Necron

"Necron"

Necron is a along with Maxor, Storm and Goldor of The Catacombs in The Catacombs - Floor VII and is a disciple of the Wither King.

Lore
Disciples of the Wither King. Inherited the Catacombs eons ago. Never defeated, feared by anything living AND dead.

Collection
Killing Necron and the other Withers increases the Necron collection.

Boss Fight
Necron has and 100 - 300  (100 during Phase 1, 200 during Phase 2, does not take damage during Phase 3, and 300 during Phase 4). He has a shield surrounding him which protects him from all attacks. When he is brought under the laser in phase 1, crushed in phase 2, or in phase 4, he loses the shield.

Necron has several attacks.
 * The most common is a barrage of wither skulls launched from each of his 3 heads. They do high damage and are fired rapidly, as well as dealing large True Knockback. They fire faster when Necron is enraged.
 * In phases 2 (when enraged), 3, and 4, he enters a frenzy where explosions are centered on him, dealing extremely high amounts of damage to any player who gets close.
 * When enraged and targeting a player, he can rarely use Shadow Wave and Shadow Explosion abilities. These deal low damage but push the player away.
 * Occasionally he will spawn 2 groups of mobs to fight players. In phases 1 and 2, he can summon Wither Miners. In phase 4, he summons the stronger Necron's Apostles instead.

In all parts of Necron's fight, lava damages the player for 20% of their max health, as well as launching them upwards. When being launched by lava, the player has an unknown chance to launch much higher than usual.

Phase 1
Necron's fight begins in a factory-like arena. Once the fight begins, large numbers of Wither Miners and Guards appear in the arena. Players must retrieve 2 Energy Crystals from high ledges and place them on the podiums at the sides of the arena. This activates a laser at the back of the arena, which Necron must be lured into. Within the laser, Necron loses all and becomes vulnerable for a short time. The next phase begins when Necron reaches 75% health.

Phase 2
The factory's second layer is exposed. This layer comprises a large hall; a main platform with 4 diorite crushers, an outer ring with control pads for the crushers in the corner, and a ring of lava in between. Wither Miners and Withermancers cover the area, with Wither Guards located on raised platforms. 1 Shadow Assassin guards each control pad.

Standing on the control pads raises and lowers the corresponding crusher (except the red crusher, which is broken). When Necron is crushed underneath one of them, he will be stunned and become vulnerable for 10 seconds. After this, he will enter an enraged state.

The next phase will begin when Necron has been crushed under 3 pillars (purple, green and yellow), or if he reaches 50% health first.

Phase 3
Necron will destroy the broken red crusher with a beam, breaking the red pad below and revealing the 3rd layer. Players must jump down into the 3rd layer; the beam can target players, dealing damage and knockback. After a short while, Necron will follow the players in at a slow and steady pace.

The 3rd layer comprises 4 sections with 3 gates between them. Within each section, there are 4 Terminals, 2 levers and 1 device which must all be completed, except the 2nd section which has 5 terminals. These terminals are located on the walls, with lava on the floor and floating platforms connecting them. After everything is completed within one section, there is a 5 second delay before the gate is opened and players can proceed to the next section. It is possible to bypass the gates, in which case the terminals in front will work as normal.

In this stage, Necron cannot be harmed and his frenzy deals extremely high damage. After Necron passes a section, it starts to destroy itself with explosions which harm any remaining players. Dealing damage to Necron slows him down.

Phase 4
After completing the third phase's puzzles, the core entrance opens, and Necron will then bring the players to the bottom of the factory with a platform surrounded by a ring of lava. Once the players are released, Necron's health will drop to 25% and he will become vulnerable permanently.

Upon reaching 18% health, he will fly to the center platform and begin a frenzy attack which deals even higher amounts of damage. The radius of this frenzy increases over time and decreases with damage dealt. When it reaches 0, Necron will destroy a section of the outer ring and then resume attacking the players. This takes 10 seconds. This repeats at 5% health.

The fight finishes when Necron reaches 0 health.

Quotes
When he is defeated


 * "All this, for nothing, I understand your words now, my master. The Catacombs, are no more."

When all players die


 * "FINALLY! This took way too long. Now that you're a Ghost, can you help me clean up?"

When he targets a specific player


 * "Get back here!"
 * "Where do you think you are going, {Player Name}?"
 * "Come here, {Player Name}!"

When a player tries to use Aspect of the End or another blocked tool


 * "Your mobility tricks don't work in my domain!"

When a player attacks him while his shield is active


 * "Your weapons can't pierce through my shield!"

When he is led into the laser in Phase 1


 * "You tricked me!"
 * "That beam, IT HURTS!!"[ Confirm ]

When he is crushed during Phase 2


 * "STOP USING MY FACTORY AGAINST ME!"
 * "OOF"
 * "ANOTHER TRAP!! YOUR TRICKS ARE FUTILE!"
 * "SERIOUSLY? AGAIN?!"
 * "STOP!!!!!"

Other Phase 2 dialogue


 * "The Age of men is over, we are creating tens, hundreds of Withers!"

When a player attacks (stuns) him during the Phase 3 chase


 * "You can't damage me, you can barely slow me down!"
 * "Slowing me down only prolongs your pain!"

When a gate is opened in Phase 3


 * "You broke my gate! Look at the mess!!"
 * "How did you figure out how to open that gate!?"

Other Phase 3 dialogue[ Confirm ]


 * "Stop running! Wait for me!!"
 * "There is no stopping me down there!"
 * "Come back here! I'll blow you up right now!"
 * "We'll have to repair everything! We shouldn't have fought in here!"
 * "Stop touching those terminals!"

When using his Nuclear Frenzy in Phase 4


 * "HASTA LA VISTA, BABY!"
 * "IF YOU WANT TO STAY COOL, DON'T LOOK!"
 * "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM"

When players survive his Nuclear Frenzy and he destroys the platform they were on in Phase 4


 * "ARGH! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST DID THAT! SCREW THAT PLATFORM!!!"

Other Phase 4 dialogue[ Confirm ]


 * "NOT JUST YOUR VILLAGE, BUT THE WHOLE WORLD WILL END!"
 * "THE CATACOMBS MADE YOU STRONGER, CAN YOU BEAT ME?!"
 * "COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WHERE I CAN BLOW YOU UP!"
 * "JUST JUMP IN THE LAVA ALREADY!!!"
 * "YOUR END IS NEAR!"

Dialogue from Floor III (3) when players defeat The Professor


 * "That is enough, fool! Adventurers! Be careful of who you are messing with. Before I have to deal with you myself."

Other dialogue, unconfirmed trigger/phase[ Confirm ]


 * "I hope you like explosions too!"
 * "My minions will have to wipe the floor with you all after I'm done with you all!"
 * "Not just your land, but every kingdom will soon be ruled by our army of undead!"
 * "No more adventurers, no more heroes, deaths and explosions!"
 * "Come back here! I'll blow you up right now!"
 * "Can't you just explode already! Some decency!"

Trivia

 * Necron smote and killed The Professor, as shown at the end of The Catacombs - Floor III boss fight.
 * Necron appears to be vain or not willing to fight, like the other bosses.
 * If Storm touches the crusher as it is moving, it is possible to trigger a crush. This is known as an "up-crush" as it is usually performed when the crusher initially moves up.
 * If the player activated the ability of Spider's Boots, Tarantula Boots or Spirit Boots at the right time when entering the boss room, they would gain permanent creative flight. This flight would wear off on death. This has since been patched.
 * The Shadow Assassins in the 2nd phase of the boss fight only grant 6 base XP, unlike all other Shadow Assassins which grant 115-165 XP.
 * If a player in the 4th section of the 3rd phase uses the Jerry-chine Gun or other methods to jump over the wall and return to the 1st section, they will instantly die.
 * One of his quotes "YOU MERELY ADOPTED THE CATACOMBS, I WAS MOLDED BY THEM!" is a reference from the film The Dark Knight Rises.
 * This line is also used by Paul when he is a candidate for the mayor election.
 * Necron, Storm, Goldor and Dante are the only mobs who can destroy constructions.
 * Necron along with the other Withers has the most phases in a dungeon floor at 4, with The Professor and Sadan having 3, Bonzo and Scarf having 2, and Livid and Thorn only having one.
 * Necron's dialogue line "NOT JUST YOUR VILLAGE, BUT THE WHOLE WORLD WILL END!" implies there are more Villages in the SkyBlock universe than just the Hub Village.
 * This line is also similar to the dialogue line of Dante just before he was defeated in The Uprising saying "THE WORLD WILL END", showing that Necron and Dante are similar, in that they both have knowledge of a world that extends beyond the one we know as SkyBlock.
 * Examples of other villages include the Dwarven Village and the Desert Settlement.
 * The "HASTA LA VISTA, BABY!" quote is a reference to "The Terminator 2" and its subsequent sequels, where that catchphrase is referenced.