Can there really be people actually sincerely believing that the MGS3 cast turning out to be the Patriots was planned that long before? I'll never cease to be amazed by the ability of some individuals to delude themselves, here turning the horrendously bad into a brilliant twist years in the making.
Surely had Kojima planned who the Patriots were after MGS2 both 3 and 4 would have turned out very differently. MGS3 would have had actual foreshadowing and character development, and MGS4 wouldn't have had the shittiest narrative in the whole series due, precisely, to the terrible and completely unsatisfying answers it gives to many of the longstanding enigmas of the series.
"Snake, did I ever tell you the reason I got into science in the first place?
[No, I don't think you've mentioned it before.]
Well, when I was a kid, back before I could go and see any film I wanted, my mother would read books to me and my sister to pass the time. Eventually, she read us one book about a scientist trying to create, and control life.
For a while, it was my favourite book. I remember reading it over and over again, and even thinking about what I would do if I were in the scientists' place. It must sound silly to you, but it kept me interested in the sciences while my sister and my friends grew into the normal interests teenaged girls had.
When I heard that they were finally releasing a movie based on the book, I could hardly contain myself! My parents didn't want me to see Frankenstein, because they said it would scare me, but I snuck out the night it was released and saw it three times in a row. My parents were so worried because I was gone for so long, that when I came home they weren't even upset that I had left in the first place.
Snake, Frankenstein dedicated his life to try and better humanity, and he paid for it by being destroyed by his creation. It's an amazing thought that shows not to obsess over something too much, or it will ruin you. Remember to keep a level head in the battlefield.
Imagine..being destroyed by your own creation. Good thing it was just a movie, huh?"
2:
Para-Medic: Snake, whatever happends to you make sure you leave a descendant, OK?
Snake: Are you saying you want to have my baby?
Para-Medic: No. I'm saying that in the 21st century, the genes of soldiers like you are going to be in high demand.
Snake: Genes?
Para-Medic: Uh huh. Remember when Watson & Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA back in 1953?
Snake: No
Para-Medic: You know, they won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for it the year before last? Of course you have to feel sorry for Pauling & Franklin. They were researching the exact same thing.
Snake: Sorry I dont follow
Para-Medic: The inherent characteristics of any given individual are determined by his or her genes. By duplicating a set of superior genes, a seperate body with the same set of characteristics - a clone - can be created.
Snake: But genes dont control a persons fate
Para-Medic: Thats true. But having an offspring thats genetically identical to the parent is more efficient, right? You can expect better results that way
Snake: More efficient? You cant mass produce human beings!
Para-Medic: Maybe. But now that we know the true nature of genes, human cloning is that much closer to reality. Nuclear transplanting is already theoretically possible. So one day...
Snake: My genes are going to be a valuable commodity?
Para-Medic: Exactly
Snake: They'd never let that happen
Para-Medic: Just think – even if your body dies, you survive and go on to bigger and better accomplishments. If you think about it, it’s kind of an honor.
Snake: Does that kind of technology seriously appeal to you?
Para-Medic: Well, I am a doctor.
Snake: ...
Para-Medic: I can’t condone it on moral grounds, but I’m fascinated by the possibilities. Especially when I see such an excellent specimen as yourself.
Snake: Yeah, well, thanks for the compliment, but it doesn't make me feel any better.
Para-Medic: Don’t be so glum. It’s not like it’s going to happen anytime soon. We’ll just have to wait and see.
3:
Snake: Tell me something, Sigint...
Sigint: What's that?
Snake: What does 'Sigint' mean, anyway?
Sigint: It's short for 'Signal Intelligence.'
Snake: Signal Intelligence?
Sigint: The part of intelligence that deals with electronic information. Things like intercepting and analyzing electronic communications, determining enemy force strength and positioning from radar emissions and radio chatter - you get the idea. Codebreaking is considered part of SIGINT as well. 40 years from now, we'll be in the age of electronic warfare. It won't be long before information replaces firepower as the most valuable commodity on the battlefield.
Snake: So you're saying they won't need guys like me anymore?
Sigint: Sorry to break it to you, but that's not gonna happen. No matter how advanced our technology gets, there's still no substitute for human beings.
Snake: ...
Sigint: Anyway, the major is a man of foresight. He knew the electronic age was coming, and so he called out to me.
Snake: And you responded.
Sigint: Well, I didn't have anyplace else to do.
Snake: You couldn't find a job?
Sigint: Nope. None of the places where they do this kind of high-tech research would even let me in the door.
Snake: Why not? I know you've got social problems, but...
Sigint: Come again?
Snake: Nothing. I mean, someone with your talent ought to be able to...
Sigint: Yeah, well, maybe it had something to do with the fact that I'm black.
Snake: ...
Sigint: The major, though, he doesn't care about what color you are. I've never met anyone like him before. He's...different, you know?
Snake: Oh, yeah, I know.
Sigint: I don't think racism's going to go away even in the 21st century. But I want to work with computers and use them to bring people closer together. In the digital world, it doesn't matter whether you're black or white, American or Russian, or whatever. Everybody's going to be the same. That's what I think.
You tell me? Coincidence?
