Cerebus Retcon: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Metal Gear]]:''

** In the original game, ''[[Metal Gear 1987]]'', Snake looked to be in his twenties - but he looked to be late-middle-aged in ''[[Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake]]''. For the sequel ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', the character designer decided to go with a Solid Snake [[Retcon|who appeared to be in his early-thirties]], younger-looking than his previous incarnation. As a joke referencing this, the characters who knew Snake in ''Metal Gear 2'' joke about his 'age'; the sign that Gray Fox is back to normal is when he teases Snake with the throwaway line ''"You haven't aged well"''. However, in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty|Metal Gear Solid 2]]'', which started the Patriots plot arc, Snake is explicitly mentioned in the script as looking almost unrecognisably older than his self in ''Metal Gear Solid'', even though ''MGS2'' starts only two years later. Liquid spells it out:

*** And it continues in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots|Metal Gear Solid 4]]''. The reason for the [[Plot-Relevant Age-Up]] was changed to fit in with [[Retcon|Retcons]] introduced in the third game, but becomes entirely horrible. Snake now appears to be in his mid-to-late seventies and his health is suffering as a result. {{spoiler|His own parents}} look younger than he does. It's very alarming to remember that the whole plot element started as a [[Continuity Nod]] joke.

** Knowing the developer, it was probably intentional that the gameplay obstacle before fighting the final bosses of ''Metal Gear'' and ''Metal Gear Solid 4'' was the same - a linear area which damages Snake as he crosses it, and there's no way he can prevent it sapping his health. In ''Metal Gear'', you were told by one of the support characters to [[Heal Thyself|eat Rations]] (which immediately restored your health bar) in order to get across the electric floor. In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots]]'' - [[Tear Jerker|I'd rather not think about it]].

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