History Characters / Overlord

[[folder: The Overlord and his allies]]

%%* TheBlacksmith: Once you get the forge operational.

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!!Archie

%%* BigBad: Of ''Raising Hell''
%%* LargeHam: He could give Gnarl a run for his money.

[[folder: The Seven Heroes]]
!! Overall Tropes

!!Jewel

!!Kahn

* DarthVaderClone: Not a completely straight example since his personality and actions are up to the player but his backstory[[spoiler: as a FallenHero and MagicKnight who was ReforgedIntoAMinion while always wearing intimidating armour brings to mind this trope]].

* CoolOldGuy: Can be pretty chill all things considering and is funny with his witty lines.

* CoolOldGuy

!!The Overlord

* AntiVillain: A low corruption Overlord is a merciless force towards threats, and seems to very much enjoy the power and position he holds, but he never raises a violent hand towards innocents, and at several points makes choices that are decidedly heroic.

!!The Overlord / [[spoiler:The Eighth Hero]]

* TheBlacksmith: Once you get the forge operational.

The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Overlord's Jester]]. Hangs around the main tower hall reciting the Overlord's titles.

* TheSchizophreniaConspiracy: Under the impression that pumpkins can speak and are working with the halflings. Nevermind that halflings actually ''eat'' pumpkins...
** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: In ''Raising Hell,'' sapient Pumpkins are one of the enemies of the Mellow Hills Abyss.

* BigFun: Probably the largest human we see

!![[spoiler:The Forgotten God]]

The former consort of the Elven Mother Goddess, when he spurned her, she banished him to lord over [[{{Hell}} the Infernal Abyss]] and [[UnPerson struck his very name from existence.]]

* BigBad: Of ''Raising Hell''
* LargeHam: [[spoiler:The Forgotten God]] could give Gnarl a run for his money.

* AdiposeRex: Oh yeah.

* BaldOfEvil: To go with his scary black man look.

!!The Wizard/[[spoiler: The Previous Overlord]]

* WalkingSpoiler
* AWizardDidIt: The Wizard being the corrupter of all the heroes was probably a play on this meme.

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* TheJester: Complete with the hat with jingly bells, his own staff, and a repertoire of awful jokes you can deck him for.

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: Runs one, mainly concerned with being a pleasure cult.

Characters in Overlord II should be listed [[{{Characters/OverlordII}} here]].

* AxCrazy: You have to play this way if you want to go for 100% corruption, as the most Evil choice at various points in the game usually involve people getting violently killed, sometimes by the Overlord's hand. One of the biggest chunks of corruption - and likely to be the last one you need before 100% corruption, is to kill a thousand citizens, meaning if you want to be true evil, a ''lot'' of innocent people need to die to the overlord directly.
* BigBadSlippage: He started out as another hero who gave his life defeating the previous Overlord. However, the Minions healed him and branded him their new master; depending on the player's actions, he can either be a more benevolent, pragmatic ruler or an out and out tyrant is far worse than his predecessor.

* TheDragon: He unknowingly played this for the previous Overlord inhabiting the Wizard's body, offing the other fallen heroes so he could reclaim his throne.

* LargeAndInCharge: Most of the minions do not seem to exceed 4 feet in height, the overlord is so tall that he can not enter the doors of the villagers.

* MightyGlacier: He's slower than his minions, but stronger and more durable. UpToEleven if you [[GameBreaker upgrade the best equipment with only Brown Minions]], where he becomes an unstoppable OneManArmy.
* PragmaticVillainy: Gnarl justifies this as the reason for some of the downright heroic choices you can make despite having "Evil" in his title; a large population of relatively happy peasants (instead of unhappy and/or slaughtered ones) means a well functioning empire to terrorize and profit from.

* ArcWords: His catchphrase, as seen above, acts as this for the Overlord series as a whole.

* EvilMentor: Given that he gave the Witch-Boy "a proper evil upbringing" in the second game, it's safe to say that he was most definitely one of these. He also acted as this for the first game's Overlord, bringing up to speed after their long sleep.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:In an attempt to restore balance to the world, she joined Solarius in his campaign of world domination during the second game.]]

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: [[spoiler:In the second game, she reveals herself by telling Gnarl to shut up.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the wizard returns and tries to steal your magic and kill you, Velvet interrupts him by attacking the tower heart, giving you a chance to get your magic back and go after him.]]

* WomanScorned: If you reject her, [[spoiler: She finds a way to get the wizard into the tower.]]

* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: Consisting of seven, [[spoiler:formerly eight,]] heroes who are a long way from their former glory.
** TheBigBad: The Wizard. He led the Seven Heroes to kill the previous Overlord and is still the leader of the group.
** TheDragon: [[spoiler: Gnarl, and - depending on who the Overlord spurned - either Rose or Velvet]]
** TheEvilGenius: Goldo Golderson. The only one who relies on a war machine to fight in his boss battle.
** TheBrute: Kahn, Melvin. Kahn was the Warrior of the group back in the day, and is exactly what you'd expect from that type of adventurer. Melvin is just too big to be anything but muscle and has no desires beyond gorging everything in sight.
** TheDarkChick: Jewel, Sir William. Jewel was the Thief in the original group. Sir William used to be a Paladin, but is now the head of a hedonistic cult.
** TokenGoodTeammate: Oberon. Formerly the Archer, Oberon did not willingly fall from grace like the others. He got assimilated by a magical tree and caused his forest home to be corrupted.

* PragmaticVillainy: Gnarl justifies this as the reason for some of the downright heroic choices you can make despite having "Evil" in his title; a large population of relatively happy peasants (instead of unhappy and/or slaughtered ones) means a well functioning empire to terrorize and profit from.

* MightyGlacier: He's slower than his minions, but stronger and more durable. UpToEleven if you [[{{Gamebreaker}} upgrade the best equipment with only Brown Minions]], where he becomes an unstoppable OneManArmy.

* AGodIsYou: After conquering their defenses, the Silent Order immediately declare you their new god. It even ends up as one of your titles!

* LargeHam: [[spoiler:The Forgotten God]] could give Gnarl a run for his money.

* PopGoesTheHuman: When you kill Melvin he explodes into a disgusting mess of bile; when you find him in his Ironic hell, this become a gameplay element.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: He mentions the Wizard was the one who taught him to not care for his chastity, giving you an idea of who the main threat is. He also seems to know the Overlord...

* AndIMustScream: See below.

* FluffyTheTerrible: Rollie.

* TakenForGranite: See above.

* HannibalLecture: During his fight he taunts you with words he told the heroes when he was corrupting them.

* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler:His death allowed him to possess the Wizard and get close to the heroes, corrupting them into the aggressive menaces encountered over the course of the game; once his replacement had done his dirty work in getting rid of them, he can take back his throne with no opposition from any of his former "allies."]]

* AxCrazy: You have to play this way if you want to go for 100% corruption, as the most Evil choice at various points in the game usually involve people getting violently killed, sometimes by the Overlord's hand.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: [[spoiler:Canonically, she was the Overlord's enemy.]]\

For characters from the LightNovel series [[LightNovel/{{Overlord2012}} Overlord]] [[Characters/{{Overlord2012}} go here]]

* BlackComedy: People with lips sown shut should be terrifying, but the Silent Order is played for laughs.

* LightIsNotGood: The whole "stiching every member's lips shut" isn't a traditional "good guy church" thing..

* AppealToVanity: His corrupting advice to the Heroes always finished with saying "you're a Hero now", as not only does he suffers from pride but he made a point of cultivating it in others.

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:The Second Overlord, who turned his utter defeat (that is, his ''death''), into an [[SpannerInTheWorks almost]] absolute victory.]]

* {{Gainaxing}}: [[{{Squick}} Every bit of flab jiggles with every move.]]

* CuttingOffTheBranches: [[spoiler:Canonically, she was the Overlord's enemy.]]
* EvilIsSexy: Choosing Velvet over Rose causes your Corruption Level to increase, which makes sense since she's downright sadistic and consummately evil. She's also considerably more scantly-clad than the other option.

A human warrior, Kahn is possessed by Wrath and leads an army of beholders and mercenaries alongside Jewel.

* TheWalkingSpoiler

!! The Forgotten God

The former consort of the Elven Mother Goddess, when he spurned her, she banished him to lord over [[{{Hell}} the abyss]] and [[UnPerson struck his very name from existence.]]

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Sort of, He looks to be a cross between an eastern dragon and [[Myth/AztecMythology Quezalcoatl]].
* LargeHam: He could give Gnarl a run for his money.

* UnPerson: The Mother Goddess cursed him to this fate. Anyone who tries to remember the god forgets more and more about him. Part of his evil plan is to be remembered once again.