Today, a new video for Death Stranding was debuted during the San Diego Comic-Con panel that Hideo Kojima hosted, and while the video is currently being kept behind the closed doors we do know that it was entirely focused on the character known as Heartman. Be warned, there are some heavy spoilers in this Death Stranding post concerning some crucial plot points for the character Heartman.
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After the video had debuted, the Swedish film director who supplied motion captures for Heartman, Nicolas Winding Refn took to the stage to talk more about his character. According to multiple sources from verified attendees, the character Heartman dies every 21 minutes and is stuck in this loop where he is constantly being revived by an EKG that he is hooked up to. Why? Well the character wishes to locate his family, which are apparently on the “other side” and he has a full three minutes to do so before being brought back to life. It was stated that he could die any moment when those 21 minutes are up, even during sentence when Sam is talking with him.
Exclusive look at Heartman – a deeper dive of a new character who lives for 21 minutes at a time. @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN @DeathStranding_ #SDCC #SDCC19
— TheGeeklyGrind (@TheGeeklyGrind) July 21, 2019
When Heartman dies, he has 3 minutes to look for his family on the other side. #DeathStranding #SDCC pic.twitter.com/S7LHza5LNM
— Jeremy @ SDCC (@takeshikitano3) July 21, 2019
New scene of NWR character who dies every 21 minutes, then is revived. Exclusive to this panel I think. Scene was with Norman Reedus. #DeathStranding #SDCC
— Jeremy @ SDCC (@takeshikitano3) July 21, 2019
Hideo: “Nicholas wanted me to create a character that stands out more than Madds. His character has died and he wants to look for his family on the other side for three minutes and resurfaces.” #DeathStranding #hideokojima
— Kalai ? SDCC (@kalai_chik) July 21, 2019
No other details were given on the character as afterward the actor went on to discuss how he and Kojima met along with some motion capture photos being shown. We don’t know if the video will be released officially to the public, though we garner that it won’t be long before it leaks online.