Big Boss. And a missing arm is nothing that can't be replaced. Onto the last part of the theory: We have seen Big Boss do some out of the ordinary stuff, such as smoking e-cigars and wearing a ponytail, I believe the head transplantation could explain even this. In real life, there are organ transplants, and the people who have gone through an organ transplant, have (as crazy as it sounds) gained some personality traits of the person who the organ belonged to before! This could explain some of Big Boss' behaviour, he has gained some of the personality traits of The Medic, and when you think about it, both e-cigars and ponytails have a connection to medical stuff. E-cigars are a much healthier option and if you have long hair, and you need to do a surgery or operation of some sort, you have to put your hair in a ponytail. Kojima also teased a "taboo" that he will feature in MGSV, and head transplantation is certainly a taboo. It also fits the dark theme of the game quite well. I personally wouldn't mind if this head transplantation thing turns out to be true, Kojima said that he wants to keep heroism in Big Boss and make the players understand where Big Boss is coming from, he doesn't want to make the players feel like they're playing as the bad guy. I think that if this head transplantation thing is true, it would make us sympathize with Big Boss a little bit more, he has already gone through a lot of shit, he has a tragic past, his "home" is destroyed, his men are killed and he is put to a 9-year coma. That would make anyone quite unstable and "another person living inside of him" certainly doesn't make him any more stable. Now I don't know if the hospital in Cyprus that Big Boss wakes up in is controlled by The Patriots or not, but how Big Boss even ended up in a hospital in Cyprus all the way from Cuba could be because he needed to get a head transplant and the only option was the hospital in Cyprus. What do you guys think? Am I reaching too far or does this sound like a plausible theory?