Eight-Edge Assassin (八肢刀の暗殺蟲) is a ninja-like insect monster.
Appearance
Eight-Edge Assassin is a magical being with an insect-like body shape that wears a black spider ninja costume which have eight legs that are like keen blades.
Abilities
Eighth-Edge Assassin is a magical being that is able to render itself invisible. In addition, it can suspend itself on a ceiling like a bat. Each of its eight legs allows them to stick to the ceiling, attached with a razor. The moment it leaps towards its prey, it could launch eight simultaneous strikes. Its ability are to kill its prey with a single blow to the head.[1]
Trivia
- Eight-Edge Assassins are beings summoned from YGGDRASIL gold.
- One of the Eight-Edge Assassins came to pay its personal respect to Ainz after he saved Carne Village.[2]
- A group of Eight-Edge Assassins, guarding Ainz Ooal Gown's chamber, played a part in rescuing Ainz from being raped by Albedo.[3]
- Originally, Eight-Edge Assassins are spawned as part of Nazarick's defenses, but since coming to the New World, it and others have become self-aware.
- Each one is voiced by Shun'ichi Maki.
- In the Web Novel, the Eight-Edge Assassins are Cocytus' minions and were sent to tail Narberal Gamma as she was Momon.[4][5]
- Several Eight-Edge Assassins were stationed in Albedo's office, though the Overseer Guardian finds their presence to be annoying, mostly due to their part in getting between her and Ainz.[6]
- According to Ainz, the library within Nazarick had no data for the creation of Eight-Edged Assassins.[7]
- Albedo was still noted to harbor a grudge for the Eight-Edge Assassins due to them stopping her from having her way with Ainz. This in turn causes her to refer to them as "stupid bugs" during her private time alone.
- In Mass for the Dead, its shown that the Eight-Edge Assassins could use illusion techniques to change their appearance like into Giant Crustaceans.[8]
References
- ↑ Overlord First Half Chapter 32: Preparations Part 1
- ↑ Overlord Volume 01 Chapter 4: Conflict
- ↑ Overlord Volume 08 ide Story 2: A day of Nazarick
- ↑ Overlord First Half Chapter 25: Orders
- ↑ Overlord First Half Chapter 48: War Part 8
- ↑ Overlord Volume 14 Prologue
- ↑ Overlord Volume 14 Chapter 1: An Unexpected Move
- ↑ Mass for the Dead Special Event: Queen War -Nazarick Swimsuit Athletic Meet-