David Hayter: "To hear another Snake makes me a little ill"

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"David Hayter, who lends his voice to Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series, is discontent with his not playing Snake in the recently announced Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

To hear anyone elses voice coming from Snakes battered throat, makes me a little ill, to be honest, he said on Twitter. If it were my choice, I would do this role forever.

Hayter previously said he was never contacted by Konami about the new title. Series creator Hideo Kojima said this is because its a new type of Metal Gear game, and that newness should be reflected in the voice actor, as well.

I didnt want anybody to think that I was intentionally abandoning them, Hayter added. And know that I will miss this job, and this character, very much.

But the truth isits not my choice. Any and all casting decisions are the sole purview of Hideo Kojima, and Konami itself. And thats fair.

Read Hayers full statement here."

This whole "newness" excuse Kojima is spewing is bs, as far as i know they're keeping the same VA for Snake in the Japanese version. What gives Kojima? |:

As much as Hayter brought me up with Solid Snake... His VA got a little much in MGS4. It's sad to see him go, but a new SS voice is welcome, IMO.

Still don't believe it, not even a little.

Will continue to not believe it till I have the game.

Snake + new VA =/= Snake.

Oh man. I had vaguely heard that they were getting a new voice, and figured it was because Hayter didn't want to do it anymore. 

That's just terrible. WTF is Kojima thinking?

Edit: Just read that Kojima said something about how the game is a new direction, and he wants it reflected in the voice acting. But, according to reports, the Japanese version is keeping the same VA who's played Japanese Snake all these years. so..... that makes absolutely zero sense. WTF is Kojima thinking?

I guess... Hayter's gonna hate.PannicAtack

Ok... lol.

I'll still play it no matter what but Hayter's voice = Snake :(

[QUOTE="Heirren"]I bet the story is more emotional. Hayter sort of lacked in this area--same for Otacon, good gosh!TheGuardian03

[QUOTE="TheGuardian03"][QUOTE="Heirren"]I bet the story is more emotional. Hayter sort of lacked in this area--same for Otacon, good gosh!Heirren

That would make sense.

But, they should have just got Hayter to play Snake in the film.

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="TheGuardian03"] exactly, that is why they are having a new voice actor.the_bi99man

That would make sense.

But, they should have just got Hayter to play Snake in the film.

[QUOTE="Heirren"]I bet the story is more emotional. Hayter sort of lacked in this area--same for Otacon, good gosh!TheGuardian03

The actual reason Kojima gave is because MGS V is a new style and he wants the newness in the VA as well.

Which make his statement stupid because he's keeping the same VA in the Japanese version.

Bah, as long as the new guy does a good job.

I saw a interesting theory on the IGN board hey said that the reason they are changing the voice because it's not the snake we know but another clone. The "V" is awake is for the 5th snake. Big boss, solid, liquid, solidus , and whoever V is. But its Kojima so who the hell knows. 

Theres a new MGS game! and snake wont be voiced by David. :(

Well i am no longer excited for this game.... Its its metal gear its a great story driven world and you cant just change stuff like this and expect people who have played all the games before this to just go along with it. i probbly wont buy it now....

Well i am no longer excited for this game.... Its its metal gear its a great story driven world and you cant just change stuff like this and expect people who have played all the games before this to just go along with it. i probbly wont buy it now....

hofuldig

I was sad to see hayter not be asked to come back. His voice defined snake for me.

i dont buy it. come on man mgs 5 is the 5th game in the metal gear series timeline wise. david led his voice for solid snake sure he voiced big boss/naked snake in snake eater but thats what led the problem with people thinking that you was playing as solid snake in that game. hes not the voice of all the snakes in the series he should get over it this is not a solid snake game.

they really need to just call this game metal gear the phantom pain. putting solid in the title is giving people the thought that they are playing as solid snake. it happen with snake eater, peace walker, portable ops and almost rising.

I could understand if it was a completely new Snake, new character.  But it's not is it?   It's the Big Boss Snake right?   So to change the voice actor all of a sudden just makes no sense to me.

I hope Cerny voices Snake in MGSV.

lol he needs to stop crying. now he's just looking to milk as much attention as he can. its over bro, too late to change anything. mems_1224

I still think it's an elaborate PR trap...Jynxzor

As much as Hayter brought me up with Solid Snake... His VA got a little much in MGS4. It's sad to see him go, but a new SS voice is welcome, IMO.

lundy86_4

They wanted him to be like that in MGS4.  Kojima wanted slight exaggeration, but Ryan Payton wanted him to sound like he smoked a carton of full flavors and drink a bottle of whiskey... just another one of those stupid things that Ryan Payton did with MGS4.  So not really Davids fault there.

Oh well.  It doesnt bother me that hes not voicing Snake, but this does seem kind of dumb.  He will be missed!

Probably because he over-acted the voice in MGS4 :Pnavyguy21

Not his fault though.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]Probably because he over-acted the voice in MGS4 :PWiimotefan

Not his fault though.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

As much as Hayter brought me up with Solid Snake... His VA got a little much in MGS4. It's sad to see him go, but a new SS voice is welcome, IMO.

Wiimotefan

They wanted him to be like that in MGS4.  Kojima wanted slight exaggeration, but Ryan Payton wanted him to sound like he smoked a carton of full flavors and drink a bottle of whiskey... just another one of those stupid things that Ryan Payton did with MGS4.  So not really Davids fault there.

Oh well.  It doesnt bother me that hes not voicing Snake, but this does seem kind of dumb.  He will be missed!

I don't doubt that Hayter wasn't at fault. The VA's job, is to do what he is told.

I was sad to see hayter not be asked to come back. His voice defined snake for me.

finalfantasy94

Honestly, I'm thinking this is all a work. Won't believe it until I get teh disc.

[QUOTE="Wiimotefan"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

As much as Hayter brought me up with Solid Snake... His VA got a little much in MGS4. It's sad to see him go, but a new SS voice is welcome, IMO.

lundy86_4

They wanted him to be like that in MGS4.  Kojima wanted slight exaggeration, but Ryan Payton wanted him to sound like he smoked a carton of full flavors and drink a bottle of whiskey... just another one of those stupid things that Ryan Payton did with MGS4.  So not really Davids fault there.

Oh well.  It doesnt bother me that hes not voicing Snake, but this does seem kind of dumb.  He will be missed!

I don't doubt that Hayter wasn't at fault. The VA's job, is to do what he is told.

Yeah.  That whole bit about the carton of cigarettes and whiskey wasnt even made up, those were Paytons own words lol.  Kind of messed up.

Even Hayter said he was really struggling by the end of it all.  He was literally losing his voice trying to meet those demands.

It'll be weird at first to get used to alright and seeing the same sort of face but a different voice just seems wrong but overall maybe it's good, Hayter got a little much in MGS4 and he was never the best to begin with, it was just that's who does snake and you got used to it. I'll give it a chance before I pass further judgement. 

oh that makes me sad.

Kojima, why? :(

SNAAAAAAAAKKKEE!

David Hayter is Solid Snake.Zeviander

I Guess he wasn't Big Boss enough. :(

I have a friend that is on suicide watch right because of this. The guy only plays Metal Gear and Metal gear alone. He doesn't plays anything else, no other game, just Metal Gear and it been like this since when we were in middle-school. He has PS1, PS2 PS3, GC, PSP and his collection consist of all all the Metal Gear Solid games ever released including re-release, reboots, old school cartridges version, everything. And not to mention that his wife knows more about Metal Gear than me too. lol

He still believes that this is an April Fools' prank.  :lol:

girls like Metal Gear too!

I still think it's an elaborate PR trap...Jynxzor

April fools hopefully.II_Seraphim_II

He wrote about this last week when TPP was unveiled as MGS V. This is just a longer discussion about it.

Maybe it's fake and maybe it's not.

It's too bad I think he should reprise his role.