F in the chat for my boy Zanac 😔 The fact that Ainz gave him a respectful burial shows how much Zanac impressed him that he wasn't turned into an undead but laid to rest.
F. Zanac was intelligent, he knew how to play the game, he probably would've ascended to the throne after outsmarting Barbro; while machiavellan to a degree, he was good at heart and probably would've improved the kingdom considerably... But Nazarick showed up.
Zanac is incredibly intelligent. I would even argue that his intelligence is on par with Renner but not in the same manner. Where Renner is intelligent, she lack empathy to understand human, I would say she is book smart, or high intelligence. Zanac is incredible at understanding people, the world and how human works in general so he would be "street smart" or has very high Wisdom. He is the ideal king. He is the only person to be able to see that his sister lack humanity and he is the only one that saw the Humanity in Ainz. He would of made a great advisor to Ainz. He was the person that could say "No" to Ainz and give him an honest opinion. Sadly the floor guardian did not value his talent and only saw the brilliance of his sister while Ainz saw the brilliance in Zanac. Therefore, he was not given the choice like Renner.
Honestly, I'm glad the fat noble wasn't a bad guy in the end. You'd expect that trope just by looking at him, but he's actually a decent guy that treasures pragmatism.
Same thing with Marquis Raeven. He is the typical scheming evil noble trope but subversed. He was once exactly that, but changed when he became a father. He was one of the only nobles who actually cared about the Kingdom and wanted to make it a better place for everyone. Alas, his child was also his weakness, as Nazarick forced him into betraying his country by kidnapping his son and blackmailing him, as Renner had said.
Worth noting that, according to the light novel, Ainz was considering holding back his armies long enough for many of the civilians to escape after the discussion with Zanac, partially influenced by the pleas from Nigredo. Until this moment, that is.
Also Zanac is the Best member of his family He wasn't as prideful as His arrogant brother, nor was he as Cruel and evil as his sister While he didn't possess his sisters genius intellect he was still smart And while he wasn't as good with the sword as his brother,he was no coward He also wasn't as blind as his father
this is so spot on his older brother was a coward who didn't think on his actions (it made him the pefect puppet for the noble faction) all brawn no brains
@@glitteringdusk9651 there is speculation of that. However, remember it is all what benefits nazerick and its denizens first. If saving zanac had earned him more benefits and the tomb yes. But we all know 400,000 people about to become paste.
The Prince might be one of the best royal I've ever seen in anime. . Ainz got because He liked Zanac's personality. I completely understand him. They betrayed and killed their leader who was doing everything in his power and risking his life to protect their lives
Thought of him as somewhat arrogant at first but after watching this episode he has my full respect.. he could have been a good ruler but that kingdom that he loves doesn't deserve that love.. rip to him..
The saddest part about it all is he was the kind of guy who had the greatest chance of making Ainz reconsider his genocide against there Kingdom. The Nobles did not realize this but they unknowingly gave everyone a death sentence by trying and failing to save themselves.
Among his family, he's the more rounded person (literally and mentally). His father is virtuous. His brother is courageous. His sister is intelligent. Zanac is all of that at lower level.
It was evident enough seeing Ainz visibly shaken seeing Zanac's head But the moment Ainz said "Bury him respectfully" I knew those morons would suffer a fate worst than death, and I love how they said to spare/take their families too but Ainz straight up said "Sure, the more the merrier" Jesus... 😂 And now Ainz already gave his subordinates to go all out as he's given up on the Kingdom's salvation (hell even the Theocracy gave up on them long ago.)
Ainz originally wasn’t going to send their family to Neuronist, until one of the nobles asked after Ainz gave Albedo the order. Ainz asked “Really your families as well?” To which everyone agreed, not realizing that they had essentially condemned their entire family to hell.
The theocracy despised what the kingdom became long before ainz and the great tomb arrived. As much as they want humanity to survive; the kingdom is acceptable for losses. The holy kingdom and the empire allied with ainz is what concerns them. Also if ainz helps the dragon empire like the holy kingdom and empire; the theocracy will be hard pressed for allies.
In the LN Ainz was pissed that they killed Zanac. Cowardly acts don’t really impress him. If I remember right, even Albedo though Zanac deserved better.
If there is one person in the world you absolutely do NOT want to piss off, it's Ainz. This man will turn your existance itself into a living hell. Those nobles and their entire families, children included, will be tortured for generations to come. Even Demiurge's actions will seem merciful in comparison. Also, Zanac's death is especially tragic if you consider that under different, albeit unlikely circumstances, they could have been friends. Zanac is one of the only people who understood that Ainz is not simply evil, and that he is not simply some godlike figure, but that he has a human side. They started talking to eachother like friends, and you can see how Ainz respected him. But it was not meant to be, Ainz is meant to forever stand atop the world, all by himself.
The nobles that took Zanac's head will probably have a fate worse than death but their families will probably just be moved to E-rantel. Ainz doesn't have a reason to do anything to their families and if they are at risk of death he might not follow through with his word. So I think there families will be safe
@@Isaac-eh6uu kinda agree ngl, especially after cooling off with his emotional suppression, there isn't really a reason to kill them other then being related to those nobles.
@@Isaac-eh6uu Ainz is nowhere near that merciful to outsiders. Unless it concerns Nazarick, he is normally just pragmatic, but if you piss him off, he can get genuinely cruel. It was partly displayed in season 3. In his own words: "Death is a mercy in Nazarick". At best their families will be killed earlier on. After all, Ainz already gave orders to exterminate basically the entire Kingdom, safe for some useful people. Why should he spare the families of useless scum, when he's already massacring everyone else? Even if he did, they will only grow to hate him anyway. In the novels it was pretty clear: “-I understand. I understand. I completely understand you all. Everybody here wishes for the same thing, correct?” The nobles began nodding their heads furiously, “Is that so? Well, I will not kill you then. Albedo - send them to Neuronist.” “-Understood.” “Your Majesty, what about our families...?” Ainz did not overlook one of the nobles attempting to whisper to him. “Your families too?” Ainz smiled. Of course, they had no way of perceiving that. “What will I do with you all? Albedo, inquire where their families are and send them over too.” “Yes, Ainz-sama. -You all, come over here.” -Overlord volume 14
@@Isaac-eh6uu In the light novel it's specified that will be the nobles AND their families. All of them will be tortured until they beg to be killed and once they do that Neronist has orders to execute them in the slowest way possible (Always according to the light novel).
@@Isaac-eh6uu I don't think he'll be kind to any of them especially after what he did to the trespassers in Nazarik plus the residents of the first village he conquered.
Zanac, what a man. From the first appearance to the very last moment he was a man of his kingdom. Regardless of how annals of their history remember him - as the one who schemed to take the throne from his brother, as the one who imprisoned his own father to become a king, as the one who died at the hands of his own retinue at the very gates of death; He has only done the very best he could for the prosperity of his kingdom. Rest in peace. and you could tell Ainz had respect for him as well
The worst part is, he was drawn as the guy who is the messed up mf in any other anime. He was also described as such first in the LN. The guy broke all expectations, but because of his appearance, he will remembered as a villain.
Yep it's all intentional on the author's part. Take a prince whose looks and demeanor screams the "fat scheming weasel of a prince conspiring to usurp the throne" Hollywood trope, subvert it and show you that he's actually the capable and pragmatic one of the entire family. He's like Tyrion Lannister without the whoring and the bitter sarcasm.
The sad part is that Ainz was actually contemplating accepting the surrender after the talk he had with Zanac because of the impact it had on him. The nobles in their selfishness burned that bridge.
@@rkraiem100 Well you have to ask the question 'does Zanac want to come back?' the answer is of course no. This hasn't been said in the anime yet but resurrection magic doesn't work on someone who wants to stay dead so that is another reason.
He(Ainz) also ask that question before for Stronof if they want him to be resurrected but they refused so Ainz basically just wants permission first before going ahead of himself resurrecting anyone that just want to die
There was a greater than zero chance that Zanac in a battle would have been able to move Ainz's heart to be more merciful in the razing of the Kingdom, if they had demonstrated that they as a people were worthy of mercy. Course that all these nobles decided to backstab their king was just more proof over the mountain of it that even for humans they were scum and there was nothing worth preserving. I think it's worth thinking back to the Lizardman arc and how they faced the same situation: The squabbles they had with each other they buried, and they all worked united to face their common enemy; which is in stark contrast with the Kingdom that buried and destroyed itself with politics long before the hammer fell down upon them.
The interesting part is that Zanac did actually, if briefly planted a seed of doubt in Ainz to where for just a moment Ainz was questioning himself as to if or not he should go through with the slaughter or call it off (I suspect he'd have gone through with it regardless, yet the fact he was questioning himself at all is to Zanac's credit). But that was exactly the moment Zanac's severed head was brought to him, and that was that, mercy cranked down from zero to negative 1000. Still, I respect Zanac for being the one and only New Worlder to not only see the fading human inside of Ainz but even, if only for a moment, draw that human side out. Plus just respectfully speaking his mind the way he did earned Ainz' respect.
Right before the end is when you can really tell the character of a man. Zanac proved himself a king among sheep, his sister a cunning survivor and those nobles, well even rats have more honour, so they are less than dirt in the eyes of Ainz and co. Zanac deserves all the respect, o7.
Just when Ainz was finding someone that he's starting to show respect for, they end up dying. Those nobles have no idea what they're in for. What a gathering of adventuring groups to go up against Ainz and the Sorcerer's Kingdom.
i find it interesting that his "emotional debuff" instantly works on him when he's flustered but not when he's enraged or angry, and i also feel like Zanac figured out that his sister is the traitor since earlier in the ep he had some interesting facial expressions when he was looking at her, and then he asked Ainz if his big brother is dead and he was like ahh i see i get it now
Ainz is not the type of person to get easily angry, he easily gets happy that's why you often times see him get emotional debuff when he's flustered or happy, but it took his emotional debuff long enough in s3 when he fought against Foresight.
It also works when he gets angry, but only when he goes into a visible rage, as it happened in one episode (can't remember which exactly sadly). Here, it's a silent anger where he doesn't shout but his choice of words and the way he changes his mind by grabing Aura's arm is clearly a sign of anger, thus seemingly not triggering his emotion limiter.
@@dansweryt6976 For the fight with Foresight, in the LN, it was stated that the emotional debuff was working constantly, but the rage kept welling up over and over again. It works whenever it reaches a certain threshold and puts that emotion below it. So actually, during the fight, he was still pretty pissed. But only about as much as his body would allow him to be. *That's* how angry he was.
@@RubicGirl well for that kind of anger it only felt like a sudden outburst, but in this episode dude was enraged and still keeping it cool which is more terryfing than getting it constantly supressed.
@@dansweryt6976 He was extremely pissed because foresight tried to deceive ainz by bringing up his guildmates saying that they provide the location of Nazarick.
In the novel Maruyama stated that had Zanac become king without Ainz showing up would’ve led the Re Estize Kingdom as a proper king with the help of Marquis Raeven, Princess Renner, and Gazef Stronof supporting him.
My boy Zanac got done dirty. Just think about it. He got the genuine respect of Ainz. He told Albedo when he received the head to bury him with respect. Rather than turning him into a death knight or doing something else to him. I also believe that Ainz probably would have spared the kingdom. Sure he would ruin them in war but would have left them in ruin to rebuild. But because they backstabbed, Ainz was done with it. Total destruction for them all. Damn man. F for Zanac.
Ainz wouldn't have spared the kingdom most likely. But what he would've done is probably destroyed the kingdom and destroyed any remnants or powers of the kingdom. Then gave the survivors the choice of death or servitude to the Sorcerer's Kingdom. So effectively the kingdom was still, and completely destroyed, but more people probably would've survived. And thus not contradicting Ainz's original intentions.
Gotta love xxl kindey stones! Once ainz saw zanacs head and he was pissed bc the king he respected was murderd and none the less by people who wanted to save their own hides. The ultimate act of cowardice, neurolist was the only decent option tbh!
it's soo refreshing to have a prince/king in an anime that isn't evil and actually a good guy and he actually managed to get his people the most he could get possibly get them. A painless death. But instead they are getting the opposite. And damn, i don't remember Ainz actually getting pretty pissed of like this or atleast not since a long time
Last season when someone tried to deceive him into thinking they were sent by a friend of his. Their only mistake was thinking his actual name was Ainz.
Im surprised you didnt mention the parallels to Gazef and Zanac that Ainz probably saw. So Far in the anime, only two men stood before death and destruction and showed no sign of backing down. Even the King and Brain cower or would give themselves up to meet his demands. Zanac wearing Gazef's armor and standing before him while acknowledging that they both have to fight even though there might be other ways probably reminded him of Gazef in season 1.
It was the same on the LN. He felt like the scheming brother opposed to the brave knightly older brother and the bleeding heart of the younger sister. Turns out he was smart enough to know the kingdom needed changes and the heart his sister lacked. His layman practically won Ainz's heart since he too is a practical business man.
The tragic part is Ainz was moved by the conversion with Zanac since Zanac realized there's nothing to negotiate for except a painless death. Ainz was even considering the surrender and sparing people's lives but those guys fu*cked up everything. We've know Zanac for such a long time and never thought he'd die like that. He was smart and cunning but wasn't quite respect worthy until now before death. He literally died with honor and respect .
Interesting to think that even though Ainz Wanted/Needed a Merciless war to begin the consequences of going against nazarick he was still kind having fun developing strategies and having a interesting development of combat and social experiments but when the prince prove a interesting person he was truly hype about a cool fight and roleplay , but then he died betrayal by his own people , to Ainz that see friendship as the peak goal that was most likely the worst and most awful act someone could possibly do. They prove to him that Absolutely anyone in the kingdom is worth saving.
Me: Ok Ainz is going to be pissed they killed their own prince Ainz: "you did well, what do you want?" Me: Is he seriously rewarding them!? Ainz: "send them to Neuronist" Me: OOOOOOOOOOO...shit
When you first see Zanac, a few seasons ago, he has the look and feel of a whiny, fat, perverted little backstabber. But then you find out , over the episodes, that he is decent, brave and very smart. Almost as smart as his sister, who was called a monster because she is way more intelligent than anyone else in this kingdom. Zanac will be missed and the nobles who killed him will soon realize they made a terrible mistake and sent their families to a fate worst than death. Neuronist Painkill is a very talented torturer. The rest of the army is royally screwed, Cocytus has lost a battle once and will not let this happen again, not when his boss and friends are watching, and Mare may look weak and meek, but has often been described as the most powerfull of the floor guardians and as a very violent fighter, when given the opportunity. Just look at how he captured Hilma, there was no need to break her leg and pull her away by her hair. Other than that, the adventure group from the Theocracy really was a bunch of weirdos, especially the witch. With a hat like that, no wonder she looked so tired and pissed off.
I personally don't actually think ainz will kill their families, logically speaking theres no real need to kill them, it wouldn't benefit anything, save sating his want for revenge, by the end of it, if the people of the kingdom are indeed left alive, he'll probably move them with the rest of the humans to e-rantel or put them on demiurge's happy farm, i say this mainly cause of his emotional suppression but still. Also I'm pretty sure mare broke Hilma's leg is because he was late and didn't want her to run away.
@@j.d.clayborne5556 He's very pissed off at them, and they were begging for mercy for themselves and their families. Not for the army or the rest of their people. You bet they're going to see their families in the torture chambers. 1 because Albeddo has to take care of it and 2 because there is no better torture than seeing youre familie suffer and know youre responsible. And 3, mercy is a word not often heard in Nazarick.
@@j.d.clayborne5556 his emotional inhibitor is why he will do it. He promised them he would and he has no reason to lie. He does not have that sort of compassion.
@@jayhayhay5124 he promised to let them and their families live. That was it. ‘Death is the greatest mercy Nazarick offers’ or something along those lines
@@samuraijack1324 He didn't specify how long those lives would be, or how painful. Torture is also a way of life in Nazarick and Ainz doesn't like traitors.
With the death of Zanac they lost the last oportunity to win against Nazarik. Because Zanac figure out the mayor weakness of Momonga: he is a human inside. And traitors don't give him the oportunity of share the information.
It’s weird, maybe I rushed trough the LN too fast and I just forgot how he died, but seeing it animated just made me sad and angry, however doesn’t this happiness idea and ruining others lives contradict the Utopia Ainz thought of earlier you know a land as sweet as honey and he didn’t want to rule over rubble
A little, but when Zanac asked if Ainz’s actions were sufficient to make his point Ainz retorts “I thought my demonstration on the Katze Plains was already sufficient in dissuading opposition, and yet a noble from your kingdom still challenged me. “Perhaps if I accept your surrender it would grant some years of peace, but how many? A decade, maybe two, or possibly a century? However those that come later, those that did not experience firsthand my kingdom’s wrath, would grow bold and repeat history. I want to make a message that is plain for any fool to see. A reminder that will not fade into history and ensure that my children will be able to enjoy their peaceful bliss for many centuries to come.” Zanac hearing that explanation found it hard to argue any further.
I just re-read that section from the light novel and couldn’t find the excerpt. That said I know I read it somewhere, maybe a fan translation? Anyways even if it isn’t official that excerpt was a really great scene.
If I remember correctly the adventures that broke into nazarik got fates far worse then death. Like for the leader of the group having the audacity to lie to ainz about his old friends got kept alive with healing magic while lave ate their way out of his and the half elfs abdomen s. So I see these nobles getting something similar. Maybe sent to demurrages happy farm.
It's amazing how quickly Zanac went from being a mildly unlikable background character, to a sympathy-inspiring man clearly out of his depth, to a brave leader risking certain death (or worse) to plead his case for mercy to an entirely alien and unassailable monstrosity (even realizing that he isn't entirely alien but has the same human desires as everyone else), to an utterly tragic figure who died on his feet and with his sword in his hands. I love Overlord because it focuses on characters and political intrigue with just enough humor and action to keep things from being too dark and heavy. It's a show (not just an anime, but a SHOW) done right.
Makes you scratch your head sometimes. Here you have an individual, whom is trying to figure out a way to at least try and minimize the damage that was caused by another individual's drunken action, which was the most idiotic move made, and hope the fact that it would be enough to forgive said actions made by that individual (whom I'm curious to know the aftermath of said drunken individual, i.e. imprisoned). Between a quick and painless death, and a slow and painful one, we all know which would be the most preferred choice. Definitely not the choices that the Prince's staff, Retainers, High Ranking Officials and Officers have made. Unfortunately when humans panic or under a lot of stress/duress, desperate decisions will be made. However, more often times than not, the outcome of the decisions made, would most likely end up being the worst choice possible. Yes friends and family members will be spared, but at what price, and is it guaranteed? Some took the smarter path was before this occurred (i.e. the princess), but the steps they took, in order to survive, must have been made way ahead in advance, in order to come out on top. As far as the outcome is concerned, yes there will be red flags, the question is, "How heavy are the losses going to amount to at the end?" Oh well.... Until next time, Enjoy!
Zanac had the compassion of his father and the brain of his sister. If only he was the first born and/or had his brother's strength he would be the greatest king the kingdom would've had. Anime Tyrion Lannister from game of thrones.
Zanac really grew on me with this episode, and I was kinda bummed that he could not be saved. Ainz was PISSED, so some bad shit about to go down, but I guess that's what happens when you are totally oblivious about what you are dealing with. I wonder if they will pop back and show us a bit of the aftermath over at Neuronist's playpen.
This episode was great, I feel that there is a strong comparison or even influence between this episode and what happened to Darius III, who was killed by his relative Bessus before Alexander the great was able to have the final showdown that he wanted. For which, Alexander cruelly punished Bessus
I haven't really cared that much about Zanac in the previous season. But dang, every appearance he made since this season started made me grew on him little by little. Kinda nice to see his ruling potential, leadership skills, vast amount of knowledge, etc. I was even thrilled about his talk with Ainz. He saw Ainz was also human on the inside, and the fact that he fought the traitors bravely is... nothing short of amazing. RIP chad. You will be remembered.
Zanac The Last King of the Re-Estize Kingdom. One of two humans Ainz respected. I feel like Zanac’s legacy will be respected by Ainz. “King Zanac was slain by his greedy and cowardly nobles. He was a true king. Willing to die for his people.” -Some history book
The sword was capable of doing damage to him. So yeah, maybe it could kill him, but it is like saying a bee sting can kill you, you just need 100 of those, maybe more. He wants the sword because it is unlike anything in Yggdrasil. It was made from this world and this works differently from the other stuff he has. He mainly wants to collect it and study it. But yes, as a unknown he also wants to eliminate a potential future threat.
Doubt it Not cute anime girl plus nothing that particularly special or memorable. Also series isn't that massively popular to justify creating figure of side characters. But if it's albedo or shall tear it'll probably sell well.
Tbh it look like he wasn't planning to kill zanac with how cooperative and respect between them. But after zanac beheaded not only he was angry but also find a reason to kill that kingdom. Feels like ainz was testing their loyalty.
the death of zanac is a well tought out event of overlord, betrayals like this has happened in history, it reminded me a lot of when pompey the great got betrayed by people who owed both there titels and kingdom to him in an attempt to suck up to Caesar and Caesar (depends on what source you reading) started crying when he saw pompey's head and he was not happy at all that in turn lead to their own demise, it also shows that the nobles of the kingdom care more for themselves rather than the kingdom itself, it was also an act of stupidity on the nobles part because they just killed the son of the ruler that whas the sole reason why they even hade there titles to begin with who hade offerd his own life but whas turned down, so even if ainz had no meeting with Zanac he would have still killed them becus of how disloyal and that they are more of use to him dead than alive but because of his respect for Zanac he made sure that thay got a well deserved painful death instead of killing them quickly on the spot, Ainz also shows respect for Zanac by having them killed, it something that Zanac himself should have done but can't because he's dead so Ainz does it for him.
DUDE! My respect for Zanac grew bigger and bigger in each episode. What I don't really expected to be honest. But DAMN! After this, I will absolutely put him in number 2 as the most I respected in the New World next to Gazef. He was a true king.
Small little detail. Back in season 3 and early season 4 we saw that the king of the Empire was trying to unite the world to fight against the sorcerer Kingdom. In this episode, we see that the elite soldiers of the Theocracy ( the Black Scripture ) is trying to recruit adamantite adventures.
One of the things that struck me and made me think that it wasn't just a throwaway line was when Ainz, after meeting with Zanac, said "that's true loyalty". In the moment it may seem like he's just saying that cause Zanac is showing how loyal to the bitter end he will be with his people, but I think it goes a bit deeper. One of the reasons Ainz has always been worried about how he looks in front of his subordinates and why he's so careful with his wording is because he's cautious of one of them betraying him if they find out that he's not this all knowing great leader that thinks 50 steps ahead. Imo, he meant "that is true loyalty" as more of, that type of loyalty towards his fellow men is not just written in a system that tells him he should be loyal. I also think that that's one of the reasons he is searching for his fellow players. He wants someone that can relate to him. As much as the floor guardians want to, they can never truly relate to him and what he goes through. Zanac mightve been the closet to a relatable human that values loyalty and family above all. Zanac in the end had the same ideals that Ainz has, as he thought while riding back to the camp. He mentioned, and I'm paraphrasing, "I just wanted my kingdom to be respected". That's ideally what Ainz wants as well. He wants people to see Nazarick in the same light that he and he's old teammates used to
Azuth (Lakyus's uncle) Was already mentioned in volume 5/season2 By Evil eye and gagaran But his mention was cut from the Anime Also the members of the black scripture (the same unit that Clementine was a part of) that met Blue Rose and Azuth wanted to secure Strong humans based on the orders of the Cardinals and the pontiff maximus While the theocracy's other branches tried to secure lower Adventurers Simply put the Theocracy hopes to save or support all the strong humans in the Re estize kingdom To secure a future for mankind They believe that Ainz would eventually try to destroy them eventually so they want to prepare They know that Besides the God-kin (powerful descendants of their Great Gods) none of their Soldiers or other members of the black scripture can defeat Ainz's massive Undead army In the meantime they'll cultivate their strength and try to defeat the Elven nation and their powerful king As soon as reasonably possible
F for zanac. the seething anger from ainz at the end of the episode was just wow. These nobles have FUBAR the kingdom. They could have died peacefully, now I think they will truly suffer hell before actually dying.
I was also impressed with how much he has change, if only his younger sister learned from him. Not even the father nor the older brother can be compare to Prince Zanac, he really is a character that i would love to see played as in other animes, but keep that style of ugly, because if he was talented or boast beauty. He would've had obtain his goal easily or his character would drift to more corrupting one, unless he learns along his journey. Also I want him to marry one women who is strong if not also respectable like him, him having a harem would not really be that intriguing, it would just be like those degenerate mc. I also like you what quoted and how you stated that Ainz acknowledge him as True king.
I think the nobles should get a nice job on demis happy farm. It's sad I think ainz might have brought Zanac back from the dead if he got the chance to battle him. They both had respect for each other and the way he died by the hands of back stabbing nobles wasn't what he deserved.
But would he have enough levels to survive resurrection?? Dying takes away 5 lvls after all. Besides, thered be no merit to reviving him other than sentimental value, which isnt worth it in the grand scheme of things. Like Ainz says, "mercy" isn't enough. No, he's very much dead. Luckily, he got a decent burial and was not repurposed into an undead.
@@silverdandylmao I was more meaning Ainz would have treated it more like a game watch him grow experiment a little make sure he's the last one standing in his kingdom besides his sister and see what he would become and see if he's really ready to throw away his Humanity after all the hardships.
@@gemrock That is if he even accepted resurrection. You have to accept the resurrection call otherwise you don't resurrect. I personally don't see Zanak resurrecting or even throwing away his humanity for himself. He said "I am no king, I only wanted to reform the kingdom" while thinking about how Ainz thought about the happiness of his subjects instead. Zanack wanted change, Ainz want his children to be happy. For that reason Zanack thought himself the inferior king, Ainz would make reforms to make people happier, Zanack feels like he just wanted change because he thought he knew best. I don't think with this new realization he would have accepted to live let alone discard his humanity.
seeing Zanac get betrayed like that might have stung deep on Ainz, it's an example of what he fears most right now. His very much capable retainers turning on him. The difference is that Ainz' retainers are more than willing to die in his name while Zanac did not have that same faith placed on himself by those around him.
I was actually very confused by this scene so I'm really glad you released a video on this. If you just look at the scene from the surface, it looks like Zanac just conceded to Ainz easily, but after your video, it's easy to see what really happened
The nobles, and their sense of entitlement, were always the blight on the Re-Estize Kingdom. [And Empire - there was a reason that the Bloody Emperor started his reign by terrorizing the nobles of the Empire and putting them in their place.]
Zannac probably had one of my favorite character developments in the entire show. They made him seem like a prince who just wanted power and a typical noble who we have seen many times in in other novels but he came through and we learned all he ever wanted was the best for his own people and he would happily sacrifice himself for his people. Did not expect him to turn out this way when i first saw him in the anime
I never really cared for Zanac but this season, particularly the past few episodes really impressed upon me just how logical, fearless and daring he was to protect his people; the marks of a true ruler. The conversation he had with Ainz aided to provide Ainz a means to have a proper conversation with someone who wasn't just a yes man for a change and Zanac earned his respect completely. It really tugged on my heart strings when I saw his head in that bag but it just goes to show, that in situations that are high risk there will always be traitors concerned about only their well-being. I appreciated when Ainz reiterated to Mare to make sure that his killers were thoroughly punished, even if they begged to be killed, it demonstrates that he is indeed not just an undead but still a being that is comprised of intricate feelings like any other.
In case you haven't noticed, that blondie in the Theocracy group who were 'scouting' Red Drop and Blue Rose looked a lot like Clementine, since he is her brother if I am not mistaken.
Great points. It's like to make some points about death and dying: Death is an absolute. Anything and everything that was ever created or that has ever lived; will eventually rot, decay, break down, die, and cease to exist. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's a bad thing. On the contrary, it's an essential thing. Death is what gives Life its meaning. Knowing that your end is assured, makes humans and animals strive to make the most out of the short time they're granted. Furthermore, Death helps clear the way for new life and new creations -- recycling old materials into something new and beautiful. The act of dying and the state of becoming dead can also either be prolonged with great pain and suffering or quick and painless. Most preferring the latter. So in this example with Ainz -- if someone were to die no matter what, that it had to be done, killing them quickly and painlessly would be considered a sign of respect and a show of kindness and compassion. Especially if their remains were handled with the utmost care and respectfully buried. Even more so if final words of peaceful transitioning were granted to them along with a moment of silence for remembrance. On the other hand, ironically, torturing someone and causing them pain is also still a show of care. Why? Well, why are you torturing them? The answer is that they have done something so unforgivable, that you spared emotions and thoughts for them. You got angry. In that anger, you want to impress upon them that what they did was wrong. You want them to fully know, understand, and feel that what they did was wrong and unforgivable. Which the overall outcome here is learning and wanting for apology and repentance. It may be difficult for some to understand, but it is still a show of care and concern. Otherwise, why would anyone spend the energy or effort even bothering to try to make someone understand what they did was wrong and be made to suffer for it? No. True punishment would be to be killed painfully and horrifically, for no reason at all. And then the memory of who you were and your deeds to be completely forgotten about and erased from history. Complete isolation in a frozen void. Nothing to interact with, nothing to entertain you or stimulate you, nothing to remember or care for you. Just nothing. Allowing you to slip into insanity for eons while your soul is left to decay bit by bit until nothing is left of you and you are erased from all existence.
personally i'd prefer to fight Cocyutus rather than Aura. At least Cocyutus has that warrior honor but since Aura is mentally still a kid it's just insulting when she kills you.
Zanac didn't just gain Ainz' respect but ours as well. The scene when Ainz unfolded the bag that held Zanac's severed head, I instantly remembered Ainz promise to give him a painless death and the fact that he was someone who is true to his word. This made me sad. And instantly knew that the nobles will definitely suffer for it. Can't wait for the next episode next week!
Ainz before-well this is a standard game of civ. Maybe some citizens will live. Zanac dies unjustly Ainz now-Raze it all to the ground rip and tear Cocytus!!
I was like super depressed today and then i wacthed this episode and i got so excited and got so good adrealine rush seeing Ainz getting mad. World sure is weird shit
I went back recently into the novel to double check this chapter that this whole episode takes place and here's a couple interesting changes. One is that when the nobles approached Ainz on horseback Albedo never said anything, Ainz saw them coming from a far and he didn't look at Albedo he just said "Let them in" that is because he had already guessed what happened to Zanac and why they were approaching so he wanted to bring them in just to confirm that they killed Zanac and to punish them for their betrayal. That whole aggressive sitdown he had after seeing Zanac's head showing that he was so irritated he dropped the whole act of trying to present himself as a Supreme ruler, but instead just someone who was genuinely upset. That happened before the nobles actually arrived and presented Zanac's head so Ainz was already furious before even seeing his head because he had realized what occurred without even seeing it. Another change was Zanac's words about not thinking he was fit to be king and Ainz's words of happiness going through his head. That didn't happen when he was riding on horseback but instead when he drew his sword to defend himself against those traitors. It felt even sadder knowing that the words of "happiness" Ainz said was literally his final thought.
Even though the chances of someone who can treathen nazarick to pop up is very low the light novels made a lot foreshadowing about certain people who are strong enough to seriously injur a floor guardian if they're not careful.
While Zanac has the highest respect ever for me, massive respect for the dude that stood by his side while the nobles rebelled, I thought he would turn on him too but he pulled up
I haven't read the novels, but I adored Zanac from his first moment on screen - I thought he was just such a fun, unique subversion of the chubby rich guy anime archetype, and he was by far my favorite character. He went out like a fucking boss, so it's hard to be sad about that, but I'm going to miss the hell out of him in the rest of the show. :(
When Ainz hold Aura's hand and told her that even if they want to die give them the slowest most painful death (something like that) i really felt it , like how enraged he was . And another thing , those filthy nobles didn't let Ainz keep his promise to Zanac . Ainz told him that he will give him a peaceful death but oh boi look what happened .
I think Ainz still have a couple of powerful enemies that he will have to overcome before conquering the continent like The Platinum Dragon Lord, who is probably the strongest creature in the world (If the words of the Necromancer Hero is to be belived) and its mentioned in the Light Novel that he is in pocess of multiplie World Class itens. And we can't forget of the Theocracy that have Godkins (People who are above the Hero Level) and World Class itens as well.
F in the chat for my boy Zanac 😔 The fact that Ainz gave him a respectful burial shows how much Zanac impressed him that he wasn't turned into an undead but laid to rest.
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The moment they showed up at Ainz tent I knew they F-ed up
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Zanac was intelligent, he knew how to play the game, he probably would've ascended to the throne after outsmarting Barbro; while machiavellan to a degree, he was good at heart and probably would've improved the kingdom considerably... But Nazarick showed up.
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Zanac didn't deserve that. It will bring me joy to see the army fall and suffer after that horrible betrayal.
"The King was willing to die for his people but his people were not willing to die for him" -A Cold Ass Quote.
When Prince Zanac said that Ainz was human, he is the only person who saw right through Ainz.
Right?
Facts
Zanac is incredibly intelligent. I would even argue that his intelligence is on par with Renner but not in the same manner. Where Renner is intelligent, she lack empathy to understand human, I would say she is book smart, or high intelligence. Zanac is incredible at understanding people, the world and how human works in general so he would be "street smart" or has very high Wisdom. He is the ideal king. He is the only person to be able to see that his sister lack humanity and he is the only one that saw the Humanity in Ainz.
He would of made a great advisor to Ainz. He was the person that could say "No" to Ainz and give him an honest opinion. Sadly the floor guardian did not value his talent and only saw the brilliance of his sister while Ainz saw the brilliance in Zanac. Therefore, he was not given the choice like Renner.
@@Newbtuber His story may not be over.
@@zarinth naw it is over lol. I read the novel so I can confirm. At least to the current novel.
Honestly, I'm glad the fat noble wasn't a bad guy in the end. You'd expect that trope just by looking at him, but he's actually a decent guy that treasures pragmatism.
My dude!He's the prince of the kingdom.
@@sakdavith6969 I should've said royalty instead of nobility I guess. It applies to both though.
Same thing with Marquis Raeven. He is the typical scheming evil noble trope but subversed. He was once exactly that, but changed when he became a father. He was one of the only nobles who actually cared about the Kingdom and wanted to make it a better place for everyone. Alas, his child was also his weakness, as Nazarick forced him into betraying his country by kidnapping his son and blackmailing him, as Renner had said.
@@gitgud7457 was that one of the things in the manga but not shown in the anime? or was it shown and i just missed it somehow?
He's genuinely good man, who's only thinking for the people of his kingdom. May he rest in peace.
Zanac probably the only character smart enough to know that all he can ask for is painless death
And ainz would have granted him that.
@BigTuk but now he will do the opposite and you can bet Cocytus will make sure of that.
He even realized that Ainz is also human inside just like them.
@@rafaelperalta1676 yup, when everyone think Ainz is something else (even his subordinates excluding pandora) he's the only one who see Ainz as human.
Worth noting that, according to the light novel, Ainz was considering holding back his armies long enough for many of the civilians to escape after the discussion with Zanac, partially influenced by the pleas from Nigredo.
Until this moment, that is.
Also Zanac is the Best member of his family
He wasn't as prideful as His arrogant brother, nor was he as Cruel and evil as his sister
While he didn't possess his sisters genius intellect he was still smart
And while he wasn't as good with the sword as his brother,he was no coward
He also wasn't as blind as his father
this is so spot on his older brother was a coward who didn't think on his actions (it made him the pefect puppet for the noble faction) all brawn no brains
I just watched the episode, I feel sad for Zanac. And I also feel the same rage as Ainz does. Zanac was a respectable prince.
Well said. It's just sad that he died.
@@jern75 indeed. Justice will be had for zanac. Or at least some good ol brutality.
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Neuronist will make the nobles who betrayed him suffer for All eternity
Zanac: no begging. Just grant me a merciful death. Acceptance of the inevitable. He knew what the outcome was.
Ainz would hv spared him honestly ainz would hv
@@glitteringdusk9651 there is speculation of that. However, remember it is all what benefits nazerick and its denizens first. If saving zanac had earned him more benefits and the tomb yes. But we all know 400,000 people about to become paste.
@@kyleabrezzi paste? Please, by the end there won't even be paste, just nothing.
@@j.d.clayborne5556 i am curious what the author has in store for the theocracy and the godkin
@@glitteringdusk9651 no. But he would have definetly given him a painless death
The Prince might be one of the best royal I've ever seen in anime. . Ainz got because He liked Zanac's personality. I completely understand him. They betrayed and killed their leader who was doing everything in his power and risking his life to protect their lives
up there for me that's for sure
He is also a good subversion of a trope
Thought of him as somewhat arrogant at first but after watching this episode he has my full respect.. he could have been a good ruler but that kingdom that he loves doesn't deserve that love.. rip to him..
The saddest part about it all is he was the kind of guy who had the greatest chance of making Ainz reconsider his genocide against there Kingdom.
The Nobles did not realize this but they unknowingly gave everyone a death sentence by trying and failing to save themselves.
I feel so bad for him. His father, the nobles, the kingdom were so foolish and such failures. They doomed themselves.
Among his family, he's the more rounded person (literally and mentally).
His father is virtuous.
His brother is courageous.
His sister is intelligent.
Zanac is all of that at lower level.
I think he turned a leaf when he saw his dad try to sacrifice himself for the safety of their kingdom.
It was evident enough seeing Ainz visibly shaken seeing Zanac's head
But the moment Ainz said "Bury him respectfully" I knew those morons would suffer a fate worst than death, and I love how they said to spare/take their families too but Ainz straight up said "Sure, the more the merrier" Jesus... 😂
And now Ainz already gave his subordinates to go all out as he's given up on the Kingdom's salvation (hell even the Theocracy gave up on them long ago.)
Ainz originally wasn’t going to send their family to Neuronist, until one of the nobles asked after Ainz gave Albedo the order. Ainz asked “Really your families as well?” To which everyone agreed, not realizing that they had essentially condemned their entire family to hell.
The theocracy despised what the kingdom became long before ainz and the great tomb arrived. As much as they want humanity to survive; the kingdom is acceptable for losses. The holy kingdom and the empire allied with ainz is what concerns them. Also if ainz helps the dragon empire like the holy kingdom and empire; the theocracy will be hard pressed for allies.
"sure the more the merrier" that's funny :D
I loved the touch that ainz went straight passed anger and rage to ice cold fury and so his debuff didn't dampen the emotion
The debuff: Welp I'm not gonna activate this time they really deserve it
Nobles: pissing ainz off
Emotion debuff : ill ignore that
vengeance its a dish best served cold
In the LN Ainz was pissed that they killed Zanac. Cowardly acts don’t really impress him. If I remember right, even Albedo though Zanac deserved better.
The fact Albedo out of all people thought he deserved better really just shows how bad the nobels did
@@jaredlewis3001 yeah that's insane
@@jaredlewis3001 really showed the nobles are fucked up.
that's a high appraisal coming alvedo. Considering that she only see humans as mere bugs.
@@cardinalwilson8034 I mean, if two ants brought me the head of my favorite lady bug, I'd be kinda pissed.
If there is one person in the world you absolutely do NOT want to piss off, it's Ainz. This man will turn your existance itself into a living hell. Those nobles and their entire families, children included, will be tortured for generations to come. Even Demiurge's actions will seem merciful in comparison.
Also, Zanac's death is especially tragic if you consider that under different, albeit unlikely circumstances, they could have been friends. Zanac is one of the only people who understood that Ainz is not simply evil, and that he is not simply some godlike figure, but that he has a human side. They started talking to eachother like friends, and you can see how Ainz respected him. But it was not meant to be, Ainz is meant to forever stand atop the world, all by himself.
The nobles that took Zanac's head will probably have a fate worse than death but their families will probably just be moved to E-rantel. Ainz doesn't have a reason to do anything to their families and if they are at risk of death he might not follow through with his word. So I think there families will be safe
@@Isaac-eh6uu kinda agree ngl, especially after cooling off with his emotional suppression, there isn't really a reason to kill them other then being related to those nobles.
@@Isaac-eh6uu Ainz is nowhere near that merciful to outsiders. Unless it concerns Nazarick, he is normally just pragmatic, but if you piss him off, he can get genuinely cruel. It was partly displayed in season 3. In his own words: "Death is a mercy in Nazarick".
At best their families will be killed earlier on. After all, Ainz already gave orders to exterminate basically the entire Kingdom, safe for some useful people. Why should he spare the families of useless scum, when he's already massacring everyone else? Even if he did, they will only grow to hate him anyway.
In the novels it was pretty clear:
“-I understand. I understand. I completely understand you all. Everybody here wishes for the same thing, correct?”
The nobles began nodding their heads furiously,
“Is that so? Well, I will not kill you then. Albedo - send them to Neuronist.”
“-Understood.”
“Your Majesty, what about our families...?”
Ainz did not overlook one of the nobles attempting to whisper to him.
“Your families too?”
Ainz smiled. Of course, they had no way of perceiving that.
“What will I do with you all? Albedo, inquire where their families are and send them over too.”
“Yes, Ainz-sama. -You all, come over here.”
-Overlord volume 14
@@Isaac-eh6uu In the light novel it's specified that will be the nobles AND their families. All of them will be tortured until they beg to be killed and once they do that Neronist has orders to execute them in the slowest way possible (Always according to the light novel).
@@Isaac-eh6uu I don't think he'll be kind to any of them especially after what he did to the trespassers in Nazarik plus the residents of the first village he conquered.
Zanac, what a man. From the first appearance to the very last moment he was a man of his kingdom. Regardless of how annals of their history remember him - as the one who schemed to take the throne from his brother, as the one who imprisoned his own father to become a king, as the one who died at the hands of his own retinue at the very gates of death; He has only done the very best he could for the prosperity of his kingdom. Rest in peace. and you could tell Ainz had respect for him as well
easily the character who had the biggest 180 in how I felt with him when first brought up to where he ended
yea the way he react after he saw the head and send them to the torturer lmfao
The worst part is, he was drawn as the guy who is the messed up mf in any other anime. He was also described as such first in the LN. The guy broke all expectations, but because of his appearance, he will remembered as a villain.
Yep it's all intentional on the author's part. Take a prince whose looks and demeanor screams the "fat scheming weasel of a prince conspiring to usurp the throne" Hollywood trope, subvert it and show you that he's actually the capable and pragmatic one of the entire family. He's like Tyrion Lannister without the whoring and the bitter sarcasm.
Wait he imprisoned his father?? The hell was I watching then?
The sad part is that Ainz was actually contemplating accepting the surrender after the talk he had with Zanac because of the impact it had on him. The nobles in their selfishness burned that bridge.
Ainz have so much respect for Zanac even though they just met. If only Zanac lives, he and Ainz could have been friends.
@@reivaldoaurelio4895 doesnt resurrection magic exist I dont understand why he cant bring him back
@@rkraiem100 Well you have to ask the question 'does Zanac want to come back?' the answer is of course no. This hasn't been said in the anime yet but resurrection magic doesn't work on someone who wants to stay dead so that is another reason.
@@rkraiem100 I'm sure Ainz could easily bring him back, but for what purpose? He was going to kill him so why bring him back? Only to kill him again?
He(Ainz) also ask that question before for Stronof if they want him to be resurrected but they refused so Ainz basically just wants permission first before going ahead of himself resurrecting anyone that just want to die
There was a greater than zero chance that Zanac in a battle would have been able to move Ainz's heart to be more merciful in the razing of the Kingdom, if they had demonstrated that they as a people were worthy of mercy. Course that all these nobles decided to backstab their king was just more proof over the mountain of it that even for humans they were scum and there was nothing worth preserving.
I think it's worth thinking back to the Lizardman arc and how they faced the same situation: The squabbles they had with each other they buried, and they all worked united to face their common enemy; which is in stark contrast with the Kingdom that buried and destroyed itself with politics long before the hammer fell down upon them.
This is why I am liking every other kingdom cause most have been way smarter then the one the war of slaughter that’s about to happen
holy shit , i didnt even notice that
The interesting part is that Zanac did actually, if briefly planted a seed of doubt in Ainz to where for just a moment Ainz was questioning himself as to if or not he should go through with the slaughter or call it off (I suspect he'd have gone through with it regardless, yet the fact he was questioning himself at all is to Zanac's credit). But that was exactly the moment Zanac's severed head was brought to him, and that was that, mercy cranked down from zero to negative 1000. Still, I respect Zanac for being the one and only New Worlder to not only see the fading human inside of Ainz but even, if only for a moment, draw that human side out. Plus just respectfully speaking his mind the way he did earned Ainz' respect.
Right before the end is when you can really tell the character of a man. Zanac proved himself a king among sheep, his sister a cunning survivor and those nobles, well even rats have more honour, so they are less than dirt in the eyes of Ainz and co. Zanac deserves all the respect, o7.
Hell no. Rats will rescue other drowning rats if they get the chance.
It's ironic. Nobles were responsible for the war to begin with, and the only act of mercy Ainz was gonna give was also ruined by Nobles.
Just when Ainz was finding someone that he's starting to show respect for, they end up dying. Those nobles have no idea what they're in for. What a gathering of adventuring groups to go up against Ainz and the Sorcerer's Kingdom.
This entire war was started by a Nobel. I am not surprised the Nobels made it worse on themselves
I'm not surprised either
That armor must have a big D energy stat requirement, this is the second using it, gaining the respect of Ains and bother him with his death
Anyone who puts the armor on gains ainz respect
The armor massively buffs your respect stat, but also decreases your luck stat to 0.
i find it interesting that his "emotional debuff" instantly works on him when he's flustered but not when he's enraged or angry, and i also feel like Zanac figured out that his sister is the traitor since earlier in the ep he had some interesting facial expressions when he was looking at her, and then he asked Ainz if his big brother is dead and he was like ahh i see i get it now
Ainz is not the type of person to get easily angry, he easily gets happy that's why you often times see him get emotional debuff when he's flustered or happy, but it took his emotional debuff long enough in s3 when he fought against Foresight.
It also works when he gets angry, but only when he goes into a visible rage, as it happened in one episode (can't remember which exactly sadly). Here, it's a silent anger where he doesn't shout but his choice of words and the way he changes his mind by grabing Aura's arm is clearly a sign of anger, thus seemingly not triggering his emotion limiter.
@@dansweryt6976 For the fight with Foresight, in the LN, it was stated that the emotional debuff was working constantly, but the rage kept welling up over and over again. It works whenever it reaches a certain threshold and puts that emotion below it. So actually, during the fight, he was still pretty pissed. But only about as much as his body would allow him to be. *That's* how angry he was.
@@RubicGirl well for that kind of anger it only felt like a sudden outburst, but in this episode dude was enraged and still keeping it cool which is more terryfing than getting it constantly supressed.
@@dansweryt6976 He was extremely pissed because foresight tried to deceive ainz by bringing up his guildmates saying that they provide the location of Nazarick.
In the novel Maruyama stated that had Zanac become king without Ainz showing up would’ve led the Re Estize Kingdom as a proper king with the help of Marquis Raeven, Princess Renner, and Gazef Stronof supporting him.
he'd have done a damn fine job
@@AHBrandonReviews straight fax.
King Ramposa did discover though that the country was at the point of no return due to the attacks from the Empire
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With Renner's help they would have been able to stall and maybe even undue the damage the Empire did and the Theocracy supported.
My boy Zanac got done dirty. Just think about it. He got the genuine respect of Ainz. He told Albedo when he received the head to bury him with respect. Rather than turning him into a death knight or doing something else to him. I also believe that Ainz probably would have spared the kingdom. Sure he would ruin them in war but would have left them in ruin to rebuild. But because they backstabbed, Ainz was done with it. Total destruction for them all.
Damn man. F for Zanac.
Ainz wouldn't have spared the kingdom most likely. But what he would've done is probably destroyed the kingdom and destroyed any remnants or powers of the kingdom. Then gave the survivors the choice of death or servitude to the Sorcerer's Kingdom. So effectively the kingdom was still, and completely destroyed, but more people probably would've survived. And thus not contradicting Ainz's original intentions.
It was enough to hear Ainz say 'Bury Him with respect"
And when we heard him say take them to Neuronist we all just pictured that spikey q-tip
Gotta love xxl kindey stones! Once ainz saw zanacs head and he was pissed bc the king he respected was murderd and none the less by people who wanted to save their own hides. The ultimate act of cowardice, neurolist was the only decent option tbh!
it's soo refreshing to have a prince/king in an anime that isn't evil and actually a good guy and he actually managed to get his people the most he could get possibly get them.
A painless death. But instead they are getting the opposite.
And damn, i don't remember Ainz actually getting pretty pissed of like this or atleast not since a long time
Last season when someone tried to deceive him into thinking they were sent by a friend of his. Their only mistake was thinking his actual name was Ainz.
There were 2 other times that I can remember, clementine and the adventures invading his dungeon
Im surprised you didnt mention the parallels to Gazef and Zanac that Ainz probably saw. So Far in the anime, only two men stood before death and destruction and showed no sign of backing down. Even the King and Brain cower or would give themselves up to meet his demands. Zanac wearing Gazef's armor and standing before him while acknowledging that they both have to fight even though there might be other ways probably reminded him of Gazef in season 1.
I like how when he was first introduced he seemed like a bad guy
It was the same on the LN.
He felt like the scheming brother opposed to the brave knightly older brother and the bleeding heart of the younger sister. Turns out he was smart enough to know the kingdom needed changes and the heart his sister lacked. His layman practically won Ainz's heart since he too is a practical business man.
That was done purposefully. It is a subversion of a trope.
The tragic part is Ainz was moved by the conversion with Zanac since Zanac realized there's nothing to negotiate for except a painless death. Ainz was even considering the surrender and sparing people's lives but those guys fu*cked up everything.
We've know Zanac for such a long time and never thought he'd die like that. He was smart and cunning but wasn't quite respect worthy until now before death. He literally died with honor and respect .
Interesting to think that even though Ainz Wanted/Needed a Merciless war to begin the consequences of going against nazarick he was still kind having fun developing strategies and having a interesting development of combat and social experiments but when the prince prove a interesting person he was truly hype about a cool fight and roleplay , but then he died betrayal by his own people , to Ainz that see friendship as the peak goal that was most likely the worst and most awful act someone could possibly do. They prove to him that Absolutely anyone in the kingdom is worth saving.
Me: Ok Ainz is going to be pissed they killed their own prince
Ainz: "you did well, what do you want?"
Me: Is he seriously rewarding them!?
Ainz: "send them to Neuronist"
Me: OOOOOOOOOOO...shit
"Sometimes, acting is also important."
This exact train of thought I had too.
I will admit i really never cared for Zanac but this episode did him so much justice that I actually like him now
When you first see Zanac, a few seasons ago, he has the look and feel of a whiny, fat, perverted little backstabber. But then you find out , over the episodes, that he is decent, brave and very smart. Almost as smart as his sister, who was called a monster because she is way more intelligent than anyone else in this kingdom. Zanac will be missed and the nobles who killed him will soon realize they made a terrible mistake and sent their families to a fate worst than death. Neuronist Painkill is a very talented torturer. The rest of the army is royally screwed, Cocytus has lost a battle once and will not let this happen again, not when his boss and friends are watching, and Mare may look weak and meek, but has often been described as the most powerfull of the floor guardians and as a very violent fighter, when given the opportunity. Just look at how he captured Hilma, there was no need to break her leg and pull her away by her hair.
Other than that, the adventure group from the Theocracy really was a bunch of weirdos, especially the witch. With a hat like that, no wonder she looked so tired and pissed off.
I personally don't actually think ainz will kill their families, logically speaking theres no real need to kill them, it wouldn't benefit anything, save sating his want for revenge, by the end of it, if the people of the kingdom are indeed left alive, he'll probably move them with the rest of the humans to e-rantel or put them on demiurge's happy farm, i say this mainly cause of his emotional suppression but still.
Also I'm pretty sure mare broke Hilma's leg is because he was late and didn't want her to run away.
@@j.d.clayborne5556 He's very pissed off at them, and they were begging for mercy for themselves and their families. Not for the army or the rest of their people. You bet they're going to see their families in the torture chambers. 1 because Albeddo has to take care of it and 2 because there is no better torture than seeing youre familie suffer and know youre responsible. And 3, mercy is a word not often heard in Nazarick.
@@j.d.clayborne5556 his emotional inhibitor is why he will do it. He promised them he would and he has no reason to lie.
He does not have that sort of compassion.
@@jayhayhay5124 he promised to let them and their families live. That was it. ‘Death is the greatest mercy Nazarick offers’ or something along those lines
@@samuraijack1324 He didn't specify how long those lives would be, or how painful. Torture is also a way of life in Nazarick and Ainz doesn't like traitors.
Those nobels spactacularly lost the chance of having the ultimate mercy on Nazarick. The quick and painless death.
This episode made me realize how terrifying Ainz is. Literally.
I mean he is like a evil sorcerer of death
I changed my mind in season 3 after the adventurers invaded Nazarik
It took you this far? 😭
Zanac,the only one who see Ainz-sama as human. RIP
With the death of Zanac they lost the last oportunity to win against Nazarik. Because Zanac figure out the mayor weakness of Momonga: he is a human inside. And traitors don't give him the oportunity of share the information.
It’s weird, maybe I rushed trough the LN too fast and I just forgot how he died, but seeing it animated just made me sad and angry, however doesn’t this happiness idea and ruining others lives contradict the Utopia Ainz thought of earlier you know a land as sweet as honey and he didn’t want to rule over rubble
Carrot & stick. The more brutal a show at the start of your reign, the less brutal you must be later.
A little, but when Zanac asked if Ainz’s actions were sufficient to make his point Ainz retorts “I thought my demonstration on the Katze Plains was already sufficient in dissuading opposition, and yet a noble from your kingdom still challenged me.
“Perhaps if I accept your surrender it would grant some years of peace, but how many? A decade, maybe two, or possibly a century? However those that come later, those that did not experience firsthand my kingdom’s wrath, would grow bold and repeat history. I want to make a message that is plain for any fool to see. A reminder that will not fade into history and ensure that my children will be able to enjoy their peaceful bliss for many centuries to come.”
Zanac hearing that explanation found it hard to argue any further.
I just re-read that section from the light novel and couldn’t find the excerpt. That said I know I read it somewhere, maybe a fan translation? Anyways even if it isn’t official that excerpt was a really great scene.
I believe in the novel he actually killed a few people before they finally got him. Considering he was a pretty subpar fighter, he did well.
If I remember correctly the adventures that broke into nazarik got fates far worse then death. Like for the leader of the group having the audacity to lie to ainz about his old friends got kept alive with healing magic while lave ate their way out of his and the half elfs abdomen s. So I see these nobles getting something similar. Maybe sent to demurrages happy farm.
It's amazing how quickly Zanac went from being a mildly unlikable background character, to a sympathy-inspiring man clearly out of his depth, to a brave leader risking certain death (or worse) to plead his case for mercy to an entirely alien and unassailable monstrosity (even realizing that he isn't entirely alien but has the same human desires as everyone else), to an utterly tragic figure who died on his feet and with his sword in his hands.
I love Overlord because it focuses on characters and political intrigue with just enough humor and action to keep things from being too dark and heavy. It's a show (not just an anime, but a SHOW) done right.
Makes you scratch your head sometimes.
Here you have an individual, whom is trying to figure out a way to at least try and minimize the damage
that was caused by another individual's drunken action, which was the most idiotic move made, and hope the
fact that it would be enough to forgive said actions made by that individual (whom I'm curious to know the aftermath of said drunken individual, i.e. imprisoned).
Between a quick and painless death, and a slow and painful one, we all know which would be the most preferred choice.
Definitely not the choices that the Prince's staff, Retainers, High Ranking Officials and Officers have made.
Unfortunately when humans panic or under a lot of stress/duress, desperate decisions will be made.
However, more often times than not, the outcome of the decisions made, would most likely end up being the worst choice possible.
Yes friends and family members will be spared, but at what price, and is it guaranteed?
Some took the smarter path was before this occurred (i.e. the princess), but the steps they took, in order to survive,
must have been made way ahead in advance, in order to come out on top.
As far as the outcome is concerned, yes there will be red flags, the question is, "How heavy are the losses going to amount to at the end?"
Oh well....
Until next time,
Enjoy!
Wow
Zanac had the compassion of his father and the brain of his sister. If only he was the first born and/or had his brother's strength he would be the greatest king the kingdom would've had. Anime Tyrion Lannister from game of thrones.
Zanac really grew on me with this episode, and I was kinda bummed that he could not be saved. Ainz was PISSED, so some bad shit about to go down, but I guess that's what happens when you are totally oblivious about what you are dealing with. I wonder if they will pop back and show us a bit of the aftermath over at Neuronist's playpen.
Something tells me Neuronist's chorus will grow in size after this episode.
This episode was great, I feel that there is a strong comparison or even influence between this episode and what happened to Darius III, who was killed by his relative Bessus before Alexander the great was able to have the final showdown that he wanted. For which, Alexander cruelly punished Bessus
I LOVED HOW THE ANGER WAS CONVEYED TROUGH THE ACTING AND ANIMATION JESUS CHRIST.
so good
When Ainz grabbed Aura and said with apparent rage and fury, "Even if they beg for death, don't kill them too quickly."
It gave me chills!
I haven't really cared that much about Zanac in the previous season. But dang, every appearance he made since this season started made me grew on him little by little. Kinda nice to see his ruling potential, leadership skills, vast amount of knowledge, etc. I was even thrilled about his talk with Ainz. He saw Ainz was also human on the inside, and the fact that he fought the traitors bravely is... nothing short of amazing.
RIP chad. You will be remembered.
Zanac The Last King of the Re-Estize Kingdom. One of two humans Ainz respected. I feel like Zanac’s legacy will be respected by Ainz.
“King Zanac was slain by his greedy and cowardly nobles. He was a true king. Willing to die for his people.”
-Some history book
Zanac was the only person in this entire show to see straight through Aniz and realised that he is just as human as Zanac himself.
It is probably also why it hurt Ainz so much to see him dead.
This has got to be my favorite commentary/reaction for overlord I have ever seen
Thanks
This is the second time Ainz has asked about that sword. He told Gazef the sword was capable of killing him, and could do more than Gazef knew.
The sword was capable of doing damage to him. So yeah, maybe it could kill him, but it is like saying a bee sting can kill you, you just need 100 of those, maybe more.
He wants the sword because it is unlike anything in Yggdrasil. It was made from this world and this works differently from the other stuff he has. He mainly wants to collect it and study it. But yes, as a unknown he also wants to eliminate a potential future threat.
He said the sword can hurt him so there is a posibility to kill him, so the condition for PVP are met...
I'm surprise that they have not made a Zanac figure of his last moment fighting in the tent. I think it would sells like hot cakes
Doubt it
Not cute anime girl plus nothing that particularly special or memorable. Also series isn't that massively popular to justify creating figure of side characters.
But if it's albedo or shall tear it'll probably sell well.
I would buy it
@@saosaqii5807 "Also series isn't that massively popular" you know you are talking about a series with 4 seasons and multiple cross-over games...
Ainz, seeing the red suit: Is that a PLAYER???
Azuth with his bitches: *YOURE DAMN RIGHT I AM* 😘
🤣🤣
Tbh it look like he wasn't planning to kill zanac with how cooperative and respect between them. But after zanac beheaded not only he was angry but also find a reason to kill that kingdom. Feels like ainz was testing their loyalty.
love your reviews my man. always great analysis
I appreciate that!
the death of zanac is a well tought out event of overlord,
betrayals like this has happened in history, it reminded me a lot of when pompey the great got betrayed by people who owed both there titels and kingdom to him in an attempt to suck up to Caesar and Caesar (depends on what source you reading) started crying when he saw pompey's head and he was not happy at all that in turn lead to their own demise,
it also shows that the nobles of the kingdom care more for themselves rather than the kingdom itself, it was also an act of stupidity on the nobles part because they just killed the son of the ruler that whas the sole reason why they even hade there titles to begin with who hade offerd his own life but whas turned down,
so even if ainz had no meeting with Zanac he would have still killed them becus of how disloyal and that they are more of use to him dead than alive but because of his respect for Zanac he made sure that thay got a well deserved painful death instead of killing them quickly on the spot,
Ainz also shows respect for Zanac by having them killed, it something that Zanac himself should have done but can't because he's dead so Ainz does it for him.
DUDE! My respect for Zanac grew bigger and bigger in each episode. What I don't really expected to be honest. But DAMN! After this, I will absolutely put him in number 2 as the most I respected in the New World next to Gazef. He was a true king.
Appreciate your videos, you chimney your feelings eloquently and I enjoy these videos
Small little detail. Back in season 3 and early season 4 we saw that the king of the Empire was trying to unite the world to fight against the sorcerer Kingdom. In this episode, we see that the elite soldiers of the Theocracy ( the Black Scripture ) is trying to recruit adamantite adventures.
One of the things that struck me and made me think that it wasn't just a throwaway line was when Ainz, after meeting with Zanac, said "that's true loyalty". In the moment it may seem like he's just saying that cause Zanac is showing how loyal to the bitter end he will be with his people, but I think it goes a bit deeper. One of the reasons Ainz has always been worried about how he looks in front of his subordinates and why he's so careful with his wording is because he's cautious of one of them betraying him if they find out that he's not this all knowing great leader that thinks 50 steps ahead. Imo, he meant "that is true loyalty" as more of, that type of loyalty towards his fellow men is not just written in a system that tells him he should be loyal.
I also think that that's one of the reasons he is searching for his fellow players. He wants someone that can relate to him. As much as the floor guardians want to, they can never truly relate to him and what he goes through. Zanac mightve been the closet to a relatable human that values loyalty and family above all. Zanac in the end had the same ideals that Ainz has, as he thought while riding back to the camp. He mentioned, and I'm paraphrasing, "I just wanted my kingdom to be respected". That's ideally what Ainz wants as well. He wants people to see Nazarick in the same light that he and he's old teammates used to
Azuth (Lakyus's uncle)
Was already mentioned in volume 5/season2
By Evil eye and gagaran
But his mention was cut from the Anime
Also the members of the black scripture (the same unit that Clementine was a part of) that met Blue Rose and Azuth wanted to secure Strong humans based on the orders of the Cardinals and the pontiff maximus
While the theocracy's other branches tried to secure lower Adventurers
Simply put the Theocracy hopes to save or support all the strong humans in the Re estize kingdom
To secure a future for mankind
They believe that Ainz would eventually try to destroy them eventually so they want to prepare
They know that Besides the God-kin (powerful descendants of their Great Gods) none of their Soldiers or other members of the black scripture can defeat Ainz's massive Undead army
In the meantime they'll cultivate their strength and try to defeat the Elven nation and their powerful king
As soon as reasonably possible
Azuth is Tony Stark
@@Solus3D Kinda
F for zanac. the seething anger from ainz at the end of the episode was just wow.
These nobles have FUBAR the kingdom.
They could have died peacefully, now I think they will truly suffer hell before actually dying.
Even they beg for death ainz would never grant it..... They're sentenced to be tortured for all eternity.
I was also impressed with how much he has change, if only his younger sister learned from him. Not even the father nor the older brother can be compare to Prince Zanac, he really is a character that i would love to see played as in other animes, but keep that style of ugly, because if he was talented or boast beauty. He would've had obtain his goal easily or his character would drift to more corrupting one, unless he learns along his journey. Also I want him to marry one women who is strong if not also respectable like him, him having a harem would not really be that intriguing, it would just be like those degenerate mc. I also like you what quoted and how you stated that Ainz acknowledge him as True king.
This was Ainz's best episode for me: we saw ??? Ainz, we saw human Ainz and we saw brutal overlord Ainz.
I think the nobles should get a nice job on demis happy farm. It's sad I think ainz might have brought Zanac back from the dead if he got the chance to battle him. They both had respect for each other and the way he died by the hands of back stabbing nobles wasn't what he deserved.
But would he have enough levels to survive resurrection?? Dying takes away 5 lvls after all. Besides, thered be no merit to reviving him other than sentimental value, which isnt worth it in the grand scheme of things. Like Ainz says, "mercy" isn't enough. No, he's very much dead. Luckily, he got a decent burial and was not repurposed into an undead.
don't worry the nobles that killed zanac will be in a much more better place, neuronist's happy torture place
@@silverdandylmao I was more meaning Ainz would have treated it more like a game watch him grow experiment a little make sure he's the last one standing in his kingdom besides his sister and see what he would become and see if he's really ready to throw away his Humanity after all the hardships.
@@gemrock
That is if he even accepted resurrection. You have to accept the resurrection call otherwise you don't resurrect. I personally don't see Zanak resurrecting or even throwing away his humanity for himself.
He said "I am no king, I only wanted to reform the kingdom" while thinking about how Ainz thought about the happiness of his subjects instead. Zanack wanted change, Ainz want his children to be happy. For that reason Zanack thought himself the inferior king, Ainz would make reforms to make people happier, Zanack feels like he just wanted change because he thought he knew best.
I don't think with this new realization he would have accepted to live let alone discard his humanity.
Ahh man, Ainz giving two of his lvl 100 guardians the free rein on how to deal with the army of the Kingdom.
I like the fact they both recognized a part of what a ruler should be in each other
seeing Zanac get betrayed like that might have stung deep on Ainz, it's an example of what he fears most right now. His very much capable retainers turning on him.
The difference is that Ainz' retainers are more than willing to die in his name while Zanac did not have that same faith placed on himself by those around him.
the people who betrayed the prince just turned a quick battle into a slow slaughter
That was a great episode. Watched it just about live. I didn't expect I would grow any respect for him. But the last scene changed my mind for sure.
Can’t wait for season 5
Zanac deserved better than that. Rest In Peace you absolute legend. 🙏🏾
The nobles: W...what are you gonna do to us?
Neuronist: Have you ever heard of All Tomorrows?
I was actually very confused by this scene so I'm really glad you released a video on this. If you just look at the scene from the surface, it looks like Zanac just conceded to Ainz easily, but after your video, it's easy to see what really happened
glad it helped!
The nobles, and their sense of entitlement, were always the blight on the Re-Estize Kingdom.
[And Empire - there was a reason that the Bloody Emperor started his reign by terrorizing the nobles of the Empire and putting them in their place.]
You do a great job at reviews, rip zanac, you are my favorite character outside of nazaric.
Those nobles who betrayed their king don’t realize that they just guranteed themselves a fate worse than death.
Zannac probably had one of my favorite character developments in the entire show. They made him seem like a prince who just wanted power and a typical noble who we have seen many times in in other novels but he came through and we learned all he ever wanted was the best for his own people and he would happily sacrifice himself for his people. Did not expect him to turn out this way when i first saw him in the anime
I never really cared for Zanac but this season, particularly the past few episodes really impressed upon me just how logical, fearless and daring he was to protect his people; the marks of a true ruler. The conversation he had with Ainz aided to provide Ainz a means to have a proper conversation with someone who wasn't just a yes man for a change and Zanac earned his respect completely. It really tugged on my heart strings when I saw his head in that bag but it just goes to show, that in situations that are high risk there will always be traitors concerned about only their well-being. I appreciated when Ainz reiterated to Mare to make sure that his killers were thoroughly punished, even if they begged to be killed, it demonstrates that he is indeed not just an undead but still a being that is comprised of intricate feelings like any other.
In case you haven't noticed, that blondie in the Theocracy group who were 'scouting' Red Drop and Blue Rose looked a lot like Clementine, since he is her brother if I am not mistaken.
Great points. It's like to make some points about death and dying:
Death is an absolute. Anything and everything that was ever created or that has ever lived; will eventually rot, decay, break down, die, and cease to exist. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's a bad thing. On the contrary, it's an essential thing. Death is what gives Life its meaning. Knowing that your end is assured, makes humans and animals strive to make the most out of the short time they're granted. Furthermore, Death helps clear the way for new life and new creations -- recycling old materials into something new and beautiful. The act of dying and the state of becoming dead can also either be prolonged with great pain and suffering or quick and painless. Most preferring the latter. So in this example with Ainz -- if someone were to die no matter what, that it had to be done, killing them quickly and painlessly would be considered a sign of respect and a show of kindness and compassion. Especially if their remains were handled with the utmost care and respectfully buried. Even more so if final words of peaceful transitioning were granted to them along with a moment of silence for remembrance. On the other hand, ironically, torturing someone and causing them pain is also still a show of care. Why? Well, why are you torturing them? The answer is that they have done something so unforgivable, that you spared emotions and thoughts for them. You got angry. In that anger, you want to impress upon them that what they did was wrong. You want them to fully know, understand, and feel that what they did was wrong and unforgivable. Which the overall outcome here is learning and wanting for apology and repentance. It may be difficult for some to understand, but it is still a show of care and concern. Otherwise, why would anyone spend the energy or effort even bothering to try to make someone understand what they did was wrong and be made to suffer for it? No. True punishment would be to be killed painfully and horrifically, for no reason at all. And then the memory of who you were and your deeds to be completely forgotten about and erased from history. Complete isolation in a frozen void. Nothing to interact with, nothing to entertain you or stimulate you, nothing to remember or care for you. Just nothing. Allowing you to slip into insanity for eons while your soul is left to decay bit by bit until nothing is left of you and you are erased from all existence.
I just watched the episode can't wait for the next one.
Long live king zanac! What a man.
He's already dead 😂
"Look how they massacred my boy" moment :c
Imagine losing your faith on humanity when not a human yourself and have the power to wipe them out.
personally i'd prefer to fight Cocyutus rather than Aura. At least Cocyutus has that warrior honor but since Aura is mentally still a kid it's just insulting when she kills you.
like on online game it's so embarrassing when the kids beat you in PvP 😂
This is very touching
Zanac didn't just gain Ainz' respect but ours as well. The scene when Ainz unfolded the bag that held Zanac's severed head, I instantly remembered Ainz promise to give him a painless death and the fact that he was someone who is true to his word. This made me sad. And instantly knew that the nobles will definitely suffer for it. Can't wait for the next episode next week!
i really felt Ainz rage in the end of this episode. goosebumps.
My new go to reviewer. Love your consist weekly review use to follow chibi but he stopped hope you never stop
Appreicate it
Ainz before-well this is a standard game of civ. Maybe some citizens will live.
Zanac dies unjustly
Ainz now-Raze it all to the ground rip and tear Cocytus!!
I was like super depressed today and then i wacthed this episode and i got so excited and got so good adrealine rush seeing Ainz getting mad. World sure is weird shit
I went back recently into the novel to double check this chapter that this whole episode takes place and here's a couple interesting changes. One is that when the nobles approached Ainz on horseback Albedo never said anything, Ainz saw them coming from a far and he didn't look at Albedo he just said "Let them in" that is because he had already guessed what happened to Zanac and why they were approaching so he wanted to bring them in just to confirm that they killed Zanac and to punish them for their betrayal. That whole aggressive sitdown he had after seeing Zanac's head showing that he was so irritated he dropped the whole act of trying to present himself as a Supreme ruler, but instead just someone who was genuinely upset. That happened before the nobles actually arrived and presented Zanac's head so Ainz was already furious before even seeing his head because he had realized what occurred without even seeing it. Another change was Zanac's words about not thinking he was fit to be king and Ainz's words of happiness going through his head. That didn't happen when he was riding on horseback but instead when he drew his sword to defend himself against those traitors. It felt even sadder knowing that the words of "happiness" Ainz said was literally his final thought.
Respect for Zanac. He is a truly a king.
Even though the chances of someone who can treathen nazarick to pop up is very low the light novels made a lot foreshadowing about certain people who are strong enough to seriously injur a floor guardian if they're not careful.
While Zanac has the highest respect ever for me, massive respect for the dude that stood by his side while the nobles rebelled, I thought he would turn on him too but he pulled up
Even thought you cannot see Ainz facial expression you could tell how much he was discusted by that other nobols did to Zanac.
I haven't read the novels, but I adored Zanac from his first moment on screen - I thought he was just such a fun, unique subversion of the chubby rich guy anime archetype, and he was by far my favorite character. He went out like a fucking boss, so it's hard to be sad about that, but I'm going to miss the hell out of him in the rest of the show. :(
When Ainz hold Aura's hand and told her that even if they want to die give them the slowest most painful death (something like that) i really felt it , like how enraged he was . And another thing , those filthy nobles didn't let Ainz keep his promise to Zanac . Ainz told him that he will give him a peaceful death but oh boi look what happened .
A king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight.
I think Ainz still have a couple of powerful enemies that he will have to overcome before conquering the continent like The Platinum Dragon Lord, who is probably the strongest creature in the world (If the words of the Necromancer Hero is to be belived) and its mentioned in the Light Novel that he is in pocess of multiplie World Class itens. And we can't forget of the Theocracy that have Godkins (People who are above the Hero Level) and World Class itens as well.
Ainz’s mad. Like real mad. And that’s one undead you don’t want mad at you.