Idolatry is the seventh episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, in which Section 9 shadows a much-hunted foreign revolutionary and uncovers that the man they are chasing is not one person at all.
Summary
The Minister of Home Affairs takes note of a curious pattern: Marcelo Jarti, the revolutionary figure heading the Jenoma movement, keeps entering Japan at regular five-month intervals. Ranked among the most wanted individuals anywhere, Jarti has drawn six separate attempts on his life, some by United States Delta Force operatives and others by the United Kingdom's SAS, yet against the odds he has walked away from every one.
Key Events
After surviving the latest failed strike and returning once more, Jarti becomes Section 9's assignment. The unit is ordered to tail him and work out what keeps bringing him back to the country. Their investigation reveals the truth behind his survival: Jarti is not a lone man but a whole line of ghost-dubbed clones.
Notes
The unit seizes the facility where the duplicates are stored, yet chooses to let one Jarti clone walk free in order to preserve the existing global balance of power. The installment is the seventh of Stand Alone Complex, carries the subtitle IDOLATOR, and falls between The Copycat will Dance and The Fortunate Ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex episode Idolatry about?
Idolatry is the seventh episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, in which Section 9 shadows the much-hunted revolutionary Marcelo Jarti and discovers he is not a single person.
Why has Marcelo Jarti survived so many assassination attempts in Idolatry?
In Idolatry, Marcelo Jarti survives repeated assassination attempts by Delta Force and the SAS because he is not one man but an entire line of ghost-dubbed clones.
What does Section 9 do after uncovering the truth about Marcelo Jarti in Idolatry?
Section 9 seizes the facility storing Marcelo Jarti's clones in Idolatry, but chooses to let one clone go free in order to preserve the existing global balance of power.
Who directed the Idolatry episode of Stand Alone Complex?
Idolatry was directed by Atsushi Wakabayashi and written by Junichi Fujisaku for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
When did Idolatry air and where does it fall in the episode order?
Idolatry aired in Japan on November 12, 2002, as the seventh episode of Stand Alone Complex, falling between The Copycat will Dance and The Fortunate Ones.
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