Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.46.22.35-20130403153709/@comment-64.33.250.214-20150817022451

GrimmShadows wrote: Lets be honetst that trailer was what 2012, 2013 who knows how many changes have been made to the game since then, maybe the scene will end up cut or was just made to show the game and later show some gameplay that won't end up or will be vastly different in the final game. As for it being Kiefer's voice it does sound like him and while I don't really remember the medic's voice that well I would guess if that is Kiefer too then the medic and Ishmael would be the same person. The medic didn't have a whole lot of lines and if Ishmeal is just in the begining he might not have a lot of lines so maybe they didn't want to hire another person for just a dozen lines or so and Kiefer agreed to do. Having the guy that voices Snake voice someone else raises question and keeps people interested which is Kojima's style plus Konami would like that it makes it more likly that people will buy the game to see if it is the same actor and if it is if theres a connection to Snake. I know we're all paranoid over the thought of Kojima pulling another Raiden, but has he ever introduced a character in a trailer and completely removed them in the final game? If a guy appears in promotional footage saying "I've been watching over you for 9 years. You can call me Ishmael.", I expect him to be involved in the story.

Several voice actors who've done work in MGS have voiced multiple characters within the same game. Kiefer voicing both the Medic and Ishmael doesn't mean they're related. Kojima likes to sprinkle references throughout his games. Kiefer and Akio played doctors before, so I think casting them as the Medic was meant as a reference.