In a futile attempt to force open a hatch with her bare hands, she overloads her body to the point of catastrophic failure, and is nearly killed before Batou arrives with an anti-tank weapon.

Batou offers to let her stay as long as she likes, but she insists on leaving.

Kusanagi is frequently portrayed in the film as contemplative and brooding, in contrast to the down-to-earth nature of her colleague Batou.

Throughout the film, the Major makes her first " true " appearance in Kim's manor, where she breaks into the hallway component of Kim's looping false memories and inserts herself ( represented by the little girl prosthetic body she inhabited at the end of the first movie ), providing clues to alert Batou to Kim's attempted ghost-hack on himself and Togusa.

Batou is often seen driving a yellow Lancia Stratos coupe, a rare Italian car from the 1970s.

Togusa uses Batous ' love of the car as a comeback after Batou chides him for using a revolver instead of a more modern weapon.

The film was followed by a theatrical film sequel, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, produced in 2004, which was also directed by Oshii and places the character of Batou in the lead role.

During a psychic monitoring of the virtual contact between the main character of the manga and another entity on the net, the psychic states, " Something of substance, something fruitful has passed between them ," to which Batou remarks, " A persimmon maybe?

Batou is the central character of Innocence, which centers around his reaction to the disappearance of Major Motoko Kusanagi at the end of the first film.

Also, as Batou treats them as individuals as opposed to interchangeable units, they begin to view themselves as such, which contributes to the development of their AI.

The name " Batou " also means " eight-headed " in Mandarin Chinese, which is significant since " Kusanagi " was the name of a sword that was taken from Orochi, an eight-headed and eight-tailed sea dragon in Japanese mythology.

She has no specific boyfriends or lovers, but she has a relatively close relationship with Batou, and shows intimacy with Kuze ; " the first boy she ever loved ".

The section has increased in size, and is now run by Togusa, because Batou declined the position.

Batou has the most affection for the tanks, picking out one tank as his " personal unit " and spoiling it with natural oil instead of synthetic.

Despite the fact that his cybernetic body has little to gain from exercise, Batou often lifts weights and jogs.

In the 2004 semi-sequel Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Batou and Motoko / 2501 briefly reunite towards the end of the film.

In addition, Batou uses the number 2501 as the password for his car's security system.

Additionally, while trapped in a ghost hacking loop, Batou notices clues left by his " guardian angel " ( Motoko ) with one being the number 2501.

* Many of the members of Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell universe, specifically the main characters Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou, are cyborgs dependent on regular maintenance ; there are several manga ( or graphic novel ) and artbooks set in the GitS universe, as well as two feature-length anime films, three television series and three video games.

The Major agrees to the merger just before Section 6 helicopter snipers destroy the shell and severely damage Batou and the Major.

In one scene, Batou asks if it really is The Major inside of the gynoid's shell standing next to him.

In another scene, after having rescued a little girl, Batou asks the Major if she considers herself " happy ".

;: Batou is a member of Section 9 and Major Kusanagi's second-in-command.

When the Tachikoma sacrificed themselves to save Batou, Major Kusanagi understands that she was wrong in halting the usage of the Tachikoma and proposes that they might have evolved to have ghosts themselves.

During finale of the first S. A. C season, while all but three of the Tachikomas are either locked away in a lab or dismantled for study, three surviving Tachikoma units abandon their civilian posts to assist the Major and Batou.

The film strongly suggests that Batou harbors romantic feelings for the Major, however, no definitive statement of his feelings is ever made.

Unlike the Major, Batou often expresses his anger at injustice and cruelty quite openly.

At times, Batou acts as a voice of reason and displays great concern for the Major, and she in turn admits that she can confide in him.

Like Oshii's films, the series suggests romantic tension between the Major and Batou.

The movie closes with Batou putting his arm around the Major, although whether or not this is foretelling of any relationship between the two is left ambiguous.

When the Major notices the new vehicle, she comments to Batou that " his tastes had changed.

* In the third episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, " Android and I ", a 35mm reel of this film can be seen on a table, beneath a a reel of Alphaville, as Togusa and Batou are investigating the house of a suspect.

* In the third episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, " Android and I ", a reel of this film can be seen on the shelf as Togusa and Batou are investigating the house of a suspect.

She then tells Batou, who realizes that she's going to leave again, that every time he goes online, she'll be there right beside him.

After successfully locking down the ship and uncovering the truth behind the conspiracy, Kusanagi prepares to once again disappear into the Net, but reassures a despondent Batou that whenever he logs in, she will always be beside him.

The blue and yellow Tachikoma combine their efforts to save him, and conduct a desperate and ultimately suicidal attack against the Umibozu, while Batou watches from a nearby terrace with a stricken look on his face.

Batou is the favorite superior of the Tachikomas, because he regularly showers them with care and affection ( in episode 2. 15 it is also apparent that he shares a physical resemblance with their chief programmer ).

Yet when Batou calls for his Tachikoma only his actual Tachikoma raised its hand.

While his name is officially romanized as " Batou ", in some copies of the first film's subtitles and credits, it is spelled " Bateau " ( the French word for " boat ").

Batou loses his temper and impulsively calls up Section 9 Chief Aramaki, demanding an explanation for Yano's death, then storms off announcing ( in the English translation ), " That … Koil is dead meat!

In both films, Batou carries a gun dubbed a " Jericho 942 ," based on the real Jericho 941 made by IMI but chambered for. 50AE.