Nines

"*Your world...**is already dead**. [...] Deo...**Confidimus**...*"
—Nines' last words[src]

**Nines** *(real name unknown)*, widely called the **White Death**, is an antagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in *Strain Zero*. He is mysterious half-human, half-zombie creature that arrived in the Commonwealth in pursuit of a young woman. He served as the primary antagonist of *Season 7: Remake Part I*.

## Overview

### Personality & Traits

Nines is single-minded, devoid of mercy, ruthless and sadistic, more resembling a wild animal than a human. Whether the result of experiments or a wildly mutated strain of LBI, Nines relishes in his unnatural abilities and enjoys the thrill of the hunt. Though capable of speech, Nines more often snarls, growls and roars like an animal, only speaking to threaten, terrify or question his victims.

### Skills & Abilities

A half-human, half-zombie hybrid creature, Nines displays incredible - and unnatural - strength, speed, agility and durability. He was more than capable of wiping out an entire patrol of well-trained soldiers with his bare hands while taking bullets at close range. What's more, he is an expert tracker that pursues his target with complete dedication and allows nothing to stand in his way.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 7: Remake

Very little is known about Nines' past; whether he is an evolved form of zombie or the result of some sort of experiment is unknown. At some point he developed an unknown relationship with Lucy, one that compelled him to chase her into the Commonwealth and kill anyone that stood in his way.

## Death

### Killed by:

* Hope Ward *(indirectly)*
* Emma Goode *(indirectly)*
* Henry Ward

After kidnapping Hope on her attempt to travel west, Nines offers her in exchange for Lucy. Henry and the old guard track Nines to his lair, an old church, and ambush him in the forest. Using the noise of the church bell, they are able to stun him long enough to attack, cutting off his arm and shooting him in the eye. However, Nines doesn't die even when Henry bisects him at the waist, although he finally perishes from an axeblow to the head.

## Killed Victims

* Muldoon - beaten, mutilated and torn apart
* Four unnamed Commonwealth soldiers - beaten, mutilated and torn apart
* Eight unnamed lumberjacks - beaten, mutilated and torn apart

## Relationships

### Lucy

"*She...**will**...be...**mine**,*"
—Nines' threat to Henry[src]

### Antony Eden

Little is known about the relationship between Nines and Eden. As Nines was a servant of the Republic, he was presumably loyal to his president, enough at least to track a single girl over hundreds of miles of wilderness and bring her back to him.

### Henry Ward

"*Old...**weak**...*"
—Nines taunting Henry during their fight[src]

## Trivia

* Nines' name is derived from the "IX" tattooed on his arm.
* Among other abilities, Nines demonstrates heightened strength, speed, endurance and senses. Some of his feats using these abilities include:
	+ Massacring an entire team of experienced soldiers with his bare hands
	+ Breaking the bark off a tree with a single punch
	+ Sprinting on all fours to easily catch up with targets
	+ Tracking scents over several miles
	+ Taking bullets at point-blank range with little to no reaction
	+ Surviving grevious bodily injuries, up to being bisected at the waist, and still attempt to defend himself
* Nines is covered in a multitude of scars, some of which are remnants of injuries that should be impossible to survive.
	+ Most of the right side of his body, including his arm, chest and face, is covered in burns
* Nines' highlighted black veins is similar to the "activated" einherjar in *So Help Me God*.
* Nines is one of only two primary antagonists to be directly killed by Henry, the other being James.