User blog comment:Weedle McHairybug/So, why did Big Boss react with confusion in regards to Cipher? (Spoilers)/@comment-70.126.138.92-20100825204126

I don't understand. I guess The Patriots changed its name to "Cipher" some time after Big Boss left. Of course MGS4 is canon. I still believe that PO is canon but its strange that the game's events are barely acknowledged.