MGS5 - Ep.23: [The White Mamba] - No Traces / Perfect Stealth

Episode 23: The White Mamba from Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.
No Traces / No Alerts / Perfect Stealth / S Rank.
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RULES:
1) Perfect Stealth / No Kills / No Combat Alerts.
2) NO TRACES bonus requires:
- No CQC (hold-ups are allowed)
- No direct physical contact with enemies, like kicking or bumping into someone [the game makes an exception here for "bosses", like Eli]
- No weapons or bionic arm attacks
- No support weapons, including empty magazines
- No attacks from buddies
- No rank-restricting equipment, like active camo
- No supply or vehicle drops (calling in the chopper is allowed).
3) EQUIPMENT:
- Enemies have maximum level of preparedness against covert actions
- All enemy equipment is left intact (mines, cameras, helmets, etc.)
- My own equipment is fully upgraded with all bionic arm upgrades unlocked.
4) As an extra challenge, when dealing with enemies who are not the mission targets:
- No hold-ups
- No distractions
- No suspicions raised.

[johnsomebody]

"Boss, you dropkicked a child...AMAZING MISSION COMPLETE, THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHY YOU'RE THE BEST BOSS, THE ONE AND ONLY"

[raziel]

Imagine Liquid having flashbacks about this moment, lmao.

[coap]

Seeing Venom jump onto Eli is oddly satisfying to watch.

[GameBeatenakaKevinS]

"Okay, Boss, you'll need to infiltrate the-"

"Uh... Excellent work, Boss."

[deepdownyt]

Liquid: "Big Boss, the legendary mercenary, his stealth technique was unmatched and his abilities sublime, he was a true genius of war"
*flashback of Venom jumping on his head*
Liquid: "A true genius"

[TheTwiton]

Venom Snake, the best soldier ever, using Sam Fisher takedowns.

[BrainSeepsOut]

prenatural is that kinda guy who gets to the objective before the opening credits are over

[Verbose_Mode]

Oh, I remember the boss fight, how is he gonna keep this quiet when fighting-

**Boop**

WHAT? You just LANDED on him and knocked him the balls out?! How the mighty have fallen...

[OriginalSirSpeaksAlot]

"CP, this is Delta 2! over."

"This is CP, Delta 2. What's going on?!"

"We got some Jackass riding around Pirate Cove in a fucking robot"

[ChadHellgado]

My experience was more “Tactical Child Punching Espionage”

[mr.bluescreen]

It's funny because I read somewhere that this is one of the few missions where it's impossible to get No Teraces

[prenatual]

I think this and the next 4 missions highlight the major problem with the implementation of open world in MGS5: why try to sneak through an outpost when you can just walk around it? There is simply no reason to engage in stealth when there is so much unguarded empty space surrounding the guarded zones and you have tons of options to traverse it quickly. As a result, the game becomes less of a "tactical stealth action" and more of a "slightly tactical running action".

Plus, in these later missions your objectives are often placed on the outskirts of mission areas, and not in the middle of them (unlike, for example, the 1st episode where you have to rescue Kaz). Here you can easily ride around the edge of the map and get to the ship without encountering any of the child soldiers, even during the day. It is such a lazy design and a real disappointment after the Afghanistan missions that usually managed to avoid these issues.

[gabrielarodruigez]

Eli: I Heard a Noise, Whats out here?!

Snake:


Eli: 😴

[djscarface]

02:02 how did the child soldier not see you? He must be blind, I get spotted 50m away standing up like that

[jgbalves]

That's by far the best speedrun of them all

"Pfff a kid? Gimme two minutes"

[pkmyola]

Nice I did not know you can take him out like that

[thrillhouse_vanhouten]

No wonder Eli hates Venom so much, getting punked like that.

[chudydanny]

One thing i like about this mission is that unlike the adult enemy soldiers, the child soldiers run away when the helicopter comes in and are aware they stood no chance even though they have AK47s on them

[ZengekuZGK]

Slightly tactical running action does seem sadly appropriate for this game. My playthrough was filled with tons of running from LZ to mission, then back again and a lot of these videos of yours also spend like a good minute or two before things actually start happening, and that's not even counting the helicopter ride you need to sit through if you initiate the mission from the menu.

Pretty disappointing!

[dankmemelord]

How come Big Boss gets patted on the back for stomping on kids but when I do it I "need to leave the orphanage" and "am a horrible heartless person"