History Characters / Nine

[[folder:Stitchpunks]]

!9

!5

!7

!1

!8

!3 and 4

!6

!2

[[folder:Humans]]

!The Scientist

!The Chancellor

[[folder:Machines]]

!The Fabrication Machine/The B.R.A.I.N

!The Cat Beast

!The Winged Beast

!The Seamstress

* Signature Headgear: Its similarity to a bishop's miter earned him his nickname.

* TheLancer: 5 starts out as this, but sort of turns into TheChick after 7 shows up. Eventually, 7 takes over TheBigGuy duty [[spoiler: after 8 is killed]], leaving 5 to pick up TheLancer role again.

* CommieNazis: Political affiliation was left ambiguous, though deliberately negative. He was a nationalist, to be sure, yet the Orwellian association of calling transparent war machines "machines of peace" by his spokesman is an allusion to state propaganda practiced by both commies and Nazis. Calling him "chancellor" was [[ThoseWackyNazis deliberately invoking Nazi association]].

* EvilChancellor: He's a chancellor, and he's evil.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: His use of Mr. Fab mostly manages to make it angry, leading to the RobotWar.

* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Robot]]: [[spoiler: Even after 5 ''blows up the factory'' it still chases them.]]

* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: [[spoiler: A non-humanoid example, where even after the factory is blown up, it survives by dragging its body (detached from the ceiling of the factory) along the ground with its many arms.]]

%%* MultiArmedAndDangerous: [[ArcNumber 9]] limbs.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Meant to be "sort of like a dragon", according to WordOfGod.

* KnightOfCerebus: The moment it awakens to the moment it dies marks some of the darkest moments in the movie.

** Or even Babyface, the doll/Meccano spider toy from Sid's room in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''. Shane Acker stated that Creator/{{Pixar}} was one of his major influences, so it's pretty likely.

* SimpleStaff: Similar to a bishop's staff.

* NiceHat: Its similarity to a bishop's miter earned him his nickname.

* GadgeteerGenius: His NiceHat is only one of his many inventions.

* NiceHat: Really. And yes, that's a candle and a glasses lens fixed onto it.

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy of 7’s Masculine Girl

* LeaderWannabe: He's in charge because of his number, but only 8 seems to respect his authority; the others tend to default to 9's judgment instead.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He forbids 9 and 5 from going to save 2, insisting it's too dangerous. He is [[ProperlyParanoid proven right]] when 9 not only fails to save 2 as 1 predicted, but awakens the Fabrication Machine.

%%* ShrinkingViolet

%%* MadnessMantra: "GoBackToTheSource..."

%%* ShrinkingViolet

%%* DirttyCoward

* ShrinkingViolet

* MadnessMantra: "GoBackToTheSource..."

* ShrinkingViolet

* BigGood: He created Stitchpunks to destroy the machines. He also created Fabrication Machine, but he didn't made it for evil purposes.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: [[ArcNumber 9]] limbs.

!8
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->"To Guard Us"
-->Voiced by Creator/FredTatasciore

The largest of the Stitchpunks, 8 is the muscle of the group, yet lacks intelligence and remains faithful to 1 not only as his bodyguard but also his only friend. He follows 1's orders loyally and often bullies the other Stitchpunks. However, what 8 lacks in brains, he more than makes up in sheer brawn and is quite strong and daring, wielding a large sword made from a butcher's knife, as well as half of a pair of scissors and a magnet which he uses for... [[FantasticDrug questionable reasons.]]

* AntiHero: 8 is on the good guys' side, but his questionable loyalty to 1 and tendency to KickTheDog put him squarely in this territory.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Is last seen ascending to the sky with the other stichpunks who died]]
* {{BFS}}: By 6-inch-tall doll standards, anyway: a kitchen knife and half a pair of scissors.
* TheBigGuy: Standing taller than any other Stitchpunk, 8 is also their designated combat specialist, carrying the heaviest weapons in the group. Also does the heavy lifting.
* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler:Second of the Stitchpunks to die.]]
* TheBully: Towards 6 in the beginning of the film.
* CoolHelmet: He puts a makeshift faceguard on for about 5 seconds during the fight with the Winged Beast.
* CoolSword: Two. A blade attached to a sewing needle and a scissor blade.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Unlike the other Stitchpunks who scream and panic as their souls are getting sucked out, he glares and growls at The B.R.A.I.N before he dies.
* DiedHappilyEverAfter: [[spoiler:During the funeral scene at the end. He gives off a huge friendly grin before dissipating.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: His magnet is a none-too-subtle stand-in for drugs. This wasn't even subtle enough to prevent a ratings boost!
* DumbMuscle: Compared with the others, 8 is as thick as a brick. This seems to be a side-effect of magnet abuse.
* FantasticDrug: He's a little ''too'' fond of that magnet.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: He gives a friendly smile to the surviving Stitchpunks before his spirit ascends.]]
* KickTheDog: Several moments. In fact, aside from fighting, 8 seems to spend most of his time being needlessly cruel to the others.
* NervesOfSteel: When faced with a large flying monster coming straight at him, he grunts, puts on his visor and throws his sword at it.
* TheQuietOne: He says five and a third words in the entire film. [[note]] "Quiet!", "He warned you." and "Sub- What?"[[/note]] He says a few more things in deleted scenes.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:He's the second to get his soul sucked out, after [[SacrificialLamb 2]]. ]]
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Tosses his scissor blade at the Winged Beast, throwing it into a TurbineBlender and forcing it to land.
* UndyingLoyalty: To 1. He seems to be the only one who gives 1's authority any weight, seemingly due to his low intelligence.

!6
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->"To Lead Us"
-->Voiced by Creator/CrispinGlover

The oddball of the group, 6 is [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} in his own world]] most of the time, creating seemingly obscure drawings which are actually of the talisman used in the film to bring the characters to life. He is actually an oracle figure, having prophetic visions which he expresses in his drawings; 9 is the only Stitchpunk to believe them, although 2 and 5 express interest. 6 has a unique appearance with uneven eyes, wild hair and fingers made from the nubs of ink pens. Because of his weird appearance and attitude, he is often avoided and ignored.

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Is last seen ascending to the sky with the other Stichpunks who died]]
* BreakTheCutie: He's quite crushed when all of his drawings are burned to ashes.
* CassandraTruth: No one seems to listen to him before 9.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: No matter what's going on around him, all 6 does is draw. He also tends to space out a lot.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: [[ChekhovsGun The symbol he keeps drawing becomes important late into the film.]]
* MadArtist: He's an artist, and his eccentric nature causes others to believe he's insane.
* MadEye: One of his eyes is bigger than the other to add to his mad look.
* MadOracle: His words turn out to be true, but their obscure nature garbles their meaning and importance.
* MadnessMantra: "GoBackToTheSource..."
* TheQuietOne: The only thing he really talks about is "The Source" and that they must return to it.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: He has an entire wall covered in drawings of the {{MacGuffin}}.
* ShoutOut: [[WordOfGod Shane Acker]] has mentioned in an interview that he is a shout-out of sorts to Creator/TimBurton.
* ShrinkingViolet
* WaifProphet: He's the shortest Stitchpunk.


!5
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->"To Guide Us"
-->Voiced by Creator/JohnCReilly

The "middle man" of the group, 5 is a kind-hearted but fearful engineer, healer, and 2's assistant. Shortly after his awakening in the world, 5 was wounded in the war and lost his left eye, and was fixed up by 2 to sport an eyepatch of sorts. He acts as the watchtower guard in Sanctuary as well as the healer and peacemaker. He has strong friendships with most of the Stitchpunks, particularly with 2, 7, and 9.

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Is last seen ascending to the sky with the other stichpunks who died]].
* BreakTheCutie: Losing an eye, losing his mentor and coming close several times to losing his life causes 5 to appear glum most of the time.
* CowardlyLion: He's understandably terrified of what his group is up against, but when push comes to shove, he'll risk his life to help however he can. Even if it means disobeying 1's orders.
* EyeScream: Lost his left eye in a flashback to the war, which he covers over with an eyepatch.
* FriendlySniper: Extremely friendly and kind, but uses a crossbow to snipe at a few monsters. [[spoiler:It only works against the Seamstress, though.]] Also, the way he found 9 was looking at the wasteland through a sniper reticle.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Him and 2, who is his mentor.
* TheLancer: 5 starts out as this, but sort of turns into TheChick after 7 shows up. Eventually, 7 takes over TheBigGuy duty [[spoiler: after 8 is killed]], leaving 5 to pick up TheLancer role again.
* TheMedic: He's always the one seen patching up the others if they're injured -- first, 9's shoulder; then, 7's leg.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:In the short film. In the 2009 movie, he's less of a mentor figure and more a sidekick, but [[DoomedByCanon he still dies.]]]]
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Initially he defaults to 1's leadership since "A group must have a leader." After a sharp reminder from 9, he decides to go with him, and eventually stops listening to 1 altogether.
* NiceGuy: He's one of the friendliest of the Stitchpunks and becomes one of 9's closest friends.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: It's the ''9'' drinking game! Take a drink every time 5 clings to 9! You'll die of alcohol poisoning by the end of the film.
* ShrinkingViolet
* TeamMom: The DVD commentary refers to him as the 'group mom'.

!2
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->"To Inspire Us"
-->Voiced by Creator/MartinLandau

A frail inventor, 2 is a curious and adventurous person and is seemingly fearless. 1 deliberately sent him out into the wasteland to die, believing him to be a threat to the safety of Sanctuary. He is kind, caring, generous and uses the world's scattered remains to build inventions. He is close friends with 5.

!1
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->"To Protect Us"
-->Voiced by Creator/ChristopherPlummer

The leader of the Stitchpunks, 1 is a dogmatic and cowardly person, but asserts his authority over the others and likes to subjugate them. However, he also does want what is best for them -- most of the time. He wears a hat, cloak, and wields a staff to separate himself from the others. 1 follows the belief that "sometimes one must be sacrificed for the good of many", which leads to clashes with other Stitchpunks, like 7 and 9.

* AntiHero: 1 isn't a villain by any stretch, but calling him a straight up hero would gloss over his obnoxious personality and somewhat questionable leadership decisions.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Is last seen ascending to the sky with the other Stitchpunks who died]]
* BreakTheHaughty: On three occasions: a) when his cathedral burns down; b) when 8 goes missing; and c) when 2 gets a mock funeral service. In each case, his normally dour visage cracks.
* DirtyCoward: Not that he's entirely unjustified, but still...
* FearIsTheAppropriateResponse: The TropeNamer. He's not wrong.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: He said that "sometimes ''one'' must be sacrificed for the good of many", and he did end up [[spoiler: sacrificing himself]].
* GrumpyOldMan: Grumpy? Yes. Old? Yes. Man? Debatable.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. [[spoiler:When he justifies trying to sacrifice 2 by saying one must sometimes be sacrificed for the good of many, he ''does'' include himself, as proven by his HeroicSacrifice at the end.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He has no problem letting us know about it, either.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Can count as this in his HeroicSacrifice. He also gives 9 a pat one the shoulder when his soul is freed.]]
* LeaderWannabe: He's in charge because of his number, but only 8 seems to respect his authority; the others tend to default to 9's judgment instead.
* NiceHat: Its similarity to a bishop's miter earned him his nickname.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Subtly, but 1's eyes have larger, fewer irising shutters to give his eyes an angular, stern look.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He forbids 9 and 5 from going to save 2, insisting it's too dangerous. He is [[ProperlyParanoid proven right]] when 9 not only fails to save 2 as 1 predicted, but awakens the Fabrication Machine.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Say what you like about him when he's alive, he gets a lot more noble when the shadow of death looms.]]
* SimpleStaff: Similar to a bishop's staff.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: He lets his soul be absorbed by the Machine to give 9 the opening to destroy it once and for all.]]
* UngratefulBastard: In response to 9 saving his life by telling him to let go of his cape, he scoffs and tells his savior he owes him a new cape.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He believes in the precept of sacrificing a single person for the good of many others. [[spoiler: And as his death shows, he holds himself to the same standard as the rest of the group.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Humans]]

!The Scientist
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[[caption-width-right:209:We had such potential...such promise. But we squandered our gifts, our intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending, but life must go on.]]
-->Voiced by Creator/AlanOppenheimer

The creator of the Stitchpunks and the Fabrication Machine, and the one who started everything. The Scientist constructed the machine to improve the technology of the world, only for the Chancellor's ChronicBackstabbingDisorder to use the machine to build other machines to wage war on other countries. The machines are corrupted and wipe out life on Earth. The Scientist quickly becomes TheAtoner and builds the Stitchpunks to bring life back to the world.
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* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: "They left us nothing. Nothing. Why do we have to right their wrongs? Sometimes one must be sacrificed."]]

* BigBad: The one leading the machines to destroy Stichpunks and take over the world.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He forbids 9 and 5 from going to save 2, insisting it's too dangerous. He is VindicatedByHistory when 9 not only fails to save 2 as 1 predicted, but awakens the Fabrication Machine.

-->Voiced by Alan Oppenheimer

* IdiotHero: Varies. He's actually pretty resourceful. However, he can also show a lack of common sense, which proves deadly when coupled with his natural curiosity and extremely unluckiness.

* MadeOfExplodium: [[spoiler:It's ultimate fate, after the souls he stole get sucked out.]]