The Last King | Overlord S4 Ep 10 Reaction 

Major respect for Zanac

Fun Note: You remember that Ainz doesn't want to waste a single portion of somebody's body back in Season 3? He respected Zanac so much that he gave him a proper burial even with no merit to it for him.

RIP Prince Zanac He and Gazef both were too good for this shitty kingdom.

Small detail: look at how Ainz drops to his chair after giving Albedo the head. He usually sits in a regal matter, to maintain his image as a great ruler. But this time he just slumped in it, a little to the side, as if to say "Fuck, I really don't care anymore". He was 100% done.

Zanac : Please give us a gentle death Ainz : Ok ,sure Traitors : Please spare us Ainz : Ok, I will spare you..... from the gentle death that is. 🤣🤣

In the LN Ains was also sending the families of traitors to Neuronist. He wasnt really lying, because he spared them from the death on this battlefield👌

the Sad thing is what happened to Zanac has happened before in History probably the closest parallel is the Kingdom of Egypt killing the Roman Rival of Caesar, Pompei the Great then presenting the Head to Caesar as a show of loyalty. Caesar was so angry at what they did and for killing one of the men Caesar respected most even if he was an enemy he declared war that very same meeting screaming at them.

His meeting with Zanac had 2 purposes. 1. It helped Ainz realize the NPCs are actually precious to him. They're the most important thing in this world, so much so he doesn't care about finding other players 2. It was a learning experience in proper royal etiquette Anyone that says "Ainz was reconsidering his decision" is full of shit. There is NO SCENE in the novel where he thinks about NOT killing them all. He was simply going to do it with mercy, but the nobles fucked it up.

Let's goooo. The anime adaptation is good, but what I really liked the LN was Ainz basically said "They begged for their lives, so I'll make sure they live long lives... even if they beg for death, don't give it to them (and their families)." Good job nobles, you played yourselves. Also, random thing from LN. The war horse that Ainz rode to talk to Zanac on, could've defeated that entire army alone. THE HORSE. Just another reminder that Ainz's folks are just too strong for the New World.

Sheera is 100% correct Ainz was disgusted with the nobles for turning on Zanac, as he respected him, and not only did they kill him for their own selfish thoughts, but they also killed the man who convinced Ainz to have mercy on them; instead of killing the noble that started all of this (Phillip) they tried the easy way out instead of the respectable thing.

Damn, imagine killing your leader in order to escape, only to end up getting sent to a dungeon where your yams are likely getting defiled 24/7🤣

Salute to Zanac dude. Thought that he was a stereotypical jealous prince at first, but he was actually the best among his siblings and had a realistic view instead of his father's idealistic views. He went down as a true king 👑 The kingdom needed him, but didn't deserve him. Also props to the representative for siding with him, I thought he would have betrayed him as well.

"they reuse clementine's face" lmao. y'all know siblings exist right?👏👏👏

Fun facts: 1. Ains's talk with Zanac actually made him consider just wiping out the Kingdom's army and leaving it at that. He respected Zanac *that* much. So those nobles betraying him essentially sealed the Kingdom's fate. 2. The author actually confirmed in a what if scenario that if Nazarick hadn't arrived , Zanac and Renner would have actually turned the Kingdom into a respectable and prosperous country. 3. The funny thing about Ains sending the nobles to Neuronist is that she restrains her victims in a way to where they phisically *can't* talk , let alone beg for death. 4. Yeah, the dude who looks like Clementine is actually her twin brother. 5. There was a cut exchange between the Black Scripture and Azuth that made the former want to kill the latter for implying to know certain secrets of the Theocracy

1. Clementine from season 1 is the former member of the black scripture. That dude is her twin brother. The black scripture is the special forces of the Slane Theocracy, the second strongest military on the continent. Ainz is the strongest military. Enri’s goblins are 3rd. 2. Ainz was never considering withdrawing. Anyone saying he was is lying. Ainz was considering how to kill people peacefully, but then the nobles pulled that stunt. And he legit got mad as hell, and sent all the nobles and their families to be tortured, and in the LN he said “they want to live, so don’t kill them even if they beg for death” 3. Taking with Zanac, that’s the first moment Ainz fully accepts his friends aren’t in this world. He can tell players have been in this world, but he just kinda gives up hope on finding his friends during that conversation. And in that moment another piece of his humanity dies.

Fun fact: Zanac killed a couple of those nobles before they called their mercenaries to deal with the prince in their stead. Cowards indeed, can’t do their own dirty work.

Zanac a real one. Ainz lost all hope for the kingdom the moment these nobles brought the king's head. Instead of bringing Phillips head they brought the wrong one. They deserve everything they've got.

Let's add some fun facts(not spoiler) : The pitcher that ainz uses to pour water has an endless amount of water in it. Ainz’s horse is called {soul eater} and 3 of those destroyed a nation a few hundred years ago, they have an instant death aura always active around them that kills everyone without immunity(unless they turned it off) , and eat souls to gain more power. Ainz uses them for transportation in his kingdom. Ainz has an spell called creat greater item, and he can make anything he wants with it, that's how he made the table and chairs in this meeting with zanac. The title of black scripture members is like this: clementine's brother (one man army), the lazy girl (infinite magic), the big dude(strongest human).

The story of The Kingdom is basically an endless chain of disrespect: The nobles conspired to get rid of Gazef and refused to listen to any of his advice. The nobles that allied with the Sorcerer Kingdom betrayed and backstabbed them by attacking a convoy full of relief supplies. The nobles then blamed the Sorcerer Kingdom for the attack, and protected the person who perpetrated it. The nobles then killed a man that Ainz respected thinking that he'd have any use for traitors.

im beyond happy that yall are caught up now and the ending of this episode was so good i cant wait till the next one

Notice how Albedo holds Zanac head by hugging because Ainz told her to bury him with respect

13:38 Ainz: "Cocytus will be the new Commander" Re-Estize: (phew) Ainz: "and Mare's Vice Commander" Re-Estize: "OH NO" - from Redditor BobTheTraitor

In the novel there was a line where Ains was asked "Is what you've done not enough to prove you shouldn't be defied?", and he replied "I tought my demonstration on the Katze plains was enough but yet nobles from your country challenged me."

The utter defeat you can feel from Ains as he declairs that he has lost interest.

The funny thing is: Ainz could literally do a 180 on all his plans, and the guardians would all go along with it. One comment I read years ago based on the argument between Sebas and Demiurge sums it up perfectly: If Ainz says to kill every baby they see Sebas will do it without hesitation, and if Ainz says no more hurting or killing babies then Demiurge will make sure not one hair is harmed on their heads.

Lmao Ainz was like "Oh your families too? Well if you insist!"

The saddest thing about this is that, according to the author, Zanac would've actually grown to be an amazing king if Nazarick never showed up in the world

Curiously, in the LN Clementine makes a random comment about having a brother who was better than her and whom her parents loved more. Don't forget that Renner knows exactly what's going to happen, she probably proposed to kidnap Raeven's son in the first place, so during the whole conversation she was probably laughing in her mind.😅

Three words: Ainz. Is. PISSED!

to clearify - he was expecting a strong person to come he wasnt expecting mecha armor from iggdrasill . the action was expected the actor was not expected thats why he only sent 2 death knights with the undead the goal was to spare some ppl . so if you want to be tecknical you was right to a point and wrong to a point .

zanac and gazef are two people that Ainz respects. Zanac managed to ask Ainz to be a little merciful but those idiots only infuriated Ainz and ended up killing everyone.

Can't believe they did my man kurapika like that 💀

y’all uploading everything but overlord😭

Also, the translation wasn't very good for the last part with Ainz and Aura: It's not "Even if they beg for death, don't kill them too quickly" it's "Even after they beg for death, don't let them die for now". While it might seem very similar, there's a key difference. The former orders them to eventually kill them after they beg for death, but the later tells them to NOT kill them even after they beg, at least for now. He basically ordered from them to be kept alive and tortured until he says stop. THAT'S how pissed off he was. He never directly ordered pure cruelty before.

Yoooo I’m so glad you guys are finally caught up with the episodes so you can get a pure first reaction like the rest of us (most of us) and enjoy the episodes week by week

The Best Girl Neuronist is back!💀🖤

Legend is that the nobles only bought Zanac's head to Ainz because they can't carry his body due to his ginormous balls. Mad respect to Zanac, may you rest in peace 🙏

You didn't read Ainz saying "why is he wearing Yggsdrasil armor?!"? He knew someone strong would eventually come out but he didn't expect the armor that's why he sounds confused

We miss your Overlord reactions please continue it! 🙏🙏

im going to miss the 2 seconds of guitar everytime zanac appeared

I’m so thankful that Sheera’s face just lit up when Neuronist’s name was brought up. That kidney stone scene was horrific and those traitors are going to be spending a LONG time in her care

Dante in his book The Inferno relegated betrayed to the lowest level of Hell, I imagine he would raise a wine glass saluting Ains decision-making on the fate of those nobles. Remember in season one Ains gave Aura and Mare a glass of water so Ains showed some respect for Zanac even at the beginning of their talk.

"Who could have leaked that information, It surely wasnt me."

Still waiting for S4E11 reaction 😆

Another missed nuance of the translation was between Zanac and Ainz. This also ties into the people who say that Ainz was considering sparing them thanks to Zanac. No, he was not. But Zanac made him think "what if?" if only for a moment. Going back to the conversations, when Zanac asks Ainz to kill them without suffering, the subs said that Ainz would kill them gently, but that's not what he said. What he really said was "I'm going to make sure to at least kill YOU as gently as I can". The gesture was only offered to Zanac, in particular, not to the whole army. And what Zanac did manage, unknowingly, was to get Ainz to consider killing them ALL gently. Except the bastards who will now wish they died, while they suffer more then anyone else in the history of their world has, and probably will suffer. Remember, in Nazarick, death is a blessing

In the novel Ainz was way more extreme, he was like „you don’t want to die? Ok make sure they don‘t even if they or their families beg“

Damn, can't believe this is probably the last time I'll hear Hunting for your Dream play every time Zanac shows up onscreen. RIP to a G

shella is really smart when it comes to breaking down shows a lot of the time

Now that Zanac is dead can someone explain to me the music gag the editors did whenever he showed up? I'm honestly lost with that one

To be Fair, MOST of what Suzuki Satoru has been doing has been to get the Attention of Other Players (preferably someone from his Own Guild).

the dude that has clementine's face, that is her borther ^^ Zanac death just pissed azin off for 2 reasons. 1. he repeaceted Zanac 2. ainz beelives in his guild mates and npc's friendship/loyalty while the nobled showed they are betrayers and even had the never to ask to be rewarded for it. so now they have to suffer horribly for this trangression.

Where the fuck are the next 2 episodes?

This is like the first anime I’ve ever watched where like every King is actually kind of good at their job

Fun fact: zanac was the only one who genuinely cared for the kingdom among his siblings he acted like a scheming, piece of crap,who was jealous of his older brother to deceive his enemies and everyone else it is said that he was the only one among his siblings with true ruler qualities

aw man, you guys are all caught up and get to feel the pain of waiting a week for each episode now. welcome to the club.

When I watched this episode soon as it ended I said to myself I cannot wait to see your guys reaction. This was great episode !

In Nazarick death is a mercy and traitor get none.

Zanac was the king they needed but didn't deserve. RIP Kurapika!!

This episode was so good. I was waiting with excitement for your reaction :D

That moment ainz got angry but without being calmed down by that force

RIP for our Prince Zanac he was actually a pretty enjoyable character and was the only one who cared for his Kingdom the talk between him and Ainz was really nice now we wait for next episode for the slaughter to begin

"They literally reused Clementines face for this dude" Well yes, thats how twins work lol

You know at this part 4:04 when Renner smiled... pretty sure she was happy that they stayed and fight and not run away. Its all going according to plan for her...

Rip Zanac. So sad we won't get to hear that HxH ending in anymore, but at least the editor got it in as often as possible.

Prince Zanek was an amazing character in a way only Overlord could give us, in any other anime he would be a creep and pathetic, but here, He was a respectable man in every way, he didn't want to rule to boost he his Ego like his brother, or to scheme for a pet like his sister, he deeply cared and valued his kingdom and wanted it to become a respectable one, and was betrayed, but he died fighting the good fight until the end, honestly I respect him more than even Gazef.

This is what a True King looks like

this episode was so good . its not everything about fights and animations .. its about the anime its telling us .. amazing

Editors gonna miss zanac for sure😂

Uhm...did overlord get dropped?

Man the whole time I was waiting for yall to get to the end lmao

React to Zanac. He didn't deserve to die like that. Ainz got so angry that he pretended to show mercy in front of the nobles. And now they and their families will be tortured.

I can't believe y'all caught up to me... with all the other shows... and the editing... and life.... Like HOW!?!

This is probably my favorite episode of overlord ever. The dialogue was 🔑 for perspective on ainz.

You can see the members of the black scripture way back in season 1’s opening when ainz is walking from the camera

When I saw Zanac's head I felt a spike of pain surge through my body. I haven't felt angry like this since the Betrayal in Aot season 4 part 2

I know Sheera meant 'mercifully' but "please kill us as mercilessly as possible" sounds like some Hisoka type energy. 😂😂

Zanac turn to be one of the best character on the show.

The way they showed how Ainz was angry was really good. That feeling when you are so angry or upset that you just have to take a seat and how you simply don't care what the other party has to say. Ainz shows respect to everyone but he didn't even bother to sit up for those nobles.

I was waiting on this 🔥

Zanac saw the human side in Ainz... That was the best part. He got a real talk for the first time since the Gazef talk and he was really calm. they destroyed a precious memory.

Did the reaction to Overlord got dropped or what? It’s been awhile

Been waiting for this!!!

Ainz(momonga) is still a high lvl player,he wasnt just leader becuz they pitied him,he is Ainz Ooal Gown guild strategist,he using use this amount to lured out strong opponents even in Yggdrasil,so he already expected a strong one will definitely come,but he was just shocked cuz he think that he might actually find player there cuz Yggdrasil power suit was really promising

Ainz respect for Zanac was so high he called him dauntless and even commended him saying that is how a true king should act. A shame that he died that way. Ainz just needs to rid that kingdom of the filth

Reactions the first time Ainz fights the Kingdom: *"Oh no!"* Reactions the second time, after Zanac's murder: *"Let's go!"*

Shit was realistic, this is one of the reasons why i love Overlord.

the reused clementines face. Im 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

It's interesting that Ainz said "the ultimate goal of all life is hapiness" and in battle against Shalltear he used the spell "the goal of all life is death". I know it's just a spell name, but you could take it as Ainz's motives changing to more human while his actions are more and more monsterous.

Look up "The Neuronist" Its the thing that had her "Fun" with the ones who entered the tome of Nazarick. Thinking herself the most beautiful

R.I.P a goat bro, one of the best side characters in this show

I loved this scene with zanac because they left nothing out from their novel interaction. It’s one of the few good scenes that was able to be kept in its entirety. No alterations or cuts

Ainz has always suspected someone will interfere, granted he didn't think it would be with a suit of power armor, but he expected someone somewhere to attack him at some time.

RIP Zanac he is such a good man. This episode just bring me tears.

Zanac also wished to know if his brother was dead at the end of the talk not out of brotherly love, the series makes it clear that wasn’t a thing along the siblings. Zanac had just been thinking that he was only a replacement king the whole time, that people saw him as just a placeholder until his big bro came back and claimed the throne. After ainz told him that he was dead, not just held hostage, Zanac let out a breath of relief because in his final moments he got to completely be the king, without worrying if another member of the family would rip it from his hands.

That moment when he grabbed auras arm, pure faking hatred. First time in the show when his emotions didnt get stomped by his ability.

I'm gonna miss the HxH music along Prince Zanac :(

That horse is a soul eater it can kill all the soldiers there by itself alone

It reminds me of The Secret History of the Mongols. Jamukha was a Mongol military and political leader and the chief rival to Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) in the unification of the Mongol tribes. Also Jamukha was an anda ("childhood friend") and a blood brother to Temüjin. They were good friends, but they had their own responsibilities to their sub-tribes. In fall of 1201, a great battle broke out between Jamukha's alliance and the Khereit-Khamag Mongol alliance (Temujin's alliance) at the Ergune valley. This decisive battle, known as the Battle of the Thirteen sides, ended with Temujin's victory and eventual ascension as Khan of all united Mongol tribes. Jamukha was eventually betrayed to Temüjin by his followers in 1206. Temüjin executed Jamukha's betrayers on the principle that betrayal merits the harshest punishment. The Secret History of the Mongols states that Temüjin offered renewal of their brotherhood, but Jamukha insisted that just as there was room for only one sun in the sky, there was room only for one Mongol lord. He asked to be executed by dying a noble death without the spilling of blood. His request was granted by having his back broken by Temüjin's soldiers. It is said that Temujin buried Jamukha in the golden belt that he had given to Jamukha when they formed their bond of brotherhood.

omfg i cant, after the "load" comment and after the edit about loads i actually got an ad for loading a dishwasher

The one thing I always liked is that they keep making new characters meet older characters that already in some way compared strength with Nazarick so we all still know that all those people couldn't win without room for hope