Ixia

2025-09-20T22:49:11Z

76.224.12.122: Changed the quote to be as accurate to the actual text as possible. Nothing too serious, just a minor nit-picky thing. Feel free to revert if unnecessary.

[[File:Infernus VN.png|thumb|298x298px|Infernus, an American-born Ixian]]
[[File:Arch apartment Ixia.png|thumb|293x293px|''Arch apartment Ixia'' building type]]
{{Quotation|[[Grey Talon|Grey Talon's]] background|His son's wife was an Ixian who could snuff out flame with a thought.}}
'''Ixia''' is another [[Outer Planes|plane of existence]] from ours, connected to Earth through an [[Astral Gates|astral gate]].<ref name=":1" />

== Summary ==
South Ixia is the 52nd state of the [[United States of America|United States]]. The anniversary of its annexation is celebrated across the country.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_63.mp3|transcription=Next week will mark the 5 year anniversary of South Ixia officially joining the United States as its 52nd state. See how folks are planning to celebrate across the country in today's edition of The New York Oracle.}} </ref> North Ixia is a battleground.<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>

The US government is sending aid to Ixia as part of their military campaign, drawing opposition from the [[Friends of Humanity]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_64.mp3|transcription=As the military campaign in Ixia continues, the controversial political organization Friends of Humanity announced a rally in New York to demand the US cease sending aid to the Outer Planes.}}</ref> The Ixian War is a divisive political topic.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster seasonal headline 15.mp3|transcription=The Ixian War tops this year's list of topics most likely to start a fight at holiday dinners.}}</ref>

[[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" />

Ixia is a tourism destination.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_66.mp3|transcription=Looking at taking a vacation to Ixia? Read The New York Oracle for helpful travel tips to the Outer Planes.}}</ref> South Ixia is "beautiful", according to [[Grey Talon]].<ref>[[Dynamo/Quotes#Conversations|Dynamo and Grey Talon conversation]] - Dynamo: ''"I hear that South Ixia is beautiful."'' Grey Talon: ''"It is."''</ref>

[[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>

== Ixians ==
[[File:Ixia hair braiding.png|thumb|296x296px|''Ixia hair braiding and Conjuring'' sign]]
Ixians are the origin of what were historically known as Demons. After the first [[Maelstrom]], some Ixians have immigrated to Earth, leading to a new population of Earth-born Ixians. [[Infernus]] and [[Grey Talon]]'s daughter-in-law are some of them.<ref name=":1">2024-09-03 - [[Yoshi]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"Ixia is one of the outer planes that is connected to our world via an astral gate. That is the plane that characters that we refer to as 'demons' would have historical roots in. That being said though, at this time in the world of Deadlock there are plenty of Ixians that are born on Earth: Infernus and Grey Talon's daughter-in-law (RIP). There are military operations happening in Ixia right now."''</ref>

Some Ixians have a supernatural control of fire, manifested in Infernus and in Grey Talon's daughter-in-law. Even though [[Abrams]] is Ixian,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM6oQ2FiYxk Grey Talon and Abrams conversation] - Talon: ''"You remind me of my stepdaughter."'' Abrams: ''"Son married an Ixian?"'' Talon: ''"Yeah."''</ref> he isn't currently known to have control over fire.

Some Ixians, like Abrams, have blue skin, a tail, and horns. Others, like Infernus, have black skin, no tail and no horns.

[[Cadence]] is a popular Ixian singer.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster seasonal headline 23.mp3|transcription=Cadence and the Requiem Boys holiday show sold out in record time! Will the Ixian singer add a second date? Only time will tell!}}</ref>

It seems to be possible for Ixians to have children with humans.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Grey Talon|quote=[Grey Talon] doted on his grandkids. (...) His son’s wife was Ixian.}}</ref> It's currently unknown if these "half-Ixians" inherit all the Ixian traits from their parent.

== Trivia ==

* Infernus has a tail in [[The Binding of Oathkeeper|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'']] artwork and in one of his earlier models.

* Abrams has spikes in ''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' artwork.
* Despite being Ixian, Infernus has never visted the plane as he was born and raised in New York. <ref>[[Infernus/Quotes#Conversations|Infernus and Abrams conversation]] - Abrams: ''"So when's the last time you went to Ixia?"'' Infernus: ''"Never."'' Abrams: ''"You gotta be kidding me!"'' Infernus: ''"New York born and raised, baby."''</ref>
* 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.
** It also shares its name with the planet [https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Ix Ix] from ''Dune'', whose inhabitants are also known as Ixians.
* 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"''.
* In a removed voice line, [[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>

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