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I wanted to talk about this after I finished Stan Alone Complex, and so say what I think about the conflict I have with the character of Mokoto Kusanagi and his respective overvaluation.
Let's say, he is a good character in a world more than well written, but badly treated and wasted by his different directions, visions, requirement of fans and even the author himself.
There are different types of works where it is set in a science fiction universe where the existential and social crisis are the daily bread, but it has its main characters with charisma, and they even take time to make a joke about the situation in the that they are, and still feeling realistic in their unlikely context.
I feel that Mokoto is not like that, even becomes in a Mary Sue very stupidly for the different stories in which she covers, and her attitude, where yes, I bought her to be serious because she was the commander of a group of elite soldiers, and yes, it also has its dialogues where it teaches a lesson or a more interesting perspective for the viewer, but being that it only becomes that, a serious character who knows what he does and if you say the wrong thing in front of her Well, you fuck.
That is why villains always stop it, and even convince it of its objectives, where they are more than valid, despite their terrorist and anarchic actions.
By God, I even say that the other main characters, who are his coworkers, such as Batou and Togusa, become more interesting, and without needing to see them as the pros of the series, if not as serious people, that they have their difficulties in their life, they are equally cyborgs like Mokoto (not all characters, of course), and they can't beat the mission villain because oups, Mokoto came to the rescue.
Besides that the sexualization of the character is something unnecessary and even distracts (and yes, I know that it is by marketing of the otaku public), I am surprised that his companions never get to see his suggestive parts in their different versions of Ghost in the Shell.
I repeat, does Major Mokoto Kusanagi seem like a bad character? No, I think it is a bad one for the context that is directed to his works, better examples like her if there is, like "Ridley" by Alien, "The Boss" in Metal Gear Solid 3, or "Samus" by Metroid (if we ignore his Other M version, of course).
