The Intro Arc is the first story arc of Battle Angel Alita.
Summary[]
While inspecting through the numerous trash heaps located throughout the Scrapyard for parts, a cyber physician named Daisuke Ido discovers the head and torso of a young female cyborg. He takes her back to his clinic and revives her; he proceeds to assemble a body for her with spare parts and gives her the name Alita. One night as he hunts targets down as part of his second job as a hunter warrior, Alita tags along and Ido discovers she knows the ancient martial art known as Panzer Kunst.
Story Impact[]
- Daisuke Ido discovers the remains of a cyborg girl in the Scrapyard while scavenging for parts.
- Ido and his friend Gonzu reawaken her and discover that she is an amnesiac, with no recollection of her own name or past.
- Ido names her "Alita" after his pet cat which died a month prior.
- Ido deduces that her model is two or three centuries old and that her brain has been preserved in a kind of hibernation state.
- Ido and his friend Gonzu reawaken her and discover that she is an amnesiac, with no recollection of her own name or past.
- Ido introduces Alita to the Scrapyard and to the floating utopia of Tiphares that is suspended above it.
- After a female cyborg is attacked at night by an unseen assailant, Ido purchases her arms as spare parts from a dealer as a gift for Alita.
- Ido vows to make Alita "more beautiful" with each new part.
Characters Introduced[]
- Alita
- Deckman 12
- Daisuke Ido
- Gonzu
- Mutant woman