63 most amazing photos of Hideo Kojima being himself

A surveillance camera?!
Hideo Kojima is many things to many people. Creator of the Metal Gear series. The dialogue-fetishizing king of cutscenes. The father of Silent Hills. Prolific tweeter of lunches. And, given his propensity for getting into bizarre situations with a camera nearby, he's the subject of some of the weirdest and funniest game-related photography on the internet.
So great is the awesome factor in this Kojima digital photo collection that we knew we had to share its splendor with all of you. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wonder why you don't have a Drive jacket or a thousand gaming awards, and Hideo Kojima will tell you with the aid of funny captions. He knows exactly what you're thinking, after all. He can read your memory card.

"Christ, that Itagaki. What the fuck is he wearing? Does he think this is a bloody circus or something? Goddamn embarrassment, everywhere we go."

There's no motion capture going on here, he just wore that out. Kojima makes neon green and cotton balls look good.

Chat Roulette had seemed such a good idea that morning, but Kojima was not impressed with what he saw.

Kojima is 100% certain that this is an accurate depiction of the American flag and you will not question him.

Kojima was having a good day. But little did he know, the girl in the blue top had been following him for weeks. She was always just behind him. Watching. Waiting.

"This is where I keep my awards. Do you have these awards? No you do not. Because I have them. Punk."

"Watch out, Beaky. We must be ever vigilant. They will not stop looking for us as long as they think we're still alive."

"This is not how you do a magazine cover. That, that behind me. That is how you do a magazine cover."

BAFTA and Kojima share a love for men with one messed-up eye. They understand each other like no one else can.

"Ahahahahaha! It is like my face. But it is not my face. Because my face is over here. But my it is a pretty phone because it is like my face. You all must have one."

Kojima's personal sniper-spotter's senses pricked up. Was that a predator in that tree? Or was it just a large leaf?

These days Kojima is too big for public transport. He won't travel on anything less than the shoulder of his giant Snake mech.

Kojima couldn't help it. He was miked-up, he felt another fart coming, and it was going to be hilarious.

Some thought that Kojima's progressive fashion sense had gone too far. But he didn't care. His new left shoulder pad was awesome.

Do you think love can bloom even in a photo gallery?
You now have but a small taste of the majesty that is Hideo Kojima, laser-eyed pioneer auteur and lover of cardboard boxes. Which of these images brought you to tears? Was it out of laughter, or wonder at witnessing Kojima levels of awesomeness? Know any incredible Hideo photos we missed? Sound off in the comments below!
You've seen the face of Kojima, now how about the fruits of his mind? Check out our Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain Road to the Review, and what we know about Silent Hills so far.
Former Associate Editor at GamesRadar, Ashley is now Lead Writer at Respawn working on Apex Legends. She's a lover of FPS titles, horror games, and stealth games. If you can see her, you're already dead.