I forgot the context of "Guillermo del Toro made a Pinnochio movie" with regards to why in the fuck Sam has a ventriloquist dummy in Death Stranding 2. Now it makes perfect sense.
Everything from Kojima makes sense if you view it through the lens of "what movies has this mf been watching?"
With the "APAB" Lies of P game added in, we're in the age of goofy dark Pinocchio adaptations.
Del Torro's charecter is called Deadman and he's wearing a jacket that says Drop Dead.
George Miller of Mad Max fame is in DS2
I wonder who the doll is modeled after?
I have no idea if it is but it looks a bit like game developer Josef Fares who also does movie like games and wears a lot of leather jackets.
KNOCK ON MY DOOR! KNOCK NEXT TIME! ... Did you see anything?
No, Sir! I did not see you playing with your dolls again.
Good!
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: