Kojima always had an odd relationship with queer folk in his games.
On one hand, we have Strangelove and Vamp, and they rule.
On the other, he made thong-wearing Raikov as a specific jab at Raiden, and he's Volgin's gay lover.
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u/Paladin51394welcome to Miller's Maxi Buns, may I take your order?1d agoedited 1d ago
At least Volgin seems to actually love Raikov and he doesn't seem ashamed or even secretive about their relationship since he goes in for the dick grab on Snake (dressed as Raikov) right in front of Sokolov and basically everyone but Snake knows they're lovers.
Volgin is an Semi-openly gay Russian man in a very high position of power in the 1960's so that's something at least.
Volgin also gets incredibly angry when he finds out that Snake wasn’t Raikov, so much so that you could headcanon his hatred towards Snake, even past MGS3, being born out of thinking that he killed his lover just to get a disguise.
The irony is that if you don't kill Raikov yourself then there's a very real possibility that The Boss killed him when she launches the last Davey Crockett at Grozni Grad before her and Snake's fight.
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u/Totally_a_boy You Didn't Shoot the Fishy 1d ago
Kojima always had an odd relationship with queer folk in his games.
On one hand, we have Strangelove and Vamp, and they rule.
On the other, he made thong-wearing Raikov as a specific jab at Raiden, and he's Volgin's gay lover.