Can your buddy die in MGS 5: TPP
During one of my attempts at Mission 29, D-Walker was destroyed - so in D-Walker's case atleast, he can be killed.
Thanks to the comments from @Dupree3 and @twobugs I can provide more complete information:
- 'living' Buddies are Fulton extracted once they hit a damage threshold
- D-walker will not be extracted but can be destroyed - it is then rebuilt.
- When a Buddy takes significant damage, your bond level with them decreases.
- Buddies are not permanently killed or permanently destroyed.