Death Stranding 2 Looks Even Crazier Than the First One in the New TGS 2024 Footage

At TGS 2024, Hideo Kojima gave a special 90-minute presentation of his upcoming game Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. While the presentation was conducted in Japanese for obvious reasons, Kojima later shared English versions of the new game footage sprinkled throughout it via Twitter(X).

In the first one, we meet two new characters: Tarman and Dollman. The first one is the captain of the so-called DHV Magellan submarine, and he features the likeness of none other than George Miller, the creator of the Mad Max franchise. In keeping with the franchise's previous guest appearances, such as Guillermo Del Toro's, Miller won't be voicing the character himself; Australian actor Marty Rhone will do it instead. Dollman, on the other hand, is exactly what the name says: a name stuck in a doll. His likeness is modeled on Turkish film director Fatih Akin, and his voice comes from actor Jonathan Roumie. Their introduction is handled by returning character Fragile, who is still played (and voiced) by Léa Seydoux in Death Stranding 2.

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Fragile: This is the headquarters of our humble operation, the bridge of the DHV Magellan. It's always like this when the DHV Magellan is on the move. Meet Tarman, our resident doctor and geophysicist. He's also the captain and pilot, in case you hadn't noticed, and a fellow Doom-sufferer. The nav console offers a direct connection to the tar currents, the downside being that we all have to bathe in carallium.

Tarman: Happy to have you aboard, Sam. You'll have to excuse me if I don't shake your hand.

Sam: You steer this ship?

Tarman: Yeah. Now, the computer does most of the work.

Sam: So, this is a submarine?

Tarman: Spot on. We dive into the tar and use it to travel underground.

Fragile: Just beneath the surface of the earth, there are currents we can ride almost anywhere.

Sam: So what's your role in all this?

Fragile: Me? I make sure Drawbridge's grand plans