I have to (cautiously) agree with the offing Snake thing. I was talking to my friend about it today strangely enough (who doesn't play the series, but is a good listener...); I can't see Hideo Kojima actually killing Snake. There are other ways to bring a closure to someones 'life' without killing them. =/

I hope to God that hes just misleading us, though. Everyone I've seen has 'come to terms' with the fact that he's gonna die, so having him survive would throw them off so badly (and cause massive wank, which is always great fun to watch).

Plus he's a psychological crutch for quite a lot of people, if Snake dies I can imagine seeing fanboi suicides happening left and right.

I've also stolen your icon for my own amusement. <3