A Tachikoma is an AI walker/roller tank in the Ghost in the Shell universe, appearing only in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex sub-universe. They are best described as a &quot;spider type multi leg/multi ped combat vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence&quot;, possessing the ability to act as both personel transport units and mobile weapons platforms.

Design: 
Tachikoma are the size of a small car, and are of a middle-blue colour, with four &quot;eyes&quot; fitted on the surface of their bodies. Three are on the &quot;head&quot; and one is beneath the abdomen. Each eye has three pinholes, possibly for triangulation. These eyes sometimes become expressive in the typical anime style. Tachikoma are controlled by individual AIs, are capable of speech and generally exhibit a childish, curious, joyful and active personality, although they are consummate professionals in the field. They normally operate as independent units and receive orders from human agents, but they can also be directly piloted from a cockpit in their abdomen.  Tachikoma have four legs and two arms. They can move by walking, or they can drive at high speed by using the wheeled footpads on each of their four legs. They are apparently street-legal (presuming no legal exemption for Section 9). Each wheel appears to be angled and omnidirectional, allowing the Tachikomas to move in any direction with their holonomic drive system. Other abilities of the Tachikoma include jumping great distances, sticking to vertical or inverted surfaces, engaging a thermoptic camouflage mechanism, and grappling/rappelling using their adhesive string launchers. Tachikoma maintain control of their legs while using wheels to drive down a road, and shift their weight around turns. They can also roll briefly on to two legs while driving to avoid an obstacle or pass through a narrow space. To make balance easier, they can move their heavy abdomens with a ball joint. Their movements when walking and jumping were modelled on a jumping spider. Almost all of the Tachikomas&#039; physical abilities are showcased in Episode 2 of Stand Alone Complex, &quot;Runaway Evidence &ndash; Testation&quot;.    Standard Tachikoma equipment includes a 7.62x51mm light machine gun mounted in the right arm, a secondary weapon hardpoint in the &quot;snout&quot; (usually a 50mm grenade launcher, capable of launching both explosive and gas grenades, but which can be replaced by a six-barrelled 12.7x99mm Gatling gun), a universal cybernetic connector on an extensible, prehensile cable in the left arm, and a built-in thermoptic camouflage system. 

AI:  
Tachikoma&#039;s are gifted with very childlike AI, unexpected of a machine in a governmental special forces team, which gives rise to much of the comedy relief in Stand Alone Complex. Though they possess individual artificial intelligence, every night they are synchronised, so they start the next day with identical consciousnesses that are each the sum of their total collective experience &amp; development. This leads to identity confusion, since each Tachikoma has the same memories.     ~!It is explained in the last episode of the first season that it is their curiosity that lets them be different from each other. It is curiosity that saves a personality from dying when linked with others.    A notable paradox arises from this synchronization, however. Though the Tachikoma have identical memories, their personalities and opinions are distinct. During the Stand Alone Complex series, an episode is entirely devoted to discussions among them.    These separate personalities reveal three &#039;main&#039; Tachikoma. The first one considers itself Batou&#039;s personal Tachikoma, which has a personality of a hyperactive child. It is curious, inquisitive, and tends to get many &#039;bright&#039; ideas. It is special, given that he pampers it with natural oil and refuses to operate any other while on assignments. The second major Tachikoma (possibly favored by Major Kusanagi) is more logical, acting as the straight man to the first. The third Tachikoma is somewhat slower than the others and will at times have a difficult time keeping up with the other Tachikomas when discuss about such in-depth topics such as what it means to be &quot;alive&quot;. There is also a fourth Tachikoma with a distinctive personality, who is a bookworm and an intellectual. Its body was taken apart during the experimentation incident, but its AI has presumably been saved for further analysis.    At one point in the series, while all but three of the Tachikomas are either locked away in a lab for study or dismantled for study, three surviving Tachikoma units abandon their civilian posts to assist the Major and Batou. This is the only time in the series where the tachikoma vary in appearance, as a few units have been disarmed for either study or to be sold off to civilian contracts. Batou&#039;s unit remained mainly unchanged, although it was given a set of decals to represent its new ownership, and its liquid wire launchers had been removed. The other two have been more extensively repainted and or modified, with the remaining laboratory unit&#039;s cockpit having been replaced by a much smaller diagnostic module, and the other contracted unit now bearing a construction color scheme. Only the blue tachikoma retained it&#039;s grenade launcher.!~ 

(Source: Ghost in the Shell wikia)

In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for great increases in both physical and cybernetic prowess and blurring the lines between the two worlds. However, criminals can also make full use of such technology, leading to new and sometimes, very dangerous crimes. In response to such innovative new methods, the Japanese Government has established Section 9, an independently operating police unit which deals with such highly sensitive crimes. 
Led by Daisuke Aramaki and Motoko Kusanagi, Section 9 deals with such crimes over the entire social spectrum, usually with success. However, when faced with a new A level hacker nicknamed “The Laughing Man”, the team is thrown into a dangerous cat and mouse game, following the hacker’s trail as it leaves its mark on Japan. 
(Source: MyAnimeList)

Married to voice actor [Shuuichi Ikeda](https://anilist.co/staff/95598/Shuuichi-Ikeda)

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Melissa is a classically trained singer and dancer; she is a Coloratura Soprano who can sing from an F below low C to the F above high C. Sister of voice actors [Tom Fahn](https://anilist.co/staff/95771) and [Jonathan Fahn](https://anilist.co/staff/105753). Sister-in-law of voice actress [Dorothy Elias-Fahn](https://anilist.co/staff/95537). 

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Lara Jill Miller is an American actress and voice actress known for her role as Samantha "Sam" Kanisky on the 1980s sitcom Gimme a Break! and as Kathy on The Amanda Show.

This is a French voice actress mainly known for her job on Card Captor Sakura (Sakura), Haibane Renmei (Rakka) or Ghost in the Shell (Tachikomas).

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In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained unsolved for six years, Detective Yamaguchi, who has been investigating "The Laughing Man Incident," sends word that he wants to meet with Togusa from Public Safety Section 9. However, soon after sending this message, Yamaguchi, crucial to the success of the case, dies in an accident. Many days pass and in the midst of a police interview relay concerning suspicions behind interceptors, a forewarning is received from "The Laughing Man" of his next crime. The incorporeal hacker begins to move once again.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Tabitha St. Germain is an award-winning Canadian stage actress. She has become one of the core female voice actresses working with The Ocean Group in Vancouver, Canada. She is also known for her roles as Rarity, Princess Luna, and Nightmare Moon in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

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Rebeca Zadra Moreto is a Brazilian actress, voice actress, and dubbing director.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Luz Noceda (The Owl House)
- Mary Jane Watson (Marvel's Spider-Man 1 and 2)
- Kindred Sheep (League of Legends)
- Mia Goth (Peal, Infinity Pool and MaXXXine)
- Donna Beneviento / Angie (Resident Evil Village)
- Echo (Tower of Fantasy)
- Harley Quinn (MultiVersus and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League)
- Mandragora (Grand Chase: Dimensional Chaser)
- Kelly / 087 (Halo 5: Guardians)
- Gabrielle Dupres (1st voice - 1st season; The Order)
- Kushina Uzumaki (Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections)
- Lorna McNessie (Monster High)
- Faybelle Thorn (2nd voice; Ever After High)
- Ferra / Torr and Li Mei (Mortal Kombat X)
- Gilly (2nd voice - 6th-8th season; Game of Thrones)
- Lexa Kom Trikru and Delilah / Priya Desai VII (The 100)
- Katherine "Kate" Cha / Dupli-Kate (Invincible)
- Hayley Foster / Ranger Branca (1st voice; Power Rangers: Ninja Steel)
- Vanessa (The Hollow)
- Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever... and Half Baked: Totally High)
- Bliss (Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken)
- Sweetie (Wendell & Wild)
- Gwenny Thompson (Alexa & Katie)
- Hope Bennett (The Walking Dead: World Beyond)
- Ines Urquiza (Mala Fortuna)
- Emily Thomas (Saint X)
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Ma Lutti Guerra de Aguiar Zink, better known as Ma Zink, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Teemo (League of Legends)
- Nico Minoru (Marvel's Runaways)
- Louise Belcher (2nd voice - 8th season onwards; Bob's Burgers)
- Dudu (3rd voice - 2020-Present; Turma da Mônica)
- Tilly Green (Big City Greens)
- Kuina Hikari (Alice in Borderland)
- Bello (1st & 2nd dub; Jelly Jamm)
- Vandala Doubloons (Monster High: Haunted)
- Felix Britten and Young Tao Xu (Heartstopper)
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Three new 3D Tachikomatic shorts released with the 3D version of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society on blu-ray and also in a BD-box with all the Tachikoma shorts.

Tachikomatic Days is a series of comedic shorts attached to the end of every episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The shorts feature the antics of the Tachikoma think tanks of Section 9 and usually involve plot points. The average short time is a little over a minute.

Tachikoma TV series that aired on Animax. Unlike the previous "Tachikoma na Hibi," which were auxiliary episodes to the main Ghost in the Shell SAC and 2nd GIG, the special version has longer stories based on various Japanese and Orthodox folklore. Later re-released on a BD box with all the Tachikoma shorts.

Tachikomatic Days shorts released on a fan disc compilation.  Later re-released on a BD box with all the Tachikoma shorts.

Tachikomatic Days short that was released on the Laughing Man DVD.

Compilation movie of the "Individual Eleven" story from Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd Gig series. 
(Source: AniDB)

Tachikomatic Days short that was released on the Individual Eleven DVD.

Tachikomatic Days is a series of comedic shorts attached to the end of every episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. The shorts feature the antics of the Tachikoma think tanks of Section 9 and usually involve plot points. The average short time is a little over a minute.

A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new Section 9 confronts a rash of complicated incidents, and investigations reveal that an ultra-wizard hacker named the Puppeteer is behind the entire series of events. 
In the midst of all, Batou, who was stalking the case on a separate track, encounters Motoko. She goes away after saying, "Stay away from the Solid State Society." Batou is left with a doubt in his mind. Could Motoko be the the Puppeteer? 
The series of intriguing incidents that Section 9 faces gradually link together almost artistically. Who is the Puppeteer? What will happen to Batou's relationship with Motoko? What is the full truth behind this carefully planned perfect crime? And what will the outcome be? Mysteries surround the Solid State Society... 
(Source: Production I.G.)

In the not-too-distant future of 2032, the frontier dividing humans and machines has been crossed. Crimes comitted by flesh-and-metal cyborgs are investigated by Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist squad run by Chief Aramaki and his cyborg assistant, Major Motoko Kusanagi. Section 9 has faced countless adversaries in the real world and in cyberspace, but none like 'The Awakened.' It is believed that this lethal group of terrorists can take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone. Used as tools to commit crimes against the state, the victims are unaware of who or what is controlling them. When Major Kusanagi captures one of the victims, she hacks into his cyberbrain to learn the ringleader's identity-what she discovers leads her on a journey deep into the heart of cyberspace, a journey that shakes her to the core.

In a futuristic world where the internet and cybernetics has blurred the borders between societies; the members of Public Security Section 9 are reinstated to assist in solving numerous cases of cyber crime. 
A spate of similar crimes committed by separate suicidal groups known as "The Individual Eleven" becomes the core focus for Section 9 as war approaches in the form of refugees flooding into the country.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

After a global financial crisis, the world is engulfed in an AI-driven "sustainable war." It's up to Section 9 to counter new forms of cyber threats. (Source: Netflix)

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**Azucena Valadez Romero** is a Mexican voice actress. She is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper in _Riverdale_ and Sabrina Spellman in _Chilling Adventures of Sabrina_.

Uchikomatic Days is a 5 minute short telling the story of the birth of the Uchikomas, the 'ugly duckling' second generation think-tanks that made substandard replacement models for the Tachikomas. The short features a music performance by the A.I. Tough Guy Uchikomas, a group of rising stars that will provide entertainment at the Harima City for Academic Research New Year's Eve Party. 
This special feature is available on the Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society DVD.

Film compiling the first season of Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 with the addition of new scenes and full re-color grading of all footage.

The second season of Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045. 
 
Fully prosthetic cyborg Motoko Kusanagi leads Public Security Section 9 as they once again take on cyberbrain crime. 
 
(Source: Netflix)

Compilation film of Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 Season 2.