Fanfic / The Nazarick Triumvirate

The Nazarick Triumvirate is an Overlord (2012) Fan Fic that's co-written by theoneandonlyedster with daniel.santiago.4545.

The Undead Overlord. The Dragon Emperor. The Nephilim Champion. Momonga is joined in the New World by two of his guildmates who stayed with him 'til the end, and together they will take the New World by storm as the Nazarick Triumvirate!

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Tropes applying to The Nazarick Triumvirate have the following examples:

• The Ace: A downplayed example. The trio are far from the strongest and also far from being smart. It's just they're disproportionately powerful for New World standards (which are way lower than back in YGGDRASIL) and most people in the New World are even more gullible and/or stupid than they are, especially with the people being Genre Blind. On the other hand, Satoru, Issei, and Kiyoshi are still very powerful level 100 players with plenty of magic and skills back during their YGGDRASIL days; Satoru being chosen as the Ainz Ooal Gown guild's leader because of his leadership skills, Issei earning the "World Champion" title after Touch Me, and Kiyoshi being a strong player in his own right.
• Adaptation Species Change: Unlike canon, Ninya is now a "living undead" after being resurrected by Nazarick.
• Adaptational Angst Downgrade:
  • Momonga/Ainz doesn't end up being the only Player when he and Nazarick get transported to the New World, allowing him to better balance his current position as the Supreme Being of Nazarick and keep his human morals intact with mostly Henry acting as his Morality Chain.
  • Compared to the canon series, Sebas Tian isn't as conflicted with his commitment to the ideals of justice and his loyalty to Nazarick thanks to Henry being an important guiding force in steering Nazarick towards more benevolent actions for humanity and only brutally punishing the objectively evil and unrepentant humans. Also, Sebas is the only Nazarick NPC, besides Pandora's Actor, to only feel a little longingness for his creator thanks to Touch Me deeming Henry as his successor and giving Sebas one final order to serve him first and foremost and guard his beliefs and ideals before logging out of YGGDRASIL for good.
  • Zigzagged with Ninya. On one hand, she has been resurrected by the trio and Nazarick and had to live with Survivor's Guilt of being the Sole Survivor of the Swords of Darkness since her teammates can't be revived due to a curse. On the other hand, she finally succeeded in reuniting with her older sister Tuare, and both are happily living in the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
• Adaptational Intelligence: Downplayed with Momonga/Ainz. While his intelligence is still the same from the canon series, he's much more Genre Savvy of his new surroundings with much knowledge in the Trapped in Another World genre. It also helps that he has Henry and Fengxian's company to confide and plan things more thoroughly compared to his canon counterpart, who, while still a capable strategist, relies more on luck and Indy Ploy. Also, for any complex plans he had that are greater than his own capabilities, he relies on Albedo and Demiurge being the true planners and having them explain those plans to him through the gratuitous use of Sure, Let's Go with That.
• Adaptational Nice Guy: Justified with Momonga/Aniz and the Nazarick NPCs due to Henry's The Paragon status and 500+ karma.
  • Downplayed as Momonga was also a Nice Guy in the canon series, but he was Slowly Slipping Into Evil due to a combination of his isolation, Dark and Troubled Past, his new Lich body suppressing strong emotions, and overwhelming power in the New World. This doesn't help as he continues to role-play as an "evil overlord" to not alienate the Nazarick NPCs and them encouraging it in turn. In the fic, however, he still holds onto his humanity thanks to Henry and Fengxian's presence and them being both his confident and Morality Chain.
  • As a whole, the NPCs of the Great Tomb of Nazarick are slowly changing for the better as they display some kindness towards humans at certain intervals, with Narberal Gamma being a notable example as she shows incredible politeness towards the now "living undead" Ninya instead of her usual aloof and insect calling self.
• Affectionate Nickname: Satoru, Issei, and Kiyoshi's nicknames for each other are Suzi, Ise, and Ki respectively.
• Back from the Dead: Ninya gets resurrected by Nazarick in chapter 12. Though it's not a complete resurrection due to the poison she suffered from being murdered by Clementine, making her a walking contradiction is known as a "living undead".
• Beauty Equals Goodness: Henry is incredibly handsome in a conventional sense compared to his fellow Players, but he's also the most righteous and moral character of Nazarick barring Sebas Tian.
• Big Sister Instinct: Inverted with Ninya. Upon hearing that the Eight Fingers had kidnapped Tuare, Ninya is filled with murderous rage since she had just been reunited with her after so many years and hardships.
• Crazy Jealous Guy: Henry is this for any woman he officially takes as his wife, and woe to behold for any perverted scumbag to boast about having their way with them.
• Draconic Humanoid: Henry's YGGDRASIL avatar is a Dragonoid.
• Divine Conflict:
  • By the time of chapter 13, Henry and Fengxian have been sparring against each other 10 times, both out of friendliness and to not let their fighting skills dull. From the viewpoint of the Nazarick NPCs and those who had joined Nazarick (Ninya and Hamsuke), they are watching their Gods showcasing their fearsome power and skills against each other.
  • They fought each other again in the fic's version of the "Demonic Disturbance" event.
• Fighter, Mage, Thief: The main trio has this dynamic, with bonus points for their role-playing game. Fengxian is the "in-your-face" melee fighter (Fighter), Ainz is the magic caster (Mage), and Henry is the all-rounder proficient in both (Thief).
• Fighting Your God: Played for Laughs in chapter 24. After Albedo, Lupusregina Beta, Narberal Gamma, and Solution Epsilon find out about the ensuing battle between Fengxian and their husband, Henry, they fly into a protective rage against the Grand Marshal despite him being a Supreme Being, which would be a grave sin for the Nazarick NPCs.
• Genre Savvy: When the trio finds themselves and Nazarick transported to the New World, they quickly know that they've been isekaied and are aware of the many pitfalls that would befall the protagonists in those stories if they're not careful and planned accordingly.
• Good Is Not Soft: Henry may be the Ideal Hero and Token Good Teammate of the trio and Nazarick as a whole barring Sebas Tian, but he's not naive nor blind to the greyness of the world. Also, if you piss him off by harming innocents For the Evulz or even think of boasting about harming/raping his wives, then you are done.
• Ideal Hero: Of the trio, Henry is the one character who's committed to the ideals of justice and kindness. Fittingly, he idolizes Touch Me and the latter dubbed him his successor before logging out of YGGDRASIL.
• In Spite of a Nail: Despite the divergences, plenty of the canon events went the same way.
• Interspecies Romance: Henry is a Dragonoid who's in a romantic relationship with Albedo, Lupusregina Beta, Narberal Gamma, and Solution Epsilon. The latter four are a succubus, a werewolf, a doppelganger, and a predator slime respectively.
• Mass "Oh, Crap!": Once the trio found themselves Trapped in Another World, they quickly flew into a panic.
• Morality Chain: Both Henry Plantagenet-Caesar and Fengxian (though mostly Henry due to having 500+ Karma) serve as this to Ainz and the Nazarick NPCs by acting as a guiding force towards a peaceful goal and temper their evil nature (besides Sebas Tian).
• Original Character: Henry and Fengxian.
• Our Angels Are Different: Fengxian's YGGDRASIL avatar is a Nephilim, which, according to the in-game lore, are Fallen Angels.
• Overly Long Name: Henry Plantagenet-Caesar's full YGGDRASIL username is "Henry Edward William Augustus Constantine Trajan Plantagenet-Caesar".
• The Paragon: Henry's Karma rating is 500+ and he serves as a positive driving force for Ainz, Fengxian, and Nazarick to become the best versions of themselves.
• Point of Divergence: Unlike the canon light novel series, Momonga is accompanied by two other Players upon his arrival to the New World. This causes many butterfly effects.
  • Henry and Albedo join Momon and Nabe's Adventurer Group, Darkness, as "Alfred" and "Eleanor".
  • Instead of remaining dead, Ninya gets resurrected as a "living undead" and becomes a member of Nazarick.
  • When Shalltear loses control of herself in her blood frenzy, Fengxian easily snaps her out of it. Thus preventing her from being Mind Control by the Slane Theocracy's World Item, [Downfall of Castle and Country], and depriving it of their possession.
  • Instead of Cocytus being chosen to fight the Lizardman tribes' best warriors in Combat by Champion, Fengxian is the one who does it. This also leads to the Lizardmen warriors not having to die upon being defeated in combat.
  • Due to Henry and Albedo's passionate sex life, she's capable of riding the Bicorn, a breed of unicorn that can only be ridden by those who have lost their virginity.
  • Nazarick proclaiming themselves as the Sorcerer's Kingdom is implied to be happening much earlier than canon (Volume 9).
• Polyamory: Henry has taken Albedo as his wife and extends this offer to Lupusregina Beta, Narberal Gamma, and Solution Epsilon, which they happily accepted after getting over their shock.
• Power Trio: Momonga, Henry, and Fengxian are the only three Players who are transported to the New World. Together, they are collectively worshipped by the Great Tomb of Nazarick as the Supreme Beings.
• Punch! Punch! Punch! Uh Oh...: When Shalltear gets lost in her Blood Lust and starts to attack every human in her vicinity, she gets subdued very quickly by Fengxian as she turns her rage at Brita for managing to hurt her with the potion she had gotten from "Alfred". As Shalltear struggles to escape Fengxian's grip all while spewing hateful rants, the moment she gets a good look at who had subdued her, she immediately gets an Oh, Crap!.
  Shalltear Bloodfallen: "Get your hands off me, wretched human!" *She was able to spit once she'd managed to move her face out of the ground.* "How dare you even think you can lay your hands on...h-hands on…m-me…" *Her words and anger trailed off on the spot to be replaced by absolute fear and horror as she got her first look at just who had been able to manhandle her so easily.*
  Fengxian: (calmly) "Remind me what you WEREN'T meant to do, Shalltear Bloodfallen?"
• Sexual Karma: Despite their different karma levels, Henry, Albedo, Lupusregina Beta, Narberal Gamma, and Solution Epsilon enjoy an active sex life together.
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: While Albedo, Lupusregina Beta, Narberal Gamma, and Solution Epsilon love Henry out of reverence and devotion (especially with Albedo's code being wired to solely love Henry), they also love him for his idealism and kindness.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Downplayed as Ninya still gets murdered by Clementine, but she gets resurrected by the trio and Nazarick and is now a "living undead".
• Subject 101: As the trio finds themselves Trapped in Another World, they break out the "survival guide" in the off-chance it ever happens to them.
  Isekai Survival Rules 101:

  Rule 1: Don't assume this new world will be all sunshine, rainbows, power fantasies, and harems. Instead, assume the absolute worst and get ready to pull out of a situation if it feels like it'll lead to a deconstruction of the common Isekai tropes.

  Rule 2: Never buy into any religious doctrine, especially from the fanatical types or those who discriminate against non-humans.

  Rule 3: Find out what tropes work or apply to this new world and use them to your advantage whilst evading potential deconstructed tropes like the plague.

  Rule 4: Take time to learn the power system of this world, and only when you fully understand it, break it and become overpowered as hell should the opportunity arise.
• Took a Level in Kindness: As a whole, the Nazarick NPCs slowly loosen their Fantastic Racism/Humans Are Insects outlook thanks to Henry's influence and paragon status.