Nine

Nine is a playable character in Final Fantasy Type-0, and one of the main characters of the same game. He is fittingly attributed the number 09 in Class Zero.

Appearance and Personality
Nine is a young man with short, spiky blond hair and a scarred face. He wears a disheveled uniform of the Academy and wields a long spear.

He is impulsive and straightforward, viewing the world in black and white and only feels satisfied when things aren't complicated. Although he has a foul mouth, isn't exactly wise and is considered stupid by fellow classmate Queen, his courage boosts Class Zero's morale on the battlefield.

Story
Nine is a young man who is a member of Class Zero, a group of students from the Peristylium Suzaku, the Magic Academy of the nation of Rubrum, that fight the invasion of Rubrum by the Milites Empire. As part of the resistance operation "Operation Apostle", he and his comrades seek to become the Agito, a messiah prophesied in ancient mythology to appear at the time of Finis, an apocalyptic calamity.

When Kurasame first introduces himself to Class Zero as their new instructor, Nine immediately expresses his dislike of him and that they will only listen to Arecia. Kurasame slaps Nine into a nearby wall, fueling his rage and prompting him to rush forward and attack Kurasame a second time, but the teacher again throws him aside with ease. Cater and Ace both come to Nine's defense, but are overpowered.

Nearing the ending, when Nine and his classmates were on the verge on dying, he seemed to be more calm about it, and is in fact not afraid of death as he felt that it was a manly act.

Fellow classmates Rem and Machina's actions would later result in Arecia removing the four crystals from Oriense, allowing those who perished in war, including Nine, to live their lives peacefully. Like many of the male students, Nine has feelings for the female instructor Emina Hanaharu.

But after what is speculated to be a confession to Emina is consequently turned down due to her having a boyfriend (revealed to be Izana Kunagiri), Nine is seen taking out his anger by throwing his spears while feeling dejected and upset.

In Battle
Nine wields a lance in battle, and has an accessible close-range aggressive and powerful battle style resembling that of a Dragoon. His style is similar to that of Queen, however with more emphasis on strength. His basic attack is called Lance. He can spin it around to attack and is good with critical hits.

As mentioned above, Nine possesses a Dragoon-like build. His HP pool, defense and attack damage are incredibly high, making him an ideal tank during boss fights or a good partner for long ranged characters such as Trey, Deuce, Cater and Ace while they dish out damaging spells and attacks.

However, 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 extremely crucial for him. As such, players should keep in mind to keep Nine safe when facing magic-based or quick enemies.

Weapons

 * Lance
 * Heavy Lance
 * Javelin
 * Grow Lance
 * Lancerator
 * Harpoon
 * Dragon's Horn Spear
 * Holy Lance
 * Mythril Lance
 * Flame Spear
 * Ice Spear
 * Thunder Spear
 * Venus Gospel
 * Highwind
 * Kain's Lance
 * Longinus (ultimate weapon)

Etymology
"Nine" is one of the trumps of a traditional set of playing cards.

Trivia

 * Nine shares his Japanese voice actor with Snow Villiers from Final Fantasy XIII.
 * As seen in the artwork of the Class Zero, Nine had fair brown hair in the initial development as to oppose his current light blond color.
 * The romaji pronunciation for Nine's name, Nain (ナイン), rhymes with that of Kain (カイン) (a fellow lance-wielder from Final Fantasy IV), their names in katakana differing by a single character.