Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-64.33.250.214-20150628150637

TheGentlemanGhost wrote: I'm fully on board with the idea that Ishmael is our customizable character. Since there is in fact a face customization option in the beginning of the game during story mode the previewers saw but stated was incomplete yet had no affect on BB's appearance, I'm even more convienced it's for Ishamel. It makes sense with the head being wrapped and I think it's part of Kojima's "thing you can't do in moves but can do in games" statement from a while back.

It may also tie into the guy Kaz asks about in the coma scene. If that is "Ishmael", it makes even more sense as to why we are seeing that scene from that persons POV and why Kojima said it was him when interviewed about that scene as well. There are several problems with Ishmael being customizable. Why would Ishmael's face be customizable but not his voice? He is voiced by Keifer Sutherland in the trailers. Why use Keifer if the character is not important to the plot? We haven't seen Ishmael in trailers since e3 2012. If Ishmael is simply a customizable character, why has Kojima been so secretive about him? Not that I'd put it entirely past Kojima to make a big deal out of something minor, like the Chicken Cap. Also, how many scenes would Ishmael have that it's even worth customizing him? Yong Yea explained in one of his recent analysis videos that Boss's facial scars are customizable. So maybe people are confusing that feature with creating a new character.