Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-26256306-20150405213209

Weedle McHairybug wrote:

77.54.83.223 wrote: Something i think is being forgoed, is that the man that wakes from a coma in FP (the player character) may not be BB. It may be the medic from the choper. And the bandaged man could be BB trying to protect his identity to work from the shadows later on. The only problem is that the bandaged guy had both sets of eyes, while Big Boss doesn't have a functioning right eye thanks to Operation Snake Eater. That being said, though, I'd rather wait and see. I think this is the most rational theory if you disregard any preconceptions of how you expect the story to play out or who you wish the player character to be. It explains why Sutherland and Otsuka would voice the medic, it would explain the third person's viewpoint in the emergency room, it would explain why Snake has stitching scars all around his head and it would explain why Ishmael would obscure his face.

The missing eye could be explained like so:

http://i.imgur.com/TAluBh6.jpg