Major Motoko Kusanagi , or just "The Major", is the main protagonist of the Ghost in the Shell manga and anime series, created by Masamune Shirow. She is a cybernetic human, augmented with a synthetic "full-body prosthesis". She is employed as the field commander of Public Security Section 9, a fictional anti-cybercrime law-enforcement division of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission. A strong-willed, physically powerful, and highly intelligent cyberhero, she is well known for her skills in deduction, hacking, and military tactics.