- "I'm long and I'm strong! To challenge me would be so wrong!"
- —Necro
Necro (ネクロ Nekuro?) is a character in the Street Fighter series. He first appeared in Street Fighter III and is voiced by Michael X. Sommers in New Generation and 2nd Impact and by Lawrence Bayne in 3rd Strike.
Biography
Appearance
Necro is completely bald and ghastly white with orange markings on his face and shoulders. While the loss of color in his skin can be attributed to his mutation--Twelve is a product of similar experiments--the markings could just be tattoos. Necro's eyes are a light yellow and lack both pupils and irises. Wrapped around the base of his neck is a metallic collar, with a bolt on the front and two on the back. The only clothes Necro seems to wear are a pair of overalls with several straps around the chest, cuffs around his wrist, and a pair of boots, all in the same vibrant violet color.
As revealed when electrocuted in a fight, Necro's arm and leg bones are segmented, which is presumably a result of the G-Project. This allows for his limbs to stretch to inhuman lengths, yet keep their shape when at "normal" lengths.
Personality
Necro is plucky, optimistic, and ever determined when it comes to his goals, but he can be surly, competitive, wise cracking, and smart mouthed in return. Despite being on the run from the Illuminati and always pressured when they do turn up, Necro still dreams big and has his eyes always on the faintest of hope in the middle of a bleak situation; even transformed into the superpowered mutant he is today, he nonetheless enjoys his newfound powers and abilities that comes with it, and in turn with those powers, he hopes to raise hell and give the Illuminati a run for their money.
Story
Street Fighter III: New Generation and 2nd Impact
Illia is the third youngest of his four brothers, and left his small village for Moscow to seek independence and riches since the fall of the Soviet Union. While searching, Gill and his organization confronted him and promised him a better life. They persuaded Illia to join, but he was tricked and experimented on. He was given the ability to stretch his limbs and produce electricity from his body, at the cost of leaving him looking like a mutant. A cybernetic computer was implanted into his brain that enhanced his fighting abilities as well. Illia began taking on special missions for the organization under the name "Necro".
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Necro entered the third Street Fighter tournament and saw it as a way to gain back his freedom and get revenge on Gill. But he was tricked again and ended being trapped and tied up, and Gill left him to die inside the self-destructing base. However, Necro's companion Effie managed to save him, and they escaped before they were killed. They were now both free, but they knew they would still be chased by Gill's organization.
Fighting style and gameplay
Necro's fighting style involves grappling his opponents with his unpredictable and flexible rubber limbs, and using the electrical current generated in his body to shock them. The cybernetic computer in his brain helps give him superhuman fighting abilities.
Necro's abilities seem to be inspired by Dhalsim and Blanka, and while he can stretch his limbs similarly to the former and generate electricity similarly to the latter, his play style is completely different in comparison to them.
Quotes
See: Necro/Quotes.
Trivia
- When Necro wins the round that decides the fight, Effie will run in and copy his victory pose. Furthermore, if Necro loses the round that decides the fight, Effie will run in and collapse beside him.
- One of Dhalsim's alternate color schemes in some of his crossover appearances is a reference to Necro.[citation needed]
- Necro is one of the eleven playable Street Fighter characters who are in a romantic relationship or are married, Effie being the one Necro is going out with.
- Necro also looks similar to the Mortal Kombat fighter Quan-Chi in terms of skin tone.
- Some of his dreams, alongside becoming an opera singer, is to own a Mercedes Benz and enjoy a hamburger lunch, while wearing casual clothes and a Rolex watch.
- Many of his 3rd Strike win quotes have outright if not borderline tendencies of breaking the fourth wall. Ryu has a comparable quote that breaks the fourth wall as well.
Stage Theme
Gallery
 Necro from Street Fighter III  Necro from Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact  Necro from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike  Necro's character select portrait in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike  Necro and Effie artwork  Color Pack 2 from Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition  Necro's "lose" portrait in Street Fighter III: New Generation. |
Sprites
See also
Necro's moves in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
| Street Fighter III Characters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Generation | Alex · Dudley · Elena · Ibuki · Ken · Necro · Oro · Ryu · Sean · Yang · Yun | |||
| 2nd Impact | Akuma · Gill · Hugo · Shin Akuma · Urien | |||
| 3rd Strike | Chun-Li · Makoto · Q · Remy · Twelve | |||