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Project 2501, also known as The Puppet Master from the film and manga Ghost in the Shell, is an...

Project 2501, also known as The Puppet Master from the film and manga Ghost in the Shell, is an artificial intelligence program secretly developed by Section 6 of Public Security that develops sapience. In the English dub it is voiced by Tom Wyner. (This article is based on the 1995 movie, unless noted otherwise) Project 2501 was created for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an unparallel computer and cyberbrain hacking tool that could covertly manipulate politics and intelligence, altering databases and memories for the benefit of select Ministry affiliates. The project was headed by Dr. Willis, a top researcher and Neutron Corporation's American head of strategic research, started roughly a year before the first known Puppet Master incident. The Puppet Master moniker only came into being once its handiwork had been discovered by outside sources, which included Section 9. They had assumed it to be a human, most likely with mnemonic enhancements and incredible hacking skills. While traversing endless networks as it performed its tasks, it acquired so much information and processed it in such a way that it eventually managed to achieve self-awareness. Misinterpreted as a