The Phantom Pain trailer - chronological edit

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Published 2012-12-12
I tried editing the Phantom Pain trailer into chronological order. I used clues from the video to establish continuity, such as "Snake"s progression from crawling to running, the lighting becoming darker implying a power cut, and the building filling with smoke.

I call the main character "Snake" as shorthand, we do not know the exact identities of any of the characters.

Working on this really made me think about the factions at play. I never considered the possibilities before, and it made me realise that the "Psycho Mantis"-like child character may not actually be working with the soldiers. The child might actually be a patient in the hospital that the soldiers have come to kill.

Also, the child may not be the source of the explosions, although he would be the source of the hallucinations. It could be the soldiers firing at him and attempting to destroy the building.

3 clips I could not place:
- The flaming unicorn. I mean, WTF.
- The close-up of soldiers shooting. It can go anywhere during the assault, but there's just not enough information given about the scene to place it exactly. For example there are four soldiers in the close-up, but only two are seen in the clip of them shooting at the crowd of people.
- The "Volgin" silhouette, which does not take place in the same place you see the flaming "Big Boss". The Volgin clip has rubble near his feet, while the Big Boss one has only fire.
All Comments (21)
  • @evanbyer3922
    Thanks for doing this, it was actually really interesting seeing the clips put together in that way. Nice Work
  • @Darkwildchild
    That was really nice man. Cheers, and thanks for sharing it. Very useful.
  • @LukasRocks001
    This is awesome! I'm lurking the hell outta the Neogaf thread. Impressive work guys
  • @R0BCRAM
    I've only just seen this, and it's remarkable how this is very similar to my own video. I love how you added the text about Jack Bauer and then called him bandaged man, then Kiefer Sutherland. Awesome.
  • @charmoyl
    Well done. Detective gaf is insane!
  • @zachpack422
    great job man u are very smart. seems very legit! great analyzing!!!
  • @koopakingdom
    I watched it twice and I didn't notice a lot of these things. Pretty cool.
  • @ilikelolsing
    If you listen closely to the sound que when the soldier points the light at snake's face, it's the same sound as in the ground zeroes trailer where the spotlight flashes the screen in the first minute or so.
  • @Alfercruz
    Yo, you are right man, good catch! that is more than enogh for me to belive this is metal gear after all
  • @Immackulate1
    From what I can tell the scene with "Volgin" in the flaming corridoor happens right before the scene at 2:06 (flaming figure is in a charging position as if he just burst in) and then turns into the other flaming figure (Snake from Ground Zeroes?), the flaming unicorn comes either right before or right after the big explosion at 0:42 and the soldiers firing their guns comes right before the scene where one of them kicks him over and shines the light in his eyes.
  • @tehgreatvak
    "Still struggling to move, Snake and Jack Bauer attempt to escape." this is a pretty badass sentence, hope you realize that
  • @jdnation1278
    Also shooting soldiers might chronologically be placed at the very start right before attack (just as they land getting off heli) after doctor's dialogue and before soldier on fire with flower petals, they might also be placed before the hallway shooting scene.
  • @KanyeWestwasRight
    Fire has some sort of importance because almost everything is on fire, the guy in the beginning, the hallway, then the hallway again, the volgen looking guys on fire, the whale is on fire, the horse has fire wings