Criminal mark



A criminal mark is a special variety of tattoo given to either fugitives, or criminals who have committed crimes or other felonies in New Domino City.

Usually, people with these "marks" are caught and sentenced to live in the "Satellite" Ghetto to serve their time working in the factories. If they have broken stricter laws (such as trepassing into Neo Domino City without authorization), they are sent to detention centers. These "marks" serve various purposes, like identification and/or tracking the fugitive down in case they escape, or commit potentially more serious crimes.

Branding criminals
Such marks are placed on the offender using a machine, that blasts a laser on their face, carving a unique shape. In the English anime, the laser is replaced with a spray of dye.

Tracking people with markings
Security trackers are used to track to location of a marked criminal, by tracing the signal emitted by the mark. The criminal appears as a dot on a a map which appears on the monitor.

The signal is known to be easy to jam using simple technology. Yusei Fudo and Saiga have been able to almost effortlessly jam criminal marks using a laptop or a small hand held device.