Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-79.52.61.188-20130415085048/@comment-98.221.96.139-20130709235956

50.53.154.87 wrote: Weedle McHairybug wrote: Now, Big Boss is likely to not even know who Cipher is (and that's DESPITE Paz flat out telling him who they were by reciting how they separated), and not even being sure of Zero's connection to it, and his actions and notoriety, not to mention Cipher being implied to have still screwed over MSF even with Paz's defeat makes it nearly, if not downright impossible for Big Boss to ever regain control of FOXHOUND. If Kojima really needed to add in a second ending, could he at LEAST try to avoid retconning MGS4 or a significant portion of the MSX2 storyline (ie, Big Boss running Outer Heaven in secret as well as running FOXHOUND publicly)? Uh, Big Boss had already made the connection that Zero was Cipher before and even said his name before letting Kaz finishing explain who they were. It was pretty apparent that he realized that connection when Paz laid out the facts of her ruse to him while she took control of ZEKE. The entire situation is made crystal clear in the final scene of Peace Walker; the struggle between Zero and Big Boss that was explained in MGS4 is now being elaborated as we get to see firsthand the war between the two forces ignite. I don't see at all how Big Boss is oblivious to Zero, the Patriots or their plans and how any of MGS4 was retconned?

Weedle's talking about the briefing tape after the fight. In it, Big Boss says he's not sure of the connection between the name Cipher and Zero. It's likely that the briefing tape took place before the final scene.