The Fascinating Connection Between Metal Gear Solid and X-Men

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Sometimes, expansive universes and vast worlds collide; in this case, X-Men and Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Series collide to reveal an intriguing connection that few are aware of. Legendary voice actor and scriptwriter David Hayter is the bridge connecting these two worlds. 

The Canadian American is most famous for voicing Solid Snake’s and Naked Snake’s characters in Konami’s popular espionage stealth game Metal Gear Solid. In a strange twist, Hayter also wrote the screenplay for Bryan Singer’s X-Men (2000), as well as co-writing the sequel X2 (2003) and Watchmen (2009). Hayter hides a wealth of talent, and his gruff, charismatic, low-toned voice work for Snake made him one of the best video game characters ever. 

Snake is one of gaming’s most enduring action heroes. As a former Green Beret and special operations soldier, Snake’s mission to destroy Metal Gear has been some of the best stealth adventures any gamer could ask for. Hayter infuses the character with attitude and coolness, using his voice to bring Snake to life.

Hayter voiced Snake in every release from 1998 until 2015, when Kiefer Sutherland replaced the actor for Metal Gear Solid V. Hayter was crushed by the decision, and fans were upset that their favourite Snake actor was left in the cold. Hayter had a notable falling out with the game’s creator, Hideo Kojima. 

Speaking about his replacement and how it was handled, Hayter said, “It’s horrible. It’s humiliating.” Talking about fans asking if he’d played the latest game, Hayter said, “Yeah, that’d be 60 hours of humiliation I can’t wait to get to.” Hayter was not impressed with Kojima, saying, “I think he handled it pretty badly. I’ve got no particular love for Kojima. I respect him and I think he’s a brilliant game maker. I don’t know him as a person and as a businessman I was not impressed. So no, I don’t feel any need to go back and work for him again.”

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