NOTESㅤ∕ㅤmy nines portrayal is NOT based after the android revolution . during the arc in which connor is given the choice to REMAIN A MACHINE or BECOME HUMAN during the confrontation with markus , before the attack on jericho — he chooses to become a deviant . nines is released to complete the missions connor was unable to — & , ultimately , take the route of the sniper on the roof .
ALSO , in my portrayal , whether or not the verse is based where the android revolution succeeds , nines will likely NEVER deviate . i saw a tumblr headcanon that i like to follow :
androids with complex software ( aka , nines ) are far more susceptible to deviancy . some errors in their programming may go unnoticed by cyberlife technicians . as such , further measures were implemented : when software begins to suffer degradation during exposure to the deviancy virus for too long , & coding then begins to crumble , self - destructive programming will kick in . ultimately , the deviant will die — by their own hands or programmed system decay . rk900 , as a complexly programmed android , is one of the few with this .
THUS , if he does manage to deviate , he will end up dead & replaced with a new & improved version . the android himself is unaware of these fallback measures — & as such , even after the fall of cyberlife , he could not have this programming taken apart even if he wished .
