“Some unremarkable medic”

My guy, the medic had better stats than Big Boss.

Venom Snake: "I'm already a demon...Heavens not my kind of place anyway."

Also Venom Snake:*rescues child soldiers, goes around disabling nuclear weapons and helps out a wildlife conservation effort*

All missing questions will be answered in the epic, final chapter of the Metal Gear Saga:

METAL. GEAR. PACHINKO.

It’s been nine years….

I had my suspicions about the true nature of the game's ending. Confirmed it myself in-game by complete accident, early on. I happened to be riding in the chopper, at night and in the rain, and I turned my camera just right and saw myself in the window. But your blurry reflection in the inside of the helicopter's window panels isn't the face of Big Boss, it's the custom character you make at the beginning of the game. And I knew then.

Honestly, though, one of my favorite things about this game. It was an insane way to catch the big reveal early.

"A feeling of something that should be there, but isn't."
A... Phantom Pain?

Ngl I actually knew about the twist because you needed a Russian interpreter to speak to Russian soldiers, whereas Big Boss knows Russian (he speaks it in mgs3 and is even commended by Sokolov at the beginning on how good it is).God I need a life.

George, I think I finally understand the message of this game. After 320 hours spread across the last decade, I think I get it.

I decided I wanted to unlock every weapon and item. You get the resources you need to do this by sending troops out on combat deployments. Not a problem.

At some point, I stopped "playing the game." I stopped going out on missions, where I would usually collect more soldiers to fill my already maxed out units. I just logged in every day to manage my spreadsheets, send out more combat deployments, and develop the next thing.

I recently hit a wall where, instead of being able to send out, like, 8 combat teams at a time, I could only send out 2 at a time.

What happened? Well, I forgot that a small percentage of your combat force is killed on deployments. Small enough that you don't notice it in the short-term, but over a period of time....

I was sending waves troops to their deaths for the acquisition of resources and I didn't even realize it until I ran out of humans.

And I think I finally understand the message of this game.

We met "Big Boss" at a very strange time of his life.

Never had to wait for the Pequod because I always call for him while I'm far away from the LZ. By the time I get there dude's waiting for me instead.

Helicopter arrives "Snake"What took you so long" Heli Pilot:Kept you waiting huh?

Video: "...an unremarkable medic."
Big Boss: "He was always the best man we had."

Waiting for the helicopter? Just chill man, and smoke a cigar.

AFAIK the "nuclear disarmament" ending is supposed to be the lead-up to Metal Gear 1 from the MSX, where every nation has decomissioned their nukes and Outer Heaven is the only one who has ICBMs.

so you mean... THEY PLAYED US LIKE A DAMN FIDDLE?

Troy Baker’s performance of Higgs from death stranding is how ocelot should’ve been

"The woman.. Huh.. I gave her a light.. She took the short way down"

yeah i mean this game was deeply flawed but my PMC was called BOY LOVE and i had a chromed out helicopter that played the john cena theme so i can forgive some of that.

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I'm Big Boss and you are too.

I know this is a late comment, but wouldnt it have been interesting if the final mission was you facing against Solid Snake in reference to the first MSX game, he serves as the final boss. Perhaps Snake is literally unbeatable and the only way to reach the ending is to hit quit at the game over screen instead of continue?? Since i first played the game i always wished this was done, it wouldve been an amazing example of a long running game series coming full circle!!!