Naeus

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

> "*The pigmen are yet to see our true power when we strike. When their tyranny falls, everyone shall bow to me as their new king. And* I *will restore the Nether back to its former glory.*"
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## King Naeus

* Main
* Original

* King Design
* Original Design

### Aliases

Wither Rider
General Naeus
Nether King
King Naeus
Dragonslayer

### Faction

 Undead (prior to collapse)
 Nether Horde (ruler)

### Notable kills

False Pig King†
Ceris†
Daryll†

## Appearance

### Eye color

* Black (can flash red or blue)
	+ Red=Right
	+ Ender Eye=Left

## Out-of-universe information

### First appearance

*Fractures (Trailer) (non-canon)**Begin Again (canon)*

### Speaking debut

*Begin Again*

**Naeus**, the **Nether King**, is the main antagonist of Rainimator's Fractures saga.

Nether King **Naeus** is the third and current Nether King. He first appeared in "Begin Again" and is voiced by Tigilord, although he appeared earlier in the non-canon *Fractures* trailer. A high-ranking general who trained the Nether Princess, Naeus rose to power leading the Wither Clan to victory in the civil war. His captures of New Dragonspire and the Far Plains established the  Nether Horde as a powerful empire.

After Naeus' body was destroyed in battle, his followers succeeded in stalling for time to forge him a new body of netherite. Naeus' ambitions after conquering the End Capital center on the Overworld. The Nether is now opposed only by the  Frostbourne, the Netherbane and the Endstone Crusaders.

As an undead skeleton, Naeus was once a human. His powers rose greatly after he obtained new abilities from the Royal Star and Herobrine's head to win the civil war, and greater still when he returned with a stronger netherite body. His head is indestructible. Naeus has a single-minded worldview, driven purely by his desire to restore the Nether to its true glory.

## Design

Naeus is a large, animated, and white wither skeleton with no flesh or otherwise left within him; he wore dark purple robes, which mostly covered his skeletal frame, and a hood extending from these robes which were always up.

As King, he is now bestowed the coveted Nether Crown, with a pair of large horns sharpened on top of his head. He now wears gold jewelry and headbands, with his robes now covering all but his face.

As of *Back into Darkness*, Naeus starts wearing dark red robes, slightly fading to purple as well as a matching cape, and gold jewelry. His crown is untouched, but almost all of his body is made of netherite, except for a small part of his head and the tips of his horns. His eyes also periodically flash different colors, with his right eye flashing red, and his left eye flashing purple.

He once wielded the Venom Strike in battle, but now wields an upgraded Ruby Thorn and, as of the Season 2 Finale, an Ender Armblade from Ceris.

## Personality

―Rainimator Lorebook(?)

Naeus is introduced as a great advisor, capable of lifting the hopes of Abigail Crysteffor when she was at her lowest. He is calm in contrast to her passionate and boastful attitude, and genuinely respects and cares about her. He took the time to train her in combat so she could best the challengers of the throne, and become the Princess.

After her death, he continues to use his skills in orating to lift the spirits of his Resistance forces and easily reassures Kralos of his intentions. Due to his attitude towards taking back the throne, and his patriotism for the Nether's victory, this can lead to him being labeled as ambitious or even power-hungry, however the former is the most likely.

He is merciless in combat, taking down opponents with little to no remorse, and so far has only spared one person: Hogsworth. However, this was only so he could warn the False Pig King of his coming dominion.

Despite being the leader of a savage Horde, Naeus does care about his men. He advised Abigail as an actual helper, and after overthrowing his tyrannical rival, he did not punish the pigmen for their leaders crimes. Despite fighting Hogsworth before, he made him a trusted lieutenant. On top of that, he defended Brots from a Frostbourne attack, despite him failing and nearly getting completely pushed back. Naeus doesn't believe in punishing failure. To him, losses are a part of any war campaign, so he is merciful to those who fail him, such as Commander Brots.

## Skills

―Rainimator Lorebook

King Naeus is shown to be a very skilled warrior in terms of fighting. In Begin Again, he utilized a short sword with great efficiency and was able to hold his own against Abigail.

In Hard Pill to Swallow, he sacrificed Abigail to gain the power of the Royal Star. It is presumed he gained the ability to utilize fire in his hands and feet from the Star as well as heightened reflexes. He wielded Abigail's staff (the Ruby Thorn) after her death, with his sword attached on top.

After absorbing Herobrine's powers, he gained the ability to control lightning and perform teleports at will. His eyes flash red during battle when he is about to strike with a melee attack, and glow blue during use of lightning based attacks.

As of Cold as Ice: The Remake, he is now able to utilize an Ender Armblade on his right arm. His experience with the blade, however, is limited because he wasn't strong enough to pull out it of Daryll.

In Back into Darkness, after getting imbued with the power of Netherite, he was powerful enough to one handedly block a cannonball with ease, before vaulting it back hard enough to bisect an airship. He then walks through a barrage of bullets, despite being previously wounded by Daryll's blasters, owning further to his greater strength. He is also indestructible to traditional weapons, however this doesn't mean he's invincible to all attacks. Rain has also confirmed he is equal to Ceris at her full strength.

## Trivia

* Naeus is the first character to strike a blow to Azura, in Cold as Ice: The Remake with his lighting.
* Naeus' skin is based off the Dreadlord skin.
	+ Rain Olaguer once stated it was "just a generic skeleton skin" after several fans confused his name with Dreadlord.
* Naeus was born on September 10th, sharing his birth month with Azriel (born September 11th).
* He is voiced by Tigilord, who also voices Daryll the Bandit, the Entity, Commander Blackbone and Purple Reaper.
	+ Naeus is the second character voiced by Tigilord to become a Faction Leader, being preceded by The Entity.
* Naeus is the third official Nether King of the Nether Horde, being preceded by the False Pig King and King Glutton.
	+ Naeus is also the first Skeleton to rule the Nether, as it was tradition for a Pigman to rule instead.
* Naeus is known to be immortal, and the only true immortal in the series. He is able to survive even beheading.
	+ Ceris, Vordus, Zeganirn and Lance are not true immortals, as they can die of wounds.
	+ His head is confirmed to be indestructible.
	+ While Dystopia can also survive beheading, his head can be destroyed.
* Naeus has 4 different eye colors, although it can be assumed 3 of those are from power absorptions
	+ He has eyes that are black, which seems to be his base eye color
	+ After his absorption of the Royal Star he gains eyes that are red, calling to the objects Nether ties
	+ After he absorbs the power of Herobrine, he gains Blue eyes which seem to stem from his newly enhanced Electromancy
	+ After his unjust execution of The End Matriarch, he gains purple eyes, not unlike the deceased Queen's own
* As of Back into Darkness, Naeus is the fourth character to wear a cape, being proceeded by Abigail Crysteffor, Patrick Wynter and Lance.
* In recent joke renders, Naeus is seen with the Ruby Thorn, this hints that he will possibly use it again.

## See Also

* Ruby Thorn
* Nether Horde
* Wither Clan
* Nether Civil War
* Nether Stars
* Dreadlord
* Hard Pill to Swallow
* Back into Darkness

## References

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2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/913730881062055936
3. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/870156095476334672
4. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1006742442915139614

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