Copper 9 is the code-name of the exoplanet which serves as the main setting of Murder Drones.
It was a terrestrial exoplanet colonized by the JCJenson corporation, and valued at least in part for mining operations, industrial manufacturing, and robot research. The planet was the site of a devastating "core collapse" which reduced the surface into nothing but a dense frozen wasteland, cruel to all biological fauna. It is now the current home of the "rogue" Worker Drones that were left behind in the wake of the biological extinction event, along with at least three known Disassembly Drones sent by the Absolute Solver to exterminate all Worker Drones.[1]
History[]
Before the Core Implosion[]
Copper 9 appeared as a habitable planet, at least capable of sustaining human life. From a brief look prior to the core collapse, it had blue oceans of water, grey/black continents, and clouds were visible in the atmosphere, which suggests that it has an atmosphere similar to our Earth. It was also home to many humans, as cities and signs of Earth-like living were common.
Core Implosion[]
During work by JCJenson to contain the initial Solver host (Nori Doorman), a breach occurred and the host escaped. However, during the process, a [NULL] blackhole was formed by said host, which was quickly cut off from the body. However, the black hole fell into the solver pit that was below the containment area, therefore falling into the core of the planet. The blackhole likely imploded after reaching the planetary core, destabilizing the core with it and then causing the massive implosion which would set off the events of Murder Drones.
After Implosion[]
Copper 9, now with no core, quickly fell into an arctic wasteland, and all humans on it died. However, the human-made infrastructure remained intact, including the electrical grid, allowing the now-free worker drones to rebuild. However, the Absolute Solver (under the guise of being the humans on Earth) sent three Disassembly Drones to the planet, one of the main events of the early Murder Drones storyline. Thin rings formed around the planet (slightly seen at the end of the pilot episode) presumably from debris blasted by the explosion.
After "Mass Destruction"[]
After the events of Tessa's (corpse being controlled and merged with Cyn) "death", she took Uzi down to the planet's core. However, after the latter wakes up, she is floating in space, looking at Copper 9's new hole going through the entire planet. Copper 9 seems to be slowly getting ripped apart in the final shot and its newly-formed rings being disturbed by the passing rock particles.
Post-Series[]
The planet now features a giant marking resembling the Absolute Solver’s symbol. The ring system has stabilized, but the planet has likely sustained permanent damage from the final battle between Uzi, N, and V against Cyn.
Trivia[]
- Copper 9 appears to have a planet that orbits alongside it, and this planet features a massive ring system. This indicates that it could be part of a double planet system.
- Copper 9 appears to have a moon similar in appearance to both the ringed planet and our Earth's own moon.
- It is possible that the planet was home to many different races of humans and not designated to one particular race. We can see this as one of the Worker Drone user manuals was printed in English, Russian, and French.
- Doll and her parents both seem to have some sort of Russian-based heritage in terms of names and clothing.
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