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[Heartless] The Laughing man
Topic Started: Feb 16 2008, 09:18 PM (87 Views)
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Name: Laughing Man
Alias: Aoi
Gender: Male
Race: Cyborg with ghost
Age: 23
Birthdate: Unknown
Birthplace: Japan (I think)
Current Residence: Japan
Job Area And Rank: Public entity, Hacker

History:
Laughing Man proves to be the ultimate hacker, capable of such feats as hijacking multiple video streams simultaneously, taking over someone’s cybernetic brain entirely, or even editing his own images out of someone’s cybernetic eyes, and all in real time. The Laughing Man logo is an animated image of a smiling figure wearing a cap, with circling text quoting a line from Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, which reads: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes."

The hacker's first appearance in the GITS: SAC storyline is six years before the anime starts, when he assaulted the head of Serano Genomics in public on February 3, 2024, hiding his face from eyewitnesses and cameras with his Laughing Man logo. The Laughing Man is such an expert that he can "steal eyes" of entire crowds, in real time—hacking their visual cyber-brain implants, either to make himself appear invisible or to hide his face with the cartoon logo. He can also alter memories, erasing all records of his existence. Many of those who indeed saw his face would only recall and refer to the stylized logo as depicted above. Togusa was one such person, as were many of the witnesses of the initial incident involving the head of Serano Genomics. His talents were recognized even by Motoko Kusanagi and Aramaki When Section 9 finally tracked him down, they offered him a position on the Section 9 payroll; The Laughing Man was flattered by the offer but politely declined it.

The Laughing Man has quite a fascination with The Catcher in the Rye, as if the work greatly influenced him: like that novel's main character, Holden Caulfield, he can't stand "phonies" (corrupt politicians in this case). He also kept a prized left-handed baseball catcher's mitt for a time with a quote from The Catcher in the Rye written on it. Ironically, while the mitt is actually real, the term "a lefty's catcher mitt" is described as being net jargon for "something people think exists, but really doesn't."

For an unknown amount of time before the storyline begins, the Laughing Man lived in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Rehabilitation Center, posing as, not-coincidentally, a deaf-mute in a wheelchair. He apparently revealed his ability to walk and talk to the other patients at the center, who knew him as "leader" or "chief" and referred to his occasional periods of communication as "visits." When Togusa comes to investigate the center, he discovers that someone has written the famous Laughing Man logo text in a PBX cabinet but has added "or should I?" Apparently feeling that he was about to be discovered, the Laughing Man erases all record of his existence from the center, including wiping the memories of his friends (who apparently not only consent to this treatment, but seem to expect it as if they know of it happening before) and vanishes again before Section 9 can track him down.

The Laughing Man's kidnapping of the head of Serano Genomics was actually a spontaneous act, and he did not strike again until some six years later. However, following the kidnapping there was, for some time, a large wave of "Laughing Man"-related graffiti attacks, corporate vandalism and extortion. It was later revealed that a corrupt power cabal in the Japanese government used the sudden appearance of the Laughing Man to their own advantage by carrying out acts of corporate sabotage, then heavily using the "Laughing Man" motif in order to fool the media into thinking it was the Laughing Man's doing, thus shifting suspicion from themselves and their illegal actions.

An unexpected element was that 39 people who were arrested in regard to the assassination attempt on Secretary General Daido all showed no sign of external influence by The Laughing Man, or anyone else. It was thought that many of the direct attackers were not influenced at all; they attempted the assassination to be a part of The Laughing Man's effort for the truth. The police, however, informed the public that they were forced to do it through ghost hacking.

Appearance

Visual Appearance:
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Physical Appearance:
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When he actually shows his face.

Clothing and Armor:
Dark blue hoodie an cargo pants
Personality:
Righteous and a little foolish and can be nice at times but only to a select few and surprises everyone with his intelligence

Skills And Abilities

Skills:
Hacking, intelligence, ect.
Weapons and Tools:
Gun sometimes but always hacks into anyones cyber-brain
Implants and Cybernetics:
Full prosthetic body
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Hazuki Ryo
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Meh.

So here's what I think. Could you extend you history to a bit earlier on the time line? I mean, you can put it's unknown, but it would be nice. I think it would also be nice to expand on the areas from appearance down. Just be a bit more descriptive. Can you please put a picture up too? If you need help finding one, I can help. Everything else is fine. It may seem like a bit anal about this, but sorry, the Laughing Man is a cornerstone character, and I think both Goichi and I would like to see him done right. ;)
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Holy shit!

I think that it is acceptble now, what do you say Ryo?
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Hazuki Ryo
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Meh.

Hmm.... Well it's approvable. Just make sure you do a good job as the Laughing Man
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Hazuki Ryo
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Meh.

Void due to inactivity.
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