For Odessa in 2016 series visit: Odessa (2016)
Odessa is a fictional character from the Filipino fantasy-themed television saga Encantadia produced by GMA Network. She appears in Etheria and Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas.
Story[]
Original timeline
Odessa was introduced as the guardian of the Olontre who got poisoned after getting hit by a poisoned arrow. Her assailant was never revealed. Animus and Andora brought her to Hera Andal to ask Queen Avria to heal her. After Animus completed the mission, Avria asked Bathalumang Ether to heal Odessa. Odessa was forced to betray Olontre since she owes her life to Animus and Andora. She fought against Arkrey during the battle and died during the fall of Etheria.
Sang'gres Intervention
Odessa encountered Ybrahim who wandered to the territory of Hera Aega. She brought him to Hera Aega to use as a bargain for Vakar. She was going to free Ybrahim since her Vakar has already been returned but her mother As'nan ordered her to kill Ybrahim since he saw their tribe. Odessa was unable to kill him because she already fell in love with him. Odessa escaped with Ybrahim and got separated. Odessa searched for Ybrahim and found him travelling with diwatas. Odessa was bothered by Ybrahim mentioning Alena while asleep so she went to the Batis ng Katotohanan and learned that Ybrahim is Alena's husband. When she returned, she found Ybrahim preparing to leave to search for Alena. Odessa used her arrow to make him love her. She named him Alexus and she got pregnant with his child. Later, Odessa is ordered by Avria to make peace with Hera Aega so that they would join the war. Odessa returned to Hera Aega and found out Ora murdered her mother. With the help of Ybrahim, Odessa was able to kill Ora and avenge her mother. She and her unborn child died during the fall of Etheria.
Etheria[]
She found Ybrahim lost in the fields of Hera Aega. Initially she was going to use him in exchange for her Vakar which fell into the possession of Sapiro. However, Odessa fell in love with Ybrahim. Because it is strictly forbidden for an Aegan noblewoman to fall in love, she was banished from the territory of Hera Aega. Because she is one of the Guardians of the Golden Hourglass, she retained her noble status. She gained refuge in the domains of Hera Andal, the imperial capital of Etheria where the golden hourglass itself is secretly housed. She made Ybrahim fall in love with her using her enchanted bow and arrow. She then named him Alexus, a name that means "an encantado with only one love."
Odessa kisses Ybrahim.
When Alena came across Ybrahim, she knew he was her husband right away. She sought the truth from the Batis ng Katotohanan (Stream of Truth) and found out that it was indeed Ybrahim. With this Alena will take vengeance to the Etherians. Odessa was also the one who brought Amihan and Alena to the tribe of the Adjantao and sold them for gold. Close to the end of the series,
Odessa leading Ybrahim.
before the first Great War of Encantadia begun, Odessa and Ybrahim returned to Aega to gather an Aegan contingent for the Etherian army to defeat the Sapiryan-Adamyan-Diwata-Hathoria coalition. To her horror, her evil aunt Ora had previously killed her mother and usurped leadership of the Aega tribe of Etheria and attacks her and Ybrahim. Odessa was no match against Ora because Odessa does not possess powers that Ora (and her late mother Asnan) have because she was not blessed by the Talpas ceremony ( an exclusively Aegan tradition where a young Aegan noblewoman who reaches the age of majority is granted new and strong powers, the downside is once one is blessed by the Talpas, males must never see her uncovered face anymore for the rest of her life). Ora was about to strike her dead but Ybrahim intervenes and pulls out Ora's face covering. Ora screams in excruciating pain as the Talpas blessing reacts to being seen by Ybrahim, a man. This buys Odessa enough time to strike Ora dead. With Ora gone, Odessa gains leadership of Hera Aega tribe as As'nan's successor. She asks Ybrahim to lead the Aegan contingent of the Etherian army against the coalition as she returned to Hera Andal along with the other guardians , Andora, Juvila and Queen Avria herself to protect the golden hourglass. In the final episode of Etheria, Odessa is revealed to be bearing Ybrahim's child at the time of the kingdom's fall. Along with all the Etherians, she was killed instantly after the Sang'gres destroyed the Golden Hourglass, the source of life and Power of the entire Etherian kingdom.
Odessa was revived in the third book of Encantadia: Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas by Ether, and was elated to find out that her child with Alexus/Ybrahim is also alive. But the birth of her baby caused much doubt about her loyalty to the Herans' mission of reviving their fallen kingdom. She then renames herself as "Tami-a" to befriend Cassandra and eventually to see her own son in Sapiro. When she attempted to tell Arman who her father is, this led to her own demise in the hands of her very own queen, Avria.
.fter Odessa died, Bathalang Emre himself took her body and brought her to Devas She shows up again to meet with Arman, her son, and tell him that his father is Ybrahim. However, Alena shows up to battle her. Odessa is later defeated once again. Odessa presumably went back to Devas afterwards.
Odessa dies once again.
Her personality could be somewhat compared to her rival, Alena. She has a strong affection for love, which is exemplified by her falling for Ybrahim. She is even considered to be kind-natured and motherly, just like Alena. This is one of the reasons why, before knowing that they are enemies, they were able to relate to one another. The irony in Odessa is that when her greatest gift and power is manipulation of the emotions of other people, even she cannot control her own.
Errors[]
- In Episode 14 of Etheria, Ybrahim was asking Odessa how did she manage to use an arrow on her aunt to which Odessa answers it's an arrow with a forgetting spell to make her forget what happened but there was no scene like that ever shown.
Trivia[]
- Pauleen Luna got injured once during the fight scene. She was brought to the emergency room and had 7 stitches on her finger. She considers the stitch a remembrance.
Powers, Abilities, and Weaponry[]
Teleportation - this is a common ability among the Herans of Etheria
Emotion Manipulation - A common practice of Hera Aega, which uses different arrows to control emotions.
Mind Control - Odessa is an adept of mind control, through the use of her special arrows. This ability is known to Ybrahim.
Energy Blasts - much like her fellow Herans, Odessa is also shown to be capable of producing and harnessing blasts of blue energy, either as attack blasts or creating spells. However, Odessa rarely ever uses this power.This special power of hers was probably granted to her by Ether as one of the Guardians of the golden hourglass and only used for the defence of the hourglass. As seen in episode 48 when Odessa uses it against the Sang'gres in battle while inside the chamber of the Hourglass. It is also of note that she was never seen using this power outside her post of guardian of the hourglass.Instead she depends on her ability to fight and her trusty bow and arrows.Another proof of this is her mother As'nan and aunt Ora do not possess this power.
Relationships[]
Odessa with Ybrahim.
- Ybrahim: Odessa's intention for bringing him to their tribe is to bargain with the Sapiryans since Ybrahim is also a Sapiryan. Supposedly, she was going to kill him since he saw their tribe. Odessa felt a connection with him that prevented her from killing him. Her love for him caused her to pursue him even if it means being disregarded by Hera Aega. After finding him, he refused to come with her which forced Odessa to use her arrow to gain his possession. Odessa was under the illusion that Ybrahim loves him truly despite knowing the reason is because she used her arrow.
Weapons[]
Hunting Sword - Her common sword that she used during the war. Her sword also retains when she died and seen glowing faintly during her duel with Alena. Bow and Arrows - Common weapons native from Hera Aega. Odessa carries a wooden longbow and different set of arrows that has different properties. She didn't retain this in Book 3.
- Poisoned Arrow - arrow used against her by Andora. Can easily kill a victim.
- Charming Arrow - arrows that captures minds or manipulate emotions. (ex. Ybrahim)
- Explosive Arrow - arrows that explodes when it hits any target. Used when she ambushed Animus
- Sleeping Arrow- harmless arrows that she used on the turned children Sang'gres.
Gallery[]
(Source: Noel Layon Flores)
Outfits Gallery[]
| Etheria |
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| Etherian: Ether | Avria | Andora | Juvila | Odessa | Cilatus | Barkus | As'nan | Arkrey | Animus
Etheria: Etherians | Etheria (place) |