In the light novel, when Ainz ordered Albedo to bring them to Neuronist, one the nobles said "but.. our families" with a quiet voice. Ainz heard this and immediatly ordered Albedo to also locate their families and send with them to Neuronist. Too bad they didn't animate this, but Ainz anger is still scary and well made
Oh god they raped their families?! Full disclosure I skipped the scene. I was at my limit and I became disturbed for 24 hours. I’m still scared every time I see it
I dont think they will get raped but it is a possibility since Ainz asked them to be killed in a painful way they might get to see their families defiled if that brings them the most pain. If the noble families are lucky they will probably just be slaughtered.
Honestly it’s what they should have expected. They pledged loyalty after showing themselves to be traitors who only care about themselves. They killed a prince who had nothing to do with it instead of hunting down the noble who actually caused the problem. They showed their hands as irrational and cowardly, not even offering him the right persons head
@@nnightkingj he might have done that if they say too spare their families and that they would sacrifice themselves as well as giving him the head of zanac
@@nnightkingj it's cowardly because their family wasn't even their primary concern, it was themselves. In the light novel one of the nobles only whispered about his family. Also cowardly as in they betrayed their leader for their own self benefits. Ainz was already going to give them a quick death, instead they'll get something much worst.
@@Ender140 well I'm watching the anime and in this media at least 1 yelled about his family so not cowardly any human would do what they can in hopes to save family
@@nnightkingj A quote Ainz will probably say in the overlord movie, "Why are you still alive? Why didn't you sacrifice yourself for the sake of your son?". If they offered themselves, Ainz might've considered sparing their family for the sake of of the dog maid. But instead they killed someone else for their sake.
Who knew this guy would be such a good character. It's easy to write him off at first because of his pudgy appearance, characters portrayed like that are usually conceited and don't have much to back up their big talk. But as a foil to that, he was actually an honorable and thoughtful person who knew and respected his station in life, and the responsibility he was born with. He was willing to die for it, and in the end he did. He truly was more than they deserved
Shows that we really judge people by looking at the surface, and there’s nothing wrong with that so try to understand people before criticizing or gossip about them.
Yeah, if it’s in other mainstream isekai anime (eg. SAO) people with these appearance will be nothing more than a cheap greedy rapey evil prince that want to assault one of the heroine and then getting his ass beating hard by the protagonist.
I love that in the original scene Ainz says "I've lost interest." Like he's just done playing around trying to be the good guy. He's going to slaughter the kingdom like they slaughtered Zanac.
ITs this scene that showcased that ainz had legitimate reservations about showcasing a massive slaughter, he would have probably thought that killing off the majority of them would have been enough of a whip or a message, but this action by the nobles. It angered him. Zanac was legitimately their only way forward at a chance of some form of survival. The very reason ainz may have spared 10% of them. He's done with that reservation. The capital would fear the full might of his anger
Ainz respected Zanac for his understanding and didn't even act all high and mighty, he just talked to him like a normal guy and when those soliders killed Zanac, Ainz lost the interest to have a fight where he can enjoy
Ainz: "I'll give you guys the easy way, a quick death, thanks to Zanac." Nobles: "We killed him, can you spare our lives please?" Ainz: "Alright, *hard* way it is."
I think ainz would have probably spared the kingdom and use it for his own needs which is a way better fate than getting absolutely destroyed.if the nobles didn't do that move every thing would have probably been spared.
@@ravikeerthi5272 Ainz' plan was to destroy everything, kill everyone, and leave the rubble as a reminder to the world not to oppose the Sorcery Kingdom. The initial talk with Zanac would have Ainz show mercy and make it quick, as opposed to what he did here once the nobles infuriated him. The result is still the same, but the method is quite so very different.
Zanac is just like Gazef Stronoff, both are great person in wrong kingdom.. He doesn't have a charismatic figure, a loyal followers like his father, or intelligence like his sister, but because he knew his boundaries, always care for his kingdom, and being realistic as possible that would make him a magnificent king.. Fun fact: the author himself stated in vol.14, if nazarick never arrived in NW and re-estize's political reforms are going zanac+renner's way, he will absolutely bring prosperity to the kingdom under his rule...
The author chose to write a story full of death in every turn is what makes Overlord a great series Like he did with Archie in ss3 (he spared her in WN but regreted it later)
Zanac seemed like a smart king. Yeah not like the other great guys you mentioned, but good enough and respectful. Very sad to see him end like this, but he was acknowledged by Ains which isnt an easy thing to get.
Really? I thought the Empire will make them submit? but In the spin-off series, the Kingdom got it worse, Nazarick straight up anhillated all neighboring countries tho.
@@nguyentrung4619 I heard about it in another video that sparing Archie, was one of the Author's regret? I'm unsure of the full story but what happened with Archie, was that some readers were able to dictate what happened to her? The Author of Overlord didn't like the outcome?
@@Blacks4Trump2024 he was pampered yes coz he's a prince. But don't forget he was one of the very few nobles who truly cared for the kingdom... his father was petty causing them to lose thousands of soldiers, his brother was a hot head and full of himself and his sister is a psychopathic traitor ..
He's a well written character but his choices male no sense. The families include children who had no say and no fault in what happened to the king. But they were sent to get tortured too. He's just like any human given a ton of power and no one to resist it. They end up doing random things to amuse themselves.
@@davidmdertu1267 They make more sense when one considers his very unusual situation coupled with his emotional inhibitor. But ultimately yes he abuses his power and basically goes mad in the humanitarian sense. He is a horrible person through and through.
@@davidmdertu1267 this is bcs ainz character has the less karma possible he is -500 and as well being a undead he didnt have feelings for humans so ainz is like this bcs of his character he even say in the 1st season when he see the vilagers of karne vilage being massacred:if i was in my real body i wouldnt wisthand seeing this but bcs he is in momonga body he didnt give a shit
My favortite part about this: Ainz can't feel really hard because his abilities supprese strong emotions, but what left, the subtle, the deeper feelings of hate is what remains, and he let that be seen
Fun fact: In the LN Ainz was seriously contemplating blowing the whole thing off because his conversation with Zanac touched him so much. Then the nobles showed up. After that he was like "fuck it" and wanted to slaughter them all.
@@uxtalzon no. In the tent, Zanac truly believed their end. Ainz on the other hand was contemplating not to completely annihilate the kingdom, but hence, he sees firsthand how rotten the kingdom is...
@@Maramara13Fly Ahhhh. So he almost convinced Ainz to spare them. The nobles turned on him, which only proves to Ainz they need to be slaughtered. I get it now, thanks.
@@uxtalzon not convinced.. more like influenced coz he grew to respect Zanac.. even Zanac grew to respect him in a way as well describing him as "more human than he thought".. Plus he would've spared the kingdom, not the army. they were still gonna die painlessly that day but he second thought his decision of erasing re estize off the map.
No. He's not going to blow it off just because of Zanac but he does respect him. He might've allowed history to remember Zanac as the hero against the "evil SK" but because of the betrayal of his people, he didn't spare any form of mercy towards them. And let history remember that anyone who defies Ainz will be destroyed.
Ainz is more pissed off here than with those adventurers in the amphitheater. Ainz truly respected the prince and knows he didnt deserve to die like that. hes going to make those nobles will wish they died on the battlefield before hes done with them.
Actually not, Ainz's level of anger is: 1. When he found out whom mind control Shalltear 2. When the adventure group lies about his friends. 3. When angry at Lupus 4. When failing his cash shop item to cure Shalltear. 5. This 6. When his first party got killed by Clementine.
The rebels killed Zanac as their scapegoat so they can beg for Ainz to spare them. Little did they know it did nothing for them for it only hastened their deaths and their plans backfired. Ainz maybe an undead king, but there are deaths that are not acceptable to him. He finds Zanac's death by the hands of the rebels for their own benefits is dishonourable, underhanded and unfairly to fit for the Sorcerer King's taste.
It actually prolonged it but in the worst way possible. If they fought with Zanac, Ainz said he would make their deaths quick and gentle, but having killed the man he respected, Ainz gave them the "mercy" they wanted and had them tortured until they begged for death, and even if they did, their death would be dragged out until they breathed their last. Talk about irony, they wanted to live and now they get to be tortured for the rest of their lives until they beg for it. Well deserved to be honest.
@@nnightkingj in the light novel they show that ainz was actually considering calling off the massacre and letting them surrender because of zanac talk
@@nnightkingj thats the point, to him, death will always be the end for all these people, it is whether it is a peaceful and painless one, or the opposite. its like if you have no choice but to drink a bottles of poison in front of you bc u are being torture to death. do you rather just die immidiately to the poison by drinking it, or experience pains till your mind gives out and die
It's so chilling when Ainz didn't burst with rage but you can FEEL that something is very, VERY wrong. The way he sits, the way he shifts his tone, the way he stared. Something about it is just very unnerving. It didn't feel right at all. Terrifying yet I couldn't stop watching and patiently hear what's next.
Ainz usually tries to be super "overlordy" and keep that mask on. But here he's genuinely angered, his mannerisms totally changed, he's so done with this whole thing he puts down his superficial mask and doesn't even care anymore. He's showing his real emotions and oh boy he gets cold and calculating when he's like this. He's giving off that psychopath aura.
And the audacity that the nobles will plead to Ainz to be spared like, bruh Ainz isn't gonna accept you because you nobles ain't gonna benefit him🤣 you're just single used toys that will be discarded once Ainz is done with you And Ainz really doesn't like to deal with humans but he will if the human he deals with is giving him benefits in Nazarick and to Ainz himself, those nobles have no benefit to Ainz than their lives
@@lowkeyarki7091 From what I know, the Anime was basically on point. Ainz calmly had them sent to Neuronist for their "reward," then let a bit of wrath slip in private when he sent his messenger to make sure it would be as horrific as possible.
His death was very tragic. His incompetent father king, his sister backstabbing him working with the enemy and the nobles whom he was trying to protect killed him before even the battle started.
The man was everything that kingdom needed to turn things around. He was even determined enough to make the best of everything life gave him, but sometimes, it’s just not enough.
Usually fat characters are portrayed as bastards in many anime. But Zanac was a great man. I'm grateful that Ainz gave those nobles what they deserves.
Satoshi did a amazing job in this episode. After Ainz saw the bag, his tone suddenly changed from being anticipating to boring. His voice doesn't change dramatically but you can hear it.
Overlord seiyuu is top notch, while no one is quite on Subaru's level form Re:Zero still very good. Goddang, Clementine from season 1 still is the best VA in Overlord.
@@wolferwilder1206 The original post talk about Satoshi, Ainz's seiyuu did a good job voicing Ainz. I just said "its good, but not Subaru Re:Zero good".
@@bigboiganiga8356 Subaru's VA probably burnt his throat voicing ss2 lmao, his screams are simply too good. Especially his "YAMERO" scream during Witch's party. Phenomenal acting.
Ainz was expecting a glorious battle, what he got was an anticlimactic end. He was so upset that he could not fulfill his promise to Zanac, just because some cowards had to commit the unthinkable and took the easy way out.
@@peris_arts_film9699 He was supposed to give Zanac an honorable death and have him properly buried like Gazef Stronoff. What he got was a severed head presented as a trophy and a defiled corpse. He was robbed but ultimately, Ainz was disrespected right in front of his face.
Not that, it's how dumb the nobles actually were. Dissapointed that no one saw either of them. Both of them were great, but Zanac just wasn't ready, but wanted to hold his ground for the ignorant people, possibly waking some up to the reality. No but idiots with their mass came in and rolled over. Clueless idiots, who could have been as blissful as before the war started, as they were really as clueless as they were now. Terrible dissapointment. No more reason to present himself in anyway, just bang and boom the whole place to the ground. Zanac was trying to be for his people what Ainz was for his tomb.
For people who have watched or read the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this scene of Ainz's anger is very cliché and well-crafted at the same time to potray Ainz's thought and psychological state. In Ainz's mind, he put the Prince at the same level as him. Both men are human at heart with ambition, responsibilties and self-righteousness. It is only happened that Ainz has the upperhand. Thus, Ainz wants to demonstrate his determination through a full-out war, and grants a quick-death to the Prince as last parting gift. This reminisces Cao Cao's phylosophy in dealing with respectful well-worth enemies. Basically, all men must prove their ambitions in life by crushing others' determination through sheer force and having greatest determination. The foolish nobles in desperation for their lives have robbed Ainz's rare moments of joice. Hence, it triggers his wrath and sudden abandonment of the campaign.
It's also pretty reminiscent of Caesar when he was presented with the head of his rival Pompey by the boy pharoah of Egypt, Ptolemy the 14th. It was supposed to be a pledge of allegiance to Caesar, but Caesar refused it out of anger, having had respect of Pompey only to see him be disrepected and his body disfigured by this boy pharaoh. Later after getting more power in Rome, Caesar joined an alliance with Cleopatra, Ptolemy's older sister, and dethroned him for her. She then had her brother killed for exiling her and "supposedly" had Caesar's bastard child.
“You turned on the only man who caused me to think about my world view and one of the only two nobles that I respected.” “…. We did good?” “You caused my following actions to be absolutely guilt free, yes.”
I'm truly amazed by zanac, he doesn't have the physical like his brother, a loyal followers like his father and intelligence like his sister. Despite everything, turns out He is the one who cared about the kingdom and the poeple the most, forced to take a role as a king, begging ainz to spare his people until the end, but just to end up died by the hands of people he's trying to protected.
Unfortunately the Re-Estize nobles were used to having so much influence over the royal family's actions that they were complacent enough to think they could get away with regicide the second they thought it would benefit them.
He was unfortunately average, had he taken a similar approach to ruling like Jircniv he might've faired better. But it just seemed like he was fated to die miserably, every possible way for him to truly succeed required an entire laundry list of miracles to occur, even if Ainz and his guild never showed up it was all up to chance.
@@TheDuckQ. He was perfectly willing to be a bassal state but many of their own nobility refused to do so and would have likely minecrafted him for trying to make it work anyways. He also don't know if the Sorcerer Kingdom wont just do the same to him and let Renner take the throne instead so his hands were tied from the get go. There was literally nothing he could have done to escape what happened to him.
@@earweatwry46u7uy5i68 I meant the part where Jircniv made moves to oust or outright eliminate nobles, especially since Zanac's brother had their backing, getting rid of them would've helped a lot in his attempt to be the king. But yes, he was screwed no matter what. Even if Ainz never showed up he would've need the Kingdom to beat the Empire( ST would've killed Gazeff so they hardly had a chance) and he needed to deal with his brother.
That's the difference between Re-Estize and pretty much every other society that they encounter. Re-Estize cannot, and does not ever get it's shit together and stop thinking about individual profits. That's literally what got them in this situation in the first place with Phillip stealing for his own territory's benefit. All the people know is being selfish.
@@edrius154 when the workers lied to him about his friend permission and called him Ainz instead of his original name and after his shooting star didn't work for Shaltear brainwash
Oh, you pledge your unwavering loyalty to me? Like you did to your previous ruler? Ok fine, I'll let you live. I'm sure you'll make fine servants of the sorcerer kingdom. _Oi, Aura. Send them to Neuronist. If they beg for death, give it to them. But make it slow. Real slow._
I don't know if it's the correct translation, but from what I read in the novel the line was something like this "Those who do not wish to die, do not grant it (it being death) to them." He then said. "Even if they desire death, do no grant it to them." The lines heavily implies that Ainz will torture the nobles and their families for all eternity.
Plus, Ainz had a lot of respect for him, viewing him as what true royalty must be like. Only for him to be betrayed and killed by his own men due to their desperation to save their own lives.
During their short talk together it was apparent in both sides that they both developed a mutual sense of respect and admiration for each other due to both desiring the best for their respective kingdoms. Zanac himself had unknowingly appealed to Ainz’s humanity during their conversation, having unknowlingly caused the enemy monarch to seriously reconsider and accept the Kingdom’s surrender and put an end to his invasion. Later after the Prince’s death and his severed head brought to Ainz as a”peace offering” by traitorous nobles of the Kindgom, Ainz showed obvious fury, anger, and hatred for the traitorous noblemen who killed and beheaded Zanac to save their own skins and ordered his servants to collect the rest of Zanac's body and give him a proper burial despite his usual usage of corpses to make undead, showing an obvious sense of respect for the prince. Ainz then proceeded to order Zanac's murderers (and their families) to be continuously and viciously tortured by Neuronist Painkill for their crime of betraying their prince, before ordering his army to completely annihilate the Kingdom's Capital and its people without mercy. This in turn further revealed that whatever guilt, mercy or pity he felt for the Re-Estize Kingdom was finally swept away with Zanac's death due to now seeing that there was no decency left in the kingdom.
Zanac came back after the meeting and basically said "at least we've been given the quick death as a choice" and the nobles thought "lol no, we want the hard way please"
I theorize that Momonga would've called off the massacre if things had gone as scheduled and they didn't kill Zanac. Zanac was one of the few people that earned his respect in the short time they met and brought out his Satoru side.
He wouldve allowed some survivors in consideration of pestonya and nigerado’s request. All chance of that happening is gone now, i guess. I mean, ainz consistently has his emotions in check (an LN reader told me he has a built in inhibitor), but even that wasnt enough to dull his silent fury in this scene.
@@arsyadidris6349 He does as a result of being undead. He can't feel extreme emotions which causes him to act like a sociopath. The few times when even the inhibitor can't keep his emotions in check is usually a very bad thing. The times when the inhibitor failed. I'll be vague to prevent spoilers. -Foresight pretending to be in contact with his friends. -8 Fingers kidnapping Tsuare after swearing her protection. -Lupusregina not taking her job seriously. -Discovering who mind-controlled Shalltear.
No. 100% Ainz was going to carry through with his plans. He didn't see any value in the Kingdom other than making an example of it for other would-be enemy nations.
@@freeph78 we know he has more than enough capabilities to completely surround the nation and ensure practically nobody escapes the massacre. He was in consideration of pestonya n nigerado and would atleast try to allow a few of kingdom inhabitants to survive. As for the kingdom itself, nuked for sho😅. But thanks to the action of those nobles in their success of actly and properly pissing off ainz, all that notion just got thrown out the window. Congratulations u bunch of absolute dumbfcks😂😂😂
@@freeph78 In LN, he was think of having Zanac as a survivor to rebuild the fallen kingdom after their talk, but since the nobles betrayed Zanac he felt no need to convert his plans
If Zanac was born first, he could have actually turned the Kingdom around. All he needed to do with team up with his sister and Raeven. The three of them would have been willing to do things that his father was too soft to.
@@SnowyWolborg Renner tbh he would need to actually get her to accept his deal in full before Ainz and co poached her to their cause (a Bit hard since Zanac would need to fight Demiurge in Cunning and Negotiation skills on that with Renner as the Prize and Judge of which offer she would accept....). At very least convince her to help them get the best outcome Possible even if fully on the humiliating side of the Plausible outcomes (aka Vassal State with even worse Standing than Jircniv and his Empire), possible promisses being he and Raeven would do their best to ensure she can have Climb follow whatever path she wants for them both and won't do anything to antagonize the idea at all.
@@SnowyWolborg I doubt if him being the first born would work. The nobility backed Zanak’s brother because he was an easily controlled idiot, right? Most likely, the only reason Zanac wasn’t assassinated by the nobility was because his brother already had the strongest claim to the throne, being the first born.
I think this was the moment Re-Estize truly sealed its fate. Zanac's charisma and compassion for his people had earned Ainz' respect, to the point that Ainz almost seemed reluctant to continue with the destruction of the kingdom. And then not 5 minutes later the nobles of that man's own kingdom turned on him and murdered him, showing Ainz all he needed to see about their character. I love the respect Ainz showed the fallen prince by ordering that Zanac be given a proper burial, and was visibly enraged at his death. Those nobles are headed to Hell itself.
I also love how Albedo cradles the head like a child, showing genuine respect to it because Ainz himself showed respect to him There’s a lot of really subtle body language in this scene and I absolutely love it
the beauty of this scene is how the moment the head is revealed his entire body language just changes and he suddenly becomes way more visibly agitated. he doesn't gracefully sit, he just flops down like he's both tired and mad, and his way of speaking becomes a lot more visibly tired and "done with it" they did so much with just this one scene in terms of how they animated it. you can just immediately tell he's pissed.
This scene SHOOK me to my core! Zanac's head was presented to Ainz, i was like "NOOO!" Like that is the SADDEST scene! Man's tryna protect his people and the nobles backstabbed him! God, man, i didn't expect that like i though he's alive till the end! Well atleast Zanac wouldn't have to deal with them anymore, the kingdom doesn't deserve him!
They didn't show this in the show but one of the noble say "what about our family" Ainz hear this and told Albedo to locate each one of them and send them to Neuronist. Man i remember reading this and imagining her must be having a field day with all of her vic- i mean "refugee".
I've gotta hand it to the writer, Zanac surprised me in the best way. I thought he was gonna be the sniveling a-hole cheating his way to the throne. But the fact he stood his ground to try and be what their kingdom needed most is actually really well written well done!
Zanac feels that he doesn't have the physical strength of his brother and the intelligence of his younger sister, but he just wants to do what's best for his people. here shows that zanac really really deserves to be king, unfortunately his people don't deserve to be zanac's people. that's why zanac will use any means to reach the throne and make the Overlord audience think he's a bad guy
@@mhpnet2078 That really makes me feel like it's good writing. As when the nobles showed up I was rooting for him to defeat them. It's a pretty interesting way to write a character, somewhat similar to Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist
Both respect the other Ainz respect Zanac still trying to defend the capital even when the results wouldn't change, and ready to sacrifice himself for his people Zanac respect Ainz, he is an undead but he have more humanity that human themselves And they're both not ready to lead their respective countries, Ainz/Momonga/Satoru Suzuki is just your normal office worker with game as his hobby, while Zanac is just a spare to his brother and with the noble faction that backing up his older brother (if Nazarick not interfering with that world), Barbro wouldn't even need to lift his fingers to get rid of Zanac, why even bother to educate him
@@jeana8224 he said it after he came back from the negotiations, while explaining how the negotiations went. He said while Ainz looks like a monster on the outside, he is as humans as others on the inside, (as he wanted happiness for his people like Zanac wanted).
*Before Zanac's Death* Ainz: Maybe this is too much.... I maybe could have more thought about this. *After Zanac's Death* Ainz: Peace was never an option.
I like his character because first impression you thought he’s gonna be a spoiled prince who just wants to be king and abuse his power but you quickly learned he’s a prince who is wanting to be king in order to keep his people safe and happy mad respect for this dude
@@watashielshaeddo5454 LMAO That was exactly what i was thiking. It very cute how many people here are talking like this is some deep moment but at the end its just saltyness for a kill steal in a game already won lol.
Or just your Ace got stolen by your team, quite litterally yesterday i play Valorant and my team mate (Breach) almost got Ace and our Yoru kill the last person.
right after Ains saw Zanac's head and ordering him to be buried with respect, aside from the voice you can tell Ainz is so fucking annoyed and the way he sit down saying "i've lost interest" is truly a moment like saying "haaaaah fuck it let's end this already, this is no longer amusing"
The voice acting is brilliant.. truly. Like when Ainz was at the coliseum, speaking to Jircniv, to be able to put such a tone into the phrase to look like he is being utmost sarcastic. And now here, to use that undertone to paraphrase things as if he were extremely pissed and trying not to show... Damn, these VAs are amazing.
One of the only people besides Gazef that was able to appeal to Ainz's human side. Zanac even asked Ainz if he could at least show the least amount of brutality when destroying the kingdom since all diplomacy failed, and Ainz actually honoured his request. Damn nobles screwed everyone else over because of their arrogance. Really makes me wish for a "what-if" when Zanac and Gazed defect to the Sorcerer Kingdom instead. Bottom line: Zanac didn't fail his Kingdom, it was completely the other way around.
I've had the same thoughts of a what-if scenario where Gazef joined Nazarick and his rapport with the Floor Guardian. Like being vaguely neutral towards supporting Albedo and Shalltear's affections for Ainz and sparring with Cocytus.
This absolutely reminds me of the moment Caesar was presented the head of Pompei by the egyptians. Even though they wete enemies at the time he was absolutely disgusted and angry, screaming he was a consul of rome. Ainz carries this sort od honourable mindset, even if it is a facade.
They god damn waste the little bit mercy Ainz left for them. Being taken out in the most painless way is the ultimate mercy in Nazarick yet those fool lost it amazingly lol.
that failure was so fantastic you couldnt even find a perfect word for it. lol these nobles and their families will face a great service from neuronist for a veeerrrrryy loooonnnggg tiiiimmmmmeee. lmao
I love when someone screams "I don't want to die!" And someone else responds with "Yet." Ainz' rage here kind of feels on par with the Entoma situation. The moment he grabbed Aura's arm is such a simple yet effective way to portray how he truly wants them so suffer.
In a way, I sort of saw this scene as Ainz possibly realizing that having status as a nigh-unstoppable force of conquest and destruction MIGHT have some drawbacks. "Oh yeah....if you terrify people enough, sometimes they'll do something INSANELY stupid. Shit."
Ainz: hmm…perhaps I will accept his surrender, he does seem like a good guy to have on hand… Nobles: here lord, we killed our king, please spare us! Ainz: HOW DARE YOU KILL MY POTENTIAL NEW BFF!? WHEN IM THOUGH WITH YOU YOU’LL WISH YOU HADN’T BETRAYED HIM! Yes he was canonically considering accepting Zanac’s surrender appeal
Ainz would have revived Zanac but it would be like dishonoring someone who was actually good and trying to do the right thing only to get assassinated for it.
No, Ainz respected Zanac, but he *really* was planning to kill everyone, including him of course. He is mostly angry because of how he died, he wanted to give this person that he respects a painless and merciful death in the battlefield, but those idiots ended his life in an unfair and dishonourable way.
@@HallidayASR yeah… i was under the impression that ainz was going to personally (and painlessly) end zanac himself, as a show of respect to him. From one King to another, in a way, and not by the hands of ainz’s underlings.
Unlikely, but plausible. It’s just Ainz respected Zanacz as out of anyone, zanac is the only one that brought out Ainz humanity. Hence why he didn’t turned zanac head into a death knight. Even ask where his body is for a proper burial.
Zanac was a very fascinating character. The First time we seem him we immediately think he's the dumb, jealous prince who just wants to rule and have power. But as the show continued, we saw that he is actually a smart and caring leader who truly wanted what was best for his kingdom and refused to go out with a whimper.
Ainz: "You know, I like that Zanac fellow. He has a great chip on his shoulder. Maybe I should just have a small battle, have them surrender as a vassal of mine and call it a day." *Sees Zanac's head in a sack as a peace offering* Ainz: "That is a shame, OH NEORONIST!" Neoronist: "Yes my love?" Ainz: "Do as you must, but don't kill them until they beg for it. And I repeat WHEN THEY BEG FOR IT!"
Ainz: Shame on the house of the nobles for such barbarity, shame. Nobles: But... you are enemies... Ainz: HE WAS THE TRUE KING OF THE KINGDOM! a true king... to die in this sordid way, quartered like some low thief... SHAME!
Poor Zanac he was such a great character always thinking for the welfare of his kingdom. He thought he didn't deserve to be king but his humility is what made him deserve to be king.
And Zanac being the only one that thought for a moment about Ainz "being" human was impressive. IIRC Zansc considered himself as a non-talented person, but he never realized how good he was at listening.
Remember, both Pestonya and Nigredo begged Ainz to atleast spare the people in the capital, Ainz is willing to do that BUT because of this Ainz finally realized, THEY DONT DESERVE MERCY AT ALL . It's quite rare for Alan to meet honorable people like Gazef and the prince, both looked at death and did not flinched.
It's a pity for Zanack, he was a great character. He was a worthy king who did not give up and tried with all his might to save the kingdom, the true ruler!
They are most likely the heads of their respective families. If the head of the family is rotten, there can be little to no good fruit from that family.
When i first saw zanac i thought he was a douchebag because of his character design and the way he talks plus he’s a royal too but in this season just with 3 episodes i was convinced that he was as good as gazef shame that he had to go.
Ainz:hmmm since Pestonya and negredo begged to show mercy and also Zarnac is kinda cool I might consider spa..... Plz spare us here is Zarnac head Ainz:...call Neuronist
If they didn't killed Zanac, portion of the population of the Kingdom is still living, nobles just signed their death warrant for doing this foolish thing. Feels bad for Zanac man
I have a theory why ainz show such respect for leaders and npcs. If i had to guess. Respect is not considered an emotion, so it isnt supressed which makes it one of his strongest feelings. This could also explain how he can be "angry" here or "sad" in the case of gazef. Because he isnt. He is doing this out of respect for them.
All this reminds me of Caesar and Pompey the Great. Pompey the Great was killed and beheaded by the Egyptians and when he was brought to Caesar as a sign of loyalty to Caesar and Roma, Caesar did not take it well (indeed some sources say that he even started to cry). Caesar then rightly punished the Egyptians.
Ainz react the same way as Cesar when the egyptians who betrayed Pompei(his foe and one of his old friend) brought his head as a gift . Ainz truly act as a wholesome emperor
Humanities biggest mistake! They only don’t just anger Ainz, he even got disappointed. They had a chance for a better future and yet they did the mistake to kill Zanac. 😢
The biggest human weakness is greed and desire to hold onto their lives. The biggest human mistake is not to have enough intelligence to conquer their weakness.
@@phatphan1403 Sometimes the right actions are not righteous but sometimes evil actions can save the world. Re-Estize kingdom was corrupted already so it was good in one way to destroy it.
The way Ainz suddenly grabs Aura's is so out of character for him to do that as he deliveries his next line just shows off how pissed off he really was. Even Aura was caught completely off-guard and was slightly concerned as she turned around.
Ainz: "....Congratulations. You have made me not care about the lot of you in the absolute slightest. Nobles: "S-so you'll let us live-" Ainz: "Oh no, you're all going to die. And even more painfully than I had originally planned. I'll just be leaving it to my subordinates. And trust me... you'll wish I didn't"
Who would say that Zanac, a character that clearly wasn't designed to be "charming" or "amazing" ended up beign one of the biggest hits of the series. I already like him more than the whole Nazarick gang. .
I do like this scene. Aniz is truely upset about what happen to Zanac death. During their final meeting aniz would've kill him if they cross paths again, but he would rather kill and buried him with respect like he had respect for Gazef. Seeing Zanac head in that sack fuels him because that's not the death he truely deserved
In the light novel, when Ainz ordered Albedo to bring them to Neuronist, one the nobles said "but.. our families" with a quiet voice. Ainz heard this and immediatly ordered Albedo to also locate their families and send with them to Neuronist. Too bad they didn't animate this, but Ainz anger is still scary and well made
Oh god they raped their families?! Full disclosure I skipped the scene. I was at my limit and I became disturbed for 24 hours. I’m still scared every time I see it
Kinda happy they dint it might mean the family is left instead too just get killed
I dont think they will get raped but it is a possibility since Ainz asked them to be killed in a painful way they might get to see their families defiled if that brings them the most pain. If the noble families are lucky they will probably just be slaughtered.
Which volume it comes in light novel
@@grimshock6983 from what I know they didn't get raped. (always a chance but I don't think they did) just killed very very very slowly
*When attempting to swear loyalty to someone, don't gift them the head of the last person you swore loyalty to*
Yeah, those nobles weren't exactly bright.
You again jellal
Facts those snakes suffer
That's actually biblical.
TRUUUEEEEE
Honestly it’s what they should have expected. They pledged loyalty after showing themselves to be traitors who only care about themselves. They killed a prince who had nothing to do with it instead of hunting down the noble who actually caused the problem. They showed their hands as irrational and cowardly, not even offering him the right persons head
Idk nothing cowardly about wanting to ensure your families survival
@@nnightkingj he might have done that if they say too spare their families and that they would sacrifice themselves as well as giving him the head of zanac
@@nnightkingj it's cowardly because their family wasn't even their primary concern, it was themselves. In the light novel one of the nobles only whispered about his family. Also cowardly as in they betrayed their leader for their own self benefits. Ainz was already going to give them a quick death, instead they'll get something much worst.
@@Ender140 well I'm watching the anime and in this media at least 1 yelled about his family so not cowardly any human would do what they can in hopes to save family
@@nnightkingj A quote Ainz will probably say in the overlord movie, "Why are you still alive? Why didn't you sacrifice yourself for the sake of your son?". If they offered themselves, Ainz might've considered sparing their family for the sake of of the dog maid. But instead they killed someone else for their sake.
Who knew this guy would be such a good character. It's easy to write him off at first because of his pudgy appearance, characters portrayed like that are usually conceited and don't have much to back up their big talk. But as a foil to that, he was actually an honorable and thoughtful person who knew and respected his station in life, and the responsibility he was born with. He was willing to die for it, and in the end he did. He truly was more than they deserved
Shows that we really judge people by looking at the surface, and there’s nothing wrong with that so try to understand people before criticizing or gossip about them.
Yeah, if it’s in other mainstream isekai anime (eg. SAO) people with these appearance will be nothing more than a cheap greedy rapey evil prince that want to assault one of the heroine and then getting his ass beating hard by the protagonist.
yeah zanac was like tyrion from game of thrones. both couldn't change what they were.
@White Fox Yep he looks like that but in reality he is probably the most loyal subordinate of Ainz.
The author himself stated that he is one of the few characters that’s legitimately trying to do good and help his people and country.
I love that in the original scene Ainz says "I've lost interest." Like he's just done playing around trying to be the good guy. He's going to slaughter the kingdom like they slaughtered Zanac.
I see it as “i see no worth in keeping them alive, i don’t mind if y’all go crazy”
yeah ainz it's like "okay get rid of all these trash humans"
Zanac's death at the hands of the nobles is all Ainz need to not save a soul in the Re-Estize Kingdom.
ITs this scene that showcased that ainz had legitimate reservations about showcasing a massive slaughter, he would have probably thought that killing off the majority of them would have been enough of a whip or a message, but this action by the nobles. It angered him. Zanac was legitimately their only way forward at a chance of some form of survival. The very reason ainz may have spared 10% of them. He's done with that reservation. The capital would fear the full might of his anger
Ainz respected Zanac for his understanding and didn't even act all high and mighty, he just talked to him like a normal guy and when those soliders killed Zanac, Ainz lost the interest to have a fight where he can enjoy
Ainz: "I'll give you guys the easy way, a quick death, thanks to Zanac."
Nobles: "We killed him, can you spare our lives please?"
Ainz: "Alright, *hard* way it is."
Ainz: Cowabunga it is!!!
I think ainz would have probably spared the kingdom and use it for his own needs which is a way better fate than getting absolutely destroyed.if the nobles didn't do that move every thing would have probably been spared.
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@@ravikeerthi5272 Ainz' plan was to destroy everything, kill everyone, and leave the rubble as a reminder to the world not to oppose the Sorcery Kingdom.
The initial talk with Zanac would have Ainz show mercy and make it quick, as opposed to what he did here once the nobles infuriated him.
The result is still the same, but the method is quite so very different.
@@BoopaKing 10% were left to live though.
Zanac is just like Gazef Stronoff, both are great person in wrong kingdom..
He doesn't have a charismatic figure, a loyal followers like his father, or intelligence like his sister, but because he knew his boundaries, always care for his kingdom, and being realistic as possible that would make him a magnificent king..
Fun fact: the author himself stated in vol.14, if nazarick never arrived in NW and re-estize's political reforms are going zanac+renner's way, he will absolutely bring prosperity to the kingdom under his rule...
The author chose to write a story full of death in every turn is what makes Overlord a great series
Like he did with Archie in ss3 (he spared her in WN but regreted it later)
fuck ainz revive zanac give him th e kingdom ....what a waste to nto revive him
ainz isa total diot
Zanac seemed like a smart king. Yeah not like the other great guys you mentioned, but good enough and respectful. Very sad to see him end like this, but he was acknowledged by Ains which isnt an easy thing to get.
Really? I thought the Empire will make them submit? but In the spin-off series, the Kingdom got it worse, Nazarick straight up anhillated all neighboring countries tho.
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I heard about it in another video that sparing Archie, was one of the Author's regret?
I'm unsure of the full story but what happened with Archie, was that some readers were able to dictate what happened to her? The Author of Overlord didn't like the outcome?
I really respected Zanac. As he stated himself, he was nowhere near a great warrior but he seemed like a true royal
ah yes the negotiator
Ah royal so hard to master being pampered
@@Blacks4Trump2024 That's the stereotype, yes, but there's more to it than that.
@@Blacks4Trump2024 of course, folk of lesser thinking can never empathize beyond the stereotypes.
@@Blacks4Trump2024 he was pampered yes coz he's a prince. But don't forget he was one of the very few nobles who truly cared for the kingdom... his father was petty causing them to lose thousands of soldiers, his brother was a hot head and full of himself and his sister is a psychopathic traitor ..
It’s funny how a person who has little facial features can protect such raw emotions and again it’s why Ainz is such a well written character
Yeah like Zanac says, he is surprisingly human despite being in a body of a monster.
Credit to the voice actor
He's a well written character but his choices male no sense. The families include children who had no say and no fault in what happened to the king.
But they were sent to get tortured too.
He's just like any human given a ton of power and no one to resist it. They end up doing random things to amuse themselves.
@@davidmdertu1267 They make more sense when one considers his very unusual situation coupled with his emotional inhibitor.
But ultimately yes he abuses his power and basically goes mad in the humanitarian sense. He is a horrible person through and through.
@@davidmdertu1267 this is bcs ainz character has the less karma possible he is -500 and as well being a undead he didnt have feelings for humans so ainz is like this bcs of his character he even say in the 1st season when he see the vilagers of karne vilage being massacred:if i was in my real body i wouldnt wisthand seeing this but bcs he is in momonga body he didnt give a shit
This is the only day that I will be happy hearing neuronist brought up in a conversation.
You mean you don’t like it when his pee pee stick is mentioned at other times. How dare you?
@@dannywang4543 i thought neuronist is a "she"
@@thesterben5573 actually it's genderless but behaves like a woman
@@thesterben5573 neuronist is just neuronist that what they are
@@gameuniverse5973 yep, really is pointless to try to find gender in a supernatural monster, but she behaves like a she so...
The voice actor sold his emotions really well in this moment. The subtle anger, tiredness, and loss of respect was clear and we'll mixed.
Facts bruh
"That you Never gonna find it in dub"
My favortite part about this: Ainz can't feel really hard because his abilities supprese strong emotions, but what left, the subtle, the deeper feelings of hate is what remains, and he let that be seen
Amazing they managed to press the one button you never press with ainz while frantically and pathetically trying to appease him
And those nobles now are *[REDACTED]* by the Neuronist and best be sure the Neuronist will not stop in torturing them🤣
This just show how little these morons udnerstood the situation.
Fun fact: In the LN Ainz was seriously contemplating blowing the whole thing off because his conversation with Zanac touched him so much. Then the nobles showed up. After that he was like "fuck it" and wanted to slaughter them all.
Did Zanac plan that outcome, you think?
@@uxtalzon no. In the tent, Zanac truly believed their end. Ainz on the other hand was contemplating not to completely annihilate the kingdom, but hence, he sees firsthand how rotten the kingdom is...
@@Maramara13Fly Ahhhh. So he almost convinced Ainz to spare them. The nobles turned on him, which only proves to Ainz they need to be slaughtered. I get it now, thanks.
@@uxtalzon not convinced.. more like influenced coz he grew to respect Zanac.. even Zanac grew to respect him in a way as well describing him as "more human than he thought"..
Plus he would've spared the kingdom, not the army.
they were still gonna die painlessly that day but he second thought his decision of erasing re estize off the map.
No. He's not going to blow it off just because of Zanac but he does respect him. He might've allowed history to remember Zanac as the hero against the "evil SK" but because of the betrayal of his people, he didn't spare any form of mercy towards them. And let history remember that anyone who defies Ainz will be destroyed.
Ainz is more pissed off here than with those adventurers in the amphitheater.
Ainz truly respected the prince and knows he didnt deserve to die like that.
hes going to make those nobles will wish they died on the battlefield before hes done with them.
Actually not, Ainz's level of anger is:
1. When he found out whom mind control Shalltear
2. When the adventure group lies about his friends.
3. When angry at Lupus
4. When failing his cash shop item to cure Shalltear.
5. This
6. When his first party got killed by Clementine.
@@ThePlaceanN you forgot one when his friends dint show up at the end of the game he was disappointed and angry
@@gameuniverse5973 true but he understand them of why they didnt come
@@gameuniverse5973 that’s frustration
@@ThePlaceanN can u plz tell me book number and chapter number if I am right correctly I want to read 📚 it
The rebels killed Zanac as their scapegoat so they can beg for Ainz to spare them. Little did they know it did nothing for them for it only hastened their deaths and their plans backfired. Ainz maybe an undead king, but there are deaths that are not acceptable to him. He finds Zanac's death by the hands of the rebels for their own benefits is dishonourable, underhanded and unfairly to fit for the Sorcerer King's taste.
It actually prolonged it but in the worst way possible. If they fought with Zanac, Ainz said he would make their deaths quick and gentle, but having killed the man he respected, Ainz gave them the "mercy" they wanted and had them tortured until they begged for death, and even if they did, their death would be dragged out until they breathed their last. Talk about irony, they wanted to live and now they get to be tortured for the rest of their lives until they beg for it.
Well deserved to be honest.
@@nobuffer101 ainz acts like he wasn't about to kill the man he respected with all the citizens anyway lmao love character but man he's a hypocrite
@@nnightkingj in the light novel they show that ainz was actually considering calling off the massacre and letting them surrender because of zanac talk
@@nnightkingj thats the point, to him, death will always be the end for all these people, it is whether it is a peaceful and painless one, or the opposite. its like if you have no choice but to drink a bottles of poison in front of you bc u are being torture to death. do you rather just die immidiately to the poison by drinking it, or experience pains till your mind gives out and die
@@nnightkingj Yep, hell Ainz himself has admitted that exact flaw about himself multiple times, and without shame.
It's so chilling when Ainz didn't burst with rage but you can FEEL that something is very, VERY wrong. The way he sits, the way he shifts his tone, the way he stared. Something about it is just very unnerving. It didn't feel right at all. Terrifying yet I couldn't stop watching and patiently hear what's next.
when ainz stopped aura just to deliver that “very special message”, u know hes pissed off.
Ainz usually tries to be super "overlordy" and keep that mask on. But here he's genuinely angered, his mannerisms totally changed, he's so done with this whole thing he puts down his superficial mask and doesn't even care anymore. He's showing his real emotions and oh boy he gets cold and calculating when he's like this. He's giving off that psychopath aura.
And the audacity that the nobles will plead to Ainz to be spared like, bruh Ainz isn't gonna accept you because you nobles ain't gonna benefit him🤣 you're just single used toys that will be discarded once Ainz is done with you
And Ainz really doesn't like to deal with humans but he will if the human he deals with is giving him benefits in Nazarick and to Ainz himself, those nobles have no benefit to Ainz than their lives
Bros writing LN naration 😂
A: "Tell Neuronist not to kill them unless they beg for it."
a: "I understand, Lord Ainz, sir."
A: "No, you don't. I mean unless they BEG for it."
And Even if they Beg.
Make it, AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE.
kinda like tell Neuronist to torture these guys but don't kill them unless they beg for it, am i right?
Is this the actual translation? Is there a deeper meaning cause IF I was one of those nobles I'd bef for death the moment I see Neurist.
@@lowkeyarki7091 From what I know, the Anime was basically on point. Ainz calmly had them sent to Neuronist for their "reward," then let a bit of wrath slip in private when he sent his messenger to make sure it would be as horrific as possible.
And imagine if they damage their vocal cords so that they can't beg... Haha
His death was very tragic. His incompetent father king, his sister backstabbing him working with the enemy and the nobles whom he was trying to protect killed him before even the battle started.
The game was rigged from the start.
Don't forget his muscle-headed older brother who tried to kick him down at every turn and was essentially his father's golden child.
En resumen, estaba jodido
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The man was everything that kingdom needed to turn things around. He was even determined enough to make the best of everything life gave him, but sometimes, it’s just not enough.
Usually fat characters are portrayed as bastards in many anime. But Zanac was a great man. I'm grateful that Ainz gave those nobles what they deserves.
Because of that didnt give him much credit, but he was ready to follow his path to the end. He never weave from his path even when face death.
Satoshi did a amazing job in this episode. After Ainz saw the bag, his tone suddenly changed from being anticipating to boring. His voice doesn't change dramatically but you can hear it.
Overlord seiyuu is top notch, while no one is quite on Subaru's level form Re:Zero still very good. Goddang, Clementine from season 1 still is the best VA in Overlord.
@@bigboiganiga8356 why bring re zero here?
@@wolferwilder1206 The original post talk about Satoshi, Ainz's seiyuu did a good job voicing Ainz. I just said "its good, but not Subaru Re:Zero good".
@@bigboiganiga8356 Reminds me a bit of the "Jehovah" scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian
@@bigboiganiga8356 Subaru's VA probably burnt his throat voicing ss2 lmao, his screams are simply too good.
Especially his "YAMERO" scream during Witch's party. Phenomenal acting.
Ainz was expecting a glorious battle, what he got was an anticlimactic end. He was so upset that he could not fulfill his promise to Zanac, just because some cowards had to commit the unthinkable and took the easy way out.
You could say Ainz was robbed
@@peris_arts_film9699 He was supposed to give Zanac an honorable death and have him properly buried like Gazef Stronoff. What he got was a severed head presented as a trophy and a defiled corpse. He was robbed but ultimately, Ainz was disrespected right in front of his face.
Not that, it's how dumb the nobles actually were. Dissapointed that no one saw either of them. Both of them were great, but Zanac just wasn't ready, but wanted to hold his ground for the ignorant people, possibly waking some up to the reality. No but idiots with their mass came in and rolled over. Clueless idiots, who could have been as blissful as before the war started, as they were really as clueless as they were now.
Terrible dissapointment. No more reason to present himself in anyway, just bang and boom the whole place to the ground.
Zanac was trying to be for his people what Ainz was for his tomb.
For people who have watched or read the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this scene of Ainz's anger is very cliché and well-crafted at the same time to potray Ainz's thought and psychological state.
In Ainz's mind, he put the Prince at the same level as him. Both men are human at heart with ambition, responsibilties and self-righteousness. It is only happened that Ainz has the upperhand. Thus, Ainz wants to demonstrate his determination through a full-out war, and grants a quick-death to the Prince as last parting gift. This reminisces Cao Cao's phylosophy in dealing with respectful well-worth enemies. Basically, all men must prove their ambitions in life by crushing others' determination through sheer force and having greatest determination.
The foolish nobles in desperation for their lives have robbed Ainz's rare moments of joice. Hence, it triggers his wrath and sudden abandonment of the campaign.
This scene was written so well that I thought for a second it was its own thing.
@@Antwineantoine well maybe it is we can't be sure the author read the romance of the three kingdoms
@@mysterious_truth6907 The Three Kingdoms is kinda popular in Japan. And remember that Zhuge Liang goblin in season 3?
It's also pretty reminiscent of Caesar when he was presented with the head of his rival Pompey by the boy pharoah of Egypt, Ptolemy the 14th. It was supposed to be a pledge of allegiance to Caesar, but Caesar refused it out of anger, having had respect of Pompey only to see him be disrepected and his body disfigured by this boy pharaoh.
Later after getting more power in Rome, Caesar joined an alliance with Cleopatra, Ptolemy's older sister, and dethroned him for her. She then had her brother killed for exiling her and "supposedly" had Caesar's bastard child.
@@aweshetdima2157 That also was what happened when Alexander the Great was gifted with the head of Darius
“You turned on the only man who caused me to think about my world view and one of the only two nobles that I respected.”
“…. We did good?”
“You caused my following actions to be absolutely guilt free, yes.”
@I like your content Pihilip: "watch me"
@I like your content I present you. Philip.
I almost spared you all but you corrected my way…
/arigato/
*"You caused my following actions to be absolutely guilt free, yes."*
Man what a great line.
I'm truly amazed by zanac, he doesn't have the physical like his brother, a loyal followers like his father and intelligence like his sister.
Despite everything, turns out He is the one who cared about the kingdom and the poeple the most, forced to take a role as a king, begging ainz to spare his people until the end, but just to end up died by the hands of people he's trying to protected.
Unfortunately the Re-Estize nobles were used to having so much influence over the royal family's actions that they were complacent enough to think they could get away with regicide the second they thought it would benefit them.
He was unfortunately average, had he taken a similar approach to ruling like Jircniv he might've faired better.
But it just seemed like he was fated to die miserably, every possible way for him to truly succeed required an entire laundry list of miracles to occur, even if Ainz and his guild never showed up it was all up to chance.
@@TheDuckQ. He was perfectly willing to be a bassal state but many of their own nobility refused to do so and would have likely minecrafted him for trying to make it work anyways. He also don't know if the Sorcerer Kingdom wont just do the same to him and let Renner take the throne instead so his hands were tied from the get go. There was literally nothing he could have done to escape what happened to him.
@@earweatwry46u7uy5i68 I meant the part where Jircniv made moves to oust or outright eliminate nobles, especially since Zanac's brother had their backing, getting rid of them would've helped a lot in his attempt to be the king.
But yes, he was screwed no matter what. Even if Ainz never showed up he would've need the Kingdom to beat the Empire( ST would've killed Gazeff so they hardly had a chance) and he needed to deal with his brother.
I feel bad for him, his nobles are so stupid and his father dont even want to live since gazef's death.
"In Nazaric, death is a mercy which saves you from suffering." I can't imagine being a survivor of an attack by Ainz.
Either you are useful (having a certain skill or set of skills) or they have some use for you (happy farm).
@@cygnusereve4779 Demiurge and Albedo probably have a report of everyone's talent
@@leonel392 yes.
Painless death is the ultimate form of mercy.
@@cygnusereve4779 or you are a rare beast or objects that ainz want for his collection purpose.
For a guy who is quite literally incapable of showing emotion through facial expression, his anger is really well represented, with his face.
Before: "So you have chosen death"
After: *"So you have chosen an even worse death"*
More like a fate worse than death.
Lizardmen: We will fight to the death as one!
The Kingdom: We backstabbed and betrayed our leader! You'll give us mercy right?
That's the difference between Re-Estize and pretty much every other society that they encounter. Re-Estize cannot, and does not ever get it's shit together and stop thinking about individual profits. That's literally what got them in this situation in the first place with Phillip stealing for his own territory's benefit. All the people know is being selfish.
@Ders snek in me boots words!!
@@SnowyWolborg all the armies ran away? How come no one is defending the city?
When an undead like Ainz who always had his emotion in check is really pissed off, you know they fucked up so bad
I recall only 1 scene where he was more furious, and was not even slightly hesitant to show it.
@@spugelo359
- Recalls one scene
- Doesnt say which scene
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@@edrius154 it’s the scene where the adventures broke into nazarick
@@edrius154 when the workers lied to him about his friend permission and called him Ainz instead of his original name and after his shooting star didn't work for Shaltear brainwash
@@spugelo359 spoiler alert (not much spoiler actually).
you will see ainz pissed to the utmost level at the end of volume 16.
Oh, you pledge your unwavering loyalty to me? Like you did to your previous ruler?
Ok fine, I'll let you live. I'm sure you'll make fine servants of the sorcerer kingdom.
_Oi, Aura. Send them to Neuronist. If they beg for death, give it to them. But make it slow. Real slow._
I don't know if it's the correct translation, but from what I read in the novel the line was something like this "Those who do not wish to die, do not grant it (it being death) to them." He then said. "Even if they desire death, do no grant it to them."
The lines heavily implies that Ainz will torture the nobles and their families for all eternity.
@@justanobunagafanboy799 no wonder... Thought something was off when Ainz said " if they wish death, grant them but make it slow"
Ainz felt bad for him cause he wanted to give him paimless death.
He was probably planning on using death or true death too make it painless
man even though of letting them surrender thank to Zanac the noble just fuck it up
Plus, Ainz had a lot of respect for him, viewing him as what true royalty must be like. Only for him to be betrayed and killed by his own men due to their desperation to save their own lives.
He hated them for killing him for scapegoat.
He will probably revive him after he killed.him ainz saw zanac potential
During their short talk together it was apparent in both sides that they both developed a mutual sense of respect and admiration for each other due to both desiring the best for their respective kingdoms. Zanac himself had unknowingly appealed to Ainz’s humanity during their conversation, having unknowlingly caused the enemy monarch to seriously reconsider and accept the Kingdom’s surrender and put an end to his invasion.
Later after the Prince’s death and his severed head brought to Ainz as a”peace offering” by traitorous nobles of the Kindgom, Ainz showed obvious fury, anger, and hatred for the traitorous noblemen who killed and beheaded Zanac to save their own skins and ordered his servants to collect the rest of Zanac's body and give him a proper burial despite his usual usage of corpses to make undead, showing an obvious sense of respect for the prince. Ainz then proceeded to order Zanac's murderers (and their families) to be continuously and viciously tortured by Neuronist Painkill for their crime of betraying their prince, before ordering his army to completely annihilate the Kingdom's Capital and its people without mercy. This in turn further revealed that whatever guilt, mercy or pity he felt for the Re-Estize Kingdom was finally swept away with Zanac's death due to now seeing that there was no decency left in the kingdom.
Zanac came back after the meeting and basically said "at least we've been given the quick death as a choice" and the nobles thought "lol no, we want the hard way please"
@bettawarriorand their families, I do feel bad for the families though, but that’s what happens when you cross the line
I theorize that Momonga would've called off the massacre if things had gone as scheduled and they didn't kill Zanac. Zanac was one of the few people that earned his respect in the short time they met and brought out his Satoru side.
He wouldve allowed some survivors in consideration of pestonya and nigerado’s request.
All chance of that happening is gone now, i guess.
I mean, ainz consistently has his emotions in check (an LN reader told me he has a built in inhibitor), but even that wasnt enough to dull his silent fury in this scene.
@@arsyadidris6349 He does as a result of being undead. He can't feel extreme emotions which causes him to act like a sociopath. The few times when even the inhibitor can't keep his emotions in check is usually a very bad thing.
The times when the inhibitor failed. I'll be vague to prevent spoilers.
-Foresight pretending to be in contact with his friends.
-8 Fingers kidnapping Tsuare after swearing her protection.
-Lupusregina not taking her job seriously.
-Discovering who mind-controlled Shalltear.
No. 100% Ainz was going to carry through with his plans. He didn't see any value in the Kingdom other than making an example of it for other would-be enemy nations.
@@freeph78 we know he has more than enough capabilities to completely surround the nation and ensure practically nobody escapes the massacre.
He was in consideration of pestonya n nigerado and would atleast try to allow a few of kingdom inhabitants to survive. As for the kingdom itself, nuked for sho😅.
But thanks to the action of those nobles in their success of actly and properly pissing off ainz, all that notion just got thrown out the window. Congratulations u bunch of absolute dumbfcks😂😂😂
@@freeph78 In LN, he was think of having Zanac as a survivor to rebuild the fallen kingdom after their talk, but since the nobles betrayed Zanac he felt no need to convert his plans
I don't know why, but I feel so bad for Zanac. He was the King that Re-Estize needed but alas these nobles doesn't deserve that.
If Zanac was born first, he could have actually turned the Kingdom around. All he needed to do with team up with his sister and Raeven. The three of them would have been willing to do things that his father was too soft to.
@@SnowyWolborg Renner tbh he would need to actually get her to accept his deal in full before Ainz and co poached her to their cause (a Bit hard since Zanac would need to fight Demiurge in Cunning and Negotiation skills on that with Renner as the Prize and Judge of which offer she would accept....). At very least convince her to help them get the best outcome Possible even if fully on the humiliating side of the Plausible outcomes (aka Vassal State with even worse Standing than Jircniv and his Empire), possible promisses being he and Raeven would do their best to ensure she can have Climb follow whatever path she wants for them both and won't do anything to antagonize the idea at all.
@@SnowyWolborg I doubt if him being the first born would work. The nobility backed Zanak’s brother because he was an easily controlled idiot, right? Most likely, the only reason Zanac wasn’t assassinated by the nobility was because his brother already had the strongest claim to the throne, being the first born.
Mad respect to Zanac. Kingdom's greatest king that never was..
...In the End, we shouldnt forget that we're watching a Monster though. The Prince is right, this IS Insanity.
I think this was the moment Re-Estize truly sealed its fate. Zanac's charisma and compassion for his people had earned Ainz' respect, to the point that Ainz almost seemed reluctant to continue with the destruction of the kingdom. And then not 5 minutes later the nobles of that man's own kingdom turned on him and murdered him, showing Ainz all he needed to see about their character.
I love the respect Ainz showed the fallen prince by ordering that Zanac be given a proper burial, and was visibly enraged at his death. Those nobles are headed to Hell itself.
I also love how Albedo cradles the head like a child, showing genuine respect to it because Ainz himself showed respect to him
There’s a lot of really subtle body language in this scene and I absolutely love it
Ainz: Death is mercy
in short if he says he won't kill you, *Demiurge will be smiling in the background*
I hear "Happy Farm" song in the distance
"Death is a mercy, death is a release, a release you will beg for with every fiber of your being... a release I will deny until I am satisfied."
the beauty of this scene is how the moment the head is revealed his entire body language just changes and he suddenly becomes way more visibly agitated. he doesn't gracefully sit, he just flops down like he's both tired and mad, and his way of speaking becomes a lot more visibly tired and "done with it"
they did so much with just this one scene in terms of how they animated it. you can just immediately tell he's pissed.
This scene SHOOK me to my core! Zanac's head was presented to Ainz, i was like "NOOO!" Like that is the SADDEST scene! Man's tryna protect his people and the nobles backstabbed him! God, man, i didn't expect that like i though he's alive till the end! Well atleast Zanac wouldn't have to deal with them anymore, the kingdom doesn't deserve him!
They didn't show this in the show but one of the noble say "what about our family" Ainz hear this and told Albedo to locate each one of them and send them to Neuronist. Man i remember reading this and imagining her must be having a field day with all of her vic- i mean "refugee".
I've gotta hand it to the writer, Zanac surprised me in the best way. I thought he was gonna be the sniveling a-hole cheating his way to the throne. But the fact he stood his ground to try and be what their kingdom needed most is actually really well written well done!
Zanac feels that he doesn't have the physical strength of his brother and the intelligence of his younger sister, but he just wants to do what's best for his people. here shows that zanac really really deserves to be king, unfortunately his people don't deserve to be zanac's people. that's why zanac will use any means to reach the throne and make the Overlord audience think he's a bad guy
@@mhpnet2078 That really makes me feel like it's good writing. As when the nobles showed up I was rooting for him to defeat them. It's a pretty interesting way to write a character, somewhat similar to Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist
Alexander the Great did the same when traitors brought him the heads of the Persian King
Both respect the other
Ainz respect Zanac still trying to defend the capital even when the results wouldn't change, and ready to sacrifice himself for his people
Zanac respect Ainz, he is an undead but he have more humanity that human themselves
And they're both not ready to lead their respective countries, Ainz/Momonga/Satoru Suzuki is just your normal office worker with game as his hobby, while Zanac is just a spare to his brother and with the noble faction that backing up his older brother (if Nazarick not interfering with that world), Barbro wouldn't even need to lift his fingers to get rid of Zanac, why even bother to educate him
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Ainz is a psychopath . A monster on the inside and outside .
He is NOT a "normal office worker" .
I don't see where Zanac respect Ainz, and where Ainz is good or respectable
@@jeana8224
Zanac literally said Ainz was more human than humans.If that's not respect I dunno what is
@@neonnatella4632 i donnt remember this sry (my fault). Do you have a sauce pls ?
@@jeana8224 he said it after he came back from the negotiations, while explaining how the negotiations went. He said while Ainz looks like a monster on the outside, he is as humans as others on the inside, (as he wanted happiness for his people like Zanac wanted).
*Before Zanac's Death*
Ainz: Maybe this is too much.... I maybe could have more thought about this.
*After Zanac's Death*
Ainz: Peace was never an option.
I like his character because first impression you thought he’s gonna be a spoiled prince who just wants to be king and abuse his power but you quickly learned he’s a prince who is wanting to be king in order to keep his people safe and happy mad respect for this dude
“He was a consul of Rome!” vibes
"HE WAS A KING OF RE-ESTIZE! HE WAS YOUR KING ID10T!!!"
Ainz got upset because of the Kill Steal. He wanted to personally kill Zanac in war out of respect to him.
I'd be angry too if my lee sin suddenly kills the person i ignited with his q and proceed to smite my cannon before he leaves my lane
@@watashielshaeddo5454 LMAO That was exactly what i was thiking. It very cute how many people here are talking like this is some deep moment but at the end its just saltyness for a kill steal in a game already won lol.
@@watashielshaeddo5454 next gank he shows up on a triple stacked frozen wave and just fuks ur lane
@@rogerflores422 one doesn't deny the other
Or just your Ace got stolen by your team, quite litterally yesterday i play Valorant and my team mate (Breach) almost got Ace and our Yoru kill the last person.
right after Ains saw Zanac's head and ordering him to be buried with respect, aside from the voice you can tell Ainz is so fucking annoyed and the way he sit down saying "i've lost interest" is truly a moment like saying "haaaaah fuck it let's end this already, this is no longer amusing"
maybe were going to have:
“A betrayed and beheaded prince gets transported to another world as an overpowered king living a slow fruitful life”?
Omg i were laughing so much at the end 😂 they were so innocent, truly beliving Ainz would let this slide
They fully misunderstood what Ainz is capable off, killing is just mercy from the horrible torture and somehow the fuckin idiots picked that.
@@Tone_Of_Dials not a "lie" actually, they begged for lives, not for completely unharmed :D
The voice acting is brilliant.. truly.
Like when Ainz was at the coliseum, speaking to Jircniv, to be able to put such a tone into the phrase to look like he is being utmost sarcastic.
And now here, to use that undertone to paraphrase things as if he were extremely pissed and trying not to show...
Damn, these VAs are amazing.
One of the only people besides Gazef that was able to appeal to Ainz's human side. Zanac even asked Ainz if he could at least show the least amount of brutality when destroying the kingdom since all diplomacy failed, and Ainz actually honoured his request.
Damn nobles screwed everyone else over because of their arrogance. Really makes me wish for a "what-if" when Zanac and Gazed defect to the Sorcerer Kingdom instead.
Bottom line: Zanac didn't fail his Kingdom, it was completely the other way around.
Had Zanac been king from the start, I doubt the kingdom would’ve ever fallen, much more likely they’d have sued to become vassals like the Empire
I've had the same thoughts of a what-if scenario where Gazef joined Nazarick and his rapport with the Floor Guardian. Like being vaguely neutral towards supporting Albedo and Shalltear's affections for Ainz and sparring with Cocytus.
Ainz: Now nobody will ever resist me again.
Every Rebel in fiction: *rolls eyes*
This absolutely reminds me of the moment Caesar was presented the head of Pompei by the egyptians. Even though they wete enemies at the time he was absolutely disgusted and angry, screaming he was a consul of rome. Ainz carries this sort od honourable mindset, even if it is a facade.
It's not a facade, it's the little humanity left on him
If you fight with Zanac you get a quick and painless demise.
*We Killed Zanac*
He gave you one job!
Those traitors nobles and their families are gonna wish they hadn't taken out Zanac and press Ainz's Buttons.
I love how aura is just like “Yep! :DDD” after listening to ainz about torturing them to death lel
They god damn waste the little bit mercy Ainz left for them. Being taken out in the most painless way is the ultimate mercy in Nazarick yet those fool lost it amazingly lol.
that failure was so fantastic you couldnt even find a perfect word for it. lol
these nobles and their families will face a great service from neuronist for a veeerrrrryy loooonnnggg tiiiimmmmmeee. lmao
I bet Negredo face palm herself knowing the news of the potential babies to care for are sent to the slaughter
I love when someone screams "I don't want to die!"
And someone else responds with "Yet."
Ainz' rage here kind of feels on par with the Entoma situation. The moment he grabbed Aura's arm is such a simple yet effective way to portray how he truly wants them so suffer.
In a way, I sort of saw this scene as Ainz possibly realizing that having status as a nigh-unstoppable force of conquest and destruction MIGHT have some drawbacks.
"Oh yeah....if you terrify people enough, sometimes they'll do something INSANELY stupid. Shit."
Ainz: hmm…perhaps I will accept his surrender, he does seem like a good guy to have on hand…
Nobles: here lord, we killed our king, please spare us!
Ainz: HOW DARE YOU KILL MY POTENTIAL NEW BFF!? WHEN IM THOUGH WITH YOU YOU’LL WISH YOU HADN’T BETRAYED HIM!
Yes he was canonically considering accepting Zanac’s surrender appeal
Ainz is generally upset because he saw Made in Abyss.
Lol .
Ainz would have revived Zanac but it would be like dishonoring someone who was actually good and trying to do the right thing only to get assassinated for it.
I don't think zanac can't be revive. He is no warrior and dohbt have high lvl to able revived
No, Ainz respected Zanac, but he *really* was planning to kill everyone, including him of course.
He is mostly angry because of how he died, he wanted to give this person that he respects a painless and merciful death in the battlefield, but those idiots ended his life in an unfair and dishonourable way.
@@HallidayASR yeah… i was under the impression that ainz was going to personally (and painlessly) end zanac himself, as a show of respect to him. From one King to another, in a way, and not by the hands of ainz’s underlings.
Unlikely, but plausible.
It’s just Ainz respected Zanacz as out of anyone, zanac is the only one that brought out Ainz humanity.
Hence why he didn’t turned zanac head into a death knight. Even ask where his body is for a proper burial.
Zanac was a very fascinating character. The First time we seem him we immediately think he's the dumb, jealous prince who just wants to rule and have power. But as the show continued, we saw that he is actually a smart and caring leader who truly wanted what was best for his kingdom and refused to go out with a whimper.
Ainz: "You know, I like that Zanac fellow. He has a great chip on his shoulder. Maybe I should just have a small battle, have them surrender as a vassal of mine and call it a day."
*Sees Zanac's head in a sack as a peace offering*
Ainz: "That is a shame, OH NEORONIST!"
Neoronist: "Yes my love?"
Ainz: "Do as you must, but don't kill them until they beg for it. And I repeat WHEN THEY BEG FOR IT!"
Ainz: Shame on the house of the nobles for such barbarity, shame.
Nobles: But... you are enemies...
Ainz: HE WAS THE TRUE KING OF THE KINGDOM!
a true king... to die in this sordid way, quartered like some low thief... SHAME!
Just like Caesar and Pompey
Poor Zanac he was such a great character always thinking for the welfare of his kingdom. He thought he didn't deserve to be king but his humility is what made him deserve to be king.
And Zanac being the only one that thought for a moment about Ainz "being" human was impressive. IIRC Zansc considered himself as a non-talented person, but he never realized how good he was at listening.
I love how albedo hold the head just the small thing of her holding it like a child because ainz said it was important
Remember, both Pestonya and Nigredo begged Ainz to atleast spare the people in the capital, Ainz is willing to do that BUT because of this Ainz finally realized, THEY DONT DESERVE MERCY AT ALL . It's quite rare for Alan to meet honorable people like Gazef and the prince, both looked at death and did not flinched.
It's a pity for Zanack, he was a great character. He was a worthy king who did not give up and tried with all his might to save the kingdom, the true ruler!
he sends their families to the neuronist as well
They are most likely the heads of their respective families. If the head of the family is rotten, there can be little to no good fruit from that family.
One of the best "you done goofed" moments in anime. Ainz was actually pissed.
When i first saw zanac i thought he was a douchebag because of his character design and the way he talks plus he’s a royal too but in this season just with 3 episodes i was convinced that he was as good as gazef shame that he had to go.
Bruhh, when ainz hold aura's arm i can feel the fear
"He was a council of Rome!!" Moment right there
I love that Ainz wants them to suffer. Zanac did not deserve to die like that.
Well, on a bright side, he is the only human who will ever get that close to Albedos badonkers.
Ainz:hmmm since Pestonya and negredo begged to show mercy and also Zarnac is kinda cool I might consider spa.....
Plz spare us here is Zarnac head
Ainz:...call Neuronist
If they didn't killed Zanac, portion of the population of the Kingdom is still living, nobles just signed their death warrant for doing this foolish thing. Feels bad for Zanac man
I love how his emotion was also expressed in how he sat down in his thrown after seeing his head.
Seeing ainz become mad over someone who he respected is damn cool even though he want to kill the dude later
The thing is even if ainz let them life, there's no guarantee that they won't sabotage him as soon as a stronger enemy arrives.
I have a theory why ainz show such respect for leaders and npcs. If i had to guess. Respect is not considered an emotion, so it isnt supressed which makes it one of his strongest feelings. This could also explain how he can be "angry" here or "sad" in the case of gazef. Because he isnt. He is doing this out of respect for them.
makes sense
Damn, the novel made his silent anger much better. But also, they forgot about the fact he sends their families too (At their own request).
Which ch is the novel?
@@neonnatella4632 idk, page 240+ something
All this reminds me of Caesar and Pompey the Great.
Pompey the Great was killed and beheaded by the Egyptians and when he was brought to Caesar as a sign of loyalty to Caesar and Roma, Caesar did not take it well (indeed some sources say that he even started to cry). Caesar then rightly punished the Egyptians.
That reaction was kind of Julius Caesar. I love it.
Ainz react the same way as Cesar when the egyptians who betrayed Pompei(his foe and one of his old friend) brought his head as a gift . Ainz truly act as a wholesome emperor
Humanities biggest mistake!
They only don’t just anger Ainz, he even got disappointed.
They had a chance for a better future and yet they did the mistake to kill Zanac. 😢
The biggest human weakness is greed and desire to hold onto their lives.
The biggest human mistake is not to have enough intelligence to conquer their weakness.
@@phatphan1403 Sometimes the right actions are not righteous but sometimes evil actions can save the world.
Re-Estize kingdom was corrupted already so it was good in one way to destroy it.
The way Ainz suddenly grabs Aura's is so out of character for him to do that as he deliveries his next line just shows off how pissed off he really was. Even Aura was caught completely off-guard and was slightly concerned as she turned around.
Zanac is one of my favorite character in the series. So sad to saw him died.
Ainz: "....Congratulations. You have made me not care about the lot of you in the absolute slightest.
Nobles: "S-so you'll let us live-"
Ainz: "Oh no, you're all going to die. And even more painfully than I had originally planned. I'll just be leaving it to my subordinates. And trust me... you'll wish I didn't"
Who would say that Zanac, a character that clearly wasn't designed to be "charming" or "amazing" ended up beign one of the biggest hits of the series.
I already like him more than the whole Nazarick gang. .
I do like this scene.
Aniz is truely upset about what happen to Zanac death.
During their final meeting aniz would've kill him if they cross paths again, but he would rather kill and buried him with respect like he had respect for Gazef.
Seeing Zanac head in that sack fuels him because that's not the death he truely deserved
As amazing as Ainz always is, this is probably his coolest scene so far.
Ainz: Shame on the nobility of Re-Estize, shame.
Never thought, that will be respecting Zanac. For me he was always kinda nasty man, but now... It was truly honorable way to finish your life.
Rip our boi Zanac a true prince never meant to be the king he was a real G...
I love the detail that Abedol holds Zanac's head with both arms, near her chest although Abedol hates man. That is a sign of respect in my opinion.