Serendip is an independent site partnering with faculty at multiple colleges and universities around the world. Happy exploring!

Reply to comment

kgould's picture

I will be Major Motoko

I will be Major Motoko Kusanagi, squad leader of Public Security Section 9 in Japan in the year 2029--from the iconic manga/anime series Ghost in the Shell. She is a full-body cyborg, meaning her only organic (human) parts the few pieces of her brain that have not been "cyberized." The only woman in Section 9 and the squad leader (ultimately second-in-command of the entire Section), the Major is highly skilled in combat and technology--including hacking and using her synthetic/robot body as easily as a natural one. 

In this future, almost all people are cyberized, at the very least they have partially synthetic brains... as well as synthetic limbs, organs, and other body parts. (Interesting to see how this relates to GIST!!)

Her sexuality is ambiguous, dating both men and women, but often reflects on whether she is female or male--all that really signifies her as one or the other is the chassis where she keeps her brain. And while she embraces her female chassis, she occasionally uses the one she had as a child...

 

 

Reply

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty.
1 + 13 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.