History Characters / LiveALiveMiddleAgesAndSpoilerCharacters

* MeaningfulName: A misaimed (i.e. ''stray'') bow can have catastrophic consequences depending on where it hits, hinting at [[GoneHorriblyRight just how his betrayal of Oersted goes]].

The protagonist of the Middle Ages chapter. A KnightInShiningArmor, he has won the hand of the kingdom's princess, only to see her spirited away by the Lord of Dark, and he sets out to rescue her. Unfortunately, what awaits him at the end of the journey is not a happy ending...

Oersted's friend, a wizard who got second place in the tournament for Alethea's hand. After the fight with the Lord of Dark, he sacrifices himself to save his allies... or does he?

* AnimalMotifs: ''Champions of the Continent'' gives Streibough a [[SnakesAreSinister snake motif]]; his staff has a snake on it and Odio-S is flanked by a fiery snake in his art.

** When he levels up in the Switch remake, he bemoans his standing as Oersted's ally, but during later level-ups prior to the Lord of Dark's lair, he starts becoming more confident and vows to get even stronger than his own friend.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: When he's killed and becomes a spirit in Akira's dungeon, he seems like he might regret his actions, but just asks if he's really at fault, implying that he's not sorry for all the damage he caused. However, this trope gets [[AvertedTrope averted]] in the ''Champions of the Continent'' version of the story, in which getting possessed by the Lord of Dark gives Streighbough enough time to self-reflect and come to a meaningful HeelRealization; this, along with seeing first-hand just how bad the consequences of his actions could be[[note]]It's implied that the awareness of the Trial of Heart spirits of the conditions of Odio's Lucrece and the circumstances that led to it are somewhat more limited, giving Streighbough an out to avoid taking responsibility[[/note]], allows him to cast his envy aside by the time the Lord of Dark gets beaten out of him.

* PrincessesPreferPink: In all her appearances, she is seen wearing a pink dress.

* AmbiguousSituation: How much of Odio is him, how much is Oersted, and how much is both? The remake provides hints that he is either a separate entity merely using Oersted as a vessel, an entirely separate character who left power in the roost for a new Lord of Dark and is truly dead, or reincarnated as Oersted given how Oersted fits the theme naming of Odio's incarnations. ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerChampionsOfTheContinent'' offers an answer in its crossover event with ''Live A Live'': the original Lord of Dark is the actual Odio and was summoned back to Lucrece in response to Streibough and Alethea's despair at the tournament, and he's able to transform those who fall into hatred and despair into becoming his vessels, with Streibough becoming Odio instead in that storyline.
* DemonicPossession: It is entirely possible that this is how one becomes the Lord of Dark -- through the spirit of the original possessing them. ''Champions of the Continent'' supports this interpretation.

->''"Did I not do all that was asked? Did I not serve and seek my fair and just reward?! And for my deeds they '''damn''' me. Name me "demon". And who am I to deny it? Demon, then! Renouncing former ties and titles! And in their place, I claim... the Lord of Dark! '''Odio!'''"''

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original game, Odio[=/=]Oersted realized the error of his ways only after he was beaten by the heroes and called out on his sins. In the remake, Odio[=/=]Oersted realizes how far he was consumed by his hatred and redeems himself ''before'' the heroes chewed him out, as once they beat his Sin of Odio form, Oersted breaks free from his prison of hate and even gets to be the one to deliver the finishing blow once the heroes are incapacitated. Afterwards, he displays [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone genuine regret for all his sins]] before the heroes explain the reasons why they didn't fall for evil.

* AtopAMountainOfCorpses: His boss arena. Downplayed since it's an illusion.

* DemonOfHumanOrigin: Created from Oersted taking the Lord of Dark's throne and power for himself.

* GoodWingsEvilWings: Both Eyes and the Maw of Odio have one white feathered wing each while Purity of Odio has a pair of blood-red feathered wings, possibly to emphasize that Odio is not just a demon but basically a god.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She gives a harsh one to Oersted after killing Streibough before she commits suicide. Both combined were enough to push Oersted's hatred over the top.

* {{Reincarnation}}: Another possibility to his true nature is that Oersted is a reincarnation of him and that the Lord of Dark was a previous incarnation of Odio, meaning all three characters are one and the same. Supported by the fact that Oersted comes to claim the title of Odio with no separate character being alluded to, or hint of possession in his monologue at the end of his chapter, as well as Oersted fitting the ThemeNaming of Odio's incarnations.
* TrueFinalBoss: In the remake, this one way Sin of Odio can be taken, as that form greatly resembles the statue of the past Lord of Dark, and is able to act separately from Oersted when the latter manages to break free from his hate.

** It's ambiguous if there's a separate Odio who orchestrated and possessed Streibough and then Oersted as part of its plans to return to power, no separate being manipulating events and Odio is a title that Oersted made on his own, or if Oersted himself was Odio/a reincarnated Lord of Dark the entire time and the intended inheritor of the power from the Lord of Dark and Streibough was seizing its power for himself. Muddying the lines is that Oersted has several OneWingedAngel forms that imply Odio as a separate entity but also are described as incarnations of Oersted's own hatred and power, and the Sin of Odio is mindless and powerless on its own without Oersted, implying that Oersted and Odio are one and the same person. To support the latter view, Oersted fits the theme naming of Odio's incarnations. Then again, Oersted and Odio being two separate beings would explain how Oersted went from a MagicKnight that while strong, his powers weren't treated as unique or special, to a PhysicalGod whose power is so immense that it trascended time and space.

* AnthropormorphicPersonification: Death Prophet's lines in the remake heavily imply he's a physical incarnation of death, referring to himself repeatedly as "the will of death" during battle.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: She wanted to be with Streibough in the afterlife. Her and his souls ended up trapped in Akira's dungeon, the [[https://live-a-live.fandom.com/wiki/Trial_of_Heart Trial of Heart]], together and forced to watch Odio's actions, with Alethea realizing far too late what her wish had caused.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Happens ''four times'' between Ou Di Wan Lee's sprite, 1994 art, 2022 art and other promotional materials where he has been shown to have black, light purple, dark purple and blue hair. Ou Di Wan Lee's sprite (both SNES/SFC and Nintendo Switch) gives him light purple hair and the upper part of his shirt being purple, the 1994 art colours his hair and same area of shirt black while the 2022 artwork of the Imperial China characters keeps his shirt black but gives his hair a vaguely dark blue colouring.[[https://control.gamefever.co/uploads/content/2022021411424316a758225eece72145452236cffdb9a5.jpg An official art from 1994 also gives Ou Di Wan Lee a dark blue hair colouring.]] while [[https://live-a-live.fandom.com/wiki/Ou_Di_Wan_Lee?file=Fujiwara_Note.jpg art by Yoshihide Fujiwara illustrates Ou Di Wan Lee with dark purple hair]].

* SanitySlippage: As his tale progresses, his mental state begins to bend further and further... as and when Alethea kills herself, he ''snaps''.

* CharacterDeath: He is killed by Oersted, who is tricked into thinking that he's the Lord of Dark. This marks the turning point in Oersted's story as it becomes a downward spiral from here onwards.

* AchillesHeel: Hasshe's Archon's Mark technique, the move that slew the original Lord of Dark, will turn the false lord furious and cause him to unleash Retribution, a powerful multi-hit counterattack... which also completely tanks his stats. If Hasshe can be revived from this, the rest of the fight will be a breeze.

* ClimaxBoss: Of the Middle Ages chapter, and possibly the whole game. Until his boss battle, the chapter played like the most stereotypical medieval fantasy RPG; however, once you beat him, rather than the heroes rescuing Alethea and going home to celebrate their victory while she and Oersted live happily ever after, it's revealed that he wasn't the real Lord of Dark to begin with and Alethea is nowhere to be found, which is then quickly followed by the deaths of Hasshe and Streibough[[note]]though he actually faked his death[[/note]] and Oersted and Uranus have to return home empty handed. From that point onwards, things only get worse and worse for the heroes until the chapter's end.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Beating him at the top of the mountain reveals that he isn't the real Lord of Dark. He comes back as a darker PaletteSwap, though hitting him destroys him instantly and reveals him to be the King of Lucrece under an illusion spell. The game is quite subtle about it, too, at first. By the time you get to him the chapter has gone about the length of the previous chapters, the room right before him contains statues of the seven incarnations of Odio, suggesting him to be the villain of not just the chapter, but the entire game, and he gets Megalomania as his boss theme, a track up until this point reserved only for end-of-chapter bosses and {{superboss}}es.

* AllegoricalCharacter: As his title suggests, Odio represents the hatred of mankind. Fittingly, for most of the time, it's implied that he wants the chapter protagonists to come to the same understanding as Oersted by purposefully wrecking over their lives and the people around them, so they will break their moral code and succumb to hate.

* LegacyCharacter: The "Lord of Dark" title and powers that go with them are inherited by anyone possesses enough hatred to want the title and powers.

* HumanResources: Humans are liquified to be used to revive Odeo and it uses this as one of his attacks.

** An alternate strategy involves taking advantage of a crippling weakness inherent in Wizenblade: It inflicts severe debuffs on the Headhunter every time it's used. Once levelled and geared Masaru and Hong can tank a full powered Wizenblade, so sending them into melee range will result in the Headhunter debuffing itself to oblivion, leaving it easy pickings for the rest of the party.

* RiddleMeThis: While most of the Trial of Wisdom consists of puzzles, the last one is more of a riddle - you're told that the white boulders will help you advance "in accordance with the flow of time". [[spoiler:You have to touch them in a clockwise order, starting with the one in the upper-right.]]

* CoolOldGuy: He's the oldest out of the Middle Ages heroes but that hasn't bogged down his powers - personality-wise he's definitely this too as a kind man who genuinely holds the best of intentions for Oersted and believes trust for other people is the key to human strength.

* PowerOfTrust: A fervent believer in this trope. He was always vocal about the power of faith and believes that only through trust in others, humans can become strong. He wanted to instill that trust in people into Hasshe and Oersted, succeeding with Hasshe. With Oersted, this trust was abandoned once he hit the DespairEventHorizon.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: She wanted to be with Streibough in the afterlife. Her and his souls ended up trapped in Akira's dungeon together and forced to watch Odio's actions, with Alethea realizing far too late what her wish had caused.

* FateWorseThanDeath: Odio refuses to let her or anyone else move on into the next world and traps them all in the Trial of Heart to make them suffer for eternity as part of Oersted's revenge for what they all did to him. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain This backfires on him as she is the one who holds the key to stopping him for good - sending the heroes out of the Trial of Heart and to his lair.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: Had she just ''let'' Oersted explain the hell he went through to finally rescue her, particularly that her [[SarcasmMode knight in shining armor Streibough]] tricked Oersted into killing her father and orchestrated all of this madness for her hand, she might have avoided the TimeCrash and the corruption of the man she was ''supposed'' to wed and come to reason that Streibough was manipulating her the entire time. Instead, she kills herself, kills off Oersted's goodness and leads to ''thousands of people dying in her kingdom and across time and space'' and the end of her beloved kingdom.

** In Akira's dungeon, she does express sympathy for Oersted, who has long since become Odio. As her soul begs the heroes to end the horror brought by Odio, she states that Oersted does not know what he has become, showing that she came to acknowledge that she had it all wrong in the past, that he's not as bad as she believed him to be and wishes him a better fate than him being consumed by his own hatred.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: He gets instantly defeated if one strikes down his tail, getting instantly killed with the "Not the Tail!" self-destruct move.

** An alternate strategy involves taking advantage of a crippling weakness inherent in Wizenblade: It inflicts severe debuffs on the Headhunter every time it's used. Masaru and Hong, once leveled and geared, can tank a full powered Wizenblade, so sending them into melee range will result in the Headhunter debuffing itself to oblivion, leaving it easy picking.