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GENERAL INFORMATION Odessa is a terrorist organization lead by Vinsfeld Rhadamanthus, former leader of the Slayheim Liberation Army. It was formed to enstate a new world order, replacing the old and inefficient one that was currently active. The organization is comprised of Vinsfeld himself, his four direct subordinates (The Cocytus) and hundreds or possibly thousands of prison inmates Vinsfeld set free and demons conjured up by Caina, one of the Cocytus. There are also two scientists working for them, Liz and Ard. Their main base of operations was an abandoned Alchemic power plant in the middle of the desert. After it was destroyed by ARMs they moved to the Heimdall Gazzo, an enormous, golden flying fortress made from lost technology. For a while their main mode of mass-transportation was the war-wing Varukisas, a huge bird-shaped aircraft which like the Heimdall Gazzo, was also made from lost technology. AIM AND PURPOSE Odessa's goals are pure and simple: World Domination . Odessa views current government officials as nothing more than dogs quibbling over banquets when there are more pressing concerns, such as the increase in monsters and global terrorism. Odessa seeks to eliminate the old ways of ruling, replacing it with a firm dictator who will take whatever action is necessary to eliminate all threats against the people. They view anyone who does not agree with their ideals as an enemy, and will seek to eliminate them, no matter who they are. However, Odessa has a more true purpose: The true purpose of Odessa (most likely unknown to the majority of the orgainization, including Vinsfeld) was to prepare Filgaia for the threat of the Enroaching Parallel Universe. Irving Vold Valeria, founder of ARMs, also was the main source of funds for Odessa. When he discoved the Encroaching Parallel Universe that was going to absorb Filgaia, he formed Odessa for the purpose of making a common enemy among the world's nations, forcing them to unite and form bonds so that they would be prepared to destroy bigger enemies in the future. MEMBERS Below the known members of Odessa are listed and described. Vinsfeld Rhadamanthus
''Leader of Odessa'' Described as a charismatic leader, he can easily persuade others to follow and organize with him. Leader of the Slayheim Liberation Army, he organized the random small factions into one powerful fighting force. He disappeared before the final confrontation, thus avoiding any and all blame that would be associated with the Liberation Army's victory. Later organized the terrorist organization Odessa in an attempt to wrest control over the entire world of Filgaia. Driven to despair and insanity by the loss of his love Antenora. Wielder of the sword Mad Mountains. The Cocytus The Cocytus is made up of the four most high ranking "generals" of Odessa, those who answer to and take commands only from Vinsfeld. The name derives from Cocytus , the ninth and lowest level Hell for traitorous people or people who have committed acts of complex fraud, which is divided into four sections : Caina, Antenora, Ptolomea and Judecca. The four members of Cocytus are named afer these sections. They are most likely code names. Caina
One of Odessa's sources of monsters, and manipulator of Randolf the Magic Key, a large magical key that has the power to open portals to other dimensions, summon demons and cast spells. He is responsible for the Demon Summoning at the start of the game. A true sympathizer with Vinsfeld's ideals, he follows Vinsfeld almost blindly. Although not outright stated within the game itself, evidence suggests that Caina had fallen in love with Vinsfeld, something that tormented him when Vinsfeld perished, eventually driving him to exact an equal torment on Ashley Winchester. Aside from his activities within Cocytus, little else is known about Caina. His gender was changed in the American version of the game probably due to his homosexuality and very female-looking character design. Antenora
The strategist and assassin of Odessa's Cocytus. Years ago, during the Slayheim Liberation War, her family (whose last name was revealed to be Victoria) was killed for having ties with the Slayheim Royal Family. She managed to survive, however, and has since hated Vinsfeld with a passion. Deeming herself unable to kill him herself, however, she instead opted to join him in his crusade for world domination, and did everything in her power to make Vinsfeld fall in love with her. When the ARMS fought and killed her, she declared a completion to the revenge she had planned for so long: by having the ARMS kill her, Vinsfeld was robbed of the one thing he wanted the most. Perhaps due to her true "allegiance", Antenora hates needless killing. She wields deadly threads in battle, attaching them to her enemies and firing powerful energy along the threads. Ptolomea
Ptolomea is a large muscular, scarred man and Odessa's troop leader. Relatively easy-going and humorous, spouting lines such as "We're the Odessa Special Forces group, Ptolomea and his Fun Friends!" Though a follower of Vinsfeld, his true loyalty lies in protecting his men, leading to popularity among his subordinates. This leads him to plead leniency for his men, and he eventually requests that ARMS stop Vinseld, viewing him as a madman, not a leader. Outside of his activities in Odessa, relatively little is known of Ptolomea. Ptolomea uses a giant, three-bladed, Windmill-like claw as a weapon. Judecca
Judecca is an ARM-wielding sadist who is potentially psychotic. He is Odessa's hitman and an expert marksman who is willing to handle any and all dirty work Vinsfeld throws his way. He has little respect for humans, viewing them as nothing but toys to be played with and eventually broken. Not one with any scruples, he has no problem in destroying ruins to trap characters, but also challenging them to one-on-one duels. When confronted about his callous and cruel methods upon his defeat, he committed suicide. Judecca is almost certainly insane, likely due to the ability to act without any inhibitions. Outside of his activities in Odessa, relatively little is known of Judecca. Judecca also makes an appearance in the anime in episode 15. Low-Ranking Members Odessa's main force is mostly made up by summoned Demons and prisoners that were set free from Illsveil Prison during the early parts of ''Wild Arms 2''. They make appearances as randomly encountered enemies in Odessa's various bases over the course of the game. Liz and Ard The only known scientists at Odessa. They are humanoid lizards apparently from a different planet. In the American release of ''Wild Arms 2'' Liz's manner of speaking during Cutscenes is almost incomprehensible due to the direct translation of his poetic speaking in the original version of the game. Liz (Toka)
Liz is a somewhat brilliant scientist with the only goal of building the perfect killing machine. Liz is known to wax philosophical and spout almost nonsensical poetry at random intervals. Ard (Ge)
Ard is Liz's sidekick of sorts, who can only speak one word: "Ard". Liz can, however, translate a whole string of Ards into a coherent sentence. Whether these translations are accurate or not is debatable. He is very large and much more physically powerful than his Gecko -like partner. ACTS OF TERRORISM Throughout Wild ARMs 2, Odessa commits many acts of terrorism that ARMS was sent to stop, including but not limited to:
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