men having placed their trust in Zero to carry out The Boss's dying wish. [7] Ocelot stayed in the Soviet Union to support the group as an informant.[8]

When differences arose regarding Zero's interpretation of The Boss's will, especially following the project Les Enfants Terribles, Big Boss parted ways with the organization, while Ocelot maintained limited contact.[7] Sharing Big Boss's discontent, Ocelot attempted to keep track of Zero's group, which became known as "Cipher."[7]

In 1975, after Big Boss's Militaires Sans Frontières were decimated by rogue Cipher strike force XOF, Ocelot was contacted by Zero for the last time. Though skeptical of Zero's plan to create a body double for the comatose Big Boss, Ocelot agreed to carry out the subliminal brainwashing of one of MSF's injured soldiers (later dubbedVenom Snake) with hypnotherapy. At Zero's request, he also established contact with Kazuhira Miller, Big Boss's former comrade, and leader of MSF's successors Diamond Dogs. The two reluctantly agreed to work together, due to their mutual admiration for the Big Boss, and their desire to keep him safe.

Further GRU activities

Ocelot participated in several wars across Africa and the Middle East throughout the 1970s and '80s. During his career in the Soviet military, he met Sergei Gurlukovich, a fellow member of the GRU Spetsnaz. At some point, he also became the special interrogations adviser to the Soviet forced labour camps, utilizing the Lubyanka prison underneath the KGB headquarters for training.[9]

During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Ocelot served as the GRU's chief interrogator in the region, a position he took