Talk:Zesshi Zetsumei/@comment-67.82.209.206-20191207164408/@comment-40127374-20191207220704

-"...but nothing in the NW is strong enough to threaten Nazarick..."

Ah, yes. I have seen this particular statement MANY times in the past, and it's sadly inaccurate. How so? Well, there are some pieces of information that is often overlooked by fans who still cling to the outdated notion that "nothing" can threaten Nazarick, and/or the beings within.

First, let us start with the original topic of Zesshi. The Captain of the Black Scripture, who survived a strike from an unequipped Shalltear, and has YEARS of combat experience under his belt by virtue of his position, judged that while Zesshi's physical prowess was inferior to Shalltear's, a fully equipped Zesshi, with support, could defeat an unequipped Shalltear. Considering that she also has THE most powerful [Talent] on the continent, whatever it is, and I tend to believe his assessment.

Second, the author Maruyama himself has held up the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord as an example of a powerful NW being. He/she not only defeated a Player 1-v-1, but claimed his/hers [World Item], which happens to be one of the [Twenty]. The author then went on to elaborate that the DDDL (damn long title :P) could take on nearly any of the Floor Guardians 1-v-1 and come out on top, with the notable exceptions of Shalltear and Gargantua. Now, this is the author saying this. Straight from the source. A Dragon Lord that can take on most Nazarick's lvl-100s in 1-v-1, AND has one of the [Twenty]? Yeah. If that isn't a threat, please tell me what is. ;)

Finally, there's the info revealed from the most recent Overlord Bonus Volume. The Elder Coffin Dragon Lord over 200 years ago was a lvl-95, and had a breath weapon that can destroy the soul like the [World Item], and one of the [Twenty], [Longinus]. Only way to guard against that and other types of [Wild Magic] is by equipping a [World Item]. The only reason why the ECDL lost is because of not only Momonga's own insane levels of preparedness, but also his own inexperience fighting foes of equal or greater strength, his own arrogance, and generally him looking down on [Tier Magic] and those that use it. Even the author himself said that a version of the ECDL in the "modern" Overlord timeline would be stronger, and wouldn't necessarily have these weaknesses.

While there are other examples, this post is already getting WAAAAY longer than intended, so in closing I'll just say that the idea that nothing in the NW is a threat to Nazarick is not only a misconception, but also a fallacy. In addition, the author is obviously keeping a LOT of his cards close to the vest, so just because we haven't SEEN one of those threats to Nazarick emerge, doesn't mean they don't exist. It is dangerous to assume that, and is a mistake that not even the overly paranoid Momonga/Ainz would make. Remember that. :)