Hideo Kojima altered certain Death Stranding 2 characters to better match their actors, which is why why Cliff and Fragile smoke and Higgs plays guitar

Lea seydoux as fragile smoking a cigarette.

Thanks to the casting decisions of both Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Hideo Kojima is known as someone who likes to put his buddies and favorite actors into his games. With friends like his, who can blame him? But, did you know, Kojima changes the characters in his games based on the habits of the actors he works with?

During the recent Death Stranding world tour, which has given us fantastic insights into the making of the sequel like Kojima impersonating a koala, the developer revealed in Tokyo that once he's seen an actor work, he'll often redraft characters.