History Creator / DavidHayter

David Bryan Hayter (born February 6, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor, {{voice actor|s}} and screenwriter. Most of his roles are in {{anime}} and video games, and he's known for his [[GutturalGrowler low, rough voice]].

** He reprised the role in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.

* TomHanksSyndrome: Early in his career, he used to voice more normal men, with higher pitched voice, and usually straightforward heroes (example: [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Kurama]], [[Manga/FushigiYuugi Tamahome]] and at one point, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Captain]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica America]]). But once he landed the role of [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]], he's defaulted to using his dramatic GutturalGrowler style of Snake and [[StarMakingRole has rarely ever looked back.]] Go on, compare his pre-Snake and post-Snake voices [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ph-zPTn0g here.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Franchise/MetalGear David Hayter, huh?]]]]

Since then, he has lent his voice to the heroes of ''Franchise/MetalGear'', ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', ''[[Manga/YuYuHakusho YuYu Hakusho: The Movie]]'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket''. He was also the screenwriter for the films ''[[Film/XMen1 X-Men]]'', ''[[Film/X2XMenUnited X2: X-Men United]]'', ''Film/TheScorpionKing'', the TV pilot ''Series/LostInOz'', and he wrote an early script for ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' which Creator/AlanMoore himself, notoriously famous for disowning his work's adaptations, praised as the closest ever translation of his work yet. Hayter will also write and direct the film of ''VideoGame/LostPlanet''.

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'' (almost all the installments in the ''Solid'' games): Solid Snake (a.k.a. Iroquois Pliskin and Old Snake) and Naked Snake (the young Big Boss). He has also portrayed the character in live action at least once, and one story tells that he would bring a bandanna to wear during voice acting sessions for the first game.

* BadassBaritone, GutturalGrowler: Thanks to [[Franchise/MetalGear Snake.]]
* TomHanksSyndrome: Early in his career, he used to voice more normal men, with higher pitched voice, and usually straightforward heroes (example: [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Kurama]], [[Manga/FushigiYuugi Tamahome]] and at one point, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Captain]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica America]]). But once he landed the role of [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]], he's defaulted to using his dramatic GutturalGrowler style of Snake and [[StarMakingRole has rarely ever looked back.]] Go on, compare his pre-Snake and post-Snake voices [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ph-zPTn0g here.]]

* TomHanksSyndrome: Early in his career, he used to voice more normal men, with higher pitched voice, and usually straightforward heroes (example: [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Kurama]], [[Manga/FushigiYuugi Tamahome]] and at one point, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Captain]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica America]]). But once he landed the role of [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]], he's defaulted to using his dramatic GutturalGrowler style of Snake and [[StarMakingRole has rarely ever looked back.]]

* TomHanksSyndrome: Early in his career, he used to voice more normal men, with higher pitched voice, and usually straightforward heroes (example: [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Kurama]], [[Manga/FushigiYuugi Tamahome]] and at one point, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Captain]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica America]]. But once he landed the role of [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]], he's defaulted to using his GutturalGrowler style of Snake and [[StarMakingRole has rarely ever looked back.]]

* BadassBaritone
* GutturalGrowler

** Interestingly, he did ''not'' reprise his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculated]], [[{{Jossed}} incorrectly]], that Hayter would voice a younger Solid Snake in the game). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been too expensive for a joke role. As mentioned above, Hayter wouldn't get to play the character again until 2018.

->''"I guess my first reaction to the name was: 'Well, I'm not taking my pants off, if that’s what they’re saying.' I'd been in Hollywood a few years by that time, and had [[DeadpanSnarker been burned on the pants thing]] before. My second reaction was something like, 'I really hope they pay me for this.'"''

** Also voiced Snake as a {{guest fighter}} in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and returns to voice him again in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', one of his first times voicing the character in a decade.
** Before ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', he also voiced Solid Snake Bomber and Naked Snake Bomber in in ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman R''.

** Interestingly, he did ''not'' reprise his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculated]], [[{{Jossed}} incorrectly]], that Hayter would voice a younger Solid Snake in the game). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been too expensive for a joke role. As mentioned above, Hayter wouldn't get to play the character again until 2018.

** Also voiced Snake as a {{guest fighter}} in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and [[https://twitter.com/DavidBHayter/status/1006580598540910593 is set to]] [[RoleReprisal reprise the role]] for the first time in nearly a decade in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
** He also reprise the role for Solid Snake and Naked Snake in ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman R''.

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** During re-recording for ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid: [[UpdatedRerelease The Twin Snakes]]'', he gave up half his paycheck to get the entire original voice cast back together to reprise their roles. He also only one of the few voice actors to actually beat the game, and has apparently [[DirectedByCastMember written a script for a potential movie]].

** Interestingly, he did ''not'' reprise his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculated]], [[{{Jossed}} incorrectly]], that Hayter would voice a younger Solid Snake). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been too expensive for a joke role. As mentioned above, Hayter wouldn't get to play the character again until 2018.

** Interestingly, he did ''not'' reprise his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculated]] that there's more to this, given Hideo Kojima's status as a {{trolling creator}}). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been too expensive for a joke role. As mentioned above, Hayter wouldn't get to play the character again until 2018.

** Interestingly, he did ''not'' reprise his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculated]] that there's more to this, given Hideo Kojima's status as a {{trolling creator}}). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been too expensive for a joke role.
** In addition, Hayter portrayed [[AsHimself himself]] in one of the opening commercials prefacing ''4'' in all regions, in which he's being interviewed by Lee Meriwether portraying herself. As mentioned above, Hayter wouldn't get to play the character again until 2018.

** Also voiced Snake as a {{guest fighter}} in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. [[https://twitter.com/DavidBHayter/status/1006580598540910593 Is set to]] [[RoleReprisal reprise the role]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
** This is also the series that really demonstrates how much he is {{one of us}}. During re-recording for ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid: [[UpdatedRerelease The Twin Snakes]]'', he gave up half his paycheck to get the entire original voice cast back together to reprise their roles. He also only one of the few voice actors to actually beat the game, and has apparently [[DirectedByCastMember written a script for a potential movie]].

** [[spoiler:[[AsHimself Himself]] in one of the opening commercials prefacing ''4'' in all regions.]]

* The script for a ''Comicbook/BlackWidow'' film, which was written prior to the existence of the current Marvel Movie Universe. It was cancelled after ''{{Film/Underworld}}'' and ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' were released, not wanting to saturate the market with ActionGirl films. With renewed interest in the character, however, the film may still yet be revived (although it would need to be reworked to fit in with the other current Marvel films).

** Also voiced Snake as a {{guest fighter}} in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

** [[spoiler: [[AsHimself Himself]] in one of the opening commercials prefacing ''4'' in all regions.]]

* ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'': Gebel

* ''Film/XMen''

David Bryan Hayter is a Canadian-American actor, {{voice actor|s}} and screenwriter. Most of his roles are in {{anime}} and video games, and he's known for his [[GutturalGrowler low, rough voice]].

* ''[[Manga/{{Guyver}} Guyver: Dark Hero]]'': Sean Barker/The Guyver

* A tentative script for the film adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' in 2001, though not [[Film/{{Watchmen}} the final script]] (the final Screenwriter did credit his version as a primary inspiration, however).

Has a {{Twitter}} [[https://twitter.com/DavidBHayter account.]]

* The first script to a film adaptation of ''Script/{{Watchmen}}'', though not [[Film/{{Watchmen}} the final script]].

* ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'': Lupin III

** ''VideoGame/{{Republique}}'': Daniel Zager