Kojima discusses how Snake made it into Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Snake is one of two third-party characters that made it into Super Smash Bros. Brawl. As many fans know, this was a first for the series. Both the original Smash Bros. and Melee only featured characters from Nintendo franchises.

If had long been rumored that Hideo Kojima wanted to see Snake in Melee, though apparently it was too late to include the character. In Nintendo Power, Kojima discussed how he finally realized his dream by working with Smash Bros. creator Mashiro Sakurai to include Snake in Brawl.

“I worked hand-in-hand with [director] Mr. [Masahiro] Sakurai, who I also consider a friend. At the time Nintendo thought that Snake felt like a Sony character, and didn’t think he would fit into SSBB. However, I really wanted Snake in the game, and it was through Mr. Sakurai that we were able to reach a consensus and make that happen.”