Arrows of Heaven

Arrows of Heaven was a group of individuals behind the Pointing Ninja of Xi mystery on PlayStation Home as well as a variety of external sites. The emblem of the group is that of a simplified arrow drawing, often made through scribbles on a sheet of paper. These scribbles were replaced in some instances with an alternating series of ones and zeroes. The group was formed potentially in August of 2009 following the death of Brett Supco the same year, seeking to honor their friend through the creation of an ARG similar to the one found in the original Xi. The group would operate in the Xi Museum for some time before one member called "The Suited Man" began to employ strict rules regarding how the mystery should be laid out. The group likely remained in operation until April 1, 2015, the date PlayStation Home shut down.

## Notable Members

### Ajingnitniop (partnership)

Former member of Eyes in the Sky and close friend to kingofthesun5. Formed temporary alliance/deal with Arrows of Heaven sometime between 2010 and 2011 in exchange for information on kingofthesun5's whereabouts or status. Would play important role of assisting investigators until finally choosing to break the deal in 2014. Was later seemingly removed from Arrows of Heaven and PlayStation Home as a whole, but not before successfully liberating UnhingedShadow.

### dehart67

The "chosen" investigator of 2011 and the second main individual to be adopted into Arrows of Heaven following his success. Was seen one time as a pointing ninja similar to XiMuseum by Dominic, kicking off The Pointing Ninja of Xi investigation team. Later only appeared as a Shadow capable of wearing unique clothing. Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### GeneralCamera

Former member of Eyes in the Sky. Was adopted into Arrows of Heaven in 2010, sometime before kingofthesun5 solved the mystery. Appeared as a Shadow capable of movements, actions, and traveling to different spaces within PlayStation Home. Was later liberated by AdmiralThrawn000. GeneralCamera was notably not pictured within 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### GOLDENSHADOWKING

An original Arrows of Heaven member. Appeared as an ordinary Shadow. Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### kingofthesun5

Former member of Eyes in the Sky and the "chosen" investigator of 2010, making him the first main individual to be adopted into Arrows of Heaven following his success. Appeared as a Shadow whilst also having a secondary, aged version of his avatar operate under the name of Y2hhaXJz. Served as major purpose for Ajingnitniop's partnership with the group. Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### OperationPN/The Butterfly

An original Arrows of Heaven member. Appeared as a unique Shadow capable of movements, actions, and traveling to different spaces within PlayStation Home. Only appeared after certain conditions were met and would give blessings to chosen investigators following their contact with him. Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. OperationPN was notably not pictured within 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### RHKDMS

An original Arrows of Heaven member. Appeared as a Shadow capable of changing form/gender and briefly showing signs of emotion. Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### The Suited Man

An original Arrows of Heaven member and self-appointed leader of the group. Oversaw investigator progress and kept watch over Shadows, likely supplied money or resources to Shadows and the means of game-breaking for PlayStation Home. Was betrayed by individuals such as Ajingnitniop, Y2hhaXJZ, UnhingedShadow, and GeneralCamera and likely ceased activity following PlayStation Home's closing. Suited Man was notably not pictured within 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series, but may have been indicated as the central light of 2.3.

### tothemax9

Former member of The Pointing Ninja of Xi Investigators. Was adopted into Arrows of Heaven between 2013 and 2014. Appeared as an ordinary Shadow. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### Trooper4Good

The "chosen" investigator of 2012 and the third/final main individual to be adopted into Arrows of Heaven following his success. Appeared as a Shadow who stood in a different portion of the Xi Museum than any others; Unhinged described him as "rare". Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### UnhingedShadow

An original Arrows of Heaven member. Would be made to serve as a Shadow in an unknown location. Was later liberated by Ajingnitniop and slowly revealed secrets regarding Arrows of Heaven's past and the mystery itself to investigators. Ultimately left PlayStation Home in general and created various sites to continue leaking information. Went on to work alongside Y2hhaXJz in taking control over various Arrows of Heaven sites. UnhingedShadow was notably not pictured within 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series, though the name of the series itself does serve as a scrambled form of "UNHINGED".

### XiContinuum/The Silent One

Pointing and crouching avatar often placed within the warehouse of the Xi: Continuum. Acted as a general figurehead for the group. Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### XiMuseum/The Silent One

Pointing and crouching avatar often placed within the center of the Xi Museum. Acted as a general figurehead for the group. Likely left after Arrows of Heaven shut down. Later pictured in 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series.

### Y2hhaXJz

The aged doppelganger of kingofthesun5 created sometime following kingofthesun5's success in solving the mystery in 2010. Appeared once as a shadow within the Xi Museum, in a slightly different area than normal. Often messaged investigators with pieces of information regarding the mystery. Later worked alongside UnhingedShadow in taking over various sites owned by Arrows of Heaven, later contacting AdmiralThrawn000 with a final message containing the video which bid farewell to the mystery and tied up some loose ends. Y2hhaXJz was notably not pictured within 2.4 of the HUNDEGNI series

## Methods

Arrows of Heaven was a strict, heavily scrutinized group which took all major orders from The Suited Man, with failures to comply likely ending in termination by means of threats or hacking. The group utilized mostly unknown means of communication or work. Some evidence would imply orders were sent directly from the Suited Man to various Shadows over email, and the odds of the team also having a PlayStation Home team server was also fairly high. While Arrows of Heaven was primarily active on PlayStation Home, they did utilize exterior sites in some cases in order to widen the scope of the ARG itself. These sites consisted of the following:

YouTube

Google

Pointing Website

Arrows of Heaven Website

Pointing Ninja Watcher Website

uQuiz

Following UnhingedShadow's betrayal of Arrows of Heaven, he'd establish a site of his own in order to leak more information.

## Motives

While Arrows of Heaven originally intended to honor their deceased friend via the creation of an ARG similar to the original Xi, The Suited Man saw fault in the free, open, and lax methods the others initially adopted, instead utilizing money or threats to steer the group towards a more serious and regulated design. Arrows of Heaven adopted various "cycles" each year, taking in one "chosen" investigator and turning him/her into a Shadow, along with the occasional assistant, though this latter adoption was often not permanent. This process was repeated until PlayStation Home's closing in 2015.

Some members of Arrows of Heaven disliked their current states of subjugation under The Suited Man. UnhingedShadow would go on to speak out against the practices of Arrows of Heaven, seeking to reveal it's most closely-guarded secrets as Home neared it's end. Other members would fall in line with these ideas by leaving Arrows of Heaven or taking control over some of it's affiliated sites.