Odessa Irwin

Odessa pictured in 2019.

> "*I never wanted to be a vampire from the day I found out about them, but I’m unsure of how I’d be if I turned into one myself. I'd probably be fearful of myself, don't you think?*"
> ― Odessa Irwin
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**Odessa**, (*Οδεσσα* **in Ancient Greek)**, or known as **Odessa** **Irwin** is one of the main protagonists in Whitmore, and one of the main characters. Odessa is a human, or so she thought. Odessa appears to be a regular human girl but is then revealed to be a Hood doppelgänger. Whereas her progenitor is Vasilisa and she has countless of ancestors from that same bloodline that were all doppelgängers of each other.

She has a striking similar appearance to Vasilisa, that even Cain and Sebastian mistook Odessa for her. When she turned eighteen, she became a vampire despite not wanting to ever be one herself. Her personality changes once she becomes a vampire, a “younger naïve sad girl” turned into a “strong woman”. Her personality development has definitely changed for the better, and she tells herself that she has healed from her scars.

Odessa was born in Whitmore, Virginia in 1992, July 7th. She is 30 years old at the present time. When she was 17, her parents died in a fatal mystical car-accident. Ever since she has been living with her aunt and struggled to live a normal life ever since she became a vampire, at age 18.

When she was 18, she met Cain at a bookstore in Whitmore. They got to know each other better and inevitably became a couple. Cain did not want to hide his dark secret anymore and told Odessa. She did not frighten him and told him she accepted him as to how he was, Cain was very in love with Odessa at that moment. However he could not control his hunger, and he snapped. He fed on Odessa, draining her dry of blood, killing her instantly. She died with vampire blood in her system and became a vampire. She despised Cain for making her a vampire when she did not want to be one in the first place. Odessa vowed to find a cure to vampirism.

**Odessa** is the last living member of the **Hood Family** and a member of the **Irwin Family.**

## Early Life

Odessa was born on July 7th, 1992 in Whitmore and was living there with her parents, David Irwin and Amelia Laurent-Irwin. There she led a quiet and peaceful life till she was 17 when her parents tragically died in a mysterious car-accident. After that, her aunt became her legal guardian as the rest of her family and relatives had died. Living a boring life with the same routines it all changes when she found out about the supernatural that lived amongst her little hometown.

## Throughout the series

* Age 18-19
* Age 20-22
* Age 25-27
* Age 30

Age 23-25=

Age 28-29=

Leaving her vampire-fighting days behind her, she lives a quiet life still vowing to find a cure for vampirism. She lives with her boyfriend Jace Wynn.

## Personality

* Human
* Vampire
Human Odessa was consistently polite, calm and composed. A girl who never said no and talked back to authority. She valued family, honour, loyalty and community. She was extremely introverted. Her favourite hobby was writing, and she wanted to be a writer, even now as a vampire she still enjoys the arts. She is seen reading Jace's journals across the series, her favourite genre being biography. Before becoming a vampire, Odessa was a shy girl, she never really interacted with anyone past her friend-circle. When she meets Cain, he brings out a new side of her and gets her to open up which she rarely did. Especially when her parents died, she shut everyone out.

Early on as a vampire Odessa still believed in family, honour, loyalty and community. She is still polite, calm and composed through prone to great anxiety and panic. She is shown to be panicky around others at first because she has lost her trust in people. Earlier on she used to be extremely introverted, now she is shown to extrude extroverted-ness. Later on she is brave and self-sacrificing. She has a strong back bone and hardly displays a sense of inferiority anymore. She is shown to be a hypocrite, and self-absorbed due to trauma, stress, loss and healing.

She is flawless and doesn’t always treat her friends with proper respect and acts smothering and controlling towards people she wants to protect. She has a forgiving nature, even in times of death. She’s smart, compassionate, loyal, empathetic and selfish, she is a person that get way to attached to people and has a deep connection to them, she considered that her flaw. She evolved herself from the damage she has suffered, turning from a “younger, naive sad girl” to a “strong woman”.

## Appearance

Odessa appearance is angel-like despite being a creature of the darkness. She has white hair and often styles it straight and short, she likes wearing long extensions, yet likes to pull her hair up. Her eyes are crystal-like white.

Her style is very refined and classy. She likes light clothes and colours, sometimes diverting to darker colours. She styles her hair down at formal events. At first glance Odessa and Vasilisa are identical yet their personalities, mannerisms, style and makeup differ greatly and are general aspects which give away their identity.

## Powers and Abilities

 Stamina
 Agility
 Technique/Strategy
 Speed

* Human
* Vampire
Odessa possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a Human.

Odessa possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a Vampire.

## Weaknesses

* Huamn
* Vampire
Odessa possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a Human.

Odessa possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a Vampire.

## Relationships

* Romance
* Friends/Allies
* Enemies

* Cain
* Sebastian
* Jace Wynn

When she turned 18, she met Cain at a bookstore in Whitmore. They got to know each other better and inevitably became a couple. Cain did not want to hide his dark secret anymore and told Odessa. She did not frighten him and told him she accepted him as to how he was, Cain was very in love with Odessa at that moment. However he could not control his hunger towards her, and he snapped. He fed on Odessa, draining her dry of blood, killing her instantly. She died with vampire blood in her system due to the fact that Cain had been feeding her his blood and compelling her: she then became a vampire. She despised Cain for making her a vampire when she did not want to be one in the first place.

Sebastian was the one who comforted Odessa when she first became a vampire, teaching her everything she had to know. They had a brief romance, but Sebastian eventually broke it off after Cain threatened to hurt her again. Sebastian ends up being a close friend and platonic companion during her fight against the supernatural.

Jace Wynn is the love of her life. Jace Wynn is Odessa's bestfriend, soulmate and Kol's older brother. After her previous relationships, Odessa wasn't looking for anyone special. She knew she deserved real love and that it would come to her eventually. When Jace meets Odessa, he respects her. The way she is willing to exchange herself for her family's safety, Jace takes an intrigue to her bravery and willingness to put herself in harm's way to protect her loved ones, which is something that Jace himself has done for his loved one's several times, including Kol. At first Odessa is distant with Jace due to having been betrayed by men before. Yet Jace was the first to formally introduce himself and offered her to enter his mind to show her that he was to trust. They found themselves falling in love with each other during the following months. She learns to trust through him and she is thankful for him.

* Fiona Calloway
* Athena
* Kol Grayson

Fiona Calloway is Odessa's bestfriend. She met her at the Hospital, describing her as the most wonderful person she had met. She is a loyal, supportive and protective friend of hers. Always willing to hear out Odessa's thoughts and concerns.

Athena used to dislike Odessa as she was jealous of her, and for the fact that Sebastian and her dated. She quickly became guilty of the way she treated Odessa and the pair set aside their differences with Athena apologising and aiding Odessa as an ally. They quickly become good friends.

As Jace's brother and second-in command: Kol has always had his back. He was suspicious of Odessa's motives and jealous of the fact that Jace was becoming to like her. He eventually comes to trust her and they become friends/allies.

* Vasilisa
* Jasper Breaux
* Katherine Pierce

Vasilisa is Odessa's distant descendant. She is one of the main antagonists, wanting to get rid of Odessa because she is the last doppelgänger of her bloodline. She despises her because of her former relationship with Cain and Sebastian, taking every chance to kill her.

After sensing how much of an important person Odessa was, Jasper kidnapped, tortured and tried to kill her but he was stopped by his brother and the Whitmore Gang.

Odessa hates Katherine and Katherine hates Odessa. Katherine is evil and manipulative, manipulating a friend of Odessa, Bill and Fiona's younger brother Devon to do her bidding and feeding her information about the Whitmore gang. She is up to no good and is always 3 steps ahead of them.

## Trivia

* Unlike Vasilisa, she is an introverted person and gets more comfortable around her close friends.
* Her favourite book isn't necessarily a book, more like journals, specifically Jace's journals as they documented his whole life.
* Her favourite drink is jelly shots.
* She is very fond of the colour purple, and considers it as her favourite colour.
* Odessa's car is an BMW I8.
* She is right-handed.
* She likes to write down what she is feeling and has been gifted diaries at occasions.
* She is said to have a deep connection to people.
* Odessa is athletic and is very flexible.
* Odessa can play the piano and flute.
* She enjoys arts and crafts, often DIY her own decorations.
* She likes to show affection to people, especially the ones she cares about.
* Odessa doesn't enjoy shopping, it is too tiring for her.
* Odessa is a feminist.
* Odessa is extremely fond of dancing.
* She likes partying and throwing parties.
* Odessa likes patterns.
* Odessa likes sports cars.
* She enjoys reading books in general.
* She dislikes animal blood.
* She has a hatred for Cain.
* She doesn't like people who talk too much, who are greedy, unloyal and unresponsible.
* She hates the sound of chalkboard, it makes her uncomfortable.
* Odessa doesn't like compelling humans.
* When she went to high school, she wanted to be a writer.
* Odessa speaks three languages fluently; Greek, English and French.
* Her fate is similar to Athena's
* - They both did not want to be vampire's.
* - They both died with vampire blood in their system.
* - They were both killed because of their love-interest.
* - They both wanted to be human and wanted to have children, a family.
* Odessa is majoring in Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Whitmore College.

## Name

Odessa's first name, Odessa means full of wrath. The last name Irwin means sea friend, sea lover or boar friend in English and Anglo-Saxon meanings.  Source