Odessa Silverberg

Odessa Silverberg (オデッサ・シルバーバーグ, Odessa Shirubābāgu) is a major character in Suikoden. Odessa is the original leader of the Toran Liberation Army whose ideals continued to inspire the Liberation Army throughout the war.

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"Remember that you can't turn away from what you see and what you feel. Because if you do, that's a sin..."

- Odessa Silverberg

Odessa Silverberg is the original leader of the Toran Liberation Army. Despite her birth into an aristocratic family, Odessa developed a sincere concern for how people were suffering under the corruption of the Scarlet Moon Empire after meeting Achilles, a member of the anti-imperial movement. Odessa eventually became Achilles' fiancée and joined the movement, helping him raise a war orphan named Michel.

In 453, Achilles was arrested on trumped-up charges due to his role in the anti-imperial movement. Odessa attempted to save her fiancée but Achilles was felled by Imperial archers. Odessa then founded the Toran Liberation Army with the express goal of overthrowing the Imperial regime.

Over the next two years, the Liberation Army grew in size. Odessa laid the foundation for future strategies years in advance, including the building of the Secret Factory as well as the purchase of the plans for the Fire Spear.

Odessa herself would take an active role in missions, travelling to Sarady to deliver the Fire Spear plans. Eventually the Toran Liberation Army's hideout was attacked by Imperial Soldiers. During the attack, Odessa was killed while protecting a small child. Before she died, she told Viktor and Hero (Suikoden) to throw her body into the sewers to avoid spreading the news of her death, which she believed would affect the morale of the movement.

After her death, Tir and Viktor obeyed her wishes and threw her body into Lenankamp's sewers.

Trivia

 * Ted shares the same weapon name as Odessa in Suikoden, which is a strange coincidence since they both join only temporarily.