the movie begins in the year 2563 300 years after Earth's colossal war with the United Republic of Mars known as the fall amidst a sprawling scrapyard Dr Dyson Ido a middle-aged man is searching through debris when he stumbles upon the remnants of a sidebo girl remarkably her head and core are still functional and her human brain is alive you're alive recognizing the Rarity of this technology Ado is intrigued he transports her to his Clinic intent on restoring her to life in his Workshop he and his assistant meticulous attach her head to a beautifully crafted body
the following day the cyborg girl regains Consciousness and is astonished by her new form she Marvels at her exquisitely designed doll-like body and quickly Masters control over it looking at herself in disbelief she moves to explore her reflection in the mirror she then sneaks up on Ido and his assistant while they are busy at work noticing her Ido expresses his delight at seeing her fully operational he introduces himself and his assistant nurse ghod to the cyborg girl he offers her and orange but she doesn't even know how to eat it taste receptors are working you
like this a whole lot better with a peel off she inquires if they have any information about her past as she has no memories of her previous life EO explains that they are just as in the dark hoping that she might have some answers since her brain was intact M that's so good to lift her spirits Ido then takes her to explore the city as they walk through the streets the girl is captivated by the sight of a magnificent City floating in the sky yeah what's that Ido explains that this city is called zum the
last of the great Sky cities to survive the war what holds it up magic no something stronger engineering and the place they are in is known as Iron City the cyborg girl asks EO to give her a name he names her Alita Alita I love it can we keep it at least until I can remember my real name as they continue exploring the city Alita notices the multitude of languages spoken around her Dr Ido explains that people from all over the world have converged here after the war all serving ZM a city that no one
is allowed to visit a rule strictly enforced suddenly alita's attention is captured by a screen broadcasting a brutal cyborg sport Ido identifies it as motorball that's so cool and advises her not to get distracted by it as they wander appreciating the city's Rich cultural tapestry Ido buys her some shawarma before excusing himself to attend to other matters while enjoying her meal Alita befriends a small dog sharing her food with it just then a wanted poster toward her announcing a bounty for the perpetrator of six women's murders her examination is cut short by the lumbering presence
of a large robot known as a centurion instinctively Alita adopts a defensive stance however she is quickly pulled aside by a passing young man despite this she deafly Maneuvers under the robot rescuing the dog from harm the young man impressed by her agility takes a moment to realize she is a cyborg it's really nice work did doo do it he builds all with me except my core as Dr Ido returns interrupting their interaction the young man promises to meet Alita again and hastily departs curious Alita asks about him Ando Reveals His name is Hugo cautioning
her to be wary of trusting people too readily later that evening somewhere in the city a woman is about to enter her apartment when she is suddenly attacked by someone at that exact moment Alita wakes up to her scream she pokes her head out of her bedroom and spots Ido sneaking back into the house clutching a large suitcase with blood on his hand the next day Alita assists Dr Ido and his assistant in repairing a man who complains that thugs ripped off his cyborg parts to sell on the black market for motorball players nurse ghod
mentions that a woman was murdered last night near the same location for now I don't want you out after dark I don't understand okay Alita notices a wound on Dr Edo's arm and begins to suspect his involvement in the crime as she walks out of Dr Edo's house Alita is stopped by a striking woman with a distinctive mark on her forehead Hey kid the woman named Chen boldly grabs alita's arm examining it closely hey what's your problem Chiran is revealed to be idido's ex-wife later Dr Ido and Chiran take a stroll through the city chirin
inquires about alita's identity and why Ido chose to give her the body intended for their deceased daughter which he was supposed to destroy Ido explains that Alita is now his new assistant and he couldn't bring himself to destroy the body after their daughter's death Chiran then tries to persuade Ido to join her in working for Vector the shadowy overlord of Iron City in building cyborgs for motorball hoping it might allow them to return to Zam I won't help you build monsters Ido refuses insisting that there is no way back to Zam and that chiren is
being deceived by Vector undeterred chiren declares that she will do whatever it takes to return to Zam and storms off to meet with blade oh I'm sorry to meet with Vector it's Vector Alita links up with Hugo and his friends and decides to join their informal motorball game on her first attempt she crashes into a signpost you can let go with the remote now undeterred she tries again but gets smacked by one of Hugo's friends tanji who mocks her angrily nice tanji thanks she's never played before Alita doesn't let this slide she jumps back into
the game targeting Toni when he tries to Elbow her out again she uses her fighting skills to knock him down and scores her first goal Hugo teases Toni for getting beaten by a newcomer your freak girlfriend's got some serious malfunction and then walks up to Alita offering her a ride home he admits she definitely has some talent for motorball on their way Hugo tries to learn more about Alita so you can't remember anything I'm trying to family friends favorite food nothing well maybe oranges but that's just since yesterday but I really don't understand why she
would choose oranges when she has tried the best dish on Earth Sharma they stop at a food shop where Hugo buys her some chocolate and she instantly falls in love with the taste so great I have a favorite food now just then a bounty hunter named zapan walks by Hugo reveals that zapan is hunting his Target and Alita can't help but notice how cool zapan sword is all guns are outlawed in Iron City punish by death in the evening Alita tries to sneak back home but isn't slick enough Dr Ido catches her and asks why
she's coming back past her curfew she explains she lost track of time Dr EO warns her not to trust anyone too easily and offers her some food you have any chocolate the next day Hugo takes Alita to his secret spot a top a high building providing a clear view of ZEM he shares that it's his dream to go to ZEM one day he even claims that if he were as strong as Alita he would climb the tube that transports cars go to ZEM Hugo informs Alita that she originates from ZEM because everything in the scrapyard
where Dr EO found her is dumped from there starting to feel like I wasn't very important just an insignificant girl thrown out with the rest of the garbage Alita agrees but mentions she has no memories of ZEM later that evening Alita notices Dr Ido sneaking out of the house this time she decides to follow him to discover what he is up to from a distance she watches as Dr Ido tracks a girl he opens his suitcase and begins to assemble a big ass rocket Hammer just as he is about to strike Alita intervenes mistakenly thinking
he's the murderer the wanted poster mentioned but it turns out to be an ambush by the cyborg criminals responsible for the recent murders looking for me at this moment Alita learns that Dr Ido is a hunter Warrior and he was trying to protect the girl Dr Ido urges Alita to hide while he confronts the cyborgs alone he engages one of them but is quickly overpowered surprisingly the girl he tried to rescue is also a cyborg involved in criminal activities Alita then jumps into The Fray displaying extraordinary Marshal skills and immediately eliminates one attacker my God
she faces off against the cyborg woman despite being unarmed Alita proves nearly Invincible to her opponent due to her Superior fighting skills and reflexes however a huge cyborg with a weird name grishka immobilizes Ido forcing him to watch as his accomplice attempts to kill Alita with precision and power that hint at a Warrior pass she cannot recall Alita skillfully dominates the fight eventually killing her opponent grishka then joins the fight Alita performs a somersault kick during which she sees a flashback of herself fighting on the moon alongside Warriors like her her teammate calls her 99
99 on your left she finishes the kick chopping off his arm Alita grabs idido's rocket hammer and attacks the villain realizing he has no chance against this little girl grishka vows to return for them both and escapes into the underground part of the city Dr Ido Praises alita's martial arts skills and together they head to the Hunter Warriors headquarters to collect the for the eliminated cyborg criminals afterward Alita shares with Ido the brief flashback she experienced during the fight before the fall there were police to stop criminals now the factory pays us to do the
Dirty Work Ido enters the headquarters leaving Alita outside and hands over the heads of the Dead cyborgs bouty for the cyborg nisana was 20,000 credits Alita accuses Dr Ido of withholding information about her past in response Ido takes her back to the lab and reveals that the body he gave her was originally intended for his deceased daughter after whom he named her her name was Alita Alita ask what happened to her Dr Ido recounts that a cyborg he had built for motorball came to his Clinic one night seeking drugs and now we know what happened
to Rico after Starship Troopers during the encounter the cyborg knocked Ido down but his daughter couldn't get out of his way fast enough and was killed her mother shiren couldn't cope with the loss and left Ido this tragedy spurred Ido to become a hunter Warrior although he hunted down and killed the murderer it brought him no peace so he continued his hunting career did you ever find peace I found you I'm not your daughter I don't know what I am I do Dr Ido then scans Alita and reveals that her heart is made from a
technology lost over 300 years ago her heart powered by an antimatter micro reactor is strong enough to power the entire Iron City for years this is lost technology nobody's made this stuff since before the fall yeah right so I'm 300 years old sweetheart you are at place he urges cherin to create a cyborg that will become the motorball champion cheren promises to deliver the best provided she gets the necessary equipment after Vector leaves grishka crashes through the window of Chan's bedroom he begs for help initially Chan is reluctant to help him but upon learning that
Alita is responsible for his condition she changes her mind later that night Alita reflects on her flashback pondering her past and guessing who she might have been she begins training inspired by idido's words that she will remember everything one day in vector's lab shiran is working with grishka Vector enters and suggests stripping him for parts shiran informs him that she found a wired chip in grisha's head and suspects someone in xam is controlling him Vector is not surprised by this Revelation Trin wants to remove the chip but their conversation is interrupted by Nova who connects
to grishka Nova who did this to grishka upon learning that Alita caused greska's damage Nova demands they upgrade grishka so he can kill Alita and retrieve her core I don't understand how could create such force with such a small body it was not the power of the body that did this it was the mind she knows the fighting techniques of Panzer kst Nova possesses vector's body and Promises cherin a place in ZEM if she can meet his demand she bows to bring him Alita Dr Ido and Alita search the Hunter Warriors wanted database for Grisham
but can't find him Alita is perplexed because grishka is responsible for all the recent killings of women Dr Ido concludes that someone powerful from Zam is protecting grishka upon hearing this Alita expresses her desire to become a hunter Warrior Dr Ido opposes the idea as he doesn't want her to become involved in violence or get blood on her hands frustrated by his response Alita runs off she meets up with Hugo to watch the motorball as they head to the arena Alita vents her frustrations about Ido the match starts and Alita watches excitedly as the cyborgs
fiercely compete for the ball meanwhile Hugo takes the opportunity to show her around he points out one of the top cyborgs joshuan and suggests that he might be the final Champion potentially earning a passage to Zam as his prize from a distance they spot vector and Sherin Hugo explains that Vector essentially controls the motorball back in the match one of the cyborgs kuuba uses his grind Cutters to devastate his opponents and wins the match Vector however is not pleased with the outcome chirin approaches him and insists that he find a way to acquire kba's grind
Cutters which he plans to use to upgrade grishka moments later Hugo's friends rush over and inform him they need to leave before they depart Hugo and invites Alita to join him the next day on a trip outside the city suggesting it might help her recover her memories this evening kuuba is celebrating his victory with three girls when he is suddenly attacked by a group of massed ass salant they overpower him load him into a truck and sever his grind Cutters Vector arrives at the scene just as one of the masked men reveals himself to be
Hugo Vector commends him for his successful Heist and pays him he then orders the grind Cutters be delivered to cheer in Hugo hands his share of the payment to his friend tanji who questions when Hugo plans to tell Alita about his real job Hugo dismissively shrugs off the question after the group departs Vector eliminates kuuba the next day Alita follows Hugo and his friends to a location outside the city they share a brief history of the war explaining that Zam is the only city that remains standing who was the enemy the N United republics of
Mars U RM they take her to a lake where an IR spaceship has crashed salvagers have jacked some stuff over the years for metal but it's all ired technology so it's mostly been left alone this is an arm ship uh-huh you know it's pretty hard to sell this stuff since no one knows what it is or Alita points out the Command Deck of the ship then dives into the lake and makes her way to the ship the ship activates in response to alita's presence she navigates its corridors with ease instinctively knowing where to go inside
Alita enters a command that deactivates the power Shield revealing a cyborg body she retrieves the body and returns to her friends oh this can't be good back in the city Alita takes the body to Dr eo's lab and insists that he attach her to it Dr Ido refuses explaining that the body is known as a Berserker highly advanced technology that is extremely powerful and potentially dangerous if not properly controlled the instinctive fighting technique you use is pancer a lost combat art for machine bodies it was used by the Berserkers you're not just a warrior Alita
you're an IR Berserker frustrated by his refusal Alita storms out determined Alita heads to the Hunter Warriors headquarters and registers as a hunter Warrior after completing her registration she visits the Hunter Warriors hangout spot with Hugo Hugo seems reluctant to enter at first but Alita reassures him that everything is fine before going in Alita spots a little dog from the street and takes a moment to play with it once inside she observes zapan beating up some guys he notices them and decides to flirt with Alita showing her ID Alita reveals that she is also a
hunter Warrior sapan introduces her to some of the most lethal Hunter Warriors skeptically remarking that such a cute girl isn't tough enough to call her herself a bounty hunter and then there's mtig the dog Master with his hell hounds his biggest problem is having enough left to identify after so we can collect the Bounty this is Master Clive Lee of the White Hot Palm he has over 200 confirmed kills he proudly displays his Damascus blade honed to a monomolecular edge and forged before the war using the lost arts of the IR Metallurgy and who did
you kill to acquire it unintimidated by his attempts to instill fear Alita addresses the hunters asking for their help in defeating grishka with a Mo AAL speech however she receives no support and zapan laughs at her efforts zapan then suggests that Alita should cut Hugo loose so he can be with her in response Alita roasts a pan prompting laughter from the other Hunter Warriors what could I learn from a loudmouth pretty boy who spends all of his money on his face maybe I'll pull your arms and legs off roll your head around in the street
maybe they I'll teach you some manners you might mess up your hair unable to tolerate the humiliation pan attacks Alita who easily overpowers him without breaking a sweat despite wielding his formidable sword he finds himself helpless against her skills you do not deserve such a weapon emboldened Alita challenges the Warriors to a fight declaring that if she wins they must help her none are willing to face the girl who easily defeated zapan this broke my nose yes I did so she begins taunting their cowardice seconds later a fight breaks out Alita dominates the battle against
all the patrons of the bar as she gains the upper hand over the Warriors Dr Ido arrives and intervenes lo it off no more free repairs his threat is effective and the fight stops at this moment the Monstrous cyborg grishka arrives looking noticeably upgraded he declares his intent to capture Alita and demonstrates the power of his new Grind Cutters by attacking one of the Warriors grishka announces he's only there for Alita and the crowd hesitates to intervene a she's all yours what about the rest of you there ain't no bounty on this guy doc not
our problem the little dog that had befriended Alita stands up to grishka barking defiantly at him but grishka mercilessly kills the dog Alita fueled by rage uses the dog's blood as war paint on her face when grishka tries to strike her she skillfully Dodges he then uses his grind Cutters to break the floor creating an opening to his domain beneath the city without hesitation Alita leaps down after him and a fierce battle unfolds underground Alita fights with precision and finesse showcasing her extraordinary skills however grisha's Relentless assault eventually Finds Its Mark and his grind Cutters
slice through her body in this critical moment Alita experiences a flashback of her training where her coach reveals that Nova is the Real Enemy refusing to surrender Alita musters her remaining strength with her only functioning hand she leaps at grishka and manages to gouge out his eye leaving her arm stuck in his eye socket just then Dr Ido Hugo and a dog Master arrive and help fend off grishka he wasn't a dog lover Dr Ido quickly carries the injured Alita back to the lab on their way they encounter Chen who tells Ido the mean stuff
driven by her Envy you think you can replace us that easily bring her back as many times as You' like left with no other options Dr Ido and his assistant attach Alita to the Berserker body the body begins making micro adjustments autonomously the shell is reconfiguring to her subconscious image of herself looks like she's a little older than you thought I've never seen anything like it later on Alita wakes Ido with a kiss and demonstrates the capabilities of her new body her new form is significantly faster and stronger and she can now generate Ark plasma
to use as a weapon she thanks Dr Ido for his help with a warm hug Alita then meets up with Hugo to show off her new body Hugo is thrilled to see her up and active again and he remarks that she now appears more mature with her new physique why don't you like her I just never got the whole hard body thing and besides she's eared mean she was probably the enemy at one point 300 years ago get over it as they leave Alita mentions that her new body is more powerful and has enhanced touch
sensitivity Hugo touches her and then they share a kiss does it bother you that I'm not completely human you are the most human person I have ever met back in vector's lab grishka is furious over the loss of his eye and his failure to eliminate Alita Nova possessing vector's body Nova scolds grishka for his failure telling him that his only chance for Redemption is to bring him alita's heart grishka bows not to disappoint him this time after regaining Consciousness Vector tells cherin that he can't rely solely on grisha's success and that he needs to develop
his own plan in case grishka fails again after this Vector invites Hugo for a drink to set up Alita it turns out that Vector had once promised Hugo A Passage to zalem in exchange for doing his dirty work and paying him a fixed sum of money he manipulates Hugo into persuading Alita to try motorball the next day Alita visits Hugo and finds him asleep and hung over Hugo wakes up and explains that he was out drinking with Vector who reiterated the promise to take him to zum if he could gather the rest of the money
needed Alita had hoped Maybe he'd want to stay upon realizing how important this is to him Alita offers to help him by taking on more Bounty jobs but Hugo declines not wanting to burden her he admits he's unsure about his plans after meeting her moved by his concern Alita dramatically offers her heart urging Hugo to sell it so he can gather enough money for both of them to go to zum while they find a cheap replacement he's got an ired micro reactor for a power supply probably worth millions Hugo refuses and advises her never to
give up things so precious no matter the reason that was pretty intense huh yeah it was very intense sorry afterwards they head out together Hugo reveals another potential way to make money Vector wants Alita to compete in motorball and if she wins they could advance to the Senior League and make a substantial amount Alita agrees but only if Hugo will Coach her from a distance zapan observes the couple he mutters to his friend revealing that his plans for Alita will be worse than death determined to help Hugo Alita enters the motorball tournament Dr Edo equips
her with all the necessary gear as he helps her suit up Alita ask asks him if a human can love a cyborg why does this cyborg love a human Dr Ido assures her that it is indeed possible but he also urges her to focus on the game and take care not to destroy her body as he might not be able to repair this technology after they part ways she writes 99 on her suit recalling the number from her memory in another locer room Vector gathers the cyborgs he has hired to compete against Alita he promises
a substantial sum of money to anyone who can eliminate her before the tournament begins Alita calls Hugo to ask why he hasn't shown up yet I'm doing this for us remember you can't miss it he tells her he needs to handle something but we'll be there soon meanwhile Hugo meets tanji who is in the middle of stripping a cyborg for parts Hugo calls him by his real name which angers tanji Hugo declares his intention to quit their illicit activities but tanji reacts poorly insulting Alita should have jacked that when he had the chance their argument
quickly escalates into a fight during the scuffle Zan arrives and confronts Hugo taunting him about alita's reaction should she learn of his activities he vows revenge on Hugo for alita's earlier interference and decides to frame him for murder I never killed anyone zapan kills the cyborg tanji was stripping and blames Hugo as he prepares to execute Hugo tanji intervenes and zapan cuts him in half in desperation Hugo throws a firebomb at zapan and fleas zapan undeterred begins to track him relentlessly back in the arena Alita positions herself at the starting line just seconds before the
match begins Dr Ido spots several bounty hunters among the competitors and realizes the match is a setup he warns Alita just in time it's a setup you got to get out of there they're going to kill you which ones all of them but she decides to compete anyway as the match kicks off the cyborgs immediately Target Alita she skillfully takes them out one by one displaying remarkable fighting skills amidst the chaos the cyborgs also turn on each other each buying to capture their prey the commentator Praises her calling her an angel with a body built
for battle number 19 [Applause] Alita despite sustaining some damage Alita remains undeterred during the match Hugo calls her in a panic I've got a big problem Hugo this is not a good time he reveals that zapan is hunting him intent on executing him and pleads for her help Alita instructs him to make his way to a specific location where she will meet him after the call Alita breaks out of the Arena by crashing through a billboard the pursuing cyborgs catch up and momentarily restrain her but she fights back fiercely managing to free herself and methodically
take out her attackers meanwhile Zan finally catches up with Hugo just as he is about to execute him Alita arrives in the nick of time she disarms zapan and saves Hugo at that moment Alita sees Hugo's wanted mug shot displayed on a nearby billboard sapan reveals Hugo's misdeeds is it true Al he don't understand and Hugo admits that while he has not been completely honest with Alita he has never committed murder Alita is left deeply shocked sapan picks up his sword and orders Alita to step aside so he can complete his task Alita threatens to
kill him if he touches Hugo zapan reminds her that interfering with a hunter Warrior and his Target is a crime so Alita declares he's mine then make the kill before she can act zapan stabs Hugo with his sword let me make it easier for you leaving Alita horrified a centurion arrives demanding they hand over the criminal Hugo Alita carries him into a nearby building pleading with him not to die Hugo tells that if she gets out with him alive they will kill them both with his dying breath he confesses that he stops stripping cyborgs because
he loves her they share a final kiss observed From a Distance by chiren did you find them no they're gone moved by their love shiran deceives Vector approaching Alita and Hugo shiran reveals there's a way to save Hugo moments later Alita emerges with Hugo's head in her hand the centurions at the scene confirm the kill zapan suspicious checks if Hugo is truly dead and discovers that Alita is keeping his brain alive with her own heart's power zahan attempts to seize the head but the centurions accuse him of trying to steal another hunter's kill violation Hunter
Warriors ofan stealing another's Bounty is against Factory law and a Hunter's Gold hearing this Alita takes Zan's sword slashes half of his face with it my face my face and leaves the scene back in Dr idido's lab he manages to save Hugo attaching him to a new cyborg body he credits cheran's perfect surgical technique for saving Hugo's life without causing brain damage Dr Ido tells Alita that no one can buy their way to ZEM it's just deoy by Vector to deceive gullible youths but how do you know that for sure he reveals that the only
way to reach salum is to become the motorball champion sharing that he was born there himself he recounts that when their daughter was found to have genetic flaws Nova presented them with a harsh Choice stay in ZEM and have their daughter terminated or be exiled from zalem choosing Exile they moved to Iron City where Ido decided to remove his forehead Mark to forget zalem he adds that Iron City is monitored and controlled by Nova meanwhile Vector confronts Chan after learning that she helped hug and Alita cheren confesses that she couldn't proceed with their plan because
she too is a mother she informs Vector of her desire to quit Vector asks if she still wants to go to zum but she asserts her disinterest as Chiran walks away she is confronted by grishka Alita overwhelmed by guilt for everything that has happened is reassured by Dr Ido who insists it's not her fault and urges her not to blame herself for who she is he emphasizes that only she can stop Vector in a moment of acceptance she calls him father for the first time thank you Father and leave Alita heads to vector's factory as
she enters the building several centurions block her path generating Arc plasma she Powers her sword and swiftly destroys all the centurions violation violation violate she breaks into vector's office through the ceiling and confronts him for lying to Hugo about sending him to ZM Vector opens a case revealing various body parts of chiren Nova demands body parts for his experiments especially the brains of people he admires and that is the only way anyone ever gets to at that moment grishka appears and Strikes Alita with his grind cutter this attack triggers a flashback for Alita taking her
back to the war with Salem she sees her colleagues annihilated by a defense ring on the transport tube her commander urges her to complete the mission and Destroy ZEM snapping back to reality Alita Rises to her feet as her body repairs itself she declares that she knows her real enemy and that grishka is merely a puppet and I'm just an insignificant girl when grishka launches his grind Cutters at her again she effortlessly slices them in half with her blade in a split second she bisects grishka ending the threat without any apparent effort after defeating grishka
Alita demands that Nova speak to her through vector's body speak what do you want me to say I'll say anything not you him Nova complies possessing Vector he commends her for exceeding his Expectations by defeating grishka and turning shiran against him however NOA then threatens to eliminate Dr Ido and Hugo if he can't get to her I found the only way to enjoy immortality is to others die unable to tolerate his threats any longer Alita drives her sword into vector's body eliminating him you've just lost a puppet that looks fatal no matter the vector was
getting tiresome as he falls she warns Nova that he has made a grave Mistake by underestimating her just then Dr Ido calls he informs Alita that factory enforcers were searching for Hugo but he helped him escape and now Hugo is attempting to climb the tube to zum Alita rushes after him she catches up with Hugo on the tube and pleads with him not to continue warning him of the dangers but Hugo insists that his place is in Zam she begs him to come back with her we don't belong anywhere except together he'll always be running
together come with me and he agrees however NOA observing from afar activates the tube's defense system which sends blades down the tube Hugo's attempt to jump clear fails and the blades destroy his cyborg body Alita grabs him to prevent his fall but his cyborg hand slowly detaches with his last words Hugo thanks Alita for everything then he falls to his death several months later Alita is preparing for a motorball race in a locker room the commentator introduces her as the new motorball star who has ascended to the Champion League in just a few months she
enters the arena to chance of her name from the crowd in a defiant gesture Alita raises her sword towards Zam while Nova watches her from his City