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The Chaos Council captured the wrong fox! Also, I must've missed the part where Nine said it wasn't ready, what does he mean by that? We'll unfortunately have to wait for the second batch to come out. Also, I wasn't meaning that he was acting like a protagonist to the council, I meant that Nine IS the secondary protagonist of the entire show. Mainly cause he plays an important role, and because we got to see from his perspective even after Sonic left New Yolk, and SOnic never even mentioned him, which I found interesting. Also, I never noticed that he might've been manipulating the Council from the start, if so, Jesus Christ, kudos to him.
But I think he was just playing it safe with the Resistance, both the Rebels and the Council who he figured would be watching through the cameras. And yes, based on that smirk both while he was captured and while he was manipulating the council, he's definitely planning something, but what? What happened after Sonic left the Grim? Whatever happened, he needs to use the Council. Also, this fox can manipulate! He makes sure to keep things neutral, makes sure he gives the impression that he's helping them, he gives them the illusion of control.
And I agree that Sonic is a moral guide for him, kinda like how he was for Tails. Sonic, like he did for Tails, can bring out the good potential, of Nine. However, it's also due to SOnic that he has goals to make a new world in the Grim in the first place. A thing I want to add is that he stated "with ENOUGH shard energy", meaning that if he had all the shards, he'd be able to do what he wanted. So whatever he's planning, he's after the shards.
Also, Nine is making the tech that Rusty used to go into other dimensions, so being the crafty fox he is, he could've hidden some things in the device that would go against the Council's orders.
Sonic is also extremely important to all of this, he's able to bring people together, able to bring out the best of people like he always does, Sonic struck HOPE in all of these people. However, that hope-bringing can also backfire on Nine considering his influence caused Nine to find a better home for himself and Sonic. We'll have to wait and see.
Nine needs Sonic alive, both for emotional sake and for possibly power's sake. There are many things Nine can do, help or betray, conquer or free, we don't know what's going on in that fluffy head of his! His moral ambiguity makes it really hard to figure out what he plans and his role in future seasons.
And I firmly agree that their bond is unbreakable. And Tails is the only one who got three lines, all of them relating to his bond with Sonic. And while the others either have lines that reflect one main counterpart, or that relate to their role in the group, Tails' lines not only reflect Nine, but they also reflect Nine's relationship with Sonic.
Nine doesn't care for anyone but Sonic, Nine only needs Sonic. Which I think reflects his role as a certain very STRONG trait of Tails.
Each counterpart of the main cast is an embodiment of a certain trait they have.
Thorn; Amy's love for nature, Rusty; Amy's sense of loyalty (she can be influenced to change her sides), Black Rose; Amy's love for adventure.
Renegade Knucks; Knuckles defiance against another's control, Gnarly; Knuckle's naivety, Dread; Knuckles impulsiveness
Rebel; Rouge's sense of leadership, Prim; Rouge's sense of trickery, Pirate; Rouge's sense of teamwork
Mangey; Tails' Primal instincts, Sails; Tails' dependence on others.
But Nine is the embodiment much, MUCH stronger. Something unbreakable as mentioned before. Something NEITHER good nor bad. Something so strong, it can never be broken.
Nine's protectiveness over Sonic, his only concern being Sonic, is quick to latch onto Sonic, his EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCE on Sonic.
It all makes sense now.
Nine is the living embodiment of Tails' LOVE for Sonic.
Now love is both a beautiful and horrifying concept and one that's still unknown to HOW it happens. In fact, love is believed to be a TYPE OF MADNESS. Basically, your brain cell thingies go crazy and inflate when it happens. Scientifically, love is a MAMMALIAN IMPULSE, like hunger or thirst. It's a NEED. And unlike the other variants, Nine actually has a goal he genuinely NEEDS.
This is why Nine is a terrifying character, not just because he's morally ambiguous, or we don't know what he's capable of, but because he's the embodiment of something DANGEROUS.
Tails' love for Sonic transcends anything, it is held over everything, and nothing else matters. He's stated something, which reflects his love for his big brother, something that not only reflects Nine's character but could also be a MAJOR foreshadowing.
In a place where he had to choose between the world or Sonic, he'd choose SONIC.
"If there's anyone who's got the brains to put back the prism, it's you."
"That's the first thing you've said that I agree with."
FIRJDHEBEHJFHF WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT THIS DIALOGUE EXCHANGE?!
The little canon hint that only Nine can figure out how to fix things. It'll be his choice that can change everything in the end. I don't think they'll be giving him a villain arc without a redemption arc if he's the only character who can fix things. Shadow cannot leave the void, CC are all villains, Sonic cannot touch the shards (though there's this wee bit plot point of him being able to harness the energy of the prism that he absorbed), everybody else doesn't understand the science or working of the prism, this leaves Nine. Extremely important character, this angsty little fellow.
Wait, hold on, Sonic has a bunch of Paradox energy inside him. The energy that hit him and he wasn't affected by like the others because he absorbed it. Wouldn't that mean he'd have to return that energy to fix his world? The energy he has is from the prism as it shattered, it belongs to the Paradox Prism. What if... The Prism needs the energy Sonic has to be whole again? The energy that CC had been trying to extract. How would that affect Sonic?