The best thing you'll see today: Metal Gear voice cast improv

by Randy Nelson { Jan 5th 2009 at 5:55PM }

A mere five days into the new year and our sanity is being brought into question. Is this video after the break really what it seems to be? The principal voice cast of Metal Gear Solid 4 improvising a group therapy session during which the lines between their real selves and the characters they portray break down with high-larious results? Yep, it is.

UltraNeko, host of the YouTube series Sadie's Gaming Infection, somehow managed to get David Hayter (Solid Snake), Jennifer Hale (Naomi Hunter), Paul Eiding (Col. Campbell), Christopher Randolph (Otacon), and Quinton Flynn (Raiden) into one room for one of the most bizarre -- yet entertaining -- gaming-related videos we've ever seen.

Things we learned from watching the video: David Hayter likes to CQC random people on the street; Christopher Randolph thinks his cat is a real Metal Gear Mk. II; oh, and Quinton Flynn seems to really want to be the star of the next MGS. Raiden starring in MGS5 -- surely a joke, right? What's next? Area 51 is actually a secret stronghold of The Patriots? Sure. Hit the break and prepare to leave reality behind.

Tags: david-hayter, metal-gear-solid, metal-gear-solid-4, voice-actor

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jets @ Jan 5th 2009 6:00PM

Funny.. Yes Hilarious.. NO

Shmil @ Jan 5th 2009 6:02PM

They never claimed it would be hilarious, it was high-larious

Wiinterfang @ Jan 5th 2009 6:04PM

Pun to the rescue!.

Moptimus Slime @ Jan 5th 2009 6:05PM

That....was.....EPIC!

NoughtSoClever @ Jan 5th 2009 8:09PM

no no no. It's Konami.

Hyams @ Jan 5th 2009 6:07PM

My favourite line has gotta be Hayter's, "Does anyone mind if I start an 18 minute monologue?"

Moptimus Slime @ Jan 5th 2009 6:24PM

"you wanna see Shriveled Snake?"

Jean @ Jan 5th 2009 6:20PM

Scissor 61!!!

B3astofthe3ast @ Jan 5th 2009 6:22PM

I love when they all start arguing over MGS5 hahahaha, love it.

Arno @ Jan 5th 2009 6:24PM

What was funny about that?

zygote55 @ Jan 5th 2009 6:32PM

I couldn't tell you. I stopped that train-wreck at the 4min mark. That was easily the most painful thing I've seen in years.

Tomorrow's "Best thing you'll see today" ... Nails on a chalkboard followed by the screams of a cat in water.

Leobebes (BDF: Braid Defence Force) @ Jan 5th 2009 6:35PM

Dude please don't start...

You are going to awaken the Metal Gear Brigade of Enchantment who think Metal Gear is the greatest game franchise of all time, who think David Hayter is the greatest voice talent to ever grace a microphone, who think Kojima is the greatest mind since Davinci despite his ultra nationalistic leanings and bloated sense of self worth.

Just don't...

Hyams @ Jan 5th 2009 6:51PM

David Hayter and Christopher Randolph made all the good jokes.

I watched this a day or two ago, but off the top of my head:

Hayter: "Does anyone mind if I go into an 18 minute monologue?"

Randolph: "He keeps on phoning me in the middle of the night and asking me what to do."

Hayter: "Personally I'd feel most comfortable if Paul [Campbell] spent the next few hours telling me exactly what to do."

Randolph: "SNAAAAAAAAKE!?"

Jtenma @ Jan 6th 2009 3:07AM

I'm not even a hardcore fan of the MGS series, but found this very funny just listening to it.

SugarDaddy @ Jan 6th 2009 8:26AM

Sorry. Definitely not the best thing I've seen today.

Rein @ Jan 5th 2009 6:31PM

Hayter whispering Snake Eater at the end made it, to be honest.

Eleniel @ Jan 5th 2009 6:33PM

You totes got that from the JPAG. You're welcome =P

My favorite line: "Does everybody else make their bed really well?" Snake: "NO."

j.howlett @ Jan 5th 2009 6:52PM

saw this a couple days ago on ps3 fanboy. it was kinda long but worth the watch

pasta @ Jan 5th 2009 8:02PM

So it's exactly the same as the actual Metal Gear Solid franchise?

j.howlett @ Jan 5th 2009 8:24PM

more men playing with action figures in this

My Name @ Jan 5th 2009 7:28PM

It's nice to see more people watching Sadie's videos. SGI is awesome, I recommend it.

Hyams @ Jan 5th 2009 7:34PM

I was under the impression this was a professionally put together thing. That it was just someone on Youtube makes it even more impressive. 0_0

Deadpool @ Jan 5th 2009 7:55PM

Someone from Youtube?! A female that takes interest in video games!? She was able to get a large portion of the Metal Gear Solid cast?! I can save over $200 dollars by switching to Geico?! 0_0

Dr Jeckyl and Mr ESC. @ Jan 5th 2009 8:11PM

I know but I don't know if can trust a talking Gecko.

I NEED Scissors 61!!!!

Asok @ Jan 5th 2009 7:42PM

Some parts are a bit painful, particularly Randolph abusing the already-abused "SNAAAAAAAKE" joke, but it has its moments.

Vegnagun bwf @ Jan 5th 2009 8:15PM

David Hayter is amazing.

Omega2k3 @ Jan 5th 2009 8:32PM

I'm surprised nobody mentioned when Hayter and Flynn switched seats in the middle of the video.

Soulcrux42 @ Jan 5th 2009 9:08PM

David Hayter could do Solid Snake in a movie
Paul could totally do Col. Campbell

But the other actors look too different than their characters.

especially Cristopher Randolph and Quintin Flynn

why wasn´t Meryl in the video? :(
Meryl snake talk wouldve been funny

miguelotron @ Jan 5th 2009 9:55PM

The best video on youtube this side of Rick Roll...

J @ Jan 5th 2009 10:00PM

"raiden makes my bed"
"how does he do that?!"
"very well."

^_^

J @ Jan 5th 2009 10:02PM

If you don't watch the video, and just listen, it's very funny.

Like the part when otacon said he's proud about making his bed. I listened to it first and thought it was funny. But then i replayed it and watched the video, and it was lame. Just use your imagination. However, if you saw the video already, it's obviously too late.

J @ Jan 5th 2009 10:04PM

lol "i like puppies, as long as their alive. they don't live long for some reason"

That's definitely funnier if you just listen and don't watch the video.

The Boston Rag @ Jan 5th 2009 10:41PM

I wish Cam Clarke was there, in all his flamboyant glory.

FOXHOUND @ Jan 6th 2009 2:18AM

LMAO That could easily appear in the sequel.

Though I did like the joke about the main character chair and the Mark II cat. ;]

Anne @ Jan 5th 2009 11:12PM

I think it was pretty funny, especially nearing the end.

Quinton Flynn and Jennifer Hale are some of my favorite voice actors (not to mention the rest of the cast, don't get me wrong). Metal Gear always did well with their voice actors XD. Great at their job and having a little fun with the fandom.