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'''Odessa Silverberg''' (オデッサ・シルバーバーグ, ''Odessa Shirubābāgu'') is a major character in [[Suikoden]]. Odessa is the leader of the [[Toran Liberation Army]] whose strength and ideals inspired the rebel force throughout the war.
 
==Profile==
===Appearance===
[[File:Odessa headshot.png|left|150px]]Odessa is a young woman with long chestnut-brown hair and green eyes (though they have also been depicted as blue and hazel). In her youth as an Imperial noble, she seems to have mainly worn long dresses.
 
As the leader of the [[Toran Liberation Army]], she wears a grey tunic fitted to her waist by a brown corset. Under this she wears white leggings, and her outfit is accented with brown gloves and boots. To complete her outfit, she wears a red cape as well as a small circlet around his head.
 
In battle, Odessa wields a common bow, holding it in her left hand, marking her as right-handed.
 
===Personality===
{{quote| Don't you know what the Empire is doing? What the people truly want? Or are you going to feign ignorance? | Odessa Silverberg}}
Odessa was noted for her tenderness and strength, as well as her determination never to turn her back on those who needed aid. These attributes drove her to fall for [[Achilles]] and, later, [[Flik]]. These attributes bolstered her reputation with those sympathetic to her cause.
 
As leader of the [[Toran Liberation Army]], she garnered support and sympathy from scores of people suffering under the Imperial regime. She rarely confided in people as she felt she needed to maintain a certain aura as the leader of the liberation movement. That said, she had an open-heart and was very trusting of people. Flik would even claim she could be overly trusting.
 
She was also capable of holding a grudge. Her split with her brother, [[Mathiu Silverberg|Mathiu]], was acrimonious and even when she entrusted [[Hero (Suikoden)|McDohl]] to him for help, her words indicated that she never fully forgave what she condemned as his cowardice.
 
Odessa had a habit of grinding her teeth while sleeping. When [[Hero (Suikoden)|McDohl]]'s group accompanied Odessa to [[Sarady]], he had to listen to Odessa's teeth grinding at night when they stayed in the inn there.
 
==History==
{{quote| You can't ignore what you've seen,  what you've felt. To do so would be a terrible sin... | Odessa Silverberg}}
 
[[File:Odessa's Rescue Attempt.png|thumb|left|220px|I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now slice through the wedding reception.]]Odessa Silverberg is the founder and 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]], who was involved in an anti-imperial movement.  


==Biography==
She was once close with her brother, [[Mathiu Silverberg|Mathiu]], even being tutored in military strategy by him. However, her entry into sedition led to a falling out between the two, Odessa believing him to be a coward for turning his back on suffering and refusing to use his considerable talents, with the two never reconciling. Odessa eventually became Achilles' fiancée and joined the movement, helping him raise a war orphan named [[Michel]].  
===Suikoden===
{{quote| 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 had a sincere concern for how people were suffering under the corruption of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]]. Her aristocratic upbringing left her ignorant of much of this corruption<ref>"I, like you, was brought up in the aristocracy, pretending to be blind to the injustices and discontents that permeates the Empire." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Odessa largely became aware of the plight of the people after meeting [[Achilles]], a member of the Anti-Imperial Movement. Odessa eventually joined the movement and became Achilles' fiancée, helping him raise a war orphan named [[Michel]]. Odessa asked her brother [[Mathiu Silverberg]] to join their cause, but Mathiu refused to do so<ref>"I decided that I would never again be involved in war, in killing. But not Odessa. She chose to fight for her beliefs." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. This lead to a a schism between the siblings, as Odessa regarded Mathiu as a coward who was unwilling to use his talent<ref>"Odessa told me that a powerful man who doesn't use his power is a coward." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
Achilles was arrested on trumped-up charges of fugitive-harboring due to his role in the anti-imperial movement. Odessa attempted to save her fiancée; demanding Achilles evoke his "last rights" to marry Odessa before his execution. Granted the final request, she would stage a daring escape attempt on the wedding day, fighting through Imperial soldiers clad in her wedding dress, wielding a sword.


The year 453 saw Achilles arrested on trumped-up charges due to his role in the Anti-Imperial Movement. Odessa attempted to save her fiancée and, indeed, the two managed to make a break from his execution, but Achilles was felled by Imperial archers. His last words to Odessa were "Defeat the Empire!". Odessa managed to fight her way out of the group of soldiers clad in her wedding gown with sword in hand. Using the Anti-Imperial Movement as its basis, Odessa then founded the Toran Liberation Army with the express goal of overthrowing the Imperial regime.
Tragically, Achilles was felled by Imperial archers in the attempt. Odessa managed to escape the capital and, finding refuge in [[Lenankamp]], founded the Toran Liberation Army with the express goal of opposing misrule and overthrowing the Imperial regime, beginning the [[Gate Rune War]].


Over the next two years, the Liberation Army grew in size, recruiting such members as [[Flik]], [[Humphrey Mintz]], [[Sanchez]], [[Viktor]], [[Mose]], and [[Ronnie Bell]]. Odessa's foresight and intelligence led her to begin the foundation of plans necessary for the future years in advance<ref>"The Liberation Army may be tiny now, but someday we'll
[[File:Odessa hates names.png|thumb|right|220px|We're not like those ''splitters'' in the Liberation Front!]]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]].  
be big enough to meet the Imperials head-on." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, including the building of a [[Secret Factory]] north of [[Kalekka]] to develop specialist weapons for the fledgling force as well as the purchase of the plans for the [[Fire Spear]]<ref>"We spent good money for this at the Dwarf Mines." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, a weapon which would have had no practical use to the movement at that time but, Odessa believed, could be vital in the future<ref>"The future of the Liberation Movement depends on it." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  


The Liberation Army under Odessa mainly worked as an underground group, working out of a hideout established in the Lenankamp sewers. Odessa herself would take an active role in missions, travelling with [[Tir McDohl]] to [[Sarady]] in order to deliver the plans for the Fire Spears directly to the Secret Factory messenger. The force would aim to help those persecuted unfairly by the Imperials rather than engage in open warfare<ref>"But the bandits have asked for our help. We can't let them down." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. This tactic won the movement several allies and sympathisers but eventually everything came undone when the location of the Liberation Army's main hideout was revealed to the Imperial Guard by Sanchez, who was a spy. During the attack on the base, Odessa was attacked and killed by Imperial soldiers during the act of protecting a small child who happened to be in the hideout at the time<ref>"I'm...so sorry, Viktor. It appears... I've chosen to be a woman...rather than commander of... the Liberation Army. I couldn't let that child die. I'm a failure... as a leader..." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Before she died, she told Viktor and Tir McDohl to throw her body into the sewer to avoid spreading the news of her death, which she believed would affect the morale of the movement<ref>"Viktor...if the Liberation forces find out I'm dead... the Movement will lose faith and die. That is why you must keep my death a secret. Our tiny, newborn hope...must be kept alive..."- Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. She then told Tir to go to Seika to recruit "a man named Mathiu"; even in death she lacked the resolve to forgive her brother<ref>"I guess she never forgave me." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  Odessa also passed on parting words for her lover, Flik<ref>"I'm sure that is why Lady Odessa loved you..." - Sanchez ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, telling Viktor and Tir to tell him that Flik's kindness saw her through hard times<ref>" If you... ever see Flik again, tell him that his kindness always saw me through hard times..." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> as well as for Tir, hoping that he would see the free world that she would not be able to<ref>"Tir, I hope that you will be able to see the Free World that I was.... never able to..." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  
As the leader of the Liberation Army, Odessa was a symbol of its ideals, being idolized as its "star of hope". Although one of many rebel groups operating in the Empire, she would cooperate with other rebel leaders, such as [[Zella]] and [[Alec]], willingly.


After her death, Tir and Viktor obeyed her wishes and threw her body into [[Lenankamp]]'s sewers. Her brother, Mathiu, would agree with Odessa's reasons for keeping her death a secret, and would keep her death a secret for much of the early stages of the [[Gate Rune War]], only telling the truth after the defeat of [[Kwanda Rosman]] in the [[Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle]]<ref>"Odessa made her last request to keep the Liberation Army from falling apart. But now that it has been rebuilt, it's time to tell the truth." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Both Mathiu and Flik were deeply moved by Odessa's death; Mathiu vowed that he would strive to fulfil Odessa's dreams<ref>"From now on, I will strive for what Odessa was striving for." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and Flik felt unworthy of her expectations in him<ref>"But I was unworthy of her expectations." - Flik ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and felt he had to improve as a person before meeting her again<ref>"It's a bit too early to see Odessa again. Our reunion can wait until I become a better man." - Flik ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Tir McDohl was handpicked by Odessa to lead the Toran Liberation Army<ref>" Look, Tir... this is blood. My blood... You are not aware of it, but a lot more blood is being shed by the innocent...at the hands of the Imperial Government... You must put an end to it." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref><ref>" Tir, you were chosen by Odessa to rebuild this country." - Flik ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and he was frequently reminded that it was up to him to fulfill her wishes<ref>"Tir, please fulfill... my sister Odessa's...dream." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref><ref>" Go, Tir, and fulfill... Odessa's dream. Hurry!" - Flik ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Her ideals and belief in a better world continued to inspire the [[Toran Liberation Army]] long after her death.
Odessa first met [[Flik]] when he saved her from an attack on the road to [[Gregminster]]. From there, the two would fall in love, the two having a strong relationship. In order to maintain her status as a strong leader, she rarely confided in people.
 
Operating out of the Liberation Army headquarters in Lenankamp's sewers, Odessa would first meet [[Hero (Suikoden)|the hero]] after [[Viktor]] brought him to the sewers following his escape from [[Gregminster]]. Although open to having him join, she did not pressure him but did encourage him to think for himself and to take responsibility for his actions, such as the capture of [[Varkas]] and [[Sydonia]].
 
Odessa herself would take an active role in missions, traveling to [[Sarady]] to deliver the Fire Spear plans. On the journey, the party would be successfully mugged by [[Ledon]], with only her reputation as the Liberation Army commander saving her from being robbed. Odessa would ruefully comment that perhaps she trusted people too much.
 
[[File:Odessa's Parting Words.png|thumb|left|220px|...tell him he can keep that CD he borrowed.]]While away on this mission the Liberation Army's hideout was attacked by Imperial soldiers, after being tipped off by [[Sanchez|their informant]]. Returning during the attack, Odessa was killed while protecting a small child, placing her desire to protect over being a leader. Before she died, she requested that her body be thrown into the sewers to avoid spreading the news of her death, which she believed would affect the morale of the movement. 
 
After her death, Odessa's wishes were followed and her body was disposed of in Lenankamp's sewers, closing the curtain on a brief, but intense life. She would be succeeded in leadership of the Liberation Army and although rumors of her disappearance would begin to circulate, her death only became public knowledge following the [[Battle at Pannu Yakuta]] after the Liberation Army had grown to a point that the lie was no longer deemed necessary.
 
Odessa's ambitions would be realized when the Liberation Army finally overthrew the Imperial regime, establishing the [[Toran Republic]].
 
==Name and Weapon==
''Odesa'' is the name of the third-largest city in Ukraine and was also a prominent city in the former Soviet Union. The city, in turn, was named after the ancient Greek city of Odessos, which was mistakenly believed to have been located where the modern Odesa now lies. Silverberg, meanwhile, is a German and/or Yiddish surname, meaning 'silver mountain'.
 
Odessa's bow names are simple descriptors and are shared with [[Ted]]. This is as they are stated to be common, mass-produced bows and are difficult for [[blacksmith]]s to work with.
 
==Game info==
{{S1 character data
|portrait=[[File:Odessa (S1 PS1 portrait).png]]
|name= Odessa
|castleLevel=A
|levelInt= 6
|type= Female
|runeInt= [[Wind Rune|Wind]] {{h:title|This rune cannot be unequipped.|[[File:lock.png|12px|link=]]}}
|recruit= Joins automatically following plot events in [[Lenankamp]].
|helmetInt=[[Headgear]] {{h:title|This helmet cannot be unequipped.|[[File:lock.png|12px|link=]]}}
|armorInt=[[Tunic]]
|helmetClass= Cap
|armorClass= Light armor
|hp= D
|str= D
|dex= A
|prot= B
|spd= A
|mag= B
|lck= C
|weaponType= Bow
|weaponLevel= 5
|element= Wind
|weaponName1= Iron Bow
|weaponName2= Copper Bow
|weaponName3= Gold Bow
}}
 
==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG==
{{CS head}}
{{CS list|CS2-267|[[Odessa (CS card CS2-267)|Odessa]]|{{Mastermind}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3]]}}
{{CS break}}
{{CS list|CS2-363|[[Liberation Movement (CS card CS2-363)|Liberation Movement]]|{{Mission}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3]]}}
{{CS foot}}
 
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
File:Odessa Silverberg (Suikoden).png|[[Suikoden]] artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
File:Odessa Silverberg (Genso Shinsho Vol.1).png|[[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.1]] artwork by [[Red Fang & Blue Fang]]
File:Odessa (SP character art).png|[[Suikoden STAR LEAP]] artwork by [[Moryo]]
</gallery>
 
===In-Game===
<gallery>
File:Odessa (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation portrait
File:Odessa (S1 SAT portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sega Saturn portrait
File:Odessa (S1 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] portrait by [[Kawano Junko]]
File:Odessa Silverberg (SP character sprite).png|Odessa [[Suikoden Star Leap]] animated sprite
</gallery>
 
===Live performance===
<gallery>
File:Odessa Silverberg (TS cast photo).jpg|[[Suikoden -Gate Rune Wars Arc- The Stage]], performed by [[Sakurai Shiori]]
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* [[Ted]] shares the same weapon name as Odessa in [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]], which is a strange coincidence since they both join only temporarily.
[[File:Odessa Versus Ronnie.png|thumb|right|220px|[[Ronnie Bell]] has competition.]]
* Odessa refers to Leon Silverberg as her father in Suikoden<ref>" My father, Leon Silverberg, also fought for the Emperor in the War of Succession seven years ago." - Odessa Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but this is a translation error; Leon is her uncle, not her father.
* In the English-language localization of [[Suikoden]], the rumormonger in [[Sarady]] claims Odessa is a 9-foot-tall giant. In the original Japanese, he claims she is three meters tall, which is closer to 10 feet tall.
* [[Ted]] shares the same weapon name as Odessa in [[Suikoden]]. They are stated to be common, mass-produced bows and are difficult for [[blacksmith]]s to work with.
* In true [[Warriors' Village]] tradition, [[Flik]] named his sword after Odessa, that which is most dear to him.
 
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==Other languages and releases==
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{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese (katakana)|オデッサ・シルバーバーグ}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese (romaji)|Odessa Shirubābāgu}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|奥德莎·席维博格}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|奧德莎・席維柏格}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Ào dé shā xí wéi bǎi gé}}
{{Other Names footer}}
 
{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|English|Odessa Silverberg}}
{{Other Names row|French|Odessa Silverberg}}
{{Other Names row|German|Odessa Silverberg}}
{{Other Names row|Italian|Odessa Silverberg}}
{{Other Names row|Spanish|Odessa Silverberg}}
{{Other Names footer}}
</div>


==References==
==References==
<references/>
# [[Konami Parody Comic Series Genso Suikoden]] (ISBN 4-8399-0097-3), pages 5-28
 
# [[Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 2]] (ISBN 4-8402-1842-0), pages 15-66
{{Top icons
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 46, 211
|Suikoden= yes
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.7]] (ISBN 4-7753-0044-X), page 86
|Suikoden II= no
# [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), pages 146-7
|Suikoden III= no
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 30-31, 76
|Suikoden IV= no
|Suikoden V= no
|Tierkreis= no
|Suikogaiden 1= no
|Suikogaiden 2= no
|Tactics= no
|Card Stories= no
}}


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Latest revision as of 11:01, 28 September 2025

Odessa Silverberg
オデッサ・シルバーバーグ Odessa Shirubābāgu
Artwork by Kawano Junko
Physical Information
Race
Human
Gender
Female
Birth Date
SY 434
Age
20 (SP)
24 (S1)
Biographical Information
From
Gregminster, Scarlet Moon Empire
Family
George Silverberg (cousin)
Leon Silverberg (uncle)
Mathiu Silverberg (brother)
One younger brother
Meta Information
Japanese Voice
Live Performer
Sakurai Shiori
Appearances

Odessa Silverberg (オデッサ・シルバーバーグ, Odessa Shirubābāgu) is a major character in Suikoden. Odessa is the leader of the Toran Liberation Army whose strength and ideals inspired the rebel force throughout the war.

Profile

Appearance

Odessa is a young woman with long chestnut-brown hair and green eyes (though they have also been depicted as blue and hazel). In her youth as an Imperial noble, she seems to have mainly worn long dresses.

As the leader of the Toran Liberation Army, she wears a grey tunic fitted to her waist by a brown corset. Under this she wears white leggings, and her outfit is accented with brown gloves and boots. To complete her outfit, she wears a red cape as well as a small circlet around his head.

In battle, Odessa wields a common bow, holding it in her left hand, marking her as right-handed.

Personality

Don't you know what the Empire is doing? What the people truly want? Or are you going to feign ignorance?

—  Odessa Silverberg

Odessa was noted for her tenderness and strength, as well as her determination never to turn her back on those who needed aid. These attributes drove her to fall for Achilles and, later, Flik. These attributes bolstered her reputation with those sympathetic to her cause.

As leader of the Toran Liberation Army, she garnered support and sympathy from scores of people suffering under the Imperial regime. She rarely confided in people as she felt she needed to maintain a certain aura as the leader of the liberation movement. That said, she had an open-heart and was very trusting of people. Flik would even claim she could be overly trusting.

She was also capable of holding a grudge. Her split with her brother, Mathiu, was acrimonious and even when she entrusted McDohl to him for help, her words indicated that she never fully forgave what she condemned as his cowardice.

Odessa had a habit of grinding her teeth while sleeping. When McDohl's group accompanied Odessa to Sarady, he had to listen to Odessa's teeth grinding at night when they stayed in the inn there.

History

You can't ignore what you've seen, what you've felt. To do so would be a terrible sin...

—  Odessa Silverberg
I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now slice through the wedding reception.

Odessa Silverberg is the founder and 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, who was involved in an anti-imperial movement.

She was once close with her brother, Mathiu, even being tutored in military strategy by him. However, her entry into sedition led to a falling out between the two, Odessa believing him to be a coward for turning his back on suffering and refusing to use his considerable talents, with the two never reconciling. Odessa eventually became Achilles' fiancée and joined the movement, helping him raise a war orphan named Michel.

Achilles was arrested on trumped-up charges of fugitive-harboring due to his role in the anti-imperial movement. Odessa attempted to save her fiancée; demanding Achilles evoke his "last rights" to marry Odessa before his execution. Granted the final request, she would stage a daring escape attempt on the wedding day, fighting through Imperial soldiers clad in her wedding dress, wielding a sword.

Tragically, Achilles was felled by Imperial archers in the attempt. Odessa managed to escape the capital and, finding refuge in Lenankamp, founded the Toran Liberation Army with the express goal of opposing misrule and overthrowing the Imperial regime, beginning the Gate Rune War.

We're not like those splitters in the Liberation Front!

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.

As the leader of the Liberation Army, Odessa was a symbol of its ideals, being idolized as its "star of hope". Although one of many rebel groups operating in the Empire, she would cooperate with other rebel leaders, such as Zella and Alec, willingly.

Odessa first met Flik when he saved her from an attack on the road to Gregminster. From there, the two would fall in love, the two having a strong relationship. In order to maintain her status as a strong leader, she rarely confided in people.

Operating out of the Liberation Army headquarters in Lenankamp's sewers, Odessa would first meet the hero after Viktor brought him to the sewers following his escape from Gregminster. Although open to having him join, she did not pressure him but did encourage him to think for himself and to take responsibility for his actions, such as the capture of Varkas and Sydonia.

Odessa herself would take an active role in missions, traveling to Sarady to deliver the Fire Spear plans. On the journey, the party would be successfully mugged by Ledon, with only her reputation as the Liberation Army commander saving her from being robbed. Odessa would ruefully comment that perhaps she trusted people too much.

...tell him he can keep that CD he borrowed.

While away on this mission the Liberation Army's hideout was attacked by Imperial soldiers, after being tipped off by their informant. Returning during the attack, Odessa was killed while protecting a small child, placing her desire to protect over being a leader. Before she died, she requested that her body be thrown into the sewers to avoid spreading the news of her death, which she believed would affect the morale of the movement.

After her death, Odessa's wishes were followed and her body was disposed of in Lenankamp's sewers, closing the curtain on a brief, but intense life. She would be succeeded in leadership of the Liberation Army and although rumors of her disappearance would begin to circulate, her death only became public knowledge following the Battle at Pannu Yakuta after the Liberation Army had grown to a point that the lie was no longer deemed necessary.

Odessa's ambitions would be realized when the Liberation Army finally overthrew the Imperial regime, establishing the Toran Republic.

Name and Weapon

Odesa is the name of the third-largest city in Ukraine and was also a prominent city in the former Soviet Union. The city, in turn, was named after the ancient Greek city of Odessos, which was mistakenly believed to have been located where the modern Odesa now lies. Silverberg, meanwhile, is a German and/or Yiddish surname, meaning 'silver mountain'.

Odessa's bow names are simple descriptors and are shared with Ted. This is as they are stated to be common, mass-produced bows and are difficult for blacksmiths to work with.

Game info

Recruitment

Recruitment Data
How to recruit
Joins automatically following plot events in Lenankamp.
Castle LV Type Level Weapon LV
Automatic Female 6 5

Battle Bonds

Good Will
Action Character(s)
Protects Protects no one
Protected by Protected by no one

Equipment

Equipment Classes
Slot Class
Helmet Cap
Armor Light armor
Shield Cannot equip
Other Female
Rune
Slot Rune
Runes Wind
Starting Equipment
Slot Piece
Helmet Headgear
Armor Tunic
Shield Cannot equip
Other None
None
Items None

Stats

Stat Growth
LV Grade LV 1 LV 20 LV 60 LV 90
HP D 24 170 600 770
STR D 13 68 146 170
DEX A 14 97 202 240
PROT B 14 106 180 210
MAG B 14 106 180 210
SPD A 14 97 202 240
LCK C 13 75 163 190

Weapon

Weapon Levels
LV Name ATK
1 Iron Bow 5
2 7
3 10
4 14
5 18
6 Copper Bow 35
7 42
8 48
9 54
10 63
11 70
12 81
13 Gold Bow 105
14 117
15 132
16 155
Weapon Details
Skill Description
Type Bow
Range Long
Initial LV 5
Runes None attached

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card # Name Type Release
CS2-267 Odessa Mastermind CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
Non-character cards depicting this character
CS2-363 Liberation Movement Mission CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3


Gallery

Artwork

In-Game

Live performance

Trivia

Ronnie Bell has competition.
  • In the English-language localization of Suikoden, the rumormonger in Sarady claims Odessa is a 9-foot-tall giant. In the original Japanese, he claims she is three meters tall, which is closer to 10 feet tall.
  • Ted shares the same weapon name as Odessa in Suikoden. They are stated to be common, mass-produced bows and are difficult for blacksmiths to work with.
  • In true Warriors' Village tradition, Flik named his sword after Odessa, that which is most dear to him.

Other languages and releases

Japanese (katakana) オデッサ・シルバーバーグ
Japanese (romaji) Odessa Shirubābāgu
Chinese simplified (HDR) 奥德莎·席维博格
Chinese traditional (HDR) 奧德莎・席維柏格
Chinese pinyin Ào dé shā xí wéi bǎi gé
English Odessa Silverberg
French Odessa Silverberg
German Odessa Silverberg
Italian Odessa Silverberg
Spanish Odessa Silverberg

References

  1. Konami Parody Comic Series Genso Suikoden (ISBN 4-8399-0097-3), pages 5-28
  2. Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 2 (ISBN 4-8402-1842-0), pages 15-66
  3. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 46, 211
  4. Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.7 (ISBN 4-7753-0044-X), page 86
  5. Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), pages 146-7
  6. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 30-31, 76


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