Zeganirn

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team
War of the Ender Kingdoms
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

―Stella to Ser Patrick's council, concerning Zeganirn's death

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**Zeganirn** (/zɛgənəːn/), the **End** **Dancer**, the **Father of the Endstone Deltas**, is a recurring character in Rainimator's *Fractures* saga. Zeganirn first appeared in *Cold as Ice*, and died in *Falling*.

Zeganirn was one of the great southern End Lords, ruler of his kind the Ancient Endermen, who rallied under Ceris in the End War to found the Ender Watchers and defeat the Rogue Ender Mage. Later, he fought against Herobrine in the Undead Reign and was guardian of the End Crystals.

After the fall of the End Capital New Dragonspire and the Nether Horde's occupation of the End, Zeganirn alone survived the carnage and fled to the Overworld to hide the End Crystals. He protected Rain and Stella from the Horde, purging Stella of her demonic corruption, but soon fell after battle.

## Designs

Zeganirn is a towering, quadrupedal Ancient Enderman, composed of greyish bones of immense, armored durability, capable of protecting him on the harsh battlefield. He has pupiless, white eyes with a bioluminescent purple outline, and he has several empty spaces within his bones, which correspond to that of a typical Enderman.

He wields a large Greatsword in battle, colored of that of the End.

### History

Born circa five millennia ago, Zeganirn was one of the great End Lords of the south, father of the Endstone Deltas and ruler of his kindred the Ancient Endermen, the ancestors of the Endermen. Although Zeganirn was presumed to thrive in the Deltas, soon, Lance, a powerful End Mage and Lord of the Void Islands, became obsessed with uniting the unfathomable power of the End Crystals. Each End Kingdom guarded one Crystal, providing energy, unity and prosperity for the End. Lance sought to invade the kingdoms for the Crystals and rule the greatest empire ever known.

#### *War of the Ender Watchers*

After sevaral years, Lance's legion became unstoppable, conquering over half the End and turning Kingdoms into vassals. Several End Kingdoms survived in the south, including Zeganirn's. To defeat Lance, the southern kingdoms rallied under Ceris of Dragonspire to defeat Lance, founding the coalition that would become the Ender Watchers. Lance's tyranny was overthrown and peace was restored in the End, with Ceris enthroned queen and Zeganirn joining her council.

### Fractures

#### *Cold as Ice*

Zeganirn, alongside Vordus and Ceris, made their debut in the episode Cold as Ice. Having declared war on the Frostbourne, the Ender Dragon was sent through with several Endermen to lay siege to the Frostbourne Castle. However, when Rain appeared, in the End, tailing the Dragon, they watched as he tamed it, and ceased their attack on the Frostbourne. As Rain flew on the Dragon's back into the Overworld, the Watchers looked on from the ground, silently.

#### *Goodbye*

Zeganirn did not reappear until Goodbye, where he and the Watchers received an Eye of Ender from Ser Patrick asking for their aid in defeating Herobrine, as they had allied with the Frostbourne in the aftermath of the End-Frostbourne War. They later arrived at the Wither Camp when Lady Azura and Stella, Ceris' descendant, came to retrieve them from the End. Utilizing his sword, Zeganirn was able to protect the cornered Unnamed Bandit from being killed and attacked the Undead, allowing Ceris to take on Herobrine, easily decapitating him.

#### *Ender Wish*

Zeganirn next appeared in Ender Wish, where Vordus had warned Ceris that it was their destiny to fall to the Nether Horde. Ceris challenged this belief by rallying the Endermen and Zeganirn himself with a rousing speech, declaring that they would go down fighting, buying time for their successor.

When the Nether-End Gateway was ignited, Zeganirn bravely led a brigade of Endermen into the Pigmen rows, slicing them viciously to smithereens as they ambushed them by teleporting above. He continued to fight on until being pinned by Hogsworth, who attempted to kill him by repeatedly stabbing him in the back of the head. However, the Pigman failed due to Zeganirn's bony armor as Zeganirn teleported, and Zeganirn was able to seize the Ender Chest with The Artifacts and teleport to the Overworld, surprising Naeus, who was in combat with Ceris. Zeganirn was able to teleport to the Coven Village where Rain and Stella were, laying wounded beside the Chest when the two approached.

#### *Wishing Dead*

In Wishing Dead, Zeganirn was adamant on buying Rain and Stella time to escape with the End Chest's contents, believing that there was nothing left to live for besides their protection and that of The Artifacts. Zeganirn waited in the village for the Assassins to appear, coming out of dozens of portals with Pigmen and Wither Skeletons. He watched as the Blaze and Wither Assassins inspected the empty Ender Chest. When the Blaze Assassin, Ifrit, realized it was a trap, Zeganirn pounced from the top of a building, throwing him into the water before stabbing Amon, the Wither Assassin, through the chest. He then went on to violently decapitate Namtar, the Pigman Assassin, bloodying the End Dancer's face, and face the surviving Djinn and the Nether Horde army head on.

#### *Falling*

In Falling, it was revealed he was successful in fending off the army but possibly at the cost of his own life, lacking an arm and fatally wounded during the fight. His final moments were spent sending unknown objects away through four End Chests and curing Stella of the Demon Curse. His body was laid to rest peacefully with a poppy in hand, as Stella mourned for him.

#### *Be Afraid*

In Be Afraid, Zeganirn was mentioned by Stella.

## Skills

―Rainimator Lorebook

Zeganirn was quite powerful, with his whole body covered in bone-like armor, granting him ballistic protection. He had the ability to easily wield a large sword while running speedily on all four legs, making him a quadrupedal, and decapitate opponents by biting their heads off. Being an Enderman, he could also teleport at will. He was also gifted with the ability to purge the Demon Curse, as shown in Falling. He is able to jump high and run fast due to his use of four legs and is capable of taking on an entire army, including the dreaded Assassins, as shown in Wishing Dead. Despite his fighting style being more savage in nature, he also has a degree of strategic prowess, having set a trap for the Assassins, and even recognizing Ifrit's weakness in water.

## Trivia

* Zeganirn was confirmed to be roughly 5000 years old prior to his death. He is therefore the oldest character in the series.
* Zeganirn's name pronunciation was revealed in the A Christmas Special, where it was pronounced "Zeg-Ah-Nirn".
* Zeganirn is said to be based on the Dancer of the Boreal Valley from Dark Souls 3.
* Zeganirn boasts the most physical appearances of the original Ender Watchers, garnering three more than Ceris and four more than Vordus and the Ender Dragon. This is most likely due to being the only one to escape during the Horde's taking of New Dragonspire.
	+ This is also aided by the A Christmas Special, where he was the only present original Ender Watcher.
		- Despite Ceris being mentioned, she does not count.
* Zeganirn was the only Ender Watcher (not including the Ender Dragon) who did not have an appearance and/or weapon change throughout the series.
	+ He and the Dragon were also the only two Ender Watchers not to wield an Artifact.
* As a quadrupedal, Zeganirn was the second non-bipedal character to be introduced in the series, debuting minutes after the Ender Dragon.
* Zeganirn is so far the only Ender Watcher to lose a limb before dying.
* Zeganirn was the only Ender Watcher with some sort of unique ability, being able to alleviate curses.
	+ Vordus possess a unique spell instead, which allowed him to use his Artifact to summon a Spectral Dragon.
* Zeganirn ties with Rain for the most kills of named characters in a single episode, with three.
	+ Both killed a Blaze Humanoid (Ifrit and Scorch) and a Pigmen (Namtar and Glutton) respectively.

## Gallery

### Promotionals

Naeus and Zeganirn in a promotional renderZeganirn with other Ender Watchers in a promotional for *Goodbye*.Zeganirn with Ceris, Vordus and the Endermen Army in *Ender Wish*.Zeganirn leading the Ender Watchers' army against the Nether Horde alongside Vordus and Ceris in a promotional render for *Ender Wish*.Zeganirn lunging into battle in a promotional render for *Ender Wish*.Zeganirn in a promotional render for *Wishing Dead*.Zeganirn in a promotional render for the *War of the Ender Kingdoms (Trailer)*.Zeganirn's alternate version in a promotional render for *Red Line*.
### Conceptual

Zeganirn's turnaround in a conceptual render.Zeganirn's run cycle in a conceptual gif.Zeganirn in a conceptual gif for *Ender Wish*.
### Thumbnails

Zeganirn, his fellow  Ender Watchers and members of the  Frostbourne in the thumbnail of *Goodbye*.Zeganirn and his fellow  Ender Watchers in the thumbnail of *Ender Wish*.Zeganirn with Vordus and Ceris in the alpha thumbnail for *Ender Wish*.Zeganirn, Rain Wynter and Stella in the thumbnail of *Wishing Dead*.
### *Fractures*

Zeganirn with Vordus and Ceris in *Cold as Ice*.Original Ender Watchers in Overworld in *Cold as Ice*Zeganirn saving the Flint in *Goodbye*.Zeganirn protecting the Flint in *Goodbye*.Zeganirn standing next to Ceris in *Ender Wish*.Zegarnin and several Endermen besieging the Pigmen in *Ender Wish*.Zegarnin and other Endermen slicing down Pigmen in *Ender Wish*.Zeganirn escaping to the Overworld in *Ender Wish*.Zeganirn wielding his Greatsword in the Mystic Forest at the beginning of *Wishing Dead*.Zeganirn a moment before attacking the assassins in *Wishing Dead*.Zeganirn delivering a war cry in *Wishing Dead*.Dying Zeganirn as seen in *Falling*.Zeganirn's dead body with a poppy on it in *Falling*. Note that he is missing one arm.
### *War of the Ender Kingdoms*

Zeganirn and a few others in a meeting during the *War of the Ender Kingdoms (Trailer)*.Zeganirn running through the Endstone Deltas during the *War of the Ender Kingdoms (Trailer)*.Vordus and Zeganirn during the *War of the Ender Kingdoms (Trailer)*.
### Non Canon

Zeganirn sitting with Igor in *A Christmas Special*.

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