Yeah, I have said in previous weeks that my favorite part of this series is the cast around Ars rather than Ars himself. There are plenty of times that it feels like Ars is merely along for the ride in this story; being swept along by larger political forces and the forces of will that he has assembled around himself. I think the Overlord comparison is a prescient one that I hadn’t connected in my mind. One of the main differences of course is that Ainz is ultimately extremely capable himself while Ars…well, isn’t really capable in a comparable way.