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*The Nine is a homage to Bungie's ''[[wikipedia:Myth_(series)|Myth]]'' series, where a similar group also known as the Nine lead the forces of Light against the forces of Darkness. Five members are named: Alric, Rabican, Maeldun, Murgen and Cu Roi. | *The Nine is a homage to Bungie's ''[[wikipedia:Myth_(series)|Myth]]'' series, where a similar group also known as the Nine lead the forces of Light against the forces of Darkness. Five members are named: Alric, Rabican, Maeldun, Murgen and Cu Roi. | ||
*The name, "The Nine" or "IX", is likely a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Ix (Dune)|Ix]]" in Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' series, a fictional planet whose position from its sun inspired the name, ruled by the Ixian Technocracy. Ix was the primary provider of technology for the Old Imperium (or Galactic Padishah Empire) after the infamous Butlerian Jihad, which banned AI; ironically, Leto Atreides II used many of their creations later in his reign, a situation unthinkable in his early years. | *The name, "The Nine" or "IX", is likely a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Ix (Dune)|Ix]]" in Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' series, a fictional planet whose position from its sun inspired the name, ruled by the Ixian Technocracy. Ix was the primary provider of technology for the Old Imperium (or Galactic Padishah Empire) after the infamous Butlerian Jihad, which banned AI; ironically, Leto Atreides II used many of their creations later in his reign, a situation unthinkable in his early years. | ||
**Additionally it could also reference the {{Plain|[http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/n/ninerings.html Nine Rings of Power]}} in J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, given by Sauron (in disguise as Annatar) to corrupt nine powerful kings of men to his service, of which three were Númenórean, the last noble survivors from the island kingdom of Númenor that Sauron had destroyed. "''Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die...''" The Nine in ''Destiny'' similarly tempt Guardians with strange gifts. | |||
*The identity of at least five Nine was put together in a reddit post by u/jeckal_died, and serves as the basis for some of this article, minus the speculation.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/8idjao/trials_lore_tabs_and_the_personalities_of_the_nine/ '''reddit''' - ''Trials Lore Tabs and the personalities of the Nine.'']</ref> | *The identity of at least five Nine was put together in a reddit post by u/jeckal_died, and serves as the basis for some of this article, minus the speculation.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/8idjao/trials_lore_tabs_and_the_personalities_of_the_nine/ '''reddit''' - ''Trials Lore Tabs and the personalities of the Nine.'']</ref> | ||
*The Nine are technically a completely natural phenomenon and came to gain consciousness in a causal manner. The implications of this in regard to the nature of the Destiny universe, dark matter, and planets as a whole is unknown, but it now establishes that universal forces themselves are capable of achieving sentience. | *The Nine are technically a completely natural phenomenon and came to gain consciousness in a causal manner. The implications of this in regard to the nature of the Destiny universe, dark matter, and planets as a whole is unknown, but it now establishes that universal forces themselves are capable of achieving sentience. | ||