Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6747658-20130401084750/@comment-1971498-20130415084354

No matter how much I think about it, the only character I can picture as the XOF commander is Zadornov. Yes I know he's "dead", but unless he's an entirely new character, he's the closest one I can think of that can be used as a "renewed" antagonist. Then you factor in how they both wear similar outfits (as vague a connection as it seems), and how Kojima can just bring him to life and come up with any reason all while giving him these new injuries ("Nanomachines, son") and it doesn't seem like a long shot to say it's really him. Then there's the notion of Big Boss adopting the same kind of red prosthetic hand as Zadornov, only this time it's on his left side (in contrast to Zadornov's right hand). Now take that idea of the two having prosthetic hands on opposite sides and combine it with the theme of "FOX vs XOF" and it seems rather fitting. Still, again this is all speculation, and by no means am I wishing it is Zadornov (I'm neutral when it comes to speculative discussions like these). For all we know, it could just be a new character altogether.