It would likely be difficult for Kojima to keep it all straight, much less any new developers or even others at Konami. When storylines become so complicated, they become harder to follow without tripping over toes. As such, Metal Gear Solid 6 would be yet another entry indubitably creating its own retcons. The whole story becomes more convoluted the more someone thinks about it. There's a lot to be said about war and history in how the games interconnect, but regardless how casual or hardcore a fan is, it eventually becomes hard to keep facts straight. The revelation that Venom Snake is Big Boss doesn't necessarily change the overarching story, instead fitting in quite nicely, but it does add more to it. Venom Snake lived as he died, building the legacy of Big Boss, and that's a symptom of a unique problem for MGS6.Д®ven being as conservative as possible, there's at least 40+ retcons in the Metal Gear Solid franchise. As such, Venom Snake is the first Snake to die, having living in the shadow of Big Boss for so long the two characters were one in the same all the way to his death. Solid Snake kills Big Boss at the end of the first game, but now it turns out to be Venom Snake. However, there's one moment that was almost certainly originally Big Boss, but then it was Venom Snake after Metal Gear Solid 5. Separating the two (Venom Snake and Big Boss) in the franchise is actually somewhat difficult, with many of Big Boss' 'former' accomplishments actually being 'attributed' to Venom Snake. For players, it's an interesting revelation, and it even comes with an interesting retcon to the franchise. Venom Snake eventually learns this, and in true fashion, ignores it because it means it's all part of Big Boss' identity. It's an interesting evolution as players learn that they are not big Boss, but a medic who took shrapnel to the face and was subsequently implanted with Big Boss's memory. Without a doubt, Venom Snake's character arc in Metal Gear Solid 5is well put together.

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