Unfortunately, video game companies are unable to simply say, "Yeah, we put boobies on the cover to sell more copies." Like a teenager caught red-handed, they feel as if they have to come up with hilariously stupid excuses for their digital smut. Excuses like ...

Sex is used to sell everything these days, from booze to cheeseburgers to, well, sex. Video games are no exception. And why should they be? After all, the biggest gaming demographic right now happens to be one of the horniest sectors of society. We're talking about adult women , of course.

6 Quiet From Metal Gear Solid V Wears A Skimpy Costume Because She "Breathes Through Her Skin"

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Before Metal Gear Solid V came out, creator Hideo Kojima teased an "erotic" new character: a sniper named Quiet who says nothing and wears almost the same amount of clothing. Instead of the usual camouflage snipers normally wear in order to do their jobs and not die, Quiet is equipped with a belt, a pair of fishnets, and a tiny rag covering (some of) her breasts.

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Pretty impressive that she made her entire outfit with the stuff laying around in our garbage.

When the inevitable "WTF?"s started pouring in from around the Internet, Kojima explained that there was much more to the character than we thought. Once we played the game and found out the secret reason for her seemingly exploitative look, he promised we would "feel ashamed of [our] words & deeds."

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And not in the usual way you feel ashamed 15 minutes after looking at a character like that.

Wow, what could that possibly be? Some heartbreaking trauma from her past? Part of a complex strategy that allows her to defeat her enemies? A parasite infection that turned her into some sort of mutant who breathes through her skin? Yeah, it's the last one. In fact, she can only breathe through her skin, so she must show us as much of it as possible, at all times. And when she's dancing sexily in the rain or showering in front of everyone, for some reason? She's actually drinking water, you see.