#ninealpha

So if you're a fan of Darling In The Franxx, you probably recognize the Nines squad and tbh, who doesn't lol.

Welcome to my talk/rant, where I am stating my dssatisfaction for their plot and screentime in DITF. HUGE spoilers are ahead, so please skip, okay?

Look at them. They're great characters. They have decent designs and personalities. Nine posh and majestic elite teams who shows up to mess things up and to stir more drama, led by a narcissistic smug blonde boy. Nice.

They have unique motives and goals, along with a mysterious, powerful vibe that make you think, "Wow, these guys are quite the shit.".

They also did a great job on representing what it's like to be controlled in a dystopian environment. In my opinion, they are the representative of how it would be like if;

1. Society chose to remain faithful to the wrong leader.

2. Society took "equality" too far.

3. Society decided to abandon human basics to "evolve", in an unnatural way.

At first, they may seem overpowered and inhumane, but as it was seen in latest episodes, it is shown that they still have human characteristics, like having uncontrollable emotions and survival insticts, also concern for each other.

Heck, even they got depressed the latest episodes due to their teammates dying!

Now this is where I point out what I think is the creator's mistake; they rushed the plot and abandoned these good characters just to complete the main plot.

I see a lot of potential with the Nines, but the creators killed them off too early. And they don't even get that much of a screentime!

Look, they already have most of the good character criteria, unlike Hiro who in my opinion is a bland character. But what core do they lack that the creators should've thought of?

Backstories.

Looking at the Nines, it's clear that their attitude and their beliefs (like their strong dependence and respect towards Papa) hides an interesting backstory that could've been a good storyline for the anime.

Why are they in the Elite team? Why are they so dependent on Papa? Did Papa brainwash them? How did Zero Two's DNA work to create them? Did they grow up like normal kids? Were they secluded like Zero Two? What kind of training do they go through? What did Papa taught them all these years? What are their interactions with eachother like? What are their thoughts on the current world's condition? Who are they really?

So many questions left unanswered.

Instead, the creators decided to just end them, just like that, because they weren't the "important characters" and continued to add more ridiculous storylines to strengthen Zero Two and Hiro's stupid journeys together (no offense, I hate those two).

They killed Delta and Epsilon in a mere few seconds. One of them could've have survived because of the Franxx's facillities (remember when Goro injected Ichigo out?). But guess what, they both died and never got a second chance.

And then without telling what happened to the triplets, suddenly they're gone. WHAAAAT?! I really thought that at least Zeta could've survived, since she rode with Alpha.

And when these three (Alpha, Beta and Gamma) are left, whoo SURPRISE, they DIED too! (Except maybe Beta cuz the wiki states that he's still alive// Still, doesnt mention what exactly killed Gamma!)

(Sorry cant find GIFs of Gamma my poor boi)

     “Hello. It’s nice to meet you all. I hope we can work well together as a team.” Neutral expression. Neutral greeting. Neutral tone. At surface level, 9′η’s introduction seemed as bland as the blank white walls surrounding the group of 9′s. The only oddity that was externally apparent was her age: at thirteen, she was easily the youngest of The Nine’s so far.

@nine-alpha

"A... lu... pha." their gaze lowered to that diamond patch as well, as their fingers stilled on the glove. "A-lu-pha. Al-pha. Alpha?" 

they really don't remember speaking before, but their mind and mouth seemed to be able to do it... the voice was still on the raspy and quiet side, though. still, they were entertained by their own spontaneous pronunciation practice, glancing back at alpha's face for another confirmation. 

"Si-g-ma... Sigma."