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I have a strong feeling that this is Liquid Snake. There are many things that are similar to the known background of Liquid Snake. Liquid did spend his childhood in the middle east, which gave him is darker skin and blonde hair. The British flag was also prominently featured in the original trailer, which is a country asscioated with Liquid Snake.

You also cannot ignore his arrogant demeanor as shown in the trailer. More importantly, the tagline "a youth who curses his fate" screams Liquid Snake.

Also, the timeline seems just about right. The boy looks about 12, which would be Liquid's age in this game.

Albeit, these clues call for a lot of speculation, and may not match perfectly with Liquid Snake's known backstory, but this would not be the first time Kojima retconned the MGS story (the loss of Big Boss's eye is a notable example). That being said, Kojima did express that he would dive into Liquid's backstory in Peacewalker, but that didn't really happen. This story seems like the perfect time do so. This game depicts Big Boss in a coma for 9 years in that "British" hospital. It's highly likely that the Les enfant terrible project was done while he was in that coma.

Nevertheless, you never know with Kojima...