Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-1672596-20150903014716

64.33.250.214 wrote: 0nighthawk0 wrote: Who said I was going on Kojima's word on everything? I was merely pointing out that thus far, accelerated aging had not shown to be capable of having a 12 year old boy appear like a man who's around 40. Which has yet to be shown otherwise.

As for the inconsistencies, that was explained in the game. They altered the genes/virus/whatever that handles the accelerated aging within Solidus so that he would mature/age faster accordingly so that he could be be put in the President's seat. Which, in comparison to Solid's, had hardly of the degenerative effect like they did with Solid because he wasn't just an old man, he was a weak old man who's health has been consistenly shown to be effected by said acceleration. Where as Solidus, despite having a strength enhancing suit, showed no symptoms of weakness whatsoever.

Yes the MGS series has shown us a lot of crazy things, but my point was that the accelerated aging had not been shown in such a sense that it could make a 12 year old boy look 40 and it still hasn't, so my point on that still remains valid. Unless any future installment porves this wrong, it can be considered impossible. Your interpretation of the franchise sounds religious. You're reading the story and not reading between the lines. I know Kojima said he was God, but that doesn't make it true. Fans seem to forget all the other people who helped write the stories. The only reason "Make it Right" isn't canon is because Kojima says so. If Konami put someone else in charge, they might do something similar with Solidus as seen in Revengeance.

As far as I know, the games haven't said a child can't experience accelerated aging. Nor did they state when Solidus first experienced said aging. Even if you go by Kojima's word alone, it's not impossible unless Kojima has said so. Yeah, and besides, we really can't be so sure that Make it Right isn't canon, since Raiden DOES refer to the events of that viral marketing site in-game in an optional codec conversation with Doktor (I believe it was the one involving the specific storage elements in the cyborg arms as well as any side effects when they are removed. I know Raiden indicated he was familiar with the side effects from personal experience).