Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-79.52.61.188-20130415085048/@comment-50.53.154.87-20130710080223

Hmm... looking back on that briefing tape, I sort of get the sense that maybe Big Boss is being secretive because it might dip slightly into his private life and other personal things he doesn't want to discuss? The same way Solid Snake snapped at Meryl in MGS1 when she tried asking him about his personal life after his fight with Mantis. Idk.

Still, Big Boss is definitely aware of the Patriots (having been a former member). If he really is unsure about about Zero's hand in Peace Walker, it could be because this is the first mention of Zero (or the Patriots) under the moniker "Cipher" at this point in the chronology, and it's been two years since Big Boss cut his affilation from the United States. I still don't see how this isn't congruent with the histroy paved by the revelations of MGS4.