Editing David Hayter (section)

=== ''Metal Gear Solid'' series ===
Hayter began providing the English voice of ''[[Metal Gear]]'' series protagonist [[Solid Snake]] in the 1998 video game ''[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'', which also served as the series's transition from 2D to 3D. Hayter would go on to play Solid Snake and his progenitor [[Big Boss (Metal Gear)|Naked Snake]] throughout all the succeeding installments (including spinoffs, re-releases and adaptations) up to and including ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'' (2010). Hayter also has an extended live-action cameo as himself in one of the fictional TV programs prior to the start of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' (2008); where he wears the "Solid Eye", the technologically advanced eye patch that the main character wears throughout the game. Outside the ''Metal Gear'' series, Hayter also voiced the character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008).

His work with the ''Metal Gear'' series has also led Hayter to do voice work in other video game projects such as ''[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''. He cited the series as an influence on his screenwriting, stating that "Kojima and I have different styles," "but I've certainly learned things from him, especially about ambiguity and telling a story without giving all the answers."<ref name="HayterSnake">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/anime-expo-david-hayter-critical|title=Anime Expo: David Hayter Critical of Some MGS Moments|date=May 7, 2008|publisher=1UP.com|author=Fitch, Andrew|access-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref>

Hayter is one of the few ''Metal Gear'' actors to have played and completed the games he's voiced in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/kojima-productions-project/747389p1.html|access-date=December 15, 2006|title=UK PSP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117025248/http://uk.psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/kojima-productions-project/747389p1.html|archive-date=January 17, 2007}}</ref> According to [[Paul Eiding]], Hayter gave up half of his own paycheck in order to bring back the cast of the original ''Metal Gear Solid'' for the 2004 remake ''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}

Following the announcement of ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]'' in the 2013 [[Game Developers Conference]], Hayter announced that he was not asked to reprise as the main character for this entry.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beloved Solid Snake Voice Actor Says He Wasn't Asked to Be in Metal Gear Solid V|url=http://kotaku.com/beloved-solid-snake-voice-actor-says-he-wasn-t-asked-to-461256492|first=Evan|last=Narcisse|work=[[Kotaku]]|publisher=[[Gawker Media]]|date=March 27, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> This was later confirmed when Konami announced that [[Kiefer Sutherland]] would be the character's voice during [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/06/06/kiefer-sutherland-playing-snake-in-metal-gear-solid-v|title=Kiefer Sutherland Playing Snake in Metal Gear Solid V|last=Goldfarb|first=Andrew|publisher=IGN|date=June 6, 2013|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> Hayter has since revealed in an interview that he had to re-audition for the role suggesting that the series' creator [[Hideo Kojima]] was already considering recasting the part much earlier, with [[Kurt Russell]] ([[Snake Plissken]] in ''[[Escape from New York]]'' and ''[[Escape from L.A.]]'') having been allegedly offered the role during the development of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' (2004).<ref name=gameinformerpodcast>{{cite web|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2016/03/25/the-inside-story-of-recording-metal-gear-solid.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326203211/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2016/03/25/the-inside-story-of-recording-metal-gear-solid.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=March 26, 2016|title= The Inside Story Of Recording Metal Gear Solid|last=Carson|first=Ben|publisher=Game Informer|date=March 25, 2016|access-date=April 11, 2016}}</ref>

After Kojima's departure from Konami, Hayter would reprise the role in a ''Metal Gear Solid''-themed advertisement for the [[Ford Focus (third generation)|2016 Ford Focus SE]] aired in 2016.<ref name=fordfocus>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-08-david-hayter-reprises-metal-gear-solid-role-in-ford-commercials|title=David Hayter reprises Metal Gear Solid role in Ford commercials|publisher=Eurogamer.net|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> In 2018, Hayter provided the character's voice in two video games: ''[[Super Bomberman R]]'' (which added two playable characters based on both Solid Snake and Naked Snake in an update) and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (which simply reused his performance from ''Brawl'').<ref>{{cite magazine
|last1=Hilliard |first1=Kyle |title=David Hayter Is Voicing Snake For His Return In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/e3-2018/2018/06/12/david-hayter-is-voicing-snake-for-his-return-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211303/https://www.gameinformer.com/e3-2018/2018/06/12/david-hayter-is-voicing-snake-for-his-return-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate |url-status=live |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=June 12, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>