Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-186.236.151.248-20130612132932/@comment-4913740-20130615125850

Well then, it doesn't seem possible he could be Eli then. Another point is that patterned rug in the background suggests he is in a Middle Eastern area as opposed to Africa. What would Raiden be doing in the Middle East when he's supposed to be in Liberia, being trained by Solidus? Unless Kojima retcons Raiden's story, which seems unlikely to me despite Kojima's fondness for altering the storylines, this character is not Raiden.