overlord

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There’s even a plot point involving an algorithmic overlord that creates randomly generated armies: “Ghostbusters” with AI slop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

"I think Your Idol is such a banger," says Kang about song the Saja Boys sing while feeding the souls of their audience to the evil overlord Gwi-Ma.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

It’s fairly obvious who Hawley channeled to create Prodigy’s overlord, whereas Sandra Yi Sencindiver’s Yutani fits a concept; she’s all silk tailoring and iron will.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Our desire to believe that Autopilot is safe reflects our desire to believe that the real A.I. risk involves a superhuman overlord.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023

The Valkyries, with their leader Brunnhilde, are the warrior daughters of Wotan, a Zeus-like overlord, and have the second opera of the sequence named after them.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall