Berta Kastner

 is a supporting character from the Japanese animated television series 009-1, which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System for thirteen episodes between October and December, 2006. The character first appeared in the 009-1 manga, which was serialized from 1967 to 1970. Also known as code-name 009-4, she appeared in four episodes of the series where she was voiced by Akeno Watanabe and Serena Varghese. Akeno's voice was used in the original Japanese version while Serena's was used for the English dubbed versions.

Biography
was a female cyborg secret agent for the Number Nine Group and answered to the team's leader Number Zero. Her colleagues included Mylene Hoffman (009-1), Mia Connery (009-7) and Berta Kastner (009-4). The Number Nine Group operated in the interests of the Western Bloc during the extended Cold War and were often in conflict with their European rivals of the Eastern Bloc.

Vanessa's earliest recorded assignment with the Number Nine Group involved rescuing a Russian defector from the Eastern Bloc named Zond Soyuz. Soyuz had developed an energy source of great magnitude, one that would tip the scales heavily in favor of the Western Bloc. He was being held captive by a man named Ivan Godunov. and the other members of the group infiltrated the castle keep where Soyuz was being held and fought against Godunov's goons, as well as his superior the Western Bloc's Director of Intelligence, Lyudmila Schindler. Although they failed to rescue Soyuz, they did succeed in securing the scientist's invention and prevented the Western Bloc from using it to disrupt a disarmament summit scheduled to take place on Earth's moon.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of was created by famed manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori.