YMMV / Krut: The Himmaphan Warriors

• Complete Monster: The Raksod Giants, a nation of fire-breathers, are led by a pair of warmongers:
  • The King of the Raksod is a vicious tyrant with aspirations of global conquest. Having already invaded several other nations, overtaken the border of the Kingdom of Ayothaya, and sent his subordinate to pose as the Defence Minister, the King leads the Raksod in the invasion and subsequent incineration of Ayothaya's capital, resulting in the deaths of several civilians and soldiers alike. In the subsequent occupation, the King has any survivors enslaved or imprisoned, with prisoners burning alive later suggested to be a regular occurrence for the regime. Since he intends to invade the distant Himmaphan Forest as well, the King attempts to have his army poison the Ocean and dry it out in an effort to kill the water's inhabitants and create a land-path to the Himmaphan forest. Even after the forces of General Watchara and their Himmaphan warrior reinforcements have defeated the King and his Raksod forces, Ayothaya is in such a state of ruin that it takes many years to recover.
  • The Commander, also known as the "Black Giant", is the King of the Raksod's sadistic second-in-command. Having previously masqueraded as the Defence Minister of Ayothaya, the Commander had used his position to incapacitate King Suriya-Indra with a poisoned beverage; attempted to continuously sabotage the Garuda's efforts at self-defence; and appointed himself Supreme Commander before being imprisoned by former King Subanphon. Upon escaping in his true form and joining the fray, the Commander captures Subanphon and facilitates the sacking and burning of Ayothaya's capital, later torturing Subanphon for the location of the royal treasury when the occupation is underway. When confronted by General Watchara's forces, the Commander threatens to douse them and a group of imprisoned civilians with oil and incinerate everyone if the soldiers don't drop their weapons.
• Realism-Induced Horror: The story may involve mythical creatures and magic, but it doesn't downplay the viciousness of combat or occupation very much.