Even Death Stranding 2's Solid Snake doppelganger thought he was playing a Metal Gear Solid character, but Hideo Kojima had to tell him "you're not snake"

Death Stranding 2.

If you were confused about the apparent Solid Snake dead ringer in some of the recent Death Stranding 2 trailers, it turns out you weren't alone – the actor behind the character also noted the Metal Gear Solid similarities.

Speaking at Sydney Film Festival, Hideo Kojima spoke about actor Luca Marinelli – who he's a big fan of, saying he chose him for Death Stranding 2 because he needed someone who "would surpass" Mads Mikkelsen in the first game. Marinelli was revealed to players in a trailer back in March, in which his garb – a gray bandana – drew immediate comparisons to Metal Gear 's long-suffering hero.