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[[caption-width:400:As you can see, being [[EvilOverlord Overlord]] to such a band of minions requires a kind and gentle touch.]]

** ''[[OverlordRaisingHell Overlord: Raising Hell]]'': An Expansion Pack to the first game, portals to Hell have opened up all over the land and there's only one thing to do: [[LikeABadassOutOfHell march in and take over!]] And you get to personally torment the heroes you previously sent there, as well!

* LawfulEvil: Gnarl (Althought Depending on the KarmaMeter) , who tries to steer you towards this, stating that randomly killing peasants isn't really conductive to long-term plans of world domination though he does enjoy evil [[ForTheEvulz for the sake of evil]]. He also uses EvenEvilHasStandards when commenting on the poor hygiene of the Green Minions, even if that's not actually a use of the trope.

* KarmaMeter - depending on your choices, your Overlord can range from [[AntiVillain Benevolent Tyrant]] to [[CompleteMonster Incarnation Of Pure Hatred]]. Overlord II ranges from [[LawfulEvil Domination]] to [[OmnicidalManiac Destruction]].

* KarmaMeter - depending on your choices, your Overlord can range from [[AffablyEvil Benevolent Tyrant]] to [[LawfulEvil Incarnation Of Pure Hatred]]. Overlord II ranges from [[LawfulEvil Domination]] to [[OmnicidalManiac Destruction]].

* KarmaMeter - depending on your choices, your Overlord can range from [[AffablyEvil Benevolent Tyrant]] to [[ChaoticEvil Incarnation Of Pure Hatred]]. Overlord II ranges from [[LawfulEvil Domination]] to [[OmnicidalManiac Destruction]].

* LawfulEvil - Gnarl, who tries to steer you towards this, stating that randomly killing peasants isn't really conductive to long-term plans of world domination though he does enjoy evil [[ForTheEvulz for the sake of evil]]. He also uses EvenEvilHasStandards when commenting on the poor hygiene of the Green Minions, even if that's not actually a use of the trope.

* ShoutOut - To Diablo, possibly. The plot is extremely similar to that of Diablo II, only with a [[UnderstatementOfTheCentury slightly different]] protagonist. The weapon and armour names are also reminiscent of the series.

* WholeCostumeReference: Guess what the Overlords' armor is based on. But [[OurLawersAdvisedThisTrope for legal reasons]], you can't say it out loud.

* AdiposeRex: King Melvin has managed to become a spherical body.

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* FallenHero: A staggering portion of the NPCs.

** ''[[OverlordRaisingHell Overlord: Raising Hell]]'': An Expansion Pack to the first game, portals to Hell have opened up all over the land and there's only one thing to do: march in and take over! And you get to personally torment the heroes you previously sent there, as well!

Basically, you've just been awakened from your dark slumber by a handful of loyal minions, and find - to your chagrin - that when your predecessor fell to a group of do-gooder 'heroes', they ransacked your Dark Tower, stole most of the magic objects, emptied the armory AND treasury, and generally made a mess of things. Well, it's time to roll up your sleeves and get up to some serious evil! Rebuild your Dark Tower, recruit a fresh army of suicidally-loyal Minions, regain your magical powers, forge new equipment imbued with the lifeforce of mortals, terrorize the peasantry, slay the heroes that thus inconvenienced you, and [[TakeOverTheWorld CONQUER THE WORLD]]! '''([[ThatguyWithTheGlasses OF]]''' '''[[StreetFighter COURSE!]])'''

* TragicHero: All of the villains of the first game to some extent, but [[spoiler: Oberon]] really fits this trope. Unlike the rest, he still tries to act for a good cause, but commits evil because he's not entirely in control of himself. He is also the only one to realize how his selfishness has destroyed him, while the others revel in their fatal flaws. This makes him the only antagonist that is [[SympatheticPOV portrayed sympathetically]].

* AntiHero: [[spoiler: Oberon]] fits this trope. Unlike the rest, he still tries to act for a good cause, but commits evil because he's not entirely in control of himself. He is also the only one to realize how his selfishness has destroyed him, while the others revel in their fatal flaws. This makes him the only antagonist that is portrayed sympathetically.

* ZergRush

* SlaveToPR: If you choose to go down the 0% corruption route. Inverted with 100% corruption, in that all your choices have to be evil ones to get there (slave to Evil PR?). Ironically, it's a lot easier to redeem prior evil choices with good ones than it is the other way around.

** Also, [[spoiler:the Overlord of the first game, who was originally one of the heroes, but lost his memories.]]

** Arguably, the point of the games is to show that the Overlords are necessary for when heroes (inevitably) fall and someone has to clean up the mess.

*** Also mildly averted, though, by the fact that you'll really need your best armor and weapons to do that. Without it, the overlord is actually fairly weak. The first two thirds of the game are about letting your minions do all the job by themselves, while avoiding direct confrontation. Reversed with a fully imbued set of armor and weapons, as it become more interesting to do all the work by yourself, which is both faster and less difficult, especially considering that the final armor upgrades transform you in a MightyGlacier with a HealingFactor and an [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One]] [[NotCompensatingForAnything Sword]]/[[AnAxeToGrind Axe]]/[[DropTheHammer Mace]].

* UglyCute - The Minions. Rose and Velvet (who give them the charming nicknames of Cherubs and Pixies respectively) certainly think so.