7 quotes
Exploring Identity and Evolution in Technology
Kuze
I became fascinated with you, reading your code while you were inside that Geisha. Like nothing I had felt before, and yet so familiar. We are the same.
Major
We’re not the same. You kill innocent people.
Kuze
Innocent, is that what you call them? I am as they made me.
[...]
Kuze
What a beauty you are. They have improved us so much, since they made me. They thought that we would be a part of their evolution, but they have created us to evolve alone. Beyond them.
[Removing a piece of Major's face and examining it]
Major
Evolution, that’s what you call—killing everyone who made you.
Kuze
You’re not listening to me.
Major
You’re a murderer.
Kuze
They tried to kill me first! It is self-defense. Defense of self!
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The Flaws of Human Emotion
Cutter
Cutter: That's the problem with the human heart.
[shooting Dr. Ouelet after she helped Major escape]
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Blurring Lines Between Fantasy and Reality
Batou
At least he got to believe he had a kid. What's the difference, huh? Fantasy, reality. Dreams, memories. It's all the same. Just noise.
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The Burden of Unique Existence
Dr. Ouelet
You're not invulnerable. I can repair your body, but I can't protect your mind.
Major
Why not? You can see all my thoughts, so you should be able to secure them.
Dr. Ouelet
Try and understand your importance, Mira. You're what everyone will become one day
Major
You don't know how alone that makes me feel.
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Exploring Identity and Humanity in Dialogue
Major
You human?
[To a sex worker]
Woman
Yeah.
[They go upstairs]
Major
Can you take that off, so I can see your face?
[Woman removes stickers on her face, and Major touches the woman's facial features]
Major
What does that feel like?
Woman
It feels… different. What are you?
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Identity and Humanity in a Synthetic World
Major
My mind is human. My body is manufactured. I am the first of my kind, but I won’t be the last. We cling to memories as if they define us, but what we do defines us. My ghost survived to remind the next of us that humanity is our virtue. I know who I am, and what I’m here to do.
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Strategic Choices in Conflict Scenarios
Aramaki
Don't send a rabbit to kill a fox.
[In Japanese, after defeating assassins]
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