Necron



Necron (永遠の闇, Eien No Yami, lit. Eternal Darkness, Trivia in the italian version), is the Final Boss of Final Fantasy IX. He appears in the area called 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. His appearance in the game is somewhat of a mystery, as he arrives unexpectedly and his character is never fully explained.

Story
When Zidane awakens on the Hill of Despair, he is greeted by Necron's ominous voice emenating from rays of light above the Hill. The entity announces that by observing the murderous actions of Kuja, it has come to 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. He then teleports the heroes to a coliseum-like structure and engages them in battle. Though Necron utilizes a plethora of destructive magics, he 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 his Zero World, he pledges that he will always exist, as long as there is life and death.

Battle
Necron is fought at the Hill of Despair. In this battle, players get to choose four of the player characters to fight against it as well as check for their equipment and ability settings.

Trivia

 * Some fans noted that his design is similar to the enemy Necrophobe from Final Fantasy V.
 * In the English version of the game, Necron quotes a passage from the speech made by the character Yoda from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace; "Fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate... hate leads to suffering..."

Etymology
"Necron" is related to the Greek word νεκρόσ (nekrós) which simply means "dead".