[QUOTE="Sony Pizza, post: 0]Even if he himself says that his status as a legend was to gain "public favor", that doesn't mean that it was. [/quote]
Um...you're damn right it does. If he himself was behind the scenes and witnessed the propaganda and hyperbole...he himself was the man that experienced what he experienced and can therefore decipher truth from legend, then I'd say it's probably accurate what he said.
[QUOTE="Sony Pizza, post: 0]The man WAS a legend, he WAS a hero... he saved the world from an all-terrain tank which can launch ballistic nuclear missiles from ANYWHERE on Earth, he took out the entire OCELOT unit, he stopped a missile from sending a Metal Gear into orbit to fire another nuclear warhead at Earth... this man IS a legend.[/quote]
And I'm not disputing that. You seem to forget that he is my favorite of all the Bosses/Snakes. However, as I said earlier, he would know better than you and I what the hyperbole and propaganda was, who are you to say that it's inaccurate?
Let's not forget that The Boss was a pivotal catalyst in winning World War II for the allies. Let's also not forget that EVA said it herself in the epilogue....The Boss' final mission would forever taint her reputation, and her legacy was to be reviled as a traitorous, heartless dog throughout history, even though the reality was completely different.
Again, I'm not disputing that Big Boss is a legend. He damn sure is. However, if the man himself, who helped found the you know what for crying out loud and was behind the scenes for al of the propaganda and string-pulling, I think it's probably a good idea to take his word for it in spite of our beliefs.
[QUOTE="Sony Pizza, post: 0]If it is based on The Boss, the only thing it could possibly be based on is the landing in Normandy and spending several years w/ Jack... that's not REALLY important.[/quote]
Well...if you think about it, every loose end in the life of all characters has been tied up...NOTHING in a prequel would be particularly important, as everything has already been resolved, and we know the origins of every major occurrence in the universe.
I agree with you, I think another Big Boss game would rock hard, however, don't try to play it off like he's more important than anyone else, because based upon the way MGS4 concluded, there is nothing else that Kojima could introduce via retcon that would be any more pertinent to the main players.
As a matter of fact, I'd rather see a game about Raiden's and Solidus early relationship, or one all about Frank Jaeger's trials and tribulations. He is the quintessential tragic hero in the whole story IMO.
[QUOTE="CodenameD, post: 0]Ocelot explained that the that Solid Snake had the weaker genes of him and liquid.
Basically he's like clint eastwood in unforgiven, not the greatest at anything, but enough grit and heart to take on anyone when pushed.
With this in mind i may change my answer to Solid Snake.[/quote]
He didn't have the weaker genes, he had the recessive genes. I think the point Kojima was trying to get across with that is that genes and ancestral history doesn't dictate our fate...we as human beings do. Snake overcame ALL the odds, in light of the fact that he had the recessive genes and was intended to be the lesser of the two, he came out on top...of everyone for that matter.
I agree with The Boss being the best, but I doubt Snake's genes have squat to do with it.