“A Scanner built to gather data, broken by the weight of feelings he was never designed for.”
Remotely disables or takes over machine lifeforms and androids. He wins by infiltrating systems, not by standing toe to toe.
Real-time intelligence gathering on enemies and environment — his primary function as a Scanner in the YoRHa unit.
Unlike combat-type 2B, 9S relies on Pod-supported attacks — tactical intelligence over raw fighting power.
A Scanner whose identity is curiosity. In Route A he's a boyish android who wants to know everything — and quietly, genuinely connects with 2B. When she's gone in Route C, he collapses under the weight of feelings he was never built to carry. The tragedy at his core is an intelligence designed for understanding hitting the thing it cannot understand.