Overlord

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In feudalism, an overlord was a lord having authority over other lords.

Overlord may also refer to:

In military history:

Operation Overlord (codename for the Battle of Normandy), the invasion of Normandy by Allied forces during World War II
Overlord (military acronym)

In fiction:

Overlord (comics), a comic-book supervillain created by Erik Larsen
Overlord (Transformers), a Transformers character
Overlord (species), a non-human species in the book Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
"Invasion of the Capital" / "Over Lord", an episode of the TV series RahXephon with an operation named after the Battle of Normandy.
Dark Lord (also known as "Evil Overlord"), in fiction, a powerful villain with evil henchmen
In the Disgaea games, Anime, and manga, an Overlord is a demon in charge of a netherworld of its own.

In video gaming:

Overlord (1990 computer game) (called Supremacy in Europe), a 1990 strategy computer game
Overlord (1991 video game), a strategy game for the NES, port of the 1990 computer game
Overlord (1994 video game), a World War II flight simulator for the Amiga and PC by Rowan Software.
Overlord (2007 video game), an action/adventure game for the PC, PS3 (2008), and Xbox 360
A type of hero in the computer game Heroes III'
The name of Act 5—Quest 1 in the computer game Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Overlord, an airborne Zerg breed used for battle co-ordination and transport the StarCraft science-fiction series.
The name of a Chinese tank in the game Command & Conquer: Generals
A common name for the ruler of Freeport, Lucan D'Lere in EverQuest 2
The name of one of the character classes in the computer game Lineage II
The monstrous high commander of the aliens of the Moon Station in the episode called "Lunar Apocalypse" in PC game Duke Nukem 3d

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