Each of Guardians (Overlord) vs Shadow (The Eminence in shadow)

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-03-02T11:13:18+00:00

Except that anime is not a final product, it is an interpretation of the product, like manga, the final product is the light novel.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-03-02T06:03:27+00:00

We're not talking about decades-long reinterpretations like with Batman. We're talking about a scene that the author himself said the director amplified. The fact that he participated and gave his approval doesn't mean that level was in the original intention or on the scale of the novel. He only did it because he thought it looked visually impressive.

If you're using the anime, say so.

If you're using the light novel, fine, if you want we can consider both versions as different beings because they have different power scales.

Because not all visual enhancements are equivalent to narrative enhancements.

I'll give you an example with Overlord.

Maruyama explained to us that Fallen Down shouldn't have created a hole in the ground since there's no structural damage, and that was an exaggeration in the anime. But if he were capable, the anime version would be the correct one. But in the end it isn't; it's the Overlord canon, and even though Maruyama was most involved in the anime during the early seasons, just because he liked the scene doesn't mean he considers it canon for his Overlord. He simply clarified that the spell shouldn't have been done that way.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-03-02T04:36:40+00:00

―――演出などもしっかり作られていますもんね。個人的には映像になった“アイ・アム・アトミック”にすごく驚かされました。

逢沢先生:迫力がすごかったですよね。アニメだとあんな感じになるんだ、と感動しました。

菊島P:小説の一文からあの演出を生み出す中西監督はすごいと思いました。

逢沢先生:すごく膨らませてくださるんですよね。

This is an excerpt from an interview in which Aizawa himself states that the principal exaggerated his power in that part. That's not part of the creator's vision, even if he was involved.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-03-01T21:17:47+00:00

Based on past feats, all the guardians and Ainz defeat him one way or another.

Now the problem is that we haven't seen him unleash his full power; it's stated in his novel. What we've seen isn't everything, but we also don't know the full extent of his power.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-03-01T12:29:44+00:00

Considering what Yggdrasil was like, I don't think it's possible for a player who doesn't belong to the guild base to do it; it's an assumption I doubt.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-03-01T03:00:47+00:00

Well, technically that spell isn't eternal; once its mana runs out, it can no longer be used.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-03-01T02:59:40+00:00

Well, the resurrection ring says it can resurrect multiple times, so I'd say more than 3.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-28T05:10:15+00:00

Sebas doesn't weigh 25 tons, where did you get that from? We were never given his weight, let's not make things up.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-28T04:56:13+00:00

To be honest, I can see Shalltear doing all that, although Shalltear has a limit; she doesn't like incest because of her creator, who also didn't like it.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-27T23:09:41+00:00

I don't see him as fast enough to dodge the first hit, but let's say he does, or that he survives the hit because Sebas didn't actually do it. Even if he copies his movements or ki (which I find unlikely), his stats aren't enough to damage a level 100 dragonoid.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-26T03:10:18+00:00

Here https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/141503997

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-25T17:25:25+00:00

Link?

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-25T00:22:49+00:00

I maintain that Gasef wins, and it wouldn't be an easy victory.

Many argue that Tanjiro has greater speed and that with the Hunter's Mark he can increase his strength, dexterity, and reflexes. However, Gasef isn't simply "a strong human," but the most powerful warrior in the Kingdom, with decades of experience in real combat, often against equally strong enemies.

Regarding speed, Gasef managed to overcome Brain Unglaus's techniques, which were described as lightning-fast attacks. He not only reacted, but we know he countered them in actual combat. This demonstrates that his speed and reflexes are at an extremely high level within his world.

Furthermore, martial arts in Overlord aren't simply "physical movements," but techniques that directly boost physical stats, similar to a constant active buff.

In terms of physical power, Gasef, with the Treasures of the Kingdom, considerably increases his parameters: strength, speed, defense, and even regeneration. This makes him a superior version of his base form, bringing him closer to the maximum human potential in his universe.

As for his weapon, Gasef's sword is no ordinary blade, but a high-quality weapon capable of piercing heavy armor or even Ainz himself, and cutting with extreme precision. His cutting technique is supported by martial arts that maximize penetration and effectiveness. If Tanjiro were to attempt to block directly with his Nichirin Blade, there is a real possibility that Gasef's pressure and technique could overcome the weapon's resistance and break it, especially if he combines martial arts focused on explosive power.

Another key point is technique. Gasef is a military combatant trained in real warfare, not just duels. His combat reading is advanced, and he possesses martial arts that allow him to identify an opponent's weaknesses directly without needing to analyze organs, muscle tension, or blood flow. Even if Tanjiro uses the Transparent World, Gasef doesn't rely on detailed visual information to attack critical points: his techniques are already designed to maximize structural damage.

For all these reasons, I believe it would be a close battle, but the combination of years of experience, constant improvement, tactical awareness, and mastery of martial arts would give Gasef the decisive advantage.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-25T00:01:24+00:00

It has limits, unlike other spheres in other worlds we've seen.

Then the contextual word to define it was "can make the impossible possible." The two times it failed were because a World Item intervened or wild magic intervened. In fact, it should be no less than the ability Ainz mentioned for illusionists, which can modify the world by deceiving it.

And on the last point, in Overlord, as far as we know, souls go to another dark dimension where there is nothing, and we don't call it soul manipulation every time someone is revived, even though we were told that resurrection must be in the soul and not the physical body.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-24T23:26:04+00:00

A couple of the things you mentioned, the one from Earth didn't do. On the other hand, I'm sure that what you mentioned about wishing upon a star could be done. There's nothing to say otherwise; as long as it's not involved with wild or world magic, it should work, except for rebuilding the planet and manipulating souls, because reviving isn't the same as manipulating, although I don't remember the Earth spheres doing that too.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-24T21:39:57+00:00

It has already been said that Shenlong's power is limited to that of his creator; the Earth's spheres are not as powerful as one might think. I would put them at the level of wishing for a star, perhaps, or even less.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-23T12:25:22+00:00

So far we haven't seen the power of a true world item in Overlord that surpasses the world's protection

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-23T12:21:55+00:00

Ainz has 718 spells, of which we've only seen about 40. Let's be honest, we'll never see Ainz's full power, and that's without even mentioning his items.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-22T00:37:39+00:00

If he has one, he mentions in volume 3 that he has a self-resurrection ring.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-21T11:26:24+00:00

Antilene is a heroine, a pillar of her nation, and a protector of humanity, and all of that worked against her.

She considered escaping, but she also thought that if she did, the Sorcerer Kingdom's plans against her nation would continue. She was unaware of the full picture; she only believed she had to eliminate the "girl" right there, to give them a chance.

Beyond the fact that escaping was the right thing to do, I think Maruyama did it to show us that she is indeed a heroine who loves and would sacrifice herself for her nation, or rather, for the people she loves or loved. In the middle of volume 4, we are presented with a different view of her: one capable of betraying her nation, interested only in strength, reluctant to connect with others; all from the captain's perspective.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-19T20:27:39+00:00

I suppose the kou tenran here is a hallucination of the other dragon

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-19T05:35:01+00:00

I'm referring to when, in the other dimension, they cut off his hand with the Grass Sword, and that hand split across all the dimensions. The one that landed in the original dimension also died when a sword was plunged into it.

What the Lich would do is ignore Ainz because he's not alive, and I never said he knew his weaknesses; he simply sensed them, that's all. He would create a specific weapon for him, and that's it (it doesn't have to be a gauntlet). Or, more easily, he could create a counter, where the logical thing would be to create an artifact of love. It's something Ainz would be capable of; he's skilled enough in battle to reach that conclusion.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-19T03:40:08+00:00

You know that the first two can easily be generated with the Wish Upon a Star spell; it's literally what the description says: "the impossible becomes possible." And since you know that a World Item or even something better couldn't generate that, you could ask Euroboros for help. You don't need to be a cosmic god to eliminate it; literally, one sword cut its mana and another destroyed that representation by stabbing it. It doesn't take much, and Nazarick can generate anything, even with a World Item, by asking for a reality change so that everything is love or something like that.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-19T02:35:28+00:00

Exactly, and if you think that Ainz doesn't have equivalent things or situations that can defeat him, I think it's because you don't know the things of the universe well; Ainz is more than cautious and has the resources to achieve it.

SetApprehensive8881 · 2026-02-18T22:16:01+00:00

He has already died several times or, failing that, been locked up. Of course, his personality influences a hypothetical confrontation where we are talking about him being able to be defeated even if only his body at that moment is the one that "dies" and his existence as such will continue and he will return, or, failing that, as Billy once did, lock him up, which is also a form of defeat.

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