Public Security Section 9

Infobox comics organization


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publisher=Dark Horse Comics (US)
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creators=Masamune Shirow
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base=Japan
owners=Daisuke Aramaki
employees=Motoko Kusanagi
Batou
Togusa
Pazu
Borma Ishikawa
Saito Proto Azuma Yano (Deceased) Hikagi
Soma

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Public Security Section 9 (Japanese: 公安9課, Kōan Kyūka), also referred to as Public Safety Section 9 in some translations, is a fictional intelligence department under the Ministry of Home Affairscite episode| title = Sunset in the Lonely City – ANNIHILATION | series = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | network = Animax | airdate = 2003-03-11 | season = 1 | number = 24 ] from Masamune Shirow's "Ghost in the Shell" anime and manga series. In the original movie, it's known as the "Shell Squad" or "Security Police Section 9" [http://www.midnightanimation.com/gallery/ghost/gallery/section9.html Midnight Animation's Public Security Section 9 Page.] Retrieved on September 13, 2008.] .

Its operatives are trained in various methods ranging from investigations to cyber warfare, as their structure was based on the German GSG-9 [http://www.serenadawn.com/GITS-Japan.htm P U B L I C S E C U R I T Y B U R E A U.] Retrieved on September 13, 2008.] . They had cross-training exercises in the past with the British SAS's 22nd Regiment [Stand Alone Complex Visual Book 1, page 14.] .

History

Public Security Section 9 was established as a search and rescue organizationcite episode| title = Sunset in the Lonely City – ANNIHILATION | series = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | network = Animax | airdate = 2003-03-11 | season = 1 | number = 24 ] . Officially billed as an international organization, it is actually a counter-terrorist network and anti-crime unit operating in the Japanese National Public Safety Commission. Its operatives are allowed to act with or without government consent as they are almost unknown to the public eye [http://www.motorballer.org/shirow/gitschar.html Ghost in the Shell - Characters.] Retrieved on September 13, 2008.] . In particular, Section 9 and its members are among the best cyber warfare operatives in the country, and as a result usually end up involved in case relating to the internet, such as hacking and cyber terrorism [http://www.motorballer.org/shirow/gitschar.html Ghost in the Shell - Characters.] Retrieved on September 13, 2008.] .

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Major Motoko Kusanagi was dispatched by Section 9 to spy on a building in the city New Port City. A foreign power is conspiring to recruit a domestic engineer to fix the Project 2501 "bug". The team moves in while Major activates her therm-optic camouflage. The foreign official refuses to return the engineer, while Kusanagi moves in and kills him.

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During the investigation of the Laughing Man case, Major Kusanagi posed as the Laughing Man in order to uncover a conspiracy held against the Micro Machine company by the Japanese government. After higher-ranking government officials uncovered information about the investigation conducted by Section 9, the government disbanded the agency and declared war on themcite episode| title = Sunset in the Lonely City – ANNIHILATION | series = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | network = Animax | airdate = 2003-03-11 | season = 1 | number = 24 ] .

In preparation for an attack on their headquarters by the Umibozu's shock troopers and their Type 303 Armed Suit robots, all remaining Section 9 members barricaded themselves into the building and fought the invaders with all the heavy weaponry they could mustercite episode| title = Sunset in the Lonely City – ANNIHILATION | series = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | network = Animax | airdate = 2003-03-11 | season = 1 | number = 24 ] . Failing that, they assembled a diversion and escaped through a passage located in the sewers of New Port City They are all eventually captured, with the Major apparently killed.

Togusa spent the next three months wondering what happened to the rest, before suddenly meeting up with Batou. The whole thing turned out to be one of Aramaki's brilliant plans, sacrificing Section 9 in order to leave the prime suspect wide-open to arrest, investigation and prosecutioncite episode| title = Public Security Section 9, Once Again – STAND ALONE COMPLEX | series = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | network = Animax | airdate = 2003-03-25 | season = 1 | number = 26 ] . Everyone, including the Major, is perfectly fine, and Aramaki is in the process of rebuilding and securing funding for the newly-reborn Section 9, which does not happen until "".

The ranks of Section 9 have increased to 20 operatives with Togusa selected to be its second field leader [ [http://www.animeuknews.net/press/21/solid-state-society-uk-dvd-release Solid State Society UK DVD release.] Retrieved on September 13, 2008.] after Motoko Kusanagi had left the unit [http://homepage.mac.com/jubei1/gits/togusa.html Otaku Central's Togusa Page.] Retrieved on September 13, 2008.] .

Location

Public Security Section 9 is located in the fictional Japanese city of Niihama-shi (also known as New Port City). The exact location of Section 9's headquarters is held as top-secret and is only known by the Japanese government and Section 9 employees. Their building is known to the public as a false security company [http://www.serenadawn.com/GITS-Japan.htm P U B L I C S E C U R I T Y B U R E A U.] Retrieved on September 13, 2008.] .

Section 9 Headquarters facilities include a rooftop helipad, underground car park, Operator-managed control room, cyber-warfare and information gathering room, holding cells, meeting rooms and Tachikoma/Fuchikoma/Uchikoma workshop.

Members

AI Personnel

ee also

* List of organizations in Ghost in the Shell

References

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