History Film / AlitaBattleAngel

** In the manga, Vector is a Factory supervisor, well-connected and one of the top dogs in the Scrapyard, but very obviously under the heel of Zalem[=/=]Tiphares. In the movie, his position in the Factory makes him untouchable, able to twist the law to his own purposes, and also basically owns Motorball outright. He seems to be answerable directly to, and only to, Nova.

* BadassAdorable: Alita.

* DisneyVillainDeath: A heroic example occurs at the end of the film. [[spoiler: Hugo falls while trying to climb one of the transport cables leading up to Zalem.]]

** Scrapyard is called Iron City, though this is more of a SpellMyNameWithAnS or YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord, as both English names are just different translations of the city's name in Japanese -- "Kuzutetsu", or, literally, "Scrap Iron".
* DullSurprise: Justified [[spoiler: as Alita stabs [[GrandTheftMe Vector-controlled-by-Nova]], his reaction is a detached "Well that looks fatal."]]

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: The rest of Hugo's ripper crew gets away completely scot-free. Even if the crew falls apart due to the loss of two leading members, the black market for stolen parts is so lucrative that they definitely won't have a problem finding more work anyway.]]

* LastOfTheirKind: Nova/Vector tells Grewishka that he can never defeat Alita unless he knows what she is -- the last of the [=URM=] Berserkers.

** Around the time when Alita was living as Yoko, she had both an Asian first name and European last name,[[note]]though this later turned out to be a lie, and her real last name is much more ambiguous[[/note]] implying her to be of Eurasian descent. Here, she's played by the white Peruvian-American Creator/RosaSalazar. However, [[IHaveManyNames Alita/Yoko/Gally]] was ''intentionally'' kept a {{Mukokuseki}} in [[Manga/BattleAngelAlita the manga]], with the generic appearance, MultiEthnicName, and vague background that ''Mars Chronicle'' muddled even further despite ostensibly intending to clarify it. Kishiro specifically wanted her to be divorced from the conventional notions of race and ethnicity, and [[SerkisFolk CGI-enhanced Salazar]] conveys this intention quite faithfully.

While there was uncertainty about a sequel happening for a couple of years especially after the Disney merger, producer Jon Landau and James Cameron eventually confirmed that it is in development.

While there was uncertainty about a sequel happening for a couple of years, producer Jon Landau eventually confirmed that [[https://www.screengeek.net/2023/05/07/alita-battle-angel-sequel-in-development/ it is in development]].

** Ido's {{overprotective|dad}} "I don't want blood on your hands", as everyone who've read the manga knows that [[AmnesiacDissonance she already has plenty]].

** Grewishka is already a walking tank in his introduction, but Alita's combat training makes her far deadlier than you'd expect and he is forced to retreat. When he confronts her again he is even heavier armored and [[WhipItGood upgraded with razor cutters]], managing to NoSell the same attack that previously took off an arm. In their final encounter, with her Berserker body she in turn was able to no-sell the no-sell.

The film was released in the UK on February 6th, in most other countries on February 14th, and released in China and Japan on February 22, 2019 by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. It has the distinction of being Fox's last released film as an independent studio and distributor before Creator/{{Disney}} finished acquiring its assets a little over a month after its release, as well as the first film produced by Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment company since ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. It was also Disney's first 3D Blu-ray release in North America since ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', though the 3D disc was exclusive to the 4K release. While there was uncertainty about a sequel happening for a couple of years, producer Jon Landau eventually confirmed that [[https://www.screengeek.net/2023/05/07/alita-battle-angel-sequel-in-development/ it is in development]].

The film was released in the UK on February 6th, in most other countries on February 14th, and released in China and Japan on February 22, 2019 by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. It has the distinction of being Fox's last released film as an independent studio and distributor before Creator/{{Disney}} finished acquiring its assets a little over a month after its release, as well as the first film produced by Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment company since ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. It was also Disney's first 3D Blu-ray release in North America since ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', though the 3D disc was exclusive to the 4K release.

** Ido when Alita (her daughter) gets killed in his backstory.

* CurbStompBattle:

** Ido when Alita gets killed in his backstory.

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Kill a dog in front of [=McTeague=], and to hell with the fact you don't have a bounty on you at the time.]]

* GroinAttack: Alita inflicts this on a (non-cyborg) hunter-warrior during the bar brawl.

** In his very brief [[TheCameo cameo]], the originally DarkSkinnedBlond Jashuugan is played by Creator/JaiCourtney, with red hair.

* BigDamnKiss: Alita rushes off to [[ShowingOffTheNewBody show Hugo her new (and more sexually mature) body]]. He takes her somewhere private to [[IsThatWhatTheyAreCallingItNow test out her tactile sensors]] and once a RomanticRain starts falling, it's obvious what's going to happen.

* BloodSport: Motorball, which is basically Film/{{Rollerball}} [[UpToEleven on steroids]], with competitors weaponizing their cyborg bodies to better tear each other apart. The corrupt owner of the games (Vector) turns a blind eye to such things [[BreadAndCircuses as long as people keep watching for the thrills]], only intervening against such practices when it suits him (such as having the previous owner of the Grind Cutters dismembered to give them to Grewishka). Needless to say, death isn't out of the ordinary in that sport.

** Around the time when Alita was living as Yoko, she had both an Asian first name and European last name,[[note]]though this later turned out to be a lie, and her real last name is much more ambiguous[[/note]] implying her to be of Eurasian descent. Here, she's played by the white Peruvian-American Creator/RosaSalazar. However, [[IHaveManyNames Alita/Yoko/Gally]] was ''intentionally'' kept a {{Mukokuseki}} in [[Manga/BattleAngelAlita the manga]], with the generic appearance, MultiEthnicName, and vague background that ''Mars Chronicle'' [[UpToEleven muddled even further]] despite ostensibly intending to clarify it. Kishiro specifically wanted her to be divorced from the conventional notions of race and ethnicity, and [[SerkisFolk CGI-enhanced Salazar]] conveys this intention quite faithfully.

* {{Mooks}}: The Hunter Warriors who face off with Alita on her first Motorboll match, all employed by Vector to kill her but end up being destroyed without much effort.