If you have been following Hideo Kojima for a long time, you must already be aware that the video game designer is a cinema connoisseur. As a cinephile, he invites a great number of celebrities, not just from Hollywood but from around the world, to explore his studio and to sneak them in cameos in his games. This tradition continues in Kojima’s latest game, Death Stranding: On the Beach. The sequel features many interesting celebrity cameos for keen-eyed gamers. If you are wondering who all show up in the game, here is the complete list of celebrity cameos in Death Stranding 2.
Spoilers Warning:
This post contains information about all the celebrities who appear in Death Stranding 2 as well as their prepper roles in the sequel. We highly suggest you play the game to witness the cameos to avoid ruining the intended experience.
The main cast of Death Stranding 2 is star-studded with Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and more top-tier stars. In addition, a lineup of celebrities make cameo appearances in the game in the form of preppers. Here are all the celebrities we have spotted in Death Stranding 2:
1. Ma Dong-seok
Ma Dong-seok, more popularly known as Don Lee among cinema aficionados, is the first celebrity you will meet in the game. Don Lee makes his cameo as Samson Hook, who operates the F2 South Distribution Center.
As the actor is known for his powerful punches, he is known as the Golden Fist by the people in this game. For those who are unaware, Don Lee is an extremely popular actor hailing from South Korea and is well-known around the world for his roles in Train to Busan (2016), The Outlaws (2017), and The Round Up series (2019-2022). Don Lee also made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Gilgamesh in Chloé Zhao’s Eternals.
2. Mamoru Oshii as The Pizza Chef
Mamoru Oshii is a legendary Japanese filmmaker known for anime movies, such as Ghost in the Shell (1995), Angel’s Egg (1985), Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999), and many more. Oshii makes his appearance as The Pizza Chef in Death Stranding 2.
Meeting this old man is one of the most fun encounters in the sequel game. If you increase your connection level with him, he will teach you the art of Pizza-Do Karate technique.
3. Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel
Mike Flanagan, the American director known for his magnificent horror titles such as The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, etc., and his wife, Kate Siegel, the Hollywood actress who can be seen in Mike’s works, also show up in cameo roles in Death Stranding 2.
The couple doesn’t appear together in-game. Instead, Mike works in the Northern Environmental Observatory, while Olivia runs the West Fort Knot (F1).
4. Gen Hoshino as The Musician
Gen Hoshino is a wildly successful singer and songwriter from Japan. You must already be familiar with his works and must have listened to the ‘Pop Virus’ song in the previous game. Similar to how Daichi Miura appeared in the original, Hoshino makes a cameo appearance as ‘The Musician’ in the sequel.
You will connect with Hoshino through a main order, and he will unlock the music player in Death Stranding 2 for Sam. You can do more orders for him to unlock more songs in the game.
5. Woodkid as The Mechanic
Yoann Lemoine, more popularly known as Woodkid, is a widely acclaimed music director who has worked with big names in the music industry, such as Lana Del Rey, Harry Styles, and others.
He recently worked on Netflix’s smash hit, Arcane, where he composed the To Ashes and Blood song in Season 2. In case you didn’t know, Woodkid is also the co-music director of the Death Stranding 2 game. However, he doesn’t appear in a musician role and is ‘The Mechanic’ in the game.
6. Usada Pekora as The Data Scientist
You might already know this, but the fan-favorite Japanese VTuber, Usada Pekora, makes a cameo appearance in Death Stranding 2 as one of the preppers. This rabbit-earred girl with carrots in her hair is the Data Scientist in Death Stranding 2.
Pekora interacts with Sam primarily in Japanese. She presents you with assault rifle upgrades, dog mines, and more items to help Sam with his expeditions.
7. S. S. Rajamouli as The Adventurer
I’m sure you must have heard about the glorious Bahubali movies or the sensational RRR movie. If you haven’t, well, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to S. S. Rajamouli — the excellent Indian movie director behind the internationally acclaimed movies.
Hideo Kojima expressed his love for RRR and invited Rajamouli to his studio recently. Now, Death Stranding 2 has arrived with a cameo from Rajamouli. He makes his debut in the gaming industry as ‘The Adventurer’ in Death Stranding 2.
You would have to rescue him from an Armed survivalists’ base in one of the main missions. It was great to see a director from my country included in one of Kojima’s works.
8. Jon McElroy as The Inventor
The team behind Stray, the cat adventure game celebrated across the globe, was also invited to the Kojima Production Studios. Jon McElroy, a game designer, joined the meeting with Kojima and has now made it into Death Stranding 2 as ‘The Inventor.’
9. Danny and Michael Philippou
Danny and Michael Philippou, aka RackaRacka, are rising twin movie directors from Australia. The duo’s directorial debut, Talk to Me, was one of the great modern horror movies in recent times. The movie seems to have been liked by Kojima, as he invited the twins to his studio and included them as a prepper duo in Death Stranding 2.
10. CHVRCHES as Animal Shelter Staff
Lauren Eve Mayberry, Iain Cook, and Martin Doherty are part of the well-known Scottish synth-pop band, CHVRCHES. They composed the main theme of Death Stranding in 2019, and now the band members have made cameo appearances as ‘The Animal Shelter Staff’ in Death Stranding 2.
And of course, more new tracks from CHVRCHES are available to stream using the music player in the game.
11. Lauren Tsai as The Artist
The multi-talented Lauren Tsai also makes a cameo appearance in the game as The Artist, who lives on top of the mountains in Mexico. You might recognize Lauren from her roles in the famous Legion and Terrace House: Aloha State TV shows. She works as an actress, a visual artist, and an American model. Kojima must have admired Lauren’s anime-style art and rightfully included her as the artist in Death Stranding 2.
Those are all the cameos we have spotted so far in Death Stranding 2. We will include the remaining star cameos once we or the player come across them, so stay tuned by bookmarking this page. That said, which one of your favorite stars made an appearance in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach? Let us know in the comments below.
