Zarkos

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

* Main

**Zarkos**, the **Arch Necromancer of the Nether Kingdom**, is a supporting antagonist and member of the  Nether Horde who made his debut in *Back into Darkness*.

## Design

Zarkos is a wither skeleton with glowing, white eyes. He wears dark grey robes with white elements. In the thumbnail he holds a book that looks a lot like Stella's magic book.

## Story

#### *Back into Darkness*

During Back Into Darkness, Zarkos probably played a big part in attaching Naeus' head to his new, more durable body. After it he greeted his king, and gave him back his crown, before his king joined the battle in the Far Plains.

#### *We are the Danger XL*

Zarkos shortly appeared in the episode when he was thinking how he can bring Abigail back to life, but due to him not having the resources, he gave up.

## Personality

Zarkos is an extremely loyal member of the Nether Horde, personally entrusted with the revival of Naeus, which he holds above all else. He is quite knowledgeable in the arts of resurrection and Necromancy, likely being the source of Naeus' survival following Cold as Ice: The Remake.

From character prompts, it can be theorized he does have a short fuse when it comes to people who do not heed his warnings, not liking to repeat himself.

## Skills

―Rainimator on the Discord

As the Arch-Necromancer, Zarkos' capabilities with Necromancy is truly above the levels of even Herobrine's raising. As long as he has access to a corpse - or parts of it - Zarkos can raise a person back to life to a far greater standard, however the scale of his control is unknown. His necromancy skills have a limit, especially in terms of resources as he is unable to revive the Nether Princess as instructed.

He also demonstrated to have knowledge of Telekinesis, as he is seen levitating his book and manipulating the positioning of Naeus' head during reassembly.

As a summoner build, he is implied to not be very skilled at close combat, with Rainimator stating even a Frostbourne Footsoldier can defeat him in magicless combat. .

## Trivia

* Zarkos is the third proper mage to be introduced, being proceeded by Lance and Stella.
	+ He is however, the first mage who was not an Enderkin.
	+ Lief Moonfall and Victor Summery were also (possibly) mages, but they were both scrapped.
* His skin was designed by Dexter Kronos, basing his design off Robin from *Fire Emblem: Awakening.*
	+ The name Zarkos is a reference to one of the primary *Voltron* villains, Zarkos, the leader of the Galra Empire.
* Zarkos is the third *practicing* necromancer to be introduced into the series, preceded by Herobrine and Arabella.
	+ Azura - despite reviving Rain Wynter - is not counted due to the one time usage of her machine.
	+ Naeus - despite being implied to have revived Abigail Crysteffor and Rain Wynter (heavily implied) - is not a practicing necromancer so therefore does not count.

## Gallery

Zarkos' turnaround in a conceptual render.Zarkos' introductory render, doubling as a promotional for *Back into Darkness*.Zarkos with Wilburr and the Royal Star in *Back into Darkness*.Zarkos presenting the Nether Crown to Naeus in *Back into Darkness*.
## Notes

1. ↑  Prompts may or may not be canon in terms of personality and actual decisions in certain situations until marked as such.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1034676860593897522
2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1007095101652213771

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