s about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
s about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
It seems uncertain, the change in 5 likely appears right away in the 90s amid the events of the first Metal Gear.
Hey, you're referring to the former Patriots team member at Cipher who keeps bothering him in TPP. Sounds like those skulls are onto something!
If you interpret the story of Metal Gear carefully, there are hints that some plot points from Metal Gear Solid 5 might be revealed early on.
It seems the skulls belong to a group called XOF, which was once part of a cleanup team for Fox. Snake was in that team during MGS3. XOF later broke away from Fox, likely because the Patriots formed and no longer needed them. In 5 XOF, the old Fox commander—Big Boss—is trying to rejoin, but they use different methods, which is why they clash during MGS5.
I’d definitely give it another go through the series a few times to fully understand the plot.