The Overlords

The Overlords is an American animated television series created by Some Person for Kingson. It follows the diabolical chronicles of an ancient, world-devouring, cosmic entity and his loyal subordinates who have managed to conquer and reign over a now miserable, dystopian surveillance state formerly New Jersey, with ambitions to dominate the rest of the world. The series premiered on September 19, 1998 and finished on November 23, 2002, with a total of 47 episodes within four seasons. The show has developed a cult following over the years and has since been frequently referenced among other Kingson media.

Premise
The Overlords centers around a stubborn and ruthless cosmic entity known as The Chief, who has made it his end goal on conquering the universe. With the help of his loyal inter-dimensional henchmen, The Chief has begun his quest for supremacy by establishing a tyrannical regime over the entire U.S state of New Jersey, renaming it MedioCity and enforcing misery among its residents. Ruling by his side is his fearsome, more mature commanding general Mayfly, his mute and asocial psychic son Junior, the brutish yet shy giant hominid Bigfoot, and an incompetent conman Conner Moneybags. While numerous residents seem to fear the overlords and fall into submission, some easily ignore them and continue their daily lives, and few have put it up to themselves to rebel against them. Several reoccurring plotlines have also appeared in the series, such as The Chief's master plan to construct a massive portal into his dimension of origin as means to unlock his ultimate power, the U.S President's rivalry against the overlords which brings about a second "cold war", and a secret underground rebellion plotting to overthrow them. The show heavily parodies various sci-fi and fantasy concepts, also approaching themes such as Lovecraftian and dystopian fiction. It's dark premise is also balanced out by much slapstick humor and satirical references to other media in its genre.

Main characters

 * The Chief: A tyrannical cosmic entity bent on world domination, who appears as a small, formless black mass. Powerful, ruthless and merciless, with ambition to conquer pretty much everything, The Chief begins his quest for domination by taking over the entire state of New Jersey and claiming himself as its supreme overlord, though he oftentimes come across as extremely childish, ignorant, and stubborn. The Chief's power, however is limited, having been split off prior from a larger, nearly cosmic body which has been imprisoned within the alternate universe of his origin. One of his main goals is to open a portal to said universe and remerge with his body, only then will he remain truly invincible.
 * Mayfly: Second-in-command to The Chief and commanding general to the Black Legion. Mayfly is a dark elf, a species of fae folk whom The Chief acquired an alliance with due to their animosity against the human race.
 * Junior: The spawn of the Chief, who will one day take on his legacy. Junior takes the form of a human wearing corpsepaint.
 * Bigfoot: The legendary man-beast of North America who can either be a camera shy, lovable softie or a brutish and uncontrollable force of chaos.
 * Conner Moneybags: A sly, witty conman who somehow managed to con himself into becoming a subordinate to The Chief.

Recurring characters

 * The Black Legion: A cult of hooded warriors who are the loyal army of the overlords.
 * President Thurman:
 * Lilly Von Bubbles:
 * Keith Kern:
 * Miriam: An anthropomorphic black widow spider who is The Chief's friendly secretary.
 * Straight Jacket:

Minor characters

 * Sidney Melbourne: An Australian wildlife expert and cryptid hunter, who actively attempts to capture Bigfoot no matter what.
 * Morgon: A bounty huntress, and Mayfly's sister. While Mayfly is more constrained, Morgon is wild and much more chaotic.
 * Princess Mabel: Mayfly and Morgon's rivaling step-sister, who is an arrogant and spoiled to the core fairy princess.
 * Ace Spade and Diamond Hearts: The news anchors of MedioCity.
 * Jersey Jesse: A carefree greaser who lives in his car.

Development
Some Person sites his fascination with both Lovecraftian fiction as major influences during the conception of the series.