Nobles and Savages: Sun God's Riddle

The first person HAD to say he was a noble. If a noble is telling the truth, he says he's a noble. If a savage is lying, he says he's a noble)

Person 1: "I'm a noble"

Person 2: "He said he was a noble, I'm a noble too" - (True. Can't be lying, because the first person DID say he was a noble, and savages always lie).

Person 3: "They are both lying, I'm a noble" - (They can't both be lying. The first guy had to say he was a noble, so the second guy was telling the truth about what he said.




Ergo...

Person 1 = Savage
Person 2 = Noble
Person 3 = Savage


This reminds me of the guardians of the doors riddle.

It also reminds me slightly of binary code.

EDIT: Person 1 = Unknown

The first person HAD to say he was a noble. If a noble is telling the truth, he says he's a noble. If a savage is lying, he says he's a noble)

Person 1: "I'm a noble"

Person 2: "He said he was a noble, I'm a noble too" - (True. Can't be lying, because the first person DID say he was a noble, and savages always lie).

Person 3: "They are both lying, I'm a noble" - (They can't both be lying. The first guy had to say he was a noble, so the second guy was telling the truth about what he said.




Ergo...

Person 1 = Savage
Person 2 = Noble
Person 3 = Savage


This reminds me of the guardians of the doors riddle.

It also reminds me slightly of binary code.

EDIT: Person 1 = Unknown