Quiet (Metal Gear)

Quiet is a female video game character who features in Metal Gear.

Biography

Quiet (Japanese: クワイエット Hepburn: Kuwaietto)

An elite XOF assassin who took orders directly from Skull Face, Quiet was sent to kill Big Boss, who was going by the name "Ahab." During the hospital raid on March 11, 1984, she had her sights on him and killed the nurse and the doctor in attendance at the hospital during the raid. She told her superior that she hadn't killed her target yet as "the man in the next bed [Ishmael] had seen [her] face." She then tried to kill Ahab, only for Ishmael to fight her off by jumping on her back mere seconds before she could pull the trigger. After fighting Ishmael off and attempting to strangle Ahab, she was pelted with a bottle of medical grade ethanol, allowing Ishmael to light her on fire. However, despite being immolated, she still proved to be determined to try and kill Ahab, resulting in her being doused with another set of chemicals that refueled the fire to an unbearable degree and caused her to fall out of a nearby window.

She was one of many soldiers sent to assassinate Big Boss after he awoke from his coma at a Cyprus hospital in 1984. She was about to kill her target at his bed when a man named Ishmael helped fight her off. He then covered her in medical grade ethanol and other chemicals before lighting her on fire where she managed to escape through a window.

In 1984, Skull Face came to dispatch Quiet to Afghanistan where she was tasked with eliminating Soviet officers who were against the development of Metal Gear Sahelanthropus. Whilst there, she came to sight Venom Snake and proceeded to open fire on him resulting in an intense fight between the pair. Ultimately, Quiet would lose an at the suggestion of Revolver Ocelot it was decided to apprehend her she was brought to Mother Base. During the flight back to Mother Base, Quiet uncuffed herself and seemingly escaped from the chopper, although she secretly stayed invisible while still inside the helicopter. Before arriving at Mother Base, the chopper came under attack by a pursuing fighter jet; Quiet then revealed herself, took aim, and fired a single sniper round through the closed cockpit of the enemy aircraft, killing the pilot and saving Venom Snake's life in the process. Despite this heroic act, Miller still didn't trust her, and gave orders to prevent a landing if Quiet was still on board. However, she effectively surrendered herself into Diamond Dogs custody. Despite Miller's insistence that they kill her due to her being too much of a liability, Ocelot and Venom Snake instead decided to lock her up. Venom Snake agreed that she might have to be killed if she proved to be too much of a threat to Diamond Dogs' existence, adding that he would be the one to "pull the trigger" should that situation ever arise.

While Miller was extremely prejudiced against her, Ocelot was willing to let her prove her worth. Because she was unable to speak English, she could not communicate with any of Diamond Dog personnel. Messages from her often had to be conveyed through actions. During her days at Mother Base, she was cooperative with anything Diamond Dogs requested of her; the only exception was that she refused to wear clothes, and anyone who tried to put clothes on her ended up injured to the point of needing breathing tubes. Ocelot purposely locked her in a cell with a lock which he described as "a joke" to bait her into revealing her motives. This proved to be pointless as she changed her mind about wiping out Diamond Dogs. Ocelot later suggested Snake take her along on missions to form a bond, hoping it would make her break her silence as she refused any form of communication, even writing. Later on, she snuck out of her cell to accompany Venom Snake on a mission, only to be caught by Miller, who was dead set against the idea. Ocelot, however, decided she could prove extremely useful in the field. Some time later, Quiet attacked a Diamond Dog personnel for unknown reasons, since she couldn't communicate as to why. Two operatives came to the personnel's aid only to be beaten down by her. Venom Snake intervened and subdued her, with the help of Ocelot, who gave her a sedative. She was taken back to her cell, with Venom Snake telling Ocelot that if she were attempt to escape again, "there [wouldn't] be a third [time]." It was later revealed that she attacked the man in question because he was infected with the Kikongo strain of the vocal cord parasite. After destroying and recovering Metal Gear Sahelanthropus, Quiet stood next to Miller during his speech, alongside the other leading members, Venom Snake and Ocelot.

Overview

Personality and attributes

Among Soviet forces, she came to be known in Russian as Tixij (Russian: Тихий, "Quiet").

As an XOF operative, she was shown to be an extremely efficient and ruthless individual which she demonstrated by viciously murdering two innocent hospital personnel without hesitation or remorse. She was also very dedicated to her job and was willing to do anything to get her mission done, taking the horrific pain of being lit completely aflame for several seconds before finally succumbing to the agony. She also fought as relentless as she could, even attempting suicide, when Venom Snake attempted to capture her. She was also able to withstand continued torture while barely making a sound.

It was shown that she was quite impulsive, emotive and arrogant which had led to her underestimating her foes.

Powers and abilities

She came to be a highly skilled combatant and assassin where she had shown the ability to kill her targets with extreme efficiency and deadly precision.

Following her injuries, she came to infect herself with the vocal cord parasite. These included traits such as enhanced strength, mobility, speed, perception, durability, longevity, phasing and invisibility in exchange for nourishing the parasite. In addition, it also allowed her to breathe through her skin and take in nutrients via photosynthesis or small showers effectively removing the need for food, drinking or breathing.

After being defeated by Venom Snake, she came to join the ranks of his private military company called the Diamond Dogs.

Notes

• Quiet was created by Hideo Kojima where her design was made by Yoji Shinkawa with the character being voiced by actress Stefanie Joosten where she featured in the setting of the Metal Gear universe.
• In an interview on 4Gamer, Kojima said, "In the game, Quiet is the main heroine. Whether she is friend or foe has yet to be revealed so I had to be careful when casting her role. MGS normally has old timers and old guys (laughs). Stefanie is very skilled in action but since she never held that type of gun, we asked her do some training at home. With Stefanie, we had to make sure to focus her 3D motion on capturing her facial and body language and not her voice, since Quiet does not speak. She does make small sounds like “ugh” and “ah” though."

Appearances

• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: (2015)

External Links

• Metal Gear Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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