Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-5085906-20140619165117/@comment-25366375-20150204104803

For what it's worth I think you're far too aggrivated over something so insignificant, but let's go through this piece by piece.

71.204.220.95 wrote: I don't care about the validity or invalidity of this theory. I don't care if Chico is or isn't Quiet. I don't care about who's right or who's wrong. '''I. Don't. Care. About. The. Theory.''' All I wanted was a link to the creator's words saying his own theory was a deliberate joke, since it became a viral thing. But as to be expected, the MGS fans probably like yourself most likely lied and made up crap.. again. Neither Jim nor myself claimed that there is any evidence whatsoever that the theory is a joke, you're literally arguing a point that nobody is refuting. As Bluerock says above, and as I said in my last post, I doubt there is any proof that it's a joke because it probably wasn't. Stranger theories have been submitted in earnest just on this site alone.

But, the reason I have repeated words like a "mechanical parrot" is because the theory being a joke or not doesn't matter in the least with regards to its content. I honestly have no idea what you don't understand here.

71.204.220.95 wrote: If one side of the spectrum can make up a lie, impose it as truth and make it viral, then that sends a terrible message about the MGS community. Your martyrdom on behalf of the Metal Gear Solid community is noted, but honestly I don't think anyone is all that concerned about how we're perceived outside it. We're just here to discuss games and theories until the next release.

71.204.220.95 wrote: Which is an outright lie. Considering you talk about the Metal Gear Solid community as though you are outside of it, I'll assume you are. In which case how the commentary about whether the theory is a joke or not concerns you so much is baffling. If you knew anything about the series it's that Kojima never outright confirms or denies something about the plot, he just uses vague wording and Stephanie Joosten's words are undoubtedly advised from Kojima himself. Chico is a male and Quiet is definitely a female. How you interpret that is up to you, I suppose. It's not irrefutable evidence but certainly reasonable ammunition for whatever camp one sits in.

To summarise: Nobody in the recent posts of the thread is insisting on the existence of any proof that the creator of the Chico = Quiet theory said it was joke. There probably isn't any. Either way, it doesn't matter because it doesn't affect the content at all. Nobody has a link and nobody really cares to find one because as I said, it doesn't matter. This will be my last response to you, I hope you'll be civil to the other members in future responses.