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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Saito (''Ghost in the Shell'')}} |
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| name = Saito |
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| caption = Saito of Section 9, as portrayed in the anime series |
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| first = '']'' |
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| voiced by = '''Japanese'''<br>]<br>] (])<br>Takuro Nakakuni ('']'', '']'')<br>'''English'''<br>]<br>] (''S.A.C.'' OVAs)<br>Marcus Stimac (''Arise'', ''The New Movie'') |
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| oaux1 = Ryūnosuke Matsumara (stage play)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-24/ghost-in-the-shell-arise-stage-play-motoko-previewed-in-costume/.92037|title=Ghost in the Shell Arise Stage Play's Motoko Previewed in Costume|publisher=]|date=August 24, 2015|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref><br>Yutaka Izumihara (]) |
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| paux1 = ]<br />Red Bianco private military (formerly)<br>] (formerly) |
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{{Nihongo|'''Saito'''|サイトー|Saitō|lead=yes}} is a fictional ] from the ] series '']''. ]'s resident tactical ] is an exceptional crack-shot with very few cyberized implants. He can handle any ] with deadly ].<ref name="Page 26">Official Log 1, page 26.</ref><ref name="Page 26" /> His left ] was replaced with the "Hawkeye satellite-connected ocular system", a prosthetic eye that interfaces with satellites to allow for shots of incredible accuracy.<ref name="Page 34">Official Log, page 34.</ref> He is also valued for his ability to think like enemy snipers;<ref>Official Log 1 DVD, Investigation File.</ref> on two separate occasions his ability at determining sniping locations impacted Section 9's actions.<ref>''Ghost In the Shell: SAC'' Season 1</ref> |
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He also appears in the ], but has no major role with his Hawkeye on his right eye instead of his left in the English version of the manga due to it being reversed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorballer.org/shirow/gitschar.html|title=Ghost in the Shell - Characters|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> Saito has a video game appearance in the ] PSP game as a main character alongside ], ] and ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/612/612187p1.html|title=Pre-E3 2005: Ghost In The Shell S.A.C.|accessdate=2008-09-15|date=2005-05-12|publisher=IGN}}</ref> using his position as Section 9 sniper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/650/650914p1.html|title=Ghost in the Shell Interview|accessdate=2008-09-15|date=2005-09-14|publisher=IGN}}</ref> |
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He is voiced by ] in the Japanese version<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mausu.net/talent/tpdb_view.cgi?UID=74|title=Official Tōru Ōkawa Resume|accessdate=2009-07-21|language=Japanese|publisher=Mausu Promotion}}</ref> and by ] in the English version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davewittenberg.com/resume.html|title=Official Dave Wittenberg Resume|accessdate=2009-07-21}}</ref> |
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==Conception and creation== |
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Saito had been mentioned by Motoko and Batou when they are talking to Togusa that he had no cyber implants on him. Saito only has his Hawkeye and left arm as artificial prosthetic with the rest of his body being natural,<ref name="S9">{{cite web|url=http://homepage.mac.com/jubei1/gits/GitSSAC.html|title=Unofficial Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Page|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> being needed for his sniper duties.<ref name="Page 26" /> His Hawkeye is not foolproof as it can be hacked by another party<ref name="Page 34" /> as proven when a rogue HAW-206 multi-ped ] overwrites his Hawkeye use in order to confuse him.<ref>Official Log DVD, Arms File.</ref> |
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He is also not patient with his teammates for most of the time when Saito is in Section 9-mandated operations with them, although he can be patient and cunning thanks to his mercenary combat experience in the field.<ref name="S9" /> Saito does not try to hide that he hates grunt work, but does so as he is a part of Section 9.<ref>'''Batou''': "So what are you saying? Having Saito do the dirty work for them makes it fine? You're not bothered at all?"<br />'''Saito''': "Batou! It's okay. I'm used to it." (Bandai, English) - {{cite episode| title = Natural Enemy – NATURAL ENEMY| titlelink = List of organizations in Ghost in the Shell| series = Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex| serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG| network = Animax| airdate = 2004-02-07| season = 2| number = 4}}</ref> |
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===Background=== |
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Saito was an ex-] who quit and became a mercenary.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/01/ghost-in-the-shell-meet-the-section-9-team.</ref> Saito worked as a ] for ''Red Bianco'', a private military corporation, before Section 9 recruited him. |
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====WWIV==== |
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Red Bianco was hired by the Mexican government to free Mexico from foreign occupation during World War IV; Saito fought against ] peacekeepers.<ref name="Episode 2-14">{{cite episode| title = Beware the Left Eye – POKER FACE| series = Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG| serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG| network = ]| airdate = 2004-07-03| season = 2| number = 14}}</ref> He lost his left eye and arm during a skirmish with ] in the heavily damaged city of ] at Museo del Obispado or Escuela Industrial Alvaro Obregón. |
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After successfully picking off several of Motoko's men with his excellent sniper tactics, she cornered him in a ]. Motoko bluffed Saito into thinking that, even though it was theoretically a hopeless contest between full human and full cyborg, she had not yet downloaded mid-range marksmanship software, and thus Saito was lured out, thinking he might have a chance to get a shot in at her. Saito's bullet grazed the Major's cheek, and her bullet traveled down the scope of his rifle, sending glass shards into his left eye; before Saito could reload, she was on top of him and stabbed a large combat knife through his left hand.<ref name="Episode 2-14" /> |
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When a ] uncovered his cards after leaving a poker game between Section 9 and plainclothed officers, it whispered to the other officers that Saito could have been telling the truth after all, alluding that he was really attacked by ] in Mexico in his mercenary days.<ref name="Game">'''Tachikoma''': (After picking up nine of spades card) "His last card was the nine of spades. Mr. Saito won! He got a straight flush!"<br />'''Officer''': "No kidding... I'll be damned."<br />'''Tachikoma''': "So does this mean that maybe his story was true too?" (Bandai, English) - {{cite episode| title = Beware the Left Eye – POKER FACE| series = Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG| serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG| network = ]| airdate = 2004-07-03| season = 2| number = 14}}</ref> |
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====Post-WWIV==== |
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In '']'', Saito would later recount the ] owed to Motoko for sparing his life; the Major's following order to work for her was the first order he ever took from her.<ref name="Quote">'''Major''': "You're pretty good with that rifle, you bastard. From now on, I want you working for me.''' '''Saito''': "That's right. The Major's poker face had me fooled from the very beginning. So by that point, how could I refuse her? I didn't have any right to. Besides, that was the first order the Major ever gave me." (Bandai, English) - {{cite episode| title = Beware the Left Eye – POKER FACE| series = Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG| serieslink = Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG| network = ]| airdate = 2004-07-03| season = 2| number = 14}}</ref> |
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In the film '']'', Saito was missing through most of the movie because he was in Africa and later because his left arm was shot by another sniper; naturally, his shot was more accurate, severely wounding his target. |
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It was also revealed that Saito may have had more cyberizations done to him according to the conversation he had with Batou in the elevator, he may have had a better heart or lungs. |
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===Design=== |
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Character designer Hajime Shimomura had commented that Saito was not difficult to do, although he said he had drawing ideas based on someone who would wear "a bleached cotton cloth wrapped around his chest and wears a loincloth."<ref>Official Log, page 86.</ref> |
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==Appearances== |
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===Films=== |
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Saito appears in '']''. Though he's appeared in all of the source material, ] found himself leaning more toward the way the ] anime series depicted the character versus the most recent series, Arise.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/01/ghost-in-the-shell-meet-the-section-9-team</ref> |
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"Saito’s character is slightly different in Arise, and then the first three TV series. Saito was much cooler in the TV series, and then in Arise he’s a bit more like Deerhunter, Christopher Walken kind of guy. A bit crazy for the war and the fighting," he explained. "I prefer to be more the TV series one. I understand the Deerhunter one because a lot of people coming from the war, and then somehow they hate war and killing the people, but somehow they miss . I understand why the ex-soldier, why they became missing things." |
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===Toys=== |
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Saito was featured with a yellow Tachikoma model known as a Tachiyellow released by Yamato Toys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yamatotoysusa.com/page.cfm/484|title=GitS - Stand Alone Complex - Tachiyellow (Metal Finish)|accessdate=2009-07-22|publisher=Yamato Toy USA}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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''Anime Vision.com'' has said that Saito's presence in the episode "Poker Face" is intriguing since he did not confirm if he really encountered Motoko Kusanagi during his mercenary days, keeping his past hidden from his fellow officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animevision.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1021&Itemid=2|title=Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, 2nd Gig #4|accessdate=2009-07-22|date=2006-09-16}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book|author= ] & ]|title=Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Official Log 1|publisher=]|year= 2003|isbn= 1-59409-571-X}} |
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