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0nighthawk0 wrote: 1.64.166.74 wrote: 0nighthawk0 wrote: Those who don't exist is just like that, they don't exist

Those who "don't exist" is more an implying. It basically says they exist, yet they don't. Think of something along the lines of how Fox was, it existed, the US government was aware of them but if any was caught, then US wouldn't know jack shit, or so they claim. Or something like that at least. So... I was right they exist in-game (I mean the game's real-world instead of inside a bad dream that you cannot wake up from)? Well yes, but I personally also think there are indeed a veiw who do not exist, at least not anymore. During the segment we see three scenes, one of Psycho Kid whom is most likely Mantis, One of Volgin all red and burning, and one of 4 men whom seem to be kinda cyborg like.

We know Psycho kid most likely exist, more so if he is indeed Mantis, we know little of the 4 guys but they are most likely real too. Blurning Volgin however, well that's part of whatever hallucination is going through the Hospital segment of the game. I think you're on the right track there. We know the game is set in 1984 and that to some extent, that references the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Taking that into account, and the similarities that exist (for example, the story involves a member of the "Outer Party" plotting a rebellion against the shadowy, controlling, information manipulating regime), it's likely we will be seeing more of MGS' information control themes coming back. It may not simply be a case of some people not existing, but also people not officially existing, some that appear to not exist actually being real, and some who seem real actually not existing. The burning figures are more obvious examples of characters who likely don't exist, while Ishmael may be a character who appears more real but actually isn't, and the cyborgs to me seem like something that doesn't officially exist.