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    I'm not sure what was unclear about the Emperor's intentions.

    He fears that mankind will be wiped out since Ains is an undead that has absolutely no use for the living and even threatened to *literally* wipe out the whole world.

    What else but unite against such foe. An alliance will only delay it.


    On top of that, sweetmouthing Shaltear/Albedo/etc. into thinking that they should rule Nazarick doesn't sound like a bad idea to me, considering how it might lead to an internal struggle within that new kingdom and the fact that 2 of them already acted out of line in less than a few minutes after meating them.
    Not to mention that demons tend to be extremely powerhungry in fantasy worlds and this is probably true for that world too. Tough luck though, Ains' minions are obviously extremely loyal.

    On the other hand however, they even threatened to fight each other a few times already..
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    It doesn't assume anything. He's not in any position to assume anything. All he knows is that the monster didn't try to annihilate his country immediately but instead offered an alliance. It would be perfectly reasonable to believe it's because Nazarick wants the infrastructure intact and the populaton unspoiled, for whatever reasons. He would be super optimistic to believe an evil entity (like he believes) would offer a mutually beneficial treaty just for the heck of it. He himself pruned his own country, throwing aside numerous nobles, and most likely had blood flow like rivers while doing it. He wouldn't expect any less ambition and decisiveness from a ruler of monsters. It's just he has absolutely no choice for the time being. It's already a victory he doesn't need to face monster armies immediately and alone. However, if he simply abandoned all hope, he wouldn't be fit to be an emperor. In fact he wouldn't be an emperor most likely with such a personality. In the end, Nazarick appeared out of nowhere, so hope could likewise appear where he least expects it.

    Let's not forget that in the history of that world there were already supreme beings who ruled as they wanted, bringing calamity to the world. That's why they know there are higher tiers of magic despite nobody being able to use them. The same goes for some magical artifacts (like the one used against Shalltear). Now those beings are long gone. The emperor might as well think Nazarick will face the same fate in time, leaving behind only a legacy and legends.

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    Man, I'm really rooting AGAINST Ainz. Wonder if there'll ever appear a proper opponent. Someone who can at least defeat one of his captains. Demiurge would be a great loss to him.

    Ideally, it'd be a human opponent. It's frustrating just how weak humans have been portrayed. Wish they got a chance at revenge.

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    Ainz creating a Death Knight out of some (presumably physically weak) noble didn't sit well with me, because they were earlier wondering about whether lizardmen corpses would create stronger skeletons. If a human can become a Death Knight, why bother? Keep it consistent man!

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    Wasn't that just for show? If Ainz can truly create death knights from a head, he wouldn't be making skeletons. Or maybe death knights require far more mana but he pretended it was like nothing to freak the humans out.

    About the Emperor's decision, what he really should be doing is investigating what Nazarick wants instead of instantly plotting against them. That's literally the last thing you should do to an omnipotent ally, even more so because of how delicate that status is. His fear of Ainz wiping out humans is not consistent with the honorable treatment he and his people received at the tomb. Resolving that inconsistency through communication and investigation is the first thing to do, not randomly suicide your entire race against a god.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
    About the Emperor's decision, what he really should be doing is investigating what Nazarick wants instead of instantly plotting against them. That's literally the last thing you should do to an omnipotent ally, even more so because of how delicate that status is. His fear of Ainz wiping out humans is not consistent with the honorable treatment he and his people received at the tomb. Resolving that inconsistency through communication and investigation is the first thing to do, not randomly suicide your entire race against a god.
    He's not particularly plotting anything. Like he said, they can't start to collect members for the alliance in the first place, someone else would need to do it. That's quite a stretched goal, more like wishful thinking. In the mean time he has little choice but to wait for the terms of the alliance.

    Since they were invited, there had to be a diplomatic dimension in what Ains was doing. Otherwise they wouldn't have been invited. No need to invite them to be killed since he could have killed the emperor back on the empire's soil as well. It doesn't really change that much, it only creates the possibility that Ains is not aiming to slay all humans. However, after this it's logical for the emperor to expect Ains to try to conquer lands without killing the population. If he's not mentally prepared for that, he's not fit to be an emperor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KrayZ33 View Post
    On top of that, sweetmouthing Shaltear/Albedo/etc. into thinking that they should rule Nazarick doesn't sound like a bad idea to me, considering how it might lead to an internal struggle within that new kingdom and the fact that 2 of them already acted out of line in less than a few minutes after meating them.
    I want to see them try to sweet talk Shalltear into betraying Ainz. She's probably play along, right up until the moment she ate them...

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    It was nice of them to spend an entire episode letting us get to better know a bunch of characters that are going to be brutally murdered next week.

    I wonder if that Death Knight model is the only 3D model the studio has and that's why Ainz's entire army is just one bland unit type.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnderX View Post
    It was nice of them to spend an entire episode letting us get to better know a bunch of characters that are going to be brutally murdered next week.

    I wonder if that Death Knight model is the only 3D model the studio has and that's why Ainz's entire army is just one bland unit type.
    Technically they aren't going to be murdered, just killed in action, since it's war.

    Considering it's a spell able to create a whole death knight with weapons and armor from a relatively small piece of a human body, it kind of makes sense they all look the same. It's like a summon that just needs a catalyst by the looks of it. A good thing for the anime studio's budget, no doubt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DEX
    I wonder if that Death Knight model is the only 3D model the studio has and that's why Ainz's entire army is just one bland unit type.
    When you have an overly superior unit that can brute force its way through, you might as well use it. Specialised troups will need specific instructions. Now you only need to say attack or retreat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnderX View Post

    I wonder if that Death Knight model is the only 3D model the studio has and that's why Ainz's entire army is just one bland unit type.
    seems to be in line with the empire's and kingdom's unit.

    Personally, I prefer his magic-item equipped skeletons pver the deathknights though, they look badass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
    When you have an overly superior unit that can brute force its way through, you might as well use it. Specialised troups will need specific instructions. Now you only need to say attack or retreat.
    Yeah, but that doesn't make it any less boring to watch.

    I normally love me a good Death Knight, but these are particularly bland. They don't even have textures.

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    This whole season is particularly bland and dull. I liked the past two seasons, even considering the dragged-out lizard arc.

    There are plenty of slice of life series that have more going on than this season.

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    Hah. So Enri puts in the time to grind up her Goblin faction rep and is rewarded with a loot upgrade.

    That goblin army is cool but...that village is going to have to build a lot more buildings.

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    This episode sucked. It's just no fun watching all these good people die. I enjoy a villain at times, too, but this is too one-sided.

    Bad 3rd season.

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    it's a shame that the animators can't be arsed with anything.

    no siege weapons, no arrows, no weapons that could hit more than just 1 soldier.
    It's hard to believe that this is a "world of man" when their are 100 feet high monsters and several extremely large low level summons running around and mankind doesn't even have weapons to deal with anything but mansized stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KrayZ33 View Post
    it's a shame that the animators can't be arsed with anything.

    no siege weapons, no arrows, no weapons that could hit more than just 1 soldier.
    It's hard to believe that this is a "world of man" when their are 100 feet high monsters and several extremely large low level summons running around and mankind doesn't even have weapons to deal with anything but mansized stuff.
    The Slaine Theocracy had those Angel summons, but no machinery has been seen as far as we know.

    This episode actually felt pretty dark.

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    I hope they'll use that duel wisely

    Not only can Stronoff (or whatever his name was) switch sides honourably like this, but Ainz will also gain political power with the hero of the people on his side.

    Just attach certain conditions to that duel and you are golden. I'm pretty sure that's what Stronoff was trying to do also.

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    Ainz will already have a lot of power since Momon and Nabe will be on his side. Just use Pandora's Actor to take his form.
    It'd be nice if Stronoff didn't die but I think he is just buying time for the King to escape.

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