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The Overlords are a species of space-faring humanoids appearing in Arthur C. Clarke's novel Childhood's End as well as its 2015 adaptation by the SyFy channel. They are demon-like beings that suddenly appear over every city on Earth and give out few demands: the end of war, unification of Earth...
The Overlords, as the proverbial devils, both protect humanity from self-destruction and offer it a utopian Earth to live on, and yet, by the stagnation that comes with utopia, rob humanity of its soul.
When the Overlords finally reveal their appearance, they resemble the traditional Christian folk images of demons, with cloven hooves, leathery wings, horns, and barbed tails. Humankind enters a golden age of prosperity at the expense of creativity.
Members of an alien race known as the Overlords mysteriously appear over Earth’s major cities and promise to eliminate war, hunger, and poverty. Only later is it discovered that they are preparing Earth’s children to transcend into a superhuman entity known as the Overrnind.
Dec 14, 2015 · But the real reason the Overlords end scientific inquiry is the same reason they come to Earth in the first place: Humankind is “on the verge of discovering interstellar travel.”
Overlords are stronger than the lower classes of Hellborn such as the imps but they aren't as strong as the Goetia family. Firstly, Lucifer is the overall king of Hell, as well as one of the Seven Deadly Sins, representing pride.
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When the children of the planet begin their transformation into a new type of creature, Karellen finally announces the Overlords’ true purpose: They were sent to Earth by some superior force called...
