Death Stranding 2 Charlie voice choice explained – should you pick Lockne, Die-Hardman, Heartman, or Deadman?

Wondering what’s the best Death Stranding 2 Charlie voice choice? When you first step through the plate gate into Australia, your first task is to link up with Fragile and the crew on the DHV Magellan. Drawbridge’s generous benefactor wants to have a word with Sam and in signature Kojima style, they turn out to be a smirking mannequin called Charlie. The patron has to remain anonymous for reasons that are unclear at this point. Charlie wants Sam to help connect Australia to the Chiral Network.

Sam is cautious and to put him at ease Charlie offers to adopt the voice of one of his friends and characters from the original Death Stranding. Is there a best one to pick? It’s one of a few choices you’ll get in the first hours of the game alongside deciding whether to accept or refuse Fragile’s offer to help connect Mexico to the Chiral Network. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the Charlie character voice choice in Death Stranding 2.

Should you pick Lockne, Die-Hardman, Heartman, or Deadman?

It doesn’t matter if you pick Lockne, Die-Hardman, Hartman, or Deadman, as you’ll invariably be shepherded towards choosing Die-Hardman. He is the only choice that will allow you to progress. It’s basically not a choice at all. If you pick any of the others, Charlie will come up with a range of excuses why they aren’t a good choice, as follows:

• Lockne – adding Charlie’s persona to Lockne and Mama’s dual personality would be confusing.
• Deadman – he died recently so choosing him is a little uncouth.
• Heartman – he’ll be joining your shortly in Australia so there’s no point impersonating him.

Unless you select Die-Hardman from the get-go, you’ll get booted back to the dialogue selection when you choose any other character. There’s no way around it, you’ll need to pick Die-Hardman. Charlie will pull up his profile and adopt his voice. Sit through the cut scene and you’ll meet The President of APAC. You’ll learn that the UCA has no stake in connecting Australia. APAC’s goal is to manifest a new gate plate to connect further continents to the network and reclaim a pre-Death Stranding world.

Sam will agree to help. After a short visit to the Private Room, you’ll be let loose in Australia to establish the network. To prepare for the dangers ahead, make sure you know about all the BT types and how to kill them, how to turn on the Odradek Light, and how to use Blood Bags to heal and keep Sam in fighting shape.