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[Sergio Nova]

My guess is that Brain Alita is living the end of the original Manga; turning the Jeru-Salem complex into a pseudoorganic flower, then becoming fully organic and found by Figure 4. Nova is no longer a menace and the world won't ever be the same again.

That, or, thanks to Fata Morgana, and actually being within Mendelvi...-erm, the super-computer, the brain is synchec with the brain chip.

Interesting. I like your forecast.

[Sergio Nova]

My theory is sexier....

An interesting thought occurred to me. If the Dragon Slaying Method can really destroy things spiritually the way Zekka claims, it might be a good method for finally ridding herself of Colonel Payne...

Difficult. The Jungian shadow is a psychological (not spiritual) nightmare.

[Abaddon]

Difficult. The Jungian shadow is a psychological (not spiritual) nightmare.

Hmmm, in most anime/manga mind and soul are the same, just saying.

Eriorguez that's a nice theory, It will be really interesting to see the end of the first part of Gunnm as a canon (or sort of...) According to Ping Wu those brains are the most happy beings in the universe, so it makes sense.

[Isidorios]

Difficult. The Jungian shadow is a psychological (not spiritual) nightmare.

Says who? Payne? He's just as likely an actual "ghost" as Tunpo is for Toji.
Computer Arthur seems to suggest the possibility of karmic/quantum vibrations being able to travel forwards and backwards in time. Payne and Tunpo are both Quantum Spirits, not extensions of Toji and Alita's psyches.

[CharyOdd]

I found 3 instances:

-Vol. 5, p. 11 - Sechs connects the mini body to his first Fizziroy Body
-Vol. 6, p. 101-103 - The mini body is not connected when Sechs is complaining to Deckman 100 about getting fixed
-Vol. 14, p. 10-13 - When Sechs is thinking about how Zekka can be at supersonic speed even while standing still the mini body is not connected

-vol. 7,p 99 - Sechs is after upgrade is standing backwards to audience and there is nocable
-vol. 10,p 87 - Sechs running with help for Ping in Space Angels base ship.
-c86 - Sechs chalanging Alita without his small puppet.

I came up with theory "Little Sechs" is some kind of fail-safe system for Sechs when he is prepared for fight. It is atached only when Sechs know he will be fighting. When he is taking maintance or getting "pimped up" he isn't wearing it. It's like groin protector when you are participating in kyokushin turnament its like "must-have-item".

Spoiler:

in other words Kyoshiro had little talk with editor:
Editor: -You can't kill Sechs!
Kyoshiro: -It's my manga! He should die!
Editor: -Kill Toji instead! I don't like he's head design.
Kyoshiro: -Me too! Let's kill bastard! Sech's will survive in doll:)

[HumanRage]

OR

every time you think he isn't connected/there, he is just hidden behind his shoulder.


i never ever doubted that he was connected 99% of the time and only separated for main body maintenance.

[Isidorios]

Keep in mind that Mini-Sechs is capable of sneaking up on Zekka with his compound eyes, and that Sechs has been learning to keep his mini-self out of sight since learning the hard way against M'badi.

There is absolutely no reason to believe that Mini-sechs isn't present in each and every scene you mentioned. If you can actually mention a scene where you can see both of his bodies clearly unconnected, I'd be more inclined to agree with you.
And even then, the Bunnies maintain their brainchips in remote bodies that aren't directly connected to their tuned forms in any visible way.