History Recap / MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain

Eli emerges from Sahelanthropus and is cornered by XOF. Venom Snake protects him from the troops, but a grenade damaging his "horn" triggers a brain seizure. Due to the temporary colorblindness, Snake momentarily mistakes Eli's red hazmat suit for the XOF's trooper's white suits, and accidentally shoots him, much to his horror. In the aftermath, however, it is revealed that Eli was fortunately wearing a bulletproof vest under said suit. Diamond Dogs arrives to clean up, but discovers that Eli's voice has broken and the English vocal cord parasites are activating in him, forcing them to leave him behind. Ocelot orders the entire contaminated island be burned with napalm, and Snake offers Eli a gun to do with what he pleases. Eli doesn't kill Snake nor himself, but is saved by Tretij Rebenok, who uses his telekinesis to extract his parasites and flies him off the island. With the young Psycho Mantis by his side and more determined to avenge his defeat and surpass Big Boss than ever, Eli vows that "it's not over yet..."

'''Note:''' The canonicity of this mission is a hotly-debated topic in the ''Metal Gear'' fandom. It was ultimately cut from the final version of the game, but it is still directly referenced as a part of the official timeline, resolves several plot points, and offers the story a proper finale. This information comes from ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector's Disc'', and not the main game.

After Eli, Tretij Rebenok, and the Mbele children fled Mother Base with Sahelanthropus, the Diamond Dogs pilot who was forced to fly them was finally recovered in Central Africa. He explained that Eli not only had Sahelanthropus, but also the last sample of the English vocal cord parasites -- this made him a prime target of XOF. Eli's squad was stationed on an island in a salt lake, demanding the body of Snake.

Venom Snake arrives on the island, finding XOF troops are already present to kill Eli and retake their tech. He finds Eli in Sahelanthropus' cockpit, but Eli is attacked by XOF and he fights back with the Metal Gear, discovering Snake. The two battle until Snake splits Sahelanthropus in half at the waist, rendering it totally inoperable.

Eli emerges from Sahelanthropus and is cornered by XOF. Venom Snake protects him from the troops, but a grenade damaging his "horn" triggers a brain seizure. Due to the temporary colorblindness, Snake accidentally shoots Eli's red suit, but he was fortunately wearing a bulletproof vest. Diamond Dogs arrives to clean up, but discovers that Eli's voice has broken and the English vocal cord parasites are activating in him, forcing them to leave him behind. Ocelot orders the entire contaminated island be burned with napalm, and Snake offers Eli a gun to do with what he pleases. Eli doesn't kill Snake nor himself, but is saved by Tretij Rebenok, who uses his telekinesis to extract his parasites and flies him off the island. With the young Psycho Mantis by his side and more determined to avenge his defeat and surpass Big Boss than ever, Eli vows that "it's not over yet..."

'''Note:''' The canonicity of this mission is a hotly-debated topic in the ''Metal Gear'' fandom. It was ultimately cut from the final version of the game, but is still referenced as a part of the official timeline, resolves several plot points, and offers the story a proper finale. This information comes from ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector's Disc'', and not the main game.

After Eli, Tretij Rebenok, and the Mbele children fled Mother Base with Sahelanthropus, the Diamond Dogs pilot who was forced to fly them was finally recovered in Central Africa. He explained that Eli not only had Sahelanthropus, but also the last sample of the English vocal cord parasites - this made him a prime target of XOF. Eli's squad was stationed on an island in a salt lake, demanding the body of Snake.

After all the adult soldiers in Bwala ya Masa mysteriously died, the child soldiers took over, and their leader is the boy Eli. When Snake is deployed to retake the village, Eli spitefully fights back, forcing Snake to subdue him before extracting him to Mother Base.

Upon shutting down Mfinda Oilfield, Venom Snake learns that the CFA guards were actually hired by the owner, SANR (South African Natural Resources), and they have no ties to UNITA at all. They intentionally flooded the river with oil, covering a mass of corpses with odd growths on the chests. Not only that, but Miller discovers that SANR no longer exists and was a front for something else - most likely XOF.

Diamond Dogs is hired by an environmental NGO to stop an oil spill in the Munene River. This requires shutting down Mfinda Oilfield, which is allegedly taken over by the rebel group UNITA. This is part of a civil war between the communist MPLA and the capitalist UNITA (including three [=PFs=]: Contract Forces of Africa, Zero Risk Security, and Rogue Coyote).

On February 26, 1984, Venom Snake awakens from his nine-year coma in Dhekelia SBA Memorial Hospital, Cyprus. He falls back asleep, but the code goes out: "V has come to." Over the next month, Dr. Constantinou begins Snake's rehabilitation, informing him of the loss of his left arm and the shrapnel embedded in his bones. On March 11, an XOF assassin (who would later become Quiet) kills Constantinou and moves to kill Snake too. However, a heavily-bandaged patient called "Ishmael" defends him, lighting her on fire forcing her out a window.

Ishmael escorts Snake out of the hospital. They avoid the XOF troops executing the hospital's patients, only to be faced with a gas mask-wearing child and a flaming specter (Tretij Rebenok and the Man on Fire). Ishmael hijacks an ambulance to escape, but the Man on Fire wounds Ishmael and they crash.

On February 26, 1984, Venom Snake first awakens from his nine-year coma in Dhekelia SBA Memorial Hospital, Cyprus. He falls back asleep, but the code goes out: "V has come to." Over the next month, Dr. Constantinou begins Snake's rehabilitation, informing him of the loss of his left arm and the shrapnel embedded in his bones. On March 11, an XOF assassin (who would later become Quiet) kills Constantinou and moves to kill Snake too. However, a heavily-bandaged patient calling himself "Ishmael" defends him, lighting her on fire with rubbing alcohol and forcing her out a window.

Ishmael escorts Snake out of the hospital. They avoid the XOF troops executing the hospital's patients, only to be faced with a gas mask-wearing child and a flaming specter (Tretij Rebenok and the Man on Fire). Ishmael hijacks an ambulance to escape, but the Man on Fire wounds Ishmael and makes them crash.

When Snake comes to in the ambulance, Ishmael is gone. Fortunately, Revolver Ocelot arrives to extract him on horseback. Ocelot informs Snake that Kazuhira Miller is being held by Soviet forces due to his collaboration with the Mujahideen rebels in Afghanistan. He brings Snake to a whaling ship, which they board to reach Afghanistan to rescue Miller. Along the way, Snake regains his muscle mass and equips a new bionic arm.

Upon witnessing the mutation of the vocal cord parasites, Quiet flees Mother Base and returns to Afghanistan. She is captured by Soviet soldiers, and Venom Snake rushes to the rescue. They fight Soviets together before escaping in a sandstorm, but Snake is bitten by a venomous snake. Quiet breaks her vow of silence to radio in and guide the helicopter through the sandstorm, activating the English strain of vocal cord parasites she secretly harbored. She chooses not to return to Diamond Dogs, disappearing into the desert.

The game is open-world and features a story that is advanced by numbered Episodes, along with occasional story-important Side Ops, and some cutscenes that activate upon visiting Mother Base after certain accomplishments. Thus the sequence of some events is not necessarily canon.

Eli emerges from Sahelanthropus and is cornered by XOF. Venom Snake protects him from the troops, but a grenade damaging his "horn" triggers a brain seizure. Due to the temporary colorblindness, Snake accidentally shoots Eli's red suit, but he was fortunately wearing a bulletproof vest. Diamond Dogs arrives to clean up, but discovers that Eli's voice has broken and the English vocal cord parasites are activating in him, forcing them to leave him behind. Ocelot orders the entire contaminated island be burned with napalm, and Snake offers Eli a gun to do with what he pleases. Eli doesn't kill Snake nor himself, but is saved by Tretij Rebenok, who extracts his parasites and flies him off the island. With the young Psycho Mantis by his side and more determined to avenge his defeat and surpass Big Boss than ever, Eli vows that "it isn't over yet..."

'''Note:''' The canonicity of this mission is a hotly-debated topic in the ''Metal Gear'' fandom. It was ultimately cut from the final version of the game, but resolves several plot points and offers the story a proper finale. This information comes from ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector's Disc'', and not the main game.

Eli emerges from Sahelanthropus and is cornered by XOF. Venom Snake protects him from the troops, but a grenade damaging his "horn" triggers a brain seizure. Due to the temporary colorblindness, Snake accidentally shoots Eli's red suit, but he was fortunately wearing a bulletproof vest. Diamond Dogs arrives to clean up, but discovers that Eli's voice has broken and the English vocal cord parasites are activating in him, forcing them to leave him behind. Ocelot orders the entire contaminated island be burned with napalm, and Snake offers Eli a gun to do with what he pleases. Eli doesn't kill Snake nor himself, but is saved by Tretij Rebenok, who extracts his parasites and flies him off the island.

Returning to Afghanistan, Diamond Dogs plans to raid the base OKB Zero. Along the way, they discover that Skull Face released the Russian vocal cord parasites to rid the area of Soviet forces. Venom Snake infiltrates OKB Zero on the ground, eventually facing Skull Face who overpowers him with numbers and words. Forcing Snake into a vehicle, Skull Face divulges the rest of his plan - using the English parasite strain to make nukes the new lingua franca - during their trip to Serak Power Plant.

Venom Snake emerges from the downed helicopter and is forced to fight off the Skulls. After defeating them, Ocelot arrives in a backup helicopter to exfiltrate. Code Talker explains that he developed a microbe called metallic archaea which can quickly process metals, even enriching uranium without a plant. This is Skull Face's plan: to make nuke development so easy that he can arm the entire world, while maintaining total control over their usage.

Returning to Afghanistan, Diamond Dogs plans to raid the base OKB Zero. Along the way, they discover that Skull Face released the Russian vocal cord parasites to rid the area of Soviet forces. Venom Snake infiltrates OKB Zero on the ground, eventually facing Skull Face who overpowers him with words. Forcing Snake into a vehicle, Skull Face divulges his true plan - replacing English as the lingua franca with nukes using an English parasite strain - while they travel to Serak Power Plant.

Venom Snake is hired by an Mbele unit to eliminate a logistics officer for Rogue Coyote who doubles as a human trafficker. He is the one who sent Shabani and the Mbele kids to their fates. However, Snake learns from the trafficker himself that he requested rescue from an NGO, who must be the true client.

Though Skull Face is dead, XOF persists as a channel of Cipher once more. The Diamond Dogs continue to perform clean-up, confiscating any data on the vocal cord parasites. A CIA mole in the Soviets who is aware of the parasites is targeted by XOF, so Venom Snake extracts him to Diamond Dogs before they can.

The game is open-world and features a story that is advanced by numbered Episodes, along with occasional story-important Side Ops, and some cutscenes that activate upon visiting Mother Base after certain accomplishments.

Venom Snake is sent to steal the cargo that a truck convoy is transporting with supposed payment to XOF. The Skulls escort the convoy, showing its high priority. Upon stealing the truck, however, Diamond Dogs discover that it contains nothing but unenriched uranium-laced malachite and yellowcake. This implies nuclear weapons development, but the uranium is useless without being enriched at a plant first, leaving its purpose unclear.

Venom Snake is sent to steal the cargo that a truck convoy is transporting with supposed payment to XOF. The Skulls escort the convoy, showing its high priority. Upon stealing the truck, however, Diamond Dogs discover that it contains nothing but unenriched uranium-laced malachite and yellowcake. This implies nuclear weapons development, but the uranium is useless without being enriched at a plant first.

Venom Snake is sent to steal the cargo that a truck convoy is supposedly transporting as payment to XOF. The Skulls escort the convoy, showing its high priority. Upon stealing the truck, however, Diamond Dogs discover that it contains nothing but unenriched uranium-laced malachite and yellowcake. This implies nuclear weapons development, but the uranium is useless without being enriched at a plant first.

Upon defeating the sniper, Venom Snake recognizes her as the assassin from the hospital (known as Quiet). Miller urges Snake to kill her, but Ocelot suggests he extract her to Mother Base instead. Snake agrees.

''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' is set in 1984, nine years after ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and eleven years before ''VideoGame/MetalGear1''. Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF) has been destroyed by XOF, with Big Boss having supposedly perished in a helicopter crash. In reality, doctors at the Barranquilla Coast succeeded in rescuing him, though he remained in a nine year-long coma. The story begins upon Snake's awakening.

Ishmael escorts Snake out of the hospital. They avoid the XOF troops executing the hospital's patients, only to be faced with a gas mask-wearing child and a flaming specter (Tretij Rebenok and the Man on Fire). Ishmael hijacks an ambulance to escape, but the Man on Fire wounds Ishmael and causes them to crash.

Venom Snake is sent to sabotage the Soviet communications equipment at the Eastern Communications Post. On his way, he encounters a wild puppy with an injured eye, and Ocelot suggests he extract him (later becoming DD).

On February 26, 1984, Venom Snake first awakens from his nine-year coma in Dhekelia SBA Memorial Hospital, Cyprus. He quickly falls back asleep, but the code goes out: "V has come to." Over the next month, Dr. Constantinou begins Snake's rehabilitation, informing him of the loss of his left arm and the shrapnel embedded in his bones. On March 11, an XOF assassin (who would later become Quiet) kills Constantinou and moves to kill Snake too. However, a heavily-bandaged patient calling himself "Ishmael" defends him, lighting her on fire with rubbing alcohol and forcing her out a window.

The Mbele children reveal that there was another boy, Shabani, who was taken to the Ngumba Industrial Zone, the place the locals call "the Devil's House." They pay Diamond Dogs to find Shabani.

Code Talker is being held by Zero Risk Security in a mansion in Lufwa Valley. He crosses the jungle, avoiding the Skulls. Then he infiltrates the mansion's cellar to meet Code Talker, who informs him of the existence of vocal cord parasites. Code Talker explains that he can halt the onset of symptoms on Mother Base if Snake rescues him. On the way out of Lufwa Valley, Snake finds that the guards have been made puppets.

On their trip back to Mother Base, the helicopter is attacked by an XOF fighter jet, but Quiet snipes the pilot and saves them. At Mother Base, she complies with orders and is escorted to a holding cell.

'''Note:''' The canonicity of this mission is a hotly-debated topic in the ''Metal Gear'' fandom. It was ultimately cut from the final version of the game, but resolves many plot points and offers the story a proper finale. This information comes from ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector's Disc'', and not the main game.

''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' is set in 1984, after ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and before ''VideoGame/MetalGear1''. Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF) has been destroyed by XOF, with Big Boss having supposedly perished in a helicopter crash. In reality, doctors at the Barranquilla Coast succeeded in rescuing him, though he remained in a nine year-long coma. The story begins upon Snake's awakening.