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[Mr. RHC]

Edit: Wow it is indeed, true.

In my personal opinion, I think this is a great loss. Thank you for your amazing work in the series, for portraying Snake.

https://twitter.com/DavidBHayter/status/317002108115234816

Edit 2: Hideo Kojima confirming a new actor for Metal Gear Solid V. http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/84h9k6/metal-gear-solid-v--the-phantom-pain-kojima-interview About 5 minutes into the video.

 

[JordanKZ]

3 theories:

1) Kojima is fucking trolling us, and that's not Big Boss in the trailer.
2) Hayter isn't playing Big Boss because Snake is somehow in this game.
3) Hayter has literally been cast aside for one reason or another.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

I think by this point it's most obviously true.

 

[Canis lupus]

The game won't be the same without Hayter.

 

[Y2Kev]

Good. He sucked it up in MGS3 and 4. Time for something new.

Au Revoir, our sweet prince from MGS1.

 

[King of the Potato People]

Why wouldn't it be true? I guess they wanted to show the transition of BB getting older until he sounds like Richard Doyle.

 

[Megalosaro]

He was cast aside because they're using the "Old Man Big Boss" actor from MGS4

 

[Hank Scorpio]

GTFO!

My body is definitely not ready.

 

[Lime]

You never know with Kojima. Nothing is certain until you have the game in your hands.

 

[Eidan]

Hayter is Snake. It won't be the same without him.

 

[BosSin]

Maybe it's because, for some strange reason, they've just decided to separate Big Boss and Solid Snake in terms of voice actors.

 

[Sola Scriptura]

If Snake is in MGS 5, why wouldn't they use Hayter? I'm confused.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

That's a shame.

 

[Sola Scriptura]

Good. He sucked it up in MGS3 and 4. Time for something new.

Au Revoir, our sweet prince from MGS1.

Why were you disappointed in his MGS3 and 4 performances?

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

David is doing his best to give people with Cryptology degrees something to do.

 

[Red Chocobo]

I'm expecting young snake to appear near the end (But even then, it would probably be a kid voicing him)

 

[DJSharpeCheddar]

He was cast aside because they're using the "Old Man Big Boss" actor from MGS4

Might not be Richard Doyle, actually. In the beginning of the gameplay demo Kojima was playing, Boss was also Kiefer Sutherland. Listen closely.

 

[Shadow Hog]

3 theories:

1) Kojima is fucking trolling us, and that's not Big Boss in the trailer.
2) Hayter isn't playing Big Boss because Snake is somehow in this game.
3) Hayter has literally been cast aside for one reason or another.

4) Big Boss has aged considerably, so they're using Richard Doyle as that's his "old" voice.

 

[Sponge]

As if my day couldn't get any worse.

 

[Coffee Dog]

Good. He sucked it up in MGS3 and 4. Time for something new.

Au Revoir, our sweet prince from MGS1.

He wasnt bad in 3, and it's not like the performances in metal gear are any more than goofy fun anyway.

 

[shinobi602]

NOOOOOOOOO

 

[Alienous]

At least he can write the screenplay for the next X-Men m... oh, wait.

Don't be a hater, Hayter. Every Diamond Dog has its day. Yours is ... behind us.


(This is strange though, since Miller sounds the same. Hayter'll always be the voice of Solid Snake. He has that character. I suppose Big Boss allows for more creative liberty).

 

[trimon]

I think Hayter will show up as one of the two "phantoms".

 

[Xun]

3 theories:

1) Kojima is fucking trolling us, and that's not Big Boss in the trailer.
2) Hayter isn't playing Big Boss because Snake is somehow in this game.
3) Hayter has literally been cast aside for one reason or another.

I'm thinking this, but we'll see.

 

[boinx]

I will be sad if he is not in this game.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

Shame, but MGS4 was a pretty bad performance.

 

[maquiladora]

Hayters gonna wait

Spoiler

to reprise his role in MGS6

 

[jediyoshi]

And a follow up

 

[bernardobri]

Edit. Heh, beaten.

 

[Wounded]

I'm going with Solid Snake being in this, thus Big Boss voiced by someone else.

 

[Sephzilla]

My "Kojima" sense is tingling a little bit.

I don't think Hayter would be the type who would want to burn a bridge & given that Snake's normal VA is doing MGSV in Japan, I think something's up. Perhaps Solid Snake is actually in the game someplace.

 

[alr1ght]

I hope he's just trolling.

He is Snake.

 

[diamount]

He was shit. Stick to directing/writing.

 

[fadetoblack]

I really like Hayter, but really, another good voice actor can fill his shoes and do just as good a job if not better. Mel Blanc created Bugs Bunny, but his successors have done a wonderful job fulfilling that role. I appreciate Hayter and would prefer him for sentimental reasons, but I'm not sure any changes would have any appreciably negative effects.

 

[funkystudent]

How close are we to MSX metal gear 1 in the timeline if 5 takes place 9-10 years after peace walker?


Could a young Solid Snake make a appearance?


Never had a problem with David. He did the best he could with the scripts he had.

 

[keltickennedy]

The game won't be the same without Hayter.

I know...it will just be better. lol. I kid. That actually does suck for the people who really liked him.

 

[PedroPanache]

So are they definitely going with Richard Doyle then? Because I'm ok with this, the transition needs to happen at some point, and besides Doyle can deliver a mean monologue, not to mention it's time Big Boss/Snake evolved beyond his incredulity (Metal....Gear???) why everyone around him monologues him to death.

 

[J-Rod]

To me, this is worse than changing darth vaders voice.

 

[Binabik15]

Eh, it's BB, anyway.

If Hayter is gone for good for voicing Solid, though, get to the phone asap and contact the guys from the German dub. Have them take over the English VA. Hilarity will ensue.

 

[Spwn]

Hayter's character is Solid Snake. Despite his voice work as Big Boss in MGS3, I think they wrote him off from that role with MGS4. I didn't expect this to be a shock to anyone.

 

[Chamber]

You'll always be Snake to me, David!

 

[Salsa]

he was getting bad but at the same time he kinda is Snake

 

[shinobi602]

And a follow up

WTF?

 

[Maddocks]

If Richard Doyle is doing Big Bosses voice, then its all good to me.

 

[DJSharpeCheddar]

So are they definitely going with Richard Doyle then? Because I'm ok with this, the transition needs to happen at some point, and besides Doyle can deliver a mean monologue, not to mention it's time Big Boss/Snake evolved beyond his incredulity (Metal....Gear???) why everyone around him monologues him to death.

Might not be Richard Doyle, actually. In the beginning of the gameplay demo Kojima was playing, Boss was also Kiefer Sutherland. Listen closely.

.

 

[alr1ght]

So are they definitely going with Richard Doyle then? Because I'm ok with this, the transition needs to happen at some point, and besides Doyle can deliver a mean monologue, not to mention it's time Big Boss/Snake evolved beyond his incredulity (Metal....Gear???) why everyone around him monologues him to death.

It appears to be Kiefer Sutherland voicing Big Boss/Bandaged man.

My "Kojima" sense is tingling a little bit.

I don't think Hayter would be the type who would want to burn a bridge & given that Snake's normal VA is doing MGSV in Japan, I think something's up. Perhaps Solid Snake is actually in the game someplace.

If regular Snake voice actor is voicing Big Boss/Bandaged man in Japan, then Hayter is definitely out.

 

[The Elite]

Edit: Wow it is indeed, true.

In my personal opinion, I think this is a great loss. Thank you for your amazing work in the series, for portraying Snake.

https://twitter.com/DavidBHayter/status/317002108115234816

I can understand why they may have decided to change things up but they should have at least talked to him about it considering how long he's been with the series.

 

[GhostTrick]

No Hayter, no buy.

Except if they have a very good reason.

 

[Angry Fork]

I really like Hayter, but really, another good voice actor can fill his shoes and do just as good a job if not better. Mel Blanc created Bugs Bunny, but his successors have done a wonderful job fulfilling that role. I appreciate Hayter and would prefer him for sentimental reasons, but I'm not sure any changes would have any appreciably negative effects.

If they get an actor who can replicate Snake's voice I can tolerate that, but it cannot be something entirely different.

Troy Baker or Nolan North as Snake.... NO.

 

[JB1981]

don't care what anybody says on GAF. dude was awesome as Snake.