009-1: The End of the Beginning

A West Bloc spy infiltrates J Country's underworld and beds Stinger, attempting to disguise her true purpose. Spider exposes her as an infiltrated agent, but she fights through his guards and overpowers him. In a brutal close-quarters moment, she shoots Spider, killing him and asserting her dominance.

009-1 uses Slinger's forefinger to bypass fingerprint protection and enters the morgue where Butterfly conducts her grisly work. She disposes of several guards with swift gunplay and engages Butterfly in a fierce hand-to-hand duel. Butterfly calls her a monster as the duel ends with 009-1 emerging victorious.

A flashback reveals 009-1's painful past, including the loss of her parents and her selection by the 00 Department to serve the Western Bloc. She is trained for a pivotal mission: to rescue Dr. Clyne, the scientist behind Project Faust. The scene establishes the price of being a spy and the question of humanity she carries.

009-1 arrives at the lab where Dr. Clyne is held, immediately facing a protective SMA team. She bypasses an infrared net with her cyborg abilities and defeats three East Bloc agents in brutal combat. An ominous message from Agent Shadow that there is no rescue underscores the high stakes of the mission.

009-1 unties Dr. Clyne and tries to connect with her on a personal level, but the scientist turns away. She reveals a cold pragmatism and embraces the organ-trafficking enterprise that finances her research. The exchange deepens the moral darkness surrounding their work.

009-1 interacts with a young guinea-pig boy she saved earlier, naming him Chris and prompting him to sing the lullaby. The moment triggers a memory of her father singing the lullaby to her and her brother, hinting at a deeper, gentler past beneath the cyborg exterior. The tenderness starkly contrasts the violence surrounding her.

Miriam, a cyborg with rapid self-repair abilities, dismantles the SMA team and confronts 009-1 in a brutal battle. The fight pushes Mirine to her limits as she fights back with martial arts and weaponized moves. The encounter ends with 009-1 narrowly escaping as the combatants disengage.

A helicopter lifts Dr. Clyne away while firing missiles that threaten civilians on the streets below. 009-1 pursues on a motorbike, evading the chopper’s fire as a little girl named Koto is saved by her protective actions. A flashback to her mother protecting her intensifies the emotional weight of the moment.

Back in her room, Mirine and the grown Chris share an intimate moment, and she reveals her real name to him. They connect despite their eroded memories, underscoring a fragile humanity. The scene blends affection with the ongoing espionage nightmare surrounding them.

020 expresses frustration that 009-1 did not go straight to headquarters and rescue Dr. Clyne. The Secretary mocks her, calling her a monster as she arms herself against guards. A bomb explodes in 009-1's room, and Chris is found wounded, signaling a manipulative victory for 020.

Disguised as a blonde, 009-1 traps Lau in a lavish mansion and plays a deadly chess game to obtain Area D's map. Butterfly attacks, but Sherry bursts in and kills Butterfly, then escorts 009-1 to safety. The encounter deepens the bond between Sherry and 009-1, including Sherry's concern for her teenage brother Kai.

009-1 and Sherry reach the ruins where Department D is located. Paul reveals a plan to fuse minds and create a new generation through living-dead mutants to restart the world order. Dr. Clyne appears, revealing she has engineered the living-dead as part of her experiments and holds a pivotal role in the data they seek.

In a brutal clash, Mirine fights Miriam with escalating ferocity. Miriam is finally overwhelmed when Mirine disarms her and shoots, ending Paul's deranged plan. The battle decimates the lab, and Mirine stands amid the wreckage, driven by a conflicted sense of duty and vengeance.

Mirine arrives at Department D with a gas cylinder containing Dr. Clyne's preserved brain data, explaining that the Faust project data is contained within. She is confronted by 020's secretary but remains resolute, claiming she is now Number 0 and ready to face whatever comes. The ending sets up a fragile future where she may become a true savior or a perpetual threat.