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Apparently, buddies die and don't come back. Not sure if they can be incapacitated or wounded but Kojima confirmed permanent death. Here's hoping for a invulnerable buddies cheat. CH! Don't let DDog die!! I beg you!!

Are you sure?

In many of the gameplay videos, if a buddy takes too much damage they are automatically Fultoned to safety.

From official guide (in french i will try to translate in english)

Even if nothing show it on screen, buddys except Dwalker have both a health and Stamina stat (who change depending of a points system hiden too)

The value of their health and stamina decrease when they take damages from lethal and non lethal weapons respectively.

If they lost the totality of their health or stamina they fall KO and are repatriate on Mother Base and stay unavailable for some time.


Hope you can understand everything with my bad english haha

[Edited by djodius, 9/1/2015 6:53:31 AM]

It isn't permadeath, they're just unavailable for a bit like they said ^^

They've shown it multiple times in gameplay videos where D-horse, D-dog, D-walker, and even Quiet go down and just either take time to become available again, or get fultoned out.

If they take too much damage or diee all the time, they'll stop trusting you though

If it's all the same with you guys, I'd feel safer with my buddies fine and happy. 'Sides, seeing DDog or DHorse get hurt would really tug my heartstrings. XD

Apparently there is a mission that could get Quiet to die unless you have a certain aspect achieved.

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we're not part of your forum. Your link is dead to us.

^Ah okay. oops. Okay check this.
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