Lou Collins

Lou Collins is a Tipharean woman who was Alita's Ground Investigation Bureau operator close to the end of her time as a TUNED agent. Alita would go on to develop a rapport (and eventual friendship) with Lou and the recovery of her brain from the Melchizedek Brain Incubator provided the initial motivation for Alita to enter the Tenth Zenith of Things Tournament in Last Order. Unbeknownst to Lou, she along with Russell were brought in by Chief Bigott Eizenburg in an attempt to curb Alita’s intransigence. Somewhat ditzy, she nevertheless had a good heart. She was tempted at first to use the emergency shock switch to get Alita's attention when the latter did not readily respond to her when she logged on, but noticed that it was well worn and decided against it. Although she initially saw her job as protecting Tiphares, she began to sympathize with the surface dwellers after experiencing their world through Alita's eyes and started to question what Tiphares was. As a result, she came up with the concept for the Tower of Tiphares and passed this on to Kaos as she was influenced by his final broadcast. After discovering the secret of Tiphares, Lou was determined to prevent any other Tiphareans from having their brains replaced with the brain bio-chips. She announced the secret to a group of them who were about to undergo initiation and was stunned when they refused to listen to her. When Melchizedek revealed itself, she was furious at Alita for suggesting that they cooperate. Lou described herself as a Libra with Type AB blood and she speculated about Alita's astrological sign and blood type, suggesting an interest in astrology and the belief that one's blood type determined their personality.