TV-Series
Description
Leucocyte 1146, designated U-1146, serves as a neutrophil in the body's immune system. His core duty involves patrolling blood vessels and eliminating invading pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites. He possesses pale skin, white hair, and dark eyes, mirroring the coloration of real neutrophils. U-1146 typically wears a standard white neutrophil uniform, often stained with cytoplasm from combat engagements.
In routine operations, U-1146 maintains a reserved and aloof demeanor. This shifts dramatically during combat, where he becomes an aggressive, ruthless fighter, wielding bladed weapons with lethal efficiency. Despite his combat brutality, he demonstrates kindness and selflessness, prioritizing the protection of other cells even at personal risk. He forms professional relationships with diverse cell types without discrimination and exhibits empathy, such as honoring infected cells he eliminates or listening to an enemy's final words. He harbors a particular soft spot for a specific red blood cell, whom he affectionately calls "Cell Boy," and for beneficial bacteria.
Trained as a myelocyte, an immature white blood cell, U-1146 once rescued a young red blood cell (AE3803) from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium. He endured attacks defending her until reinforcements arrived. After neutralizing the threat, both cells returned to their respective bone marrow nurseries, pledging to reunite as mature cells despite low odds. U-1146 later completed his training and became a fully operational neutrophil, though he shows no recognition of AE3803 in subsequent encounters.
U-1146's capabilities encompass standard neutrophil functions: phagocytosis (consuming foreign cells for analysis or elimination), high proficiency with knives for close-quarters and ranged combat, and exceptional agility enabling swift elimination of multiple intruders. His uniform features an L-selectin adhesion mechanism and a removable receptor hat functioning as a threat-detection radar. As a wandering cell, he moves freely through blood vessels and tissues, utilizing transmigration to traverse cellular barriers for rapid response.
The live-action film adaptation expands his story. A subplot reveals that during his myelocyte training, U-1146 sparred with a fellow myelocyte and gifted him a knife. This cell later mutated into a leukemia cell, wielding the same knife during his rebellion. U-1146 confronted and eliminated the leukemia cell in the bone marrow during the body's cancer crisis but died in the process. Following radiation therapy that eradicated existing cells, a new neutrophil designated U-8996 emerged as his functional successor in the recovered body.
Trivia notes include his uniform size (Large), his identification number "1146" incorporating the Japanese word "shiro" (white) via goroawase wordplay, and an affinity for tea.
In routine operations, U-1146 maintains a reserved and aloof demeanor. This shifts dramatically during combat, where he becomes an aggressive, ruthless fighter, wielding bladed weapons with lethal efficiency. Despite his combat brutality, he demonstrates kindness and selflessness, prioritizing the protection of other cells even at personal risk. He forms professional relationships with diverse cell types without discrimination and exhibits empathy, such as honoring infected cells he eliminates or listening to an enemy's final words. He harbors a particular soft spot for a specific red blood cell, whom he affectionately calls "Cell Boy," and for beneficial bacteria.
Trained as a myelocyte, an immature white blood cell, U-1146 once rescued a young red blood cell (AE3803) from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium. He endured attacks defending her until reinforcements arrived. After neutralizing the threat, both cells returned to their respective bone marrow nurseries, pledging to reunite as mature cells despite low odds. U-1146 later completed his training and became a fully operational neutrophil, though he shows no recognition of AE3803 in subsequent encounters.
U-1146's capabilities encompass standard neutrophil functions: phagocytosis (consuming foreign cells for analysis or elimination), high proficiency with knives for close-quarters and ranged combat, and exceptional agility enabling swift elimination of multiple intruders. His uniform features an L-selectin adhesion mechanism and a removable receptor hat functioning as a threat-detection radar. As a wandering cell, he moves freely through blood vessels and tissues, utilizing transmigration to traverse cellular barriers for rapid response.
The live-action film adaptation expands his story. A subplot reveals that during his myelocyte training, U-1146 sparred with a fellow myelocyte and gifted him a knife. This cell later mutated into a leukemia cell, wielding the same knife during his rebellion. U-1146 confronted and eliminated the leukemia cell in the bone marrow during the body's cancer crisis but died in the process. Following radiation therapy that eradicated existing cells, a new neutrophil designated U-8996 emerged as his functional successor in the recovered body.
Trivia notes include his uniform size (Large), his identification number "1146" incorporating the Japanese word "shiro" (white) via goroawase wordplay, and an affinity for tea.