"Mother Base came damn close to taking you with it into the Caribbean. Those of your men out on assignment returned right away. They refused to believe the wreckage in the water they found was Mother Base. But they checked the coordinates - again and again - until reality finally settled in. You were suppose to die that day - that was XOF's primary objective. As far as most folks know, you did. The first Doctor to see you wasn't even sure what he was looking at... Before they'd even finished operating, your men moved you to that hospital in Cyprus. It was a woman named EVA who arranged that... Rings a bell, hmm? Most men in your condition would have been written off right from the start. But you survived. You went straight down to hell... and they pulled you out, your eye wide open. Full of venom. The days of Naked Snake are long gone. Welcome back, Venom Snake. This world still needs you."