Though I know Ainz did not want to “dishonor” the Prince by turning his corpse into an undead, it would have been awesome to have a Zantac Death Knight obliterating the people who betrayed him.
For though the heretic may renounce his blasphemy, and the mutant his deformity, and both be purged in cleansing flame, the traitor will know no such mercy. His soul will be forever stained by his vileness, for there is nothing in all the universe as loathesome and unforgivable as a traitor.
@@SnowyWolborg The nobles of the Persian Empire did with their's when Alexander the Great won the war and came to Babylon. The term, "head on a silver platter" is where it came from. It shocked Alexander to his core at the show of betrayal that he ordered the traitors to be executed and Babylon to be burned to the ground.
The worst part is that Zanac truly had the potential to be a great king , Ains saw that and respected him for it. Sure, he was going to die anyway, but at least it would have been in battle defending his people the way a ruler should. Instead he was betrayed and cut down. The sole comfort is that the nobles that killed him truly got a fate worse then death.
If he was born first, or if he managed to get himself on the throne just a couple of years earlier, then this situation very well might not have happened if he could have successfully teamed up with his sister and Raevan.
@AcerolaOrion It's true that once Nazarick showed up Renner lost all interest in the Kingdom. But she also didn't have anything against it as far as I know. She would've worked for it to become a vassal state much like the Barahut Empire, I think.
@@moteroargentino7944 Renner is basically willing to do anything to make her fantasy with Climb come true. Doesn't mean she hated Zanac, hell he was probably the only one outside of Climb who she respected, but its true that once Nazarick showed up she lost all interest in the Kingdom's wellbeing Hell, the author even confirmed in a "what if" scenario that if Nazarick hadn't shown up, she and Zanac would have turned the Kingdom into a pretty prosperous place
Fun note: In the novels one of those men said ‘but our families’ and then Ainz had Albedo gather them as well so that they could all go to Neuronist together. Like a family.
Same in the anime at 0:50. Though it appears more like an implication than a direct message. Ainz clearly said "I will spare you and your families", implying he would threw their families to the Neuronist as well.
Reminds me of Mongol tactics. If you immediately submit, you are spared. If you resist, you and everyone else in the town/village/city (minus a few intentional spared survivors to spread the warning) is annihilated as an example to others not to make the same mistake.
@Paper Cat Yeah, Ainz was actually so upset by the betrayal that he said he had lost interest in the slaughter to come. Though Ainz made sure to reunite those nobles with their families(as they requested) with Neuronist. Ainz was originally only going to send the nobles, but after their pleas for their families to go too he decided “Eh, why not?” which was pretty morbid.
@@tuorofgondolin8235 Not just that but Ainz has enforced a respect for the dead in Nazarick. Even if you despised the race, even if they are beneath you, if they are dead you respect them and treat them with care and appropreateness. Its also why when Shalltear kills Arche, Entoma reports that every scrap of her body had been put 'to good use' and none of it was wasted and Ainz commended the guardians because they showed 'proper respect for the dead'
I loved how she cradled the head like it was her own child, not something she would’ve done for just any regular human, but she saw Ainz’s respect for the man, and so she gained respect for him too I love the subtle body language in this scene and it’s criminal that I had to scroll so far to see a comment mentioning Albedo here
I've Always Wondered If She Was Jealous Of Humans But We Know What Aqua Could Do To Ainz And His Man And Since She's A Goddess 1 Touch Can Erase Him So YEAH He's Very Cautious Because She Can Show Up In His World
@@pluubooruu Knowing them they have some interesting and creative ways to have a family torture round. Like Demi happy bipedal sheep farm....A family is starving ? Give them a child from another and feed it to them :D
@@voidodin9305 It was not Pandora's Actor. The Red Orb in Ainz's abdomen is a World Item, that the longer it is on his person, the more powerful it becomes. When Pandora's Actor transforms into Ainz, the orb is not there.
My favorite part of this scene is probably the guardians; they were visibly confused at the situation, and Ainz's decisions, until he mentioned Neuronist.
Considering how unusually laid back he was I'd say they were more curious than anything and never shown any confusion unless it's specified next episode. With the burying the prince with respect Ainz immediately brushes off the entire thing and asks where the armour was with Albedo immediately asking for the nobles' answer. Even just looking at Ainz you can tell something's very off. He says he'll give a reward and when the nobles say what they desire he brushes them off and essentially just says "Yeah. Whatever. I'll get to that.".
Exactly, I love how albedo was curious of what's going on, and innocent smirk had once neuronist was mentioned, like saying, excellent choice Ainz sama
one thing i find interesting is how, when ainz saw the head, his "emotion supressor" didn't trigger. That means both just how surprised and shocked he was at the sight, that he even couldn't even feel anything. But then, when he ordered the nobles to be tortured, the supressor didn't trigger either. That was calm, cold fury
Nice catch. He has been very angry before (when Shalltear was controlled and when Foresight lied about his friends) and the suppressor activated. Now it was the much more scary "calm anger".
@@moteroargentino7944 actually is juts him loosing any touch with his humanity, someone pointed out that in the latest volume (16) his emotion suppressor doesn’t even work anymore
@@chechenko_9430 Nah, I doubt it. Zanac himself said in this chapter that "he's definitely a monster on the outside but he's probably like any human on the inside". If he could tell this with the little information he has, plus all the other humans who actually had a chance to speak with him, we should know better. We know he's a young man from a post apocalyptic dystopian world where most people are ignorant, sick and worked to death. And his only distraction was Ygdrassil, a hard game were human players bullied him just because he choosed a heteromorphic race, until he found for the first time in his life a "home" with his friends in Ainz Ooal Gown. All of this adds together as to why he never really cared much about other people even before being isekai'd. His new body and evil servants only push things further, and at this point I'm more impressed that he still cares at all about the human race rather than going nuts on them like his NPC's are always suggesting. He's a human mind/soul inside an undead body. The only effect it has on him are things directly related with his physiology, like not needing food or sleep, and resistance to mind alterations (like strong emotions). At least that's what I can tell from what they showed so far.
I’m shaking and in shock. This scene was nothing but truly disturbing. I got spoiled and I knew Zanac wasn’t going to see the next day. But I would NEVER imagine to be by the hands of his own men. He even said he didn’t want it to be on the battlefield because of his lack of skill, but he knew his responsibility as next King and wanted to fulfill it nonetheless on his own free will. Only in the end to be betrayed by the people he was suppose to protect. Ains reaction looked more like: “I’m truly disappointed and All of you disgust me” There is nothing but rotten people here, you get what you f*cking deserved. You may argue that the nobles did what Ains was saying about protecting their own happiness. But there is a difference between protecting it and sacrificing one of your own (specially one who was just doing his best) to save your own skins. Because pay attention the nobles were asking for the protection and safety of their own families. Not the kingdom. Edit: Also the very fact that Zanac was questioning himself if he was worth to be king make him a great one in my eyes already.
My memory may be off here, but I think in the LN Ainz respected him so much that he considered going easy on the kingdom. Then he got betrayed by his nobles, so Ainz decided the whole kingdom was worthless
@@davidlawrence5091 You are correct. The nobles basically proved that the kingdom was so putrid and corrupt that it was not worth saving (or showing any mercy)
Lizardmen: Set aside their rivalries and politics to face an enemy united. The Empire: Abandoned politics and remained on the Sorcerer's kingdom good side. The Kingdom: Played politics and backstabbed the Sorcerer kingdom and each other till the very end.
@@kgjung2310 Yeah ST was planning to use the kingdom as Human generator for Human vs Demi-Human/Heteromorph wars in the future, once enough numbers were reached. Otherwise ST would never have permitted the Kingdom to settle that paradise zone of land, out of all harms' way (their things don't factor in human-human conflict, as the racist supremacists that they are by dogma).
I love how he gave them 3 strikes. First strike was coming to him in the first place when Zanac told them there was no chance of surrender. Zanac who risked his life to speak to Ainz for a possible peaceful resolution and even when turned down, still choose to come back to camp to fight for his kingdom. However even Ainz could understand the feeling of self preservation which posed his first question. Strike two leaving the armor Zanac was wearing at the camp. So the King's head was worth trading for their lives but the kingdom's most treasured set of armor was too valuable? Third strike, none of them wished for the safety of their citizens but instead prioritized their own safety or their family. Welcome to Nazarick foolish nobles. Enjoy your stay.
Let's not forget the armor belonged to Gazef Stronoff, another man Ainz respected. To even leave the armor unattended on the ground is just disrespectful, and well ...
"Because it had been decided before his birth that his elder brother would definitely inherit the throne, Zanac's position was not that great. neither did the nobles support him, nor was he close to anyone in the palace. Still, as the one with exceeding abilities, he refused to yield and gave his all to the improvement of the royal families future. Zanac, Renner, Marquis Raeven, and Gazef; If those four were united in mind, and were truly motivated, they should have been able to push back the empires encroachment, and bring about a stronger kingdom. Perhaps this sounds improbable, but had Nazarick not shown up, and had Barbro died before he could inherit the throne, it could definitely have come true." --Description of Zanac, Volume 14.
One of the reasons why Ainz is such a compelling protagonist. He's evil, and yet finds respect in those worthy of it. RIP the crown prince. One of the few competent and respectable in the new world.
This is a little nuance here. You can clearly see him being affected by something, so his human nature and feelings are supressed so he can always keep a calm and composed manner. Evil is a strong word for someone who mostly tries to keep everyone alive and well (except people like these). Ruthless i think would fit him more, since he tries to make it better, but doesn't even bat an eye at the worst situation. Well, considering that he is a ruler of a kingdom where humans exist in like 5-10% (guessing), himself being the highest level of undead, i don't think human morals fit that well. (sort of like a battle between his human soul and lich nature)
When you witness cruelty, your first thought is often "why?". And when the one who did it, can actually answer that question, and not only that but maybe even make you empathize with them, then you can't help but respect them even if just a little.
@@shadowrobot7708 his point wasn’t that ainz was good but rather than simply being evil for the sake of evil like most of the npc’s in nazirick he’s more of a practical evil only resorting to evil acts when it benefits him and there’s good reason for it, to ainz evil is a tool and not a dirty pleasure.
That’s the whole point of his character he puts on this act to deceive people of his true intelligence and how he was the only one besides his father who truly cared for the kingdom.
@@fork4207 Additionally, he didn't even particularly want the throne. He only went for the throne because he genuinely believed that he was more fit than his brother (and he was right in that regard).
Agreed, I thought he was just the lazy type who didn't pay much care or attention and let himself be manipulated by his sister despite knowing what she's truly like. This is the first episode where I saw genuine merit in him.
One of the worse things about this is that, after his conversation with Zanac, Ainz was seriously having some second thoughts about the massacre. He was at the very least wondering if he should actually go through with a complete wipeout. There will never be anyone in the New World who garnered as much respect out of Ainz as Gazef Stronoff, but Prince Zanac could be a close second. Even at a glance, Albedo could tell that Zanac was a far more competent king than Ramposa III. Zanac was a true king, and Ainz respected him greatly just from their short interaction. Had those nobles fought alongside their king, they’d have a swift and clean death. To betray your leader is bad enough, but to do so to someone who is truly a great leader, just for a chance of something as selfish as self-preservation, is something that Ainz would never abide by, especially because his guild was all about aiding your comrades, and he’s probably seen enough of that while he was in the real world. Not only had they disrespected Zanac, who was a great king that was worth far more than every noble combined, they disrespected Gazef Stronoff, by murdering someone who wore the same armour as him and just leaving it stained and lying on the floor, showing little to no respect for both its current and previous wearer. There is very little that can actually infuriate Ainz thanks to his undead emotion inhibitor passive, but that’s certainly one of them.
@@eonemerald9495 Well first and formost Ainz is a collector so his primary concern with the armor is recognizing it as a unique item to be looted and given to Pandora's Actor to curate in the vaults of Nazarick. The fact that it belonged to Gazeff and then Zannac just adds to that "unique item" value by giving it a neat lore entry. That all said ya I didn't even consider the disrespect aspect until mentioned so ya totally worth mentioning.
The emotion suppression goes off when his emotions threaten to overrule his rationality and make him react from a purely emotional level. The fact that it didn't so much as flicker during this shows just how frighteningly logical and rational he was being, despite being furious at them.
Respect to the fallen prince, he actually cared about his kingdom even tho he clearly knew that they' were getting massacred anyways. Torture is worse than death so sucks for the nobles who betrayed him lol
he was the only one that cared about his kingdom, between the princes, the girl just is just having fun, the other guy only cares about power, Zanac was the only one who truly cared
So the nobles think Albedo is escorting them to a safe haven in their home but they don’t know that they’re being sent to the Neuronist to be tortured. Basically a easy way to have them go down there without any trying to run or commit suicide to avoid their punishments.
@@gameuniverse5973 except renner isnt keeping a puppy, she is in love- no, she is obsessed with climb to the highest degree she killed the maid who insulted him in one of the episodes and all the prostitudes that climb and Sebas saved just incase climb has feelings for anyone else but her
They weren't even sure where the body was, implying that they didn't even have the guts to take Zanak's head themselves. Even in betrayal, they couldn't be bothered to get their own hands dirty and instead took credit for the efforts of others.
@@christopherwilliamsA No, they did it themselves, or at the least were in the tent when it happened. It just seems that, in their blind panic to save their own necks, they failed to realise that the armour Zanac was wearing (four of the five great treasures of their kingdom) might also be of interest to Ainz.
@@christopherwilliamsA nice catch. They left it out of the anime, but as mentioned above me, the nobles didn't even have it in them to do it themselves. Zanac calls them out in it.
I can understand why Ainz was so disgusted by their actions. They betrayed their ruler and brought his head as tribute to Ainz in order to save their own pathetic hides, they would most likely attempt to do the same to Ainz if someone stronger than him showed up. Such blatant self-serving disloyalty cannot be forgiven.
They're trying to save their families, not necessarily their own hides. And Ainz apparently does not see much of an issue with self-serving people who want to protect those they love. Not to mention is is pretty clear that they think the King is not trying to surrender and think they themselves are being betrayed by their king's recklessness. Would you accept an order to end your own life for no apparent gain to anyone else? Though they definitely are somewhat self-serving, as they could have instead asked to spare the nation entirely. Ainz had already refused the offer of a king's life for the kingdom's, though. Ainz is just an evil character (in tems of the D&D alignment chart) that cannot empathize with anyone he does not have a direct connection with (the king, the human girl in the village, Stronoff). He is disgusted because he does not care to understand their motivations and is angry that they killed someone he was interested in. I just hope he didn't also send their families, who had no part in this, to be tortured as well, I don't remember how it goes in the LN.
@@son_guhun Yeah, nah. These corrupt, self-serving, cowardly nobles are what plagued the kingdom in the first place. There's nothing to empathize with them. They got exactly what they deserved.
@@mustard5382 This is exactly what the problem has always been with this Kingdom. Too many short-sighted, selfish elites who are always starting some kind of trouble that everybody else gets dragged into.
@@professorchaos5058 I'm pretty sure they would gladly offer the lowly noble's head if he had been there at the time, assuming that they knew what it did and thought it would appease Ainz. Unfortuantly, only Zanac was in the battlefield.
The split between Overlord viewers on the Arche chapter, this scene shows anime only viewers exactly why Arche got the best end of the deal she could've. Death is mercy.
@@nelsonw9483 long story short, a lot of anime onlys still somehow had it in their heads that Ains at least was the "good guy". Only for his refusal to spare Arche to make them scratch their heads
@@filipvadas7602 Shocking right? I'm an anime only fan, but I watch the anime exactly because of that reason, if I were looking for a goody goody protagonist out of the bunch I would watch basically any other anime out there
I dunno how they didn't know Ainz was evil. I mean, the entire guild was centered around that dramatic kind of evil (especially with people like Ulbert). Heck, even in the opening scene of the anime when the yggdrasil players attempted a raid on Nazarick you can tell that they're out to play supervillains.
Yeah. I was a little surprised. I didn't think of Ainz as good however more of a neutral than anything else. Then again the descent into villainy was always the direction the show was headed
Imagine trying so hard to negotiate and even surrender, and when that doesn't work, the nobles kills you trying to use your head as a gift to be spared. Just for it to become worse
It's just more of the same of what we always see from Re-Estize. People in this country are always making the situation worse and don't know when to stop.
I felt like he gave up too early like... He could have begged for the lives of the innocents women and children and offered up the combatant's lives for death or servitude so their innocents could live free. Like he didn't give ainz a good reason to spare them.
@@joecci1 he was not going to spare them, they had a goal there already and his emotions are suppresed, he's not going to feel anything for them, unless he has something to win he's not going to cede lol
@@joecci1 If he had begged like that, then ainz would have lost respect for him. The anime didnt depict the conversation completely, but in the light novel the way the conversation went was crazy, I was sweating next to zanac, that man was doing his absolute best during that conversation and when it reached a point where he new that there was no way of changing Ainz mind he just bravely accepted it and remain an equal to ainz, which made the whole betrayal situation all the more frustrating because you saw the conviction and mental strength that Zanac had, expecting him to die a glorious death against a literal God, just to be robbed of said glory by getting betrayed and killed in his own tent by his own men.
The same has basically happened IRL. It's how one of the greatest rivalries in ancient history ended. We know very little comparatively about how people lived two thousand years ago but we know more or less exactly what Caesar and Pompey felt about each other and when. And when Caesar went to egypt, expecting to have to fight a legion or at least local armies to find him and publicly pardon him as he did all his enemies, the child playing Pharaoh handed him pompey's head. Caesar, for his part, decided that now all of Pompey's debts were due - to caesar, obviously - immediately and if the Pharaoh didn't like it, he had a sister and Caesar had a Legion. He didn't like it, and that's why you know the name Cleopatra.
Everyone here talking about how they killed the king, did everyone forget what Zanac was wearing? It was Gazoffs Armor, a person he truly liked and begged to join his ranks. And the noblemen when asked what they did with the Armor tells him they left it lying on the ground, and didn't think to take it with them or to preserve it, or even to offer it to Ains. I think that was the final straw that made him chose to send them to Nueronist.....
I love how Ainz gave them 3 subtle warnings about how badly they messed up, but as you mentioned, it was their answer about where they left the armor that sealed their fate. First, he commended them for their efforts and said he would give them a reward appropriate to their efforts = Betrayal rewarded with betrayal Leaving the armor at camp showed that they not only disobeyed and disrespected Zanac who had risked his life to plead for their safety, but were greedy even in the face of certain annihilation Ainz probably asked the last question to see if any of them had a shred of loyalty, but none of them thought of the kingdom
@@darrylferguson3622 Leaving the armor lying there on the ground not only disrespected Zanzac, but disrespected Gazef as well, who wore the armor before him, the only human Ainz truly respected. And they just left it there in the dirt.
like ainz says he believes in paying kindness with kindness and evil with evil... Killing the man who did his best to negotiate for your survival and then trying to buy your safty with his head is honestly not only disloyal but a dirtbag move and add on top of that that ainz respected him they would of wished for death upon the battlefeild
They didn't know he did his best. He was totally vague about negotiations and made it seem like he didn't even try. If I was to sacrifice my own life and especially that of my family, I would really want to know why the hell that is. They felt betrayed by the king first, but, of course, this does not matter to Ainz.
@@son_guhun true but as their king or maybe acting king they should of trusted him to have negotiated seeing as they let him go alone to meet with ainz but your right they had a right to know why they were all gonna die but at the same time they are at war the king has a right to keep some things from his people and trust that his people will atleast not try to cut his head off... but either way it happeend and now hopefully we get to see some spectacular fighting with cocytys and mare vs the army and see what they capable of and see some new undead :D
Damn…Zanac died an honorable death. Just seeing his head is tough to look at. He understood that many nobles would betray him but rather than dying as a coward, this guy went out sword swinging Respect for this prince ✊🏼
He actually didn’t die an honorable death. Getting butchered by your own men in your tent because they wanted to save themselves, is not honorable. That’s a big reason that Ainz was so mad. He knew Zanac deserved a better death.
@@gameuniverse5973 the nobles were too scared to face him so they sent mercenaries and watched from a safe distance. Zanac laughed and then prepared to fight when he noticed that
It's when you realize that apparently in the novel Ainz had decided, based on his meeting with Zanac, to only destroy the army and spare the kingdom The nobles' betrayal condemned their people to death
It's also necessary to demonstrate Ainz's hypocrisy, punishing them for basically doing what he said he would do if it meant saving those he cared about.
@@etikhad4754 I doubt he, at this moment, would save anyone in the New World if it meant that Nazarick had to perish. Especially if either way that person would die, like the case here. Maybe if his character develops in a different direction, I could see it. He seems happy enough to slaughter just about anyone for the sake of their happiness. Imagine for the sake of their lives.
@@son_guhun You speak as if that's something no one would do to fulfill their interest or to stay alive. You can list multiple instances of hypocrisy that you or anyone else do. No one is a saint and the scene, and just the story, is demonstrating everyone has their own purposes and that's nothing strange to see.
@@Korksbebig At which point did the what I say indicate that it's not something anyone would do in this situation? The whole point of overlord, at least to me, is that no one is a saint. Ainz calls himself a hypocrite and acts as such multiple times, and that's part of what makes his character interesting.
Above all else Ainz respects Loyalty. Brothers in Arms should be not only loyal but stand side by side, those that would betray others for their own ends deserve death in his eyes.
@@milanmolnar4395 I begrudgingly respect your respect of their respect for his Majesty's respect for Chad Zanac out of respect for his Majesty's respect for Chad Zanac's respect for his Majesty
Funny enough, one of, if not the, best Roman Emperor was killed in a similar fashion. Emperor Aurelian was killed by his own men because they were scared of punishment.
@@VikingDrummerRob @RTK 2016 Caesers reaction to Pompeis (his former father in law) exceution by the Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator during the failure of the Triumvirate during the civil war resulting in him being overthrown for Cleopatra *Beautiful reference*
Zanac has been such a solid character throughout the whole story. there are moments when you doubt his morality early in the seasons, but he continues to show himself as someone who would be a just King. Just after learning the fate of his brother, im only wondering what the King's reaction will be, after asking to sacrifice himself.
@@ParticleBomb He was playing politics with the nobility. I think he highly respected Gazef, but had to keep his faction of nobles supporting him... where he could keep an eye on their activities.
@@gameuniverse5973 thats done intentionally with angles to help portray the larger than life aura he gives off. In the LN its described really well, this invisible aura of majesty and power that Ains radiates, (im not talking about his acting kingly, he actually radiates a dominating aura) to the point where observant people, when in his presence for the first time, immediately think of his as some sort of deity. You see it with Jiv, when he and the rest of his delegation from the empire enter the thrown room for the first time. "There, on that throne, sits Death himself"
@@Devilsnightforlife that certainly makes sense, he probably retconned it through the novels since there's only 1 reference to his height I can think of
Ainz being an undead his race prevents him from feeling much of anything though some of his human emotions bleed through he's still very much unfeeling. He might have felt disgusted at the betrayal the Prince went through. Now they're gonna get their pp holes resized by thick chuthulu mommy
Zanac made a huge gamble and obtained a painless death promise from Ainz (quite a feat actually), showing how even in the bitter end he cared about the remmanta of his kindgom So the cruel mercy that these nobles got was very well deserved
His dead tone after opening the bag, the SCOFF at 0:41 when they tell him they left Gazef’s armour and Zanac’s body to rot in the mud, THE ARM GRAB WITH THE MUSIC. This scene was immaculately done.
What’s worse. The fact that the nobles cut his head off and left his eyes open, or the idea that they just left his body unattended in the tent where they killed him likely to rot.
*"I shall give you a reward comparable to your efforts."* Ainz values and respects those who display true loyalty and duty, even if it's not towards him... So here's some Ainz quotes to _really_ put this line in context: "Greater love hath no man than this, that he would lay down his life for his friends." - When adventurers invading Nazarick stayed behind to buy time for their companion to escape, and begged Ainz to let her go. (similar to how Zanac pleaded for his people and didn't run away from a hopeless battle) "In Nazarick, death is a mercy that frees you from suffering." - Ainz ordering that the escaping adventurer be hunted down and executed swiftly while explaining that the invaders staying behind would not be so lucky. (a lesson he's going to teach these treacherous and cowardly nobles) "It would be a waste to dispose of it..." Ainz turning the head of the noble who sent adventurers to the Tomb of Nazarick into a Death Knight. "Bury him with respect." Ainz leaving Zanacs head intact and not using it for Nazarick in any way.
0:19 the moment I heard the *grunt* noise I already knew their fates were sealed. Ainz was going to fight them regardless but he grew some respect for the prince, just like gazeff.
Zanac was one of the few humans that Ainz had respect for, despite he was going to die anyway. They both had mutual respect for each other, and the fact that Ainz said “Bury him with respect.”, really shows it.
It's one thing to fight and die by the hands of Ainz himself but it's a completely different thing to be sent to Neuronist by Ainz himself in anger, that's truly worse than death
@@kingscarletbuilds ya id say neuronist is worse kyouhukou is pretty bad too because he feeds you to his cockroaches and constantly heals you to keep you alive but i know neuronist is creative as hell with torture and her abilities
Ainz had respect for Zanac, this was clear in the LN. That's why he dint raised him as a Death Knight and propose a proper burial with respect. And that's why he is cruel to the traitors.
Its really the most he could do for Zanac as I think it was mentioned that resurrection magic doesn't work on everyone in the New World. Specifically that anyone below level 20 wouldn't be able to withstand the resurrection.
@@filipvadas7602 that's the new world magic not ainz magic. He can resurrect anyone (assuming they want to be resurrected) without them losing life force
@@filipvadas7602 he could ressurect him but the problem is what after that? Serving Ainz? Yeah, that's not gonna work really. Man got killed, beheaded and betreyed by his own people. He only wanted good for his kingdom. This is not something you can just walk out of like it's a small talk with your family. R.I.P. Zanac. May death be a peace
In the light novel he sent not only the nobles but also their families to Neuronist. He was calmer and colder, it was his inner thoughts that revealed just how enraged by the entire situation.
Same in the anime at 0:50. Though it appears more like an implication than a direct message. Ainz clearly said "I will spare you and your families", implying he would throw their families to the Neurotist as well.
I love how the anime portrayed it though, they made it seem like he was INSANELY MAD at what they did while showing absolutely no emotions and dispatching them calmly, the scene itself was so calm and intense at the same time
*Cowardly nobles foolishly serve their leader up on a silver platter for survival,* Ainz: *"I appreciate what you've done, I'll spare you and your families,"* -Nobles breathe a sigh of relief and shout for joy, Ainz: *"Albedo, send them to my tort- I mean, my servant, Neuronist."* 😏
Makes me wonder how can the other-worldly gorgeous Lady Albedo not be utterly disgusted by that repulsive creature. Or maybe she is, but has the top-notch acting skills to not show it.
Ainz really respected Zanac, possible was hoping he died honorable in Battle or Flee. So this shows how much honor and respect Ainz has for his opponents.
There is something, at the moment when he sees the prince's head, he makes this little sound, this little sigh, and I don't know why but I feel so much emotion from that, it really felt like he was about to explode but imploded instead, great voice acting.
What i love about this scene is the sigh after seeing the king's head, and his change of tone... When i first watched it, i just felt it in his voice that he did not like what he saw.
Incredible how a skull face can express so many emotions, especially anger.😈 Neuronist will certainly have a lot of fun with those nobles and their families, what a good employee she is.😏
I like how they showed Ainz to be merciful enough to grant them death when requested, even if he made sure the death was long and painful, death would eventually arrive and their suffering ended.
01:06 Despite Ainz doing something strange as seemingly adhering to their wishes, Albedo's smile did not lift. Usually she voices complaint or concern but it's almost as if... she was waiting for the punchline or neuronist line at that point
She knew full well just how much ainz respected zanac when she was told to "bury him with respect". She knew something was up, the only question was what exactly
I continue to love this scene. Ainz suddenly being overtaken by a quiet fury, and dropping the need to roleplay a dignified overlord gives me chills to watch.
2 fun facts: One, Zanac was the last and only person who had a chance to make Ainz possibly call of his total massacre of the Kingdom. He made Ainz reconcider, but when the Nobles killed Zanac, Ainz decided that he was going to follow through with the destruction. Second fun fact: In the light novel, one of the nobles lowly whisperes "But my family...?", Ainz overhears this, and orders that the families of the nobles are to also be found and round up, and sent to Neuronist with the Noble.
I shared the hatred Ainz felt with the nobles in this scene. Just before this he had a magnanimous conversation with the prince, something that is a rare luxury from anyone other than a denizen of Nazarik. By handing the prince's head to the Sorcerer King in the hopes of being spared, the nobles gave up the chance of a painless death, the best thing you really can have when you oppose the Sorcerer Kingdom.
Imagine making the mistake of personally offending Lord Ainz. A mistake so severe that not even death is an escape from the punishment he would bring to you.
While (at least for now) I won't have any reason to offend Ainz, if that was the case and I *really* wouldn't be able to somehow escape, I would surrender myself to Lady Albedo. Anything such a perfect beauty would do cannot be worse than what that revolting creature would do. Even seeing it in real life would probably be enough to instantly sicken most beings.
@@kiravampira1456 I very much disagree. Ainz will order you punished and might "play with his food" a bit, but he doesn't really take joy in hurting people, he just doesn't care either way. Albedo will REVEL in your suffering.
@perrycarters3113 Ainz himself, maybe (even though his Evil level is the highest, equal to Lady Albedo's and Demiurge's, who is arguably the cruelest). That creature (at Ainz's order)? The thought alone makes my skin crawl. Well, guess I'd make a striking beauty happy, instead of that abomination or the equally repulsive roach king. *On a lighter note, an acquaintance (who's very good with technology) just told me that he could modify Lady Albedo's settings and make her love me (not in the family-friendly way) instead. Even if she would do that in the "Gagaran style" (which is hard to imagine, as she appears so delicate), I would still choose her over that beyond repulsive creature.
Can't imagine how the king will react when he find out his nobles killed his son. Probably wish he listen to his knight instead of the nobles from the beginning. 🤦♂️
Ainz's actions might be all over the place, I still love his respect and honor. Even if he was gonna massacre all of them, he respected Zanac a lot for his bravery. The fact his men were cowards and betrayed him ensured eternal suffering for them.
Ainz is ironically the perfect overlord, even if he has been pretty much role-playing the whole time. He is cruel to those who deserve it, and is kind to those who deserve it. Honestly I would be pleased to be a servant of his as well (especially if I was as overpowered as most of his underlings are lol)
"I shall give you a reward comparable to your efforts." Ainz killing it with the ominously sincere doublespeak. You can just tell he's downright livid.
In the light novel, neuonist torchered them and their families. Ainz sounded amused when they asked to bring their families with them after they were sent to neuonist. Also, ainz told aura to torcher them until they begged for death, and then torcher them some more until they got a slow and painful death
The first time I watched this I went"wait who is neuronist?" Because I forgot. Then Albedo smiled, without objection, which instantly made me remember what happened to the adventurers that invaded Nazarick.
Watching the 2nd half of this episode was great no fight scenes but it showed us an amazing scene between 2 rulers and how they both think and how at the end of their conversation they respected each others views but when Zanac got betrayed I felt nothing but sadness. 😢😢
English the thing about the suppressor is that it keeps ainz from feeling emotions like a human would. intense feelings like joy rage laughter and the like can be seen as compromising to the lich physiology and would be suppressed. But feelings that are kept under control are meant to be what a lich should feel cool cold and in control.
This is definitely Ainz at his scariest. He may act calm, but you can tell that he's feeling nothing but hatred for the men who murdered the human he respected so much
I remember seeing this scene and as soon as I saw the head I thought "Ainz is going to be angry about that. He actually respected Zanac." The quiet rage was beautifully done.
This kind of reminds me of Julius Caesar's reaction when Pompey was killed Pompey and Caesar were long standing rivals in the roman senate. When Caesar marched his armies across the Rubicon to take control of Rome, it was Pompey who took up arms against him in the resulting civil war. The war however did not go in Pompey's favor and after he suffered a few defeats, he was forced to flee to Egypt. Caesar gave chase knowing as long as Pompey was at large, the civil war would continue and there would be a challenge to his rule. However not long after arriving in Egypt, he was presented Pompey's head by Egypts ruling house of Ptolemy (a vassal kingdom of the roman empire at the time.) The house of Ptolemy were initially allies of Pompey until they decided to betray him, believing that bringing justice to a traitor of the Roman Empire as a gift to it's new Emperor would earn them favor and maybe even some gifts from Caesar himself. To their shock, Caesar was FURIOUS, him and Pompey actually respected each other greatly, despite being enemies. The story of the betrayal and assassination of Pompey disgusted him and he insulted the house of Ptolemy for being so barbaric, that they should be ashamed and Pompey deserved much better than to have his head presented as a trophy. He's also recorded as having wept afterwards while holding Pompey's signet ring I like how similar it is to this story and can't help but wonder if the author took any inspiration from Caesar for this event in the show? Ainz's reaction certainly feels very similar, he respected the prince and to see him betrayed in such a way obviously disgusted him
This reminds me of the conclusion of the Tumujin’s (Genghis Khan’s) rise to power in Mongolia. He had been at war with his blood brother, Jamukha, for many years and despite their differences he still respected him. In the end, Jamukha’s own men betrayed him and brought him to Temujin in hopes of having a place in his new empire. He found their lack of loyalty to their own leader so insulting that he had those men executed, just like Ainz
very nice details from the animator and voice actor. After seeing the head, Aniz no longer bothered to seat properly to fit the ruler/overlord image, his also started speaking more softly and quickly to the nobles not out of gentleness, but in an indifferent, "whatever" tone. He really had lost interest before the delivered the line.
Zanac really surprised me. The earlier seasons made him look like another spoiled noble hungry for power, but in the end he showed that he really had the ability to be a Great King. Willing to sacrifice the needs of the few for the many even if the few were nobles. Understanding the overwhelming force of the enemy and willing to bow his head to save his country.Having the courage to take to the battlefield despite knowing he could never survive it. Going alone to ask the enemy if there was another way knowing full well they could have just killed him. And finally staying humble, and apologizing for losing his composure despite knowing his death is imenent and trying to rally his men for battle despite not having a plan and knowing most likely they will die anyway.
You know I kind of thought less of him you know he's one of those classic snotty royals but during the episode and season turn out you ain't that bad not mention if he's the first person in this world Ainz truly open of a real self the rest look at him like a simple overlord you rarely believe how angry he is even though he's a scale of man
1:10 The look on Albedo's face when he orders those betraying backstabbing nobles to be tortured for who knows how long is priceless. It's like "My man is flexing."
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Though I know Ainz did not want to “dishonor” the Prince by turning his corpse into an undead, it would have been awesome to have a Zantac Death Knight obliterating the people who betrayed him.
What's the name of anime
@@Jonathan-ef8uy my guy it's in the title, Overlord
😮@@woodrax
Yeah Never Show Ainz A Head Show Him Something He'll Like
Pro-tip: When attempting to swear loyalty to someone, _don't gift them the head of the last person you swore loyalty to._
Didn't somebody try to do this with Genghis Khan?
it not the best way to show you a 'good' guy huh :P
This saying is so good.
For though the heretic may renounce his blasphemy, and the mutant his deformity, and both be purged in cleansing flame, the traitor will know no such mercy. His soul will be forever stained by his vileness, for there is nothing in all the universe as loathesome and unforgivable as a traitor.
@@SnowyWolborg The nobles of the Persian Empire did with their's when Alexander the Great won the war and came to Babylon.
The term, "head on a silver platter" is where it came from.
It shocked Alexander to his core at the show of betrayal that he ordered the traitors to be executed and Babylon to be burned to the ground.
I like how even Ainz was so disgusted by the nobles betrayal that he gave them a fate worse then death. Rip Zanac the king who never was.
zanac was a true king and a hero.
This kind of betrayal was pretty common in history. Also, unlike Ainz, the enemy king would be genuinely grateful.
Yeah even I was disgusted by it. Zanac was honorable til the end, he was gonna face battle head-on. He has my respect ofc
So I’m guessing that Ains is basically sending the nobles to be tortured by Neuronist & they don’t even know it yet?
Haha I like the GoT reference.
The worst part is that Zanac truly had the potential to be a great king , Ains saw that and respected him for it. Sure, he was going to die anyway, but at least it would have been in battle defending his people the way a ruler should. Instead he was betrayed and cut down.
The sole comfort is that the nobles that killed him truly got a fate worse then death.
If he was born first, or if he managed to get himself on the throne just a couple of years earlier, then this situation very well might not have happened if he could have successfully teamed up with his sister and Raevan.
@@SnowyWolborg his sister could have avoided it too but she kind of had her own thing going on sadly
@AcerolaOrion It's true that once Nazarick showed up Renner lost all interest in the Kingdom. But she also didn't have anything against it as far as I know. She would've worked for it to become a vassal state much like the Barahut Empire, I think.
@@moteroargentino7944 Renner is basically willing to do anything to make her fantasy with Climb come true.
Doesn't mean she hated Zanac, hell he was probably the only one outside of Climb who she respected, but its true that once Nazarick showed up she lost all interest in the Kingdom's wellbeing
Hell, the author even confirmed in a "what if" scenario that if Nazarick hadn't shown up, she and Zanac would have turned the Kingdom into a pretty prosperous place
@@filipvadas7602 [SPOILER]
and now in the story shes an immortal imp and climb a demon and they can happily bump horns for all eternity
Fun note: In the novels one of those men said ‘but our families’ and then Ainz had Albedo gather them as well so that they could all go to Neuronist together. Like a family.
Enven their families was tortured as well!
Keep it mind it wasn't Ainz that gave the order
Clearly that didn't happen since their families were too far away from the battlefield.
Same in the anime at 0:50. Though it appears more like an implication than a direct message. Ainz clearly said "I will spare you and your families", implying he would threw their families to the Neuronist as well.
@@nelsonw9483 Well, Philip too
Those nobles who betrayed their king don’t realize that they just guaranteed themselves a fate worse than death.
And their families too.
Which is really sad because if they just went with the battle the would have died quickly.
@@djco8919 Pretty fitting for them tho, the corruption of the nobles caused the downfall of the country and they ended up suffering the most from it
@@smikkelbeer7890 Clearly. Do not get me wrong. I was just mocking the irony of the situation
Truly rewarded as traitors deserve.
Ainz can be a benevolent or a very cruel boss, perfectly balanced, although he has a very particular way of having fun.
Reminds me of Mongol tactics. If you immediately submit, you are spared. If you resist, you and everyone else in the town/village/city (minus a few intentional spared survivors to spread the warning) is annihilated as an example to others not to make the same mistake.
@@kgjung2310 i mean ainz is doing this too show his own nation that he willing too take action also not just other nations
Perfectly balanced as all things should be.
Ainz isn’t having fun in this tho. Although he absolutely supports the idea, but he isn’t having fun
@Paper Cat
Yeah, Ainz was actually so upset by the betrayal that he said he had lost interest in the slaughter to come. Though Ainz made sure to reunite those nobles with their families(as they requested) with Neuronist. Ainz was originally only going to send the nobles, but after their pleas for their families to go too he decided “Eh, why not?” which was pretty morbid.
Ainz: "Bury him with respect"
Albedo *holds the prince head with care*
Love the little detail there since we know albedo despises humans.
She still does. But, she knows that Ainz cares, so she cares, too.
@@tuorofgondolin8235 Not just that but Ainz has enforced a respect for the dead in Nazarick. Even if you despised the race, even if they are beneath you, if they are dead you respect them and treat them with care and appropreateness.
Its also why when Shalltear kills Arche, Entoma reports that every scrap of her body had been put 'to good use' and none of it was wasted and Ainz commended the guardians because they showed 'proper respect for the dead'
I loved how she cradled the head like it was her own child, not something she would’ve done for just any regular human, but she saw Ainz’s respect for the man, and so she gained respect for him too
I love the subtle body language in this scene and it’s criminal that I had to scroll so far to see a comment mentioning Albedo here
@@3adgamd3r I found that scene a little malevolent, watching her hold a severed head like a teddy bear.
I've Always Wondered If She Was Jealous Of Humans But We Know What Aqua Could Do To Ainz And His Man And Since She's A Goddess 1 Touch Can Erase Him So YEAH He's Very Cautious Because She Can Show Up In His World
I love this scene, as he said "Painless and quick death is the mercy in Nazarick". These guys didn't deserved it
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Apparently their families didn't deserve it either... simply by association.
@@pluubooruu torturing their families is like indirect torture for those nobles.
@@pluubooruu Knowing them they have some interesting and creative ways to have a family torture round. Like Demi happy bipedal sheep farm....A family is starving ? Give them a child from another and feed it to them :D
Dude that arm grab. I know Ains has his emotions dampened but that was pure rage there.
Notice his emotion dampener didn’t go off ONCE, meaning this wasn’t a blinding rage, but rather a cold fury, which I’d say is much more terrifying
I'm pretty sure that's because it was Pandoras Actor here and not Ainz.
@@voidodin9305 It's Ainz. We get to read his fury and thought process in the light novels.
@@voidodin9305 It was not Pandora's Actor. The Red Orb in Ainz's abdomen is a World Item, that the longer it is on his person, the more powerful it becomes. When Pandora's Actor transforms into Ainz, the orb is not there.
My favorite part of this scene is probably the guardians; they were visibly confused at the situation, and Ainz's decisions, until he mentioned Neuronist.
Indeed.
Not pictured in this clip?
Life is once again Daijoubu
Considering how unusually laid back he was I'd say they were more curious than anything and never shown any confusion unless it's specified next episode. With the burying the prince with respect Ainz immediately brushes off the entire thing and asks where the armour was with Albedo immediately asking for the nobles' answer. Even just looking at Ainz you can tell something's very off. He says he'll give a reward and when the nobles say what they desire he brushes them off and essentially just says "Yeah. Whatever. I'll get to that.".
Exactly, I love how albedo was curious of what's going on, and innocent smirk had once neuronist was mentioned, like saying, excellent choice Ainz sama
one thing i find interesting is how, when ainz saw the head, his "emotion supressor" didn't trigger. That means both just how surprised and shocked he was at the sight, that he even couldn't even feel anything. But then, when he ordered the nobles to be tortured, the supressor didn't trigger either. That was calm, cold fury
Nice catch. He has been very angry before (when Shalltear was controlled and when Foresight lied about his friends) and the suppressor activated.
Now it was the much more scary "calm anger".
@@moteroargentino7944 actually is juts him loosing any touch with his humanity, someone pointed out that in the latest volume (16) his emotion suppressor doesn’t even work anymore
@@chechenko_9430 Nah, I doubt it. Zanac himself said in this chapter that "he's definitely a monster on the outside but he's probably like any human on the inside".
If he could tell this with the little information he has, plus all the other humans who actually had a chance to speak with him, we should know better. We know he's a young man from a post apocalyptic dystopian world where most people are ignorant, sick and worked to death. And his only distraction was Ygdrassil, a hard game were human players bullied him just because he choosed a heteromorphic race, until he found for the first time in his life a "home" with his friends in Ainz Ooal Gown.
All of this adds together as to why he never really cared much about other people even before being isekai'd. His new body and evil servants only push things further, and at this point I'm more impressed that he still cares at all about the human race rather than going nuts on them like his NPC's are always suggesting.
He's a human mind/soul inside an undead body. The only effect it has on him are things directly related with his physiology, like not needing food or sleep, and resistance to mind alterations (like strong emotions). At least that's what I can tell from what they showed so far.
@@moteroargentino7944 have you read the novels or are you an anime only?
You are spot on with that.
I’m shaking and in shock. This scene was nothing but truly disturbing. I got spoiled and I knew Zanac wasn’t going to see the next day. But I would NEVER imagine to be by the hands of his own men. He even said he didn’t want it to be on the battlefield because of his lack of skill, but he knew his responsibility as next King and wanted to fulfill it nonetheless on his own free will.
Only in the end to be betrayed by the people he was suppose to protect. Ains reaction looked more like: “I’m truly disappointed and All of you disgust me” There is nothing but rotten people here, you get what you f*cking deserved. You may argue that the nobles did what Ains was saying about protecting their own happiness. But there is a difference between protecting it and sacrificing one of your own (specially one who was just doing his best) to save your own skins. Because pay attention the nobles were asking for the protection and safety of their own families. Not the kingdom.
Edit: Also the very fact that Zanac was questioning himself if he was worth to be king make him a great one in my eyes already.
My memory may be off here, but I think in the LN Ainz respected him so much that he considered going easy on the kingdom. Then he got betrayed by his nobles, so Ainz decided the whole kingdom was worthless
@@davidlawrence5091 pretty sure he was considering actually accepting the surrender but then the nobles ruined it
@@gameuniverse5973 Exactly
@@davidlawrence5091 You are correct. The nobles basically proved that the kingdom was so putrid and corrupt that it was not worth saving (or showing any mercy)
@@gameuniverse5973 no he was never considering accepting the surrender. He was simply going to give them a painless death.
Lizardmen: Set aside their rivalries and politics to face an enemy united.
The Empire: Abandoned politics and remained on the Sorcerer's kingdom good side.
The Kingdom: Played politics and backstabbed the Sorcerer kingdom and each other till the very end.
The quagoa:have most of their people die but still survive
Hence, the Slane Theocracy's utter disappointment and disgust with the Kingdom.
yeah, most of the neighbouring states were also done with them
@@kgjung2310 Yeah ST was planning to use the kingdom as Human generator for Human vs Demi-Human/Heteromorph wars in the future, once enough numbers were reached. Otherwise ST would never have permitted the Kingdom to settle that paradise zone of land, out of all harms' way (their things don't factor in human-human conflict, as the racist supremacists that they are by dogma).
Slane Theocracy: Think they're are biggest & baddest all round, until more bigger & badder threat smack them down completely.
"Shame on the house of Ptolemies for such barbarity."
"But... you are enemies?"
"HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!"
Pure Caesar energy in this scene
Underrated comment that deserves attention 👏
Agreed, this really is a "CONSUL OF ROME!!" moment
Never thought I’d see a HBO Rome series quote here. Nice. 👍
Shame on the house of HBO for cancelling Rome
Can someone please explain??
I love how he gave them 3 strikes. First strike was coming to him in the first place when Zanac told them there was no chance of surrender. Zanac who risked his life to speak to Ainz for a possible peaceful resolution and even when turned down, still choose to come back to camp to fight for his kingdom. However even Ainz could understand the feeling of self preservation which posed his first question. Strike two leaving the armor Zanac was wearing at the camp. So the King's head was worth trading for their lives but the kingdom's most treasured set of armor was too valuable? Third strike, none of them wished for the safety of their citizens but instead prioritized their own safety or their family. Welcome to Nazarick foolish nobles. Enjoy your stay.
Yeah, the main mistakes were:
1: Killing an ally
2: Killing a commander
3: Killing someone Ainz respected
And that's why the term "jerks worst than villains" exist.
Let's not forget the armor belonged to Gazef Stronoff, another man Ainz respected. To even leave the armor unattended on the ground is just disrespectful, and well ...
that last sentence was so corny plz consider editing this comment
@@momlover6036 I think it’s fitting.
When in the light novel Ainz was actually considering calling off the massacre because of zanac just for these guys too ruin it
Damn I wish they left that in the anime.
@@fork4207 I felt like it was kind of implied, but being straight up about it would’ve helped.
@@fork4207 You can get that just by the body language even if they didn't explicitly said it.
The prince was the only one who noticed that Ainz is just a human under that cold, unfeeling undead shell.
Right?
"Because it had been decided before his birth that his elder brother would definitely inherit the throne, Zanac's position was not that great. neither did the nobles support him, nor was he close to anyone in the palace. Still, as the one with exceeding abilities, he refused to yield and gave his all to the improvement of the royal families future. Zanac, Renner, Marquis Raeven, and Gazef; If those four were united in mind, and were truly motivated, they should have been able to push back the empires encroachment, and bring about a stronger kingdom. Perhaps this sounds improbable, but had Nazarick not shown up, and had Barbro died before he could inherit the throne, it could definitely have come true."
--Description of Zanac, Volume 14.
One of the reasons why Ainz is such a compelling protagonist. He's evil, and yet finds respect in those worthy of it.
RIP the crown prince. One of the few competent and respectable in the new world.
This is a little nuance here. You can clearly see him being affected by something, so his human nature and feelings are supressed so he can always keep a calm and composed manner. Evil is a strong word for someone who mostly tries to keep everyone alive and well (except people like these). Ruthless i think would fit him more, since he tries to make it better, but doesn't even bat an eye at the worst situation. Well, considering that he is a ruler of a kingdom where humans exist in like 5-10% (guessing), himself being the highest level of undead, i don't think human morals fit that well. (sort of like a battle between his human soul and lich nature)
When you witness cruelty, your first thought is often "why?".
And when the one who did it, can actually answer that question, and not only that but maybe even make you empathize with them, then you can't help but respect them even if just a little.
@@Taktical I think murdering innocent civilians constitutes as an act of evil.
@@Taktical Nah, once you genocide 10 million innocent civilians you're well past being ruthless lol.
@@shadowrobot7708 his point wasn’t that ainz was good but rather than simply being evil for the sake of evil like most of the npc’s in nazirick he’s more of a practical evil only resorting to evil acts when it benefits him and there’s good reason for it, to ainz evil is a tool and not a dirty pleasure.
To be honest, i did not like zanac at all at the start of the anime. But overtime he really grew on me and earned my respect. Rip king.
That’s the whole point of his character he puts on this act to deceive people of his true intelligence and how he was the only one besides his father who truly cared for the kingdom.
Me too, I thought he was gonna be the fat cowardly type that would betray anyone. Rip king
Knowing this anime, I stopped getting attached to any characters. RIP though 😔
@@fork4207 Additionally, he didn't even particularly want the throne. He only went for the throne because he genuinely believed that he was more fit than his brother (and he was right in that regard).
Agreed, I thought he was just the lazy type who didn't pay much care or attention and let himself be manipulated by his sister despite knowing what she's truly like. This is the first episode where I saw genuine merit in him.
One of the worse things about this is that, after his conversation with Zanac, Ainz was seriously having some second thoughts about the massacre. He was at the very least wondering if he should actually go through with a complete wipeout.
There will never be anyone in the New World who garnered as much respect out of Ainz as Gazef Stronoff, but Prince Zanac could be a close second. Even at a glance, Albedo could tell that Zanac was a far more competent king than Ramposa III. Zanac was a true king, and Ainz respected him greatly just from their short interaction. Had those nobles fought alongside their king, they’d have a swift and clean death. To betray your leader is bad enough, but to do so to someone who is truly a great leader, just for a chance of something as selfish as self-preservation, is something that Ainz would never abide by, especially because his guild was all about aiding your comrades, and he’s probably seen enough of that while he was in the real world.
Not only had they disrespected Zanac, who was a great king that was worth far more than every noble combined, they disrespected Gazef Stronoff, by murdering someone who wore the same armour as him and just leaving it stained and lying on the floor, showing little to no respect for both its current and previous wearer. There is very little that can actually infuriate Ainz thanks to his undead emotion inhibitor passive, but that’s certainly one of them.
This actually was a very great comment and clairified as to why Ainz asked about the armor specifically. Thank you for that!
@@eonemerald9495 Well first and formost Ainz is a collector so his primary concern with the armor is recognizing it as a unique item to be looted and given to Pandora's Actor to curate in the vaults of Nazarick. The fact that it belonged to Gazeff and then Zannac just adds to that "unique item" value by giving it a neat lore entry.
That all said ya I didn't even consider the disrespect aspect until mentioned so ya totally worth mentioning.
The emotion suppression goes off when his emotions threaten to overrule his rationality and make him react from a purely emotional level.
The fact that it didn't so much as flicker during this shows just how frighteningly logical and rational he was being, despite being furious at them.
@@wumpusrat iirc, there’s one moment later on where Ainz is showing off such pure rage, that his emotion suppressor just doesn’t work.
@@wumpusrat A sort of loophole in the inhibitor is justice, punishment for a crime may be detailed or carried out subjectively without suppression.
Respect to the fallen prince, he actually cared about his kingdom even tho he clearly knew that they' were getting massacred anyways. Torture is worse than death so sucks for the nobles who betrayed him lol
he was the only one that cared about his kingdom, between the princes, the girl just is just having fun, the other guy only cares about power, Zanac was the only one who truly cared
The kidney stones cases on the world of overlord is gonna jump exponentially after this turn of events
@@ricardo.t7924 Renner cares more on keeping her puppy climb and having fun pretty much
So the nobles think Albedo is escorting them to a safe haven in their home but they don’t know that they’re being sent to the Neuronist to be tortured. Basically a easy way to have them go down there without any trying to run or commit suicide to avoid their punishments.
@@gameuniverse5973 except renner isnt keeping a puppy, she is in love-
no, she is obsessed with climb to the highest degree
she killed the maid who insulted him in one of the episodes and all the prostitudes that climb and Sebas saved just incase climb has feelings for anyone else but her
"I shall give you a reward comparable to your efforts", considering their efforts were betrayal, expecting anything else would be foolish.
Well, he didn't lie to them.
They weren't even sure where the body was, implying that they didn't even have the guts to take Zanak's head themselves. Even in betrayal, they couldn't be bothered to get their own hands dirty and instead took credit for the efforts of others.
@@christopherwilliamsA No, they did it themselves, or at the least were in the tent when it happened. It just seems that, in their blind panic to save their own necks, they failed to realise that the armour Zanac was wearing (four of the five great treasures of their kingdom) might also be of interest to Ainz.
@@christopherwilliamsA In the LN they didn't have the balls to attack him after he called them out so they had the mercs they hired do it instead.
@@christopherwilliamsA nice catch. They left it out of the anime, but as mentioned above me, the nobles didn't even have it in them to do it themselves. Zanac calls them out in it.
Alredy commented, but I love the little detail at 0:24. Ains didn't even sit using his usual practiced routine, he was THAT done with everything.
I can understand why Ainz was so disgusted by their actions.
They betrayed their ruler and brought his head as tribute to Ainz in order to save their own pathetic hides, they would most likely attempt to do the same to Ainz if someone stronger than him showed up.
Such blatant self-serving disloyalty cannot be forgiven.
They're trying to save their families, not necessarily their own hides. And Ainz apparently does not see much of an issue with self-serving people who want to protect those they love. Not to mention is is pretty clear that they think the King is not trying to surrender and think they themselves are being betrayed by their king's recklessness. Would you accept an order to end your own life for no apparent gain to anyone else? Though they definitely are somewhat self-serving, as they could have instead asked to spare the nation entirely. Ainz had already refused the offer of a king's life for the kingdom's, though.
Ainz is just an evil character (in tems of the D&D alignment chart) that cannot empathize with anyone he does not have a direct connection with (the king, the human girl in the village, Stronoff). He is disgusted because he does not care to understand their motivations and is angry that they killed someone he was interested in. I just hope he didn't also send their families, who had no part in this, to be tortured as well, I don't remember how it goes in the LN.
@@son_guhun Yeah, nah. These corrupt, self-serving, cowardly nobles are what plagued the kingdom in the first place. There's nothing to empathize with them. They got exactly what they deserved.
@@mustard5382 This is exactly what the problem has always been with this Kingdom. Too many short-sighted, selfish elites who are always starting some kind of trouble that everybody else gets dragged into.
@@son_guhun not one of them offer the head of the noble who started this the prince did but the king wouldn't allow it
@@professorchaos5058 I'm pretty sure they would gladly offer the lowly noble's head if he had been there at the time, assuming that they knew what it did and thought it would appease Ainz. Unfortuantly, only Zanac was in the battlefield.
I love the way Ainz sat down on his throne after the interaction. His mind was already decided and like he said, he lost interest in everything.
Yeah he looked like he was so done with all of this. Zanac might have been the only reason they could survived but the nobles ruin it
Really brings out the phrase, "In Nazarick, death is a mercy that frees you from suffering." - Ains Ooal Gown.
The split between Overlord viewers on the Arche chapter, this scene shows anime only viewers exactly why Arche got the best end of the deal she could've. Death is mercy.
what split??
@@nelsonw9483 long story short, a lot of anime onlys still somehow had it in their heads that Ains at least was the "good guy".
Only for his refusal to spare Arche to make them scratch their heads
@@filipvadas7602 Shocking right? I'm an anime only fan, but I watch the anime exactly because of that reason, if I were looking for a goody goody protagonist out of the bunch I would watch basically any other anime out there
I dunno how they didn't know Ainz was evil. I mean, the entire guild was centered around that dramatic kind of evil (especially with people like Ulbert). Heck, even in the opening scene of the anime when the yggdrasil players attempted a raid on Nazarick you can tell that they're out to play supervillains.
Yeah. I was a little surprised. I didn't think of Ainz as good however more of a neutral than anything else. Then again the descent into villainy was always the direction the show was headed
Imagine trying so hard to negotiate and even surrender, and when that doesn't work, the nobles kills you trying to use your head as a gift to be spared. Just for it to become worse
It's just more of the same of what we always see from Re-Estize. People in this country are always making the situation worse and don't know when to stop.
I felt like he gave up too early like... He could have begged for the lives of the innocents women and children and offered up the combatant's lives for death or servitude so their innocents could live free. Like he didn't give ainz a good reason to spare them.
@@joecci1 he was not going to spare them, they had a goal there already and his emotions are suppresed, he's not going to feel anything for them, unless he has something to win he's not going to cede lol
@@joecci1 If he had begged like that, then ainz would have lost respect for him. The anime didnt depict the conversation completely, but in the light novel the way the conversation went was crazy, I was sweating next to zanac, that man was doing his absolute best during that conversation and when it reached a point where he new that there was no way of changing Ainz mind he just bravely accepted it and remain an equal to ainz, which made the whole betrayal situation all the more frustrating because you saw the conviction and mental strength that Zanac had, expecting him to die a glorious death against a literal God, just to be robbed of said glory by getting betrayed and killed in his own tent by his own men.
The same has basically happened IRL. It's how one of the greatest rivalries in ancient history ended. We know very little comparatively about how people lived two thousand years ago but we know more or less exactly what Caesar and Pompey felt about each other and when. And when Caesar went to egypt, expecting to have to fight a legion or at least local armies to find him and publicly pardon him as he did all his enemies, the child playing Pharaoh handed him pompey's head. Caesar, for his part, decided that now all of Pompey's debts were due - to caesar, obviously - immediately and if the Pharaoh didn't like it, he had a sister and Caesar had a Legion. He didn't like it, and that's why you know the name Cleopatra.
*Ainz (looks in bag):* "Aw. I liked him...Send them to the urethra violator. I mean Neuronist."
lets create some nice kidney stones :)
Throw them too the cockroach pit can't waste good food
@@gameuniverse5973 they can just eat the kidney stones
Everyone here talking about how they killed the king, did everyone forget what Zanac was wearing? It was Gazoffs Armor, a person he truly liked and begged to join his ranks. And the noblemen when asked what they did with the Armor tells him they left it lying on the ground, and didn't think to take it with them or to preserve it, or even to offer it to Ains. I think that was the final straw that made him chose to send them to Nueronist.....
I love how Ainz gave them 3 subtle warnings about how badly they messed up, but as you mentioned, it was their answer about where they left the armor that sealed their fate.
First, he commended them for their efforts and said he would give them a reward appropriate to their efforts = Betrayal rewarded with betrayal
Leaving the armor at camp showed that they not only disobeyed and disrespected Zanac who had risked his life to plead for their safety, but were greedy even in the face of certain annihilation
Ainz probably asked the last question to see if any of them had a shred of loyalty, but none of them thought of the kingdom
Ainz never begs
@@darrylferguson3622
Leaving the armor lying there on the ground not only disrespected Zanzac, but disrespected Gazef as well, who wore the armor before him, the only human Ainz truly respected. And they just left it there in the dirt.
@@wumpusrat That is true
like ainz says he believes in paying kindness with kindness and evil with evil... Killing the man who did his best to negotiate for your survival and then trying to buy your safty with his head is honestly not only disloyal but a dirtbag move and add on top of that that ainz respected him they would of wished for death upon the battlefeild
They didn't know he did his best. He was totally vague about negotiations and made it seem like he didn't even try. If I was to sacrifice my own life and especially that of my family, I would really want to know why the hell that is. They felt betrayed by the king first, but, of course, this does not matter to Ainz.
@@son_guhun true but as their king or maybe acting king they should of trusted him to have negotiated seeing as they let him go alone to meet with ainz but your right they had a right to know why they were all gonna die but at the same time they are at war the king has a right to keep some things from his people and trust that his people will atleast not try to cut his head off... but either way it happeend and now hopefully we get to see some spectacular fighting with cocytys and mare vs the army and see what they capable of and see some new undead :D
@@musicwarrior7630 Oh, I do hope they animate Mare's spells well
Damn…Zanac died an honorable death.
Just seeing his head is tough to look at. He understood that many nobles would betray him but rather than dying as a coward, this guy went out sword swinging
Respect for this prince ✊🏼
He might have died an honorable death, but he was denied a warrior's death on the battlefield.
@@rahn45 WDYM? Did he not manage to clap any of them?? Not even 1?
@@skebaba918 well i do think so since the guys in the front where shown alive so they probably just overwhelmed him in this version
He actually didn’t die an honorable death. Getting butchered by your own men in your tent because they wanted to save themselves, is not honorable. That’s a big reason that Ainz was so mad. He knew Zanac deserved a better death.
@@gameuniverse5973 the nobles were too scared to face him so they sent mercenaries and watched from a safe distance. Zanac laughed and then prepared to fight when he noticed that
The second time we see a genuine mad emotion from ainz😰
He was angry about who mind controlled shalltear and a bit angry at lupus on what she did
@@gameuniverse5973 i forgot about lupus 😅
But that was friendly anger ...
@@gameuniverse5973 what did lupus do again?
@@Queenjeanie fail basic comunication
@@Queenjeanie forgot to report to ainz
It's when you realize that apparently in the novel Ainz had decided, based on his meeting with Zanac, to only destroy the army and spare the kingdom
The nobles' betrayal condemned their people to death
Thank god they didn't skip this. Really shows how great Zanac was and how great Ainz was for respecting him.
It's also necessary to demonstrate Ainz's hypocrisy, punishing them for basically doing what he said he would do if it meant saving those he cared about.
@@son_guhun Ainz wouldn't throw away someone who is fully planned to dying alongside him. At least I believe so
@@etikhad4754 I doubt he, at this moment, would save anyone in the New World if it meant that Nazarick had to perish. Especially if either way that person would die, like the case here. Maybe if his character develops in a different direction, I could see it.
He seems happy enough to slaughter just about anyone for the sake of their happiness. Imagine for the sake of their lives.
@@son_guhun You speak as if that's something no one would do to fulfill their interest or to stay alive. You can list multiple instances of hypocrisy that you or anyone else do. No one is a saint and the scene, and just the story, is demonstrating everyone has their own purposes and that's nothing strange to see.
@@Korksbebig At which point did the what I say indicate that it's not something anyone would do in this situation? The whole point of overlord, at least to me, is that no one is a saint. Ainz calls himself a hypocrite and acts as such multiple times, and that's part of what makes his character interesting.
Ains had respect for him, and i respect that
I respect your respect
Above all else Ainz respects Loyalty. Brothers in Arms should be not only loyal but stand side by side, those that would betray others for their own ends deserve death in his eyes.
@@milanmolnar4395 I begrudgingly respect your respect of their respect for his Majesty's respect for Chad Zanac out of respect for his Majesty's respect for Chad Zanac's respect for his Majesty
@@4nubisjdb562 ........same.
Nobles: B-but he was your enemy.
Ainz: HE WAS A CONSULE OF ROME!
A consul of Rome. To die in this sordid way, quartered like some low thief... shame! Where is the rest of him?
Funny enough, one of, if not the, best Roman Emperor was killed in a similar fashion. Emperor Aurelian was killed by his own men because they were scared of punishment.
_Shame on the Re-Estize Kingdom noblemen for such barbarity. Shame._
- Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown
@@VikingDrummerRob @RTK 2016 Caesers reaction to Pompeis (his former father in law) exceution by the Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator during the failure of the Triumvirate during the civil war resulting in him being overthrown for Cleopatra *Beautiful reference*
There is a balance between being ruthless and merciful, that's the power of how much Ainz is and truly the best dark lord he is!
Zanac has been such a solid character throughout the whole story. there are moments when you doubt his morality early in the seasons, but he continues to show himself as someone who would be a just King. Just after learning the fate of his brother, im only wondering what the King's reaction will be, after asking to sacrifice himself.
It didn't help that he looked so smug all the time but he was the gigaCHAD second to Gazef. He will be missed.
@@ParticleBomb He was playing politics with the nobility. I think he highly respected Gazef, but had to keep his faction of nobles supporting him... where he could keep an eye on their activities.
People being overly terrified by Ains's presence will never get old in my eyes
Honestly tho you can't blame them for being so scared..
Zanac did treated Ainz as a human tough. Which is one of the reasons Ainz grew to respect him.
I call bull on the author saying Ainz is not that tall compare too others he looks like a giant compared too everyone
@@gameuniverse5973 I'm pretty sure he confirmed the anime height is his real height what you're talking about was just his irl height
@@gameuniverse5973 thats done intentionally with angles to help portray the larger than life aura he gives off. In the LN its described really well, this invisible aura of majesty and power that Ains radiates, (im not talking about his acting kingly, he actually radiates a dominating aura) to the point where observant people, when in his presence for the first time, immediately think of his as some sort of deity.
You see it with Jiv, when he and the rest of his delegation from the empire enter the thrown room for the first time.
"There, on that throne, sits Death himself"
@@Devilsnightforlife that certainly makes sense, he probably retconned it through the novels since there's only 1 reference to his height I can think of
The way he grabbed Aura's hand, the pain he must have been feeling 😪
not pain thats for sure.
anger on the other hand...
Touch-me-sama once said saving someone in need is the right thing to do
@@nick33ee hmmm. Fair point
more than pain i guess it was rage
Ainz being an undead his race prevents him from feeling much of anything though some of his human emotions bleed through he's still very much unfeeling. He might have felt disgusted at the betrayal the Prince went through. Now they're gonna get their pp holes resized by thick chuthulu mommy
Zanac made a huge gamble and obtained a painless death promise from Ainz (quite a feat actually), showing how even in the bitter end he cared about the remmanta of his kindgom
So the cruel mercy that these nobles got was very well deserved
His dead tone after opening the bag, the SCOFF at 0:41 when they tell him they left Gazef’s armour and Zanac’s body to rot in the mud, THE ARM GRAB WITH THE MUSIC. This scene was immaculately done.
What’s worse. The fact that the nobles cut his head off and left his eyes open, or the idea that they just left his body unattended in the tent where they killed him likely to rot.
1:13
I can't stop laughing at them
They have no idea where they are going..🤣🤣
For real.
*"I shall give you a reward comparable to your efforts."*
Ainz values and respects those who display true loyalty and duty, even if it's not towards him... So here's some Ainz quotes to _really_ put this line in context:
"Greater love hath no man than this, that he would lay down his life for his friends." - When adventurers invading Nazarick stayed behind to buy time for their companion to escape, and begged Ainz to let her go. (similar to how Zanac pleaded for his people and didn't run away from a hopeless battle)
"In Nazarick, death is a mercy that frees you from suffering." - Ainz ordering that the escaping adventurer be hunted down and executed swiftly while explaining that the invaders staying behind would not be so lucky. (a lesson he's going to teach these treacherous and cowardly nobles)
"It would be a waste to dispose of it..." Ainz turning the head of the noble who sent adventurers to the Tomb of Nazarick into a Death Knight.
"Bury him with respect." Ainz leaving Zanacs head intact and not using it for Nazarick in any way.
First one is John 15:13. A verse from the Holy Bible.
0:19 the moment I heard the *grunt* noise I already knew their fates were sealed. Ainz was going to fight them regardless but he grew some respect for the prince, just like gazeff.
Zanac was one of the few humans that Ainz had respect for, despite he was going to die anyway. They both had mutual respect for each other, and the fact that Ainz said “Bury him with respect.”, really shows it.
So you have chosen death.
*Betrays own king that Ainz respected*
So you have chosen a slow painful death.
It's one thing to fight and die by the hands of Ainz himself but it's a completely different thing to be sent to Neuronist by Ainz himself in anger, that's truly worse than death
I wonder if Neuronist is going to keep honoring their creator… 😈
I'm not sure what's worse: Being sent to Neuronist, or being sent to Kyouhukou.
@@Ugh-Fudge_Bwana with what ainz said, I think neuronist is worse in this case, with the families being included and such
@@kingscarletbuilds ya id say neuronist is worse kyouhukou is pretty bad too because he feeds you to his cockroaches and constantly heals you to keep you alive but i know neuronist is creative as hell with torture and her abilities
The way Albedo's face lights up when she realizes Ainz is going to grant what they asked for not what they want.
The nobles got monkey paw'd
Ainz had respect for Zanac, this was clear in the LN. That's why he dint raised him as a Death Knight and propose a proper burial with respect.
And that's why he is cruel to the traitors.
Its really the most he could do for Zanac as I think it was mentioned that resurrection magic doesn't work on everyone in the New World. Specifically that anyone below level 20 wouldn't be able to withstand the resurrection.
@@filipvadas7602 that's the new world magic not ainz magic. He can resurrect anyone (assuming they want to be resurrected) without them losing life force
@@filipvadas7602 he could ressurect him but the problem is what after that? Serving Ainz? Yeah, that's not gonna work really. Man got killed, beheaded and betreyed by his own people. He only wanted good for his kingdom. This is not something you can just walk out of like it's a small talk with your family.
R.I.P. Zanac. May death be a peace
@@mohammadabdelrahman786 Don't forget, it took nearly the entire treasury to bring back Shaltear.
It was pretty clear here in the anime too. Its called subtext.
Bury him with respect
In the light novel he sent not only the nobles but also their families to Neuronist. He was calmer and colder, it was his inner thoughts that revealed just how enraged by the entire situation.
Same in the anime at 0:50. Though it appears more like an implication than a direct message. Ainz clearly said "I will spare you and your families", implying he would throw their families to the Neurotist as well.
I love how the anime portrayed it though, they made it seem like he was INSANELY MAD at what they did while showing absolutely no emotions and dispatching them calmly, the scene itself was so calm and intense at the same time
When you manage to anger someone whose emotions are magically suppressed.....you have not earned Nazarick's mercy.
*Cowardly nobles foolishly serve their leader up on a silver platter for survival,*
Ainz: *"I appreciate what you've done, I'll spare you and your families,"*
-Nobles breathe a sigh of relief and shout for joy,
Ainz: *"Albedo, send them to my tort- I mean, my servant, Neuronist."* 😏
Makes me wonder how can the other-worldly gorgeous Lady Albedo not be utterly disgusted by that repulsive creature. Or maybe she is, but has the top-notch acting skills to not show it.
Nobles: "Please spare our lives!"
Ainz: "Albedo, send them to Neuronist."
He kept his word. Sasuga Ainz-Sama!
Ainz really respected Zanac, possible was hoping he died honorable in Battle or Flee. So this shows how much honor and respect Ainz has for his opponents.
1:29 This actually gave me chills.
There is something, at the moment when he sees the prince's head, he makes this little sound, this little sigh, and I don't know why but I feel so much emotion from that, it really felt like he was about to explode but imploded instead, great voice acting.
What i love about this scene is the sigh after seeing the king's head, and his change of tone...
When i first watched it, i just felt it in his voice that he did not like what he saw.
Incredible how a skull face can express so many emotions, especially anger.😈
Neuronist will certainly have a lot of fun with those nobles and their families, what a good employee she is.😏
I like how they showed Ainz to be merciful enough to grant them death when requested, even if he made sure the death was long and painful, death would eventually arrive and their suffering ended.
I like how Albedo instantly knows Ainz's intentions the moment he tells them to give those nobles and their families to Neuronist.
Zanac honestly stole the show. In the books Zanac was already great, but seeing it animated actually made me love him more!!
Shame about his sister....
01:06 Despite Ainz doing something strange as seemingly adhering to their wishes, Albedo's smile did not lift. Usually she voices complaint or concern but it's almost as if... she was waiting for the punchline or neuronist line at that point
She knew full well just how much ainz respected zanac when she was told to "bury him with respect". She knew something was up, the only question was what exactly
As soon as Ainz said Neuronist, i already knew it was worst case scenario for the nobles.
I continue to love this scene. Ainz suddenly being overtaken by a quiet fury, and dropping the need to roleplay a dignified overlord gives me chills to watch.
RIP Zanac. if you were isekaid, I’m sure you would’ve been amazing
2 fun facts: One, Zanac was the last and only person who had a chance to make Ainz possibly call of his total massacre of the Kingdom. He made Ainz reconcider, but when the Nobles killed Zanac, Ainz decided that he was going to follow through with the destruction.
Second fun fact: In the light novel, one of the nobles lowly whisperes "But my family...?", Ainz overhears this, and orders that the families of the nobles are to also be found and round up, and sent to Neuronist with the Noble.
I shared the hatred Ainz felt with the nobles in this scene. Just before this he had a magnanimous conversation with the prince, something that is a rare luxury from anyone other than a denizen of Nazarik. By handing the prince's head to the Sorcerer King in the hopes of being spared, the nobles gave up the chance of a painless death, the best thing you really can have when you oppose the Sorcerer Kingdom.
Imagine making the mistake of personally offending Lord Ainz.
A mistake so severe that not even death is an escape from the punishment he would bring to you.
While (at least for now) I won't have any reason to offend Ainz, if that was the case and I *really* wouldn't be able to somehow escape, I would surrender myself to Lady Albedo. Anything such a perfect beauty would do cannot be worse than what that revolting creature would do. Even seeing it in real life would probably be enough to instantly sicken most beings.
@@kiravampira1456 I very much disagree. Ainz will order you punished and might "play with his food" a bit, but he doesn't really take joy in hurting people, he just doesn't care either way.
Albedo will REVEL in your suffering.
@perrycarters3113 Ainz himself, maybe (even though his Evil level is the highest, equal to Lady Albedo's and Demiurge's, who is arguably the cruelest). That creature (at Ainz's order)? The thought alone makes my skin crawl. Well, guess I'd make a striking beauty happy, instead of that abomination or the equally repulsive roach king.
*On a lighter note, an acquaintance (who's very good with technology) just told me that he could modify Lady Albedo's settings and make her love me (not in the family-friendly way) instead. Even if she would do that in the "Gagaran style" (which is hard to imagine, as she appears so delicate), I would still choose her over that beyond repulsive creature.
“i pledge my complete loyalty to the sorcerer king and nvr betray his majesty”
says the people who betrayed and killed their king
Ainz did the right thing. Why would you want nobles who so easily betrayed their sovereign to work for you? Answer: You wouldn't.
Can't imagine how the king will react when he find out his nobles killed his son. Probably wish he listen to his knight instead of the nobles from the beginning. 🤦♂️
I mean who is ganna tell the king
@@doffydemon456 right!! Lol
@@doffydemon456 I think Ainz told him that right when
the Princess killed her father.
AInz: "I'll spare you and your families!"
Nobles: "Yes, thank you. Long live the king!"
Also Ainz: [Oh, well, at least I never say they're free!]
Ainz is a man of his word, he will spars them, send him to Demiurge’s happy farm where he’s so kind, death is not an option for them.
Ainz's actions might be all over the place, I still love his respect and honor. Even if he was gonna massacre all of them, he respected Zanac a lot for his bravery. The fact his men were cowards and betrayed him ensured eternal suffering for them.
Ainz is ironically the perfect overlord, even if he has been pretty much role-playing the whole time. He is cruel to those who deserve it, and is kind to those who deserve it. Honestly I would be pleased to be a servant of his as well (especially if I was as overpowered as most of his underlings are lol)
That last part gave me actual CHILLS
"I shall give you a reward comparable to your efforts." Ainz killing it with the ominously sincere doublespeak. You can just tell he's downright livid.
One of my favorite moments from the story those guys really only cared about themselves to the end they got what they deserved
In the light novel, neuonist torchered them and their families. Ainz sounded amused when they asked to bring their families with them after they were sent to neuonist. Also, ainz told aura to torcher them until they begged for death, and then torcher them some more until they got a slow and painful death
The first time I watched this I went"wait who is neuronist?" Because I forgot.
Then Albedo smiled, without objection, which instantly made me remember what happened to the adventurers that invaded Nazarick.
Watching the 2nd half of this episode was great no fight scenes but it showed us an amazing scene between 2 rulers and how they both think and how at the end of their conversation they respected each others views but when Zanac got betrayed I felt nothing but sadness. 😢😢
Ainz was angry, but not enough to cause the emotional suppression. This was a slow burning anger, the most dangerous kind of anger.
English the thing about the suppressor is that it keeps ainz from feeling emotions like a human would. intense feelings like joy rage laughter and the like can be seen as compromising to the lich physiology and would be suppressed.
But feelings that are kept under control are meant to be what a lich should feel cool cold and in control.
You gotta love a boss who keeps his promises.
RIP Chad Chaddington. Ainz got your back.
This is definitely Ainz at his scariest. He may act calm, but you can tell that he's feeling nothing but hatred for the men who murdered the human he respected so much
I remember seeing this scene and as soon as I saw the head I thought "Ainz is going to be angry about that. He actually respected Zanac."
The quiet rage was beautifully done.
This kind of reminds me of Julius Caesar's reaction when Pompey was killed
Pompey and Caesar were long standing rivals in the roman senate. When Caesar marched his armies across the Rubicon to take control of Rome, it was Pompey who took up arms against him in the resulting civil war. The war however did not go in Pompey's favor and after he suffered a few defeats, he was forced to flee to Egypt. Caesar gave chase knowing as long as Pompey was at large, the civil war would continue and there would be a challenge to his rule. However not long after arriving in Egypt, he was presented Pompey's head by Egypts ruling house of Ptolemy (a vassal kingdom of the roman empire at the time.) The house of Ptolemy were initially allies of Pompey until they decided to betray him, believing that bringing justice to a traitor of the Roman Empire as a gift to it's new Emperor would earn them favor and maybe even some gifts from Caesar himself. To their shock, Caesar was FURIOUS, him and Pompey actually respected each other greatly, despite being enemies. The story of the betrayal and assassination of Pompey disgusted him and he insulted the house of Ptolemy for being so barbaric, that they should be ashamed and Pompey deserved much better than to have his head presented as a trophy. He's also recorded as having wept afterwards while holding Pompey's signet ring
I like how similar it is to this story and can't help but wonder if the author took any inspiration from Caesar for this event in the show? Ainz's reaction certainly feels very similar, he respected the prince and to see him betrayed in such a way obviously disgusted him
This reminds me of the conclusion of the Tumujin’s (Genghis Khan’s) rise to power in Mongolia. He had been at war with his blood brother, Jamukha, for many years and despite their differences he still respected him. In the end, Jamukha’s own men betrayed him and brought him to Temujin in hopes of having a place in his new empire. He found their lack of loyalty to their own leader so insulting that he had those men executed, just like Ainz
very nice details from the animator and voice actor. After seeing the head, Aniz no longer bothered to seat properly to fit the ruler/overlord image, his also started speaking more softly and quickly to the nobles not out of gentleness, but in an indifferent, "whatever" tone. He really had lost interest before the delivered the line.
Zanac really surprised me. The earlier seasons made him look like another spoiled noble hungry for power, but in the end he showed that he really had the ability to be a Great King.
Willing to sacrifice the needs of the few for the many even if the few were nobles. Understanding the overwhelming force of the enemy and willing to bow his head to save his country.Having the courage to take to the battlefield despite knowing he could never survive it. Going alone to ask the enemy if there was another way knowing full well they could have just killed him. And finally staying humble, and apologizing for losing his composure despite knowing his death is imenent and trying to rally his men for battle despite not having a plan and knowing most likely they will die anyway.
Noble: "Should we worry about the ominous music?"
Aniz: "Don't worry you'll live, We'll make sure of it."
This is somewhat more merciful then in the novel. In the novel he said to Aura “Even if they wish for death. Do not let them die”
You know I kind of thought less of him you know he's one of those classic snotty royals but during the episode and season turn out you ain't that bad not mention if he's the first person in this world Ainz truly open of a real self the rest look at him like a simple overlord you rarely believe how angry he is even though he's a scale of man
1:10 The look on Albedo's face when he orders those betraying backstabbing nobles to be tortured for who knows how long is priceless. It's like "My man is flexing."
Ainz: swift death for my honorable enemies, torture for the selfish traitors
1:28 - Say whatever you want. Ainz IS a villain.... And I love it 😍😍😍😍👌👌👍👍🤣🤣😂😂
Ainz had a lot of respect for Zanac if he went to simply bury him instead of making him a death knight