That sudden feeling when Ocelot, the guy always behind the scenes, the guy always on the phone with the greater threat, the weasel of the entire series, is one of the most genuinely good characters in the series.

wow, the real big boss abandoned kaz with the medic. miller got fiddled so hard by his friend

Big Boss in 1984: -We can change the world, and with it, the future. Big Boss in 2014: -It´s not about changing the world, it´s about doing our best to leave the world the way it is.

so that's why the DNA test didn't match

Thats why he has a hand in MGS 4

When Venom punches the mirror, you can see the Outer Heaven logo on the door behind him. So, when he walks through the fog, he's basically walking to his own death.

I actually like this ending because it fills in the gaps. This Big Boss we play as in Phantom Pain is the one Solid Snake kills in MGS. This explains why Big Boss seemingly comes back to life in MGS2 when in actuality the real Big Boss was still out there all along, only to return once again to see Solid Snake at the end of MGS4

The twist reminds me of MGS2 where they market the game as playing Snake when you really play as Raiden for most of the game.

Nice that Kojima covered a 25 year old plothole on how Big Boss "survived" the outerheaven incident.

"I'll be ready for the new age." - quote from man killed while taking a dump in his house RIP Kazburgers

From here on out, you're Big Boss :) 30 minutes later killed by solid snake

Notice the logo changes to the Outer Heaven logo to show time passing. When Venom walks into the smoke he's walking to fight Solid Snake (and to his death). The back of the cassette says 'operation intrude n313' which was the name of the mission in the original Metal Gear game. Although i'm not 100% happy with the ending its kinda cool how they went full circle.

I think people haven't really realized that what Hideo Kojima is trying to state here is the true identity of the Big Boss 'phantom' is actually you yourself: the player of the game. What the tape is trying to explain is that Big Boss and the player of the game are one. But now it is time for Big Boss to depart and for the player of the game to continue the legend: The Metal Gear Series. Mind Blown! Genius Kojima is genius. Lols.

Kazuhira Benedict Miller. The most fiddled person of the 20th century. For real though. All his dreams for a private PF and aspirations to become the leader of fast food with "Kazuhira's Burgers" just went down the toilet. And he lost his leg and arm. And he was killed by Ocelot.. Goddamn

The gunshots in the background when venom looks into the mirror. Could it be Solid Snake that is attacking?

Here's the deal: in the game universe there is a character that thinks he is big boss and up until you see this scene WE (the player) have thought WE were big boss. To my mind this is the most creative and interesting narrative told since the twist at the end of 6th sense. It's a story that breaks the 5th wall and legitimately incorporates the player into the storyline in a way that makes sense in the MGS universe that has already been established. This, for me, IS the story arch of MGSV and I hope it will go down in history as the first time a story like this has been told. You just can't tell this story in any other medium. The fact that the rest of story is "hidden" in the cassette tapes is the way I think games should be telling stories. The medium needs to figure out what it can offer story telling that no other medium can, and by leaving the story there free for the player to explore but doesn't thrust it on them like a movie would. The open world gives you plenty of time to listen to the cassette tapes while you are scoping out an area or running from side-op to side-op. This is an absolute masterpiece and I hope no one watches this video unless they've first played through the game. The experience is just unbelievable.

Si basically, theyre saying that there's nit only TWO big bosses but instead, there's alot of Big Boss, each and every one who took his place IS, in fact, HIS PHANTOM - all the players who's playing the part of Big Boss' phantom are Big Boss' in their own form, hence the first person view and all the mirror reflection scenes (showing that the player looks like the Phantom and Big Boss). In-game, the Phantom is ther medic. IRL, it's all of us who will eventually get a hold of that controller and play the part of the phantom. That, in its self, should be the greatest breaking the 4th wall in gaming history. Konami will never get their hands on a game developer like Hideo Kojima ever again.

Trolljima strikes again

So the real Snake rides off and somehow turns into Wolverine and joins the X-Men. Called it.

I think Sutherland and Hayter, are both amazing. Although David became the voice of Snake for a while, Sutherland made a good job finishing what David started.

If you enjoyed the vid make sure to like, comment and share. For more info on why this is the "true ending" and how you get it look at the description. I also made sure to just include the parts of the intro that are different here.

SS:Your Big Boss. BB "Medic Boss":Yeah...I'm Big Boss. That dialogue was from Metal Gear during Operation Intrude N313. Bravo Kojima.

This ending is secretly brilliant because it's a commentary on how we as players place ourselves in the role of the hero. That ending line where snake is telling the medic he's Big Boss, that's Kojima telling us we're snake, we've always been snake. It's awesome!

how did medic became so good at fighting?

I have never felt more betrayed in my life after this ending and I still cant get over it.

And that's why on game over screen it's say "mission failed" not "time paradox"

It would be better if the real Big Boss was voiced by David Hayter... that explains why the fake one has a different voice actor...

so that's how Big Boss could lead both FOXHOUND and Outer Heaven at the same time. makes sense... 25 years later.

11:50 This isn't "real" Big Boss talking to "fake" Big Boss. This is Big Boss/Kojima talking to YOU, the player. YOU built Mother Base in both PW and TPP, YOU completed all those missions and tough challenges. YOU wrote your own history. The story and legend is yours. Remember, Big Boss isn't a character persay. Big Boss is just a title, a title that Kojima rewarded us with. That "thank you my friend" isn't from Big Boss, but from Kojima himself thanking us for enjoying his games. All this hate and confusion about the ending reminds me of MGS2's controversy back in the day, only now people grew up and finally realizied what the message about that game was.

"Given the right situations, the right story, anyone can be shaped into snake!" -Ocelot

I can understand why people were either, disappointed or skeptical of this ending. But the more I see it and think about it. The more genius it truly becomes. It cover's a major plot hole in MGS2 and not only did we have a giant impact on this game. But the entire series. We are Big Boss

The Phantom Pain : You will always want to play the real Big Boss but never will.

My avatar was black so this game became Tropic Thunder at the end.

omg listen to this, bare with me, big boss died in 2014, hideo kojima leaves konami in 2014, then miller asks 'what was it all for?' (refering to i think mgsv's lack luster story to close the mgs circle)'If the boss has some plan what is it...?' (referring to outraged fans who still to this day believe the rest of the game is coming and beginning to doubt there precious kojima) Then ocelot replies with 'the real big boss is working seperately from us, to create his new nation' (referring to the new kojima productions). Then while thinking about the hole of metal gear's entirety, it is kojimas career but with guns added

13:45 - 14:20 Sooooo Powerful

I like how this establishes (or reinforces,if you look at if differently) the idea of "Big Boss" only being a title.Naked Snake & the Medic (Which represents the players) shows that anyone can take on the title of Big Boss if they are made to believe so. Also,I'm pretty sure this serves as like a prototype test for what Raiden when through during MGS 2 & Ocelot being brainwashed into Liquid.

Holy shit. I just realized the soldier from the beginning of peace walker who calls bb, vic boss, could be this medic boss. Go watch the opening sequence of pw. It would kinda make the whole v has come to thing make sense amongst other things. If this is what kojima intended, then bravo sir, you are a masterful storyteller.

This ending is so much better if you have the mentality that your not playing as the medic but as yourselfs, and that message is from kojima to us and not BB to his fake impersionator

I actually like this ending. Considering this is Kojima's capper, he gave the players a fond farewell. And with the appearance of the MSX keyboard, it all comes full circle. It even expands on a point he tried to make with MGS2: we're not Snake. But we're not wussy little Raiden either. We're Big Boss.

I really really need the music at the end. And I'm pretty sure it isn't Darude Sandstorm.

Best parts include that music when Ahab punches the glass, and when kaz and Ocelot are talking

14:07 look over the shoulder of venom the outer heaven emblem on the door.

I like how this ending pretty much divided the entire Metal gear fanbase into 2. You can either be in Ocelot's side ( Praise Kojima Follow his last teaching, he knows what he was doing and this was all well done and thought out) or you can be in Kaz's side ( Go to hell Kojima for leaving us in a shitty state with a fake game that isn't the real deal like the others. I'm glad you're gone, we'll make this fake game better without you. We will be fine without you.) we're basically Ocelot and Kaz. lol

7:22 That part, along with the music, gives me nostalgia, i don't know why.

At 13:40 when the music starts and big boss punches the mirror is the best scene ever

the most obscure ending in a metal gear solid game and for me it is the Best ending in the series . that mirror breaking is both enigmatic and Powerful . the attention to details is phenomenal ( MSX 2 being discontinued in 1995 for example ) . this Game is a masterpiece despite all the cited flaws

Miller asks: "What about him?" Doctor says he (medic/phantom) took a shrapnel to the head. Why Kaz didnt noticed that?

The song when he punches the mirror is: MGSV: TPP soundtrack-Behind The Mirror

Lemme correct: The medic that was seen in ending of GZ saved Big Boss from death, but he got a unicorn-like shrapnel. 9 years later, the medic had a Big Boss-like face. Because the real one wanted to expand his legend. So he started working for his "Outer Heaven" seperately from them. And that underground nuclear facility in Northeast South Africa.... that was turned into a fortified military base by the name of the same thing. Medic (Venom Snake/now known as "Big Boss") commandered its military forces. And he was killed on 8th August( my fiction day) of 1995 by Solid Snake when real BB commandering FOXHOUND. By the way: Ishmael is the real one when Snake is MSF Medic.

"Diamond Dogs"..."Man Who Sold The World"... So many Bowie references in this game.

"Given the right situation, the right story, anyone can be shaped into Snake!" Revolver Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of liberty. This is the quote that defines MGS V The Phantom Pain.

One thing I noticed... at the end, after he plays the other side of the tape, the logo on the door switches from "Diamond Dogs" to the Outer Heaven Logo.

So the fake big boss (the player) is medic and in the hospital scene at the beginning it was medic getting surgery to look and act like big boss, while the real big boss left. Fake big boss is who u play as in the whole game and from the scene at the end where the real big boss gets on the bike is when real big boss is going to go into hiding then the real big boss gets plastic surgery to look completely different and go in hiding and leaves the tape for fake big boss to know the truth and know his instructions, which is why the tape was saying "from here on out, ur big boss" Then real big boss hides and fake big boss gets killed by solid snake in the original metal gear and then the real big boss comes back. Am I correct?

Being a huge fan of Kojima's Metal Gear series and having played and beaten all of the games in he main series, I have absolutely zero problem with this 'twist'. It perfectly explains how Big Boss survived the Outer Heaven incident and neatly connects to the next game chronologically in the series, Metal Gear. What I'd like to see, and I realize that we'll likely never get it, are current gen remakes of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake or maybe a new Metal Gear game that features Solid Snake that takes place between MG and MG2 during his time with FOXHOUND. I'd love an opportunity to play as Snake one last time in his prime. We haven't gotten to play as Solid Snake in his prime since the Tanker section of MGS 2. Thats a long time.

I love the tiny bit where Ishmael Big Boss still tries reaching out to try to help the medic in the car before hes pulled out.

The conversation between Kaz and Ocelot at the end is incredibly dark. The whole premise that they let fate run its course and potentially turn out to be enemies is proof of their dedication to their cause. Super bummed about how this ended though. Would like to see a DLC or added content where we get to see Outer Heaven or see things from the real Big Boss's perspective in a similar timeline.

so... as long as you believe that you are big boss, you can become the ultimate soldier? then why are the genes so important? that would make the genes and the clones irrelevant, right?

Man all these people pissed about this ending and yet they're missing two important messeges 1. WE took the part of Big Boss. Which is freaking cool to put the series to an end 2. Aside of that, this is still part of the Metal Gear Solid storyline. It fills in some plot holes and questions. Sure, now you realized you're not playing as Jack, but it's still part of Kojima's story. It seems the only people who don't understand this game's ending never played the earlier Metal Gear games. (Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake)

What i find chilling about this ending is that whenever Venom Snake punches the mirror and starts walking into the fog, you can hear Solid Snake fighting in the background. It really makes this ending even more crazy!

The reference to MSX and cassette tapes, makes me feel old. The tapes used to load games on MSX.

People saying Big Boss betayed Miller don't realise that Miller was with Cipher before the events of Ground Zeroes...so well done Big Boss.

Many have raised numerous questions about this ending. However my real question is... how does Ishmael/Big Boss grow a full beard in just 3 hours? Nanomachines, of course.

For those wondering what that last tape was that was making the fax noise, venom was putting the original metal gear game from the msx computer into a bit decoder so the msx computer on the desk can load up the game.

All the little subtle between the reflections, god Kojima's cinematography is fantastic

Genius twist. I never saw it coming at all.

That's SUCH BULLSHIT! You mean this whole time I was playing some rando. Goddamn you Kojima. lol

Anyone notice that in the beginning of the final scene where you hear Big Boss talk to you the logo on the door behind you is the Diamond Dogs logo? Check the logo again during the flash that reveals it at 14:06. I guess you know what that is...!

The more I think about it, the more I like this twist and the way Kojima reshaped everything we've thought we've known about Big Boss and the story arc as a whole. As much a fan of the series as I am, the minute details of the series' timeline (and how those pieces ultimately fit together with each new installment) often don't interest me as much as the motivations behind those ideas, but in the case of MGSV, I think there's a very neat balance between Kojima's messages and how the execution of those themes actually adds new layers to the entire series that I found to be not at all expected. And yet, Kojima sent us hints all along, as in telling us his own understanding of why players most enjoy the character of Snake, who has long served as the player's alter-ego, or to go as far back as that very first GDC trailer, evasively answering the question of whom that third person was in the hospital with Snake and Miller as being no less than Kojima himself. For once, character creation in a game becomes a substantial component of that game's narrative (for the player is now able to represent themselves as the game's protagonist, instead of merely shaping them from the sidelines), and not a sole factor of only the gameplay, and while I'm sure the execution of this game's reveal, its message, and their reception will be heatedly debated by gamers for years to come - especially those who seem less interested in Kojima's narrative ideas when he's actively breaking down fourth-wall barriers with the intent of deepening the player's investment - there's no doubt in my mind that making the player a more active participant in the shaping of this series as a whole (to go so far as to make US a part of the story itself, instead of simply contributing our ideas, theories, fan fiction, etc, which have influenced the series in a more passive role) was quite the bold move by Kojima. I do think (hope?) the general consensus will eventually see this as much more than a half-hearted effort to introduce a last-minute twist into a game that otherwise plays it fairly straight throughout.

"Operation Intrude N313. Infiltrate the enemy's base Outer Heaven and destroy the ultimate weapon, Metal Gear!"

14:05 Outer Heaven at the door before that it was diamond dogs. Solid Snake is attacking mother base.

i kinda saw this coming, before i finished the game i noticed that the reflection on the chopper´s ACC was the avatar i created at the begining, you can see it if you zoom in at it

Love the way that the diamond dogs logo is transform by the OUTER HEAVEN logo at 14:06

This creates even more questions for me. Firstly was the medic the same age as big boss cause changing the face wouldn't change his age. They could have had David Hayter voice the real big boss or else why does the phantom sound exactly the same as big boss.

And at first i was like "how the hell are they gonna explain the missing horn in MGS4" ... well this ending caught me by surprise.

Anyone happen to know what track or track number plays when Venom Snake breaks the mirror at the end?

At 13:16 On the other side of the tape wrote "Operation Intrude N313", which is the mission that leads to the first solid snake game. At the beginning of the game, Solid Snake got a radio call from the "Big Boss" - "Big Boss speaking, Operation Intrude N313...." It draws back memories...good old times.

7:39 Such a brief goodbye, considering they never met again...

Here's a theory: 9 years ago, the MSF base was destroyed along with most of its members. But in reality, they were actually teleported to another dimension, where the events of Metal Gear Survive happened. The MSF are now known as the Charon Corps. By the way, the timeline has been retconed.

i like when he punches the mirror the logo that was on the the door behind changed from diamond dogs to outer heaven's logo, meaning he was probably going to battle solid at that moment (guessing the tape is for operation intrude n313 instead o n312). would have been nice if from the smoke a shadowy figure representing solid appeared.

in 13:46, what does the blood face and the longer shrapnel face indicates? as he looked like that in several occasions during the game. it has also appeared in the trailers so I wonder what is Kojima referring to by this, I would appreciate any explanation.

Do you remember when Kojima was asked by Geoff Keighely: "Who's the third guy in that room? From whose perspective are we seeing the scene?" and Kojima went like "Uhm, that's simply myself..." Now I get yoy, Kojima-sensei ;)

I am Medic? Hideo played us like a damn FIDDLE !!!!!!

In the end, with all the shooting and the fact that the emblem changes on the door, I think that is the moment Solid Snake is right at Venom's doorstep, not in Diamond Dogs anymore, but in outer heaven.

Just imagine if the final bossfight in the Phantom Pain was with young Solid Snake. It would have been like returning to the same battle from your NES childhood but fighting on an opposite side. OMG!

Scene still gives me chills

my only problem with this is that at 5:47 it appears hes clean shaven even through the bandages

i noticed something when quit (yes that's her if you didn't know or didn't notice) you hear her humming before ishmare/snake lit her up

Oh my bloody hell, it blew up my mind

12:43 Snake can smile. Wait never mind it's not him 😂😂

11:15 - 14:20 When I were playing this game..... I was like woah.... This ending was a total mindfuck I love it!

I like the scene when after Venom punches the mirror and walks into a fog/mist, it means that Venom accepts his role as a phantom

Anyone know what the music is between 7:20 and 8:33?Personally one of the best cut scenes I have seen, primarily due to the bike.That's a Triumph Bonneville by the way. Badass Bike for a Badass Guy.

Sorry if this sounds stupid but how did the phantom big boss got all the abilities of the real big boss?

How the heck is solid snake going beat the man who is 'the second big boss'?? Forget this' gray fox' stuff, when the man himself tells you you're the man too, some green chucklehead with recessive dna(yes, I'm talking about solid) isn't going to take you out. I want a redo

The last part of psychological reconstruction: letting the subject acknowledge the new *truth* themselves. "I'm Big Boss...and so are you"

I can’t stress how much I just LOVE the scene at 7:25. The upwards shot showing how small they are compared to the world yet how much power and influence they have over it. The quiet, relaxed scene of the two biggest antagonists of the series having a passive bonding moment. Not to mention that this is the last time these two characters ever see each other, the two figurative children of The Boss sharing a last moment before they kick off the entire Metal Gear series. It both chills my spine and warms my heart, Metal Gear Solid has had such an effect over video game storytelling AND my heart and I doubt I will ever be able to forget the stories of Solid Snake, Big Boss and Revolver Ocelot. Thank you, to absolutely everyone who has ever worked to make the Metal Gear franchise the best it can be.

Sad Thing is Only people who played MGS3 would've realized it wasn't the real snake from the beginning, They would've seen that Venom's Right eye was normal apart from being blinded by the blast, In MGS3 during Naked Snake's capture he saves EVA from Ocelots Russian Roulette and inadvertently gets his right eye shot out.

"From here on now, you are Big Boss" The moment he smirked, he realized he had the power to rule, even if it meant to be the phantom of Big Boss.

12:44 some incredible motion capturing from Kiefer Sutherland right there.

Very elegant and respectful way to finish the game, well played!