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[DaBoss]

It was just confusion.

Just like that, the rumor has been squashed. Our good friend Ishaan Sahdev over at Siliconera spoke to Reuben Langdon via email. Turns our Mr. Langdon was actually getting Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale confused with Smash Bros.. This direct quote comes to us via Sahdev.

"Oh, the all-stars battle Royale was the one I was in. Lol! Yep. Totally got them confused." - Reuben Langdon

That's quite a big mistake to make, but at least we have it all cleared up now! Also worth noting, Langdon was actually talking about mo-cap work and not voice work.

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/225510-raiden-not-appearing-in-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds
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EDIT2: He explicitly says played and not voiced, so it could be just confusion.

It's possibly worth mentioning that Reuben Langdon is primarily a stuntman and motion capture actor, so that may be what me means when he says he "played" Raiden. I don't think Smash Bros. uses any motion capture, though... maybe in one of those CG trailers they've been making?

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From the Smas Bros 4 Discussion Thread:

Why is Reuben Langdon saying he voiced Raiden in Super Smash Bros (right at the bottom of the page near the Raiden pic)? I can't remember Raiden being in Brawl?

The part of the article in question:

Is there a game franchise you'd particularly like to appear in?

Let me think about that. Well the Metal Gear series is always coming in and out of my ‘field’. We have put bids out on it a couple of times. Raiden was always a character that I had wanted to play. I did end up playing him on Super Smash Bros; so I did end up playing him eventually. NOT to the extent that he is in the other games.

Now the first thing that comes to mind is PSABR, but...

"Raiden was always a character that I had wanted to play. I did end up playing him on Super Smash Bros; so I did end up playing him eventually."

I would assume he meant PS All-Stars.

Edit: Or maybe not. I only see him as the voice actor for Ken in SF4 & Dante from DMC. Nobody has him listed for PS All-Stars. Perhaps he's a new assist trophy, should Snake return....or maybe appears in codec conversations, which would be awesome if those happened to return along with Snake.

Yeah Quinton Flynn plays him in PASBR, so I don't get what the heck Reuben is talking about. I hope this means Snake is in Smash 4.

And what about Gray Fox in Brawl?

Did a voice actor just leak something big here?

Who voiced gray fox in brawl?

Edit: Rob Paulsen did, and Raiden did not appear at all in Brawl I'd call this an honest to good leak

So yea, is this an actual Smash Bros leak? And he probably will be an Assist Trophy if he is in, so don't take this as a confirmation of him being playable.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Worth mentioning that Raiden has never appeared in a game on a Nintendo console, unless you count the lookalike in Snake Eater on 3DS, so he probably won't be playable.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Wouldn't be surprised if he showed up for a codec or something - I fully expect Snake to return but I really doubt Raiden would be playable too.

edit: oh didn't even notice it wasn't Quinton Flynn saying this. wtf?

 

[Exotoro]

this is going to be very interesting, I can tell

 

[Cbajd5]

welp he's dead if it is

I don't get why Raiden would be in Smash though.

 

[Regiruler]

Worth mentioning that Raiden has never appeared in a game on a Nintendo console, unless you count Snake Eater on 3DS, so he probably won't be playable.

MGR port incoming

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Almost certain he got the game confused for PSASBR.

 

[JAYSIMPLE]

Guy messed up and thought Sony all star battle royals was smash bros? Lolol

 

[Immaculate]

whoa

 

[Toski]

Isn't Quinton Flynn Raiden's voice actor?

 

[JoeInky]

welp he's dead if it is

I don't get why Raiden would be in Smash though.

Codec calls

 

[cafemomo]

So Sony Smash gets no Snake & real Raiden (VA wise), but Smash gets Snake and fake raiden

 

[Karsticles]

Almost certain he got the game confused for PSASBR.

Indeed.

 

[Metal B]

From the other thread:

"Raiden was always a character that I had wanted to play (acting). I did end up playing (actual playing the game) him on Super Smash Bros (he confuses the game with PSABR); so I did end up playing (acting) him eventually."

He played the new Raiden in PSABR, before he became his voice-actor in his game. The Cyborg Raiden was the first time playable in PSABR and he wasn't the voice-actor in this game.

 

[Shadow Ranger]

Weird since Quintin Flynn does his voice so...

 

[TheMink]

He must mean the space airplane thing.

 

[Kouichi]

Worth mentioning that Raiden has never appeared in a game on a Nintendo console, unless you count Snake Eater on 3DS, so he probably won't be playable.

Incoming Metal Gear Rising U annoucement

 

[Cbajd5]

Codec calls

but why would anyone want to call raiden

 

[MisterHero]

David Hayter or no sale

then Rob Paulsen and Cam Clarke as Gray Fox Raphael and Master Miller Leonardo respectively

 

[Alienous]

LOCKED AND LOADED.

The trade has happened! PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale 2 gets Snake!

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Almost certain he got the game confused for PSASBR.

Except Quinton Flynn voiced him in there, and in Metal Gear Rising, so if this guy actually is voicing Raiden, it's something we don't about yet.

 

[BassForever]

Almost certain he got the game confused for PSASBR.

From the other thread:

"Raiden was always a character that I had wanted to play (acting). I did end up playing (actual playing the game) him on Super Smash Bros (he confuses the game with PSABR); so I did end up playing (acting) him eventually."

He played the new Raiden in PSABR, before he became his voice-actor in his game. The Cyborg Raiden was the first time playable in PSABR and he wasn't the voice-actor in this game.

Read the op, the guy who voiced raiden in psabr was quinton flynn not the guy saying he voiced raiden in smash bros

 

[Rocky]

Came in here thinking it was Raiden from Mortal Kombat.

 

[Phazon]

Incoming Metal Gear Rising U annoucement

Metal Gear Rising 2 funded by Nintendo and developed by Plaltinum Games. Gaf mad again


It's a weird situation however. Raiden doesn't make a lot of sense to be featured in Smash Bros. if this is true.

 

[Immaculate]

Worth mentioning that Raiden has never appeared in a game on a Nintendo console, unless you count Snake Eater on 3DS, so he probably won't be playable.

raiden isnt in mgs3

 

[Kandinsky]

Almost certain he got the game confused for PSASBR.

Yeah this, like he had access to a playable Smash 4 build lol.

 

[Radec]

 

[DaBoss]

From the other thread:

"Raiden was always a character that I had wanted to play (acting). I did end up playing (actual playing the game) him on Super Smash Bros (he confuses the game with PSABR); so I did end up playing (acting) him eventually."

He played the new Raiden in PSABR, before he became his voice-actor in his game. The Cyborg Raiden was the first time playable in PSABR and he wasn't the voice-actor in this game.

I'll put this in the OP as well.

Read the op, the guy who voiced raiden in psabr was quinton flynn not the guy saying he voiced raiden in smash bros

He is saying he got to play as Raiden in the game. As in fighting other characters in PSABR as Raiden and then was Raiden's VA in MGR.

EDIT: Wait, I misinterpreted the post. I'm not even sure what the post is saying. And I don't think he voiced him in MGR.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

raiden isnt in mgs3

Apparently, a doppelganger is.

 

[Toadette]

so this is leaked character you guys are talking about

 

[injurai]

raiden isnt in mgs3

In a cameo nod. If you select "I like MGS2" before starting a game

Spoiler

it will be Raiden who skydives. Only to pull of that mask to finally reveal Big Boss.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Almost certain he got the game confused for PSASBR.

Not unless Sony is making another one. Quinton Flynn voiced Raiden in All-Stars, as he has with every other game Raiden has appeared in.

 

[Zonic]

Isn't Quinton Flynn Raiden's voice actor?

Yup, he's voiced Raiden in pretty much every game he's appeared in, including PS All-Stars.

The part about "We have put bids out on it a couple of times" sounds as though he attempted to get a VA role in MGS for a while, but didn't, but then he got the chance to play as Raiden & it's for SSB4. I'm pretty sure it won't be playable status, but at the very least, he'll appear during codec conversations (which I sure hope return, those were fun listening to).

 

[Whompa]

raiden isnt in mgs3

Operation snake eraser?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

so this is leaked character you guys are talking about

Probably not playable, but potentially, yes.

 

[mindsale]

I don't expect Snake's return (Would Keifer voice him now? Would his aesthetic change to reflect his current non-Nintendo incarnation?), and because Raiden recently headlined a non-Nintendo game (MGSR) as well as his appearance in a competing franchise, however dormant (PSABR), I don't expect his inclusion either.

 

[Camjo-Z]

If he is mixing it up with PSAS, he could be talking about doing voices for a beta version. I recall early videos of the game featuring a PaRappa voice that wasn't Dred Foxx's, so maybe they used him as a placeholder until they could get Quinton Flynn as well.

 

[Phazon]

Maybe we should just try to ask him https://twitter.com/ReubenLangdon

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Except Quinton Flynn voiced him in there, and in Metal Gear Rising, so if this guy actually is voicing Raiden, it's something we don't about yet.

Then probably an assist trophy, which I guess leaks Snake, but...I kind of just assumed he'd be returning?

 

[Immaculate]

Apparently, a doppelganger is.

raikov is a parody/easter egg of raiden. They're not related at all

In a cameo nod. If you select "I like MGS2" before starting a game

Spoiler

it will be Raiden who skydives. Only to pull of that mask to finally reveal Big Boss.

Raikov mask

 

[lupinko]

When did Rob Paulsen voice Gray Fox, was it in Twin Snakes?

If so then I met both Snake(Hayter) and Gray Fox, tho I got Yakko Warner to sing me happy birthday instead.

 

[Alienous]

Did he do recordings as a test for PSABR that eventually got replaced?

"Hey, what game is that? Looks like Smash Brothers."

"Yeah, we're working on the audio now. You can help us out, we need a voice for Raiden"

"Awesome"

-

"Thanks Reuben"

"No problem, I always wanted to voice Raiden in a game"

"Wait, it was just audio for a sync te-"

"The game looks really cool. Give me a call if Dante gets in"

"..."

 

[Benzychenz]

If he's an assist trophy or codec it'd only be one or two lines so they might not have bothered to get Quinton Flynn. It checks out.

 

[Jawmuncher]

EDIT: My excitement got me all hope once again on the floor.

 

[Diprosalic]

no!

nooooo!


oh god... please say it ain't so.

 

[ZeroAKA]

Poor guy will probably feel devastated when he finds out he was actually in PSASBR and not Smash.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Were Raiden's limited voice clips in Ground Zeroes just reused or did they have someone come in to record the one or two words he says?

 

[zoukka]

Don't worry Flynn. Everyone makes the same mistake or calling playstation all stars Smash Bros

 

[Piccoro]

Worth mentioning that Raiden has never appeared in a game on a Nintendo console, unless you count Snake Eater on 3DS, so he probably won't be playable.

Snake Eater 3DS has Raiden? MGS3 which takes place in the 60's has Raiden?

 

[Regiruler]

Snake Eater 3DS has Raiden? MGS3 which takes place in the 60's has Raiden?

It was just a cameo. AFAIK