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What some of us are forgetting is that Zero idolised the hell out of Big Boss; he was practically obsessed with the man. He built Big Boss up as the big, epic heroic image of the Patriots. Even when Big Boss was near death after Metal Gear 2, Zero went as far as to keep him alive but subdued just to simply keep the legend alive.

Big Boss could easily pretend to rejoin the Patriots. Or at the end of The Phantom Pain, Zero could allow Big Boss to live on the stipulation that he rejoins the Patriots and FOXHOUND or whatever. And BB, knowing he has the resources he needs to build up his private army and uprising, agrees. Anything could happen, just remember that.