21-10-2025, 06:56 PM
Is there anything widely understood to be true about Metal Gear that's actually untrue, that you think about some times?
The one I always think of is the Liquid Ocelot plot. Most people seem to think it's a retcon for MGS4 to have him hypnotized rather than possessed, but it doesn't add up.
-Ocelot was revealed to be the son of a spirit medium in the previous game
-While MGS4 is riddled with clumsy attempts to demystify the series, there is some degree of logic to it - everything with nonomachines was established in 2 and taken to its extreme conclusion
-We see the arm in both MGS2 and MGS4, and it's totally different. It seems to be made of metal in 4, and is clearly a discolored flesh in 2 (I always saw this as a clumsy attempt to make it look a little rotten)
It seems to me that Ocelot found some use from Liquid's interruptions in 2 and decided to conceive a controlled version of that, replacing the arm with a prosthetic.
What are some other Metal Gear misconceptions?
The one I always think of is the Liquid Ocelot plot. Most people seem to think it's a retcon for MGS4 to have him hypnotized rather than possessed, but it doesn't add up.
-Ocelot was revealed to be the son of a spirit medium in the previous game
-While MGS4 is riddled with clumsy attempts to demystify the series, there is some degree of logic to it - everything with nonomachines was established in 2 and taken to its extreme conclusion
-We see the arm in both MGS2 and MGS4, and it's totally different. It seems to be made of metal in 4, and is clearly a discolored flesh in 2 (I always saw this as a clumsy attempt to make it look a little rotten)
It seems to me that Ocelot found some use from Liquid's interruptions in 2 and decided to conceive a controlled version of that, replacing the arm with a prosthetic.
What are some other Metal Gear misconceptions?
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