Vulcannus

„*I am Vulcannus, son of Chronos, and the rightful king of the Nether. Stand with me against this usurper- join me and I will restore our kingdom to what it once was.*”
— Vulcannus to the Nether inhabitants↑
**Vulcannus** is the son of King Chronos and older brother of Pythus, making him the rightful heir to the Nether Throne.

## Lore

Vulcannus was born as the eldest son of Chronos and Pthelina and the older brother of Pythus. He was a part of the Nether Invasion on the Overworld and was with his father when he formed an alliance with Deathsinger. When Chronos withdrew from the war, Vulcannus witnessed his brother murder their father, which would haunt him for the rest of the duration of the series. However, Pythus allowed Vulcannus to live despite him being the true heir to the throne. He also shows romantic feelings towards Abbigail. In the throneroom fight with Vulcannus, the Nether subjects present begin fighting with one another, some siding with Vulcannus, and others with Pythus. This shows that despite the corruption, some Nether inhabitants still secretly remained loyal to the true lineage of Kings.

## Personality

Vulcannus is very formal, using polite language, and keeping his cool. Even when he is harassed by Luna, he simply notes it as if it did not offend him, and even chuckles when Luna purposefully cuts him off, flying away. He is also similar to his father in the way that he cares for his subjects and people, and was disappointed they would follow a traitorous king. Before the Second Great War, it can be assumed Vulcannus was also a warrior for the Nether, thus showing he was not always squeaky clean, like his father, but the murder of Chronos most likely awakened him to the brutality of Pythus. Vulcannus feels guilt over his father's death and clearly loved him very much, saying Chronos was the rightful King multiple times in dialogues. He most likely picked up a more loving nature from Chronos and seeks to improve where his father was more tyrannical.

## Powers and abilities

Vulcannus is on par with Pythus, although it is unclear who is the more powerful one, although it can be inferred Pythus, given he was able to finally be the one to kill the Deathsinger, at the cost of his own life. He is strong enough to chop an entire tree down by accident while fighting, and Pythus has stated he is the most powerful Netheran aside from himself.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* **Episode 1**: Vulcannus appeared briefly in the prologue leading the Nether armies through a portal into the Overworld. He was also seen standing with Pythus near King Chronos's throne, no spoken lines.

### Season 2

* **Episode 7**: He appeared listening to the conversation between King Pythus and the Deathsinger about an invasion of the Overworld.

### Season 3

* **Episode 1:** Vulcannus has a dream of the First Great War and his father's murder. Chronos wanted to retreat during the Great War, saying that he did not want his people slaughtered fighting a meaningless war. Pythus disagrees, and says retreating would bring shame upon their lineage and draw question to his right to the crown. However, Chronos's decision is final–he would rather save the lives of his people. The scene then fades into the Nether. There, Vulcannus is alone in the throne room. He turns around and sees Pythus confronting Chronos on the throne, a few Netherans and Wither skeletons behind him. Suddenly Pythus stabs Chronos, and Vulcannus wakes with a start from his dream. He gets out of bed and passes a sleeping baby Ghast (she will later be revealed as Kiki). She opens her eyes and looks up at Vulcannus passing. He goes to the balcony of his quarters, which reveals that he is in Crown Peak, which has been fully occupied by the Nether. Some people are seen being ushered through Nether portals and being taken to work as slaves.
* **Episode 3:** Vulcannus is assigned to lead the battle against the Enderknights by Pythus.
* **Episode 4:** At the forests of Bhengorn, Vulcannus is standing behind Abbigail with his sword drawn, but makes no move. After he doesn‘t respond to Abbigail, they fight. It is fast-paced, and Abbigail switches between her bow and her sword occasionally. Soon after, Vulcannus kicks Abbigail away and fires an enchanted bow at Luna. It is now clear that Vulcannus is very powerful, as he sliced through an entire pine tree and cut Abbigail‘s sword in half. Vulcannus then sheathes his sword and suggests a private conversation. He later reveals that he needs Abbigail to open an Enderchest in the Nether and in return, Vulcannus will give her records and scrolls stored in the Netheran library that will answer her questions about the End. In addition to that, Vulcannus promises to do everything he can to kill Pythus and return his forces to the Nether. However, Abbigail does not trust him. So, Vulcannus gives her a Nether Star, and tells her to destroy it should she decide to see him again.
* **Episode 7:** Vulcannus is seen riding Luna with Abbigail in search of and End portal to find the End chest he mentioned in Episode 4. Luna appears to dislike Vulcannus, him being a Netheran, and throws him off, much to the annoyance of Abbigail. They then fly to a Nether portal in search of the records about the End. Vulcannus and Abbigail arrive at Nazgard, the ancestral city of the Nether. He leads her down a back walkway and into a courtyard filled with Wither skeletons. Vulcannus reveals that the final task he needed her for was the elimination of the Ender Knights, as ordered by Pythus. He then tells the skeletons to take Abbigail to the dungeons.
* **Episode 8:** Vulcannus visits Abbigail in the dungeons, saying that it pains him to see her there. Suddenly, he kills the two Wither skeleton guards and Netheran, revealing that his betrayal was faked. Abbigail is angry nonetheless and says that from now on, when he asks for someone else's trust, he should do the same for them. Vulcannus apologizes, and gives her sword and armor back. They run down a passage into a storage vault. Vulcannus takes the Netherblade, which lights up for him, and the Nethercrown, and finally tells Abbigail that he is the heir to the Nether throne. Abbigail is shocked, and asks him, if he had Pythus all this time, why he didn't kill him yet. Vulcannus replies that an assassination would likely result in his own death shortly after, and he does not want to become the murder that Pythus became. He then answers Abbigail's questions about the End–that there has never been a female Enderknight before, and the reason her crown and sword no longer light up is because she must pass the Ender Trials in order to prove herself worthy of queen. He leads her out of the Nether and is about to launch into a long goodbye until Luna flies away, cutting him off.
* **Episode 9:** The scene begins in the Nether, with Pythus ordering the Angel of Death to find Vulcannus. Vulcannus is shown to already be in the throne room, and declares that Pythus is not the rightful king of the Nether. He and Ingressus Voltaris show up, and Vulcannus challenges Pythus for the throne.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* Interestingly, Vulcannus has shown some romantic interest in Abbigail during the epilogue of the series.
* This is further confirmed in David's notes, where he states that Vulcannus should have a crush on Abbigail. This appears to have made it into the series.
* When Vulcannus took the Netherblade and Enderblade to defend Abbigail with against Pythus, they both glowed brightly in his hands, which made Pythus scared for the first time.'
* Vulcannus rescued a baby Ghast called Kiki and is now his 'pet'.