Motoko Kusanagi

Little is known about the Mayor's past. She keeps her personal life to herself, and not even those close to her know her true identity. Motoko Kusanagi is a mere pseudonym given to her once she experienced cyberization. Under that name, she enlisted in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and served for some time, until Daisuke Aramaki recruited her to work for their Public Security Section 9, a private investigation group. She is the second highest ranking member and the most cybernetic person on the team. As the years go by, Motoko and her team enlist in the Stand Alone Complexes cases, in pursuit of a cybercriminal hacker known as The Laughing Man, and later in the second season, the Individual Eleven case. She has a special ability against injustice and fights for the justice of humanity, a trace of which she longs to possess. Although she was hinted at many times, it is finally revealed in season 2 that Motoko underwent cyberization when she was a child, being a survivor of a disastrous plane crash. She and another disabled child were the only ones who were successfully treated. The transformation procedure had erased most of her childhood memories, but she could remember the fact that the other survivor, who was around her age, had devoted himself to her while she was in a coma, folding cranes while desperately wishing he would. he will get over. Out of the circumstances, they had lost contact with each other and went their separate ways. Motoko finally became who she is to this day, while the other boy disappeared from sight

Motoko Kusanagi often changes her prosthetic bodies. Despite that habit, she maintains distinguishable features among the many shells she wears. She is tall and slim with an athletic build. She maintains violet hair and crimson red eyes, similar to her childhood shell. Sometimes she wears maroon glasses

Motoko Kusanagi often changes her prosthetic bodies. Despite that habit, she maintains distinguishable features among the many shells she wears. She is tall and slim with an athletic build. She maintains violet hair and crimson red eyes, similar to her childhood shell. Sometimes she wears maroon glasses

his outfit is more efficient and streamlined, and is slightly different from the first season. Motoko wears a sports jacket that only reaches his biceps and collarbone, with protection around his neck. He maintains his characteristic leotard. His pants are light purple, with a black belt. He still has his black fingerless gloves and boots. Since Motoko is primarily seen in this version of her Section 9 uniform, it could be said to be her signature outfit.

Motoko dresses in her plain gray skintight jumpsuit and combat boots, with a black combat trench coat. With other used clothes in the back. Her outfit appears not to be from the Section 9 combat uniforms, as she did not have the same designs as the ones she wore with her combat uniform. She continued to wear fingerless gloves. She appears to have replaced her traditional maroon glasses with regular black lenses. It is likely that Ella Motoko wore this outfit during her two years outside of Section 9, as she secretly remained active. At this point, she probably discarded her signature leotard outfit.

When attending conference meetings, Motoko wore a khaki military uniform, with insignia indicating his rank as major. When assigned a top secret mission, Motoko wore combat gear that was given to her and her team for the mission. It included a brown vest over a black short-sleeved shirt, with a pair of combat pants as well. When she is assigned to travel to other places, Motoko wears a white coat with a gray belt. Underneath she wears a white t-shirt with a black tie tucked in, along with long gray boots.

The Major is known to be extremely stoic and farsighted. She always takes the best and most optimal routes in the world in which she lives. Her life experiences have made her an assertive woman with sharp judgment. Her enemies fear her because of her dexterity and prosthetic advantages, while her friends and relatives enjoy her company. Although she is mostly professional in her duties, Motoko maintains a rather comical and friendly relationship with her Section 9 agents, especially Batou, with whom she has a close bond. Motoko also understands many human concepts, such as desire and lust. She exploits this to advantage, as she usually tends to wear revealing clothing to fool her foolish opponents. In her mind, the shell she wears is not what defines her true self. However, deep down inside her, she secretly longs for a sign that can prove her humanity. There are many hints of this personal quest, as Motoko is sometimes shown experiencing human activities such as socializing, people-watching, and having sex. Despite being dejected by society due to its lack of outward humanity, Motoko holds no ill will toward the world and always tries to make the best of reality. In reality, the hope that clings to her is her childhood, at the time when she had lost all those near and dear to her. When all seemed lost, there was one boy who gave him hope: a motivation to live and find purpose again. Motoko was never one to believe in fairy tales, but the boy's determination motivated her to continue with her life. After becoming a cyborg, Motoko befriended him, but she thought that she had let him down because she could not return the efforts he had made for her. Thus, leaving the first person she loved, the Major followed her own path. And as an adult, she realizes herself, but ultimately, as a token of gratitude

The Major has access to the most advanced combat cyborg technology in Japan. Despite that, she maintains a good balance between a human-like body and technologies useful for her work. Since she is completely prosthetic and mechanical except for her human consciousness, Motoko is quite prone to traveling with her mind to the world beyond. In addition to her physical and mental abilities, she is an accomplished fighter with great judgment and self-control. She is knowledgeable in many forms of martial arts and strategies, as demonstrated many times through the events of Stand Alone Complex. She is also a master hacker, capable of accessing restricted information across the planet. Her weapons of choice are the Seburo M5 pistol and the C-26 A assault rifle. Even if she is a force to be reckoned with, Motoko is not invincible and can barely be outmatched in different outcomes, due to her versatility and balanced body composition, that lacks specialization in a specific domain. In the Stand Alone Complex continuity, Motoko had been surpassed only by the greatest of her enemies, notably in the kacking of the enigmatic Laughing Man, in the influence of Kazundo Gouda of the CIS, and in the emotions of the full cyborg revolutionary Hideo Kuze. , the latter of which she shares many similarities