Pluto Knights

The Pluto Knights are a fictional militia in the Square Enix video game Final Fantasy IX. The militia officially comprises of at least nine members, eight of which are named, and their Captain Steiner.
==Known Members==
*Weimar
*Haagen
*Dojebon
*Breirecht
*Mullenkedheim
*Laudo
*Kohel
*Blutzen
==Canon==
==Fandom==
While the Pluto Knights do not often appear as main characters in fanworks (with the exception of Captain Steiner), they sometimes appear as supporting characters in fanworks for the pairing Steiner/Beatrix, usually playing a role (intentional or otherwise) in Steiner and Beatrix getting together. 
In roleplay communities for Final Fantasy IX, such as those on FinalFantasyForums.net, occasionally people would have their original character join the Pluto Knights as the unnamed 10th member. This offered a way of integrating an OC immediately into either events of the story or within the existing lore of FFIX, while the relatively small role played by the Pluto Knights (excluding Steiner), offered the freedom for character exploration and new story-lines. Some role-playing took place in time periods before or after FFIX, and that would offer a group of completely unnamed characters within the Pluto Knights to insert OCs into. 
There was some heated fandom discussion about whether the members of the Pluto Knights were allusions to previous Final Fantasy games, including some discussions about how the links to previous main characters were more apparent in the Japanese release of FFIXTalk: Final Fantasy IX allusions - Final Fantasy Wiki. For example, fans felt that Weimar's character flirting with a woman selling flowers and then spending time with a different woman at a pub was a reference to Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa from Final Fantasy VII. Many other fans were unconvinced by the evidence provided for the claims, though some of the allusions were retained on the wikiFinal Fantasy IX allusions - Final Fantasy Wiki.
The cosplay group, Pluto Knights, took their name from the in-game group and their first cosplay was of Zidane and Blank's Pluto Knight disguises from the beginning of FFIX.
===Shipping===
=== Fanwork Examples ===
==== Fan fic ====
* The Pluto Knights of Alexandria by KingKylus - One of the few fanworks focused on the Pluto Knights, set prior to the FFIX canon and including many original characters.
* In A Word: Perfection by Alria - A fic with the Knights of Pluto playing a supporting role to the Steiner/Beatrix pairing
* The Fifteen Year Feud by Charlett - A fic where the rivalry between the Elite Guard of Alexandria and the Knights of Pluto is ended by Steiner and Beatrix becoming a couple.
==== Role Play ====
* Final Fantasy IX: Scars of Terra - An RP from FinalFantasyForums.net with an OC, Ricard Fairne, as a member of the Pluto Knights.
*Final Fantasy IX: The Fall of Mages RP - An RP from FinalFantasyForums.net which features unnamed Pluto Knights along with an OC, Carlos (in the role of Steiner's grandson) who fights alongside the Pluto Knights and is later promoted to lead them.
==== Cosplay ====
* Zidane and Blank in Pluto Knight disguises by cosplay group 'Pluto Knights'
==Archives and Fannish Links==
==References==
Category:Final Fantasy IX Characters