Gnarl, the Overlord's trusted advisor, is often deep in thought about evil and how an Overlord should best control his subjects. The tips relate to Overlord II.
Note: These are actual quotations from Overlord II while loading.
Philosophical moments[]
- "Power corrupts. Absolute power... is a whole lot of fun."
- "The evil that men do is nothing compared to the evil that we do."
- "It's good to be bad, but it's better to be evil."
- "Take it easy... but do take it!"
- "A good leader inspires by example. But if that fails, brutal violence will do just as well."
Minions[]
- "Never get between Gnarl and his deep fried baby seal nuggets."
- "Browns, Reds and Greens cannot swim. They are, however, remarkably good at drowning."
- "Don't ask Quaver to sing you a lullaby."
Creatures[]
- "Seals can see into your soul. They must be wiped out!"
- "Unicorns! Over-rated pit-ponies!"
- "Never take a succubus home to meet your mother."
- "There's nothing noble about a dragon. It's 10 tons of flaming muscle powered by a brain the size of a gooseberry."
- "Do not play cards with a rock giant. They never go to the game without an ace or two up their crevices."
Cooking & Eating[]
- "If you must eat a phoenix, don't roast it, it only encourages them. Instead boil in water or hot oil."
- "Do not use a salamander for cooking purposes. They will nearly always burn things."
- "Eating the eyeballs of a dryad will make you spleen explode."
- "Never eat weevils on a Tuesday."
From Fellowship of Evil[]
- "Good leaders inspire by example, but if that fails, brutal violence will do just as well!"
- "Cryos and Hakon still despise each other. Then again, who has ever heard of a Dwarf and Elf getting along?"
- "The evil that men do is nothing compared to the evil that we do."
- "The quickest way to a man's heart is between the fourth and fifth rib!"
- "Power corrupts, and absolute power... Can be a whole lot of fun!"
- "Try to summon the right minions for the task at hand... Though if all else fails, the weight of numbers will often suffice!"
- "Cutification is awful; pink fluffyness, a glassy-eyed stare, songs about how small the world is..."
- "It has been centuries since we last had to raise Netherghul. Fortunately, this latest batch seems exceptionally wicked."
- "I told the old master that we should've squished those female elves properly."
- "Griffins make terrible houseguests."
- "Never take a succubus home to meet your mother."
- "Never roast a phoenix. It only encourages them."
- "Oh, my many Overlords. Burned, stabbed, lost... One of them was killed by a giant badger!"
- "Hints sound useful, but on reflection, are often useless."