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John Smith is an agent of the American Empire's National Security Agency, recognizable by his neatly combed black hair, glasses, and a mole on the upper left side of his lip, typically clad in a black suit, tie, and dress shoes.
He leads the NSA's specialized Post-Human Affairs Bureau, tasked with identifying, tracking, and eliminating post-humans—individuals whose cyberbrains have been fundamentally altered by the AI 1A84, granting them superhuman cognition, hacking speed, and physical coordination. By 2045, his bureau had located 14 such individuals globally, three confirmed active in Japan.
Following the dissolution of Public Security Section 11, Smith contracted the mercenary group GHOST, led by Motoko Kusanagi and including former Section 9 members Batou, Ishikawa, and Saito. Their mission was to capture Patrick Huge, a robotics entrepreneur turned post-human supplying advanced weaponry to groups raiding California. Smith planned to eliminate GHOST post-mission to ensure secrecy, but this was halted by direct intervention from the American president, acting on a request from Japanese Prime Minister Chris Otomo Tate who required GHOST for the reestablished Section 9 under Daisuke Aramaki.
When Section 9 resumed operations to investigate post-humans, Smith transitioned into an advisory role with the unit, representing American strategic interests during joint investigations into post-human activities and threats. He continued alongside Section 9 as they pursued targets like Takashi Shimamura, a post-human high school student developing mass brain-hacking programs, and others involved in assassination plots or nuclear weapon launch attempts. Smith's knowledge of post-human capabilities and vulnerabilities—including their periodic unconsciousness cycles, susceptibility to analog technology observation, and the dangers they pose during cyberbrain dives—informed Section 9's operational strategies.
He leads the NSA's specialized Post-Human Affairs Bureau, tasked with identifying, tracking, and eliminating post-humans—individuals whose cyberbrains have been fundamentally altered by the AI 1A84, granting them superhuman cognition, hacking speed, and physical coordination. By 2045, his bureau had located 14 such individuals globally, three confirmed active in Japan.
Following the dissolution of Public Security Section 11, Smith contracted the mercenary group GHOST, led by Motoko Kusanagi and including former Section 9 members Batou, Ishikawa, and Saito. Their mission was to capture Patrick Huge, a robotics entrepreneur turned post-human supplying advanced weaponry to groups raiding California. Smith planned to eliminate GHOST post-mission to ensure secrecy, but this was halted by direct intervention from the American president, acting on a request from Japanese Prime Minister Chris Otomo Tate who required GHOST for the reestablished Section 9 under Daisuke Aramaki.
When Section 9 resumed operations to investigate post-humans, Smith transitioned into an advisory role with the unit, representing American strategic interests during joint investigations into post-human activities and threats. He continued alongside Section 9 as they pursued targets like Takashi Shimamura, a post-human high school student developing mass brain-hacking programs, and others involved in assassination plots or nuclear weapon launch attempts. Smith's knowledge of post-human capabilities and vulnerabilities—including their periodic unconsciousness cycles, susceptibility to analog technology observation, and the dangers they pose during cyberbrain dives—informed Section 9's operational strategies.