FAQ

As explained in one of the cassette tapes the shrapnel lodged in Venom's Brain causes hallucinations and view items incorrectly.

1. Metal Gear (1987; original version exclusive to Japan until 2006)

2. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990; original version exclusive to Japan until 2006)

3. Metal Gear Solid (1998)

4. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001; PS2 exclusive)

5. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002; an extension of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)

6. Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (2004; remake of Metal Gear Solid. GameCube exclusive)

7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004; PS2 exclusive)

8. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2006; an extension of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. PS2 exclusive)

9.Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006; PSP exclusive)

10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008; PS3 exclusive)

11. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010)

12. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013)

13. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014)

14. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)

These are the games listed chronologically:

1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater: 1964

2. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops: 1970

3. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker: 1974

4. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: 1975 (Some side-ops occur in 1974)

5. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: 1984 (opening and closing scenes occur in 1995)

6. Metal Gear: 1995

7. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake: 1999

8. Metal Gear Solid: 2005

9. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty: 2007-2009 (Game spans 2 years)

10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: 2014

11. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: 2018

No.

By the title, he is indeed "Big Boss". However, he is not "Jack" or "Naked Snake" from Metal Gear Solid 3, Portable Ops, Peace Walker, and Ground Zeroes. He is a former medic who was close to Naked Snake, and was deemed the "best man" in MSF. Ocelot and Zero opted to use the comatose Medic to be Big Boss' body double. In doing so, he assisted in creating the legend that is "Big Boss". He would be officially named Big Boss by his friend (and the man he covered for) at the end of the game.

Yes, although the DNA tests prove negative that he is Venom Snake's son. This is because Venom Snake is a copy of the real "Big Boss", and he was proven not to be the father of Eli. However, Eli was completely unaware of this, and his anger towards his father still existed until his own death in 2005. Regardless, he still displayed a distrust of adults, and would likely have been the same way toward Venom Snake whether or not he knew about the ruse.