Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1210805-20130313135030/@comment-5849207-20130328120245

Soul reaper:

"By the way, I haven't seen anyone else mention this and it seems kind of important to me. Did anyone else notice in the final shot, the one where Big Boss has the robotic arm, that he also has a horn sticking out of his head? That's a pretty big deal in my book.

Also, how's everyone feeling about Hayter's absence. I'm honestly not fussed. Big Boss is getting older and looking more like he did in MGS4, it's a good time to transition to Doyle. Hayter will always be Solid Snake and young Big Boss but MGS4 set the precedence for old Big Boss being voiced by someone else (hopefully always Doyle)."

Well, a few thoughts come to mind, it very well could be a piece of shrapnel that got lodged in his skull. Either it was too risky to remove without causing damage, killing him, or he couldn't take the time to be out of the fight long enough to get it taken care of. But who knows?

A lot of actors feel like they can get "stuck" in a role, a possibility is that Hayter felt it was time to pass the torch, or he is busy with other projects. Also, with Big Boss being in a coma for so long, it may explain his body heals his voice to be less gruff (after not smoking for 9 years). We can only wait and see, I don't think Hayter would turn down the role he pretty much made over the years, considering the same voice actor is being used for the Japanese version as well. I somehow doubt that Hayter will not be involved in some way. Personally, I welcome the change, I feel it's good for a long-running series to change some major aspects to hopefully stay fresh. It's still early, hell, for all we know Hayter may have just not been available to voice the trailer, or maybe Kojima isn't done trolling us yet.

I already got my money ready for pre-order whenever it shows.