Philip Dayton L'Eyre Montserrat


 * "That's right! I'm Philip! Watch me! Watch the man who will be the central figure of the Kingdom!"
 * - Philip's self-proclaimed declaration.

Philip Dayton L'Eyre Montserrat (フィリップ・デイドン・リイル・モチヤラス) was the third son of a low-class noble of the Re-Estize Kingdom who became his family's heir following the deaths of his siblings. However, he quickly proved himself unfit for the position, being manipulated by the Sorcerer Kingdom and ultimately causing the downfall of his country.

Appearance
Philip is described as a low-class nobleman of the Re-Estize Kingdom.

Personality
Philip's role in Overlord's story was to serve as the ultimate embodiment of the Re-Estize Kingdom's backward-minded nobility. A lifetime of neglect by his family instilled in him a desire to be noticed and feel important. As a result of this, he deluded himself into believing that he was far more suited to be the family heir than his elder brothers, even though he had never actually been taught how to behave in high-society nor taught the needed skills and knowledge of how to be a leader or even as a average nobleman. In reality, however, Philip had a naïve and overconfident mindset. Simply put: he was a man-child.

After Philip, against all odds, became heir to his family, he quickly became drunk on power. Despite finally getting what he always wanted, though, he still wasn't satisfied and wanted to rise further through the ranks. This, combined with his delusional personality, caused Philip to develop an overactive imagination where he would come up with self-proclaimed "genius" ideas that were in reality, quite foolish, stemming from an inability to view reality. Meanwhile, his ignorance also prevented him from seeing the obvious contempt others had for him. Philip's delusions of grandeur would lead him to believe that the world revolved around him.

While Philip's delusional personality caused others to see him as easy to manipulate, it actually made him a wild card. He had no loyalties other than himself; more accurately, he switched allegiances whenever it suited him. He had no issue forging ties with an enemy nation until their interests clashed, causing him to suddenly become patriotic and turn on said nation. Being a man of ambition, Philip particularly disliked people he believed lacked desire - like his father. He would also selectively ignore people he did not like, even if said person was his superior - further adding to his ineptitude as a noble.

In addition to his delusional personality, Philip was an extremely reckless individual who had neither attention to detail nor ability to foresee the long term consequences of his actions. Whenever he managed to devise plan or scheme, he would automatically deemed it "ingenious" without a second thought. Moreover, he often failed to seek counsel from experts. Even when someone, like his father, attempted to give him some good advises, they all fell on deaf ears. This serious personality flaw of Philip was clearly demonstrated when he decided to steal the stockpile from the Sorcerer Kingdom. Philip's ill-conceived plot caused a chain of events which eventually ended with a disastrous outcome for him and his country. As noted by Christopher Olson, Philip’s reasoning, logic and thought process was so ridiculous and delusional that he had even seriously thought of him as being completely retarded, showing that even normal people have difficulty understanding how in the world he had come up with his conclusions.

When his plans inevitably backfired, Philip refused to face any personal responsibility for his actions. He developed an alcoholic streak where he would drink excessively to drown out his frustrations and deflected any blame he felt onto others. As shown in his final moments, when pushed to his limit Philip would act like a spoiled child, crying hysterically and becoming completely unresponsive towards others as he drifts off into his own mind in denial of reality.

Background
Philip Dayton L'Eyre Montserrat was born as the third son of a low-class noble family in the Re-Estize Kingdom. Philip grew up receiving minimal expectations from his father and also didn't receive a proper education as a family head. His second older brother died from illness while his first older brother was next in line to inherit the family. This elevated Philip to the position of a spare.

The Ruler of Conspiracy Arc
After the massacre at Katze Plains, Philip becomes the next head of his noble family as his first older brother had been consumed by the Sorcerer King's magic, and perished with the twenty peasants that went with him. He was allowed to attend the royal party to welcome the envoy, Albedo. Philip becomes entranced by her dark beauty and plans to bring wealth to his domain by allying with the Sorcerer Kingdom. He invites Albedo to a ball at his estate in the Royal Capital.

Back at his estate, his father scolds him for trying to befriend the kingdom that killed his older brother rather than deepening his relationship with the count and other nobles. Philip refutes his father that the Sorcerer Kingdom is a powerful ally and doesn't want to draw their domain into a mess. Philip assures his father that the Count has recognized him as heir, though he didn't even meet with the Count. The family does not have an estate large enough to host a ball, but Philip made plans with a landlady named Hilma in the royal capital in exchange for an unnamed favor.

At the ball, the guests all greet the landlady, Hilma before him. While she provided the venue, since he is the organizer, Philip was greatly infuriated by this turn of events. However, his fury faded when Hilma convinced him that under his leadership the people present will come together to form a new faction. To make a powerful impression on everyone, she advises him to be Albedo's escort. Philip follows her advice and goes to Albedo in the waiting room. There he requests to be her escort, to which she immediately agrees, causing him to believe that she loves him. Philip then asks Albedo if she is married to which replies that she isn't. He then takes her by the shoulder and prepares to make his entrance with her.

Later, Philip approaches Hilma, telling her that Albedo is tired. He insists on going as well, but she convinces him that as an organizer he must stay at the ball. However, before the two take their leave, he asks Hilma if she knows a way to allow him to marry Albedo, but she states that it is impossible due to the difference of their positions, though Philip doesn't seem to think so.

The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom Arc
After the rumored death of the Sorcerer King, Philip foolishly believes that he can become the next king by marrying Albedo.

The Witch of the Falling Kingdom Arc
Philip is in a foul mood and is drinking in an establishment. Philip believed he had risen as the leader of the New Faction, however, his power was still inferior to his supporter Hilma. His social standing had not improved whatsoever and he was finding no success in making his territory prosperous despite his attempts. He was soon joined by Baron Rokerson and Baron Delvin, and the three share mugs of pale ale, and drank in a rambunctious manner.

Later, the other two barons shared their woes on the struggles they have been facing as noblemen, specifically in their lack of funds coming from their demesnes. They agreed collectively that the fault not laid with them but by the 'incompetent' peasants that they commanded. Philip lamented over the current situation, and stated that if nothing changed then all he could do was wait for a bad harvest so the price of grain would go up. When Delvin brought up the subject of Philip's territory, Wayne interrupted him and whispered that even if a bad harvest occurs, the price won’t necessarily rise. He informed him that there was a huge amount of cheap grain being transported from the Sorcerer Kingdom to the Kingdom. Having acquired the intel from a trustworthy source, the baron told Philip the Sorcerer Kingdom had stored large quantities of grain in warehouses owned by the merchants in the capital. He didn't know much about the exact details other than the fact that the grain was there for storage only and that the Sorcerer Kingdom had already paid for the storage fee. Additionally, the grain was imbued the spell [Preserve] to prolong its shelf-life and undead workers were being used on farmland. Philip was furious at this prospect and considered this cheating as this was driving the grain prices low.

The food was being transported to another location as food relief to the Roble Holy Kingdom, which was still recovering from the attack by Jaldabaoth. It was from this information that Philip concocted a scheme to drive the price of grain up and make a profit. He then decided to steal the stockpile from the Sorcerer Kingdom while it was en-route to its destination to the Holy Kingdom, and later sell as his own. He then invited Wayne and Igor into his plan.

While carrying out his plan, Philip had finally reached his destination, a patch of road in Baron Delvin’s demesne. He had led his soldiers on a march, starting from the previous day and camping overnight, to the location of the attack. According to intel, a Sorcerer Kingdom’s caravan would be passing through that place. Present with him were fifty soldiers or villagers that he conscripted and paid for under his command. He was later met by Baron Delvin and Baron Rokerson to discuss where and how exactly to ambush the caravan, using the Crane-Wing Formation.

Later, he had the villagers to blockade any caravan from passing through. This, in turn, led him to confront Christopher Olson who was in charge of the trade caravan of grains. After briefly exchanging words with Christopher, the merchant decided to give up his cargo wagons to Philip while the latter orders his crew of mercenaries to leave the place with him. Upon successfully claiming the caravan as his own, he then began to examine the content of goods inside it. Among the goods besides the grains that were obtained by him, Philip thought attaining the Flag of the Sorcerer Kingdom was his greatest prize of them all. Philip figures that with this flag, it will be enough to earn him recognition and popularity by everyone in the Re-Estize Kingdom for what he did to the Sorcerer Kingdom.

After his successful raid on the caravan, Philip was then easily identified and captured by the government of the Re-Estize Kingdom. After deliberation with its king and other officials, the kingdom came to the conclusion that the Sorcerer Kingdom was responsible for the entire affair, all this in order to use the incident for their own purposes via Mind Control Magic. So instead of imprisoning or punishing him King Ramposa instead decided to place him under the Kingdom's protective custody. Despite the Crown Prince's own idea to behead the foolish nobleman, and bring his head to the Sorcerer King, as a gesture of apology to avoid war with the immensely powerful state.

Eventually, Philip's incredibly impulsive and foolish actions eventually led to the Sorcerer Kingdom declaring full-on war against the Re-Estize Kingdom due to their unjust actions of stealing their grain supply that was meant for providing humanitarian aid for the war-ravaged holy kingdom. An act completely supported both nationally and secretly by the Sorcerer Kingdom's allied nations and enemy nations due to them deeming Philip as a prime example of how much of a failed state the Re-Estize Kingdom has become.

Philip was confined to his mansion on his fief. During this time, He had fallen into a drunken stupor,  refusing to admit that he was the cause of the war. He soon found Albedo waiting for him quietly inside his home. Seeing her presence, Philip automatically believed that she was here to reward him for giving the Sorcerer Kingdom a reason to start a war with the Kingdom. Albedo "happily" gave him a box which contained his "rightful" prize inside. Philip then proceeded to giddily open it, only to be horrified to discover it contained the heads of his fellow barons who assisted him in his "great conquest" against the Sorcerer Kingdom.

It was then Albedo happily and gleefully disclosed about how little she truly thought of him and how it was laughable, almost hysterical that a man as stupid as him could possibly ever exist, before shifting her tone. With a sudden change in demeanor, Albedo revealed to the noble why she was truly here for him; to punish him for causing them to waste precious resources when he instigated the war and for embarrassing her in front of her beloved master. Now aware of how fatally serious the situation was, Philip tried to run for his life as the Prime Minister began inviting him to go outside for another "surprise" to show him, only to trip and fall to the ground at the attempt. Philip began to bawl on the floor, weeping to himself over why this was happening to him and stubbornly refused to go outside with Albedo. Disgusted by this childish display, the Overseer Guardian then proceeded to drag him out of the domicile by the ear.

Nearing his wits end, Philip desperately wondered why no one was coming to help him and immediately believed that his servants had sold him out to save themselves. With this mindset, he proceeds to curse them out while labeling them all cowards, until he was taken outside and found a forest of spikes that had been planted around his home; Spikes that impaled members of his family, serfs, and villagers that ever existed in his territory. Albedo then proceeded to gleefully explain of how she personally killed them all as an example to those who would foolishly attack the Sorcerer Kingdom. She had even briefly considered to at least leave a few of his villagers alive to execute him and have them vent their hatred and frustration at him for causing this tragedy due to his vanity for her own amusement, before deferring her choice due to deeming that to be to boring. Philip was then told by Albedo that she had a fate much worse in stored for him, promising to fulfill a request that his own father asked of her before he was put to death and make full "use" of him by using him as a test dummy for her "information gathering torture techniques" for future reference.

Abilities and Powers
Philip is the head of his noble family and inheritor of his family's domain and has obtained the Authority over its villagers, workers, and resources upon succeeding his father as Baron.

Main Equipment

 * Enchanted Armor: It was given to Philip as a gift from Hilma. It is a high-grade item that was crafted by a renowned blacksmith and enchanted by magic casters. It had been enchanted with magic that boosted its defense, allowing it to outclass the armor set that had been passed down as a family heirloom in his house.

Baron Montserrat
Philip does not get along well with his father. This is mainly because he views him as having a "slave mindset," as he kisses up to his superiors and has no desire to rise in rank himself. While the former baron attempted to advise his youngest son on how to handle his new position, Philip generally ignored it all in favor of his own "genius" ideas, causing the former to eventually give up on helping him.

When his family's domain was massacred during the war with the Sorcerer Kingdom, Albedo revealed that, before his death, Baron Montserrat requested her to inflict the same pain onto him as his countrymen for initiating the chain of events that led to the war, showcasing their familial relationship had been completely shattered. Philip, however, was too stuck in his own thoughts to even notice her relaying his father's final words.

Older Brothers
Philip does not think highly of his older brothers, viewing them as "morons" for not realizing his "true worth". When his second brother died of illness, Philip did not feel an ounce of sorrow and was even somewhat happy, since it effectively raised his rank from a peasant to butler. Similarly, when his eldest brother was also killed during the Massacre at Katze Plains, Philip was overjoyed at becoming the defacto family heir and was even somewhat grateful toward his killer. Just how little Philip cared for his eldest brother was shown in his actions after his death: expelling his family from the Montserrat estate and shamelessly making deals with the country that killed him.

Hilma Cygnaeus
Hilma is the one who gave Philip the idea to create his own faction and later provided him with the venue for his ball in return for an unknown favor. She also advises him on certain matters, claiming that doing so will benefit herself as well. Philip has taken a liking to Hilma, describing their relationship as "the ideal relationship between lord and vassal."

Similar to his father, Hilma has also been shown to try and give Philip realistic advice in regards to specific matters as a noble. This is see where Philip requested that she give him advice on a way for him to marry Albedo and confided to her that he believed he had a chance due to measuring that his position was not as a different as hers due to the fact that the Sorcerer Kingdom was at the time as large as a City State. However, much with his father, Hilma’s advice to him on the reality of the situation was largely ignored by Philip upon her rejecting his fantasy.

Albedo
Initially, Philip only used Albedo to create a connection between him and the new nation as well as his own faction. As he spent more time with her, Philip delusively came to believe that she had fallen in love with him. This in turn, convinced Philip to find a way that would allow him to marry her, oblivious to the obvious fact that she, in fact, despised him; thinking she is just being "shy".

At the end of the war with the Sorcerer Kingdom, Albedo confronted Philip at his family's estate. As the guilt of having effectively caused the war was getting to him, Philip believed she was there the comfort him. However, she instead proceeded to grab him by the hair and drag him outside while finally showcasing her hatred toward him by revealing that she had already killed his family, associates, and peasants. At this point, however, Philip could already no longer hear her, having completely drifted into his own thoughts. Afterward, Philip presumably met his end at Albedo's hands after extensive torture.

Ainz Ooal Gown
Philip feels some goodwill towards the Sorcerer King for killing his eldest brother, thus securing his place as the family heir. Upon learning of his supposed death, however, he was overjoyed and delusively believed that, if he were to marry Albedo, he would automatically become the next Sorcerer King.

Wayne Delvin
Wayne was a member of Philip's faction whom he saw as a "friend", viewing him to be someone more likely to take orders from others, oblivious to the hidden dislike the former had toward him.

Igor Rokerlen
Igor was a member of Philip's faction whom he saw as a "friend", although he was somewhat repulsed by his appearance, oblivious to the hidden dislike the former had toward him.

Trivia

 * Philip's faction is mainly consisted of second or third born son's of Noble Families whose legitimate firstborn heirs were all killed at the Katze Plains. In other words, these people are in similar situations to Philip.
 * Philip thinks his father has a slave mindset since he asks the count's approval for everything. However, Philip himself is unknowingly being manipulated by Nazarick in their plan to take over the Re-Estize Kingdom.
 * Philip's sheer stupidity and foolishness was so great, that it even shocked Renner, Demiurge, and Albedo. Three of the most inhumanly intelligent beings in the New World were left completely shell-shocked by his actions of stealing from the grain transports of the Sorcerer Kingdom and deemed his mindset and intelligence to be so low that even they could not calculate his actions.

Quotes

 * (To Albedo): "The pleasure is all mine, Albedo-sama. Nothing could delight me more than to make your acquaintance."
 * (To his Father): "Father! Think a little! Although the road joining the Sorcerer Kingdom and the Kingdom is quite long, our domain lies on the middle of it! If the Sorcerer Kingdom makes war on the Kingdom, we'll definitely be drawn into the mess. Therefore, we should forge good relations with the Sorcerer Kingdom, shouldn't we?"
 * (To Hilma): "It's not like that, I simply didn't expect the people here to be so unexceptional. Even if I gathered all these people into a faction, I wonder if they could compete with the other factions. That is what discomforts me."
 * (To Himself): "A pawn! That’s right! To me, even the Sorcerer King of the Sorcerer Kingdom, who is feared by all the people of the Kingdom, is little more than a pawn in my hand!"
 * (To Himself): "Oh, I can keep this as a souvenir. The first to capture the Sorcerer Kingdom's flag, the country that had defeated the Kingdom's 200,000 strong army in battle, is me!"
 * (To Himself regarding the Fall of the Re-Estize Kingdom): "I Did Nothing Wrong"

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