Overlord

[Kraco]

Episode 10 - HS




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At the moment it seems like Shalltear's creator was the cruelest one (although I'm sure she doesn't think so). She's a fricking lamprey monster (it even seems like her intelligence is lowered in that form, fitting such a primitive creature). Her true form is far more pitiful than her normal disguised one, even if possibly stronger. How many would have really thought that's a pure blood vampire if we had seen that form first? She was more like a monster from an old horror movie from the golden times of the last century.

In another sense this is interesting because for the first time we see someone from Nazarick lose, or at least not win straightforwardly.

[Munsu]

Episode 10 - HS




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At the moment it seems like Shalltear's creator was the cruelest one (although I'm sure she doesn't think so). She's a fricking lamprey monster (it even seems like her intelligence is lowered in that form, fitting such a primitive creature). Her true form is far more pitiful than her normal disguised one, even if possibly stronger. How many would have really thought that's a pure blood vampire if we had seen that form first? She was more like a monster from an old horror movie from the golden times of the last century.

In another sense this is interesting because for the first time we see someone from Nazarick lose, or at least not win straightforwardly.

I was honestly confused throughout the whole episode. Couldn't really connect what was occurring with that of Ains' goals or directives he might've had to this point in the series.

So in all, not sure what's really going on.

[Buffalobiian]

I was honestly confused throughout the whole episode. Couldn't really connect what was occurring with that of Ains' goals or directives he might've had to this point in the series.

So in all, not sure what's really going on.

It looks to me like Ains had them go out on a scouting mission to find new and interesting things about this world that he didn't know about.

[Kraco]

I was honestly confused throughout the whole episode. Couldn't really connect what was occurring with that of Ains' goals or directives he might've had to this point in the series.

So in all, not sure what's really going on.

He must have sent Shalltear out to find people with genuine martial art skills (skills like perks in an RPG). Apparently Ains doesn't really know melee combat and such so well, so he must study them in order to put them to use or oppose them successfully. I reckon Shalltear is trying to provoke such people to step out of the shadows and then take them to Nazarick for interrogation and examination. To be honest that plan seems quite inefficient, but I'd assume he tries only to learn the very basics this way, without anybody noticing.

[Munsu]

He must have sent Shalltear out to find people with genuine martial art skills (skills like perks in an RPG). Apparently Ains doesn't really know melee combat and such so well, so he must study them in order to put them to use or oppose them successfully. I reckon Shalltear is trying to provoke such people to step out of the shadows and then take them to Nazarick for interrogation and examination. To be honest that plan seems quite inefficient, but I'd assume he tries only to learn the very basics this way, without anybody noticing.

I gathered that much, but there's something about her methods and seemingly her understanding of the orders given that don't quite mesh for me. More than the looking for martial artist, I get the feeling that there are some directives that we haven't been privy to or such.

In any case, it does seem that Shalltear wen't out of control with her bloodlust... since she mentioned quite a few times about the need to capture, not kill. Yet, all she did was massacre everyone that got in front of her. Until she was stopped that is.

[Kraco]

Yet, all she did was massacre everyone that got in front of her. Until she was stopped that is.

Yeah, because seemingly everybody in Nazarick considers humans much lower lifeforms. Add to that the fact Shalltear is a vampire for whom humans are a source of nutrients. She was only planning to spare the single individuals who displayed true martial art techniques. The rest she would eliminate both for her own amusement and to remove any witnesses. They are trying to keep themselves largely unknown to the public. Even that village saved by Ains thinks he's some travelling wizard, not a leader of a whole host of monsters located very near. The town thinks Ains is a totally different person, an adventurer from some distant land. Shaltear here failed miserably. Did she leave the redhead alive? At the very least the stronger bunch she faced last mostly escaped. The end result is that the public might learn there's a really strong vampire monster around. People might start to wonder where she came from. Unlike Ains (or Nabe or Albedo), Shalltear is viewed as an enemy and a monster now.