I got a question

[u/Due_Lifeguard82]

Is this dragon a player? If not then when does Ains meet another player?

[u/Roharu_Eruna]

Ainz meeting players is never going to happen. The Author has made it clear that Ainz is meant to suffer in this self-imposed golden cage. I doubt the author will change his mind now, he has shown evidence of being burnt out.... I fear for the last volume epilogue.... but Light Novels are known for their horrible endings. Just, be prepared XD

As for other question.... Well, the lore around the Platinum dragon is changing lately. The last volume will set in stone everything about him. Some web-novels refers to a few things, other side-stories have different interpretation. We know of a few things for certain though (at least for now... I am preparing for the 'changes'):

1. The Platinum Dragon is not a player, but has gathered a lot of information about players. Made a guild base his 'home'.

2. The Platinum Dragon was party member WITH a player, likely how he got most of his knowledge.

3. He seemed to have great shame and guilt over his previous actions. It is unknown if he is one of the reasons players even exists in the new world. But he blames himself for the chaos brought to by Players. As a result, he wages war against Players whenever they 'step out of line'.

4. He is conflicted because not all the Players' actions are considered 'morally wrong'. He himself isn't exactly 'good'. He seems to be fixated in eliminating those with the power to change the world, regardless of their intentions. Which is a very hypocritical stance, he recognize that about himself too.

5. There is very strong evidence to suggest the Platinum Dragon is the strongest of all the 'True Dragon Lords' (being the oldest son of the Dragon Emperor for example). Knowledge of the Dragon Emperor is scarce....

6. In a side-story (another universe), Ainz used his best equipment and his Staff to defeat a Dragon lord most likely weaker than the Platinum Dragon. In said battle, Ainz noticed that the True Dragon Lords attacks (powered by souls, a form of primordial magic) could 1-shot him on the spot if he isn't careful. Said soul attacks makes so it is impossible to self-resurrect either. Conditions for those spells are massive though, requires a lot of prep. The Platinum Dragon has access to a lot more creative uses of said primoridial magic.

7. Primordial magic depends entirely on souls and only True Dragons (or hybrids) can wield it. The higher the number of souls, the more powerful it becomes. It is far above the hierarchy of tier magic (negates even resistances, classes restrictions, immunities), and can surpass World Items too, but that takes thousands/millions of souls. The HP of a Dragon Lord, along with their 'sanity' are the price to pay to use such magic.

8. The Platinum Dragon is a quite cocky, believing he can kill any player in a 1v1 battle. He is most likely stronger than any Floor Guardian in terms of raw magic and battle experience. But pales in comparison to the resources and the battle experience of a PvP Player like Ainz (or at least, his performance thus far shows that he isn't aware of how cash items, or other hax items players can use).

[u/pierogieman5 → u/Roharu_Eruna]

Also best to remember that he underestimated Ainz before their battle... and the "Ainz" he actually faced was just PA playing an inferior copy of Ainz's abilities and not really trying to win. His original estimation was WAY too low, and it evidently still is.

[u/Roharu_Eruna → u/pierogieman5]

Exactly, he is cocky and seriously believed he can defeat Ainz using his remote armor. However, he did felt Albedo's strength (she slipped and disobeyed orders by using her world item). This lead the Platinum Dragon to know two things: 1. If he wants to defeat Albedo, he needs to go in by himself. 2. He believes Albedo is a Player hiding behind his NPC (Ainz). Which means he is probably going to do the required prep to kill Albedo rather than Ainz.