Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima's Solid Snake as painted by Ashley Wood.

Hideo Kojima is a Japanese video game designer originally employed at Konami. Formerly the vice president of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, he is currently the Executive Corporate Officer Director of Kojima Productions. He is the creator and director of a number of successful games, including the Metal Gear series, Snatcher, and Policenauts and also produced both the Zone of the Enders and Boktai series. Kojima is consistently named by fans and industry experts alike as being one of the most influential and innovative video game directors and writers of all time.

Under the Showcase label, Hideo Kojima and ThreeA are collaborating to produce Metal Gear Solid robots.