https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/12/17454264/super-smash-bros-brawl-david-hayter-solid-snake

The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate announcement came with the best piece of character news: Literally every previous playable character is returning to the franchise. With such a large Smash roster comes the return of some fan-favorites, notably Metal Gear’s Solid Snake, who appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but not its Wii U/3DS sequel.

And with the return of Solid Snake comes the return of longtime voice actor David Hayter, who voiced Solid Snake in almost every Metal Gear Solid game. In Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain, Hayter was replaced by actor Kiefer Sutherland. Hayter hasn’t hidden his disappointment in being replaced and has said that if it were up to him, he’d “do this role forever.”