Oldoa (Another Ardra)

Oldoa is a character in War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. Known as the Ashen Strategist, this version of Oldoa from another Ardra works as a loyal advisor for the Ashen King, thus serving as an antagonist in chapter 3 of Another Story.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
===Personality===
Much like her main counterpart, this version of Oldoa is a talented, calculating strategist who uses cold cunning and a masterful tactician with unflinching loyalty towards her master, and a relentless believer of his cause. Oldoa serves as the brains of the Kingdom of Ash, greatly reinforcing the Ashen King's agenda, developing and carrying out their plans with the utmost efficiency.
Oldoa was at heart a noble, fair individually who ruled and guided her people with honor and dignity. She resented war, but believed that Fennes' war for the unification of Ardra served a higher purpose to finally rid the continent of unnecessary conflict, a goal she was committed to serve. Oldoa was compasionate even to her enemies, and avoided needless slaughter if it served no purpose.
Although loyal to the Muraga of her continuity, she became disillusioned after seeing that he had become drunk on his power and planning more warmongering out of spite for being looked down as a savage, and was heartbroken of learning that Muraga had forsaken her as her more humane traits had become a liability on his view.
As the Ashen King bestowed Oldoa a new chance at life, being reborn in a sense, Oldoa swore loyalty to he new regent, becoming a stalwart enforcer of the Ashen King's ideals despite the destruction and death it spreads to innumerable worlds, all under the firm belief that it will result in a better world. Oldoa is a trusted member of the Ashen King's "family", and devises their plans with fealty. She will interject whenever she believes the situation requires her disapproval to be public, and is also devoted to the point of self-sacrifice.
Like her main counterpart, this Oldoa also has a boastful, loud and exaggerated disposition, while sharing her speech mannerisms.
==Story==
The Oldoa of one of the many worlds visited by the alternate Mont, she was a loyal, efficient general to her world's version of Muraga, and believed on Muraga's ideals of uniting Ardra to end all wars. Unbeknown to Oldoa, Muraga grew drunk on his power as his campaign succeeded, and viewed Oldoa's honor and just leadership as a liability for his warmongering cause, thus leaving Oldoa behind under the pretense of trusting her to protect the lands of Fennes while he conquered Rundall. Oldoa was thus fundamentally oblivious to Muraga's true colors and the oppression he subjected all the conquered territories.
During a trip to hunt, Oldoa encounters the alternate Mont, Kitone and Volke appearing out of thin air as they had just teleported from another world. Believing them to be intruders, she confronted them, but was fended off by Mont. Oldoa then recognized Mont's by his Leonis regalia and was joyful to meet him. Believing him to be the thought deceased version of Mont of her continuity she welcomed Mont with open arms. As Mont feigned amnesia due to a head injury, Oldoa explained how Fennes and Leonis forged an alliance that was all but assured to unify all of Ardra, something that greatly confused Mont and Kitone as it differed drastically from any other continuity. Oldoa welcomed the two to Fennes to celebrate.
As they return from the trip, a soldier notifies Oldoa that remnants of Ovis were planning an insurgency, which would cause problems as the lines were left thin due to the invasion on Rundall. Mont offered to help which allowed Fennes to easily defeat the rebellion. With the battle over, Oldoa instructed, her men to just take the weapons away and let the Ovis remnants leave as they were no threat anymore, which secretly picked Mont's interest. Mont bestowed some power from his crystal into Kitone, allowing her to easily travel the land and inspect the territories under Fennes control.
Eventually news of Rundall's surrender reached Oldoa and they prepared to welcome Muraga. Mont took the chance to seek an audience with Muraga to which Oldoa happily obliged. Once meeting with Muraga and his council made up of alternate versions of Khamral, Jinoch, Zazan and Kilphe, Muraga soon explained his goals to dominate the world beyond Ardra, much to the shock of Oldoa. The council reveals that Rundall had engaged in trade with foreign nations, which provided great riches and culture, and sought to use these vessels as vehicles to invade other nations. Oldoa and Mont voiced their oppossition to the idea, and were arrested.
Kitone arrives to the cell and explains what she had seen, that Muraga was in fact a cruel despot who oppressed all the annexed territories, much to the disbelief of Oldoa who knew Muraga as a fair, benevolent ruler. Mont interjects that Muraga had changed, revealing how Muraga had grown to view Oldoa with disdain as she had the qualities of a great ruler while lacking Muraga's cruelty, thus becoming also a potential threat to his rule. Oldoa took offense on these claims, so Mont broke himself out of prison leaving her behind while slaughtering the soldiers that came after him, leaving Oldoa impressed at the skill and cruelty he displayed.
Confronted soon by Khamral, Jinoch and Zazan, the three all but confirmed that Oldoa had essentially fallen out of Muraga's graces. The trio dare her to kill Mont to reclaim their trust, but is unable to bring herself to do so, as the sorrow in his eyes stops her. Mont and Kitone easily defeat the three by are spared after Oldoa pleads for their lives. Now meeting with Muraga, Oldoa tries to convince him to desist from waging in new war, instead offering a convincing plan that would require no bloodshed. Muraga and Kilphe rejected, with the former all revealing his primary motivation to get even for the humilliation of being looked down as a savage, and using his newfound power; the ring to summon visions, and bracers that stopped aging, to claim that his might was bestowed upon him by divine will and his right to dominate the world.
Mont challenged those claims, believing Muraga unfit, and engaged him in a duel, which Mont easily won. Mont amputated Muraga's arm, stripping him of his ability to stop aging (and is implied to have start aging what he had not beforehand). Muraga ordered Oldoa to kill Mont in exchange of forgiveness, but she could not bear to see Muraga humilliate himself. Next he ordered Kilphe to save him, but left terrified for herself and her brother Mallius, she fled the scene. Muraga called out for any of his council to save him, while Oldoa protested at how Muraga kept degrading himself further. To spare him from further indignity she attempted to kill him herself, but was unable to, so Mont finished him off.
Oldoa confronted him, revealing that she was unable to feel hatred for Mont despite killing Muraga, and asked him to kill her as well. Mont engaged in a ceremonial kill, to let her live a new life, having her touch his crystal allowed Oldoa to witness all the events that Mont had endured and his long quest to become a God to end all conflict in the universe. Moved by his goals, Oldoa swore fealty to him, with Mont welcoming her into his family as his strategist. Regrouping with Volke, the group left for other worlds to continue their quest.
==Gameplay==
==Gallery==
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Category:Characters in War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius