Motoko Kusanagi
| Motoko Kusanagi | |
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| Ghost in the Shell character | |
Major Motoko Kusanagi as portrayed in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
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| First appearance | The Ghost in the Shell |
| Created by | Masamune Shirow |
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| Portrayed by | Scarlett Johansson (2017 film) |
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| Nickname(s) | Major |
| Aliases | Chroma (online name) |
| Title | Major |
| Affiliations |
Public Security Section 9 JGSDF (formerly) |
Major Motoko Kusanagi (Japanese: 草薙 素子 Hepburn: Kusanagi Motoko?) is the main protagonist in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell anime and manga series. She is a synthetic "full-body prosthesis" augmented-cybernetic human employed as the field commander of Public Security Section 9, a fictional law-enforcement division of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission. Being strong-willed, physically powerful, and highly intellectual, she is well known for her skills in deduction, hacking and military tactics.
Motoko Kusanagi's body was chosen by Shirow to be a mass production model so she would not be conspicuous. Her electrical and mechanical system within is special and features parts unavailable on the civilian market. Shirow intentionally chose this appearance so Motoko would not be harvested for those parts.
In the film adaptation, character designer and key animator supervisor Hiroyuki Okiura, made her different from her original manga counterpart stating, "Motoko Kusanagi is a cyborg. Therefore her body is strong and youthful. However her human mentality is considerably older than she looks. I tried to depict this maturity in her character instead of the original girl created by Masamune Shirow"
Kenji Kamiyama had a difficult time identifying her and could not understand her motives during the first season of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Due to this, he created an episode in the second season where he recounted her past. He was then able to describe her as a human who was chosen to gain this superhuman power; she probably believes that she has an obligation to use that ability for the benefit of others. English voice actor and director Mary Elizabeth McGlynn states she loved playing the role of Motoko Kusanagi and described her as "someone [who] was that strong, and still kind of feminine at times, but also kick-ass".
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