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He told me that he has never been in any kind of contact with Konami or Kojima, that he had never even heard of them before all of this happened and he doesn't understand why they used him as a template for that character without asking him permission. I pointed out his resemblance to the actor from whom Konami actually did the scanning for the three-dimensional model, but he tells me that his lawyer has suggested something different that involves a conference held in Cyprus:

"One of the sponsors was coincidentally a game developer. Maybe some people there...I don't know...maybe they recorded the thing from certain angles, maybe the cameras were set up in the right spots... I do not know. It's just a hypothesis, but maybe it's not too far-fetched."

I pointed it out that this seemed rather unlikely and that there was probably a simpler explanation, but he interrupted me:

“To be completely honest with you: this isn’t such a bad thing. Since my project requires a lot of money, Mr.Kojima will be able to say he had a part in HEAVEN [the name of his head transplant procedure] despite the fact that he probably never intended to.”

Dr. Canavero isn’t just surprised by all this, but actually rather put out; he’s even thinking of suing Konami over it. “I went to the Polizia Postale [the authority in charge of this kind of thing here in Italy] and filed a complaint towards Mr.Kojima. There is also a Twitter account that is not mine, so I reported this to the Police too, they will now investigate both the matters. In the meantime my lawyer is sending a letter to the Japanese company [Konami] to ask for compensation [for using my image without permission].”

He also seemed very interested in how much Metal Gear Solid V might be worth. At one point, suddenly asked me: “By the way, do you know how much this game is going to cost? And how many copies will it sell?” When I estimated that it’ll sell maybe 4 million units at 60 euros a pop, he started laughing.

“Wow!!! Sixty Euros? Multiplied by 4 or 5 MILLION? That would cover the whole operation for Valery and then some! We're talking about an insane amount of money!"

“It's just surprising that despite having been around the world, speaking at more than 300 medical conferences about what could be the biggest medical achievement in history, I feel like now i'm at the peak of my popularity thanks to a video game...a video game I wasn't even involved in to begin with.”

More here: http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/04/22/...t-the-centre-of-a-metal-gear-solid-conspiracy

This is Ian Moore btw, the actor they actually modelled his face on:

 

[Seth Balmore]

Oops. Who was the gaffer who pointed the resemblance out? Look what you did!

 

[Andrefpvs]

Well done, GAF. We just delayed MGS V

 

[Tripolygon]

Saw this coming.

 

[Consequence]

The gaf-Internet-gaf is strong in this one.

 

[nrvalleytime]

More here:http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/04/22/...t-the-centre-of-a-metal-gear-solid-conspiracy

There is also a Twitter account that is not mine, so I reported this to the Police too, they will now investigate both the matters.

I'm almost positive a GAF member created that account. Man.

Unbelievable that this actually reached him.

Edit - actually, it's not unbelievable when all the idiots in the last thread were calling him. Ridiculous that people went there.

 

[TP-DK]

Look what you done Gaf.

 

[BadWolf]

Why you do dis GAF.

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

Kojima's outdone himself with marketing this time.

 

[Korosenai]

So this guy is legit doing a head transplant procedure titled "HEAVEN"? How is such a thing even possible.

 

[K.Sabot]

well gaf i hope you're proud of yourselves

 

[Leafhopper]

"MGS Conspiracy"

Way to go GAF that thread ended up being sillier than I thought.

 

[braves01]

“To be completely honest with you: this isn’t such a bad thing. Since my project requires a lot of money, Mr.Kojima will be able to say he had a part in HEAVEN [the name of his head transplant procedure] despite the fact that he probably never intended to.”

Outer...HEAVEN?

 

[maquiladora]

Why you do dis MGS-GAF.

Fixed...

 

[EloquentM]

Classic gaf ---> Internet ---> gaf

Fail harder slotaku

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

So this guy is legit doing a head transplant procedure titled "HEAVEN"? How is such a thing even possible.

It's exactly what Kojima would come up with. The theory had legs, man.

 

[-Horizon-]

After the thread got locked, I thought it was over. This ride never ends haha

 

[Busaiku]

E3's gonna be huge.

 

[Elixist]

lmao gaf what have you done.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Kojima fired for real this time

 

[AJLma]

Not fooling me, Kotaku.

 

[hobblygobbly]

It's okay guys it's all part of Kojima's plan.

 

[Loakum]

 

[Fireblend]

Damnit guys.

Take your pick!

 

[zma1013]

Funny they think there are camera ninjas running around taking pictures of random people from different angles.

 

[whatevermort]

I'm almost positive a GAF member created that account. Man.

Unbelievable that this actually reached him.

Edit - actually, it's not unbelievable when all the idiots in the last thread were calling him. Ridiculous that people went there.

It was a GAFfer, yup. People went insane in that thread. It was like nothing I've ever seen.

 

[MrS]

This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

Here we go again...

 

[Lum1n3s]

Wow...thank you almighty GAF. We have the power to delay games, yay!

 

[Piston Hyundai]

What an insane series of coincidences.

 

[SargerusBR]

Well done, GAF. We just delayed MGS V

 

[Cess007]

lol you Made it, Gaf! Top of the

Spoiler

conspiracy

world!

 

[Euron]

Well done, GAF. We just delayed MGS V

It was bound to happen. We've been delaying The Last Guardian for the past five years.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

"What is surprising is that the redditor claims that the doctor actually knew The Phantom Pain has a head transplant theory in it."

http://gamingbolt.com/metal-gear-so...ing-likeness-and-theories#mSMwFjUJVKiDUxTV.99


The doctor knows that there's a head transplant in TPP? Either him or the redditor is full of shit.

 

[BennyBlanco]

at first I thought it was dumb coincidence, but the way he keeps name dropping kojima makes it sound like something is actually up hah

 

[ChosenPredator]

Saw this coming.

yeah, a few people saw it coming, only gaf.

 

[RoboPlato]

I blame Sn4ke.

 

[BlackJet]

For God's sake GAF, have some freaking restraint.

 

[Celine]

Carnival of stupid number? I lost the count...

 

[DJIzana]

Whelp... one less title to look forward to in September (most likely)...

 

[antitrop]

This makes it even more fucking hilarious.

 

[Leafhopper]

It was bound to happen. We've been delaying The Last Guardian for the past five years.

Heh.

 

[-Horizon-]

It was bound to happen. We've been delaying The Last Guardian for the past five years.

well played

 

[Houndi101]

Idk the interview part makes him seem like such a money-grubber or is it just me?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Well........I mean, atleast we can say that we kinda partially cemented Kojimas firing from Konami after this hub bub. Konami gets sued, game gets cancelled, Kojima canned...

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Classic gaf ---> Internet ---> gaf

Fail harder slotaku

this is potentially much worse than the classic gaf-->internet-->gaf

ffs mgs fans

 

[DarkLordMalik]

http://gamingbolt.com/metal-gear-so...ing-likeness-and-theories#mSMwFjUJVKiDUxTV.99


The doctor knows that there's a head transplant in TPP? Either him or the redditor is full of shit.

Most likely he is full of shit.

Idk the interview part makes him seem like such a money-grubber or is it just me?

It sure does.....

Or he is just that desperate for money.

 

[Korosenai]

It's exactly what Kojima would come up with. The theory had legs, man.

I just don't understand how a head transplant can actually happen and succeed. It just has to be a troll.

 

[oti]

Well done, GAF. We just delayed MGS V

worth it

 

[galvenize]

Somewhere Kojima is watching all of this with a smug grin. keikaku doori.