Anybody here ever read any Michael Crichton? (Jurassic Park, Sphere, Congo, Andromeda Strain, etc.) I love his work and it feels to me like in many ways he andKojima have a very similar writing style. Namely they both find a topic that interests them and they write a plot around that concept. Kojima is a bit worse about this than Crichton was but the mention of Raven reminded me of this because you can always tell Kojima does A LOT of research and by God you're going to know how much research he did. The stuff about Mongolians and Japanese, the ear pull, none of that stuff had anything to do with anything. A lot of characters say stuff that is more or less insignificant but is a handy piece of trivia that you get the feeling Kojima found out along the way.

Both Crichton and Kojima are fans of the character filibuster too.

I think one of my favorite pieces of random, pointless trivia was:
Raiden: What are those sticks in your head?

Emma: These? They're lacquered chopsticks. They hold your hair in place. Did you know they're pretty popular in Europe and South America?

WHAT ARE THOSE STICKS IN YOUR HEAD