Code Talker

"Since ancient times, every civilization's ruler has had the same idea. When people unite under one will, they become stronger than the sum of their parts. And what do rulers use to bring people together? Language."

- Code Talker

Code Talker was an elderly man Venom Snake encountered during the 1980s. He also was the man responsible for providing Skull Face with parasites that eventually caused Zero to enter a vegetative state, and also tricked Skull Face into getting experimental radiation therapy to get rid of parasites lodged in his vocal chords, hiding that the cure to it was actually wolbachia.

Behind the scenes
Code Talker made his debut appearance in the E3 2013 trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. He is described as "A Wise Man denied his Homeland." Code Talker's character model was scanned from a hand-sculpted bust made by the production team. Currently, not much is known about him; he is, however, described in the GDC 2013 Fox Engine tech demo as an "important character."

On July 12, 2013, Jay Tavare made a post on his Facebook page, revealing that he is playing the part of Code Talker. The next day, he posted a photo of himself in the motion capture studio.

On August 8, 2014, it was revealed that Osamu Saka will provide Code Talker's Japanese voice.

Code Talker appeared in both E3 2015 trailers. Seen with Quiet in what appeared to be the torture room and with Big Boss in a currently unknown location.