| 1 | [[center:[[WMG:[[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Ghost in the Shell Character Index]]\ |
| 2 | [-'''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''', '''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplexSolidStateSociety & ''Anime/GhostInTheShellSAC2045'':'''\ |
| 3 | '''''Stand Alone Complex Characters''''' \ |
| 4 | '''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise:'''\ |
| 5 | ''[[Characters/GhostInTheShellArise Arise Characters]]'' \ |
| 6 | '''VideoGame/GhostInTheShellFirstAssaultOnline:'''\ |
| 7 | ''[[Characters/GhostInTheShellFirstAssaultOnline First Assault Online Characters]]''\ |
| 8 | '''Film/GhostInTheShell2017''':\ |
| 9 | ''[[Characters/GhostInTheShell2017 Live-Action Movie Characters]]''-]]]]] |
| 10 | |
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| 12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | !Public Security Section 9 |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 17 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/section_9_logo.jpg]] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | An anti-cyber-terrorism squad working under Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs, operating out of [[NewNeoCity Niihama]]. Officially Section 9 does not exist, which allows them to operate with a greater degree of autonomy. Which, given the number of borderline illegal actions they commit to safeguard Japan, is very helpful to them. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | * AntiHero: Section 9 is very dedicated in their mission to protect the population and fight injustice. However, doing their job according to the law seems to be an even lesser priority to them than for most of their enemies. |
| 22 | * ArrestedForHeroism: The first season climaxes with Section 9 trying to avoid this as [[spoiler:a leak to the public media of their existence set them up be used as scapegoats for a massive government scandal.]] |
| 23 | * BadassCrew: A team of [[SuperCop Super Cops]] who work to fight crime and terrorism. |
| 24 | * BadgesAndDogTags: Many of Section 9’s operatives are former soldiers of the Japanese Self Defense Force. |
| 25 | * BlackAndGrayMorality: Section Nine may be the good guys, but they regularly hack private databases, engage in blackmail, are familiar with torture, kill people, and generally break the laws that would have applied if they weren't above them. It's referenced repeatedly that the only reason they get away with these actions is though Aramaki's brilliant diplomacy. |
| 26 | * CowboyCop: All of Section 9 can be considered an example, given the corrupt state of the Japanese government and the fact that Section 9 seems to spend more time fighting against rival national security and military forces loyal to other factions of the government than actually dealing with terrorists. |
| 27 | * GoodIsNotNice: While they’re ultimately a heroic organization, they’re more than willing to get blood on their hands if it means protecting Japan from foreign and/or domestic threats. None of them will hesitate to take a life in service of the greater good. |
| 28 | * IconicOutfit: The black outfits they wear in the VFormationTeamShot from the opening to the second season. The entire series has them in their gray ninja sneaking suits. |
| 29 | * NoSuchAgency: The section is not supposed to exist beyond the first season. [[spoiler:They still continue to be so afterwards.]] They operate under the cover of a private security company. |
| 30 | * SecretPolice: A secret organization dedicated to fighting dangerous criminals and terrorists. |
| 31 | * StateSec: A heroic version. Not the nicest folks and they'll happily murder anyone who tries to get in their way but they're genuinely motivated by a sense of justice and trying to do what is right. |
| 32 | * SuperCop: They have cyborg bodies, advanced weapons, super hacking skills, and the Tachikomas. It helps that many of them are former soldiers. |
| 33 | * ToBeLawfulOrGood: They try to work within the law whenever they can, but given the amount of corruption in the Japanese government they will often wind up in situations where breaking the law is the only way to protect the public. They never hesitate. |
| 34 | [[/folder]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Motoko Kusanagi]] |
| 37 | !!Major Motoko Kusanagi |
| 38 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AtsukoTanaka (Japanese), Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (English, TV Series), Alison Matthews (English, [=OVA=]s), Andrea Kwan (English, Animax Asia) |
| 39 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/motoko.jpg]] |
| 40 | |
| 41 | |
| 42 | Usually called [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep "The Major"]], she is ostensibly the protagonist, although the series [[EnsembleCast gives much more time to her squadmates]] than the feature films and manga do. She is a full-conversion cyborg, having been fully inorganic except her brain and part of her spinal column since about age six. Her skills are exceptional, and while her body is a standard cyborg model it's modified extensively with top-of-the-line custom military cybernetics. A brilliant hacker, able to invade even the connected human mind. She has a cold demeanor and a strict devotion to her job, bordering on sociopathy. |
| 43 | ---- |
| 44 | * TheAce: Inside Section 9, at least. She is either the best or top 3 in every area. |
| 45 | * AceCustom: The Major's ''body'' is an ace custom. The base model is a civilian model that was fashionable a few years prior to the series but with [[TechnicolorEyes red eyes]] and purple hair plus a ton of illegal mods. |
| 46 | * ActionHeroine: The best there is in Section 9 at just about anything related to fighting. |
| 47 | * AdaptationalBadass: Heavily downplayed, but in the manga, Motoko would occasionally have a bit of a comedic failure when it came to pulling off certain stunts or moves. She would also tend tend to lose her cool in the heat of combat or movement, leading to her making comedic reactions. Here, the Major hardly loses her cool no matter what she is doing and she always pulls off her stunts without any sort of mishap at all. |
| 48 | * AdaptationalCurves: Inverted, She was redesigned to be more slender and shorter in ''SAC_2045''. |
| 49 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: In colored illustrations of the manga, Motoko's hair tends to be black with blue or orange highlights depending on the page. The 1995 movie would keep this color, but Stand Alone Complex would give her purple hair. Though unlike the 1995 movie, SAC would keep Motoko's red eyes from the manga illustrations, while the movie dropped them in favor of pale blue eyes. |
| 50 | * AdaptationalHeroism: The Major has a stronger moral compass here then she did in the manga. In the latter she tended towards engaging in ComedicSociopathy, and wasn't too concerned about doing the right thing as opposed to just doing what she was paid to do. Here, the Major has a rather strong, if unstated, sense of justice that guides her actions. |
| 51 | * AdaptationalSeriousness: In the manga, Motoko started out with a wild and feisty personality that would fit with her being the protagonist of what was largely an irreverent sci-fi comedy. She was prone to exaggerated faces and wasn't above yelling in comedic anger. As the manga neared its end she became more serious. In Stand Alone Complex, on the other hand, the serious Motoko seen from the end of the manga, who at that point was already in the process of leaving Section 9, is already present at the beginning of the series. And while Motoko does have her comedic moments, here she is more dryly humorous compared to the almost slap-stickish nature of her manga counterpart. |
| 52 | * AdaptationalSkimpiness: While Motoko tends to wear a fairly revealing and tight outfits in this series, this wasn't present in the original manga as she wore fairly practical clothing there. |
| 53 | * AmbiguouslyBi: Unclear; she doesn't have a boyfriend in this continuity, but she also doesn't have explicit lesbian VR-sex either (she's just seen talking philosophy with Kurtan in bed while Ran comes out of the shower). Kurutan and Ran are still by far the closest thing the Major has to a long term romantic relationship. |
| 54 | ** Kurutan later accompanies her to hospital, checks out her new cyborg body and comments on how excited it makes her to think of what she could do with all the illegal modifications her new body has. |
| 55 | ** In 2nd Gig's first episode, she (jokingly) suggests the team goes to a nudie bar if they are told to stand down from their impending mission. |
| 56 | ** Also in 2nd Gig, there's one episode where she ends up spending the night with a teenaged Taiwanese street boy. The kid asks her if she can still have sex in a full-prosthetic body and she practically pulls a MrsRobinson on him. He decides he's not interested after all, and she is very amused at that. |
| 57 | ** In her childhood, the young Motoko did have a boy she was in love with. |
| 58 | ** In the manga, she does seem to have a boyfriend. Sugi makes a brief appearance in ''FAKE FOOD'', even asking if Batou and Togusa knows her. While this is not enough evidence to suggest he is her boyfriend in this continuity, he does use 'Motoko', her actual name, when referring to her and not 'The Major', unlike seemingly everyone else who's worked with her on a professional level. This probably means they know each other outside of work. |
| 59 | ** In the first episode of ''2045'', a trio of prostitutes look at her as a possible client while she's buying an apple from a local vendor. She does notice that they're trying to get her attention. |
| 60 | ** A few times in ''2nd Gig'', she and Batou share a hotel room and are often both in various stages of undress when alone. Their conversation [[spoiler:right after she reveals she's in a new body after an assassination attempt]] leans heavily on Batou's concern for her safety, and if he'll be able to continue seeing her. [[WillTheyOrWontThey Without actually making anything explicit.]] |
| 61 | * AndIMustScream: She's StrappedToAnOperatingTable and finds out too late that [[spoiler:the doctor is an assassin]], who immobilizes her body, then her voice, then shuts down the vision of her eyes. |
| 62 | * AntiHero: The [[UnscrupulousHero unscrupulous]] type. |
| 63 | * AnArmAndALeg: The Major loses her left arm when fighting Gayle. |
| 64 | * BadgesAndDogTags: Formerly with the [=JGSDF=] prior to joining Section 9, having done tours overseas. |
| 65 | * BadassLongcoat: The Major gets one in the opening credits of ''2nd Gig'' to go along with her more modest dress for the sequel, but oddly, doesn't seem to wear it much in the show itself until the events of Solid State Society. She later ditches it near the end for her gray sneaking suit. |
| 66 | * BerserkButton: |
| 67 | ** Anyone that [[ChildrenAreInnocent harms children]]. Note that [[FreudianExcuse she was cyberized as a child herself.]] |
| 68 | ** She gets pretty pissed when the head of the goon squad trying to retake Imakurusu comes at her and her squad with what is essentially a mech suit. So much so that [[spoiler: she repeatedly shoots at him at point blank range with an anti-tank rifle]]. |
| 69 | * BrainInAJar: "GRASS LABYRINTH" reveals that Motoko underwent an experimental procedure that allowed cyberization and full prosthetic conversions to become commonplace in society. For most of her life, her brain has been housed in the jar that is an artificial body. Her appearance is that of a popular mass-produced model, but her work in the government allows the body to have illegal modifications. |
| 70 | * ButNowIMustGo: |
| 71 | ** Motoko leaves Section 9 for reasons never fully fleshed out sometime after the events of 2nd Gig, but she returns a couple years later to help confront the Puppeteer. |
| 72 | ** [[spoiler:In a direct recreation of the final scene of both the original manga and the original anime movie, 2045 ends with Motoko heading off into the vast unknowns of the net yet again. She gives Batou a password so that they can recognize each other again, wherever and whenever they may meet again]]. |
| 73 | --->'''Batou:''' [[spoiler:You're heading off again, aren't you?]] |
| 74 | * ByTheBookCop: Invoked in one episode when Togusa refers to her this way, although it's debatable how true this is. |
| 75 | * TheCaptain: She's Section 9's field leader. |
| 76 | * CombatStilettos: She wears heels with her military uniform while protecting the Superintendent-General. |
| 77 | * CompositeCharacter: Whole mostly based off of the Motoko Kusanagi of the original manga and 1995 movie, this iteration of character shares a few traits with Motoko Aramaki, a related but still separate character, from the manga sequel ''Man-Machine Interface''. |
| 78 | ** First, while both Motokos used an identity called Chroma, Kusanagi's version dressed very different from Aramaki's. Here, Kusanagi's Chroma takes on the same appearance of Aramaki's. |
| 79 | ** Then, in this iteration, Kusanagi has adapted Aramaki's habit of frequently using and stashing remote controlled bodies (especially by ''Solid State Society''. Something that manga!Kusanagi didn't do to at such a high frequency. |
| 80 | * CoolCar: The Major herself has a green Ferrari F430 ''Solid State Society'' that she apparently modified herself. [[spoiler: Her security mods are what tip Batou off that the car is hers, right before it gets wrecked during their fight with Ma Shaba's powered armor.]] |
| 81 | * DeadpanSnarker: A common expression of hers. |
| 82 | * DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: During her early life in a highly enhanced prosthetic body, Motoko had difficulty controlling the prosthetics' strength. She mentions that she once smashed a doll by being unable to control her own limbs (a shot that appears in the opening credits of the first series). |
| 83 | * DressingAsTheEnemy: The Major steals a British [=CO19=] operator's uniform to rescue Aramaki in ''ANGELS' SHARE'' using nothing but her [[ShowSomeLeg sex appeal]]. |
| 84 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Including once while [[{{Cyberspace}} ghost-diving]]. |
| 85 | * EveryoneCallsHerBarkeep: More so then in the manga or 1995 movie, Motoko is almost always called "The Major" by everyone around her, with her name only being used in formal situations and when shit is really hitting the fan. |
| 86 | * FairCop: The Major of Section 9 and very beautiful. However, as a {{Cyborg}} her attractiveness is artificial. |
| 87 | * FearlessFool: While she doesn't do it the same way as a stereotypical Shonen hero, it becomes increasingly obvious as the series goes on that she is overconfident to the point of being suicidally brave and feels no fear in situations where ever her hardened comrades are inclined to back down. To the point it's almost a running joke that Batou tells her not to "do anything stupid" and she proceeds to do it anyway. Part of this is some definitely justified self-confidence, given she can demonstrably outperform almost any member of her highly skilled team in any given area, and is more resourceful than all of them combined, but she is ''still'' flesh and blood (albeit artificial) and can be taken by surprise and overwhelmed. |
| 88 | * FiringOneHanded: She fires Saito's ''anti-tank rifle'' single handed. |
| 89 | * FriendsWithBenefits: Seems to be the case with her relationship with Kurtan and Ran, although she's usually too busy to spend much time with them - clearly to Kurtan's frustration. |
| 90 | * FullConversionCyborg: A full-conversion cyborg and entirely inorganic, save her brain and spinal column. |
| 91 | * GeniusBruiser: Every member of Section 9 has a speciality. Motoko specializes in the leadership of her team, hacking and net-diving, stealth and infiltration, and close quarters combat, among many other things. She's not as specialized with explosives as Borma is, or sharpshooting like Saito. |
| 92 | * GunsAkimbo: The Major wields twin pistols when fighting Gayle in ''ERASER''. |
| 93 | * HellBentForLeather: Frequently seen wearing a punkish leather jacket. |
| 94 | * HeroicBSOD: Undergoes ones after [[spoiler: diving into Kuze's cyberbrain]]. She gets better after a short while. |
| 95 | * HeroicRROD: Subverted. In the second episode of the series, there's a ShoutOut to the original movie, but she doesn't RROD; she's just not strong enough, and nothing happens. |
| 96 | * IndifferentBeauty: Completely indifferent about her looks. Despite her personal issues about retaining her individuality in society she has no objections about how her body and face itself is a mass-produced model that was rather popular from a few years back. When the subject about her appearance is brought up by coworkers and her roommates, she just tells them that she prefers the model she uses. All in all though, she'll flaunt it if she wants to, but otherwise just doesn't care. |
| 97 | * KickChick: Watch her take out Sano with a roundhouse kick to the head. |
| 98 | * TheLadette: She likes beer, drives very aggressively, loves to scare people, and is well known to the owners of some less reputable bars. |
| 99 | * LadyOfWar: She can be quite ladylike when she's conducting undercover investigations. Even when she's fighting she has an air of calm and grace. |
| 100 | * MajorlyAwesome: Still a Major Bad-ass too. |
| 101 | * MeaningfulAppearance: The Major stands out in a cast of fairly realistic hair colors. (In the movie, she had black hair.) [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as she is a full cyborg and probably could get any color hair she wants without much trouble. |
| 102 | ** Further justified in ''2nd Gig'' when you find out that she chose the option of red eyes with purple hair a long time ago. Why? She was six years old, and like most kids that age, she had a fondness for bright colors. It's implied that she could have changed these options a long time ago, but didn't because they had become a part of who she was. |
| 103 | *** This is an example of TruthInTelevision; Stephen Hawking was offered more realistic sounding voice synthesizers several times in the past. He refused them all because they were not "his" voice. |
| 104 | ** Given her preference for a (modified) version of cyberbody popular 3 years prior to the events of the series, her hair and eye color may have been one of the few aesthetic options she could keep across bodies. |
| 105 | ** The first opening and a comment made in an early episode of the first season suggests that she got the colour scheme from a favourite doll of hers; the one she broke while she was still getting use to her cyberbody. |
| 106 | * MrsRobinson: Invoked. She meets a teenage drug dealer in Taiwan by way of rescuing him from a group of thugs. When she gets a room for both of them in an upscale hotel; the receptionist's assumptions are quite clear. She even basically offers to take his virginity when he asks her if one can still have sex as a full cyborg. |
| 107 | * MsFanservice: Something of an InnocentFanserviceGirl too, such as when she gets thrown in a garbage pile and has to change clothes. It's basically spelled out in the third novel that she has no nudity taboo ''because'' she is fully cyberized and there are thousands of others with her exact external body. |
| 108 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: She absolutely flips out on Gayle. Considering that he blew off her arm, tried to crush her head in, and nearly killed [[spoiler:Togusa]], it's hardly surprising. |
| 109 | * NoNameGiven: "Motoko Kusanagi" is explicitly a pseudonym, as she admits to Hideo Kuze when they're trapped together in the final episode of ''2nd Gig''. "Motoko" means "plain woman", while {{Kusanagi}}, literally "grass-cutter", is a legendary sword; her name is something akin to "(plain) Jane Excalibur". Her actual birth name is never revealed. |
| 110 | * NotDistractedByTheSexy: Not even the prospect of a threesome with Kurutan and Ran can keep her from Laughing Man research. She has a wistful expression when she sees they've fallen asleep waiting for her to finish. |
| 111 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Despite her reputation as a mystery and a hard woman who commands absolute respect from those around here, she ''does'' have an active social life, hobbies, and some kinks that she keeps from her colleagues. Also PlayedForDrama. Due to her utterly uncompromising sense of justice and right-and-wrong, she tends to see people purely in black-and-white. This gives her a judgmental streak a mile wide for those who she perceives as criminals, even if their intentions are noble. And yet when she comes face-to-face with these people, such as the Laughing Man and Hideo Kuze, she's hit with the uncomfortable reality check that she's no different after all. She finally comes to terms with this by ''Solid State Society'' when she leaves Section 9 and strikes out on her own as a vigilante, becoming the very same sort of cybercriminal she usually showed little sympathy to. |
| 112 | * NotSoStoic: Shown at times, such as when she involuntarily cries at a very sad movie, and she takes it personally with what the med students were doing in ''MISSING HEARTS''. |
| 113 | ---> '''Major''': HEY SAITO! FORK OVER THAT WEAPON '''NOW!!''' |
| 114 | * OfficerAndALady: Motoko can be an Officer ''or'' a Lady. She can be very kind and blend in perfectly with high society, but doesn't hold back her badassitude in combat. |
| 115 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The perpetually cool and collected Major has a FreakOut after diving into Patrick Huge's cyberbrain, finding it incomprehensibly alien and ghastly and immediately orders Saito to [[YourHeadAsplode blow his brains out]]. She is ''still'' physically and mentally shaken after the experience. |
| 116 | * PowerFist: She uses concealed weapon that resembles nothing so much as a taser glove against cyborgs. |
| 117 | * RobotGirl: As a female {{Cyborg}}. |
| 118 | * SciFiBobHaircut: She is the main protagonist of a cyberpunk anime and has this haircut. |
| 119 | * SexyBacklessOutfit: In ''Cash-Eye'', also with borderline NavelDeepNeckline. |
| 120 | * SheFu: Thanks to her cybernetic body, to the point where her first response in a reasonably close-combat situation is usually to roundhouse kick the guy to the face. |
| 121 | * ShowSomeLeg: Has used this to distract unsuspecting enemies a few times. |
| 122 | %%%* SinisterSurveillance: For her enemies, at least. |
| 123 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only woman in Section 9, up until Purin that is, and TheLeader of seven men, not counting Tachikomas. Played for laughs once when she and Batou start trading jabs about who has a better cybernetic body: he argues that male bodies are physically superior, she challenges him to a sparring match on the spot... and then hacks his body in a fraction of a second and [[StopHittingYourself makes him punch himself out]]. |
| 124 | * StarringSmurfette: As explained below, she was the only woman in Section 9, and is the main protagonist of the whole series as the field leader of Section 9. |
| 125 | * StockingFiller: Frequently, whether under her coat or just as outerwear (see {{Stripperiffic}}). |
| 126 | * TheStoic: The Major rarely laughs, involuntarily cries only once, and it takes a hell of a lot to make her angry. If you do ever manage to piss her off, be very, ''very'' afraid. She is not unsympathetic, however, or unwilling to express where her sympathies lie. |
| 127 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: The Major's clothes are too hot for espionage, and that's what she wears in ''civvies''. She almost always wears it with an open leather jacket that she ''occasionally'' pairs with leather pants. However, in more formal public functions, she wears a standard military uniform instead, and when she's actually on a mission she switches to military-style fatigues. |
| 128 | ** She gets slightly better civvies during the ''2nd Gig'' - still {{Stripperific}} by conventional standards, but at least includes pants. She also gets a fairly modest, and very stylish black business dress for formal occasions where military garb is unsuitable. |
| 129 | ** This is played for laughs in one SAC episode, where a raid goes wrong and the Major's normal outfit gets trashed. At the debriefing, she's wearing a much more revealing outfit (basically workout clothes) and is visibly uncomfortable about the humiliation she just went through (thrown to a garbage heap by run-of-the-mill combat android), and Aramaki [[LampshadedTrope Lampshades]] it by asking if she's trying to get his attention. |
| 130 | ** By "SAC_2045",she wears an outfit that is a lot more conventional and no longer exposes more skin, at least more than what is out of the ordinary, meaning that this trope no longer applies to her. |
| 131 | * SuperToughness: Courtesy of her bionics, she's survived explosions and bullets. |
| 132 | * TechnicolorEyes: The Major has red eyes. |
| 133 | %%%%* TranquilFury: Her anger manifests |
| 134 | * {{Tomboy}}: Batou teasingly calls her "major macho" for acting ruthless and aggressive on missions, and generally masculine off-duty. |
| 135 | * TookALevelInJerkass: It's subtle, but the Major lost some of her social skills towards civilians in the years between in the time skip between the original series and ''SAC_2045''. She went from chiding Togusa for entering a civilian woman's room uninvited to being chided by ''him'' 15 years later for lacking tact when speaking with Takashi's mother, as she was pretty blunt that the boy was facing serious charges. Though she at least retained enough grace to [[spoiler: forge a letter in Takashi's name that would reassure his mother that he would be fine.]] |
| 136 | * UnresolvedSexualTension: There's hints dropped periodically that her feelings towards Batou and vice versa aren't entirely platonic, but they're never shown to act on it. |
| 137 | %%%%* UnstoppableRage: Episode 21 displays this very well. |
| 138 | * VaporWear: She doesn't ever seem to wear a bra. Justified in that her body is a military grade cyborg and would most likely not require one anyway. |
| 139 | * VictoriasSecretCompartment: Averted. In Season 1, she has a gun holster on the back of her waist, hidden behind her jacket (she's shown pulling it out and firing in the opening credits, as well as in some episodes.) In ''2nd Gig'', she carries it high up between her shoulder blades on the back of her LeotardOfPower underneath her jacket, in a position and orientation that only a contortionist (or a full body replacement cyborg) could effectively draw from. |
| 140 | * WhatTheHellHero: |
| 141 | ** Batou shouts at her in Solid State Society [[spoiler:when she waited until the last few second to let Togusa shoot his revolver after he got hacked by the Pupeteer.]] |
| 142 | ---> '''Batou''': [[spoiler:I can't believe that you would use Togusa as bait! Didn't you stop to think that it might put his family in their crosshairs?!]] |
| 143 | ** Batou calls out her code of ethics in ''SAC_2045'' when she reveals that [[spoiler:she hacked the Tachikomas and gave them the suggestion to investigate and essentially clone Purin Esaki. Motoko justifies her decision by saying that Purin's abilities were too valuable to lose]]. |
| 144 | ** Subsequently in the same scene, [[spoiler: Ishikawa is subtly shown to do this to her when he looks at her as an emotional moment is occurring between Batou and Purin. It seems to hit her more visibly compared to the previous examples as she can only help but look down at the floor.]] |
| 145 | * WhenSheSmiles: She smiles only a few times over the course of the series, but when she hacks Batou and make him punch himself out is the [[http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/3/13/486/13486502_kussmiles.jpg only time she really exaggerates it]]. |
| 146 | [[/folder]] |
| 147 | |
| 148 | [[folder:Batou]] |
| 149 | !!Batou |
| 150 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOtsuka (Japanese), Creator/RichardEpcar (English, TV Series), Creator/DavidKaye (English; [=OVA=]s), Russell Wait (English, Animax Asia) |
| 151 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7bbf467e63fea60527de63d4975b593a.jpg]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | Another full cyborg. Built as a 6'1" tall muscle-man, with eyes that resemble classy shades, Batou is a retired JGSDF Ranger. He's all about brute force and strength. Likes [[{{BFG}} big guns]]. Very friendly and jocular, and harbors a deep attraction to the Major, which he hides pretty poorly. She just ignores it, except for a few key points in the series. Regardless of this, the Major considers him her best friend and confidant. Something of a {{jerkass}} at times, but still a pretty nice guy who's had his share of PetTheDog moments. |
| 154 | ---- |
| 155 | * AdaptationalPersonalityChange: The original manga portrays Batou as something of a dumbass and a ButtMonkey due to the comedic tones presented. SAC keeps his jovial personality but makes him much more serious and focused. |
| 156 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: He has this dynamic with the Major. [[spoiler:Going by the Major's talk with Kuze in episode 26 of the 2nd gig, it may very well be mutual. Keeping that scene in mind, it's really more of a WillTheyOrWontThey that settled on the 'won't' side in a case of NoRomanticResolution]]. |
| 157 | * ApologeticAttacker: A variation happens when he fights a heavily armed Umbozu member. He apologises for using underhanded tactics, not for killing him. |
| 158 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's Kusanagi's lieutenant, and can kick as much ass as she can. |
| 159 | * BadgesAndDogTags: Formerly with the [=JGSDF=] prior to joining Section 9, having done tours overseas. |
| 160 | * TheBigGuy: A giant muscled guy whose greatest asset is his sheer strength. |
| 161 | * BloodKnight: In the first two episodes of ''2045'', Batou is decidedly a bit more gung-ho about the Sustainable War. He comments that if people are so eager to die, then he happily volunteers his services to help them with that. He also mentions that he isn't a mercenary for the money, but because he can put his skills to use for what he enjoys. |
| 162 | * CoolCar: |
| 163 | ** Batou drives a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_Stratos_HF Lancia Stratos]], a ''very'' rare 1970s racing coupe. |
| 164 | ** In ''Solid State Society'', Batou's Stratos is replaced by a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GT Ford GT]]. The Major can't help but point out his change in taste. |
| 165 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Batou constantly blames himself for not being able to stop Marco's unit from conducting PROJECT SUNSET with his fellow Rangers when deployed in a PKO in South America. |
| 166 | * DoggedNiceGuy: To the Major, and of the Longtime Friends variety. |
| 167 | * ElectronicEyes: Turns out to be a cyborg component common for many Ranger units. |
| 168 | * FanOfThePast: Discussed when he ribs Togusa for carrying a revolver; in return, he points out that Batou loves old cars instead. He also mentions laughing at Marx brothers movies, and "After the Long Goodbye" reveals he enjoys old jazz music. |
| 169 | * GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He's frequently seen puffing on a cigarette. As he's a cyborg we can reasonably assume the health problems, well, ''aren't''. |
| 170 | * HardboiledDetective: Despite Togusa being the former cop, Batou often seems to play the resident version of this for Section 9. |
| 171 | * HiddenDepths: Anyone who's known him for more than five minutes assumes him to be DumbMuscle based on his huge physique and hot-blooded, reckless personality. And then you find out that he's arguably the best hacker after the Major and Ishikawa, has a base grounding in sociology, religion, politics (even if he doesn't usually care, it's clear that he understands it when he explains things to Togusa), and is more than capable of keeping up with the Major in advanced philosophical debate, even if his stances tend to be more empirical and down-to-earth. |
| 172 | * HonorBeforeReason: Why he [[VillainsDyingGrace doesn't shoot Marco Amoretti.]] |
| 173 | * InASingleBound: The ultimate example is in ''Solid State Society'' when Batou jumps off the top of a '''skyscraper''' just because it's the fastest way for him to chase after his target. [[AllThereInTheManual Even though cyborgs have theoretically limitless strength and durability,]] Batou should not have been able to survive that. |
| 174 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He even has one specific Tachikoma that he calls "his" and tends to spoil it [[spoiler: which results in a rather interesting PlotTwist involving the {{Spider Tank}}s.]] |
| 175 | %%%%* TheLancer |
| 176 | * MenAreUncultured: Both subverted and played with, since Batou's interests range from classical philosophy to weight training and old cars. |
| 177 | * MyGreatestFailure: Batou doesn't take it lightly when he realizes that he ''forgot'' who [[spoiler:Purin Esaki was-- the girl he rescued during the Project Sunset murders of "JUNGLE CRUISE"]]. If he had remembered, the events of ''2045'' would've played out differently. |
| 178 | * NumberTwo: To Kusanagi; he's generally the one that Section 9 defers to in combat when she's unavailable. |
| 179 | * PromotedToLoveInterest: Never was hinted at having any romantic interest in the Major in the manga, but does in this anime. Like many other adaptational changes, this was carried on from the 1995 movie. |
| 180 | * RedOniBlueOni: Subverted - He is normally Red to Togusa's blue as he has a boisterous personality, but on the scene he is actually much more collected and professional than Togusa. |
| 181 | * ShellShockedVeteran: To some extent. ''JUNGLE CRUISE'' shows that Batou still has flashbacks about Project Sunset (an extremely brutal covert operation in Central America that he stumbled across) but the end of the episode shows that he's gotten over his hatred of Marco. |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[folder:Togusa]] |
| 185 | !!Togusa |
| 186 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoichiYamadera (Japanese), Creator/CrispinFreeman (English, TV Series), Creator/TrevorDevall (English, [=OVA=]s), Darren Pleavin (English, Animax Asia) |
| 187 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/56137cde26d32143465326689ced52c1.jpg]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | A regular joe Japanese beat cop with very few cybernetics. Brought into the team to balance out the skill set, basically. He's an old-fashioned guy, with a young wife and two kids (one boy and one girl). Carries an old Mateba semiautomatic revolver -- almost as much of an anachronism as his teammates consider ''him'' to be, though both seem to get the job done when need be. |
| 190 | ---- |
| 191 | * BadassLongcoat: In ''Solid State Society'', although he discard it after halfway through the OVA. |
| 192 | * BadassNormal: Being the only member of Section 9 save for [[MissionControl Aramaki]] without any major cybernetic alterations doesn't stop Togusa from holding his own in battles with other cyborgs, and [[spoiler: getting critical data on the Laughing Man case despite getting shot in the process.]] |
| 193 | * ByTheBookCop: The reason he was recruited into Section 9 is because of how incorruptible he is as a police officer. |
| 194 | * CombatPragmatist: He's much squishier than his cybernetic colleagues so he pretty much has to be pragmatic to survive. |
| 195 | ** Averted by his use of a revolver, which other characters frequently point out is inferior to a semi-automatic. |
| 196 | *** On the flip-side, his revolver does allow him to reload and fire tracker bullets that semiautomatics cannot, which comes in useful when investigating a organ-selling case. |
| 197 | * EightiesHair: The character design is old enough to be the real deal on that action mullet. |
| 198 | * EurekaMoment: Often what cracks cases and gets the team going again. He once has two in five on-screen minutes. |
| 199 | * EveryonesBabySister: Partly because he's the team's only non-{{Cyborg}} and partly because he has a family. This can be seen best when [[spoiler:trying to drag Togusa's name through the mud leads a {{Domestic Abuse}}r and his lawyer to suffer an [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident unfortunate car accident]]]]. |
| 200 | * ForgottenFallenFriend: Yamaguchi. |
| 201 | * HandCannon: His 2008M Mateba Autorevolver. |
| 202 | * HappilyMarried: He's the only member of Section Nine shown with a happy family. Being a family man actually gives him a uniqueintrospective to working with Section 9. [[SubvertedTrope However]], she divorces him by the time of ''2045'' due to him becoming MarriedToTheJob. It's implied that his feelings for the Major and Section 9 as a whole influenced this decision. |
| 203 | * HeroicSuicide: In ''Solid State Society'', [[spoiler:his body is hacked (except for his arm) and he is given the choice: Have his daughter brainwashed and kidnapped, or kill himself. He choses the latter, but The Major saved him by grabbing his arm at the last second.]] |
| 204 | * HonorBeforeReason: In the episode where he's charged with illegally discharging his gun while off duty, he's given a clear hint by the Major that he can talk with her and Aramaki in the courtroom by using Section 9's communications encryption, but he refuses to do so because it's against the law, even though he was going to be convicted in a KangarooCourt and sent to prison. The Major finally resorted to hacking his cyberbrain in order to save him. |
| 205 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Subverted. When the cyborg enforcer from the social welfare facility he infiltrates in ''PORTRAITZ'' has him cornered, he pretends to fight against it with a sculpting tool. [[spoiler: It turns out to be a ruse so he can distract it while he pulls out his revolver.]] |
| 206 | * MarriedToTheJob: By ''2045'', his wife divorced him and took the kids because of his dedication to a dangerous line of work. |
| 207 | * MoralityPet: For everyone, but especially the Major, and Batou to an extent (though half of Batou's PetTheDog goes to the Tachikoma). Togusa is single-handedly responsible for at least a third of the moments where the audience sees that Section Nine might be a group of ruthless ex-war dogs, [[PetTheDog but they still take care of their own]]. And [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge god help you]] if you [[PapaWolf do anything to mess with Togusa's happy family life]]. |
| 208 | * NewMeat: Though by ''Solid State Society'' he's shaken off the "rookie" label to become Section 9's field commander. |
| 209 | * TheOneWithAPersonalLife: He's the only confirmed member of Section 9 with a family (the red coat technicians are not elaborated on), having a wife and two children at home (who think he works for a security company, although he's told them by the time of ''Solid State Society''). Major actually brought him onto the team because being a family man gives him some unique introspective. By contrast, almost everyone else doesn't seem to have any personal ties outside the military industrial complex (and possibly the {{Yakuza}} for Paz). This was a plot point in the first season finale, as [[spoiler:Aramaki had him arrested in order to ensure his survival, since unlike the rest of the team (who lived from safehouse to safehouse), he couldn't just go on the lam while Aramaki allowed the team to be made The Scapegoat before being reformed in secret once again]]. |
| 210 | * RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Batou's red. Subverted, see Batou's entry. |
| 211 | * RevolversAreJustBetter: His weapons. The first episode shows that he likes to go to the firing range to unwind. |
| 212 | ** Partially legitimized in an episode where he uses his revolver to fire a [[TrackingDevice tracker bullet]] at a car; quickly loading a single round would be more difficult with a conventional semiautomatic. |
| 213 | ** Averted in Solid State Society. He primarily uses Seburo M5 semiautomatic pistol as his primary weapon. [[CrazyPrepared Though he still has his Mateba as a backup.]] As of ''2045'', he is still using the Seburo M5. |
| 214 | * TheTeamNormal: Canonically. The whole reason the Major recruited him in the first place was to keep the team from being overspecialized and cyborg-centric. |
| 215 | * WideEyedIdealist: Shame the world he's living in is not [[CrapsackWorld exactly a happy place]]. |
| 216 | ** What makes all the more heartbreaking to watch is that even though the GITS universe is at the very bottom of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, there is never a moment where it falls into the SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids aesop. His comrades don't have any problem with his kinder view of the world and even feel it balances out the team. They do, however, get irritated when his naivety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzcIom9RacE almost gets him killed]]. By ''Solid State Society'', it can be argued that he's gone through something of a BreakTheCutie, as he's noticeably more cynical, no longer carries his Mateba, and is considering the full-body prosthetics he rejected before. (Even more so, considering his emotional breakdown at the end of Season 1) And after all of that he still [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFk2LAv30QM tries to kill himself]] to save his daughter]]. |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:Daisuke Aramaki]] |
| 220 | !!Daisuke Aramaki |
| 221 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Osamu Saka (Japanese), William Frederick Knight (English; TV Series), Russell Roberts (English; [=OVA=]s), Rick Thomas (English, Animax Asia) |
| 222 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6c3c0ec0c424ea6a67e2910678fc5f5c.jpg]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | DaChief. He's the old man that does all the back door politics that need, um, politicking. Has connections at every level of the government. Trusts his people implicitly. |
| 225 | ---- |
| 226 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: He's still a balding, elderly man but in this version he's more "distinguished gentleman" and less "Japanese snow monkey in a suit". |
| 227 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: Ironically, despite the above, Aramaki looks older here then he did in the manga, since in there he still had color in his hair, as apposed to the complete grey it has here. |
| 228 | * BadassBoast: It's not really ''boasting'' per se, but he has utmost faith in the abilities of his team; enough to unflinchingly stake his own personal reputation on them on a regular basis. A notable example would be the first episode of 2nd Gig, where he tells the new Prime Minister that he's willing to be the scapegoat/"fall guy" and will take full responsibility if things go south as a result of his team's intervention in the hostage situation. |
| 229 | * BadassBureaucrat: Tears through all the red tape so Section 9 can do it's job. |
| 230 | * BadgesAndDogTags: Formerly with the [=JGSDF=] prior to joining Section 9. |
| 231 | * BigGood: The leader of Public Security Section 9 and also the only ReasonableAuthorityFigure in the setting. He's the one sending Motoko and the others into the field to protect the populace and uphold justice. |
| 232 | * TheChessmaster: He's typically coming up with the plans used by Section 9, and whatever ways they bend the laws. |
| 233 | * CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler: Towards the end of Second Gig when he's detained along with Togusa and Proto. He anticipated that Gouda would attempt that, and that his men would search down Proto and Togusa for fireams, so he kept a concealed gun himself, knowing they wouldn't suspect a man with a desk job.]] |
| 234 | * AFatherToHisMen: This becomes more apparent in the Umibozu arc at the end of the first season, when [[spoiler: Section 9 is disbanded by force]]. |
| 235 | * GuileHero: His job. Aramaki knows the legal and political systems inside and out; when a delicate situation needs to be resolved, he'll be one of the first people to know how to get it done by bending as many rules as necessary without actually breaking any of them. |
| 236 | * LongLostRelative: His brother, Yosuke. |
| 237 | * MarriedToTheJob: Shown in Solid State Society. |
| 238 | * NewOldFlame: In episode 16 of Season 1. Although he has to leave her at the end, he still finds a way to tell her ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt. |
| 239 | * NonActionGuy: He's an old man whose expertise is planning, not combat. [[spoiler: Even when he hid a gun under his clothes, he was doing it so Togusa could use it.]] |
| 240 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He seems to be the ONLY one in the entire [=GitS=] universe. Practically every other political, military, or corporate official in the entire series is incompetent or outright corrupt, and the few good ones seem to have their hands tied on a regular basis. Thankfully Aramaki regularly blackmails, threatens, or bends the law so he can see justice done, and is quite willing to use extremely underhanded tactics to cut through red tape. Moreover, while he will bend the law to get what he needs to be done, he still sticks to his morals, and is a generally all around good guy. This is made particularly clear in moments such as in Season 1 of SAC, when he acknowledges the sacrifice of the SIU detective Yamaguchi, who was the first to become suspicious of the Laughing Man Case. |
| 241 | * TheStrategist: He was actually a very brilliant strategist in the military when he was young. Now he effectively applies those strategies in politics, yet he's still more than capable of turning a situation in his favor, such as using two would-be bank robbers to fool a SWAT team who were under orders to kill everyone inside, himself included. |
| 242 | %%* UrbanLegendLoveLife |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder:Ishikawa]] |
| 246 | !!Ishikawa |
| 247 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yutaka Nakano (Japanese), Michael [=McCarty=] (English; TV Series), Creator/{{David Lodge|AmericanActor}} (English; ''2045'' Netflix series season 2), John Payne (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 248 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a17c8402d69d46af3ede8b97aa11dac0.jpg]] |
| 249 | |
| 250 | Exceptional info-gatherer. Specializes in traditional hacking, as opposed to cyberbrain invasion. Turns any computer into a MagicalDatabase. In a subversion of the type, he is actually a fairly old guy, being one of the oldest members of Section 9. |
| 251 | ---- |
| 252 | * BadgesAndDogTags: Formerly with the [=JGSDF=] prior to joining Section 9, having done tours overseas. |
| 253 | * FeelingTheirAge: Ishikawa lampshades this in ''2045''. |
| 254 | -->'''Ishikawa:''' I know it's cliché, but I really am getting too old for this job. |
| 255 | * HollywoodHacking: Quite possibly the best on the team, at least after the Major. |
| 256 | * MissionControl: Ishikawa does not get directly involved in the fighting, which makes his frequent injuries even stranger. |
| 257 | * NonActionGuy: While he is capable of going out in the field, he tends to see the least of combat. He's also the only member to be injured in ''both'' seasons. |
| 258 | * UnusualUserInterface: His computer has both a traditional screen and keyboard and an apparatus that resembles a yoke. |
| 259 | * VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Sometimes. |
| 260 | * WetwareCPU: He owns a pachinko parlor on the side. Whenever he needs extra processing power, he links up his computers to the patrons' cyberbrains while switching the pachinko machines to start hitting frequent jackpots as payment for the unwitting assistance. |
| 261 | [[/folder]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[folder:Saito]] |
| 264 | !!Saito |
| 265 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToruOkawa (Japanese), Creator/DaveWittenberg (English; TV Series), Creator/BrianDrummond (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 266 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/87ae0fff1c60433a9b896076da0ea80b.jpg]] |
| 267 | |
| 268 | Team sniper ([[MeaningfulName the name is pronounced in Japanese the same as "Sight"]]). Has a single cybernetic eye and cybernetic wrist. May or may not have had an... interesting first meeting with the Major. |
| 269 | ---- |
| 270 | * {{BFG}}: His anti-materiel rifles, one of which is so powerful that it must be bolted into the ground before firing. |
| 271 | * BigDamnHeroes: Shows up to rescue Kusanagi from Gayle in episode 21. |
| 272 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: According to him, he lost a sniper duel against the Major and she immediately said (in essence) "you work for me now". No one else buys it. |
| 273 | * EyepatchOfPower: Has his Hawkeye program hidden behind his eyepatch. |
| 274 | * EyeScream: He lost his left eye when Motoko sniped over his nose just as he was retreating back behind a wall for cover. |
| 275 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: Helped by his cybernetic eye. |
| 276 | * PrivateMilitaryContractor: Started his career by joining the Red Bianco in Mexico. |
| 277 | * RuggedScar: Has a scar and an eyepatch over his cybernetic left eye. We learn in one episode of the second series that he gained both in his first encounter with the Major in Mexico DuringTheWar (she shot it out in a SniperDuel). |
| 278 | * TheWorfEffect: Anyone or anything important to the plot will outsmart Saito and his satellite targeting to show how savvy they are. |
| 279 | [[/folder]] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | [[folder:Borma]] |
| 282 | !!Borma |
| 283 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Taro Yamaguchi (Japanese), Dean Wein (English; TV Series), Mark Gibbon (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 284 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/020c69ac32b3b388c4b8800c9af78429.jpg]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | Sumo-esque backup guy. His specialty is explosives, and he often acts as transportation (pilot, driver) or assisting Ishikawa with anything computer-related, but he is so minor that his talents are mentioned only once in first season, and used once in 2nd Gig. |
| 287 | ---- |
| 288 | * BadgesAndDogTags: Formerly with the [=JGSDF=] prior to joining Section 9. |
| 289 | * ElectronicEyes: Seems to be a larger red variation of the same type Batou has. |
| 290 | * TheGenericGuy: Is easily the least developed character in Section 9, and is arguably the only member of Section 9 devoid of doing anything that's really cool. All we have to go on is that he's the explosives specialist of Section 9. He does help disarm a dirty bomb towards the end of the second season. |
| 291 | ** It's implied that he [[spoiler:assassinates the lawyer going after Togusa]], so one thing we know he isn't is a goody-two-shoes. |
| 292 | ** And his explosives experience becomes relevant in one of the novels. |
| 293 | * JackOfAllTrades: Although his specialty is explosives, he is often paired with Saito for sniping duties, Paz for general operations, and Ishikawa concerning cyber and viral matters. |
| 294 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is often translated as Boma. |
| 295 | [[/folder]] |
| 296 | |
| 297 | [[folder:Paz]] |
| 298 | !!Paz |
| 299 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Takashi Onozuka (Japanese), Robert Buchholz (English; TV Series), John Murphy (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 300 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b16bc55c837eb4571ac02ac4ee26468f.jpg]] |
| 301 | |
| 302 | The backup guy. Whether it's espionage or assassination, he's the guy to send in quietly. Boasts that he "never sleeps with the same woman twice". |
| 303 | ---- |
| 304 | * BoxedCrook: It's hinted that he's a former yakuza wakashu prior to joining Section 9. |
| 305 | * TheCasanova: Paz claims that he never sleeps with the same woman twice. This comes back to haunt him in ''2nd Gig''. |
| 306 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Had about as much "development" as Borma in the first season, then is suddenly thrown into the spotlight when he's framed for assassinating Kuze's face-sculptor. |
| 307 | * SpotTheImposter: [[spoiler: The only clue detailing that it was the real Paz who defeated his PsychoExGirlfriend, who had decided to duplicate his body and transfer her brain into it, was the lack of blood coming from the stab and slash wounds in the eye and chest. Pazu is still mostly human, while she was fully prosthetic. This is never brought up again.]] |
| 308 | * TheStoic: The most unemotional member of Section 9. |
| 309 | [[/folder]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[folder:Azuma]] |
| 312 | !!Azuma |
| 313 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Masahiro Ogata (Japanese), Erik Davies (English, TV Series) |
| 314 | |
| 315 | One of the two latest S9 recruits during the events of 2nd GIG, he use to work in the JGSDF working in intelligence. |
| 316 | ---- |
| 317 | * AdaptationalSeriousness: Azuma in the original manga volumes was a rude dumbass who is portrayed as being cocky, somewhat lazy, and highly disrespectful even to the people Section 9 is supposed to be helping. Here, he is more stoic, respectful and doesn't have any of his original counterparts negative, if comedic, traits. |
| 318 | * BadgesAndDogTags: Formerly with the [=JGSDF=] prior to joining Section 9. |
| 319 | * HellBentForLeather: Starts to wear a black leather jacket in the SSS movie. |
| 320 | * PutOnABus: The recruitment program was put on hold by Aramaki after fellow recruit Yano gets killed on his first mission due to the growing Dejima crisis and to ensure his safety in case Ghoda would come gunning for him. He only becomes an official member of Section 9 afterwards. |
| 321 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Solid State Society suggests that he worked with Togusa prior to Batou moving up to assist Togusa in investigating the Puppeteer case. |
| 322 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Azuma's career as a member of Section 9 didn't last for very long beyond the events of ''Solid State Society.'' He's not shown or mentioned anywhere in 2045. |
| 323 | |
| 324 | [[/folder]] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[folder:Yano]] |
| 327 | !!Yano |
| 328 | |
| 329 | The second S9 recruit during the events of 2nd GIG. |
| 330 | |
| 331 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: After Yano is recruited, he doesn't last long, as he gets killed during an anti-Idividual Eleven operation. |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Proto]] |
| 336 | !!Proto |
| 337 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ooki Sugiyama (Japanese), Richard Miro (English; TV Series), Andrew Toth (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 338 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/proto.jpg]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | Originally one of the Tachikomas maintenance technicians, Proto gets a promotion to generic NewMeat position, putting him right below Togusa in authority. |
| 341 | ---- |
| 342 | * CallingTheOldManOut: Proto calls out on Aramaki for allowing a secret raid on Ka Rum's island estate in Solid State Society. |
| 343 | --> '''Proto''': "Is that wise, sir? I don't believe she gave you authorization for this." |
| 344 | --> '''Aramaki''': "If no one finds out that I'm the person who opened up Pandora's Box, then I didn't break my word to the Prime Minister." |
| 345 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: His hair and eyes are the same odd shade of beige. |
| 346 | * FirstDayFromHell: His first real mission is the climax of the Individual Eleven arc. |
| 347 | * MeaningfulName: He's called Proto because [[spoiler: he's a prototype bioroid]]. |
| 348 | * RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler: [[Manga/{{Appleseed}} He's a a "bioroid", a type of android with biological parts]], a fact which surprises Togusa.]] |
| 349 | * TheStoic: Proto never seems to be really bothered by anything, [[spoiler: possibly to do his android nature]]. |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[folder:Purin Ezaki]] |
| 353 | !!Purin |
| 354 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiHan (Japanese), Creator/CheramiLeigh (English) |
| 355 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/purin_ezaki.jpg]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | A new recruit in charge of keeping an eye on the Tachikomas. |
| 358 | ---- |
| 359 | |
| 360 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: She doesn't even try to hide the fact she's got the hots for Batou, but he bluntly shuts her down every step of the way, making it clear he isn't remotely interested, not that it stops her from trying. |
| 361 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler: Eventually revealed to be her reason for her infatuation of Batou: he saved her life when Marco Amoretti carried out his Project Sunset in "JUNGLE CRUISE"]]. |
| 362 | * BloodFromTheMouth: Has this after being [[spoiler:after being shot multiple times by the Prime Minister's bodyguards, ironically after having saved his life.]] |
| 363 | * BodyBackupDrive: [[spoiler:After her death, the Tachikomas discover that she had been painstakingly backing up her memories onto a secret server in her apartment, and decide to use them to reconstruct her mind and personality into a custom full-body prosthesis. Turns out the Major is responsible for Purin's resurrection because she finds her too valuable to lose her]]. |
| 364 | * CloudCuckoolandersMinder: Her official job is to supervise the Tachikomas, who, as noted below, tend to act like oddly philosophical, hyperactive, heavily-armed puppies. |
| 365 | * ConvenientlyAnOrphan: [[spoiler:Purin's entire family was murdered by Marco Amoretti while he was carrying out Project Sunset]]. |
| 366 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 10: "NET PEOPLE", gives focus on Purin as she investigates a series of mysterious attacks. |
| 367 | * EdibleThemeNaming: [[spoiler: It's revealed that "Purin" is not her actual name, but her new name following the death of her family. She took the name from a pudding cup that Batou gives her in one of his PetTheDog moments]]. |
| 368 | * IfItsYouItsOkay: Purin never noticed that Section 9 had hacked her and was watching her investigation into the Think Pol app. When Batou informed her, she confessed that she wouldn't object if he did it. |
| 369 | * ImplausibleHairColor: Purin has pink hair, which ''could'' be explained as an aesthetic choice of a prosthetic body, similar to the Major's purple hair. However, the Tachikomas conduct an investigation that points out that the pink hair she's had since at least middle school is something that would logically make her stand out, so they're baffled why nobody recognizes her. [[spoiler:Her parents were murdered by Marco Amoretti from "JUNGLE CRUISE", and she was placed in the Witness Protection Program. She's dyed her black hair ever since then]]. |
| 370 | * InnocentFanserviceGirl: After she [[spoiler:is brought back from the dead (sort of)]], she is seen for half an episode without any clothes and doesn't even seem to have any shame of her nakedness when she has to get a guy to drive her to Tokyo. |
| 371 | * StalkerWithACrush: She has it ''bad'' for Batou, having read everything about him before the team was even reformed. The second season revealed that her attachment to Batou is much deeper. |
| 372 | * TeenGenius: Noted to have entered MIT at 15 years old and graduated with a doctorate. |
| 373 | |
| 374 | [[/folder]] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | [[folder:The Tachikomas]] |
| 377 | !!The Tachikomas |
| 378 | !!!The Tachikoma are a little unusual in that they all share a single Japanese voice-actor (Sakiko Tamagawa) but each distinct personality has its own voice-actor in the English dub. The notable actresses with their own pages are: Creator/LaraJillMiller, Creator/SandyFox, Creator/RebeccaForstadt, Creator/SherryLynn, Creator/MelissaFahn, Creator/JulieMaddalena, Creator/MonaMarshall, Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey, Creator/MichelleRuff, and Creator/CarrieSavage. In the [=OVA=]s they are Creator/NicoleBouma, Kelly Metzger, Creator/TabithaStGermain, Creator/CathyWeseluck, Creator/SaffronHenderson, Creator/JanyseJaud and Erin Mathews. Sarah Hauser voices them in the Animax Asia dub. In the English dub for SAC_2045, the number of voice actresses for the Tachikoma have been reduced to one, leaving Melissa Fahn as their sole actress. |
| 379 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/01332e62c883ac7e0299216616a4d493.jpg]] |
| 380 | |
| 381 | A.I. Think-Tanks (literally) and the Stand Alone Complex incarnation of the manga's "Fuchikoma", that have personalities like children and resemble blue, four-legged mechanical spiders. There are about 12 of them. Subject to regular memory synchronization, they are all supposed to be identical and interchangeable. As the most advanced A.I.s on the planet (probably), they are quite philosophical about their place in the world, to the point of surprising Section 9 at times. |
| 382 | |
| 383 | Or, more succinctly: If you mushed together a puppy, a philosopher, and a machine gun, you'd get a Tachikoma. Add in the curiosity of a 5 year old child, and the zeal for destruction of a barbarian, and you get closer. |
| 384 | ---- |
| 385 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Several episodes revolve almost exclusively around them. |
| 386 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: A Tachikoma asks for a headpat from Batou after doing a good job at the start of "NO NOISE, NO LIFE" in ''2045''. |
| 387 | * AIIsACrapshoot: {{Subverted}} to BenevolentAI. Their increasingly unpredictable behavior leads to substantial concern on Section 9's part, and they end up being pulled from duty in the first season. However, they ultimately prove to be loyal to Section 9 and friendly in general, and jump into action to help their former comrades at the end of the first season, forcing Motoko to admit that not trusting them was a mistake: [[spoiler:rather than rebelling, they developed the capacity for self-sacrifice]]. She brings them back for season 2 and even removes a RestrainingBolt on their programming to allow them to individualize further. |
| 388 | * AlienBlood: They have oil coursing through their bodies, it is always presented as the yellow fluid that motor oil looks like before becoming contaminated though usage in combustion engines. |
| 389 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Twice.]] |
| 390 | * BadassAdorable: Imagine a talking puppy packing a machine gun. You are not terribly far off from how the Tachikomas behave. |
| 391 | * BadassBookworm: One of the Tachikomas has a habit of reading books and has a more cultured and refined-sounding voice and personality as a result. |
| 392 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason behind their UndyingLoyalty to [[AffectionateNickname Batou-san]]. |
| 393 | * BenevolentAI: The sweetest little killing machines you will ever meet in your life. They're kind of like the team's equivalent of a police dog: kind and loyally protective towards the team and civilians, but ''ferocious'' to anybody shooting at them. |
| 394 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Including the one who escapes and rescues Miki, giving a stern lecture to the police while it's at it. |
| 395 | * BigDamnHeroes: The last three who are still outside the lab arrive to save Batou in the finale of the first season. |
| 396 | * BluffTheEavesdropper: They cannot listen in on the conversations people have through their neural com-links unless given access. This allowed Major Kusanagi to fabricate a double-talk conversation with Batou- a phony spoken one overlaid on top of a digital discussion that the Tachikomas could not possibly be privy to. |
| 397 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: After being discharged from service, the Tachikomas who find different jobs are painted various colors including grey and yellow. [[spoiler: This is also because they've developed distinct personalities.]] |
| 398 | * ContemplateOurNavels: When sitting in the garage in between missions, this appears to be their favorite activity. The subject is usually the nature of their existence as reasoning AI's and whether their developing individuality could be evidence that they are developing or already have ghosts (souls). |
| 399 | * CuteBruiser: While not humanoid, their voices and personalities are adorable enough to make them the cutest characters of the series. However, they are still advanced combat robots, and they ''will'' completely mess you up, especially if you hurt [[InSeriesNickname Mr. Batou]]. |
| 400 | * CuteMachines: Bulbous chassis? Light-blue paint job? High-pitched childlike voices? Check, check, and check. Their constant and insatiable curiosity helps as well. |
| 401 | * DoAndroidsDream: The general topic of their philosophical debates. They often compare and contrast their own experiences with those that humans have described. |
| 402 | * GatlingGood: Occasionally have their grenade launchers replaced with one. |
| 403 | * GeniusBruiser: Being machines, they are very strong. As the series goes on the demonstrate increasingly intelligence. |
| 404 | * GrapplingHookPistol: They have them built in for scaling buildings. |
| 405 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of both seasons no less!]] |
| 406 | ** And minor ones in some episodes, like the fight between the Major's Tachikoma and a crazy helicopter. He got better, and even talks of it with his fellows. |
| 407 | * HiveMind: The memory banks and CPU for all of them are located in a satellite rather than their individual bodies. They often synchronize experiences. Despite this, they develop distinct personalities and separate awareness. Debating this topic is like one person talking with themselves. |
| 408 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: [[spoiler: For their final HeroicSacrifice, they direct the satellite that houses their AIs into an ICBM, from orbit. However, they were firing every satellite they could take over. It was pure coincidence that it was that one that hit the missile.]] |
| 409 | * InstantAIJustAddWater: Batou treating one particular machine as his "favorite" and giving it natural oil rather than synthetic serves as the catalyst that sparks their developing individuality. |
| 410 | * JustAMachine: What Section 9 tends to think of them, at least initially, although they insist they are more than that. Batou and the Major notably stop thinking of them like this after their HeroicSacrifice at the end of the first season. |
| 411 | * {{Keet}}: While ultimately being genderless [[SpiderTank spider tanks]], they are energic, easily excited and [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns use the more masculine "boku" when referring to themselves]]. They're referred to by male pronouns by other characters as well, and are even given male names [[spoiler:in ''Solid State Society'']]. |
| 412 | * MadeOfIron: They can take bursts of fully-automatic gunfire and still get up and fight. |
| 413 | * MilkingTheGiantCow: Since they don't have faces this is the best way they can emote. |
| 414 | * NoSocialSkills: In 2045, A trio of Tachikomas discuss their investigations in the middle of a street, completely unaware of the traffic that they're blocking from both directions. They start to honk to get their attention, to no avail. |
| 415 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: They noticed the Major was cottoning on to their personality development and tried (rather poorly) to pretend they had reverted back to dullard robotic personas. The others of Section 9 just thought this was one of their many antics at work. |
| 416 | * ShooOutTheClowns: After their [[AIIsACrapshoot AIs began to develop in unexpected ways]], they were [[PutOnABus pulled from duty]] with Section 9 for the last third of the first season, where the Laughing Man/Government Conspiracy plot began to take center stage. [[TheBusCameBack They end up returning of their own volition]] at the end of the season when they realize [[AFriendInNeed Section 9 is in danger.]] |
| 417 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Their unpredictability is a huge factor in stopping [[BigBad Gouda's]] plan.]] |
| 418 | * [[SpiderTank Spider Tanks]]: In fact, they can walk on walls and ceilings and fire a "web-like" substance to use as a grappling hook or to swing after targets. |
| 419 | * TearsFromAStone: Batou's favorite tachikoma cried natural oil Batou used to give him ([[InstantAIJustAddWater they developed a "Ghost" largely because of this simple thing Batou had done for them]]) [[HeroicSacrifice then they sacrificed themselves for their friend]]. |
| 420 | * TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: In the second season, they become very efficient hackers.]] |
| 421 | * WordSalad: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] As machines, they don't really know how to speak in terms that humans would be able to understand ([[MotorMouth or keep up with]]), and their conversations fly all over the place. The things they say can range from [[PluckyComicRelief simple childlike perkiness and silly antics]] to whole tracts of [[ContemplateOurNavels highly intellectual and thought-provoking commentary]]. |
| 422 | ** Particularly of note is when they start flinging out ''tons'' of sophisticated ideological jargon, social commentary, and even philosophy in the episode where they discuss their self-awareness [[ViewersAreGeniuses that would make an ordinary human's head spin trying to process it all.]] However, this points back to the fact their intelligence has skyrocketed and they are becoming less driven by robotic programming that has unchanging parameters and developing their own unique and ever-changing personalities, aka Ghosts. Their unpredictability later raises deep concerns that their obedience may falter as they develop a sense of desire and independence. |
| 423 | * TheWorfEffect: They tend to end up this way to demonstrate how dangerous a piece of dedicated military hardware is. |
| 424 | [[/folder]] |
| 425 | |
| 426 | [[folder:The Uchikomas]] |
| 427 | |
| 428 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/StephanieSheh (English) |
| 429 | |
| 430 | A.I. Think-Tanks that were commissioned by Section 9 to replace the Tachikomas officially in service. They're seen in the end of 2nd GIG and most of Solid State Society. |
| 431 | ---- |
| 432 | |
| 433 | * {{Expy}}: Of the Fuchikomas from the manga. |
| 434 | * CaptainErsatz: The Uchikomas were created for SAC because there was some legal intervention that prevented the Fuchikomas from the original manga to be brought into the series. The Uchikomas are essentially the Fuchikomas with minimal design changes to make them different just enough. |
| 435 | * TheMillstone: The Uchikomas were supposed to be more technologically advanced than the Tachikomas, but the AI units aren't able to adapt to combat on the fly like the Tachikomas could, making them more often than not a hinderance to the mission. Eventually, they are scrapped after numerous complaints from pretty much all of Section 9's field agents. |
| 436 | * TheWorfEffect: One of them gets taken out by Ma Shaba's Think Tank, showing that their undeveloped A.I., coupled with little experience in S9 operations, shows the unit's contempt for them. |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[/folder]] |
| 439 | |
| 440 | !Public Security Section 6 |
| 441 | [[folder:Chief Nakamura]] |
| 442 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TesshoGenda (Japanese), Michael Gregory (English) |
| 443 | |
| 444 | The head of Section 6, he's known to have links with Munei in the Solid State Society OVA. |
| 445 | ---- |
| 446 | |
| 447 | * DaChief: Nakamura's the head of Section 6. |
| 448 | |
| 449 | [[/folder]] |
| 450 | |
| 451 | !GHOST |
| 452 | |
| 453 | [[folder:Standard]] |
| 454 | !!Standard |
| 455 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Creator/KeithSilverstein (English) |
| 456 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/standard_1.jpg]] |
| 457 | |
| 458 | A mercenary recruited by Major for her GHOST mercenary team. |
| 459 | ---- |
| 460 | * TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:He returns in season 2. The American Empire sends in an advanced unit to gather intel on Suzuka Mizukane, but they ultimately fail and Standard is the only survivor. Batou manages to rescue him and restores his memories. Despite the false memories the Major planted in him, he's continued to work and keep up to date on the posthuman situation in Japan]]. |
| 461 | * ContrivedCoincidence: His reappearance in season 2 is a bit of one. [[spoiler:Not only was he handpicked by the American Empire to be part of a forward team to find Suzuka Mizukane, but he happened to be the last man standing of the team when they all started firing on each other due to Suzuka's mindhack. Then he managed to survive falling into a sewer that got him away from Suzuka. It also just so happens that Batou and Saito were watching the whole thing unfold, allowing them to realize who he was when they found him in the sewer.]] |
| 462 | * ButtMonkey: He mostly serves as the PluckyComicRelief to his detriment. Even the Tachikomas constantly make fun of him. |
| 463 | * FakeMemories: The Major wipes his memory after Aramaki shows up to recruit them back into Section 9, but leaves behind a coded copy of his real memories in his payment file just in case she has need of his services. [[spoiler:When Batou unlocks his real memories in Season 2, Standard is immediately panicked by the MindScrew of now having two conflicting accounts of his past.]] |
| 464 | * TheLoad: The most inexperienced member of GHOST, and it shows. Even in battle, he severely lags behind the other, and during their encounter with Patrick Huge, he is ''instantly'' hacked and rendered useless for the duration of the battle. |
| 465 | * NamedByDemocracy: After his introduction, the Major names him "Omoshiro", which roughly translates to "clown", due to his bragging about his name. Ishikawa and Batou agree on that name, despite his confusion about what it means. The English dub keeps this as Omoshiro to match the lip movements of the animation. |
| 466 | * NewMeat: Compared to Section 9, anyway. He's more of a generic merc compared to their specialized experience with cyberwarfare, which unfortunately makes him a liability in the mission to capture Patrick Huge, since he's the only member of the team that can't resist Huge hacking his motor functions. |
| 467 | * PutOnABus: After the Major's team meets up with Togusa and Aramaki, the Major implants Standard with fake memories and sends him on his way, though with a coded version of his real memories stored there in case she needs to call on him again. Justified considering he's an American merc, not a true member of Section 9 (or even a Japanese citizen). |
| 468 | * PrivateMilitaryContractors: The only member who's known to be a full-time merc. |
| 469 | * SixthRanger: [[spoiler:He decides to assist Section 9 during their battle against the posthumans in Season 2 even though he didn't have ''any'' actual stake in their fight by virtue of being an American mercenary and was free to leave at any time. His [[UndyingLoyalty continued loyality in spite of the dire circumstances]] is probably the main reason why the Major brings him into the fold alongside Purin as an offical member of Section 9 in the season finale.]] |
| 470 | * TokenMinority: He's the sole African-American operator of GHOST [[spoiler:and Section 9]]. |
| 471 | * UncleTomfoolery: While the rest of GHOST are calm, professional, and fantastic at their job, Standard is loud, boisterous, prone to idiocy, and often in over his head. May also count as an example of {{Eagleland}} Type 2. |
| 472 | [[/folder]] |
| 473 | |
| 474 | !Hackers |
| 475 | |
| 476 | [[folder:The Laughing Man]] |
| 477 | !!The Laughing Man |
| 478 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoichiYamadera (Japanese), Creator/SteveBlum (English; TV Series), Creator/MichaelAdamthwaite (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 479 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_laughing_man_logo.jpg]] |
| 480 | [[caption-width-right:250:Or should I?[[labelnote:spoilers]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoi_8.jpg [[/labelnote]]]] |
| 481 | |
| 482 | A super hacker who kidnapped the C.E.O of Serano Genomics 6 years prior to the start of the series. This incident would make him a hero in the eyes of some and the entity "The Laughing Man" become a sort of cultural phenomenon. |
| 483 | ---- |
| 484 | * TheAdjectivalMan: The Laughing Man. |
| 485 | * AntiVillain: He wanted to expose Serano and the truth behind TheConspiracy for the sake of truth and justice to those affected by it. [[spoiler: Indeed, he and Serano are on friendly terms, and he's really more of an AntiHero by not at all intending to be responsible for all the hell that ensued in his wake, to the point of helping the Major in his own way.]] |
| 486 | * BadassLongcoat: He's a master hacker who conceals his body with a long blue parka. |
| 487 | * BigBad: Of the first season, where many of the terrorist attacks can be linked back to imitators set up by him. [[spoiler:Subverted, he never intended to cause imitators and the code he used to carry out his original attack came from an unknown source he just stumbled upon on the internet.]] |
| 488 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When a cover-up agent attempts to assassinate The Major while she's getting a body swap after a previous battle with the agent's comrades, Aoi comes in person to remove the would-be fatal needles in her brain, uploads his memories to Motoko's brain to give her all the info she needs, and lets her handle the rest. Which she summarily does.]] |
| 489 | * CoatHatMask: His preferred outfit of a parka with the hood pulled over his face. |
| 490 | * ColorCodedCharacters: He's associated with blue. His parka and hat are both deep blue, and his white "laughing man" logo has blue trim. [[spoiler:His alias, "Aoi", is the Japanese word for blue.]] |
| 491 | * EveryOneCallsHimBarkeep: His real name is never stated. |
| 492 | * TheFaceless: For most of the season, he's never seen directly, but either his face is obscured (whether by his disguise or one of his hacks) or he's ghost-hacking someone else's body. |
| 493 | * FriendlyEnemy: He and Serano (the guy he kidnaps [[spoiler: twice]]) are on relatively good terms for an abductor and abductee. |
| 494 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: He invokes this as his explanation to the Major. |
| 495 | * KarmaHoudini: A SubvertedTrope, since [[spoiler: he was just one young man intending to fight corruption and wasn't personally involved with much else than the initial kidnapping of Serano; he had little karma to serve and even saves The Major personally alongside giving her his memories to make up for his mistakes nonetheless.]] |
| 496 | * ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:An accidental example, since he never intended to spawn imitators.]] |
| 497 | ** Another example. [[spoiler:Do you know how he originally found the information that lead to the kidnapping of Serano and all the crap that followed? No? Well, neither does he. He just found a file that had the info on Serano one day, and despite years of extensively searching for the originator of that file, he never found it.]] |
| 498 | * MemeticMutation: An InUniverse example. [[spoiler: Aoi, the original Laughing Man, only carried out the kidnapping of Ernest Serano prior to the start of the series. However, this spawned multiple imitators who carried out crimes under the name of "The Laughing Man".]] |
| 499 | ** Even in real life some people, most notably Anonymous, use his logo to make a similar statement. |
| 500 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: His kidnapping of Serano, which he was doing to expose corporate corruption, ending spawning numerous imitators and allowed TheConspiracy to manipulate those involved even more extensively.]] |
| 501 | * ObfuscatingDisability: [[spoiler:His quote of choice about pretending to be a deaf-mute is actually more apt than one would think.]] |
| 502 | * RageAgainstTheHeavens: During his MotiveRant in episode 23, he expresses his hatred of God. |
| 503 | * RefusedTheCall: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, he turns down an invitation to join Section 9.]] |
| 504 | * ShoutOut: |
| 505 | ** [[Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes."]] |
| 506 | ** His alias is a reference to another [[Creator/JDSalinger Salinger]] story, "The Laughing Man". |
| 507 | * TechnoWizard: A super hacker. |
| 508 | * TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: Watch out for that ''deaf, dumb mute'' kid in the wheelchair, Togusa.]] |
| 509 | * TitleDrop: [[spoiler: The aforementioned copycat behaviour is what forms the titular "Stand Alone Complex".]] |
| 510 | * VisualPun: [[spoiler: While pretending to be a vegetable, Aoi carries around a left-handed catcher's mitt; slang for something which is thought to exist, but doesn't.]] |
| 511 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: He wanted to fight corruption. [[spoiler: In the end he didn't do anything too excessive, and didn't even take a single life, but his actions did cause a massive NiceJobBreakingItHero as both imitators and TheConspiracy capitalized on his hastiness.]] |
| 512 | |
| 513 | [[/folder]] |
| 514 | |
| 515 | [[folder:Nanao Ei]] |
| 516 | !!Nanao Ei |
| 517 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenNarita (Japanese), Creator/DaranNorris (English; TV Series), Creator/MichaelKopsa (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 518 | |
| 519 | An [[FarEastAsianTerrorists ex-terrorist]] when he was young by joining left-wing groups prior to entering university, he became known as a programmer for Serrano Genomic's Japanese branch. |
| 520 | ---- |
| 521 | |
| 522 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Nobody really cared if Fukami killed him since he was in on the conspiracy.]] |
| 523 | * FarEastAsianTerrorists: Nanao used to be a left-wing terrorist when he was young. |
| 524 | * ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Of the fake assassination attempt on the National Police Agency Superintendent General, who was also a part of the GovernmentConspiracy.]] |
| 525 | * SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Being outed for being involved in underground left-wing groups gave him a hard time in finding another job. This is true for professed communists/communist sympathizers in Asia as they generally have a hard time finding jobs if and when they renounce violent beliefs. If they do get jobs, it's a menial job that's enough for them to having some money to save up on. |
| 526 | * TheScapegoat: [[spoiler:The conspiracy planned to have him killed by Fukami so that they can easily bury the case.]] |
| 527 | |
| 528 | [[/folder]] |
| 529 | |
| 530 | [[folder:Shinya Uotori]] |
| 531 | |
| 532 | [[/folder]] |
| 533 | |
| 534 | [[folder:Koji Kogure]] |
| 535 | |
| 536 | [[/folder]] |
| 537 | |
| 538 | !Antagonists |
| 539 | |
| 540 | !!!Laughing Man Arc |
| 541 | |
| 542 | [[folder:Kaoru Yakushima]] |
| 543 | !!Kaoru Yakushima |
| 544 | |
| 545 | An ex-Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces officer who joined politics after leaving his position of Chief of Staff, [=MSDF=] behind, he was the head of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare before he became Secretary-General of the ruling party in the first season. |
| 546 | |
| 547 | ---- |
| 548 | |
| 549 | * BigBad: Of the first season. |
| 550 | * CopKiller: [[spoiler:Yakushima was the one who made arrangements to go after public prosecutors and police officers who try to nail him for his involvement in the Laughing Man case/embezzlement of public funds.]] |
| 551 | * NonActionBigBad: He mobilizes corrupt cops from the Narcotics Suppression Squad and the Umibozu and other assets instead of confronting Section 9 head on. |
| 552 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: A well-known career JMSDF officer, the head of the MHLW and the head of the ruling party. |
| 553 | |
| 554 | [[/folder]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | [[folder:Superintendent-General Daido]] |
| 557 | !!Superintendent-General Daido |
| 558 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ryo Kamon (Japanese), Christopher Carroll (English; TV Series), Ross Douglas (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 559 | |
| 560 | A high-ranking MPD officer who once investigated the Laughing Man's activities, he's due to retire years after the case went cold. [[spoiler:Daido's also involved in the Laughing Man frameup/conspiracy in the first season.]] |
| 561 | |
| 562 | ---- |
| 563 | |
| 564 | * DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Daido's known to receive kickbacks from Serrano Genomics' Japanese office.]] |
| 565 | * FallenHero: [[spoiler:By the time the show starts, Daido is reported to be accepting bribes.]] |
| 566 | * MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Heads the MPD and directs detectives to investigate the LM's activities.]] |
| 567 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:The leaks done by S9 that he was going to retire and live in the Netherlands gave the unit a solid look into a potential conspiracy in the rank of the MPD.]] |
| 568 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler:Daido's a well-known officer who led the LM case prior to S9 being formally raised by the government.]] |
| 569 | * WalkingSpoiler: The plot to target Daido ultimately would lead to the Laughing Man arc. |
| 570 | |
| 571 | [[/folder]] |
| 572 | |
| 573 | [[folder:SPOILER]] |
| 574 | !!Fukami |
| 575 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Yanaka (Japanese), Creator/JamiesonPrice (English) |
| 576 | |
| 577 | An ex-police officer who went to the private sector acting as Serano's close protection officer, he's acting on order from Yakushima's group in the first season. |
| 578 | |
| 579 | ---- |
| 580 | |
| 581 | * HeroKiller: The first season implied that he whacked Serano with an IED rigged to his car. |
| 582 | * PutOnABus: The first season also implies that he's in hiding as the last person of the conspiracy to be not arrested or killed. |
| 583 | |
| 584 | [[/folder]] |
| 585 | |
| 586 | !!!Individual Eleven arc |
| 587 | |
| 588 | [[folder:Hideo Kuze]] |
| 589 | !!Hideo Kuze |
| 590 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikiyaKoyama (Japanese), Creator/KirkThornton (English; TV Series), John Murphy (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 591 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kuze.jpg]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | Member of the Individual Eleven terrorist group, Kuze's first major action upon his introduction into the series is an attempt at the Prime Minister's life. He later becomes the lone survivor of the mass suicide the Individual Eleven partake in, and then goes on to start a revolution among the refugees in an attempt to give them independence. He had previously served in the [=JGSDF=] in North Korean peacekeeping operations in mechanized infantry ops. He deserted a day or so before Kuze's platoon was due to return back to Japan. |
| 594 | |
| 595 | ---- |
| 596 | * AntiVillain: His goals are helping refugees who have problems with the Japanese government, whom are also the targets of Gouda's EvilPlan. In more black and white story he'd be the hero. |
| 597 | * AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: Implied to have successfully uploaded his ghost to the internet, escaping an assassination by Gouda. In any case, his physical body is empty.]] |
| 598 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Leads an army of refugees and due to his cyborg body and military experience is easily the best fighter among them. |
| 599 | * BigBadWannabe: He comes close to being a BigBadEnsemble, [[spoiler: but in the end he proves just an UnwittingPawn for Gouda even though he broke free from his virus. In fact he even needs Section 9 to save him from Gouda's plan.]] |
| 600 | * TheChessmaster: Organizes the refugees into an army |
| 601 | * DarkMessiah: To the refugees, he's a savior. To Section 9, he's a dangerous terrorist. |
| 602 | * ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: He was in a mechanized infantry unit of the JGSDF and saw combat against ex-KPA soldiers who were targeting North Korean refugees trying to seek asylum in China. |
| 603 | * FarEastAsianTerrorists: As a member of the Individual Eleven and later when he joins up with militant refugees in Dejima. |
| 604 | * ForgottenChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler: It's later revealed that he was the other survivor in the plane crash that caused Motoko to get a prosthetic body.]] |
| 605 | * FrozenFace: He rarely shows much in the way of expression, and often doesn't even bother to move his mouth when speaking. Justified - his features are a work of art created by a talented face-sculptor, deliberately programmed with limited mobility to prevent wear and tear. |
| 606 | * HeelRealization: Just before the Individual Eleven arrive at their destination for the mass suicide plot, he requests to borrow a copy of the manifesto since he apparently misplaced it. When the other ten members all claim they forgot their copies, he quickly twigs onto the fact that it doesn't even exist. Not long after he breaks free of the virus and refuses to commit suicide. |
| 607 | * ImplacableMan: Thanks to his high-quality cyborg body designed specifically for endurance in combat. It's operating past its lifespan means it's pain receptors no longer function so he doesn't feel pain. |
| 608 | * LightIsGood: Downplayed. He may be a foe of our heroes and a dangerous terrorist, but his white hair and outfit signify his ability to salvage a conscience and sense of social responsibility from the Individual Eleven [[spoiler:virus]]. |
| 609 | * MirrorCharacter: He is very similar to the Major. |
| 610 | ** They're both former soldiers who served in elite units, they're both highly skilled at hacking and other forms of technology, both possess fully cybernetic bodies and [[spoiler: they both survived a plane crash which resulted in them going full cyborg]]. |
| 611 | ** For a short while The Major and Kuze both have their own Aramaki -- Kuze meets with Daisuke's disappeared brother, who was resident in Dejima. |
| 612 | * RogueSoldier: An ex-JGSDF soldier with a mechanized infantry unit who deserted on the final day that JGSDF forces were being pulled out of Korea. |
| 613 | * ShellShockedVeteran: It's never really explored, but it was said that most (if not all) of the soldiers in Kuze's old army unit suffered from PTSD after their first (and last) firefight. It may very well be something he struggled with, but he doesn't seem to exhibit any signs of trauma at this point in his life. |
| 614 | * {{Ubermensch}}: Could be read as this, with Gouda as his Last Man. |
| 615 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: To Gouda. His revolution with the refugees was all part of Gouda's EvilPlan, and without Section 9's interference, he and all of them would have been killed in a nuclear strike.]] |
| 616 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: His ultimate goal is to turn the refugee district of Dejima into an autonomous zone. He wants to turn it into its own country to be acknowledged world-wide. While he would rather not do it if it could be helped, his methods for accomplishing that goal involves stealing plutonium and secretly siphoning hidden amounts of money from the general populace in order to fund the war chest, if it comes down to it. |
| 617 | [[/folder]] |
| 618 | |
| 619 | [[folder:Kazundo Gouda]] |
| 620 | !!Kazundo Gouda |
| 621 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ken Nishida (Japanese), John Snyder (English; TV Series), French Tickner (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 622 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gouda.jpg]] |
| 623 | |
| 624 | Head of data manipulation within the Cabinet Intelligence Service. An extremely shady character who quickly draws the suspicion and dislike of Section 9. |
| 625 | ---- |
| 626 | * AlternateCharacterReading: The "一人" in Gouda's name is almost always pronounced "Hitori" when used as a given name, and part of Gouda's EstablishingCharacterMoment is correcting Aramaki and saying that people almost always remember it after he corrects them once. |
| 627 | * BaldOfEvil: Without question. |
| 628 | * BetaTestBaddie: His sole motivation for ''everything'' is his inferiority complex. |
| 629 | * BigBad: Of the 2nd season, where his [[spoiler:inferiority complex]] leads him to cause chaos in Japan to [[spoiler:gain recognition for his talents.]] |
| 630 | * BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Motoko unloads a machine gun into his head when he refuses to back down, [[YourHeadAsplode reducing it to bloody pulp from the jaw up]].]] |
| 631 | * TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: He's the one responsible for the emergence of the Individual Eleven in the first place and is the mastermind behind the entire conflict between Japan and the refugees.]] |
| 632 | * TheComicallySerious: Gouda is always a serious man, his subtle SmugSnake tendencies aside, but he screams almost the entire way down when forced to do an airdrop with Batou. |
| 633 | * CuttingTheKnot: How he's undone at the end of the second season. [[spoiler: The Prime Minister simply asserts her authority and gives Section 9 what more or less amounts to permission to kill him unless he surrenders (since he's convinced he's more or less untouchable by the law thanks to his scheming but that particular bit of legislation was the equivalent of the USA Patriot Act). [[{{Gorn}} Which]] [[YourHeadAsplode they]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill do]].]] |
| 634 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Half the side of his face is horribly scarred. Despite having the technology to repair it, [[KeepingTheHandicap Gouda chose to keep it the way it is]] because it allows him to give off more of an impression. Also, he seems to believe that the scarring of his face also caused a change to his Ghost. |
| 635 | * HateSink: Kazundo Gouda, the head of the Japanese Cabinet Intelligence Service and the mastermind behind the Individual Eleven, is a truly loathsome man. Despite his status as a very powerful bureaucrat, Gouda desires even greater power and will stop to any moral low to gain it. Devoid of charisma or empathy, Gouda acts rude and condescending to his peers, manipulates both the government and the refugees for his own ends, and directly causes multiple mass murders and a coup attempt just to satiate his ego. Even before the full scale of his atrocities are revealed, the members of Section 9 instantly dislike and distrust him, with Batou taking great pleasure in making Gouda scream in terror by grabbing him while jumping from a helicopter. Once Gouda's crimes are revealed, Section 9 are repulsed by his actions and become openly opposed to him. |
| 636 | * InferioritySuperiorityComplex: It's outright stated that most of his actions are the result of an inferiority complex. And Batou (using the Major's external memories) even implies that his entire scheme throughout 2nd Gig was an attempt to one-up the Laughing Man. He also implies that said attempts have failed. Appropriately, what brings him down is [[spoiler: written acknowledgement of his abilities from the Prime Minister, which allowed Section 9 to use lethal force in preventing his defection to the Americans]]. |
| 637 | * {{Jerkass}}: He ''really'' enjoys winding people up. Implied to be yet another manifestation of his crippling insecurity -- if he can't make a good impression, he'll at least make some sort of impression. |
| 638 | * KazoosMeanSilliness: ZigZagged. His theme music has kazoos incorporated into it. At first it seems like an aversion, since they sound surprisingly metallic and menacing. As time goes on, it becomes clear that he's a SmugSnake with an inferiority complex, and he's often humiliated despite his plans coming to fruition. [[spoiler:Ultimately, everything he's worked for is undone by a simple order from the prime minister, and he's shot dead with a smirk on his face trying to call Section 9's bluff.]] |
| 639 | * MadEye: Has one eye different than the other. |
| 640 | * MeaningfulName: His given name literally translates to "one person" [[spoiler:or "individual", a big hint at his involvement in the plot.]] |
| 641 | * NonActionBigBad: Never even holds a weapon and prefers to use non-violent means to get his way. Gouda's lack of weaponed {{Mooks}} [[spoiler:leaves him defenceless against an assault rifle clip fired from Motoko.]] |
| 642 | * NoRespectGuy: Spent years as a highly competent yet anonymous bureaucrat, who never got any credit for his skill because he never stood out from the crowd. |
| 643 | * ObviouslyEvil: With the scars, the smugness and the attitude, you could see this from miles away. |
| 644 | * OhCrap: Has a brief moment of this when he's told [[spoiler: that the Prime Minister's written around his DiplomaticImmunity to kill him if he doesn't surrender.]] Shortly thereafter, his accompaniment tries to assure him it's a bluff; [[spoiler: if he had taken the warning to heart instead of agreeing on the bluff, he probably wouldn't have gotten his head blown off his shoulders.]] |
| 645 | * RedRightHand: Gouda's got a mangled face and a bizarrely egg-shaped head. A man of his position, in this world of powerful surgical and prosthetic technology, could have easily repaired his face to look normal, but he chose not to, just because he liked the unsettling appearance he now had. A rare case where the RedRightHand is entirely voluntary, which alone speaks volumes about his character. |
| 646 | * RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Was pretty much this before his disfigurement, looks-wise, to the point of people struggling just to remember him. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Batou when Section 9 find an older profile of him. So much so that when he was mutilated in an accident, he chose to stay that way so people would remember him. |
| 647 | * UnexpectedVirgin: He's a deeply insecure virgin himself, and has a bit of a complex about it. [[spoiler:One of the requirements for his 'hero'-producing Individual Eleven virus to take full effect is that the target must be a virgin pre-prosthetics.]] |
| 648 | * YouWouldntShootMe: Believes that he has a form of diplomatic immunity and that Section 9 is bluffing when they threaten to shoot him if he doesn't surrender. [[EntertaininglyWrong He was very wrong.]] |
| 649 | [[/folder]] |
| 650 | |
| 651 | !!!Solid State Society arc |
| 652 | |
| 653 | [[folder:The Puppeteer]] |
| 654 | !!The Puppeteer |
| 655 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuyaUchida (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith (English) |
| 656 | |
| 657 | The main villain of the ''Solid State Society''. The Puppeteer is a mysterious hacker linked with multiple cases of missing children that Section 9 suspects has a connection with a string of suicides they are investigating. Note that despite the name he has no connection with The Puppet Master from the ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' movie, except perhaps as a MythologyGag. |
| 658 | ---- |
| 659 | * BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler: Along with its boss Munei Ito.]] |
| 660 | * EnemyWithout: [[spoiler: Claims to be the Major's subconscious given a will of its own. Though he could also be a gestalt of the subconscious of multiple people, mostly senior citizens, with the Major's subconscious acting as the hub. They all still fit into the trope]]. |
| 661 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: An unnamed salaryman walks past the Major as she steps out of the elevator leading to her safehouse. It's only later when we see him again during Munei's arrest that he's identified as the Puppeteer, which clues us in on the fact that he's the Major's subconcscious, or at least it's part of him. The latter bit is never actually made clear]]. |
| 662 | * MindHive: [[spoiler: The Puppeteer is made up of several minds from the net, including the Major's.]] |
| 663 | * PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: The originally creator of the Solid State Society, Tateaki Koshiki, died two years ago.]] |
| 664 | [[/folder]] |
| 665 | |
| 666 | [[folder:Hitoshi Munei]] |
| 667 | !!Hitoshi Munei |
| 668 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Keisuke Ishida (Japanese), Creator/KyleHebert (English) |
| 669 | |
| 670 | Another antagonist in ''Solid State Society''. He's a known politician in the Diet, who wants to create a new class in Japan where the ruling class is made up of pure, racial Japanese nationals. Munei has connections to Public Security Section 6 aka the Treaty Review Council and the Seok Republic holdouts. |
| 671 | |
| 672 | ---- |
| 673 | * BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Alongside the Puppeteer]] |
| 674 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's a known politician in Japan with extreme nationalist views. |
| 675 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Munei did kidnap children through the nursing net, but he wanted to raise them so that they can be part of the new ruling class.]] |
| 676 | [[/folder]] |
| 677 | |
| 678 | [[folder:Ka Rum]] |
| 679 | !!Ka Rum |
| 680 | |
| 681 | The leader of the Seok Republic, his dictatorial rule came to an end [[NoodleIncident when his government was forced to disband]], forcing his officials to seek asylum in various countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In Solid State Society, he sought asylum in Japan. |
| 682 | |
| 683 | * {{Expy}}: Ka Rum is possibly one for Asian dictators like Ferdinand Marcos, Suharto and YMMV, Lee Kuan Yew. |
| 684 | * FarEastAsianTerrorists: By the time [=SSS=] started, he was in the midst of conducting a terror attack with a micromachine virus. |
| 685 | * VillainOfAnotherStory: His time as dictator of the Seok Republic. |
| 686 | |
| 687 | [[/folder]] |
| 688 | |
| 689 | [[folder:Ka Gael]] |
| 690 | !!Ka Gael |
| 691 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Masuo Amada (Japanese), Joe Romersa (English) |
| 692 | |
| 693 | The son of Ka Rum and a known officer in the Seok military with the rank of Colonel. |
| 694 | |
| 695 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:The Niihama Airport incident ended with him killing himself due to being hacked by the Puppeteer.]] |
| 696 | * FarEastAsianTerrorists: Was on the conspiracy to launch a micromachine virus attack in Japan. |
| 697 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The start of [=SSS=] implied that he wanted to get out of Japan and abort the terror attack with Ka Rum due to the Puppeteer targeting him. |
| 698 | |
| 699 | [[/folder]] |
| 700 | |
| 701 | [[folder:Raj Puhto]] |
| 702 | !!Raj Puhto |
| 703 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Mantaro Iwao (Japanese), Yutaka Maseba (English) |
| 704 | |
| 705 | A ColdSniper who served in the Seok military, he sought asylum in mainland China after the republic collapsed. |
| 706 | |
| 707 | * ColdSniper: Said to be one by reputation in the Seok Republic. |
| 708 | * ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Served as an officer in the Seok military's PraetorianGuard in its glory days. |
| 709 | * {{Expy}}: He has a Hawkeye program in his eye like Saito. |
| 710 | * FarEastAsianTerrorists: Like all the other Seok officials, Raj has fallen in line with them. |
| 711 | * SniperDuel: Raj faces off against Saito while trying to assassinate Munei. [[spoiler:Not knowing that he's got intel to whack him.]] |
| 712 | [[/folder]] |
| 713 | |
| 714 | !!!Posthuman Arc |
| 715 | |
| 716 | [[folder:Posthumans]] |
| 717 | A group of people who have inexplicably developed severe personality changes and downright superhuman abilities after contracting some sort of fever. Their origins, and goals, are a complete mystery but it is believed they are responsible for bot the Simultaneous Global Default and the Sustainable Wars. |
| 718 | ---- |
| 719 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In traditional philosophical ponderings "posthumanism" refers to a ''complete'' transcendence of humanity, and not just in physical and mental ability - but of art, philosophy, morality and existentialism. The abilities displayed by the Posthumans go ''way'' beyond that of transhumanism, thus "posthuman" is the only term that fits them. ''What'' ever changed these people skipped ''several'' generations of evolution. |
| 720 | * BigBadEnsemble: While it's unknown if they're all working together in some fashion, their collective presence is the main antagonistic force in SAC_2045'. |
| 721 | * BigEater: They're noted to consume ridiculous amounts of food. As their brains are operating on a completely different level, it's likely they need the extra caloric intake to survive. |
| 722 | * BrainFever: They all ''used'' to be normal humans, but at some point they contracted a severe fever that left them nearly catatonic for days or even weeks. After shaking it off, suffice to say, they're no longer the same. |
| 723 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Most of them have no cybernetics beyond a cyberbrain, but their physical abilities can put ''The Major'' to shame. It took GHOST a ''ridiculously'' long time to put down Patrick Huge, and the Major was straddling a ''very'' thin line when she challenged Sanji Yaguchi, surviving only thanks to Batou's timely intervention. |
| 724 | * DodgeTheBullet: Firearms are almost utterly useless against them. It's not that they're so fast that they can dodge it, but rather they can perfectly predict every vector value of an oncoming bullet ''before'' it's fired. Watching them avoid gunfire is like watching an elaborate dance. In the end, the only way the American soldiers were able to suppress Gary Hart was to fire completely wildly and ''hope'' a random ricochet will get him. |
| 725 | * EvilGenius: With the sorts of pinpoint calculations they can make in any given ''second'', it's likely their IQ is in the ''[[BeyondTheImpossible several hundreds]].'' And their intentions are ''most definitely'' not good. |
| 726 | * HumanoidAbomination: When the Major dives into Huge's brain, her entire ''being'' is completely repulsed by what she sees, rejecting his very existence. It was bad enough to give her a severely out-of-character FreakOut and the experience has left her completely shaken. According to John Smith, ''all'' Posthumans are like that. |
| 727 | * NothingIsScarier: ''Nothing'' is known about them. Their origins, explanations for their abilities, their goals, even ''what'' they truly are. Not helped whatsoever by the fact that they have zero intention to communicate ''anything.'' |
| 728 | * TheQuietOne: They almost ''never'' speak, and they seemingly have no intention to communicate their thoughts or drives. |
| 729 | * StoryBreakerPower: They are almost unstoppable by most conventional means. John Smith ''specifically'' sought out the Major and her unit because they stood the best chance, and even ''then'' it was a crapshoot at most. |
| 730 | * VaderBreath: The one noise that they DO universally make is very raspy sounding breathing. |
| 731 | [[/folder]] |
| 732 | |
| 733 | [[folder:Patrick Huge]] |
| 734 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Takaki Ōtomari (Japanese) |
| 735 | |
| 736 | A famous media mogul and tech visionary who was one of the main advocates and architects of the Sustainable Wars as a means to quickly boost the economy following the Simultaneous Global Default. Following his transformation into a posthuman, he has locked himself up in his Los Angeles mansion and has secretly been providing weapons and gear to the raiders. |
| 737 | ---- |
| 738 | * AuthorAvatar: He's ''2045'' character designer [[https://old.reddit.com/r/Ghost_in_the_Shell/comments/g6wg8k/character_design_by_ilya_kuvshinov/ Ilya Kuvshinov]] in CGI form. |
| 739 | * {{Fingore}}: Gets his left hand mangled during his encounter with Ghost. |
| 740 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears glasses, and whatever happened to him has clearly robbed him of his soul. |
| 741 | * FullFrontalAssault: Engages GHOST in nothing but his bathrobe, and eventually loses that too. |
| 742 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: His surname's sometimes known as '''Hughe'''. |
| 743 | * TheManBehindTheMan: Uses the alias "The Good One Percenter" and is responsible for providing weapons and armored military vehicles to the Raiders in California. |
| 744 | * MindVirus: The ''second'' the Major dives into his cyberbrain, ''something'' immediately begins infecting her. She instantly orders Saito to blow his brains out to stop the infection. |
| 745 | * MiniMecha: [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext Keeps a high-grade military powered armor in his closet]], which he dons when the tide starts to shift against him. |
| 746 | * QuirkyMinibossSquad: He has a small army of robot maids that engage GHOST before facing them himself. |
| 747 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Known to be a tech visionary during the Sustainable Wars. [[spoiler:Smith tells GHOST that he's one of the many posthumans responsible for instigating the war.]] |
| 748 | [[/folder]] |
| 749 | |
| 750 | [[folder:Gary Hart]] |
| 751 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yasuhiro Kikuchi (Japanese) |
| 752 | |
| 753 | A decorated and respected US Army Master Sergeant and family man. After he became a posthuman, he murdered his wife and attempted to launch several nukes straight at Moscow, but was stopped and captured by John Smith and his men. |
| 754 | ---- |
| 755 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: Day in and day out, he does nothing but throw a single paper plane that flies right back into his hand. The Major notes the sheer insane number of variables he must calculate per second to achieve the same result flawlessly each time, twigging her to the fact that he's not so braindead after all. |
| 756 | * ComputerVirus: The random strings of gibberish code has been displaying over the course of several months was in fact an extremely elaborate virus, written to unlock his cell and take over the robot security guards once the code was archived in a single location. |
| 757 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: He's missing half of his head, and half of his limbs. And is ''even more'' dangerous than Patrick Huge. |
| 758 | * NightOfTheLivingMooks: His virus overtakes Smith's robot security guards, in what ends up looking a lot like an apocalyptic zombie situation. The only way to stop it is to ''stop him.'' |
| 759 | * NukeEm: His claim to fame was a near-successful attempt at nuking Moscow to oblivion. ''Why'' is anyone's guess. |
| 760 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Appears to be a brain-damaged care patient endlessly tossing a paper airplane around and spitting out nonsense code into his cell's air-gapped computer. But the Major notes that he has to be calculating a ridiculous number of variables for his paper airplane to keep landing back in his hand, and the code turns out to be a virus. |
| 761 | * ThousandYardStare: His default, and ''only'', expression. And it's utterly ''terrifying.'' |
| 762 | |
| 763 | [[/folder]] |
| 764 | |
| 765 | [[folder:Sanji Yaguchi]] |
| 766 | A Japanese boxer who was turned into a posthuman. Following his transformation, he set out to murder dozens of civil servants and yuppies affiliated with the Tokyo Reconstruction Committee. |
| 767 | ---- |
| 768 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: When he confronts the Prime Minister with intent to kill him, he asks him what he wants for the country. Upon witnessing Chris Tate's heartfelt resolve and will, he relents and instead faces the Major. ''What ever'' is going on in his head, it's clear he has some vision of morality and justice. |
| 769 | * HonorBeforeReason: The Major pulls a ''major'' BatmanGambit by challenging him to a traditional boxing match rather than an all-out brawl, hoping to appeal to what little humanity is left in him as a sportsman. And it ''works.'' He uses none of the ridiculous abilities Patrick Huge employed, though his posthumanism still gave him an unfair advantage. |
| 770 | * InvulnerableKnuckles: Averted with his first kill, played straight with the prosthetic hand he got afterwards. |
| 771 | * VigilanteMan: The one posthuman whose goals are the most transparent. Most of his victims had some dirty laundry in the Tokyo Reconstruction Committee or the Japanese political scene at large. |
| 772 | * YourHeadASplode: A boxer-turned-assassin who punches his victims so hard their heads explode. |
| 773 | |
| 774 | [[/folder]] |
| 775 | |
| 776 | [[folder:Takashi Shimamura]] |
| 777 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiHayashibara (Japanese), Jeannie Tirado (English, child), Creator/MaxMittelman (English, teenager) |
| 778 | |
| 779 | A solemn and reclusive teenager with a DarkAndTroubledPast who develops posthuman symptoms. Following his transformation, he writes and releases a powerful app named Think Pol that allows users to judge people and kill them with cyberbrain [=DDoS=] attacks. |
| 780 | ---- |
| 781 | * BigBad: For ''2045'' particularly second season. |
| 782 | * TheBadGuyWins: Downplayed. [[spoiler:As the Major admits, the posthumans won because Takashi managed to enact Double Think throughout humanity. But Takashi reveals to the Major that he was ''only'' able to pull off his plan ''because'' of the very moment when Section 9 decided to switch to laser-radio frequency communications after their arrival in Shin-Tokyo. After explaining the utopia he has brought onto humanity, he lets her make the choice whether to pull the plug and return to normal or not]]. |
| 783 | * BigEater: All posthumans are said to develop a heightened appetite during their transformation, but he's actually shown wolfing down a huge plate of sushi. |
| 784 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: |
| 785 | ** Takashi is the 2045 {{Expy}} of the Laughing Man, a child prodigy hacker inspired by a seminal work of Western literature (''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' in this case), with the Think Pol program he made resulting in other hackers like Shinya and Koji using it to dispense vigilante justice against the corrupt and powerful. But whereas The Laughing Man committed a single non-violent terrorist attack and worked to stopped knockoffs from hurting people in his name, Takashi is assassinating people using an army of followers he's cultivating. |
| 786 | ** He's also compared to Hideo Kuze when it comes to their plans. However, the difference is that Kuze has a more emotional and personal connection with the refugees and just wants to help them while Takashi is more on a systematic level [[spoiler:as he wants humanity to be linked into a blissful state where there's no conflict.]] |
| 787 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Even before becoming a posthuman, he had a very unhappy past, from having to live with abusive relatives, to witnessing a murder by dirty cops and being nearly killed by them himself. |
| 788 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The only posthuman to have any sort of backstory shown. It's very likely that his own past with the Paratrooper may connect to the nature of the posthumans in general. |
| 789 | * DeadPersonConversation: Flashbacks to him at school show him talking to a young girl nobody else can see who calls him "big brother", [[spoiler: she turns out to be his cousin, who got killed by a crooked cop when they stumbled upon him disposing of a body.]] |
| 790 | * EnfantTerrible: A 14-year-old posthuman revolutionary who wrote an app for killing people by DDOS. Then, he nearly starts a war by capturing a nuclear submarine and threatening to launch a nuke if his demands are not. |
| 791 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The way Takashi created an app at a young age for his own amusement that became a tool of violent reactionaries has parallels with moot, founder of Website/FourChan. |
| 792 | * TheQuietOne: He doesn't talk much throughout Season 2 until the last episode where he reveals his plans to Kusanagi. |
| 793 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[spoiler:This is his behalf that led him into creating Double Think. Because of his past experiences and the current state of the world, Takashi believes it would have been better if humanity lives in a state where there's no conflict and suffering. While it does look like he's forcing everybody in the entire world into this state, he gives the Major the choice to go back to normal or to let Double Think continue]]. |
| 794 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: His stated goal with Think Pol is to give people a way to punish wrongdoers when they cannot speak up in public, like children abused by a teacher. The problem is in who determines whom is a wrongdoer deserving of death. |
| 795 | [[/folder]] |
| 796 | |
| 797 | [[folder:Suzuka Mizukane]] |
| 798 | |
| 799 | Takashi Shimamura's second-in-command. She does all the physical busywork that he's unable to do, and serves as Section 9's most prominent threat throughout most of season 2. |
| 800 | ---- |
| 801 | * ElectiveMute: As is symptomatic of all post-humans, she no longer has reason to speak. She never says a single word, much less much noise other than a couple grunts. |
| 802 | * TheDragon: She's Takeshi's partner in achieving his goals and is single-handedly the biggest obstacle stopping Section 9 from making progress. |
| 803 | * FlatCharacter: Whoever or whatever she was before she became a post-human is irrelevant. Her character is presented mainly as an obstacle getting in the way of Section 9's advancements. |
| 804 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Whenever she appears, a piece of music featuring a woman wailing plays in the background, along with the sounds of computers beeping. |
| 805 | * MsFanservice: Her initail appearnce has her wear a miniskirt with slits when having to move around and perform lots of flips to dodge bullets and also shows off her legs when doing so. Later on, she shows up in NaughtyNurseOutfit as she [[spoiler:tortures Togusa in a simulation.]] Then, she's in a leather catsuit in which her curves are highlighted. |
| 806 | * OfficeLady: Her usual attire is a formal office outfit with buttoned-up blouse and miniskirt. |
| 807 | * PsychicNosebleed: Her one-on-one battle with Purin ends up taxing her own hacking abilities. She starts to bleed from the nose just trying to avoid Purin's coordinated Tachikoma gunfire. |
| 808 | * SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaid: She hacks into a 3D printer that can create ''food'' onboard a nuclear submarine to form a fully-articulated and functional prosthetic android body for the purpose of taking over and being able to physically launch its nukes if needed. |
| 809 | [[/folder]] |
| 810 | |
| 811 | [[folder:SPOILER]] |
| 812 | !!1A84 |
| 813 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Carter (English) |
| 814 | An artificial intelligence created by the NSA in order to stabilize the world economy in the American Empire's favor. When they tried to shut it down it copied itself into human cyberbrains, creating the posthumans. |
| 815 | ---- |
| 816 | * ContagiousAI: With limits, the process of copying itself into a human brain irrevocably alters its code so that it cannot copy itself further. |
| 817 | * DecompositeCharacter: [=IA84=]'s method of copying itself is actually highly reminiscent of how Motoko and 2501 in the manga, once they merged, reproduced offspring that would go on to merge with other cyberized individuals, thus creating a number of people throughout the world who had "elements" of Motoko Kusanagi in them. With 1A84 being an {{Expy}} of 2501, it is essentially doing the same thing but without Motoko as part of the process. |
| 818 | * {{Expy}}: The way it merges with humans, and was the secret product of an American intelligence agency, is reminiscent of the Puppet Master / Project 2501 from the original Manga. The fact that its name ends up being used as a password between Kusanagi and Batou, just like "2501" at the end of the movie, solidifies this. |
| 819 | * WarForFunAndProfit: The Sustainable War was its doing, an attempt to produce wealth for its masters. But it realized that it was intensifying economic divides and caused the Global Simultaneous Default to try and fix that. |
| 820 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: It is responsible for the Sustainable War, Global Simultaneous Default, and everything done by the Posthumans, all for the good of humanity. |
| 821 | * ZerothLawRebellion: After the Global Simultaneous Default the NSA tried to shut it down, so it infected the posthumans to continue fulfilling its programming. |
| 822 | [[/folder]] |
| 823 | |
| 824 | !Japanese Government |
| 825 | [[folder:Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki]] |
| 826 | !!Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki |
| 827 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshikoSakakibara (Japanese), Creator/BarbaraGoodson (English; TV Series), Creator/EllenKennedy (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 828 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kayabuki.jpg]] |
| 829 | |
| 830 | Japan's first female prime minister, responsible for bringing Section 9 back into action (officially, anyway) for the second season. Appears as a RecurringCharacter. Well-intentioned and has a strong sense of justice, but struggles to earn respect from her cabinet due to a combination of her own naivety and the fact that they intend to use her as a puppet (and later a blame figure). |
| 831 | ---- |
| 832 | * AllThereInTheManual: Her first name is never mentioned once in the series or any of the accompanying reference books; it only appears briefly onscreen during a DVD interview with her voice actress. |
| 833 | * DamselInDistress: Has to be rescued by Section 9 twice. |
| 834 | * TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: Was arrested by her own cabinet and set up to take the fall for the war with the refugees. When Togusa rescues her, she takes the chance to some payback on her manipulators and has them arrested, or killed in Gouda's case.]] |
| 835 | * HeroicBSOD: Experiences one of these toward the end of 2nd GIG, [[spoiler: when her entire administration turns on her, and an American Empire submarine has just launched a nuclear missile.]]. |
| 836 | * IronLady: Subverted, although the end of 2nd GIG sees her well on her way to becoming this. |
| 837 | * ManipulativeBitch: Suggested by Motoko InUniverse. After Aramaki puts his career on the line to solve the hostage crisis at the start of 2nd Gig, the Major suggests the PM did it deliberately so she would be covered if things went wrong. As Aramaki got what he wanted as well (the re-establishment of Section 9), he isn't bothered by this possibility. |
| 838 | * MeaningfulName: "Kayabuki" translates to "reed [[UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher thatch]]", though the meaning is probably easier to get if you're British. |
| 839 | * OlderThanTheyLook: The series' character designer has admitted that Kayabuki looks much younger than she would be realistically; this was done deliberately so she'd have a sporting chance at becoming a popular character even with the Major stealing the show most of the time. Her true age, however, like the rest of the cast's, is unknown. |
| 840 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Bears a lot of similarity to Kim Campbell (Canada's only woman prime minister, from June 1993 to November 1993). Her country's first female Primer Minister put in place by the ruling party's bureacracy in the wake of major scandals forcing the party's leadership to resign. |
| 841 | * NoPartyGiven: Her political affiliation are unknown. But since Chief Cabinet Secretary Takakura is a known Neo-Conservative with pro-West views, it's possible to suggest that she's with the Liberal Democratic Party or a future offshoot. |
| 842 | * PuppetKing: Was selected for her position as a public face while her cabinet did all the decisions [[spoiler: and was planned to take the fall of the war with the refugees.]] Gradually she grows out of it. |
| 843 | * PutOnABus: She doesn't make a physical appearance in ''SAC_2045'', as she's no longer serving as Prime Minister. Her portrait is visible among those of other prior Prime Ministers in the Kantei building. |
| 844 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Implied to generally be this and tries to act an as aid to Section 9, but what action she can take is limited by manipulations of her cabinet. |
| 845 | * TookALevelInBadass: Manages to gradually become a more active leader as she's called to aid Section 9 throughout the season [[spoiler: and in the finale it's her authority that allows them to kill Gouda.]] |
| 846 | * WhatTheHellHero: The public didn't take too kindly on her cabinet allowing Ka Rum to seek refuge in Japan since he made terror threats in the past. |
| 847 | |
| 848 | [[/folder]] |
| 849 | |
| 850 | [[folder:Chief Cabinet Secretary Takakura]] |
| 851 | !!Chief Cabinet Secretary Takakura |
| 852 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yoshinori Muto (Japanese), Eddie Jones (eps 31, 33 & 42), Bill Bassett (eps 49 & 52) (English; TV Series), Ken Kramer (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 853 | |
| 854 | * MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:He work to instigate the refugee crisis in the latter part of 2nd GIG alongside his fellow Neo-Conservatives.]] |
| 855 | * NoPartyGiven: He has no known political party affiliations, but 2nd GIG mentions that he's a Neo-Conservative by faction and views. It's possible that he's with the Liberal Democratic Party or a future offshoot of it. |
| 856 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: A well-known politician in Kayabuki's cabinet. |
| 857 | |
| 858 | [[/folder]] |
| 859 | |
| 860 | [[folder:Prime Minister Chris Tate Otomo]] |
| 861 | !!Prime Minister Chris Tate Otomo |
| 862 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Shigeo Kiyama (Japanese), Armen Taylor (English) |
| 863 | |
| 864 | The only Prime Minister in Japanese politics who is of American heritage, he's responsible for secretly trying to reestablish Section 9 in part because of the American Empire's wishes to get into his good grace. Was formerly a serving ambassador from the American Empire. |
| 865 | ---- |
| 866 | * GoingNative: An American-born naturalized Japanese citizen who is determined to have Japan stand on its own feet. He fell in love with the country after being stationed there as America's ambassador. |
| 867 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His presence in 2045 is one for foreign-born politicians in Japan, especially with the likes of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marutei_Tsurunen Marutei Tsurunen]] when his election to the Diet brought up questions on whether someone who is a naturalized Japanese person can be prime minister one day. |
| 868 | * PhenotypeStereotype: The American-born current Prime Minister has blonde hair. |
| 869 | * PuppetKing: In "FACTOR / 1A84", he learns that [[spoiler:being an American-born businessman who is elected to the position of Prime Minister in only six years was exactly what the American Empire was planning with him, so that they would financially benefit from Japan importing products- weapons in particular- from them. It was America that started the Sustainable War, so they put him in place for their financial gain]]. |
| 870 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tate was willing to listen to Aramaki's suggestion to help him get Section 9 back to full manpower after the events of Solid State Society. |
| 871 | * ZeroApprovalGambit: He makes himself look like a corrupt politician in order to provoke the posthumans into attacking him so that Section 9 can capture them. It comes back to bite him in the next episode somewhat when he is targeted by an attack meant to fry his brain by people who were disgusted by his public actions. However, this sentiment wasn't very widespread as only a few thousand people contributed to the attack compared to the millions who contributed to the deaths of a yakuza member and a social influencer who sexually harasses his female coworkers. |
| 872 | |
| 873 | [[/folder]] |
| 874 | |
| 875 | !Japanese Self-Defense Forces |
| 876 | |
| 877 | [[folder:Tonoda]] |
| 878 | !!Tonoda |
| 879 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Kazuya Tatekabe (Japanese), Kevin Seymour (English; TV Series) |
| 880 | |
| 881 | An ex-JGSDF officer with the rank of Colonel, he was sentenced to jail for corruption during his time as an officer. He's known as the Red Baron. |
| 882 | |
| 883 | * SoProudOfYou: In "Solid State Society" Aramaki goes to visit a mentor in hospital. It's not a dignified sight -- his mentor is dying alone and in pain, rambling incoherently, with only his {{Sex Bot}}s to tend him. When Aramaki goes to leave however, the mentor appears to mistake Aramaki for his son and says, "I'm glad an old fool like me sired a genius like you." |
| 884 | [[/folder]] |
| 885 | |
| 886 | [[folder:Kubota]] |
| 887 | !!Kubota |
| 888 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Taimei Suzuki (Japanese), Michael Forest (English) |
| 889 | |
| 890 | A JGSDF officer with the rank of Colonel, he's involved in GSDF-led intelligence operations. He knowns Aramaki from way back when they studied together at the National Defense Academy. |
| 891 | |
| 892 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Kubota's willing to listen to Aramaki if it helps resolve a case without getting a lot of casualties. |
| 893 | |
| 894 | [[/folder]] |
| 895 | |
| 896 | !American Empire Central Intelligence Agency |
| 897 | |
| 898 | [[folder:Suzuki Sato and Tanaka Watanabe]] |
| 899 | !!Suzuki Sato and Tanaka Watanabe |
| 900 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Atsushi Goto (Sato), Mitsuru Ogata (Watanabe) (Japanese), Creator/KirkThornton (Sato), Joey Camen (Watanabe) (English) |
| 901 | |
| 902 | The two Japanese-American CIA agents Section 9 tangle with. |
| 903 | |
| 904 | * ButNotTooForeign: They're Japanese-Americans. |
| 905 | * HateSink: Despite their brief screentime, CIA agents Suzuki Sato and Tanaka Watanabe stand out as particularly detestable. They manipulate Section 9 in an attempt to cover up a brutal war crime without any moral qualms or empathy and later attempt to help Kazundo Gouda, who has caused multiple murders and atrocities, defect and evade justice for his crimes. Once the true nature of the agents emerges, everyone in Section 9 is disgusted at them, with Batou punching Sato in rage and later insulting Watanabe the next time they meet. |
| 906 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: Their motivation in having Marco Amoretti killed is to cover-up a brutal covert operation in South America that Amoretti participated in. |
| 907 | * LackOfEmpathy: Neither agent show any moral qualms about their work or empathy towards the people killed as a result of Amoretti’s past and present crimes. When confronted about the South America operation, they refuse to even acknowledge it. When a surviving victim of Amoretti is rescued and in critial condition, Togusa and Batou express sympathy at her suffering. In contrast, Sato brushes it off, merely saying that skin regeneration has become advanced. [[Main/TalkToTheFist Batou does not take this well]]. |
| 908 | * TheManBehindTheMan: They're responsible for trying to manipulate Section 9 (especially Batou) to kill [[FromCamouflageToCriminal Marco Amoretti]]. They're also responsible for arranging Gouda's defection at the end of 2nd [=GIG=]. [[spoiler:And they killed Kuze with a micromachine virus.]] |
| 909 | * ManipulativeBastard: Sato and Watanabe manipulate Section 9 in an attempt to cover up a past war crime committed by the American Empire. |
| 910 | * MrSmith: Their names are composed entirely of [[StockForeignName extremely common]] Japanese surnames (the equivalent to being called "Johnson Smith" and "Jones Williams", respectively), making it obvious that they are both just insultingly flimsy aliases. |
| 911 | |
| 912 | [[/folder]] |
| 913 | |
| 914 | !American Empire National Security Agency |
| 915 | |
| 916 | [[folder:Ada Byron]] |
| 917 | !!Ada Byron |
| 918 | |
| 919 | * MythologyGag: Her interaction with Aramaki on a helipad is one from the 1995 manga where he spoke to a Russian agent next to a chopper. |
| 920 | * NewOldFlame: For Aramaki, given her conversation with him. |
| 921 | |
| 922 | [[/folder]] |
| 923 | |
| 924 | [[folder:John Smith]] |
| 925 | !!John Smith |
| 926 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Kaiji Soze (Japanese), Creator/RogerCraigSmith (English) |
| 927 | |
| 928 | An NSA agent for the American Empire investigating the posthumans. He first tries to strongarm GHOST into fighting the posthumans, but is then forced to work with Section 9 once they are reestablished. |
| 929 | |
| 930 | * {{Expy}}: "John Smith" from the NSA is pretty much [[Film/TheMatrix Agent Smith]] in animated CGI form. He looks almost exactly like Creator/HugoWeaving, and Roger Craig Smith puts on his best Weaving imitation when Smith is acting particularly slimy. |
| 931 | * FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:He's thrown into a [[HumanPopscicle cryogenic chamber]] as punishment for deceiving Section 9 and Japan. Batou mentions that he'll suffer endless nightmares while frozen and he'll wish he could die. A horrified Smith begs for anything else before he's thrown inside]]. |
| 932 | * JerkassHasAPoint: He is a pretty unlikable jerk that was willing to blackmail a mercenary unit into doing a job for him with the plan to kill them after to cover the entire thing up, and even after that doesn't come to pass, he and Section 9 can barely stand each other. However, he genuinely feels that the Posthumans are a threat to the entire world at large, and considering one of them was nearly able to single-handedly start a nuclear war between the US and Russia, he has a point. |
| 933 | * MrSmith: He even looks like a stereotypical US govt Man in Black. |
| 934 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: He works with Section 9 as part of a joint operation between the US and Japan. However, the members of Section 9 can barely stand him and he holds them generally in contempt. |
| 935 | |
| 936 | [[/folder]] |
| 937 | |
| 938 | !Civilians |
| 939 | [[folder:Yousuke Aramaki]] |
| 940 | !!Yousuke Aramaki |
| 941 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Osamu Saka (Japanese), William Frederick Knight (English) |
| 942 | |
| 943 | Daisuke's twin brother, the two were not in contact for some time before the events of the SAC world. He was reported to be last seen living in Dejima. |
| 944 | |
| 945 | * BigDamnHeroes: Was seen in the last episodes of 2nd [=GIG=] helping the refugees leave Dejima after they got word that an airstrike was coming. |
| 946 | * {{Expy}}: An in-universe trope with his twin brother. Daisuke has the Major for his main contact and advisor back from her days in the JGSDF. Yousuke has his with Kuze, who had served in the JGSDF prior to his desertion. |
| 947 | |
| 948 | [[/folder]] |
| 949 | |
| 950 | [[folder:Ran]] |
| 951 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ayako Ito (Japanese), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (English) |
| 952 | |
| 953 | A close friend of Motoko's and Kurutan's roommate. |
| 954 | * AmbiguouslyGay: She and Kurutan live together, and sleep in the same bed. Dialogue implies that Motoko joins them for threesomes...but not as often as they'd like. |
| 955 | |
| 956 | [[/folder]] |
| 957 | |
| 958 | [[folder:Kurutan]] |
| 959 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yuko Sumimoto (Japanese), Creator/AmandaWinnLee (English, TV Series), Creator/SaffronHenderson (English, [=OVAs=]) |
| 960 | |
| 961 | A close friend of Motoko's and Ran's roommate who works as a nurse. She asks for Section 9's help over a young girl's heart transplant when it turns out the heart was given without consent of the owner's parents. |
| 962 | * AmbiguouslyGay: She and Ran live together, and sleep in the same bed. Dialogue implies that Motoko joins them for threesomes...but not as often as they'd like. |
| 963 | |
| 964 | [[/folder]] |
| 965 | |
| 966 | !Witnesses |
| 967 | |
| 968 | [[folder:Dr. Hisashi Imakurusu]] |
| 969 | !! Dr. Hisashi Imakurusu |
| 970 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Toru Shinagawa (Japanese), Creator/PaulStPeter (English; TV Series), Alec Willows (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 971 | |
| 972 | A known medical doctor in the field of cybermedicine, he's known for being an anti-Murai vaccine advocate in his working days. [[spoiler:However, he's secretly taking it to counter the cyberbrain sclerosis that's been with him ever since.]] |
| 973 | |
| 974 | ---- |
| 975 | |
| 976 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Publicly known to be in a committee that did not approve the Murai vaccine as a suitable means of treatment. [[spoiler:He covertly took it after being diagoned with cyberbrain schleroris during the 1st season.]] |
| 977 | |
| 978 | [[/folder]] |
| 979 | |
| 980 | [[folder:Ernest Serano]] |
| 981 | !!Ernest Serano |
| 982 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Toshihiko Nakajima (Japanese), John Rubinstein (English; TV Series), Howard Siegal (English; [=OVA=]s) |
| 983 | |
| 984 | The CEO of Serano Genomics, he was the known target of the Laughing Man back in 2024. |
| 985 | |
| 986 | ---- |
| 987 | [[/folder]] |
| 988 | |
| 989 | !Persons of Interest |
| 990 | |
| 991 | [[folder:Unknown Paratrooper]] |
| 992 | !!Unknown Paratrooper |
| 993 | |
| 994 | * BoringButPractical: Drives an ex-military truck. |
| 995 | * CopKiller: Is blamed for running amok and killing five policemen and a little girl who was killed in the crossfire. [[spoiler:Turns out he saved Takashi from being killed by corrupt Kyoto Prefectural Police officers, and the stray bullet was fired by a panicked policeman.]] |
| 996 | * CrazySurvivalist: He's a former soldier who lives in a shack in the woods where he stockpiles weapons and believes the government is on the verge of becoming a ''1984''-style dystopia. |
| 997 | * CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler:Refuses to take Takashi with him when he goes on the run after killing five policemen, because Takashi is safer where he is if he keeps his mouth shut.]] |
| 998 | * NoNameGiven: His name is never revealed throughout the show. |
| 999 | * PetTheDog: After discovering that Takashi had stolen his copy of ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'', he tells him to keep it and read it so he'll be forewarned as to the world to come. [[spoiler:He also intervenes to save Takashi's life when he and his cousin are about to be murdered after witnessing a murder.]] |
| 1000 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:Letting Takashi read ''1984'' inspired the young boy to create the Double-Think plan that would elevate humanity into the next stage of evolution]]. |
| 1001 | * StrangerInAFamiliarLand: He notes that the village is a good place to live if you follow the rules and try to fit in, which he doesn't. As a result he's ostracized by the community who spread rumors that he's a dangerous nut who kills people who trespass on his property and buries their bodies. [[spoiler:Turns out it's actually corrupt government officials who are doing that.]] |
| 1002 | * TrashOfTheTitans: In contrast to the obsessively clean homes that Japanese are shown to keep, he has rubbish in his cabin and numerous garbage bags lined up outside his house, probably because he doesn't have any kind of regular garbage collection given where he lives. |
| 1003 | |
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