Massacre | Overlord S3 Ep 12 Reaction

[@Jaimethepanda]

Soldier: “That was a powerful spell…” Ainz: “That was just the casting animation.”

[@diostaku2]

Soldier: "I don't know what that means but I'm really scared right now..."

[@joblessincarnateVG]

Ainz: "Ya'll never heard of pre-visualization?"

[@whiterabbit75]

Ainz: Spell? No, that was just me harvesting the necessary material components.

[@jacobjohnson8635]

In the novel once the “goats” were given their orders there was an entire page that just read “Spat. Splat. Splat.”

[@spencersholden]

And as such the event is simply know as Splat by the fandom.

[@LaughingTiger74]

the audiobook version of that is hilarious

[@vambranzukizumofu223]

@@spencersholden yeah rumbling is just too noisy... This... Is wet

[@marmyeater]

And the baby goats were smaller and faster.

[@saiki244]

Yo baby goats are savage bro, saying "splat! Splat! Whole page🔥🔥

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

Funny thing: In the light novel, Nimble, the knight next to Ainz, was absolutely horrified and on the verge of a breakdown after seeing 70,000 people dying instantly and the Dark Young being summoned. He actually went through an existential crisis, considering how pointless his pride in being named one of the 4 greatest knights in the Empire was when compared to Ainz's power. He was about to cry from terror and laugh from insanity. But Ainz thought he was just really excited to see the spell since it was one of the most popular ones from the game because of how impressive and flashy it looked. He thought Nimble was laughing and tearing up because he was really thrilled at how the spell was cast and thought his congratulations was genuine and not something he said out of fear.

[@milesprower6110]

just an Ainz moment, I see

[@diostaku2]

Nimble certainly had nerves of steel right there, the fact that he could feign some composure was simply commendable.

[@Troutprophet]

@@diostaku2 Nimble held his shit together despite being traumatized

[@jacobjohnson8635]

Yeah Nimble has got some serious mental fortitude. Whereas(in the novels) there were actually a handful of soldiers that had stayed behind. They had completely lost any sense of rationality, and some had fallen onto knees in reverence at the incomprehensible force before them. Like how fanatics stand in the wake of a natural disaster in awe of an irresistible power.

[@doodlewreck]

@@Troutprophet easy read version

[@brunoks6951]

Fun fact: when Ainz is departing on his goat, the knight asks him: "Didn't you killed enought? Are you a demon?" But Ainz considered it a honest mistake: "I'm not a demon, I'm a undead." That scared the knight even more, because while demons are up to mischievous or dark plans, undeads just want to kill every living thing. So his head just went "there will be NEVER enough killing."

[@Kharyza]

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[@FallingDownAyar]

So, for those of you wondering, Ainz has, single-handedly, killed over 180,000 people in this episode: 70,000 in the initial attack Over 110,000 in "The Splat"

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

3/4ths of Re-Estize's "army" and since said army was made out of farmers, laborers, artisans (commoners), the entire working force of the Kingdom is dead, not to mention the nobles, so the whole country is on it's dying breaths at this point.

[@divinemusa8731]

Would you say it’s a better experience reading the manga or watching the show?

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

@@divinemusa8731 reading the light novel of course

[@zagyu]

@@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273 agreed...LN>Manga>Anime usually

[@rolhnschmidt8780]

@@zagyu Where can I find this light novel without having to pay a website to see it?

[@donq4483]

Season 1 Ainz: Man idk if I like all this praise and being OP Season 3 Ainz: GG EZ BOW YA SHITS

[@justsomegirlwithamustache3391]

Took him long enough

[@fairiz375]

@@justsomegirlwithamustache3391 an instant character development wouldnt be as enjoyable

[@Thepreacher_1]

@@fairiz375 plus it was funny

[@_lynxninja_4783]

His gamer instincts kicked in.

[@vrei5546]

Jurcniv : I believe he can kill two or three thousand with a single spell Ainz : *Laughs on top of a goat

[@SlyI42]

Laughs in a new record lmao

[@wingsoficarus1139]

I feel like there needs to be a What If episode where instead of Ainz attempting to carefully plan everything, he straight up goes to level a city and take it over in like one spell.

[@kinagrill]

He was TECHNICALLY right.... it was just an extreme lowball estimate. cuz yeha he can kill that few with a single spell... one of his weaker 7th or maybe 8th level spells :P

[@douglascostateixeira8265]

"The soldiers of the Royal Army raised countless spears in trembling hands. But what use were they against the massive, solid bodies of the Dark Young? The spears snapped like toothpicks without so much as scratching the Dark Young. The massive bodies of the Dark Young trampled the Royal Army underfoot. Splinters from countless shattered spears flew through the air. Although they crushed the meaningless resistance that did not even count as resistance, the Dark Young of the Black Goat were merciful in their own way. There was no pain. There was no time for their victims to feel pain before they were squashed flat under the titanic weight of the Dark Young’s charge. The spear-wielding soldiers did not even have time to realize that the pikes they were holding had been pulverized by those massive bodies. All they saw were black shadows falling over them. They screamed and they screamed and they screamed. Gobbets of meat flew through the air. They had not come from just one or two people, but tens, hundreds of victims. They were stamped flat by the enormous hooves, and thrown- no, flung away by the waving tentacles. Be they patricians or plebeians, now they were all the same chunks of bloody flesh. Some of them had families in their villages. Some had friends left behind. Some had people waiting for them. Once they were ground into the mud, none of that mattered any more. The Dark Young treated everyone the same way, bestowing death upon them all. Surely they must have been satisfied after crushing countless humans underfoot, but they showed no signs of stopping. The Dark Young began to run. They ran on. They did not stop while in the midst of the Kingdom’s forces, simply running on. “Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” “Abbaaaaaaahhhhhh!!” “Stoooooooooooooop!” “Save meeeeeeeeeee!’ “Noooooooooooooooo!” “Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!” The screams rose up every time those gigantic hooves came down. It blended with the sound of humans pulping under the Dark Young’s mighty legs, and the sound as they playfully batted humans away with their tentacles. A sound which men had never heard before went on and on without end. Trampled. What better word was there to describe this scene? Several people desperately thrust their pikes forward. The Dark Young, whose bodies were massive and who had no intention to evade the attacks, were hit solidly by the points. However, the pikes could not pierce deeply enough to cause harm to their slab-like bodies. They were masses of iron-hard muscle sheathed by thick, rubbery skin. The Dark Young did not mock their futile resistance, but simply charged forward. Before the soldiers realized that their fatal resolve was meaningless, the Dark Young had already reached the centermost portion of the Kingdom’s army. “Run away! Run away!” They heard the shouts from the distance. In response, all the soldiers began to flee. It was exactly like a swarm of spiders scattering in all directions. But of course, the Dark Young were much faster than human beings. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat.Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. Splat. The sounds of humans being crushed to death and turned into chunks of meat went on and on."

[@NUCL3AR991]

This just inspired me to read the novel after long back and forth contemplation

[@milesgreenaway6008]

@@NUCL3AR991 honestly it was this episode and then reading that chapter was what made me read the Light Novels and wow, 14 books in I am sooo happy I did! I love the overlord anime but the books are something else & and have been getting better and better with each issue

[@douglascostateixeira8265]

​@@milesgreenaway6008 On top of that, Overlord have the most beautiful illustrations I ever saw in a Light Novel.

[@silverdandylmao]

@@NUCL3AR991 it was the sane moment for me. Read the novel! Its seriously worth it!!! And because a lot of the series is already adapted, you can also better visualize the fight scenes in your head while reading

[@Maramara13Fly]

@@NUCL3AR991 yes you should. Lots of the things and scenes in the novel were toned down when it cam to the anime. Thry didn't even show the Soul Eaters being ridden by the nazarick old guarders here..

[@TheDefectiveAI]

So some food for thought on Ainz's spell -It's based on the outer god from lovecraftian mythos. -The lambs are lvl 90+ and are focused on being able to tank hits and hit back in melee so it has no range capabilities (like it needs it) -The number of lambs is related to the number of sacrifices, so in the game the most people have gotten is around 1-2. So Ainz was excited at now holding the world record and that's why he asked for applause.

[@marmyeater]

Just level 90, not + iirc.

[@jacobjohnson8635]

In the novels Ainz made the comment “Given how many were sacrificed, shouldn’t there had been more? I guess five is the limit.” Could you imagine how many of those monsters could’ve appeared if there was no limit and Ainz stood in the middle of that army? The whole world would’ve surrendered at that point.

[@xrosso6515]

i remember 80 whit the specialization in defence ,they are shields ,not many special ability and 0 spell or attack skill,the 6 angel he can summon whit the other super tier are probabily stronger,but less scary,aniway they not much of use,even in side story where he summon them still they are disposed very quickly ,poor guys they have no chance

[@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978]

If let's TouchMe goes 1v1 with that goat, would he 1 shot it? Or will he have a hard time taking 1 down?

[@xrosso6515]

@@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978 maybe neither,after all the game was pretty complex,and what use have a super spell which require a great amount of sacrifice if the summon defense-based can be oneshotted at random,aniway is level 80 and been a summon should be weaker than the real mob,so maybe 1 or 2 using a special attack? in particular because the black goat aren't of evil alignament so his holy bonus wouldn't work,aniway they are meat shield,they seem strong only because used against weak individual,but against same level player they wouldn't be able to do enough damage to be a menace

[@riccardocastiglioni1611]

About why the army didn't retreat at once... in the Anime the "goats" are massive and slow, in the novel they are way smaller but SO FAST that not only they reached the army in the blink of an eye, they didn't step on the ground a single time.... only on soldiers. To quote an entire page of the novel "Splat. Splat. Splat..."

[@Nukerunin]

Bruh, that's terrifying. They were already scary looking like eldritch terrors, now they move like the Flash too? LOL Fuck that.

[@wingsoficarus1139]

I really wish they went with how they were in the novel instead of making them all big and shit. Animation probably would've costed more and they were probably low on budget I'm guessing based off of the mediocre 3d animation this episode.

[@Maramara13Fly]

@@wingsoficarus1139 agreed, in the novel it was described as garbage trucks running over a thousand rats... That was the size difference....

[@Maramara13Fly]

Another reason why they didn't run was that they were still shook and bewildered on what happened to 70k soldiers and the black orb

[@gtdragon4571]

Ainz wanting Gazef to become his subordinate just reminds me of trying to capture a low level but rare shiny Pokémon I don't need

[@professorchaos5058]

Like the ones that flee on their first turn?

[@diostaku2]

*Gazef used self destruct!* Ainz: "Damn!!"

[@gtdragon4571]

@@diostaku2 🤣🤣pretty much

[@3dsmaster537]

Thats so disrespectful. Lol You are nothing but a collectable

[@motafu1]

I honestly wish gazef became ainz's subordinate, gazef would've become such an even greater character, sure it would mean he betrayed his own kingdom and he wouldn't be a true warrior anymore, but I feel like his character was just a little thrown away

[@arturzinurov2146]

Fun fact, in the LN when Young Ones attacked the author just wrote SPLAT at least a 100 time and by the end of it the entire field was covered in what one might want to describe as human "patties"

[@masterreaper115]

2:35 To be fair, if the guy hadnt just up and attacked the village he might have been fine. He instead chose to try to destroy a peaceful area.

[@diostaku2]

Instant karma right there. He had a quick death too, it was only 30 minutes of torture, not that much really.🙃

[@LuminousWhispers11]

Ironically, he was sent there to collect information and started a war with a small village. From what it seemed like from his actions. He planned to massacre the village.

[@headhunter1958]

Imagine being used as the material component for a spell that‘s gonna murder your comrades

[@cerberushydra2378]

man, when you say it like that... wow...

[@redwater23193]

That's why Necromancy is a powerful style of magic extremely charming in the most depraved and degenerate way

[@snipersougo13]

Shub-niggurath is just a grateful goddess. U give her human sacrifices she lets you play with her children.

[@redwater23193]

@@snipersougo13 The most exhilarating thing of that devastating spell is that Shub-Niggurath, despite being one of the Outer Gods, is actually allied with Humanity and she protected her human servitors even by other of her species like Ghanatothoa.

[@snipersougo13]

@@redwater23193 protecting is a nice word. I mean we're equal to mushrooms to them.

[@Que98PL]

I think the “I sense no players” comment wasn’t about the NPCs not beeing human - it was more about “I started casting an OP spell and a player would have tried to stop me already - so there are no players here and I am basicly safe”

[@-Apoptos-]

They aren't npcs

[@ow_su]

@@-Apoptos- they technically are npcs

[@dropkickcorpse]

Our guy Ainz pulled off THE RUMBLING as an opening move.

[@ayomideijitona9910]

Literally 😂😂

[@SajoGotoru]

The 5 treasures of the Kingdom that Gazef Stronoff was wearing this episode: 1. The Gauntlets of Vitality, that made their user immune to fatigue. 2. The Amulet of Immortality, which constantly regenerated his wounds. 3. The Guardian Armor, made of adamantite and enchanted to ward off critical hits. 4. Razor’s Edge, the sword created and enchanted in pursuit of sharpness, which could slice through armor like the proverbial hot knife through butter. 5. Rigrit's Ring, a ring that temporarily boosts the wearer's abilities by one-two levels when activated. Rigrit is that old lady talking to the dragon in S2E01. Edit: 1. Check my reply for additional info about that Ring's ability. 2. Extremely heavy spoilers in the replies, not marked. Read with care.

[@peak4534]

All those buffs just to get one shot

[@overlordthebest4249]

That ring adds 5 warrior level.

[@SajoGotoru]

@@peak4534 I mean, although the strongest warrior, he is really around level 29-32 and with those buffs maybe around level 35-37. That's weaker than the Pleiades. Still Ainz killing him painlessly and fulfilling his last wish of not being resurrected shows how much he respected Gazef. That one shot was the most respect Ainz could show.

[@thalassaer4137]

@@SajoGotoruspoilers peak brain reached lv 40 before dying from the side effect i think

[@SajoGotoru]

@@overlordthebest4249 1. It's never specifically mentioned how many levels would increase. 2. That's because there is no concept of "levels" in the New World, and this ring is a native item to this world created by wild magic. 3. The only confirmed effect is if a level 100 Warrior class being uses it, their "level" would go beyond level 100.

[@nicholasmckee2038]

He couldn't even fight the goats and now he gotta fight the GOAT

[@criticalmess34]

The spell is a reference to a Lovecraftian entity: “Shubb-Niggurath, Black Goat of the Woods With a Thousand Young.”

[@iamcool544]

I mean that doesnt mean anything Lovecraft was a massive fucking racist.

[@memewithinameme35]

ppl cant comprehend that the word for black in spanish can also be used in the context of naming a dark entity.

[@crimsonpotemkin]

@@memewithinameme35 some people in america flip out if you use the word "black" i spanish or "you" in korean

[@MyLiverismyEnemy]

@@memewithinameme35 yes, but H.P. Lovecraft was also a huge racist, so..... lol

[@SirAshkell]

@MemeWithinAMeme is was going to say, I think most people realize that the word was used to oppress and demean a certain ethic group for years and some people. Etc. H.P. Lovecraft used it to name an entity that looks so heinous it would corrupt your mind. Just saying doesnt feel good to be associated with such things.

[@jacobjohnson8635]

Each of those goats were around level 90, so Gazef has got some stones to stand up to one. In the novel they were not that massive. I think they were only 10 meters tall, but they were so fast and strong that they could chase down the horses and anyone that was struck by a tentacle didn’t even have time to feel pain as their mangled corpses were flung into the air like rag dolls.

[@santiagorlt7940]

Bro, "only 10 meters"? 10 meters is huge as fucc

[@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead]

Venezuelan? Sounds like the saying "tienes los riñones", it sounds like having the kidneys to handle it, or kidney stones I guess seeing this

[@jacobjohnson8635]

@ Santiago RLT Yeah, that’d basically be 33 feet for imperial. However that’s no where near like the near kaiju sized monsters the anime showed off.

[@santiagorlt7940]

@@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead tf yo talking about man?

[@marmyeater]

​@@santiagorlt7940 True, but these ones look to be north of 20meters, and there's still the speed thing.

[@icantbelieveyoudonethis4059]

This is why when your best guy says to surrender you listen.

[@diostaku2]

Although many people hate the CGI of this episode (and the previous one), what bothers me is the total absence of blood, in the novel there is a lot of emphasis on how the entire plain was covered in masses of flesh and blood everywhere. That was certainly a bit disappointing.😒 Ainz had already been losing his humanity since before he became undead, it's not his fault, his home world is literally hell on earth after all.

[@motafu1]

tbh the cgi was good, the trolls looked weird, but the baby goats damn man, they wouldn't look as good if they weren't made in cgi

[@Fvoarin]

Someone finally appreciates the outro merger. Driving me crazy how awesome it is, and literally no reactors ever care as they straight away stop the episode. It's why that outro is my favourite

[@afumadooo]

"applaud to my supreme power!" one of the beautiful scenes in the anime's history

[@A1Clxbz]

Can we all just appreciate the art work in the endings.

[@derekricaurte3837]

season 4 ED art slaps

[@A1Clxbz]

@@derekricaurte3837 Slaps harder than my ex😂😂

[@kek651]

i hope u guys give isekai quartet a shot now since u watched all relevant anime for it

[@shadowmist9093]

Agreed. It'd be so good for them to watch! More re:zero, overlord, konosuba, tanya the evil all in one

[@dorianjareth9198]

@@shadowmist9093 Bit of Shield Hero in there too. ...and a glimpse of Cautious Hero

[@lucysteel2686]

We need to spam this comment so they can see it bruh

[@jishanali7889]

Run? Those baby goats were as big as mountains.. there's noway they could run anywhere 🤣

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

The light novel lines: The sounds of humans being trampled into a pulp, the sound of meat chunks flying through the air, and the sound of the screaming continued on and on.

[@SunGawdRa]

I'm really thankful for these. I haven't started S4 yet, and these reactions are helping me remember what I've forgotten.

[@thebread-kingman8996]

The kingdom: We should retreat, run like rabbits. Also the kingdom: Stand & watch the incoming danger, like a deer in headlights.

[@diostaku2]

To be fair, such a terrifying spectacle would leave most people frozen.

[@jacobjohnson8635]

Even the horses(in the novel) were frozen. Like Raeven and his men tried to run as the goats made their stampede, but their mounts were war horses. Meaning they were trained not to run, and to freeze if something frightened them. The horses were so frightened that no amount of pulling or kicking could make them budge. One of the ex-adventurers had to cast magic to calm them down enough to run.

[@thebread-kingman8996]

Y'all survival instinct WAY too weak, I see it in the distance, I'm booking it.

[@thebread-kingman8996]

@@shrekthe55thsharkkingI can either fight humans & have chance of survival or try to "fight" those Dark Young and have a 100% chance of death.

[@Maramara13Fly]

In novel, It was described that they couldn't processed what happened to the 70k soldiers... They couldn't believe that a spell like that existed.. next they were also in awe of the black orb that fell from the sky... it's a mix of both curiosity, terror, and denial...

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

A few fun facts: Those "Baby Goats" are Lv90, and don't possess any special abilities, they're just absurdly tanky. The chapter in the LN for this had "SPLAT." over and over and over and over. Total deaths from the spell: 180,000. The first 70k was the tribute itself, the other 110,000 were the casualties afterward.

[@jacobjohnson8635]

Let’s not forget the hundreds(if not thousands) of survivors that were so stricken with PTSD that they became catatonic, or had committed suicide. On both the Kingdom’s and Empire’s side.

[@kohlbyjones9442]

i’m glade u explained the body count, Thank you

[@pavelardo2996]

those are literal Lovecraftian horrors, Shub Niggurath ("the goat of the forest with a thousand young"), is often called by cultist in lovecratian lore with the famous frase "Ia! Shub Niggurath!"

[@mad_max103]

in the novels the imperial knights watching the carnage full on PRAYED that at least one more of the kingdom soldiers would survive and when they panicked and ran away 143 of them died because they fell and got trampled by the others, after the battle 3788 asked for retirement, thousands complained of night terrors and there were at least 200 that were mentally unstable bro ainz destroyed the imperial knights and they were allies

[@aristothethrone9032]

it's crazy that Shalltear is the only one from Nazarik we've seen go all out in a fight in 3 seasons. not one of them has had to exert themselves. even for Ainz when fighting Shalltear he was still holding back. I can't even imagine a threat that could bring out the entire tomb. how fitting honestly because they just out here bodying mofo's left and right.

[@colinayre2109]

Entoma: am I a joke to you?

[@sebaxriv1629]

Well... Rubedo may become one

[@baka-chan6363]

@@sebaxriv1629 Yeah Nigredo thinks she could be a calamity to Nazarick while Albedo thinks of her as harmless to Nazarick

[@aristothethrone9032]

@@colinayre2109 but that was a bad class matchup.

[@GriseWeisshark]

@@aristothethrone9032 Yeah, can't wait to see the Entoma vs Evileye rematch to happen.

[@Maramara13Fly]

In the novel, Ainz brought other undead aside from the Death Knights...they weren't name but the way it was described was that he brought Nazarick Old Guarders riding on an undead horse called a soul eater. Soul eaters are so Op that 3 of them wiped out one demi country before.

[@jacobjohnson8635]

Yeah and Ainz had brought about 200 soul eaters and 500 death knights and death warriors(which are the same level as the death knights). It was actually seeing the insane number of soul eaters that first convinced Marquis Raeven’s men that fighting Ainz was a hopeless battle.

[@Maramara13Fly]

@@jacobjohnson8635 they even removed the line and I'll paraphrase "that's not excitement that you are feeling Marquis Raeven, that is the natural instinct/reaction of man when he feels that death is approaching"

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

Our Lord Ainz did give them a chance to give up and accept his terms. The kingdom are the once that picked a fight with our bone daddy.

[@jacobjohnson8635]

If only they listened to Gazef, though not even he knew Ainz was capable of this.

[@fortunelekoto6704]

@@jacobjohnson8635 but Gazef knew Ainz was capable of something dangerous

[@BrokieTheJokie]

@@fortunelekoto6704 No matter what it’s hard to convince an entire government to not protect its land against someone they never even heard of because 1 guy was weaker than him

[@jacobjohnson8635]

@Joseph Molina It also doesn’t help that over half of the Kingdom’s officials are selfish morons that are more interested in raising their influence than protecting their nation.

[@bullymaguire5838]

@@BrokieTheJokie kinda stupid when that 1 guy is your strongest

[@creatorcriss1492]

I remember hearing about this in the Light Novel. When those Baby Goats were slaughtering those Soldiers, Even The Empire soldiers were praying for them to survive this nightmare.

[@necromancerz2240]

Yeah I really liked that line. It was a simple way to turn the soldiers perspective from the "Red vs Blue" of their war to a "Humans vs Monsters". At the end of the day it was a loss for the human race that so many died and seeing it in such a grand scale was able to change their viewpoints.

[@Maramara13Fly]

Yes they were also praying that the spell didn't really killed the 70k... They were so afraid that they imagined "what if Ainz pointed that spell to the Empire"

[@KiyoKami_]

the giant goat monsters are level 90. also in vol 1 of overlord ainz said he thought of this as real and not a game. while he doesn't feel anything when they die as a former human he doesn't want to see needless killing of innocents that why ainz had the humans that demiurge captured in season 2 killed without pain.

[@pwojo9776]

From what I recall, they're called goats because the god (the one that sounds like the you-know-what word; it's supposed to be like unpronounceable by mortals or something, a name that can't be comprehended) they're children of, some like old god Cthulhu-type bullshit, takes the form of a goat or something like that. EDIT: It's title "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young", yes it's Lovecraft, the guy who wrote Cthulhu. Ainz is directly quoting one of his stories with the introduction of the children. His cat was also named something similar that KZbin doesn't like. Whatever you're thinking, you are probably absolutely correct.

[@Cryo_Gen]

Oh yeh Lovecraft was suuuuuper racist. Cool stories tho

[@Poppenheimer69]

The name of the cat wasn't "something similar". It was THE word, with a "-man" added at the end for a comedic effect lmao

[@snipersougo13]

The name is most likely inspired by a entity from idle days of the Yann. Aside from a few cats none of the race or character names in Lovecraft's stories have anything to do with rl races.

[@OttoVibes_]

I love how in other animes, when you see the two characters that you like fight it's goes like: -Oh this is gonna be an epic fight, it will be awesome, etc. When they see someone go against Ainz they are like: -Damn, he's gonna get clapped already?

[@krajicsek13]

8:02 When you correct the teacher in front of the entire class

[@VEN0M415]

9:57 first time seeing that all I could hear in my head was "Do you like my sword, sword, my diamond sword sword!" XD

[@overlordthebest4249]

Also I really hope after seeing momon's role in next episode, they can finally let go of the bad feeling of momon being harmful to Ainz in future.

[@Que98PL]

Lupusregina is Latin for “Wolf Queen” btw

[@mad_max103]

13:26 no, ainz fully understands they're real people with lives and wills of their own, also i don't think he said "real" players but just players, i might be wrong but i don't remember in the light novel him ever considering the people from this world any less real than the ones from his world, he might consider them even more real than the npcs from nazarick since they were born and lived an entire human life unlike the npcs who were created by his friends in game and became real only after coming to this world

[@thebiigbuhhda8744]

"What was that?" "Death" "What kind?" "Instant "

[@edgardelibojr.4450]

Humans to Ainz isn't like npc's but more like ants or "sheep" if you would. They are inconsequential until they make themselves known. He said it himself, they are like maggots to him.

[@johnkonig865]

I really don't understand why people don't get that kind of stuff, it's like they take everything that they've seen and heard and just instantly delete it like Ainz deletes his enemies. :D

[@ayeyebrazorf6628]

Oh finally this episode! I’m excited

[@The5armdamput33]

1:16 "They gave a hint that Lupisregina is a werewolf." "It was a full moon" - Technically, her name is a hint that she's a werewolf... - Lupis (as in lupine), means wolf... > Regina means queen... * Entoma's name is also a hint that she's a bug... (Solution is a bit more obvious) > I don't know anything about Narberel's name...

[@givemethasauce5720]

the plan to gauge ains's strength was really smart. it was smart until the pot boiled over

[@anthonychase7012]

I would actually love to see Roshi play South Park:The Fractured But Whole if only to see him react to that.

[@Opzax5567]

Can’t wait for you guys to react to the next ep. This series went by in a “blink” of an eye. The next ep will a “heart” stopper. These are not my best work but it’s all I can come up with.

[@duyle-dq2wk]

in SS1 Gazef used himself try to save the villagers, but in this ep he willing to sacrifice everyone in the kingdom to stay loyal to the king. I think those armors must have some spells in them to control those use them in order to protect to crown.

[@Havok-_-]

This is the episode that made me put Ainz as the most powerful isekai'd character in all of anime and while there have been many challengers since this episode I still have him number 1 on my list

[@S.Somwaru]

Do you think Natsu Dragneel, Erza Scarlet, Saitama, Tanjiro, Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Kaguya Otsutsuki, Dio, Johnathan Joestar, Nagato these Shonen characters can defeat Overlord

[@mateuszkaczkowski3025]

He is in fact not. Ainz is a max level character from a relatively balanced game. He has no chance to those who never heard of balance (from the actually good LNs: Reincarnated as a Slime, I'm a Spider, so what, Instant Death Ability). But yeah, placing the MC as a background evil overlord allows the author to give him relatively more power while keeping the story interesting.

[@S.Somwaru]

Monkey D. Luffy, Roanora Zoro, Blackbeard, Donquiotte Doflamingo, Kaido, Trafalgar D. Law, Shanks and Whitebeard, Akainu, Tengen Uzui the sound hashira, Goku and Rengoku the flame 🔥 hashira could defeat Overlord

[@overlordthebest4249]

You summoned people with their OP MCs by saying that. But yeah, ainz is really strong.

[@janaff6457]

@@S.Somwaru OP said most powerful isekai'd character and what you saying are not the characters that are isekai'ed...

[@Aso-bi]

Ainz: If you submit to me, these baby goats disappear and no one else has to die Beef Strogonoff: Nah, man, I wanna throw hands Ainz: ...boi if you don't-

[@JonahYonko999]

I've waited for yalls reaction to this episode the whole series

[@jaydinpieguy]

The bowling pin sound when they all died took me out 🤣

[@TimeToad]

Ainz’s spell is a reference to one of the outer gods, basically a being beyond mortal comprehension and stronger than Cthulhu. Big mama goat

[@marmyeater]

Iirc: she's his grandma.

[@k1ngdeth]

A reminder that Cthulhu is the Lovecraft equivalent of your local neighborhood priest; barely of great importance in the grand scheme of things.

[@jonathanwhitfield4561]

At 5:05 that damn bowling pin sound effect got me crying

[@lemonnitrate3050]

Been waiting for this episode since y'all started this series up again!

[@IB3333]

Ainz most impressive skill, making a snapping sound with only bone

[@martinxy1291]

Ainz: I can only use that spell every 10 years Narrator: *Lies*

[@loubifanatic]

The lack of self preservation with these soldiers is shocking.

[@Maramara13Fly]

What really happened as per the novel was they couldn't process the emotions of terror and awe which made them denial which in turn froze them in place...

[@21BearPapa]

Shub-Niggurath is the name of the Lovecraftian goddess of Fertility. She is associated to the phrase "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young" "Iä! Shub-Niggurath!" is a direct quote from "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft where it is found in the Necronomicon.

[@ultraPATIS]

I wonder if they know about the Splat page in the LN? For context, there is a page in the LN where the word Splat was repeated over and over when the goats came out.

[@chrisrodriguez2543]

The answer to your “do they really have time for all of this” question s a simple “nope”

[@joe-davidkajingu4202]

"Lupus" means wolf and "Regina" means queen. Of course, she's a werewolf ! I can't wait to see you guys react to Season 4. As Fluder Paradyne said, it's: "SUBARASHII" 🤩🤩

[@theonetruepotato1264]

you guys are so close to season 4 i cant wait for you guys to see what ains does in the new season

[@SomeKillerTofu]

Roshi with the subtle Dark Knight reference lol

[@Madly_Zen]

I did love this episode but I was always a little disappointed they took out one of my favorite conversations from the novel. After ainz steps out from behind the death knights the adventurer experts under marquis raeven come to warn him about how strong the undead Ainz commands are When they see ainz they simply say ““Is he the one who summoned the Soul Eaters? Him? Marquis Raeven, we-” The fearless warrior of countless battles swallowed heavily, and continued in a lowered voice. “--What the hell are we fighting here?!” One of the most badass lines in the novel. These warriors who’ve risked their lives thousands of times can’t even comprehend wtf ainz is

[@HekmatyarLogistics]

This is why I play Silent Solitude every time I'm reading world building manga/manhwa.

[@huh5950]

I'm telling you this episode for peak overlord for me

[@purple9499]

"He just hit them with death" Truer words have never been spoken before

[@barryg.5224]

Shub-Niggurath is from the writings of author H.P. Lovecraft (the creator of the Cthulhu mythos), it is called 'The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young' & is classified as an Outer God/dess.

[@redmaxxs]

Ainz wanted him to to work under him because he saw him friend and he remind of Lord Touch Me. 13:31 Also this is not their game world or another game world come to life. These are real people not in PCs. He does care for people but it's diminished since he's undead the only thing that can go past its limit is anger since undead envy the living and killin second nature to undead.

[@samker7758]

Lupus Regina means wolf queen in latin. All nazarick npcs usually have names linked to their personality and abilities. Entoma means insect in greek for example.

[@TheBatmanWhoReacts]

Beeeen waiting for the battle to start!

[@Darshumai]

Kneel before the one which bend death to his will. Hail Ainz Ooal Gown!!!!!

[@whiterosebloodmoon4522]

6:52 it the rumbling 13:23 yeeaaaaah y’all seeing in my eyes now

[@JoshMrFire]

Yoo as soon as you said auto mute i gestured muting sheera with a remote and the edit came in lmao ik editor san too well

[@LaughingTiger74]

love the part where Ainz is like "well....clap!"

[@yisus4681]

shub-niggurath is an eldrich being from the lovecraft novels (same universe that Chthulu is from), it's the goat of a thousand young. Also the anime didn't do the novel justice at all this episode, the atmosphere in the novel is described as a creepy place, foggy and with ruins here and there, it's also suppose to be near winter so the sun shouldn't be as bright, the baby goats were also fast as hell, here they made them super slow (cuz cgi) but in the novel it's described as the goats stepping on the soldiers extremely quickly. Another thing to note, the Marquis Reaven actually survived despite the massive death flags surprisingly lol. And lastly the goats killed over 100,000 men by stepping on them, the total number of casualties was like 180,000 if I'm not mistaken.

[@aio976]

"Clap or get clapped" is a power move

[@chanter3978]

The plan for the war was for Ainz to use his strongest spell to signal the start of the battle. The funny thing is, that wasn’t even Ainz’s strongest spell.

[@TheIdealofGreed]

If you're curious why he refused, I think I remember Gazefs wiki page listed 5 or so reasons.

[@grumpysanta6318]

If you think about it... Lupus Regina literally means 'Wolf Queen".

[@motar435]

"integridy knight" oh my gosh the saw SAO

[@64gbdata11]

That goat monster feels like straight up from "Berserk"

[@jamesmonroeiii]

Here's a quote from this chapter in the light novel that I think gives a good window into Ainz's state of mind. "Many people were about to die, but he did not feel any pity for them, and it somewhat frightened him. He did not even feel cruel, like somebody trampling ants to death. In truth- In truth, he felt nothing at all."

[@nexot6110]

This is bacicly me going into creative mode and spaming lava buckets over some villagers heads then summoning some zombies to finnish the job

[@bossgoregaming5091]

When ainz doesn't sense any player it's because no one was trying to attack him when he was channeling his super tier spell. Because if there is a player that player would've known if that super tier spell is a bad news and will try to interupt the caster before the spell is completed. That's why ainz was sure there aren't any player in the kingdom army.

[@jonmorris293]

Wow... Ainz giving them a handicap with them Goats.

[@matthewchristian9591]

Love how he summoned help from a eldrich god.

[@redwater23193]

One of the proofs that Lovecraftian creatures in a Fantasy or Sci-Fi world mean just despair, destruction and OP spells or technology

[@crimsonshenanigan1854]

it was Jurknifs plan not sure if thats how you spell his name) for Ainz to use one of his most strongest spell at the start of the War to get the opposing kingdom hoping they turn their full attention on Ainz and not his empire but Ainz attack and power led to his plan backfiring

[@medhurst4]

fun fact the total death toll after this battle is over 130k and it was not just devasating because of the loss itself every soilder you see die was a farmer or worker who provided the food the kingdom needs to survive ainz did in one day what the empire has been doing for years and this battle all but dooms the kingdom someone just needs to put it out of there misery

[@justinwright4545]

When they all fell down in 5:03,had me dead🤣🤣

[@tatakaekaixin1846]

The clapping edit cracked me up XD

[@iamcool544]

They IMMEDIATELY said Run. Dont even be organized when you do it just run as fast as you fucking can. I love how as soon as Gazaff said he wanted a duel you all were like "Nah hes gonna get his bussy slapped in"

[@jonmorris293]

Ainz summoned actual Lovecraft outer god goats