Françoise was a ballet dancer from France before her life took a sharp turn. Her brother Jean-Paul, serving in the French Air Force, was coming home on leave, and she planned to pick him up at the train station in Paris—but Black Ghost got to her first. Despite Jean-Paul's efforts to stop them, she was kidnapped. (The 2001 anime adds that Black Ghost lured her in by dangling a fake professional dancing contract.)
As the only woman on the Cyborg 009 team, Françoise tends to avoid direct combat, though she's far from helpless—she's hijacked planes and single-handedly disabled biological weapons when it counted. Her role on missions usually involves coordinating the action under Gilmore's direction or looking after 001. Fans often note that she brings a different dynamic to the group compared to the male members, whether she's calling shots or providing support.
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