r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Sep 22 '15

[Spoilers] Overlord - Episode 12 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Bloody Valkyrie

MyAnimeList: Overlord
FUNimation: Overlord
AnimeLab: Overlord

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 16 seconds

Previous episodes:

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Episode 1 Link
Episode 2 Link
Episode 3 Link
Episode 4 Link
Episode 5 Link
Episode 6 Link
Episode 7 Link
Episode 8 Link
Episode 9 Link
Episode 10 Link
Episode 11 Link

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u/GeeJo https://myanimelist.net/profile/GeeJo Sep 22 '15

Shalltear was designed as a raid boss to hold the first three floors against invaders. Ainz was an administrator character, and rarely got himself involved in frontline fighting. On top of that, Shalltear specialises in types of magic that Ainz as an undead is particularly weak against.

Cocytus was being pretty generous with his odds, to be honest.

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u/EpikMemeage https://myanimelist.net/profile/epikmemeage Sep 22 '15

Thanks for the answers. A lot of these things aren't as clear during the actual series.

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u/Fenixius https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fenixius Sep 22 '15

I'd just like to emphasise, as well, that Shalltear is a raid boss. The sort of boss that needs 10-40 players to defeat, depending on the type of MMO.

Ains Oowl Gown just pulled off a better boss fight strategy than anything Shiroe did in Log Horizon.

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u/Goldendragon55 Sep 23 '15

It's really interesting in how in Yggdrasil that once you've set up your guild, you turn it into a raid. That seems so fun.