"I do know, he will. Even if he doesn't know it yet." Fox said. He'd seen Snake starting to become someone that could fight for what he believed in, and what he'd heard from Snake, Otacon, and even Raiden while they were all here only confirmed it. Even with this situation, Fox held out hope that Snake could still become a good warrior.

Since Big Boss had let it slip just now, Fox decided to head off that discussion. "I know what Snake is, Boss. I also know he's not the only one." He'd also seen that Snake aged more quickly for himself, both in Shadow Moses and here, when Snake had arrived.

It was tragic that Snake's life had to be shorter just because of the way he came into existence. Not that many people in their profession lived to be old men, and even then there was no promise that life would be pleasant at the end.