What Hideo Kojima living obsessed with details is a fact that has been confirmed throughout his long career. The Japanese developer has done nothing more than introduce references, winks and easter eggs in all its titles, but the Metal Gear Solid saga takes the cake.
Such was his goal of not leaving a single loose end that linked the two most famous parrots of the franchise starring Big Boss and Solid Snake. In Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
On the other hand, there is a much more recognized parrot such as the one that accompanied the fearsome The End at all times in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004. The lethal sniper allowed the parrot to perch on his shoulder and the truth is that the two animals bear a great resemblance. So much so that Kojima himself suggested that they were probably the same.
If we go to Metal Gear Solid 4 Databasea digital encyclopedia with a multitude of data related to the series, we can read the following description about the Otacon parrot:
“It’s the same breed as the parrot The End had in the 1960s. Large parrots can live between 50 and 100 years. It’s unclear if Emma and The End’s parrots were actually the same bird.”
He does not confirm it, but it is clear that the wink remains in the air so that we interpret that it is a very real possibility, and it makes it clear that the creative does not like anything to be governed by chance. Of course, it must be taken into account that while We can kill the parrot from The End
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