Well, here’s another mystery to cross off the “unsolved” list; 20 years later Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterFollowing the release, Konami finally confirmed fans’ suspicions that Russian spy Eva was played by the same actor who played Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

The identity of Eva’s voice actor has long been puzzled. Solid metal gear 3 fans, given the person listed in the game’s credits, one Suzetta Miñet, didn’t seem to be a real person at all. And although the vocal similarities had led some members of the community to believe Miñet was actually a pseudonym for Ariel’s voice actress, Jodi Benson. (although she was far from the only suspect), it has never been officially confirmed…until now.

In the newly released third installment of Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Legacy Series documentaryCharting the history of the franchise, Benson finally confirmed her involvement in Metal Gear Solid 3 and shared a little more about how Suzetta Miñet came to be. “When we recorded… in 2003,” she explained, “the various projects I’m affiliated with in my career are family-based, kid-based, things like that. So it was actually (our director) Kris Zimmerman Salter ;she sat down with me and said, maybe we need to change your name.”

“So she asked me what your dog’s name was when you were a kid,” Benson continued, “and I said Suzette Monet. So she said, you know, let’s build on that. How about Suzetta? How about instead of Monet, the artist, we will do Miñet. And I said, it sounds like a deal.”

However, Benson, whose other roles include Thumbelina and Barbie in the Toy Story series, admits that some fans managed to discover her, even under the pseudonym. “Seven years ago, at various conventions, when we were meeting and greeting wonderful fans,” he continued, “someone put one of these wonderful games on my table and I said, ‘Why are you bringing that?’ and he said, ‘Because you’re in this.’ And I said, ‘You.’ know? Do you know my deep dark secret? And he said, ‘Yes! I know,’ and I said ‘Shh, keep it quiet!’

Confirmation of Benson’s role in Snake Eater comes as Konami continues its efforts to revitalize the Metal Gear Solid series by following the creator. Hideo Kojima‘s bitter departure from the publisher in 2015. Konami’s game was released last year Less than stellar Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1with Volume 2 is yet to come.. First, however, it will release its remake of Metal Gear Solid 3. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Serpent Eater Delta, what It doesn’t have a release date yet. despite its 2024 release window.