Jason Afflicted With Necrosis?

[Jigsaw]

I was doing some reading on Necrosis at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrosis), and judging from some of what the article says and how Necrosis affects someone who has it, do you think it's possible Jason possibly has an affliction of it? I think it's a good possibility, and even though Jason was supposedly dead at the end of The Final Chapter, taking his regeneration into account, his regeneration might've naturally repelled decomposition, so perhaps he contracted Necrosis which explains his rotted and decayed appearance. I'm even thinking it's possible that it may have been sometime during or after Part 3 that Jason could've contracted Necrosis (notice his more wrinkly and grey-complected skin tone in TFC).

(Just a heads up that the Wikipedia article contains a rather graphic photograph of a Necrosis victim's rotted leg, for anyone who's squeamish).

[sCabbOy]

Necrosis is basically the flesh and underlying tissue dying from either lack of blood flow or lack of oxygen in the blood. I'd say he had this problem since bloodflow has been cut off to probably many of his body parts from injuries from the shoulder and head.

[Jigsaw]

I agree with that. I always believed Jason became an evolving undead of sorts during the duration of Part 3 and TFC, and it seems him having Necrosis is a strong possibility.

[sCabbOy]

It's definitely a possibility. You can easily live with necrosis anyways, necrosis is what happens when you are frost bitten and the area turns black. I mean, if you want to go deep into it Jason's discoloration of skin can be from that.

[Jigsaw]

That could very well be it.

[Dave Dunwoody]

That's pretty interesting. I've always thought he had neurofibromatosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofibromatosis) from birth. When I made my fansite, I wrote about it and another fan who lives with the condition sent me some pics of himself. There have been individuals who've developed substantial growths on their faces resembling Jason's deformity.

[Jigsaw]

That disease you mentioned seems like one Jason could easily have.

[TalbotLives]

I'd never considered necrosis before, but it definitely seems like a sound theory, especially considering all of the injuries he's received and how prone to infection they'd be.

[Jigsaw]

I always believed that his wounds from Parts 2 and 3 would've probably gotten a nasty infection overtime, and the infection became visible in TFC (notice his greyish skin tone and wrinkled appearance in TFC). Necrosis could've very well set in and given him his more decayed appearance in TFC, and it would explain his rotted appearance from JL and onwards (besides being a corpse, of course).

[Dave Dunwoody]

I think you're right on the money Jigsaw, no doubt Jason's many war wounds have left him susceptible to things like necrosis. His body is a bacterial/viral free-for-all, probably battling itself constantly. That can't help a guy's disposition.

[Jigsaw]

I doubt even his form of regeneration would be strong enough to repel the spread of infection and something like Necrosis, his wounds are simply too severe and life-threatening.

[Dave Dunwoody]

You think that, in the end, Jason there on Earth 2 will just be eaten up by the diseases that reside within him? Maybe even the nanobots can't repel/repair quick enough to keep something of Jason intact.

[Jigsaw]

I didn't think about that, but taking JX into account, it's possible the nanobots may have strengthened Jason's regeneration to at least partially repel his Necrosis.

[Darth Reaper]

Hm, I'm not sure how to feel about this one.

If Jason wasn't actually "dead" at the end of TFC, but rather in some kind of dormant state, than I suppose it's possible that some form of necrosis could have set in. Whatever regenerative powers he had at the time might have prevented the disease from completely destroying his body, but they weren't strong enough to completely rid it of the disease. If he doesn't have the power to get up and walk around, it's possible that he doesn't have the power to completely preserve his body either. Notice that at the beginning of FREDDY VS. JASON, his body seemed to be in pretty sorry shape until his soul returned to it, then it reconstituted itself and returned to a functional state.

Regarding JASON X, it at least looked to me like the nanites completely regenerated Jason's tissue. There didn't seem to be any signs of decay or disease, it just looked a little freaky because it was also melded with syntheic materials.

[Jigsaw]

If Jason wasn't actually "dead" at the end of TFC, but rather in some kind of dormant state, than I suppose it's possible that some form of necrosis could have set in. Whatever regenerative powers he had at the time might have prevented the disease from completely destroying his body, but they weren't strong enough to completely rid it of the disease. If he doesn't have the power to get up and walk around, it's possible that he doesn't have the power to completely preserve his body either. Notice that at the beginning of FREDDY VS. JASON, his body seemed to be in pretty sorry shape until his soul returned to it, then it reconstituted itself and returned to a functional state.


You bring up a very good point there. Even if Jason's regeneration at least partially restores his body and lost limbs and such, it can only do so much for him. For Jason to be reverted back to a human state or appearance or at least partially so, he'd need to get the appropriate antitode to counter the Necrosis, but at his stage, it would probably be too late.

[Darth Reaper]

Or, at the very least time. From JASON LIVES on up (with the possible exceptions of JGTH and JASON X) Jason isn't usually active for more than a couple of days. That may not be enough time to completely restore him.

Plus, I like to play around with the idea that every time he rises from the grave he comes back stronger than he was before, but also more corrupted by evil. And, this corruption shows in his appearance. He's as hideous on the outside as he is on the inside.

And, perhaps Jason can't escape the fact that he's undead. He's not truly alive anymore like we are. His regeneration isn't biological it's supernatural, so it may put him back together and keep his body functional, but it won't restore him to life. He'll always have the look of a corpse to him. Embracing evil tends to come with a price.

[Jigsaw]

That's a good interpretation, but I prefer to think that Jason's immortality and strength are the result of something genetic rather than supernatural, and the possibility he may have a severe Necrosis infection seems to add weight to thinking of Jason from a scientific and more realistic angle.

[Abraxas]

If you look at it from the standpoint of the whole Jason universe, then you have to except that Jasons regenerative powers are indeed a result of supernatural forces, or, and this is also suggested, a kind of dark elemental force.

His assiocaition with the dark side of nature is strongly represented throughout the series.

Im not sure how much of it has to do with evil, certainly not at the beginning, Jason was an innocent victim.

Other then that I think the idea of Jason suffering from something like that is a pretty good angle.

[Jigsaw]

I like that idea myself, that Jason's lust for vengeance ultimately corrupted him and made him a force that exists only to kill and avenge.

[Dave Dunwoody]

That's how I see him too. He's a manifestation of sheer will, relentlessly coming back by any means necessary to continue his revenge.

[Jigsaw]

It's not how I personally interpret him, but I can accept and even support such an interpretation.