In 1998, at the age of 29, David Hayter, who until then had only done different roles in anime dubbing and in the animated series ‘Spider-man’ as Captain America, was about to get the role of his life, the one that would put him on the map worldwide and instantly recognized: Solid Snake in ‘Metal Gear Solid’. However, 13 years ago he was left aside by Konami. And then, what happened?
Snake, Snake!!
Hayter had no problem surviving: in addition to his voice acting work, which grew throughout different video games, he became a screenwriter for movies like ‘X-Men 2’, ‘Watchmen’ or the series ‘Warrior Nun’. But he always had a thorn in his side because Kiefer Sutherland replaced him in ‘Metal Gear Solid 5’.
Now, Hayter has finally played that cursed game for him, and his reaction on social media has been better than expected: “Okay, I’ve ignored it for years… But, beyond the Laryngitic Snake? This game is quite fun. (Raises his fist to the sky) “KOJIMAAAAAAA!”. The little jab, of course, couldn’t be missing.
This was Kojima’s farewell to the saga, which he may never have the opportunity to return to, but it’s not like Konami is doing anything with it: in 2018 they released ‘Metal Gear Survive’, which was excessively generic (and really didn’t appeal to the public), and they are only preparing the remake of ‘Metal Gear Solid 3’. In the end, everyone has lost. That’s the way the video game world works.
