Pleiades

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**Pleiades** (戦闘メイド) is the combat maid squad of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Its members originally only served as Nazarick's last line of defense, but since the tomb's transportation to the New World, they have been assigned additional tasks by Ainz Ooal Gown.

## Background

The Pleiades is a battle maid squad that hailed from the Great Tomb of Nazarick. The unit was programmed to be sisters, with the exception of Sebas Tian. While the members of the Pleiades refer to each other as sisters, they are not legitimate sisters. They are simply programmed to act that way around one another. Each one of them was made by a separate member of the guild.

During the old days of YGGDRASIL, the Pleiades were programmed to be under the command of Sebas. Working together alongside Sebas, the Pleiades were the last line of defense against invaders in the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Their job was to buy time until the 41 guild members of Ainz Ooal Gown could prepare for the final battle in the Throne Room.

All of its core members are women of unsurpassed beauty, each with a different type of appeal to them. After Nazarick was transported into the New World, Narberal, Lupusregina, and Solution began working outside of the tomb. Ainz seems to have picked them because they are some of the few NPCs from Nazarick who can easily disguise themselves as humans without drawing major suspicion.

The Pleiades can be organised in two different formations. These formations can be switched by changing the leader to Sebas Tian or Aureole Omega Depending on who the leader is, they are called the Pleiades Six Stars or the Pleiades Seven Sisters respectively. Although they are now the "Pleiades Seven Sisters", following Ainz testing Sebas Tian's loyalty, Aureole is not allowed independent movement at the moment. Hence, he decided to make Yuri Alpha the Pleiades' deputy leader to maintain command over the sisters.

The ages from oldest to youngest siblings are ranked accordingly about the Pleiades: Yuri Alpha, Lupusregina Beta, Narberal Gamma and Solution Epsilon, CZ2128 Delta and Entoma Vasilissa Zeta, and Aureole Omega.

## Chronology

### The Undead King Arc

*Main article: The Undead King Arc*
On the day of YGGDRASIL's shutdown, Momonga headed for the Throne Room in the Great Tomb of Nazarick and came across the Pleiades and Sebas during his walk there. Although Momonga admitted to having forgotten their names, he did recall his guildmates bickering over the naming of these NPCs. He later instructed them to follow him on his way to the Throne Room and then had them remain on standby after seating himself on the Throne of Kings.

After being transported into the unknown New World, Momonga ordered the Pleiades to guard the 9th Floor for possible intruders in Nazarick. They also guard and escort Momonga around Nazarick before the latter came up with an excuse to not have anyone following him wherever he goes.

### The Dark Warrior Arc

*Main article: The Dark Warrior Arc*
Ainz Ooal Gown chose Narberal Gamma as his adventurer partner while infiltrating the fortress city of E-Rantel. Their plan was to become a famous adventurer guild so that they can gain more information about this world. Later, he figured that the better choice for who should have been his partner, given his then circumstances, was supposedly Lupusregina Beta and not Narberal.

### The Bloody Valkyrie Arc

*Main article: The Bloody Valkyrie Arc*
In E-Rantel, Shalltear Bloodfallen's task was to enslave any criminals like Brain Unglaus who were knowledgeable in terms martial arts and magic. Meanwhile Sebas Tian and Solution Epsilon had been ordered by Ainz to disguise themselves as humans and gather information. In particular, the roles they played were that of an elderly butler and a spoiled rich heiress who hailed from a city in some part of the Baharuth Empire. In E-Rantel, Narberal was given the order to stay at the inn and wait for further instructions from Ainz when he returned.

### The Show Must Go On! Arc

*Main article: The Show Must Go On! Arc*
Aura Bella Fiora informed Albedo that the Pleiades opted to refrain from entering the Romeo and Juliet auditions for the role of Juliet.

### The Two Leaders Arc

*Main article: The Two Leaders Arc*
Under the orders of her master, Ainz, one of the Pleiades, Lupusregina Beta, was stationed at Carne Village to protect Nazarick's assets: Lizzie Bareare and Nfirea Bareare. At first, she was met with harsh criticism by Ainz at first for not taking her job seriously as she failed to report the news to him about the existence of the Giant of the East and the Demon Snake of the West. However, Lupusregina amends for her mistake by managing to vanquish the zombified Giant before it tries to kill Nfirea. Later, Ainz appointed her the task of protecting Enri Emmot and Nemu Emmot as well.

### The Dark Hero's Story Arc

*Main article: The Dark Hero's Story Arc*
During the Floor Guardians' meeting on what rewards to request from Ainz, members of the Pleiades, like Lupusregina Beta and Solution Epsilon, were mentioned as potential candidates in helping with their search for women's clothing. At the same time, Yuri Alpha was given the duty of hosting the auction held between bidders like Albedo, Shalltear, and Mare Bello Fiore.

### The Maid Tea Party Arc

*Main article: The Maid Tea Party Arc*
The Pleiades, with the exception of Lupusregina and Aureole, assembled at the Great Tomb of Nazarick to hold their monthly report and tea party.

### The Men in the Kingdom Arc

*Main article: The Men in the Kingdom I* *and* *The Men in the Kingdom II Arc*
After being questioned by authorities, Sebas leaves while Solution finally decides to contact Ainz regarding the possibility of Sebas having gone rogue. After confirming Sebas' loyalty, Ainz then switches the Pleiades Six Stars to the Pleiades Seven Sisters. Since Aureole Omega couldn't be moved from her post, Yuri Alpha was made the deputy leader instead.

The Pleiades participated in Demiurge's plan to make Momon a hero in the Re-Estize Kingdom in the public eye as well as secretly looting valuable resources from the nation's capital, Re-Estize. The maids had been given the role of acting as Jaldabaoth's underlings with their faces disguised with masks. The only exception was Narberal Gamma, who, as Nabe, assisted Momon during the disturbance. After Operation Gehenna commenced, Nabe was tasked with the duty of fighting against Lupusregina, Solution, and Entoma, while Evileye dealt with Yuri and CZ until Jaldabaoth ordered a retreat.

### The Invaders of the Large Tomb Arc

*Main article: The Invaders of the Large Tomb Arc*
Before the slaughter of the workers, Ainz Ooal Gown returns to the tomb, leaving Narberal and Pandora's Actor at the adventurer's encampment. While waiting to bide their time to strike at Nazarick, Dragon Hunt encounters the Pleiades on the surface of the Tomb while trapped in a pincer movement. Yuri Alpha orders the Nazarick Old Guarders to fight against Dragon Hunt. Over the course of time, the Guarders managed to slowly out-maneuver the worker group and defeat them without needing to deploy any of the other servants for assistance. Afterwards, Yuri orders the Old Guarders to retrieve the bodies of the workers who are still alive, so that they can be healed and sent to the torture chamber

### The Magic Caster of Destroy Arc

*Main article: The Magic Caster of Destroy Arc*
When the delegation from the Baharuth Empire arrived at the doorstep of Nazarick, Yuri Alpha and Lupusregina Beta entertained them, serving them delicious drinks. The members of the delegation were impressed by their discipline and attractive looks. At the same time, they felt the Pleiades were stronger than the Death Knights as none of the maids seems to be frightened by the legendary undead.

### The Pleiades Day Arc

*Main article: The Pleiades Day Arc*
Upon completing all her assignments for the day, Yuri Alpha returned to her quarters, where she found Narberal Gamma and Lupusregina Beta relaxing. Yuri tensed with frustration and scolded them for their uncouth behaviour and was suddenly called by Ainz Ooal Gown to assist him in a dispute with Solution Epsilon, who had stolen his bathing attendant Miyoshi. Yuri manages to compel the slime to give up her captive and return him to Ainz. Rather than punish her, Ainz sees it as a sign of his neglect and decides to have Yuri investigate the desires of the other Pleiades.

### Ainz’s Ambition Arc

*Main article: Ainz’s Ambition Arc*
The Pleiades were summoned by Albedo to attend to Ainz's quarters during his three-day vacation along with the entire Nazarick work staff.

### The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom Arc

*Main article: The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom I* *and* *The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom II Arc*
The Pleiades, specifically Yuri, Lupusregina, Solution, Shizu, and Entoma, under the alias as Jaldabaoth's Demon Maids were used as a bargaining chip in the negotiations with the Holy Kingdom Liberation Army and the Sorcerer Kingdom. Though the resistance had yet to confirm these maids in the Northern Holy Kingdom, they agreed to allow Ainz to take control of them once he had dealt with Jaldabaoth.

During the Sorcerer King's fight with Jaldabaoth and his associates, Erich String Orchestra, a group of Greater Doppelgängers, transformed into every member of Pleiades, with the exception of Aureole Omega and Narberal Gamma. These doppelgängers borrowed the Pleiades equipment and received a buff from Aureole Omega prior to encountering and fighting Ainz in a match.

In the end, Jaldabaoth defeated the Sorcerer King while heavily covered in wounds, later making a retreat after the match to recuperate. Despite losing to him, Ainz was able to successfully free one of their demon maids, CZ2128 Delta, from Jaldabaoth's control and left her in the hands of the Holy Kingdom Liberation Army.

### The Witch of the Falling Kingdom Arc

*Main article: The Witch of the Falling Kingdom Arc*
After receiving a message call from Entoma, Ainz orders Narberal to bring the rest of the maids working outside Nazarick to return to the tomb with him.

## Strength

With all of them, except Sebas and Aureole Omega, being under level 65, the Pleiades' combat capabilities are quite low considering the role they had originally been given. This is because the final defense line of Nazarick was actually concentrated on the 8th Floor. The actual purpose of the Pleiades was just to delay the invaders, allowing all the guild members enough time to gather together in the throne hall and greet the invaders like villains in fiction.

Despite being looked upon as weak by YGGDRASIL standard, the levels of each member in this group from the New World's perspective make them equivalent to legendary monsters.

While the Pleiades each have completely different job abilities, their maid skills are all equally the same. For instance, they can still perform housework like the Homunculus Maids under the command of Pestonya. In a sense, they could substitute for each other in a professional capacity.

In the Web Novel, it was noted that every member of Pleiades is equipped with a battle maid uniform that they wear in direct combat. Considering its defensive properties, rather than treating each respective attire as battle maid clothes, they were functioning more like full plate armor. Additionally, the armor was imbued with top-grade magic through rare data crystals that only players who are over level 90 could get.

## Trivia

* The dual organization of the Pleiades refers to two different meanings of the word "Pleiades." In Greek mythology, the Pleiades refers to the seven sisters, daughters of the titan Atlas, while in astronomy, the Pleiades is a star cluster called the "Six Combined Star" (六連星) in Asia.
* The homunculus maids of Nazarick think of the Pleiades as a kind of idol group, with CZ being the most popular among them.
* The Pleiades had their own name etched into the title of the Pure Pure Pleiades series.
* Almost all of the Pleiades consider the human race as either food, playthings, or generally lower life forms similarly to most other denizens of the Nazarick. However, a clear difference to this normally abysmal attitude to humans is the fact that their "youngest sister", Aureole Omega, is a human. Thus, she was exempted from their general disdain as they do not consider their sister to be one of the human race due to her being a fellow NPC made by the 41 Supreme Beings and her possessing eternal life. In a way, this makes them one of the few groups of NPCs to have a positive relationship with a human prior to entering the New World.

## References

1. ↑ *Overlord Volume 01 Chapter 1: The End and the Beginning*
2. ↑ *Overlord Volume 01 Chapter 3: Battle of Carne Village*
3. ↑ *Overlord Volume 02 Chapter 1: The Two Adventurers*
4. ↑ *Overlord Volume 02 Chapter 2: Journey*
5. ↑ *Overlord Volume 03 Chapter 2: True Vampire*
6. ↑ *Overlord Volume 03 Chapter 1: Herd of Predators*
7. ↑ *Overlord Volume 03 Chapter 3: Confusion and Understanding*
8. ↑ *Overlord Manga Volume 06 Special: The Show Must Go On! Arc*
9. ↑ *Overlord Volume 08 Side Story 2: A day in Nazarick*
10. ↑ *Overlord Volume 08 Side Story 1: Enri's upheaval and hectic days*
11. ↑ *Overlord Volume 06 Special Drama CD: The Dark Hero's Story Arc*
12. ↑ *Overlord Volume 06 Special Drama CD: The Maid Tea Party*
13. ↑ *Overlord Volume 05 Chapter 3: Those who pick up, those who are picked up*
14. ↑ *Overlord Volume 06 Chapter 6: Introduction to the Royal Capital's Disturbance*
15. ↑ *Overlord Volume 06 Chapter 7: Attack Preparations*
16. ↑ *Overlord Volume 06 Chapter 9: Jaldabaoth*
17. ↑ *Overlord Volume 06 Chapter 11: The Final Battle of the Disturbance*
18. ↑ *Overlord Volume 07 Chapter 2: Butterfly Entangled in a Spider's Web*
19. ↑ *Overlord Volume 07 Chapter 3: The Large Tomb*
20. ↑ *Overlord Volume 09 Chapter 1: A War of Words*
21. ↑ *Overlord Compilation Movie 01 Bonus: The Pleiades Day*
22. ↑ *Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 01: Ainz's Ambition Arc*
23. ↑ *Overlord Volume 12 Chapter 2: Seeking Salvation*
24. ↑ *Overlord Volume 13 Chapter 5: Ainz Dies*
25. ↑ *Overlord Volume 13 Chapter 6: Gunner and Archer*
26. ↑ *Overlord Volume 14 Chapter 1: An Unexpected Move*
27. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 45: War Part 5*
28. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 78: Gaiden Pandora's Actor*