Misaka 8912

Misaka 8912 (ミサカ8912号) was a Misaka clone that appeared numberless in the original Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga, but appears in the anime adaptation with a serial number. In all versions she is the clone that proves to Nunotaba Shinobu that clones are indeed human.

Appearance
She looks the same as Mikoto, although for emphasis, her eyes are drawn in a different way. Like all Sisters, Misaka 8912 wears goggles and blue-striped panties. At first, these are the only ways that Touma can tell a clone apart from Mikoto, who wears shorts under her skirt.

Misaka 8912 wears the Tokiwadai winter uniform in her appearance, indicating that the first outdoor experiment for the Level 6 Shift occurs sometime in autumn.

Background
Not much is known about her, though as a clone she was most likely produced a few months prior to her introduction in the story, and died during the course of the first battle with Accelerator. In the anime version, she has knowledge of the taste of tea from Testament though have not actually experienced tasting one.

Sisters Arc

 * Main article: Sisters Arc

She is the first clone designated to be used for the outside portion of the Level 6 Shift experiment. Not knowing what the outside world feels like she asks Shinobu, who is minding her, if the air outside is bitter or sweet, preferring if it was the former. Shinobu tells her that she will understand once they get outside. There, Shinobu asks her if she is disappointed, to which Misaka 8912 responds, describing the feeling of being outside for the first time. This surprisingly human response was turning point in her relationship with the clones, being unable to see them as guinea pigs anymore and states that they are human far more human than her.

In the anime version, she replaces Misaka 9982 as the clone who tastes tea for the first time. Shinobu gives her tea that suprises her as it is not the one she knows from Testament, to which Shinobu says that it is milk tea as she likes it that way. Shinobu notes that she Misaka 8912 hasn't developed any emotions whatsoever, a collection of shared memories as pure information, and says that now with the Misaka Network, the other clones will now know the taste of milk tea. Shinobu marvels at the Misaka Network, but Misaka 8912 interjects that it is also thanks to Testament. As that is how they are programmed, to encode emotions as semantic information and record them as data. That is the reason why they can participate in the experiments without hesitation. Events later unfold similar to the manga.

Despite Shinobu's epiphany, Misaka 8912, the first Sister to see the outside world, falls in the hands of Accelerator.

Abilities
Like all Sisters, she is an electromaster, but is not shown using her powers.
 * Radio Noise: A form of telepathy between the sisters, it links her up to the "Misaka Network". This allows them to share memories and experiences. According to Shinobu, her knowledge of milk tea will now be known by all the Sisters.
 * Weapons & Gear: She is wears a special set of goggles that enables her to see electron beams and magnetic field lines, because like all Sisters she can't perceive without aid. She most likely uses the Toy Soldier as a weapon.

Quotes

 * (In Railgun S episode 6) "A multitude of scents stimulates the nostrils, satisfying the chest. An uneven wind ruffles my hair and blows around my body. The sun's light pours over on my skin; I can feel it warming my cheeks. I didn't know the world was such a wonderful place."