Motoko Kusanagi
| Motoko Kusanagi The Major | |
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| Ghost in the Shell character | |
Major Motoko Kusanagi as seen in Ghost in the Shell (1995) | |
| First appearance | The Ghost in the Shell |
| Created by | Masamune Shirow |
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| Alias | Chroma (online name) Fire Starter (Arise) Mira Killian (2017 film) Ghost |
| Nickname | Queen Kong |
| Title | The Major |
| Affiliations | Public Security Section 9 JGSDF (formerly) UN Peacekeepers (formerly) |
Major Motoko Kusanagi (Japanese: 草薙・素子, Hepburn: Kusanagi Motoko), or just "The Major", is the main protagonist in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell manga and anime series. She is a cybernetic human, augmented with a synthetic "full-body prosthesis". She is employed as the field commander of Public Security Section 9, a fictional anti-cybercrime law-enforcement division of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission. A strong-willed, physically powerful, and highly intelligent cyberhero, she is well known for her skills in deduction, hacking and military tactics.