“Guys, for the millionth – and last – time. Seductive as it is to believe this is all Kojima’s master scheme, it’s easier to imagine Hayter as genuinely annoyed at a major snub while trying to retain his dignity. The conspiracy theory is that it was all a marketing move to focus attention on Coke, outsell aggressive rival Pepsi and delight fans by acting on complaints.ĭoes it make sense? - Put it this way: If David Hayter is pretending to be angry about losing the role he defined then he’s a brilliant actor. New Coke was a new version of the original Coke recipe, released in the ’80s to widespread complaints – forcing them to re-instate the original formula. Hayter responded in backhanded fashion to the news: “Ah well, can’t fault (Kiefer). “I’m so excited for E3! I just hope I don’t lose my voice,” he tweeted before the unveiling of Kiefer Sutherland as Snake’s new voice. Hayter doth protest too much, conspirators claim. It’s all a ruse to make Solid Snake’s reappearance more shocking – even if it’s a logical possibility, given that MGS V (1984) is set before the events of Metal Gear (1995), where a rookie Solid Snake infiltrates Outer Heaven to take down… Big Boss. The reason that he was so vocal (on Twitter) about being replaced by Kiefer Sutherland is because he’s in on the ‘joke’, and knows he’s coming back. What’s the big idea? - David Hayter hasn’t really been dropped for MGS V and will reprise his role as Solid Snake (who he voiced in MGS, MGS 2, MGS 3 and MGS 4). New Coke Theory - Is David Hayter, voice of Solid Snake, in on a masterful ruse?