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: The climax involves the destruction of a massive, bipedal nuclear tank controlled by a young psychic known as "The Floating Boy". The Legend's Twist: "Venom" Snake

: As Snake returns, he finds his home base under attack and ultimately destroyed. A helicopter crash during the escape leaves Snake in a deep coma for nine years. The Main Event: The Phantom Pain (1984) : The climax involves the destruction of a

Snake awakens in a hospital in Cyprus to a world changed by the Cold War. With the help of and Kazuhira Miller , he forms a new private mercenary army called Diamond Dogs to track down Skull Face and XOF. The Main Event: The Phantom Pain (1984) Snake

The story begins with infiltrating a high-security American black site in Cuba, Camp Omega. His mission is to rescue two former allies: the Cipher agent Paz Ortega Andrade and the child soldier Chico. His mission is to rescue two former allies:

: Snake discovers Skull Face’s plan to use "vocal cord parasites"—biological weapons that kill speakers of specific languages—to achieve global domination and eliminate the English language.

The most significant part of the MGSV story is the late-game revelation regarding the player's identity.