Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-64.33.250.214-20150627173108

Adachi Did It wrote:

That does not in any way explain why he then seemingly didn't get older by MGS2, which takes place 25 years later. People need to stop looking at how he can be old enough to be Ishmael, and start thinking how he could then still appear young enough to be the Solidus we know which looks at most late thirties to early fourties.

I'm pretty sure accerated aging even in MGS couldn't be amped up to make a 12 year old look 40 but then completely stop after that point. What we know for sure is that the Patriots created Solidus as a replacement for Big Boss. They wanted Big Boss to be a public figurehead like the President, but he betrayed them. Solidus became President in his place. However, Solidus was in his 20s, and there's a limit to how young a government official can be. With the exception of a few, most US Presidents are in their 50s or 60s. Which means Solidus had to look at least twice his age. Solidus became President years before accelerated aging kicked in for Solid and Liquid.

There's one problem with this plan. If Solidus continued to age dramatically as President, not only would it appear suspicious to the public, but it would risk him dying while in office. Modifying his genes to cancel out the accelerated aging process once he was old enough to replace Big Boss, seems like the most likely solution.

You can call it crazy for a 12 year old to look 40, but keep in mind that within 5 years between MGS2 and MGS4, Solid aged from a man in his 30s to a man in his 60s.