Nine/Gameplay

Nine is a playable character in Final Fantasy Type-0. Nine wields a spear in battle, and has an accessible close-range aggressive and powerful battle style resembling that of a Dragoon. His style is similar to Queen's, but with more emphasis on strength. He can spin his weapon around to attack and is good with critical hits.

Nine has high Attack and Defense, although his power might be weaker than Sice's or Jack's, but he is more durable than Cinque. Nine possesses a Dragoon-like build. His HP pool, defense, and attack damage are high, making him an ideal tank during boss fights or a good partner for long-ranged characters, such as Ace, Deuce, Trey, and Cater, while they dish out damaging spells and attacks.

Nine's tank-like build is offset by his low MP pool and magic defense as well as speed. His attacks often have a delay, which means timing is crucial for him. As such, players should keep in mind to keep Nine safe when facing magic-based or quick enemies.

Abilities
Nine's normal attacks consist of striking and piercing his enemies with his lance with an average speed four hit combo. The last strike boasts high critical rate, and can knock away small enemies. His Clean Sweep allows him to swing his lance around to hit surrounding enemies. After the first spin, Nine may chain into another whirlwind spin while doing a somersault, then finishes with the last strike. His Mobile Attack allows him to slide forward while spinning his lance quickly, dealing many hits before finishing with the last strike.

Nine initially knows Jump, which allows him to leap in the air and land on the target dealing high damage within a small area. Tapping the input allows Nine to hit the target again with his last strike. Hitting the enemies with the last strike actually helps with accumulating AG.

The powerful Lance Throw ability has Nine throw his lance at his target and serves as his ranged attack. Nine will first try to track his target vertically and horizontally before tossing it, so its accuracy is slightly above average. It boasts a high critical rate, and may allow hitting multiple enemies as the lance can pierce through them. When the lance hits an enemy or wall or ground, it unleashes a blast than may damage other enemies around it. The ability has an infinite range as long as the target is locked-on.

Nine's Roar ability can inflict Stop to his target. Although the ability is sound-based, it targets a single enemy. It has a rather low chance of inflicting Stop.

Equipment
Nine's exclusive accessory is the Meteor Buckle that increases his HP by 60% and grants Auto Endure status.


 * Lance
 * Heavy Lance
 * Javelin
 * Shapeshifter
 * Knight's Lance
 * Harpoon
 * Wyvern Horn
 * Holy Lance
 * Mythril Lance
 * Wildfire Spear
 * Hoarfrost Spear
 * Voltaic Spear
 * Venus Gopel
 * Highwind
 * Kain's Lance
 * Lance of Longinus (ultimate weapon)

Support Personnel
Some Support Personnel in the HD version appear as Nine: Motoo Fujiwara (Vocalist and Guitarist for Bump of Chicken), Akio Ohfuji (Senior Publicity Producer), Yasuhiro Sato (Lead Level Designer), Kumiko Kaji (Character Modeler) and Hajime Tabata (Director).