Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-58.172.124.48-20141005022154/@comment-64.33.250.214-20141006200533

Weedle McHairybug wrote: Technically, only Huey we actually know about beforehand (and even then, only from Metal Gear Solid 3's leaked character concepts specifically IDing him as Granin's friend, as his friend was otherwise ambiguous even without MGS4's Database muddling the issue further [it only alluded to it being an Emmerich. It never made clear which Emmerich was involved]. Before then, certainly before Peace Walker, Huey's only "involvement" in the Emmerich legacy of being involved in nuclear development was being born on the Hiroshima bombings [which isn't something you really could call true involvement."].). Miller even working with Big Boss was only alluded to in an optional Codec conversation when he mentioned that Big Boss was a monster late in Metal Gear 2 (not even the manual hinted at his having a history with Big Boss beyond common FOXHOUND affiliation), and even then, it never specified whether that meant he worked with Big Boss at all before FOXHOUND, as he could have just known him from FOXHOUND (he was FOXHOUND's survival drill instructor after all). You have a point. However, Huey and Miller were established as side characters, and they remain just that. While they may have larger roles in PP, their presence wont resonant throughout the games like Mantis or Liquid, who are the most easily associable characters in the franchise. Keeping an air of secrecy around their identities will add dramatic effect when we actually learn their stories in-game. When Cyborg Ninja returned in MGS2 there was much kept secret about that as well. Despite the fact it was almost certain Gray Fox had died for reals, therefore no reason to make as big a deal out of it.