The thinking is that the algae - through photosynthesis happening in their own solar power plants, chloroplasts - are providing oxygen and carbohydrates to the mitochondria. amblystomatis was living inside the cells of both the embryonic and adult salamanders, usually close to the power plants of the cell: mitochondria. But just five years ago, a Canadian researcher named Ryan Kerney discovered that the relationship went much deeper than that, all the way into the salamander’s cells. For a long time scientists knew that there must be some reason the algae are there – most likely a symbiotic relationship where the organisms fed off the byproducts of the embryos and provided sustenance in the form of oxygen in return. Soon after they are deposited, the growing amphibians are colonized by a species of single-celled algae known as Oophila amblystomatis. The spotted salamander has Quiet’s other bikini-philic in common as well: it is the first vertebrate found to be photosynthetic.Įmbryos of the spotted salamander sparkle green in a pond or under a microscope, but that isn’t because the babies will ever be green. If the assassin’s genes were hijacked to force this kind of change, then yes, wearing more clothing would interfere with respiration. One estimate figures the salamander’s cutaneous, or skin-based, respiration contributes 70 percent to its gas exchange with the environment. Native to the eastern United States and Canada, this little amphibian is nature’s very own bikini-wearing sniper – the majority of its breathing is done through its skin. Whatever parasite was given to Quiet, it transformed her physiology into that of a spotted salamander (pictured above). But other animals don’t need lungs as much as we do, which brings us back to Quiet. Respiration is the lungs’ job – the gas exchange that happens in the balloon-like alveoli that extend like fleshy fractals inside the lungs is the only way we breathe.
QUIET MGSV SKIN
Though human skin emits a small amount of carbon dioxide and may be able to sense oxygen (or even take a small amount in), it does not breathe like lungs do. In the film a woman suffocates when her skin is completely covered in gold paint, and apparently the filmmakers were concerned enough with her well being that they made sure not to paint over the base of her neck. You can likely blame 1964’s Goldfinger for popular belief that human can, or in some way need to, breathe through their skin. (Later on in the game she is forcefully clothed and begins to suffocate, but we’ll get to that later.) Though perfectly bizarre enough for a Metal Gear game, Quiet’s abilities aren’t that far-fetched, at least not in the animal kingdom. The scantily clad sniper wears nearly nothing because she needs to breathe and take in nutrients through her skin.
That’s a lot of genetic meddling for one parasite, but again, this is Metal Gear. She also gains superhuman visual perception abilities, and her skin can now produce camouflage patterns. In addition to losing the need for lungs, Quiet becomes photosynthetic like the legendary sniper “The End” from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. This infestation prevents her from speaking English (hence “Quiet”), but also allows her to both breathe and drink through her skin to reduce the sway a sniper might incur while aiming. To recover and excel past her injuries, Quiet is then infected with a parasite that infests her vocal cords. Her body is badly burned, and she is subsequently thrown out a window. Did you hear me Snake? Snnnaaaakkkkkeeee!Įarly on in MGSV’s story, Quiet is attempting an assassination that quickly goes awry.
How does the game square this? Quiet is a salamander. In Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, however, the sniper/assassin/partner active in 1980s Afghanistan known only as “Quiet” could not be more distracting without being pornography. Maybe there’s a glint of a sniper scope before everything goes dark, but assassins aren’t the distracting type. Assassins are supposed to catch you off guard.
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