Cocytus Vs Brain Unglaus

[NonEssentialNonsense]

90% of comments be like "Dat Discord Noti" it caught me off guard im Sorrrryyy :)

[MrJustonemorevoice]

Cocytus taking a detour around Brain's body is pure respect.

[ahjin]

Holds back his henchmen for a proper one on one duel, took his sword for a trophy and goes around his body.... Gotta love the big guy, that's just pure respect

[shadowSK]

For those of you who don't know what Cocytus did dates back to the ancient samurai days when facing an opponent who was of equal or greater strength than you and besting them in, a samurai would draw circle around them with their sword, and walk around them as a show of respect. And any other warrior that walk past with see that circle and know that a fight of two warriors took place there and they would also walk around as a sign of respect.

[FermiPara]

Cocytus has shown more respect to everyone he's killed than the average Twitter user

[haukeejohnson]

fought and died with honor a true warrior's death he fought two of the strongest floor guardians and had the respect of cocytus and now he can meet his old friend and rival gazef in the after life what a good and proud man.

[derpscythe]

I like how even though his attack failed, in his last moment before death he had a satisfied smile knowing that he had achieved his absolute peak and that he got to fight another honerable warrior.

[lowkey_gamer]

This scene was too wholesome... Of all the servants that Brain encountered, Cocytus was the one who respected him the most... Hope to see him soon at his side

[georgewhaley]

Stating his name in response to his challenger sharing his own name, granting his opponent time to prepare and allowing him to initiate battle, swiftly dispatching a meaningful fight and a quick death, properly encasing his body in ice, and detouring around the site of battle and burial is a supreme showing of a warrior's respect to their opponent.

[Zenovii-senpai]

This was the culmination of Brain's training. Using True nail clipper, the perfected form of an attack that damaged Shaltear (literally cutting her finger nail) against Cocyutus was poetry considering that Cocytus's build is about dealing powerful single strikes in devastating combos.
Also Cocytus using the god slaying blade gifted to him by his creator, shows how much respect he held for Brain.

[sparklepawz]

In the light novel Brain was buying time for a bunch of kids that were running away and Cocytus recognized he wouldn't have stood in place like that if he didn't have someone or something he was protecting. That's why Cocytus took the detour, to give the kids Brain was protecting enough time to maybe escape.

Also while Brain was thinking of a way to beat Cocytus, all he was thinking about was the most respectful way to kill Brain. He considered breaking his sword and cutting through but found that to be disrespectful. All he was thinking about was the cleanest kill he could give Brain without dismembering him. He also took his sword over using it to mark his grave to honor his memory as a warrior who had the resolve to fight him, something he would have no use for outside of preserving Brain in his memories.

[VergilArcanis]

all that growth, all that power. for a brief moment, he became the strongest man in the new world

[ImNotRis]

Love how he calls his attack "true nail clipper" because of shalltear, RIP

[Rashala]

Cocytus Shows a warriors respect in this episode towards a shows total disrespect to brains teacher in the next episode

[gallaros]

Brain has one of the best arcs in Overlord. Starting as a cocky a-hole who gets humbled by Shaltear, followed by regaining resolve meeting Sebas, getting his growth challenged again by her. Fighting his fear and besting it as he clips Shaltears nail, then getting acknowledged by Cocytus in his final stance to protect the kingdom. I will always think Beef Stroganoff was the most in character Good strong guy. But Weeb Glasscannon will have a special place in my heart

[Oz_Rion]

1:21 D-Did Brain just disconnected from life?

[MissLilianae]

I love Cocytus' character progression. When we first started he was just a mindless servant to Ainz. Would do whatever he said without thinking. But Ainz told him to start thinking, to start developing his own sense of self. And Cocytus took those instructions and became an honorable warrior who seeks out other strong and honorable foes to do battle with, knowing that he'd defeat whoever came before him because he's just so much stronger.

Despite that, he never once gives anything less than the highest honors to his fallen foes.

[francobuzzetti]

this series got me moved enough to make cry after both Brain and Gazeff fights, this is so well written that even knowing what's gonna happen still it manages to make it epic

[sirloin]

Brain's monologue in the Novel made this scene even more impactful

[vashta_nerada]

I like the idea of someone coming across the trail of ice afterwards, knowing the power that made it, the king that controls the person with that power, and seeing a man frozen and the path moving around him. Seeing that even though he clearly lost, he performed a feat great enough that for whatever reason, the incredibly powerful person had no choice but to divert their course. What a legacy to leave behind.