Wed, Mar 06, 2013 | 13:17 GMT
MGS Ground Zeroes: Snake actor David Hayter asks fans how they’d feel if he didn’t return
Metal Gear Solid voice actor David Hayter has conducted a very weird Twitter poll, asking fans how they’d feel if he didn’t return as the voice of Solid Snake. Is he just trolling the world, or is there a slight chance he may not be returning? Judge for yourself.


Hmm. What’s he up to?
Last week I interviewed Hideo Kojima, who said he’s genuinely worried that Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes will be a flop, as it covers a lot of mature and taboo themes. You can check out my full interview here.
We’re also rounding up every rumour, screen and quote regarding Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes from now until the game eventually launches. Why? Because we’re nuts, clearly. Check it out here.
Thanks CVG.


31 comments
#1
GwynbleiddiuM
06/03/13, 1:25 pm
Heartbroken :<
#2
orakaa
06/03/13, 1:38 pm
I don’t know the guy (he does a good job in MGS by the way) but maybe he’s in negotiation with KojiPro? Maybe he’s trying to raise his fees a little bit. I don’t know, it’s just a supposition. Or maybe he’s in a bad mood and wanted to see if people cared about his work?
Those are just very wild guesses, but maybe he just did it out of curiosity
#3
theevilaires
06/03/13, 1:38 pm
You would not see a red penny from my pocket go to this game if David Hayter doesn’t return as Snake. He “IS” Snake. Plain and simple. NO DAVID HAYTER NO PURCHASE! Of course things would all get fucked up once a well known PlayStation franchise jumps the ship and goes to another console.
#4
deathm00n
06/03/13, 1:39 pm
Maybe he’s just trying to inflate his ego. Wich he shouldn’t need, he’s fucking Snake!
EDIT: No, fucking Snake didn’t sound good. But you get it right?
#5
Fin
06/03/13, 1:49 pm
SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE
#6
ps4fanboy
06/03/13, 1:56 pm
It’ll be a lil disappointing, but if they cast someone with very good voice for ‘Snake’ then i can be okay with that.
#7
DogmanSP
06/03/13, 1:58 pm
It kinda makes sense in a weird sort of way.
*SPOILERS*
In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Big Boss isn’t played by Hayter, but by Richard Doyle. Most likely to differentiate between the two characters in the closing act.
So having Doyle possibly reprising the role shouldn’t be that big of a surprise.
#8
Hirmetrium
06/03/13, 2:02 pm
I would almost prefer Big Boss to now be voiced by Doyle. They have to switch at some point, and Big Boss is looking less and less like Snake, and has already denounced that name.
It doesn’t mean Snake won’t show up again – following the timeline he has to be alive by this point.
And yeah, I’d be upset to see him go. The man’s voice carry’s metal gear solid all on its own.
#9
Imperius
06/03/13, 2:02 pm
I’d be pissed. Snakes voice is not replaceable. No David means there better be no Snake and the only charter that I would play other than Snake is frank yager aka grey fox aka the ninja aka a badass.
#10
YoungZer0
06/03/13, 2:10 pm
David Hayter IS Snake. They might as well reboot it without him.
#11
GwynbleiddiuM
06/03/13, 2:46 pm
@7 Yet, in Peace Walker Hayter returns as Big Boss’s voice, so no Richard Doyle. I wont allow it.
PS: Akio Ōtsuka and David Hayter should always be Solid Snake and Big Boss’ voice, period.
#12
Bomba Luigi
06/03/13, 3:02 pm
They would need a very, very good Reason. Like Hayter gone Crazy and will not make Voice Acting for less then 50 Million. But replacing with no good Reason like Ubi did with Ironside would I not accept, means I would not buy the Game.
#13
killersense
06/03/13, 3:05 pm
i personally think this could be a dig at splinter cell with ironside not voicing sam fisher in the upcoming game. kojima has taken digs at splinter cell in the past
#14
DogmanSP
06/03/13, 3:11 pm
@11 No, you don’t get it. Peace walker’s Big Boss was a younger man.
As he gets closer and closer to the age as he is seen in MGS4, it would make sense (continuity wise) that he’d eventually cross over to Doyle’s voice.
Obviously there’s still some time between Ground Zeroes and MGS4, but that doesn’t take away the fact Solid and Naked Snake are two different (albeit very close) people. Something to bare in mind is that Liquid, Solid and Solidius all have different voice actors, even though they are essentially clones.
#15
LudaHarry
06/03/13, 3:18 pm
Love my job, since I’ve been bringing in $5600… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I’m making it online.(Click Home information)
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#16
Erthazus
06/03/13, 3:41 pm
I’m sick of Metal Gear Rumors.
We got only one trailer that basically showed us nothing, now even David Hater trolling us.
Sick bastards, I hope we will get decent info on march 27 at GDC.
#17
MadFlavour
06/03/13, 4:07 pm
He’s an actor. Probably just ego tripping.
#18
Beta
06/03/13, 4:20 pm
No way I’d ever believe anyone else as Snake.
Don’t torment me Hayter.
#19
MadFingerz
06/03/13, 4:30 pm
Lol, too much time spent with KP has turned Hayter into a troll.
#20
GwynbleiddiuM
06/03/13, 4:56 pm
@14 at the time of MGS3 Big Bos was 30, at the time of MGS: PW he’s 10 years older, and last time I checked people’s voice wont change all that much when they grow old. So even if in Ground Zeroes timeline Big Boss is 60 he would still sound pretty much the same, a bit rougher maybe.
#21
aaron_avelino
06/03/13, 5:33 pm
No David Bateson as Agent 47? We’d have survived. No Micheal Ironside as Sam Fisher? Annoying but we’ll deal. Someone other than David Hayter as Snake. No fucking way. Wouldn’t work. – CVG
#22
vOL
06/03/13, 5:48 pm
@20 Yeah I am pretty sure the timeline gaps between Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes is not THAT(for the voice to change) long..it will be more like weeks if not days after Peace Walker ending.
#23
Hellhound30x
06/03/13, 6:07 pm
David Hayter is Snake… thats all I’m saying. I hate it when they change up the actors or the talent…
#24
Clupula
06/03/13, 6:11 pm
No David Hayter, no Snake.
#25
GwynbleiddiuM
06/03/13, 6:36 pm
@21 Who gives a crap about Sam Fisher? He has like 20 line of dialogues in the whole series.
#26
Lengendaryboss
06/03/13, 9:35 pm
I will still buy it providing whoever is snake’s actor is remains true to snake’s character. You people above really will miss out on a MGS game because an established actor bows out, it seems ridiculous.
#27
Vice
07/03/13, 6:30 am
Well I bet he’s sick of playing this character for so long.
And how would I feel? Wouldn’t care.
#28
MadFingerz
07/03/13, 1:03 pm
^He isn’t…
#29
The Dude
07/03/13, 1:15 pm
Would it be fair to say that David Hayter is *SOLID* Snake? I know he’s voiced Big Boss as well (up until now?), but… even though they look the same, they are different character after all. I wouldn’t mind Hayter no longer voicing BB now he’s older, I guess.
If they ever revisited Solid Snake in some way then of course I’d hope David Hayter was his voice again, as he *is* indeed Snake.
#30
MadFingerz
07/03/13, 1:36 pm
hmmm, I was just thinking…I know that Snake is used many times in reference to either SS or BB, but what if Hayter really does mean Solid? What if we see a younger SS in the game, probably still as a child, which would obviously mean Hayter couldn’t voice him? Now I’m going to be wondering about this until GDC..
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