Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Too Old to Die Young) took the stage at Comic Con 2019 to talk Death Stranding, storytelling, and more.
Among the anecdotes shared was some new information on Refn’s character Heartman, first revealed in Death Stranding’s release date trailer which debuted during PlayStation’s pre-E3 2019 State of Play presentation.
According to Kojima, Heartman has a “unique” heart, which stops every 21 minutes. He is hooked up to an EKG and occupies himself with music and film that can be consumed within that 21 minute window. When he dies, he spends three minutes on the other side, searching for his family, before being resurrected. Heartman dies 60 times a day.
Source: IGN.com Death Stranding Character Heartman Detailed in Hideo Kojima Panel