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They left us nothing—nothing. Why do we have to right their wrongs? Sometimes, one must be sacrificed...

—1, 9 (2009 Film)
1
1
To Protect Us...
Gender
Male
Height
20.12cm
Species
Awakening
August 11th
Status
Deceased
Appearance(s)
Voice Actor
[ENG] Christopher Plummer
[DE] Fred Maire
[FR] Georges Claisse
[JP] 石田太郎 (Taro Ishida)
[RUS] Геннадий Хазанов (Gennady Khazanov)

1 is a stitchpunk from both the 9 (2005 short) and the 9 (2009 film). He is the first stitchpunk created by The

Scientist. His fastening is two conventional belt buckles.


Personality

1 is the apprehensive, egotistically arrogant portion of the Scientist's personality[citation needed]. He is the first homunculus creation of the group, and he has appointed himself as leader. He has a self-witted, dictatorial demeanor and refuses to compromise on any of his beliefs that contradict to his standpoint, and he is further willing to let the others die to ensure his own safety, as shown when he sends 2 out to his death. His cognitive mannerisms change, however, when 9 confronts him about issues with staying sheltered perpetually from the outside world, the disreputable decision on sending 2 to scout in the Emptiness, the matter of finding answers to neglected questions that would perchance be significantly veritable regarding all of the stitchpunks, and when 9 suggests to sacrifice himself to help 7 retrieve the talisman from the Fabrication Machine and 1 sacrifices himself so 9 can retrieve it. He is the fifth and final stitchpunk to die in the film.

Characters Relationships

  • 9 - 1 disagrees with 9's idealisms, instead wishing to hide in his sanctuary.
  • 8 - 8 is 1's most loyal companion, serving as his obedient bodyguard.
  • 7 - 1 views 7 as a traitor, most likely because she left the sanctuary to go out and fight the machines.
  • 6 - 1 ignores 6 because of his confusing and unclear nature.
  • 5 - 1 acts neutrally towards 5, albeit a bit condescending, until 5 agrees to go with 9 to save 2.
  • 3 & 4 - 1 has no notable relationship with 3 & 4, and acts neutrally towards them in every respect.
  • 2 - 1 was annoyed by 2's inquisitive nature, and so he sent him out to "scout."

Physical Appearance

1 appears to be made out of pale-colored fabric. His hands and feet are metallic; the hands have somewhat of a gnarled, claw-like look to them, while his feet are divided into three metal plates, bearing resemblance to a clawed foot. His head is gaunt, with high 'cheekbones', appearing to have a skull beneath the fabric skin. He is fastened by metal buckles, and appears to be patched up.

After the war, upon reaching the Sanctuary, he obtains a cape made out of a scrap of red silk fastened with a ruby brooch, a metal staff with a rusted gear piece attached to it (adorned with a bell at the end). He also wears a makeshift 'pope hat' out of a bullet shell. This hat has a brass[citation needed] one-cent coin on it that was attached with a piece of wire. This outfit makes 1 highly resemble a religious figure of high position, most notably a bishop. It is considerable this outfit was chosen to represent the fact that, in the past, religious leaders acted much like 1: refusing critique or questioning about the Church (1 refuses to answer any about the origins of the stitchpunks), being dogmatic and hating science (or in 1's case, alchemy). His pupils are unlike the other stitchpunk's optics, they are triangular, as opposed to round. They can become dilated when he is afraid. 1 doesn't have stitched eyebrows like most of the others, but part of his skin above his eyes is indented to resemble eyebrows. Throughout the film, 1 loses his leadership status, also losing his staff, cape and hat in the process and relinquishing his title after the destruction of the Fabrication Machine's factory. However, he takes on a leadership role again when 9 runs off to find the Scientist's workshop, but this leadership is more formal and patient.

Possessions

  • Staff: This staff is what 1 uses to show his power, and he may be quite old like 2 so he uses it to help him walk. 1 can use it somewhat like a weapon, which we see when he hooks 5 around the neck to pull him closer and does it to 9 to check his number when he first meets him. The staff is made of a dulled sewing needle, half a gear and a little bell. The cane is lost when 9 let's go of it during the Winged Beast attack.
  • Hat: this pope-like hat is what 1 uses to hide his rather witty "hairstyle" and for ruler theme. It is made of a broken candle cap with an Luxembourg ‘1 cent’ penny tied to it. The penny falls off when he is caught by the Seamstress (but gets rescued by 9), and he takes off the hat near the end, and it (possibly) gets crushed by the Fabrication Machine. During the flashback of the war, his hat appears to be made of a spent bullet casing.
  • Cape: a red silk cape, maybe torn from a curtain and fastened around 1's neck with a ruby brooch, makes 1 look even more like a king and further accentuates his vanity.

Biography

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When the Scientist first gave life to 1, he immediately began struggling in the Scientist's hand and walked away defiantly. The Scientist notes that his stubbornness is needed to survive in this world. He wonders if 1 will make a good leader or not.[1]

He first appears walking in on 5 as he is talking to the newly-healed 9. He orders 8 to take the two up to the hiding place, where he explains to 9 about the war. However, he forbids 9 and 5 from going out and trying to save 2. When 9 and 5 return, he is furious, and he lectures 9 about how he has disobeyed orders and put everyone in danger. He bickers with 9 for a while, but then the Winged Beast attacks. At the climax of the battle, the Winged Beast is attached to the propeller of the plane wreck, but it has grabbed onto 1's cape in order to keep itself on the wing of the wreck. 6 helps 5 activate the propeller, but it does not start because the Winged Beast is holding it by clinging onto 1's cape. 9 urges 1 to let go of his cape, and he does so, causing the Winged Beast to tumble into the propeller, shattering into pieces in the process. Instead of thanking 9 for his quick thinking, 1 retorts back that he owes him.

1 begrudgingly agrees to follow the others to the Library to rest and recuperate from the battle. He lectures the group about how they should not always probe and ask questions like 2 did. This prompts 9 to deduce that 1 sent 2 out to die on purpose. 7 nearly kills him upon hearing this. He is later seen, alone, walking along stacks of books, questioning himself upon whether his motives really are right or not. He does not notice Seamstress creeping up on him.  He only sees the lifeless 2 come up to him and hypnotize him. The Seamstress proceeds to sew up 1. After the battle, he decides to go and find another safe place, but 9 convinces him that they should not keep hiding. It is at this point in the film that he gives up on being the leader of the stitchpunks, and this role is eagerly taken by 9.

After the Machine is seemingly destroyed, he sits down alone and stares at the sky, taking off his hat, while everyone else has fun playing on the phonograph. It is possible 1 mourns the loss of 8, or regrets his actions as leader. He sees 5 running down the hill to catch the record, but says nothing. The Fabrication Machine rises from the factory's destruction and kills 5, 1 holds back 9 to prevent him from dying too and leads the group across a bridge. 6 is killed moments later, 1 opting to destroy the machine, causing 9 to run off to the Scientist's laboratory.

At the final encounter with the Fabrication Machine, 1 leads the attack against the Machine with a canon left over from the War. The Machine dodges their shots and blows up an alleyway, and the explosion damages 1's hand. He watches 9 go up to the machine, and decides to sacrifice himself in order for 9 to take the talisman away from the machine. Lamenting on how humans left them to solve their problems, 1 pushes 9 out of the way as the machine activates the talisman. He gets his soul sucked out, but 9 successfully pulls the talisman out of the machine's socket, deactivating it.

At the end, his soul appears out of the talisman, along with the souls of 2, 5, 6 and 8. He gives 9 a nod of approval, then ascends into the sky along with the souls of the other fallen. The souls separate themselves into rain filled with micro-organisms, thus bringing life back into the world.

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Trivia

  • 1 is the 5th and last stitchpunk to die.
  • The end of 1's staff resembles an object seen at the end of the short film.
  • In the Russian adaptation, 1 possibly represents the Chancellor.[citation needed]
  • Despite being a coward in the beginning, he was one of the only two stitchpunks to risk their lives and die protecting 9, the other being 2.
  • A deleted scene shows 1 and 9 having a heart-to-heart, which 1's hat ends up falling off and breaking, soon showing his tied-up fabric resembling hair — and even making a comical spring sound.[2] This might have been cut due to the fact there is not much comedy within the film.
  • 1 has an action figure of him made by Neca. He comes with his hat being removable, while his cape stays attached to him. he additionally comes with his staff, which he can hold in his hand, and his arms have bendable wire in them making them bend like fabric.
2009 film characters
Stitchpunks123 & 456789
Machines The Cat BeastThe Fabrication Machine The SeamstressThe Winged Beast
HumansChancellor FerdinandThe Scientist
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