10 Craziest Hidden Characters In Video Games

8. Hideo Kojima - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

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Legendary game designer Hideo Kojima has featured in a tonne of different games from Control to Death Stranding to Cyberpunk 2077, but we’re here to talk about Metal Gear Solid 3.

Hideo Kojima, being the madcap genius he is, decided to let you, as Big Boss, recruit him by selecting the truck in the Crater Base garage with the number plate "CENTRO AMERICA 63824 PEACE SENTINEL." The plate is a reference to Kojima’s birthday and opting for it gives you a delightful exchange between Kojima and Big Boss himself where the latter says hello and Kojima waves.

You can fire and rehire Kojima as much as you want, not that I imagine you’d want to do that. Who on earth would fire Kojima?!

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.