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Originally Posted by Poison Shadow

Hrrn. I remember catching a glimpse of this "burning man" in the initial Phantom Pain trailer, and I got really excited by the idea that it could be a younger Psycho Mantis. But that's clearly not him.

Figure looks cool though.

Psycho Mantis is in the trailer, but looks normal with shaggy red hair.

Honestly, even though it was obvious to me that it was Volgin or his ghost or whatever, it's still disappointing to have that lame twist confirmed. I don't know if it's that I'm getting older or what, but I'm just over Kojima's incessant need to reference his existing characters in each and every one of his new ones.

Sometimes it even makes sense, by having the father of another iconic character, like Otacon's dad, but it still just ends up feeling lazy. I'll always love the Metal Gear franchise in my own way, but I do really hope the Phantom Pain really is the final chapter in this saga. They're just really out of ideas and it shows in every character design.