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Most evidence suggests that the canon ending for the first game was the 0% corruption one, or at least a low corruption one, making the old Overlord [[Eviler Than Thou|significantly less evil than his descendant]], even if you go the Domination route all the way. So when he gets out of the Abyss with his armies, it'll be as a [[Noble Demon]] and/or [[Dark Messiah]] opposing your reign, leaving you to face him, with [[Yin-Yang Bomb|the combined power of the Abyss and the remnants of the forces of Light]] (since the elves owe him for, y'know, preventing their genocide) at his disposal. [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] moment/parody optional.

* Considering both are [[Heroic Mime|Villainous Mimes]], I can already see situation:

== Gnarl is the real ruler of the Overlord's domain ==

Every time the Overlord dies or is otherwise indisposed, Gnarl leads the Minions, but because the Tower Objects won't respond to him, he can't fill the power vacuum and rule the Dark Tower. For that reason he's forced to keep recruiting new Overlords, but uses each one as his pawn. Isn't it strange that Gnarl spends all his time comfortable in the Tower, while the Overlord is the one putting his life on the line and doing all the grunt work. Gnarl merely maintains an illusion of subservience while he rules behind the Overlord's back.{{spoiler|And if the ending of Overlord II is any indication, Gnarl may in the next sequel or expansion pack have found a way to make himself the Overlord with all the power the position entails}}

* And now I can't help but imagine [[Cloudcuckoolander|Elan]] from [[Order of the Stick]] becoming the next [[Big Bad]] after they take down Xykon. And it would be hilarious.

** Well, given the true identity of his father he'd definitely be continuing the family tradition if he did.

* It would also explain why he is a [[Magic Knight]] and can cast spells in armor (yes, I know technically D&D Bards can only cast spells in light armor but it's close enough).

== Overlords serve as a "queen" to minions. ==