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[[File:Apollo card.png|thumb|210x210px|[[Apollo]], the "Prince of Ixia"]] | [[File:Apollo card.png|thumb|210x210px|[[Apollo]], the "Prince of Ixia"]] | ||
{{Quotation|[[ | {{Quotation|[[Apollo]] to [[Venator]]|Men like you call people like me demons, so no. I don't trust you. | ||
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'''Ixia''' is an [[Outer Planes|Outer Plane]] connected to Earth through an [[Astral Gates|astral gate]].<ref name=":1" /> | '''Ixia''' is an [[Outer Planes|Outer Plane]] connected to Earth through an [[Astral Gates|astral gate]].<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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{{HeroIcon|Apollo}} is referred to as ''The Prince of Ixia''<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Apollo/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (ally Apollo killstreak): ''"The prince of Ixia will stand triumphant!"''</ref> or ''Crown Prince of North Ixia,'' though he finds the title inaccurate.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=3|hero_quote1=Mo & Krill|quote1=Well, if it isn't the Crown Prince of North Ixia!|hero_quote2=Apollo|quote2=That's not my title.}}</ref> His father is referred to as a warlord, and has the authority equivalent to a governor and a general.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Graves|number=3|hero_quote1=Graves|quote1=How is someone kind of a warlord?|hero_quote2=Apollo|quote2=It's a cultural thing. You don't have a word in English for someone who wields the power of a governor and a general the way we do in Ixia.}}</ref> Apollo wants to represent Ixia in the Olympics.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Apollo|quotes=Apollo/Quotes#Select|transcription=Mark my words, I will represent Ixia in the Olympics. It's only a matter of time.}}</ref> | {{HeroIcon|Apollo}} is referred to as ''The Prince of Ixia''<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Apollo/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (ally Apollo killstreak): ''"The prince of Ixia will stand triumphant!"''</ref> or ''Crown Prince of North Ixia,'' though he finds the title inaccurate.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=3|hero_quote1=Mo & Krill|quote1=Well, if it isn't the Crown Prince of North Ixia!|hero_quote2=Apollo|quote2=That's not my title.}}</ref> His father is referred to as a warlord, and has the authority equivalent to a governor and a general.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Graves|number=3|hero_quote1=Graves|quote1=How is someone kind of a warlord?|hero_quote2=Apollo|quote2=It's a cultural thing. You don't have a word in English for someone who wields the power of a governor and a general the way we do in Ixia.}}</ref> Apollo wants to represent Ixia in the Olympics.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Apollo|quotes=Apollo/Quotes#Select|transcription=Mark my words, I will represent Ixia in the Olympics. It's only a matter of time.}}</ref> | ||
{{HeroIcon|Kelvin}} has done an expedition to Ixia.<ref>[[Kelvin/Quotes#Conversations|Kelvin and Mo & Krill conversation]] - Krill: ''"I actually moved quite a few pieces from your Ixian expedition."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} has visited South Ixia.<ref name=":3" /> | {{HeroIcon|Kelvin}} has done an expedition to Ixia.<ref>[[Kelvin/Quotes#Conversations|Kelvin and Mo & Krill conversation]] - Krill: ''"I actually moved quite a few pieces from your Ixian expedition."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} has visited South Ixia.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
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=== North Ixia === | === North Ixia === | ||
'''North Ixia''' is a sovereign region described as "a land of beauty, tradition and conflict", in which notable battles have occurred. It is plagued by political violence, which forced Apollo to move to [[New York]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Apollo|quote1=As someone whose life has been affected by political assassinations, I have... complicated feelings.}}</ref> | '''North Ixia''' is a sovereign region described as "a land of beauty, tradition and conflict", in which notable battles have occurred. It is plagued by political violence, which forced Apollo to move to [[New York]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Amber Hand|file=Patron_male_ally_wrecker_start_02.mp3|transcription=This may not be the fields of North Ixia, but it is a battleground, and today you will slaughter them all.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Apollo|quote1=As someone whose life has been affected by political assassinations, I have... complicated feelings.}}</ref> | ||
== Ixians == | == Ixians == | ||
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It seems to be possible for Ixians to have children with humans.<ref name=":5">{{BackgroundCite|name=Grey Talon|quote=[Grey Talon] doted on his grandkids. (...) His son's wife was an Ixian who could snuff out flame with a thought.}}</ref> It's currently unknown if these "half-Ixians" inherit all the Ixian traits from their parent. | It seems to be possible for Ixians to have children with humans.<ref name=":5">{{BackgroundCite|name=Grey Talon|quote=[Grey Talon] doted on his grandkids. (...) His son's wife was an Ixian who could snuff out flame with a thought.}}</ref> It's currently unknown if these "half-Ixians" inherit all the Ixian traits from their parent. | ||
Apollo uses "gods" as an interjection, indicating that Ixians may have a [[wikipedia:Polytheism| | Apollo uses "gods" as an interjection, indicating that Ixians may have a [[wikipedia:Polytheism|polytheistic]] religion.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Rem|number=1|hero_quote1=Apollo|quote1=Oh gods, I'm gonna die...}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Apollo|quotes=Apollo/Quotes#Killstreak|context=(low killstreak)|transcription=Gods, I'm good.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Apollo|context=(ally Haze Bullet Dance multikill)|transcription=Good gods, Haze!}}</ref> | ||
=== Known Ixians === | === Known Ixians === | ||
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== Language == | == Language == | ||
Ixia has its own language. As a native Ixian, {{HeroIcon|Apollo}} is fluent. {{HeroIcon|Rem}} and {{HeroIcon|Seven}} use Ixian phrases.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Naptime Taunt|context=(unused "sleepy" taunt)|transcription=Sirosi galah, Apollo.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Seven|quotes=Seven/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Apollo)|transcription=Shioth valosh, Apollo.}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Infernus}} doesn't speak Ixian.<ref name=":4" /> | Ixia has its own language. As a native Ixian, {{HeroIcon|Apollo}} is fluent. {{HeroIcon|Rem}} and {{HeroIcon|Seven}} use Ixian phrases.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Naptime Taunt|context=(unused "sleepy" taunt)|transcription=Sirosi galah, Apollo.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Seven|quotes=Seven/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Apollo)|transcription=Shioth valosh, Apollo.}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Infernus}} doesn't speak Ixian.<ref name=":4" /> One of the whispered voice lines for {{ItemIcon|Cultist Sacrifice}} seems to speak in Ixian.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Cultist Sacrifice|alt_name=Cultist Sacrifice|quotes=Cultist Sacrifice|context=(off cooldown)|transcription=Sa la duga masa galah...}}</ref> | ||
Examples of Ixian sentences: | Examples of Ixian sentences: | ||
* ''"Itani Lo Sahn"'' (Apollo's ultimate) - ''"I have no equal"<ref>2026-02-12 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"[It] means 'I have no equal'"''</ref>'' | * ''{{Audio link|Fencer_use_power4_start_02.mp3|"Itani Lo Sahn"}}'' (Apollo's ultimate) - ''"I have no equal"<ref>2026-02-12 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"[It] means 'I have no equal'"''</ref>'' | ||
* ''"Hasha Vogali" - "Death's Whisper"''<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Vindicta|number=3|hero_quote1=Apollo|quote1=[Ixians] call you 'Hasha Vogali'. (...) 'Death's Whisper'.}}</ref> | * ''{{Audio link|Fencer_match_start_fencer_hornet_convo03_03.mp3|"Hasha Vogali"}} - "Death's Whisper"''<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Vindicta|number=3|hero_quote1=Apollo|quote1=[Ixians] call you 'Hasha Vogali'. (...) 'Death's Whisper'.}}</ref> | ||
* ''{{Audio link|Fencer_use_power4_start_01.mp3|"Salah rex vogali!"}}'' | |||
* ''"Shioth valosh, Apollo."'' (Either a farewell or an insult) | * ''{{Audio link|Fencer_use_power4_start_03.mp3|"Virachi."}}'' | ||
* ''"Sirosi galah, Infernus."'' (Presumably a greeting) | * ''{{Audio link|Gigawatt_kill_fencer_01.mp3|"Shioth valosh, Apollo."}}'' (Either a farewell or an insult) | ||
* ''{{Audio link|Familiar_sleepy_use_power_fencer.mp3|"Sirosi galah, Apollo."}} / {{Audio link|Fencer_match_start_fencer_inferno_convo04_01.mp3|"Sirosi galah, Infernus."}}'' (Presumably a greeting) | |||
* ''{{Audio link|Cultist_sacrifice_ready_03.mp3|"Sa la duga masa galah..."}}'' | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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* {{HeroIcon|Abrams}} has spikes in ''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' artwork. | * {{HeroIcon|Abrams}} has spikes in ''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' artwork. | ||
* Ixia's name may be a reference to the nine circles of Hell in [[wikipedia:Inferno_(Dante)|Dante's Inferno]], as IX is the Roman numeral for 9 | * Ixia's name may be a reference to the nine circles of Hell in ''[[wikipedia:Inferno_(Dante)|Dante's Inferno]],'' as IX is the Roman numeral for 9. | ||
* One of the building types in the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]] is labeled ''"Arch_apartment_ixia"'' in the game files. | * One of the building types in the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]] is labeled ''"Arch_apartment_ixia"'' in the game files. | ||
* There is an unused texture for a sign advertising ''"Ixia hair braiding and Conjuring"''. | * There is an unused texture for a sign advertising ''"Ixia hair braiding and Conjuring"''. | ||
* In a removed voice line, {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} describes a fellow professor's birth place as an "infernal hellscape", presumably a reference to Ixia.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof_monologue_02.mp3|transcription=The night he got tenured, Zurkzark said I paved the way for him with the university. it's a flattering thought, but I knew there was no one better to teach theoretical abstract referential geometry than someone who was born in an infernal hellscape.}}</ref> | * In a removed voice line, {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} describes a fellow professor's birth place as an "infernal hellscape", presumably a reference to Ixia.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof_monologue_02.mp3|transcription=The night he got tenured, Zurkzark said I paved the way for him with the university. it's a flattering thought, but I knew there was no one better to teach theoretical abstract referential geometry than someone who was born in an infernal hellscape.}}</ref> | ||
* {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}}'s background originally read ''"his son's wife was Ixian... she could snuff out flame with a thought".'' The new wording ''("an Ixian who could snuff out flames")'' removes the implication that all Ixians can control fire. | * {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}}'s background originally read ''"his son's wife was Ixian... she could snuff out flame with a thought".'' The new wording ''("an Ixian who could snuff out flames")'' removes the implication that all Ixians can control fire. | ||
* Many item and ability icons use the silhouette of an Ixian character as a symbol. | |||
== Removed Lore == | |||
{{HeroIcon|Wrecker}} is known as ''The Butcher of Ixia.''<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Amber Hand|file=Patron_male_ally_wrecker_start_01.mp3|transcription=They call you 'the Butcher of Ixia'. Show our enemies why.}}</ref> He fought in the fields of North Ixia.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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