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Unlocking Every GZ Save Data Bonus
By Metric Guard
A guide to preparing Ground Zeroes save data for The Phantom Pain.
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Category: Achievements, Characters, Secrets, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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Guide Index
Overview
Bonus Item Unlocks 
Spoiler-Free Extraction List 
Uploading Save Data 
Prisoner & Special Soldier Locations 
Ground Zeroes 
Eliminate the Renegade Threat 
Intel Operative Rescue 
Classified Intel Acquisition 
Destroy the Anti-Air Emplacements 
Déjà Vu 
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Bonus Item Unlocks
  • SV-Sneaking Suit
    No requirement; just upload the save data.

  • Gold Bionic Arm
    Complete the main mission, "Ground Zeroes".

  • Solid Snake (Uniform)
    Complete "Déjà Vu". Unlock the mission by collecting every hidden XOF patch in the main mission.
Spoiler-Free Extraction List
There's a total of 20 unique individuals spread throughout (almost) every mission to extract via helicopter. Upon extraction, they'll show up in MGSV:TPP as special volunteers.
  • Ground Zeroes
    5 prisoners, not counting Chico and Paz.

  • Eliminate the Renegade Threat
    2 prisoners + 2 special soldiers.

  • Intel Operative Rescue
    1 very special soldier. Hard to miss.

  • Classified Intel Acquisition
    3 prisoners + 2 special soldiers.

  • Destroy the Anit-Air Emplacements
    4 prisoners.

  • Déjà Vu
    1 special soldier. Not only is he incredibly well-hidden, the extraction is only valid if a certain condition is met.
    Feel free to resort to the below hints if you're having trouble finding him.

    Hint #1:
    The soldier is a Genome Soldier, not a US Marine.
    Hint #2:
    The soldier is an enemy, but he isn't able to harm the player.
    Hint #3:
    The soldier is a part of a certain SCENE.

  • Jamais Vu
    N/A; no prisoners or special soldiers.
Uploading Save Data
When you're ready, go to the title menu and select "Save Data Upload" to upload your save. Then, in MGSV:TPP, you can download GZ save data from the title menu after finishing the prologue.

Once you download GZ save data in TPP, the prisoners and special soldiers you extracted in GZ will gradually join Diamond Dogs as the story progresses. If you've already progressed past certain points, they'll show up after finishing any mission.

Similarly, the bonus items won't be immediately available. You'll have to meet the required unit levels and develop them like any other item.
Prisoner & Special Soldier Locations
SPOILER WARNING

I recommend at least attempting to find every prisoner and special soldier listed above by yourself before reading further. All but one shouldn't be terribly difficult to find.
Ground Zeroes
Old Prison Area Prisoners (4 Total)
The prison to the east where Chico is located has four additional prisoners to extract.

These prisoners will show up in MGSV:TPP as Ochre Chameleon, Grizzly Hedgehog, Hungry Crocodile, and Wild Harrier.



Escaped Prisoner
An escapee is hidden in the northwest side of the west refugee camp. If you fail to extract him before contacting Chico, he'll be captured and eventually executed around the east end of the same area. If you contact Paz, the escaped prisoner will simply disappear.

This prisoner will show up in MGSV:TPP as Gray Wallaby.

Eliminate the Renegade Threat
Old Prison Area Prisoners (2 Total)
The prison where Chico and the four prisoners were located in the main mission houses two prisoners.

These prisoners will show up in MGSV:TPP as Blue Chameleon and Midnight Mastiff.



Glaz & Palitz
Instead of killing the two targets, extract them. Glaz is initially located in the admin building's watchtower, and Palitz starts out near the warehouses. They'll quickly move away from their starting positions, so it's best to mark them as soon as possible. If you want, you can extract both targets by putting them onto a jeep and driving out of the mission area.

Glaz and Palitz will show up in MGSV:TPP as Eye and Finger. Strangely, their monikers are swapped in TPP, which may or may not be a mistake.



Intel Operative Rescue
The Creator
Only one person to extract: the target. You literally can't miss him; just finish the mission.

This VIP will show up in MGSV:TPP as Hideo. He can be recruited in TPP without needing to finish this mission in GZ, but only much later. Because of his excellent abilities, it's great to have him join Diamond Dogs very early on.
Classified Intel Acquisition
Old Prison Area Prisoners (3 Total)
This time, there's 3 prisoners.

These prisoners will show up in MGSV:TPP as Frigid Mongoose, Hunting Stallion, and Assassin Harrier.



The Agent and Bald Marine
Upon contacting the agent, wait for him to wake up and follow him to the warehouse section. He'll eventually be approached by a bald marine who will reveal the info provided by the agent is a trap. After interrogating the bald marine to get the real tape, extract him and the agent.

The agent and bald marine will show up in MGSV:TPP as Mad Wallaby and Wild Stallion.

Destroy the Anti-Air Emplacements
Old Prison Area Prisoners (3 Total)
Like last time, there's 3 prisoners. Watch out for mines to the north.

These prisoners will show up in MGSV:TPP as Night Tree Frog, Pirate Capybara, and Roaring Capybara.



Prisoner 12282
You can find him in the admin building's boiler room.

This prisoner will show up in MGSV:TPP as Bitter Centipede.

Déjà Vu
The Tank Soldier
The soldier that gets blown out of the tank after recreating the tank SCENE is actually unique. However, you need to extract him with either the Solid Snake or Cyborg Ninja skin equipped. Because of this, he's extremely easy to miss.

This soldier will show up in MGSV:TPP as Crying Sturgeon.

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The Nightfly 21 Sep @ 10:59am 
If I extract the prisoners, but don't rescue them when replaying the mission, will they still be uploaded to TPP:MGS_DELTA_CAUTION:
Divided By 0 15 Sep @ 9:40am 
https://www.ign.com/wikis/metal-gear-solid-5-ground-zeroes/Deja_Vu

found out, Ok so you have to play the mission first to unlock the Solid Snake or Cyborg Ninja skin

I was just rushing
Divided By 0 15 Sep @ 9:36am 
"Déjà Vu
The Tank Soldier
The soldier that gets blown out of the tank after recreating the tank SCENE is actually unique. However, you need to extract him with either the Solid Snake or Cyborg Ninja skin equipped. Because of this, he's extremely easy to miss.

This soldier will show up in MGSV:TPP as Crying Sturgeon."

but in the comments you said "The Cyborg Ninja uniform is unlocked by completing every standard mission in TPP; you don't need GZ save data for that."

so witch is it?! im stuck on this one and cant find out how to get him!
Col. Hathi 27 Jul @ 11:51am 
Oh. Okay, well that's good to know ^^ Saved me from a headache there.
Metric Guard  [author] 27 Jul @ 10:10am 
The Cyborg Ninja uniform is unlocked by completing every standard mission in TPP; you don't need GZ save data for that.

Similarly, the Raiden uniform in TPP is made available upon completing every standard mission with an S rank. Jamais Vu doesn't feature any unlocks or bonus staff that can be transferred to TPP.
Col. Hathi 27 Jul @ 8:02am 
Looking at the IGN guide for this stuff, didn't you miss that Cyborg Ninja skin? They say you get it for completing Déjà Vu on Hard.
Metric Guard  [author] 20 Jul @ 10:40am 
The chosen difficulty doesn't matter, so feel free to play on Hard if you're up for a challenge.
IllegalWaffles  20 Jul @ 5:59am 
Does it make a difference if I rescue the prisoners on normal or hard difficulty?
Metric Guard  [author] 27 May @ 3:39pm 
Shouldn't need to reupload, just download GZ save data from TPP title screen.
Imir Levi 27 May @ 3:31pm 
if i reset my mgs tpp game data do i need to reupload saves from the gz or what?