Necron



Necron (永遠の闇, Eien no Yami lit. Darkness of Eternity) is an antagonist from Final Fantasy IX. It is fought as the Final Boss, appearing in the area Hill of Despair, after Zidane and his party battle Trance Kuja, and represents death itself. Necron's ultimate goal is to reduce everything to nothingness. Its appearance in the game is somewhat of a mystery, as it arrives unexpectedly and its character is never fully explained, much to the fans' vexation. In the PAL versions, Necron is known as "Tiniebla Eterna" (Spanish; "Eternal Darkness"), "Ewiges Dunkel" (German; also "Eternal Dark"), "Trivia" (Italian) and "Darkness" (French).

Story
When Zidane awakens on the Hill of Despair, he is greeted by Necron's ominous voice emanating from rays of light above the Hill. The entity announces that by observing Kuja's murderous actions it has come to the conclusion that all life exists merely to seek death. Necron then resolves to destroy the Crystal, and thus revert everything to a "Zero World" of perpetual nothingness. It teleports the heroes to a coliseum-like structure and engages them in battle. Though Necron utilizes a plethora of destructive magics, it is ultimately defeated. Kuja uses the last of his powers to teleport Zidane and his friends back to the Iifa Tree, and as Necron dissipates, alone in its Zero World, it is shocked that the will to live is actually as powerful as it is. Nevertheless, the being pledges that it will always exist, as long as there is life and death.

In Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania - File 1: Character Book, Necron is described as, "a being awakened by Kuja's fear, despair, and hatred, which called out to it as he learned of his mortality, just as his ambitions were within reach."

Battle
Necron is fought at the Hill of Despair. Players get to choose four of the player characters to fight against it, as well as check for their equipment and ability settings. The player doesn't need to bring Zidane.

Trivia

 * Some fans noted that Necron's design is similar to the enemy Necrophobe from Final Fantasy V.
 * In the game's English version Necron speaks a similar speech made by the character from the  franchise (specifically, Episode I); "Fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate... hate leads to suffering...".
 * Necron shares a few similarities with Exdeath, with the two being related to trees in some way, and both wanting to revert everything to nothingness. Their battle music have similar musical motifs, and both are the same shade of blue and they also share an attack name, Grand Cross.
 * Omega Weiss from Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- has a similar design to Necron's.
 * Etro, the goddess of death's design in Final Fantasy Versus XIII is similar to Necron's.

Etymology
"Necron" is related to the Greek word νεκρός (nekrós) which simply means "dead". νεκρόν (Necron with the intonation at the "o") is the neutral form of the adjective, possibly meaning that Necron is neither male or female.

Ewiges Dunkel Tiniebla Eterna