Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6747658-20130401084750/@comment-1971498-20130504022635

Solid-Boss wrote: I highly doubt technology and science was that great when the philosphers were around. So I highly doubt it's the Boss' father. Or Galvez, Volgin, Decoy Octopus and whoever else it's suspected to be.

People commonly seem to be forgetting one very important thing. TIME LINE. I already addressed this issue in regards to The Boss's father. The wiki lists his death during the 1930s. Assuming that he died approx. at the age of 60, fast-forward that to MGSV's timeline and you instantly get someone who's literally 100 years old (that's under assumption that the XOF commander is the individual who's said to be 100 years old). Also again, even without reliance on nanomachines, Kojima can easily come up with whatever reason he needs bring in new characters (cryogenics etc.)

Loving all the speculations here! While I think it's a complete long shot, I still think that my suggestion that it's The Boss's father actually seems more plausible than it seems, given the limited info we have on him (time of death, character relations, influence on The Boss, status as the last original Philosopher etc.) Of course, all these wild speculations are just in the name of good fun, and for all we know it could really be a new character entirely (would be pleasantly surprised if it really turns out it's The Boss's father).

On a side-note, having watched the Ground Zeroes trailer again, I realized that the XOF commander seemed to have a shotgun holstered on his right thigh.....could prove interesting once we see the full reveal.