Alita: Battle Angel

Mm-mmm.

You're alive.

What are you dreaming, little angel?

Well...

Try again.

Well, that's the best I can do for now.

I'm really grateful, Doc.

I'll be getting some overtime next week.

Yeah, pay me when you can.

Here, I got these for you.

My wife works out at Farm 22.

Thank you.

See you next time.

Keep getting paid in fruit,

and we'll be picking these ourselves.

Hello, sleepyhead.

Hi.

How do you feel?

Okay.

Any pain anywhere?

No.

Numbness? No.

Motor dysfunction?

I'm a little hungry.

Eat this.

Get your sugar levels up.

Taste receptors are working.

Thank you.

You'll like this a whole lot better with the peel off.

I don't mean to be rude...

but am I supposed to know you?

Actually...

we haven't met.

I'm Dr. Dyson I do. This is Nurse Gerhad.

And do you know who I am?

Well, we were hoping...

you'd fill in that part.

Since you're a total replacement cyborg...

and most of your cyber body was destroyed...

we can't find any records.

But your very human brain was miraculously intact.

Theoretically, you should remember something.

Oh. Well...

It's still pretty blank.

No, it's completely blank, actually.

I don't even know my own name.

Let's look at the bright side.

Your tears are working.

Mmm.

That's so good.

What do you call this?

Yeow! What's that?

Zalem. Oh!

The last of the great sky cities.

What holds it up? Magic? No.

Something stronger. Engineering.

And down here, we have Iron City.

With all its charm.

Dr. Dyson I do. That's you.

While I'm learning names, do you have one for me?

Alita.

It's a nice name.

I love it.

Can I keep it?

At least until I can remember my real name?

Mm-hmm. Thank you.

Okay.

Do you want to take a look? Yes.

(people shouting in multiple languages)

Why are there so many languages?

Um, after the big war I told you about...

The Fall.

After The Fall, only Zalem was left...

and survivors came here from all over the world.

Everybody down here works for Zalem.

The Factory, the Farms...

Does anyone ever go up to Zalem?

We should go.

Nobody from down here ever goes up.

It's a rule that's never broken.

What?

Oh! And he takes him down hard!

What is that?

It's Motorball.

That's so cool.

Nothing you need to be wasting your time watching.

(playing modern classical music)

Alita.

One minute, please.

Hi.

Hello.

You want some?

Here you go.

Can I hug you?

Hi.

Step aside.

Out of the way.

Outstanding.

Why don't you watch where you're going?

I gotta admit...

I never saw anybody challenge a Centurion before.

Whoa. You're heavy.

I mean...

Oh.

You're a cyborg.

Sorry, I was just admiring your hand.

Can I see?

Wow.

It's really nice work.

Did Doc I do do it?

He built all of me.

Except my core. That's mine.

Well, he did a really great job.

Hey, what are those things?

The Centurions?

What planet are you from?

I do found me in the Scrapyard.

The Scrapyard? Mm-hmm.

But that would mean...

Hey, Doc.

I got those driver-boards you were looking for.

Alita is new here.

She's still learning about things.

I gotta go.

I'll drop those off later.

I need a rebuild on a quad servo.

Maybe I'll see you around.

Who is that?

Hugo.

He's a hard worker, but...

Alita, come on, let's go home.

Hugo. Let's go home.

There's the damn Jackers

that ripped me to shreds standing right there.

And that vale madre Centurion wouldn't lift a finger.

Why would anyone wanna take your arms and legs?

Torque coupling.

Those Jackers want your parts for the black market.

To supply the Motorball games.

You were lucky.

Another girl was murdered last night, right near there.

Yeah, I heard that guy carves girls up...

and sells their body parts.

Sorry, Doc.

For now, I don't want you out after dark.

Is that understood?

Okay.

And if you go out during the day,

don't wander too far from this neighborhood.

Okay.

Promise?

I promise.

Hey, kid.

Hey, what's your problem?

Who's the girl?

My new assistant.

I was surprised to see her in our daughter's body.

You were supposed to have destroyed that years ago.

I couldn't. Clearly.

And did you tell her who you built that body for?

Our daughter is dead, Chiren.

You need to let it go. Oh.

It's obviously not me that's clinging to something here.

Over here!

Hugo. Hey, Alita.

Is this Motorball?

It's just a scrimmage.

Do you wanna join in?

Come on, every kid's gotta play Motorball.

Sure, why not?

I want us to be a team again.

I have a great new setup...

and equipment...

worthy of your skills.

Together, we can build the finest champions

this game has ever seen.

Could be my ticket home.

When are you going to realize there is no way back?

It just does not happen.

Vector can make it happen.

I can't believe you trust Vector.

He has very high connections.

I won't help you build monsters.

I'm going to get back to Zalem somehow.