Daisuke Aramaki (荒巻大輔, Aramaki Daisuke) is chief of Public Security Section 9. In Stand Alone Complex, Lieutenant Colonel Aramaki is a strict chief, and is referred to by others in Section 9 as the "old ape" (most likely because in the original manga he was drawn with a face that appeared to be half monkey, half man). Even so, he is fiercely loyal to the members of Section 9, and often puts his own career on the line to ensure the survival of the rest of his team.