Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-65.31.134.55-20130328025957/@comment-69.156.100.239-20130330035801

0nighthawk0 wrote: 69.156.100.239 wrote: Big Boss supposedly fights in the mozambican civil war, which ends in late 1979, early 1980. There, he rescues frank jaegar and naomi hunter and takes the latter to america.. this seems an impossible task if he's presumed to be in a coma from 1975-ish to 1984....... considering naomi hunter's significance to the saga, it seems fishy to retcon her story.. just a thought Weeeell......Frank's wiki states Big Boss rescued Frank and Naomi in 1980 but Naomi's Wiki states it was in the 1980's which I am more inclined to believe, The Mozambican war lasted from 1977 to 1992, so it's really not impossible for it to occur after Big Boss' coma.

It's definitely possible. It does specifically mention the year 1980 a few times in the wiki, but I can't exactly recall which exact game quotes this particular year as the one BB brings her to the US. Regardless, if it was specifically 1980, it could be easily retconned to have happened a few years later.. its just something to think about... Also, considering Kojima has gone out of his way to state MGS5 is a reinvention of the series, I presume he will indeed retcon a few of the backstories to reflect his latest vision.. There is actually a lot of potential for expanding backstories considering many have a history in Africa/Middle East..

Other thoughts.. The letter "V" may symbolize a split or separation... of identity/mindset/personality, etc.. Omega usually symbolizes the end.. could mean the end of Kojima-written Metal Gears as he has already stated that it is (he hopes)..

Its pretty clear Zero/Cipher will be present or at least represented in the game

Mantis & Ocelot aren't yet confirmed, but are likely there in some way..

Random idea: if we could play both BB's and SS's part leading up to their battle in Outer Heaven.. having a simultaneous arc, but played from both sides.. Either in a single game jumping back and forth, or 2 separate games..

I also feel the first two MGs are going to be - or at least should be - re-written somehow and the MSX versions will no longer be canon..