![]() ![]() The best ‘evidence’ comes from Mike Oldfield’s Nuclear song in the E3 2014 trailer, with lines referencing an ‘abandoned child’ (Gray Fox is an orphan child soldier), with a ‘heart of glass’ (if Gray Fox is Snake, we’ve seen an X-ray of Snake with diamonds in his body). At least, this is what happens based on info in Metal Gear 2, but – stretching to support the theory – could be retconned for MGS V. ![]() Gray Fox is a more likely ‘impostor’, but this theory assumes Big Boss doesn’t enter a coma between 19, and is around to rescue Gray Fox (aka Frank Jaeger, or later Cyborg Ninja) from torture in the Mozambique civil war circa 1979. Punished Snake also has extensive facial scars and stitching, leading some to suggest the impostor wears a Face Off-style Big Boss mask. ‘Punished Snake’ from the E3 2013 trailer has a horn in (what appears to be) a slightly different position from ‘Diamond Dogs’ Snake on the bike. Truthfully, there’s little evidence to suggest he impersonates Snake, bar some discrepancies in Snake’s appearance between trailers. As a ‘master of disguise’, Decoy Octopus is perpetually linked to any MGS game where a character’s identity is in question – ie all of them. Is the ‘impostor’ Snake part of Big Boss’ plan all along?ĭoes it make sense? - Decoy Octopus is a much-celebrated, but little seen, FOXHOUND member – famous for impersonating DARPA chief Donald Anderson in MGS (PS1). MGS V is supposed to chart Big Boss’ demise from hero to villain (Snake is blinded by revenge, like Captain Ahab in Moby Dick – remember the fake Joakim Mogren/Moby Dick Studios scam and flaming whale in The Phantom Pain trailer), but decoy theorists claim Big Boss’ transformation is too extreme – suggesting he is, literally, someone else. Is Ishmael real – or a mental projection? Or is Ishmael the ‘real’ Snake, assisting the impostor to safety? Before Snake enters the coma (in 1975 after the events of Ground Zeroes), Kaz Miller leans across his hospital bed, looks past Snake’s body and says “What about him?” – perhaps in reference to a third person. The evidence comes from confusion surrounding the hospital scenes of The Phantom Pain trailer, where we glimpse the bandaged man (Ishmael) alongside Snake. What’s the big idea? - We don’t play MGS V as Big Boss (Naked Snake from MGS 3), but as an impostor – likely Decoy Octopus, Gray Fox (Frank Jaeger) or Solidus Snake. Decoy Octopus theory - Are we really playing as Big Boss – or a look-alike? If the game’s timeline extends to 1995, we might glimpse a rookie Solid Snake infiltrating Outer Heaven, closing a loop in MGS history.ģ. So that’s that? Probably, but don’t rule out a Solid Snake cameo, Hayter or not… since he exists as a child (12 years-old in 1984) during MGS V. In any way,” tweeted Hayter in June 2014. “Guys, for the millionth – and last – time. Seductive as it is to believe this is all Kojima’s master scheme, it’s easier to imagine Hayter as genuinely annoyed at a major snub while trying to retain his dignity. The conspiracy theory is that it was all a marketing move to focus attention on Coke, outsell aggressive rival Pepsi and delight fans by acting on complaints.ĭoes it make sense? - Put it this way: If David Hayter is pretending to be angry about losing the role he defined then he’s a brilliant actor. New Coke was a new version of the original Coke recipe, released in the ’80s to widespread complaints – forcing them to re-instate the original formula. Hayter responded in backhanded fashion to the news: “Ah well, can’t fault (Kiefer). “I’m so excited for E3! I just hope I don’t lose my voice,” he tweeted before the unveiling of Kiefer Sutherland as Snake’s new voice. Hayter doth protest too much, conspirators claim. It’s all a ruse to make Solid Snake’s reappearance more shocking – even if it’s a logical possibility, given that MGS V (1984) is set before the events of Metal Gear (1995), where a rookie Solid Snake infiltrates Outer Heaven to take down… Big Boss. The reason that he was so vocal (on Twitter) about being replaced by Kiefer Sutherland is because he’s in on the ‘joke’, and knows he’s coming back. What’s the big idea? - David Hayter hasn’t really been dropped for MGS V and will reprise his role as Solid Snake (who he voiced in MGS, MGS 2, MGS 3 and MGS 4). New Coke Theory - Is David Hayter, voice of Solid Snake, in on a masterful ruse? ![]()
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