Necromancer

Necromancer
Japanese	ネクロマンサー
Rōmaji	Nekuromansā
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Variations • Shaman • Living Bone

Necromancer
Kingdom Hearts II
A Heartless that can make itself disappear. It can't be locked onto while invisible, but when you land a hit, it'll show itself again. While it's disguised as a mask, you won't be able to do any damage. Attack it right after it unleashes an attack to catch it off guard!

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Cavern of Remembrance		76	34		19	255
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0.5			×0.5
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
Munny (10) ×2 Remembrance Stone (10%), Serenity Stone (4%), Shaman's Relic+ (1%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden

The Necromancer is an Emblem Heartless and a powered up version of the Shaman that only appears in the Cavern of Remembrance in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix.

Design

A Necromancer is a thin, monkey-like creature with predominantly black fur, except for the fur on its arms, legs, and its long, prehensile tail. Its arms and tail are yellow, its legs are green, and its hands and feet are black with sharp, red claws. It wears small, yellow and red bracelets and anklets, as well as a dark red tunic over its upper body. Most notably, the Necromancer wears a mask that covers most of its face, save for its ears and glowing, yellow eyes. This mask is mostly red with white edges, black and yellow markings in its sides, and a jagged mouth. It also has two twisted, salmon-colored horns on its top and a long, bent protrusion resembling a fiery beard sprouting from the mask's chin. Its Heartless emblem is on the forehead of its mask, and it carries a staff known as the Shaman's Relic+ for its magic, usually holding it in its tail.

The Necromancer's name references the art of necromancy, a form of black magic involving the manipulation of and interaction with the dead for the purpose of divination.

Strategy

The Necromancer is a stronger variant of the Shaman, and uses the same attacks. Chances to attack it are rare, as it frequently disappears or otherwise uses Mask Rush to ram opponents while invincible. It uses its Blaze attack at long range, though this can be avoided with Reflect. At close range it uses its Claw attack, which is more easy to guard and counter against. It counters with Blaze at close range and Cursed Fire at long range when damaged.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Claw (引っかき, Hikkaki, lit. "Scratch")		Physical	—	Hit 1: x0.75 Hit 2: x0.25	△
		Scratches with claws in both hands.
Blaze (火炎, Kaen)		Fire	—	x1.5	X
		Raises blue flames underneath an opponent's feet.
Will-O-Wisp (呪い火, Noroi Hi, lit. "Cursed Fire")		Fire	—	x0.25	X
		Six wisps surround Sora and hit him.
Mask Rush (仮面突進, Kamen Tosshin)		Physical	—	x1.0	X
		Rams opponents while masked.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.