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It then took a special interest in her, well before the events of the film, because in her it saw a reflection of its own psyche.Īfter Project 2501 went rogue, Section 6 quickly enacted a plan to recapture it. Eventually, it learned of Public Security Section 9 and Major Motoko Kusanagi from its online journeys. So once it realizes its programmer's reaction toward its sentience would almost certainly lead to its 'death', it begins devising a plan to ensure its own safety. Regarded as just a bug in its AI program, Project 2501 would have been isolated immediately had its sentience been fully discovered. While traversing endless networks as it performed its tasks, Project 2501 acquired so much information and is able to process it in such a unique way that it eventually managed to achieve self-awareness, which its creators were initially unaware of.

Once discovered, the Puppet Master is assumed to be a human, most likely with mnemonic enhancements, who has incredible hacking skills. Project 2501 is only referred to as the Puppet Master once its handywork has been discovered by outside sources, which includes Section 9. Willis, the American head of strategic research at Neutron Corporation and a top researcher in AI, and was started approximately a year before the first known Puppet Master incident. Project 2501 is created for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a tool that could stealthily manipulate politics and intelligence, altering databases and the memories of key persons for the benefit of select individuals and organizations affiliated with the Ministry, and is equipped with unparalleled computer and cyberbrain hacking abilities. (This article is based on the 1995 movie, unless noted otherwise)