How does Odo, the prehistoric dinosaur boss, show humanity's evil?
Each other Odio incarnation fits Oersted's desire to show humanity's evil, either by being an evil human, by being the result of evil human actions, or by being a creation of humanity and standing in judgment of them. But Odo is just a mindless beast; his existence proves nothing.
- In this case it's less about what Odo does itself than its influence on mankind. Presumably the Kuu Tribe regularly performs human sacrifices to appease it. When Beru escapes and seeks refuge with Pogo's tribe, there's conflict between both tribes as they jockey for possessions and territory. Maybe there were similar incidents before, and what's unique in this case is the timing of Pogo coming of age: in his pursuit of love, he overcomes the hate that Odio's incarnation is perpetuating. Once Odo is defeated, the tribes no longer have a compelling reason to stay apart.
- Yes, and Odo may also represent how humanity resorts to irrationality, savagery, and fear (the lizard part of the brain) in times of danger. The Kuu Tribe attempted to sacrifice an innocent human to a savage beast out of fear of being eaten, despite the fact that such a big dinosaur like that most definitely won't be satisfied with just one human to eat, and even if it was, it'd keep coming back for more (and it'd possibly even associate the presence of humans with free food). Also, it's highly unlikely that a T-Rex would both understand and agree to the unspoken agreement that was intended by the tribe—"eat just this one human and leave us alone".
Boy, i sure do love taking a night stroll through my castle!
This is more of a very minor peeve than an actual Headscratcher, but what was the King of Lucrece doing completely alone in his throne room at midnight in the scene where Oersted kills him by accident thanks to the Lord of Dark's illusion? Shouldn't he be, you know, sleeping or something like that?
- Presumably he was also under the Lord of Dark's Illusion, having been guided to the Throne Room so Oersted can kill him and be seen by everyone else. Though this does raise the question of what sort of illusion was cast on the King. Most likely, it's his daughter Alethea.
What the hell is up with Odio?
- What is the relationship between the Lord of Dark and Oersted? What exactly was going on in the Middle Ages chapter, anyway? Was the fake Lord of Dark conspiring with Streibough to drive Oersted to despair? Is the Lord of Dark still around, possessing Oersted to turn him into Odio, or is it just his powers that are inherited by Oersted and the previous Lord of Dark is long gone? If so, how are the Lord of Dark’s powers passed on from person to person? Are the Lord of Dark’s powers a separate entity called “Sin of Odio,” or is Sin of Odio actually the Lord of Dark himself? Is the previous Lord of Dark Odio, or is Odio just what Oersted calls himself when he inherits the title? So much left unexplained.
- It is pretty vague on what exactly was going on in the Middle Ages chapter. We know that there had been a former Lord of Dark who was defeated years ago by the old heroes. Since the boss statues were already at the demon lair, it's likely that this former Lord had been plotting to spread darkness and hatred across time. "Odio" simply means hatred, it's as much of a generic title as "Lord of Dark" is. At the end of the game Oersted laments on how he's proof that anyone is capable of becoming the villain if they are pushed over the edge. Perhaps it was not so much Oersted inherited his powers, but that inevitably someone is going to lose all hope and turn to darkness.
What was Odio's relationship to his incarnations throughout time?
More specifically, what was Oersted's relation to them? Did he live out their lives by imprinting himself onto the statues somehow? Was he responsible for creating them across time based on the statues, or did they already exist and just served as excellent examples of hatred? Basically, did Oersted have any control over the various incarnations of Odio? Really, this troper is simply confused what the Odio incarnations even were at the end of the day.
How does Odo even work to begin with?
- Odo came before Oersted ever lived, and yet Odo is referred to as Odio's reincarnation and not the other way around. Did Oersted becoming Odio affect the past somehow, so that his hatred would be represented during that time by Odo? Or did Odo simply come before Odio ever existed, no timey wimey shenanigans involved, to preemptively act as his prehistoric form?
- It's not just Odo. Ou Di Wan Lee also comes from a time period pre-dating the Middle Ages. Imperial China in fiction is typically depicting the era of the Three Kingdoms, which was in the 3rd Century. Meanwhile the Middle Ages start as early as the 5th Century, and we can assume Oersted's story takes place even later, around the 10th to 12th Century. So yeah, we have two incarnations of Odio that seemingly pre-date his creation. Wuh happun?
- There's no real reason to think that the various stories happen in the same universe, and even if they do, clearly either time-travel or dimensional travel is possible in the setting since all the main characters end up in the final chapter.
- It's not just Odo. Ou Di Wan Lee also comes from a time period pre-dating the Middle Ages. Imperial China in fiction is typically depicting the era of the Three Kingdoms, which was in the 3rd Century. Meanwhile the Middle Ages start as early as the 5th Century, and we can assume Oersted's story takes place even later, around the 10th to 12th Century. So yeah, we have two incarnations of Odio that seemingly pre-date his creation. Wuh happun?
