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}}'''Milich Oppenheimer''' (ミルイヒ・オッペンハイマー, ''Miruihi Oppenhaimā'') is a supporting character in [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]. The Flower General, Milich Oppenheimer is one of the [[Great General|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]].

Milich is a talented swordsman  who was one of the [[Great General|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]]<ref>"I was out there rounding up the former soldiers of the Liberation Army who were scattered all over the place. Suddenly there was a crackdown on the rebel factions, and many of our comrades were captured." - Flik ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, and creating biological weapons such as the highly poisonous rose, [[Antoinette]]<ref>"I'll show you how wonderful my Antoinette is." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.

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 <ref>"At ease, soldier. We carry orders from General Milich himself." - Viktor ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and were allegedly signed by Milich himself<ref>"Commander Tir, what you see here are forged Imperial papers. Milich's signature, the Official Imperial Seal, it's all there, perfectly forged. With these papers, we can walk right into Soniere Prison." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. However, unknown to the Toran Liberation Army, the papers were not perfect and Milich was soon alerted to the intruders<ref>"Oh, we meet again. I dropped by to take a look after hearing that some rats sneaked in, and it turns out to be you." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. 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<ref>"Whoever has their hands free, burn these flowers." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, much to Milich's anger<ref>"Stop it! What are you doing to my beloved flowers! Eek!" - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. The Conqueror Rune that Milich had attached to his arm melted<ref>"Ouch! It hurts, it hurts! My arm is burning. Lady Windy's rune is melting. Stop it." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, and Milich's personality returned to normal and he no longer remembered events where he was under the Conqueror Rune's influence<ref>"What's this all about?" - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref><ref>"Gremio? Avenge?" - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.

Though many members of the Toran Liberation Army wanted to kill Milich in order to avenge Gremio<ref>"I'll strike you down to avenge Gremio." - Pahn ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref><ref>"Likewise. Prepare to die." - Cleo ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, Tir McDohl realized that Milich was not at fault for Gremio's death<ref>"This man is not at fault!" - Tir McDohl ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Though many in the Toran Liberation Army struggled to understand Tir's decision<ref>"Master Tir, aren't you going to avenge Gremio's death?" - Cleo ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref><ref>"That's right. I can't understand you." - Viktor ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, 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<ref>"I, Milich Oppenheimer, would like to join your army." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  Milich begged Tir to allow him to join<ref>"So I beg of you. Please let me join the Liberation Army." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, as Milich felt he had to warn Emperor [[Barbarosa Rugner|Barbarosa]] of Windy's evil intentions<ref>"The Emperor has been enraptured by Windy's resemblance to his late Empress Claudia. But unlike Empress Claudia, Windy is a sorceress with evil intent. I must stop the Emperor from being misled." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> 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<ref>"Do you really think that the Emperor is the same man we once knew?" - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Kasim was convinced by Milich's logic that it was Kasim's duty to help Emperor Barbarosa realize the errors of his ways<ref>"You know he isn't. You are one of the Emperor's loyal followers. Isn't it your duty, then, to try to convince him to mend his wrongful ways?" - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.

Following the [[The Last Battle (Suikoden)|last battle]], Milich confronted Emperor Barbarosa with concern<ref>"Emperor..." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> 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<ref>"Spends his life protecting the grave of Barbarosa." - Milich Oppenheimer's Ending Text ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and [[Claudia]]<ref>"{{h:title|Spends his life protecting the graves of Barbarosa and Claudia|バルバロッサとクラウディアの眠る墓を守って一生を終わる}}" - Milich Oppenheimer's Ending Text ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  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.

* 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.