Today we look at the beautiful, and extremely strange film 9, and fittingly 9 undead characters that serve as the protagonists. First though, another discussion on what is undead.
In 9, the characters are these ragdoll-like beings that live due to the split soul of a man. He put each of these pieces into different ragdolls, and as such, he died. Now it is my opinion that these characters are undead. The original life (the scientist) has stopped, and now there is new life (the 9) that continues on. This however does not extend to the robots in the film. While this would be obvious for most of the robots, the Brain is a little different, as they are directly revived due to 2's soul being put into them. However, the soul here seems to be used as a power source, and so the soul itself is not being reincarnated in the machine, but instead siphoned, and the Brain, something completely artificial, is just brought back online.
Now let's talk about the 9.
1 sucks. All my homies hate 1. He is decently spooky with his wizard robe, hat, and staff. His eyes also function in a more angular way which comes off as somewhat disturbing. 5/10.
His danger is a 1. He is weak, no combat skills, and relies completely on running away.
The transformation will be a 7, as he is one of the less refined molds, looking very artificial.
Do I dare? Do I simply rank each of the names the number that they are? No. No, I will not. They instead will all receive a 5. I think having a number as a name is pretty cool, and it fits the story in an interesting way.
2 is okay. We see the least of 2. He has some interesting leather straps and a cool hat. Spook could be around a 3.
Danger will be a 2. He isn't much of a fighter and gets smacked pretty quick, but he is inventive and brave.
Transformation will be a 7 as with 1. He is made with an equal amount of diversity from the original human.
Name is a 5. But 2 is the first part of my favorite number.
3 and 4 got some cool spooky vibes. We rank them together as they are functionally the same being. They have hoods, they don't speak, and they flash their eyes rapidly to retain information. Pretty creepy! But they are also pretty cute, and that offsets the creepiness. Probably a 4.
Danger is a 1. These guys are pretty inert. They just hangout in a library all day and never fight.
Transformation will be a 5. They are closer to human, but are still a little strange with the sewn on hoods and strange skin.
Names are 5s.
5 is a little spooky because he is missing an eye but that is really the only thing that makes him stand out. I guess he has a backpack too? 2/10.
Danger is a 1. This guy is another weak scaredy-cat.
Transform will be a 5 again because he became 5. Ha ha ha. But really it should be a 4, but his missing eye and huge head patch increase his transform.
His name is 5. Ha ha ha again.
6 is the creepiest specifically. He is always drawing the talisman and its symbols, he is stripped vertically and very distinctly, his head has a big frill on the top, he talks in strange ways, and he has a chain on his neck. He is a weirdo. 6 in spook for 6 in 9.
Danger is another 1. Basically lets the Brain kill him. Doesn't fight back whatsoever.
Transform is 7 once more, crazy looking dude. His eyes are even 2 different sizes what the heck.
Name is a 5.
7 is a girlboss and we love her. She wears a skull as a mask, she has a cool sword, and is very dexterous, pretty scary at times, so her spook is a 5.
Danger for 7 is a 3, tied for the highest. She is able to do flips in the air and chop off the head of a machine, she can dodge and is skilled with a blade, I think she would have a chance to defeat me in combat.
Transform is the lowest at a 3. She looks very smooth and her face looks the most human to me.
Name is a 5.
8 is the most intimidating specifically he has a unique, large frame, a cool mask, a huge sword, and some frilly armor. He also speaks in a deep gruff voice and is a bit of a bully, and so will get another 6/10 for spook.
Danger will be matched with 7 at a 3. While he probably would lose to 7, he is clearly another fighter of the group, however instead of dexterity, 8 runs a strength build.
Transform will be an 8 not just because he is 8 but because he is very similar to 6 in his coloring and design, but stands out as a buff dude, very different from the skinny scientist he came from.
Name is a 5.
9 disappoints me as he is the least interesting design of the 9. He seems like the basic model. He does have a big zipper in his stomach which is a little creepy, but overall the man is just boring, 2/10 for spook.
Danger will also be a 2, he is along the lines of the crafty but ultimately weak fighters.
Transform will be a 5 for the same reason as 5. He should be a 4, but then has a large obviously artificial part. 5's was his patch head, 9's is his zipper.
The name is a 5.
Watching 9 (2009)