"The fantasy of a lifeform equipped with the perfect hardware is what gave birth to this nightmare."
-Ghost in the Shell, Innocence
"Dolls are unnerving because they are modeled after humans. In other words, it is because they are no less than humanity itself.
They are the fear that humans might one day be reduced to simple mechanisms and materials."
TOP SECRET DOSSIER - DESTROY AFTER READING
Code Name: BELLATOR
ID: SEVERIAN WIR GALVUS
Status: ACTIVE
NOTES:
Combat doll loaded with the oversoul of Zenos yae Galvus. Program is adaptive and evolves to suit new conflicts and environments.
Objective:
Protect **REDACTED**
Hunt **REDACTED**
Note from XXXXXXX: Many may judge me for what I have done. But I did not know. Really. It was a moment of recklessness and foolish sentiment, without a doubt, but he is here now. My sword and shield. My dagger in the dark. O brother mine, by nature does the sun cast shadow. Do not allow those who hide within to steal our hard-won light.