Milich Oppenheimer

Milich Oppenheimer (ミルイヒ・オッペンハイマー, Miruihi Oppenhaimā) is a supporting character in Suikoden. The Flower General, Milich Oppenheimer is one of the Five Great Generals of the Scarlet Moon Empire at the time of the Gate Rune War who is also known for being one of the original Narcissists.

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"How do you do. I am the most renowned of the Five Great Imperial Generals, Milich Oppenheimer, the Flower General."

- Milich Oppenheimer

Milich is a talented swordsman who was one of the Five Great Generals of the Scarlet Moon Empire. A man noted for his creative flair, Milich became well known for his cultural tastes and even had Scarleticia Castle redone to his tastes.

In the early stages of the Gate Rune War, Milich Oppenheimer was given command of the Kunan region. He was also given a Conqueror Rune by the Court Magician, Windy, which gave him control over beasts while also considerably lowering his willpower. Under the influence of the Conqueror Rune, Milich began to make many changes to his region: changing the names of the towns in the area to ones he found more suitable, cracking down on remnants of the Toran Liberation Army that had travelled to the region following the fall of their headquarters in Lenankamp, and creating biological weapons such as the highly poisonous rose, Antoinette.

When the Toran Liberation Army attacked Scarleticia Castle, Milich used Antionette in order to poison the attacking army. As they fell injured to Antionette, the Toran Liberation Army had little choice but to withdraw. As they attempted to find an antidote, Milich remained one step ahead of them, kidnapping the doctor Liukan and placing him in Soniere Prison. Unwilling to give up, Tir McDohl and a part of Toran Liberation Army members sneaked into Soniere Prison to free Liukan using forged documents that were allegedly orders from Milich and were allegedly signed by Milich himself. However, unknown to the Toran Liberation Army, the papers were not perfect and Milich was soon alerted to the intruders. To punish them, Milich opened a rare vial of the Spores of Agony, a man-eating molecule, as the Toran Liberation Army was trapped in a dead end. Thanks to the actions of Gremio, who sacrificed himself, Mlilich's surprise resulted in only one fatality.

Though they lost Gremio, the Toran Liberation Army was able to rescue Liukan, who quickly made an antidote. During the second battle between Milich Oppenheimer and the Toran Liberation Army, Milich found himself on the losing side. The Toran Liberation Army quickly entered Scarleticia, burning her flowers, much to Milich's anger. The Conqueror Rune that Milich had attached to his arm melted, and Milich's personality returned to normal and he no longer remembered events where he was under the Conqueror Rune's influence.

Though many members of the Toran Liberation Army wanted to kill Milich in order to avenge Gremio, Tir McDohl realized that Milich was not at fault for Gremio's death. Though many in the Toran Liberation Army struggled to understand Tir's decision, Tir held firm to his conviction that Milich Oppenheimer was not at fault. His mind restored, Milich requested to Tir that he be allowed to join the Toran Liberation Army. Milich begged Tir to allow him to join, as Milich felt he had to warn Emperor Barbarosa of Windy's evil intentions Tir Mcdohl consented to Milich's wish, and Milich fought for the Toran Liberation War throughout the war.

As the war went on, Milich helped to convince one of his former colleagues, Kasim Hazil, to join the Toran Liberation Army along with him. Asking Kasim if he thought that Emperor Barbarosa was the same as he had been. Kasim was convinced by Milich's logic that it was Kasim's duty to help Emperor Barbarosa realize the errors of his ways.

Following the last battle, Milich confronted Emperor Barbarosa with concern with the other remaining generals and was present when Barbarosa and Windy plummeted to what was assumed to be their deaths. Following the formation of the Toran Republic, Milich retired from the military and spent his days protecting the memorial graves of Barbarosa and Claudia. Milich continued to reside in Gregminster with his two cats, Mille Feuille and Ruth Du Mongeoux. He also became a writer; his famous work, For the Love of the Empire, became a best-seller and was adapted into a play, although the historical accuracy of this work, dealing with the Toran Liberation War, is highly questionable.

Trivia

 * If Milich is brought to the bath with a party of all men (no women), he will bathe in the women's section instead of the men's.
 * In true tribute to his nickname, "the Flower General", all three of Milich's weapon names - Rose, Marguerite, and Orchid are that of flowers.
 * If you pay close attention to Milich's battle stance, you will see that he is left handed. He stands with his right hand slightly behind his back, with his left hand and sword pointing forward.
 * Exactly how one enters Milich's secret basement is unknown... the player examines a painting of him, and their response dictates what happens next. If they say "What a freak." nothing happens.  If they sympathize with "Milich too, is a victim." a staircase will mysteriously open up nearby, awarding the player with a few items in a hidden room.
 * When Milich changes the names of towns under his command, he renamed Antei Bier Blanche, Rikon Premier L'Amour and Teien Lac Viriginite.
 * The surname Oppenheimer merely means "one from Oppenheim". Oppenheim in this case refers to a historical German town. If taken literally, it would indicate that Milich, or more likely an ancestor of his, came from a town by that name.