Naeus/History

Naeus was a skeletal warlord in the Nether who became one of the Pig King's generals and trained the Nether Princess, the royal heir. His position in the Nether was not only high because of his status as general, but also because he was the leader of the Wither Clan and the Pig King’s personal advisor. When both royals were assassinated, it sparked a civil war between the pigmen and withers for the throne. Acquiring both the Nether Star's and Herobrine's powers, Naeus led the withers to victory and became the new king. He made Hogsworth the pigmen commander and kept his trusted advisor, Kralos, as the wither commander, unifying both races for the first time.
Naeus conquered Dragonspire and parts of the Overworld, establishing the Nether Empire, but his body was destroyed in a battle with the Frostbourne. Wither necromancers rebuilt him with a netherite body. He is now at war with several human factions, including the Frostbourne, with the goal of conquering the Overworld. He also conquered independent Nether kingdoms, causing various small rebellions. Only the remains independent. The resurrected Nether Princess leads the fledgling against Naeus, who is not yet aware of them.
==Champion==
Centuries before Fractures, Naeus was an undead Netherkin warrior who secretly harbored ambitions to rule the Nether. Along with the ghastkin Mammon, Naeus was a champion of Tuskarr, who was the first Nether King. The pair supported Tuskarr's campaign to unify the Nether under one banner and establish the . The upcoming prequel "Pretty in the Sky" will follow Naeus and Mammon as they defeat the soulsand factions, the last of those who resisted Tuskarr's conquest.
Afterwards, the wither curse turned Naeus into an undead skeleton.Season 2 Prologue Despite his non-charred color, Naeus joined the Wither Clan and is considered a wither skeleton. Naeus became a great warlord in the Nether and a Wither Clan leader. In Fractures, set generations after Tuskarr, Naeus was introduced as a general of King Glutton.Olaguer, Rain (2018). "The Nether Horde". Rainimator Lorebook.Olaguer, Rain [radapedaxa] (July 2, 2024). "He was just a Nether general following orders from the Pig King." Discord message. 
==General==
=== Looking for a royal pawn ===
Naeus first appeared in "Begin Again", which revealed that he brought Abigail Crysteffor's body to the Nether to resurrect her. He then told Abigail that she was the 'long-lost' Nether Princess, heir to the throne.thumb|In "Begin Again", Naeus stands besides the Pig King during his meeting with Abigail Crysteffor.Four warriors from the Nether challenged Abigail's claim, as she was mostly human and spent almost all her life in the Overworld. When Naeus informed her of this, Abigail insisted on fighting them in the arena. Naeus reminded her she was not ready and was yet to absorb the Nether Star. He stood by the Pig King's side when Abigail, trying to convince him she was worthy, was flung across the room by one of the challengers. Humiliated, Abigail ran away despite Naeus calling her to come back. He later found Abigail, brooding. Naeus bowed to her and gave her the Ruby Thorn, before training her to the point she could best him in a duel. When it was time for Abigail to face her challengers, Naeus again stood by the Pig King. He watched her slay them all unflinchingly, securing her claim to the throne.
Early lore held that Naeus cared for Abigail, helping her rise to power when no one else was there for her. This was later retconned; now, Naeus is thought to have used the Nether Princess as his weapon, preparing her for the throne in case the Pig King died. Rainimator even suggested that Naeus altered the Nether Star, which Abigail later absorbed, to turn her into an emotionless weapon deprived of her memories.
Rain was the Nether Princess' former lover in the Overworld. He became a warrior in the , the Nether Horde's enemy, after they resurrected him, and tamed the Ender Dragon. When he found out what the Nether did to Abigail, he killed the Pig King in revenge and was forced to kill Abigail when she attacked him. With no legitimate heir, the Nether throne was seized by a pigman tyrant. The pigmen were opposed by the Wither Clan, led by Naeus, starting a civil war.
Rain spent days fighting pigmen, trapped in the nether fortress. As seen in the season 2 prologue, he came across Naeus and two wither soldiers. Impressed by Rain's exploits, the general offered him a position as the Nether Prince when he won the war and said they had a kinship as fellow undead. Rain burst out that he just wanted to go home and ran away: 'What would I even gain from joining you?' Naeus shouted out for Rain to 'Wait! I saved your life!', implying that Rain somehow survived in the Nether because of him, but he was interrupted by attacking pigmen. At the end of "Wings of Salvation", Rain is still being pursued by Naeus in the fortress when the Frostbourne's elytra-wearing Azura fortuitously finds him, shoots down Naeus' soldiers, and carries him away.
=== Nether Civil War ===
thumb|left|Naeus acquired Abigail Crysteffor's and Herobrine's powers in "Hard Pill to Swallow".Naeus is the protagonist of "Hard Pill to Swallow". He threw Abigail's body into lava to separate the Nether Star, which he absorbs. Then, he leads a group of wither skeletons, including his advisor Kralos, to retrieve Herobrine's head in the Overworld. 
Upon defeating the Pigmen group led by Hogsworth, who shared their objective, he launched an attack against the Pigmen, fighting the False Pig King with Herobrine's powers and an upgraded Ruby Thorn. After an intense battle that led to the blade of the upgraded Thorn being detached, General Naeus was able to defeat him, utilizing his newfound lightning powers to deliver fatal punches and allowing him to take the Nether Crown and become the new Nether King.
== King ==
As a result of the Nether Star, and Herobrine's powers, his appearance began to turn corrupted. He equipped himself with Abigail's horns and a long, red cape.In order to expand his territory, King Naeus launched an attack on the End during Ender Wish. Hogsworth assisted him in killing a rampaging Ender Dragon before they joined the fray against the Endermen. As Ceris was able to defeat Infernius, who had joined the Horde after the events of Wither Heart, Naeus teleported to her and motioned for her surrender. However, after declaring she would challenge the prophesied fate of the Ender Watchers before the fight, Ceris instead met him in battle, but due to being weakened by Infernius, she was overpowered, blasted with lightning, impaled, and tossed to the ground. However, before he could gain the End Chest that Ceris had been safeguarding from him, Zeganirn seized it and teleported to the Overworld, much to his anger. As Ceris tried to get to her feet, Naeus merely kicked her down, asserting his dominance across the End.
== Emperor ==
====Wishing Dead====
Naeus was briefly mentioned by Rain in Wishing Dead when trying to deter Stella from going back for Zeganirn, implying they would be killed if they crossed paths with him.
====Cold as Ice: The Remake====
Naeus reappears in Cold as Ice: The Remake, with Ceris on death row. As Kralos forces the remaining Endermen to watch, he decapitates Ceris with the Ruby Thorn, ending her life. He later appears in the middle of the Far Plains battle, with an Ender Armblade now equipped on his right arm. He uses this to take down multiple Frostbourne Footsoldiers and Cavalry members before witnessing Azura take down the Wither. Exchanging his armblade for lightning, he sends her crashing down from the sky before unleashing a lightning storm on the Frostbourne Troops.
Daryll, having been injured nearby, fires a bullet straight through his stomach, gaining his attention and stopping the lightning show. Naeus charges at him with the Ender Armblade and runs him through, only to be shot in the knee so he cannot escape. As the King furiously pulls against Daryll's grip, the Bandit stares him dead in the eye, as the Airship the Elytra Corps Captain was in falls from the sky and crashes into them.
Due to Naeus' immortality, despite being beheaded, he is still alive. At the Nether Fort, Kralos and Hogsworth have enacted a ritual to sustain him until new bones are forged for him, and he can again rise to the throne.
====Be Afraid====
Naeus was mentioned by Kane when he was talking about the Order of Nether Assassins.
====Eternal====
In Eternal, Naeus was shortly mentioned by Stella when she asked a question about the Nether Kings.
====Gotta Get Outta Here====
In Gotta Get Outta Here, Naeus was mentioned by Hilda when she was thinking about how the Nether could still mobilize their army.
====Back into Darkness====
After Naeus reawakens from being covered in Netherite, he is watched by his men as he walks and reclaims his crown. He then appears just in time to save Brots from a Frostbourne cannon. After demonstrating his newfound might by destroying an airship with it's own cannon shot, he then proceeds to dominate the remaining Frostbourne soldiers, taking several bullets with no effect. With his return, he makes it abundantly clear that the world is not safe yet.
==== We are the Danger XL ====
Naeus was shortly mentioned by Baator when he mentioned moment when the Nether King throwed Abigail's dead body into the lava.
==== You Can Do Better ====
Naeus was seen walking through a destroyed village in the Far Plains and looks at a deceased Giant Wither.
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