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===Anime/Manga=== |
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* Kurome (''Akame ga Kill!''); via Imperial Arms Yatsufasa |
* Kurome (''Akame ga Kill!''); via Imperial Arms Yatsufasa |
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− | * Eri Nakamura (''Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou'') |
+ | * [[w:c:arifureta:Eri Nakamura|Eri Nakamura]] (''Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou'') |
* Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto (''Bleach'') |
* Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto (''Bleach'') |
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* Keyes (''Fairy Tail'') |
* Keyes (''Fairy Tail'') |
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* Reiko Himezono (''Reiko the Zombie Shop'') |
* Reiko Himezono (''Reiko the Zombie Shop'') |
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* Melascula (''The Seven Deadly Sins'') |
* Melascula (''The Seven Deadly Sins'') |
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− | * Johann George Faust VIII (''Shaman King'') |
+ | * [[w:c:shamanking:Johann Faust VIII|Johann George Faust VIII]] (''Shaman King'') |
* Sung Jin-Woo (''Solo Leveling'') |
* Sung Jin-Woo (''Solo Leveling'') |
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+ | * [[w:c:toarumajutsunoindex:Esther Rosenthal|Esther Rosenthal]] (''Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator'') |
* Sayoko (''UQ Holder'') |
* Sayoko (''UQ Holder'') |
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* Zombie Master (''Yu-Gi-Oh'') |
* Zombie Master (''Yu-Gi-Oh'') |
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* Gorice XII (''The Worm Ouroboros'') |
* Gorice XII (''The Worm Ouroboros'') |
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* Peider (''King's Dark Tidings'') |
* Peider (''King's Dark Tidings'') |
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+ | *Necromancer's (''Skulduggery Pleasant'') |
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+ | **Solomon Wreath |
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+ | **Lord Vile |
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+ | **Melancholia St Clair |
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+ | **Auron Tenebrae |
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+ | **Vandameer Craven |
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+ | *Skulduggery Pleasant (''Skulduggery Pleasant'') (as a last resort) |
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+ | *Valkyrie Cain (''Skulduggery Pleasant'') (formerly) |
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* Velsharoon (''AD&D'') |
* Velsharoon (''AD&D'') |
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* Liliana Vess (''Magic: the Gathering'') |
* Liliana Vess (''Magic: the Gathering'') |
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* Swan (''Lollipop Chainsaw'') |
* Swan (''Lollipop Chainsaw'') |
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* Zarok (''MediEvil'') |
* Zarok (''MediEvil'') |
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− | * Talion (''Middle-earth: Shadow of War''); via Isildur's Ring of Power |
+ | * [[w:c:shadowofwar:Talion|Talion]] (''Middle-earth: Shadow of War''); via Isildur's Ring of Power |
− | * Isildur (''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'') |
+ | * [[w:c:shadowofwar:Isildur|Isildur]] (''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'') |
− | * Zog The Eternal (''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'') |
+ | * [[w:c:shadowofwar:Zog the Eternal|Zog The Eternal]] (''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'') |
* Quan Chi (''Mortal Kombat'') |
* Quan Chi (''Mortal Kombat'') |
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* Raiden (''Mortal Kombat'') |
* Raiden (''Mortal Kombat'') |
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* Wolfgang (''Skylanders: Imaginators'') |
* Wolfgang (''Skylanders: Imaginators'') |
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* Mz. Ruby (''Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus'') |
* Mz. Ruby (''Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus'') |
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+ | * [[w:c:starwars:Merrin|Nightsister Merrin]] (''Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'') |
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* Tama (''Sword of the Necromancer'') |
* Tama (''Sword of the Necromancer'') |
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* [[w:c:typemoon:Kairi Sisigou|Kairi Sisigou]] (''TYPE-MOON'') |
* [[w:c:typemoon:Kairi Sisigou|Kairi Sisigou]] (''TYPE-MOON'') |
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Conjuration Skyrim Symbol.png|Conjuration (The Elder Scrolls) is the school of magic that allows manipulation of certain aspects of the soul. Including summoning and reanimating the dead. |
Conjuration Skyrim Symbol.png|Conjuration (The Elder Scrolls) is the school of magic that allows manipulation of certain aspects of the soul. Including summoning and reanimating the dead. |
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Shadow-of-War-Zog.jpg|Zog the Eternal (Shadow of War) is an Uruk necromancer that was inspired by Talion's inability to die to create a legion of undead orcs and resurrect the Balrog Tar Goroth to serve Lord Sauron. |
Shadow-of-War-Zog.jpg|Zog the Eternal (Shadow of War) is an Uruk necromancer that was inspired by Talion's inability to die to create a legion of undead orcs and resurrect the Balrog Tar Goroth to serve Lord Sauron. |
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Nakamura_Eri.png|Eri Nakamura (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou) is a genius necromancer, who can reanimate hundreds of corpses and interface directly with the souls of the dead. |
Nakamura_Eri.png|Eri Nakamura (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou) is a genius necromancer, who can reanimate hundreds of corpses and interface directly with the souls of the dead. |
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Vandalieu.png|As one of the few wields of death-attribute magic, Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time) can take the soul of any being and use it to reanimate the dead or create Golems, Cursed Weapons or Living Armour. |
Vandalieu.png|As one of the few wields of death-attribute magic, Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time) can take the soul of any being and use it to reanimate the dead or create Golems, Cursed Weapons or Living Armour. |
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+ | File:Faust VIII & Eliza (Shaman King).jpg|Nicknamed the Boneyard Sorcerer, Johann Faust VIII (Shaman King) is a highly skilled Shaman specializing in Necromancy, able to reanimate not only his Guardian Ghost but also control an entire army of skeletons. |
Solo_Leveling_SJW's_army.jpg|As a Shadow Monarch, Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling) can create shadow soldiers from the dead to serve him. Also, he can store a limited amount of shadows. |
Solo_Leveling_SJW's_army.jpg|As a Shadow Monarch, Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling) can create shadow soldiers from the dead to serve him. Also, he can store a limited amount of shadows. |
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Revision as of 17:23, 11 February 2020
- "Though some might say there is not much point to turning the earth into one gigantic graveyard, these people are fools and will never understand anyway."
- ― Neil Zawacki, How to be a Villain
- "The dead make good soldiers. They can't disobey orders, never surrender, and don't stop fighting when a random body part falls off."
- ― Nevinyrral, "Necromancer's Handbook", Magic: The Gathering
The power to utilize magic involving the dead, death-force and/or souls. Form of Magic. Opposite to Animancy. Practitioners of this trade are known as Necromancers.
Also Called
- Black/Dark Animancy
- Necrokinesis
- Necro Magic
- Undeath Magic
Capabilities
The user's magical abilities revolve around manipulating the dead, death, the death-force and/or souls for good (i.e., resurrecting the dead), evil (in various ways) or neither. They can also communicate with the deceased – either by summoning their spirit as an apparition or raising them bodily – for the purpose of divination, imparting the means to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge.
Many practitioners find a way to cheat death one way or another, whether by becoming some form of undead creature or by bypassing their own ability to die.
Applications
- Aura Absorption
- Conjuration - deceased souls and/or corpses
- Death Inducement
- Death Magic
- Death Sense
- Divination - by contacting dead/undead beings
- Ectoplasm Manipulation
- Immortality
- Life-Force Absorption
- Mediumship
- Mold Manipulation - dead matter
- Motor-Skill Manipulation - dead/undead beings
- Pain Inducement
- Pain Suppression
- Reanimation
- Resurrection
- Spell Casting
- Spirit Magic
- Undead Manipulation
Techniques
Associations
- Curse Inducement
- Dark Arts
- Death-Force Manipulation
- Death Manipulation
- Death Transcendence
- Grim Reaper Physiology
- Lich Physiology
- Mystical Conversion
- Necroplasmic Conversion
- Nether Magic
- Nether Manipulation
- Rot Inducement
- Spirit Physiology
- Spiritualism
- Undead Physiology
- Voodoo
- Vodou Deity Physiology
Limitations
- Magic Negation/Magic Destruction
- May be Weak against Animancy and other Life-Based powers.
- Filth Manipulation may be used against this power.
- Robots and Mechanical Beings are immune to necromancy as they have no souls or life force.
Known Users
See Also: Necromancer.
Cartoons/Comics
- The Lich (Adventure Time)
- Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
- Mozenrath (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Horned King (The Black Cauldron)
- Bloodwynd (DC Comics)
- Effron the Sorcerer (DC Comics)
- Nora Fries (DC Comics)
- Maya (DC Comics)
- Nekron (DC Comics)
- Merlin (DC Comics)
- Sartana of the Dead (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
- Chernabog (Fantasia)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Suma-Ket (Marvel Comics)
- Calypso (Marvel Comics)
- Dead Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics)
- Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
- Discord (My Little Pony series)
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- Tom Lucitor (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
- Pastmaster (Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron)
- Raven Hex (Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose)
- Mumm-Ra (Thundercats)
- Blood Red Queen of Hearts (Vampirella)
- Dr. Orpheus (The Venture Bros.)
- Baphomet/Nergal (The Wicked + The Divine)
- Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H.)
Anime/Manga
- Kurome (Akame ga Kill!); via Imperial Arms Yatsufasa
- Eri Nakamura (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou)
- Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
- Keyes (Fairy Tail)
- Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)
- Incognito (Hellsing)
- Rabbit (Juuni Taisen)
- Eucliwood Hellscythe (Is This a Zombie?)
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Welveria the Swamp Witch (Queen's Blade)
- Reiko Himezono (Reiko the Zombie Shop)
- Melascula (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Johann George Faust VIII (Shaman King)
- Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
- Esther Rosenthal (Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator)
- Sayoko (UQ Holder)
- Zombie Master (Yu-Gi-Oh)
Folklore/Mythology
- Merlin (Arthurian legends)
- Anubis (Egyptian Mythology)
- Osiris (Egyptian Mythology)
- Hades/Pluto (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Hecate/Trivia (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Hel/Hela (Norse Mythology)
Literature
- Anita Blake (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter)
- Turiel (The Book of Deacon)
- Twyla Valentine (The Caster Chronicles)
- Arawn Death-Lord (The Chronicles of Prydain)
- Horned King (The Chronicles of Prydain)
- Randall Flagg (The Dark Tower)
- Count Dracula (Dracula)
- Mara Beznik (Freeks)
- Bryce Lawrence (Heroes of Olympus)
- Walt Stone (Kane Chronicles)
- Julius Kane (Kane Chronicles)
- Sauron (Lord of the Rings)
- Hades (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus)
- Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus)
- Bianca di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
- Sabriel (The Old Kingdom Trilogy)
- Dr. John Dee (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
- Malcolm Fade (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- The Other King (Unsong)
- Gorice XII (The Worm Ouroboros)
- Peider (King's Dark Tidings)
- Necromancer's (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Solomon Wreath
- Lord Vile
- Melancholia St Clair
- Auron Tenebrae
- Vandameer Craven
- Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant) (as a last resort)
- Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant) (formerly)
Live Television/Movies
- Marie Laveau (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Misty Day (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Magnus Hainsley (Angel)
- Donna Gilchrist (Being Human)
- Amy Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The Necromancer (Charmed)
- Alchemists (Charmed)
- Doyle (Dark Oracle)
- Omen (Dark Oracle)
- Vern (Dark Oracle)
- Ahmanet (Dark Universe)
- Ash Williams (The Evil Dead)
- Evil Ash (The Evil Dead)
- Mathias (Fading of the Cries)
- The Night King (Game of Thrones)
- White Walkers (Game of Thrones)
- Morgana (Merlin)
- Nimueh (Merlin)
- Morgause (Merlin)
- Michael Jackson/The Maestro (Michael Jackson's Ghosts)
- Set (The Mummy)
- Marek (Mythica)
- Renée Marand (The Order)
- Renée's sister (The Order)
- Witches (Salem)
- Kreon (Spookies)
- Marnie (True Blood)
- Antonia (True Blood)
- Necromancers (Wizard 101)
Tabletop Games
- Vecna (AD&D)
- Velsharoon (AD&D)
- Liliana Vess (Magic: the Gathering)
- Necromancer class (RPGs)
- The Necromancer (Small World: Necromancer Island)
- Necromancers (Warhammer)
Video Games
- Matereani (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Xbox game)
- Necromancer (Castle Crashers)
- Pinwheel (Dark Souls)
- Necromancers (Dark Souls)
- The Ancestor (Darkest Dungeon)
- The Necromancer (Darkest Dungeon)
- Death (Darksiders 2); via Necromancer Tree
- Nokris, Herald of Xol (Destiny)
- Necromancers (Diablo)
- Xul
- Inquisitors with the 'Necromancer' specialization (Dragon Age)
- Dorian Pavus (Dragon Age)
- Sidony (Dragon Age)
- Necromancers (The Elder Scrolls)
- Necromancer (Island of Lost Souls)
- Kratos (God of War); via Army of Hades, Claws of Hades and Soul of Hades
- Hades (God of War)
- Necromancer (Guild Wars 2)
- Strong Spirits in Shadow Isles (League of Legends)
- Hecarim
- Karthus
- Kalista
- Mordekaiser
- Thresh
- Yorick
- Mortanius (Legacy of Kain)
- Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
- Swan (Lollipop Chainsaw)
- Zarok (MediEvil)
- Talion (Middle-earth: Shadow of War); via Isildur's Ring of Power
- Isildur (Middle-earth: Shadow of War)
- Zog The Eternal (Middle-earth: Shadow of War)
- Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat)
- Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
- Hex (Skylanders)
- Undead Spell Punks (Skylanders)
- Wolfgang (Skylanders: Imaginators)
- Mz. Ruby (Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus)
- Nightsister Merrin (Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order)
- Tama (Sword of the Necromancer)
- Kairi Sisigou (TYPE-MOON)
- Necromancer (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Sania (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Nekros (Warframe)
- Arthas Menethil (World of Warcraft)
- Necromancer (Wizard101)
Other
- Thriller (Michael Jackson's Thriller)
- Necromancers (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Lord Vile/Skulduggery Pleasant
- Melancholia St. Clair/ The Death Bringer
- Valkryie Cain/ Darquesse
- Solomon Wreath
- Auron Tenebrae
- Vandameer Craven
- Dark Anubis (Summoners War)
Known Objects
- Imperial Arms Yatsufasa (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Scottish Book of the Dead (Catscratch)
- Book of Shadows (Corpse Party: Book Of Shadows)
- Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (Evil Dead)
- So'unga (Inuyasha)
- Isildur's Ring of Power (Middle-earth: Shadow of War)
- Book of the Dead (The Mummy)
- Black Volume of the Dead (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Sword of the Necromancer (Sword of the Necromancer)