User blog comment:GreenMoriyama/Nine, the Magus of Elemancy (collab w-Lesdin)/@comment-26815373-20170913032612/@comment-3391671-20170913071104

A quick answer to them last three questions before I can hopefully respond to all your woes and glee.

Is she based off of an existing IP?


 * I find myself unfamiliar as to what IP stands for, but she is based off Konoe A. Mercury (also known as Nine the Phantom) from BlazBlue. Her kit certainly takes root from Konoe's elemental playstyle and spell-comboes, but Lesdin made sure to tone it down to League standards (as everyone else who did elementalists did not attempt to do so). Other than that... until "IP" is clarified, I don't think I can answer further.

Who's champion is she really''? I know she's Moriyama's brainchild, but I see Lesdin's signature style all over her.''


 * She is the child of my writing and Lesdin's mechanics. I personally would not take claim to her, neither would Lesdin. We put int a lot of work into her. Its our mutual and ambitious project to-date.

Finally, is Lesdin going to help us with Raymond?


 * That sounds like something that would be splendid. Maybe I should ask him when I aim for Raymond's glorious rework/relaunch... but Lesdin mentions how he might want to take a rest from any CC of the size as this project. Raymond's shouldn't be that hard, but I'll cut Lesdin some slack until I really get some details in.

@Primus: Nine is a tadbit over a year old in regards to development, and Talon sure as heck came after when Lesdin came up with this Q. Of course, RITO might have had it on the backburner, but in regards to who did it first, it felt like Lesdin had it down. I also believe LBP is thinking of Q's uniqueness in that there are three cast ranges, not just two.