Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-4913740-20140331092208/@comment-24677150-20140407185902

Personally I wonder whether Skull Face wasn't working in collusion with Ocelot. It's clear that Skull Face convinced Paz to go along with his plan under the condition that it was the best chance they had to keep Big Boss alive. What this means is unclear, but I think that Cipher would have eventually planned to eliminate Big Boss, but Skull Face decided to act on his own by destroying MSF and seemingly killing Big Boss. In reality, Paz agreed to having both bombs inserted inside of her, and sacrificing herself to save Big Boss while making it look like he had actually died in the attack on MSF. Where Skull Face's plan went wrong, however, was that he didn't intend for the helicopter crash or Big Boss's nine year coma. So, after nine years, they find out Big Boss is alive and XOF launches an attack on the hospital in Cyprus so that Cipher continues to think that Skull Face wants Big Boss dead. In truth, Skull Face stages the attack with Ocelot who shows up in time to rescue Big Boss. I think that Skull Face uses the reversed FOX logo to hide the true identity of his unit- the United States most elite special forces unit, FoxHound. By using the reversed logo of a defunct spec-ops unit, they not only hide their true identity but also signify that they have turned their backs to face the hound pursuing them- Zero. With the death of Skull Face, the leader of the renegade FoxHound unit, Big Boss reassumes command of his former unit to continue the war against Cipher and not only brings Kaz Miller and Gray Fox into the unit, but also extends an offer to his old friend, Roy Campbell as well.