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* [[AKA-47]]: The weapons in the game have fake names in place of real names, even having slight modifications in some cases to avoid ripping off real world trademarks, but it's still very obvious what they are stand-ins for, with the Renov sniper rifle being a renamed SVD Dragunov, the Burkov is actually a Makarov, and the SVG-76 is actually an AK-47 variant, just for a few examples.
** Somewhat averted with the Stinger Missile Launcher, whose prototype becomes available for use (as it did in [[Real Life]] around the same period), though it's only referred to by it's prototype name.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: The usage of languages as varied as Russian, Kikongo, Hungarian and even Navajo is impressive.
* [[Body Double]]: {{spoiler|Venom is revealed to be this to the real Big Boss.}}
* [[Call Forward]]:
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* [[A Commander Is You]]: One of the mechanics is an expanded version of the base commander aspects of ''Peace Walker'', and a decent chunk of the gameplay is devoted to micromanaging your army.
* [[Creator Cameo]]: Hideo Kojima returns to service under Big Boss once again.
* [[Dead All Along]]: {{spoiler|Venom's hallucinations of Paz.}}
* [[Equal Opportunity Evil]]: While Diamond Dogs isn't necessarily evil (at least by this point), it's rather indiscriminate when it comes to recruits. Given how they come from various cultures, nationalities and even gender.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: While Konami gave Kojima relatively free rein over the game's development, [[Word of God]] is that rather substantial portion had to be altered if not left on the cutting room floor. [[What Could Have Been|This includes a chapter simply titled "Peace."]]
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* [[Misplaced Vegetation]]: Averted. The few plants you can pick up would plausibly be found in the regions you can acquire them.
* [[Multinational Team]]: Diamond Dogs can have members from literally all over the world, and their pickiness in recruiting is so low Afghan mujahideen serve alongside former Soviets and African mercenaries from different tribal areas (many of which bitter enemies normally) are comrades in arms.
* [[Never My Fault]]: The game really does an unsettling job showing Huey's true colors. {{spoiler|Whether it's his betraying MSF in ''Ground Zeroes'', leaving Strangelove to die or planning on using ''his own son'' as a guinea pig, all while pitifully playing the victim when Venom and Miller fully catch on to it all.}} Ocelot {{spoiler|during Huey's "trial"}} observes how he does it ''so'' well that he never even realizes that he's doing it.
* [[Organic Technology]]: Used quite extensively by Cipher. {{spoiler|Well, Skull Face's breakaway faction at least. This is used to create the Skulls, refine uranium without needing a reactor, and even serve as a detonator/safety lock on nukes. You can acquire a limited version of this later with the Parasite Suit, which can mimic the powers of the Skulls for a limited time}}.
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: One the major themes in the game is language and the power of words.
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* [[Secret War]]: Miller and Diamond Dogs have been waging one against XOF, which is nominally under Cipher's command.
* [[Shout Out]]: The Afghanistan sections bear more than a few homages to ''[[Rambo III]]'' and ''[[The Living Daylights]]'', which also involved the Soviet occupation.
* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]: Some of the collectible '80s hits in the game have some connection to the plot or overall theme. Among the most notable being the cover of [[David Bowie]]'s ''The Man Who Sold the World.''
* [[Soviet Superscience]]: Sahelanthropus is technically a Soviet-produced weapon under Huey's direction. Also, the Man on Fire {{spoiler|aka, Volgin}} is also mentioned as being the result of Soviet experimention {{spoiler|mixed in with whatever the Sorrow left behind}}.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: The game really marks this for Big Boss. Diamond Dogs in particular is much murkier than MSF and sets the foundations for Outer Heaven later on.
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