Necronaut

"'I smell blue, I smell green, and all the energy left unseen! I've always hungered for their plight... But with my human mind now it just feels right!' - The Necronaut"The Necrostar possessed body of The Astronaut. After finding his corpse, the two merged into one entity, simply known as "The Necronaut". Going forward in Steam Powered Giraffe album lore, he appears to be a greater-scope villain, appearing in both Quintessential and 1896.

Origin
Following The Necrostar's explosion caused by Ravaxis Starburner in "Rav to the Rescue", and The Astronaut's death in "Oh No" , the two unfortunate souls were left to drift space to presumably die out. However, following the events of "Oh No", The Astronaut's corpse drifted through space and met the Necrostar, who made a deal with him to merge and give him a new source of power that he craved.

Sharing the body
From context gathered in "The Necrostar", it is understood that The Necronaut is a combination of both The Necrostar's personality, with some of The Astronaut sprinkled in. The song takes place after the merge, and features primarily The Necrostar discussing how it feels to finally inhabit a human body, and experience what only humans can (blue and green matter). Not much is known of if The Astronaut understands what they are doing is wrong, given his slight redemption at the end of Oh No.

Personality and Traits
The Necronaut is a self righteous villain, who believes he is doing everything for the betterment of the world. He is known to be violent, as well as an enjoyer of chaos. The worst parts of The Astronaut mixed with the worst of The Necrostar can only spell doom.

Appearances outside of The Vice Quadrant
While the Necronaut did come about in The Vice Quadrant Pt. 2, he has shown up in two albums afterward, alluding to his presence being more than just a one-off occurrence. He appears in both Dream Machine in Quintessential and Laying Down in Your Arms from 1896. A few things of note about these occurrences. The first detail is that they are both at the end of their respective albums. This is similar to what the band did at the end of MKIII with the allusion to The Vice Quadrant in the final song of the album, Bleak Horizon. The next detail is that Layin Down in Your Arms is an in-world character song, sung by Olly and the Equinox Band. This implies that, what Commander Cosmo said at the end of Whale Song, in reference to needing heroes, applies to the band as well. The final interesting fact is that in both occurrences, we hear screams alongside the signature "The Vice Does Tight" music with the message "Look out earth", as well as chaos and screams with the message "Do not struggle, my gift is death". Not only is this a terrifying implication as to what the next Necronaut story entails, but gives us a good insight into his character.

Rise of the Necronaut
Presumed to be the next project that the band is hinting towards, Rise of the Necronaut was going to be a comic released in 2017. While the comic never officially came out, it is assumed to have been turned into an album concept due to the hints towards The Necronaut's return in recent albums.