Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-64.33.250.214-20150826112415

Has anyone else considered that if Medic Snake is Venom, then Big Boss's transformation in the last trailer doesn't make nearly as much sense? The transition shows Big Boss morphing into various incarnations of himself, then turning into a Skull Face. Which symbolizes what happens to him when he is eventually burned by Solid Snake. If Big Boss is Ishmael, then we should see Ishmael in place of Venom.

Someone might point out that it'd spoil the twist if it showed Ishmael, which is a fair point. However, Kojima could've simply not included a misleading scene in a launch trailer like that, for people who'll buy the game expecting to play as Big Boss. The trailer leaves us anticipating to see Boss experience hardships and ultimately his downfall. Not some fake doing Boss's job, while he and Zero are off playing tiddlywinks.