Sven

Sven the villager, leader of the Legion of Life

## Personality Description

### Personality

Wise, insecure, self-doubting, decisive, confident (sometimes), commanding, stubborn, brave, selfless, inspirational

## Relations

### Foes

Pilin (briefly)
Coo Coo (formerly)
Zovan †
Magma Queen
Pozan †
Deathmaster †
Azen
Leethos
Arachne
Skinscraper (formerly) †
Baibee
Vogana

### Friends

Dabsar
Chappal
Zian
Ezen
Pilin
Mmea
Cutie
Coo Coo
Guard
Zoe †
Sid
Bob
Baana
Ocie
Puerto
Feza
Elder
Nadu †
Coo Coo Junior
Crazy
Waawa
Mewi
Komodi
Skinscraper †

## Appearances

### Finale

Lijos II

Sven is a villager and one of the guardians of the lands of Lijos, the Legion of Life. He is the captain of the Legion of Life, but he eventually takes over as the commander. At first he serves as an ally to the Bringers of Life, but after witnessing them infiltrate an Order of Magma Base, asks them to join him, which they accept.

He is one of the main characters of the series, being a background character of Ancient Wizarding World and one of three pentagonists (alongside Guard and Zoe) of The Tree of Life, specifically being a supporting character of Book 1, a major character of Book 2 and one of two tritagonists (alongside Zoe) of Book 3.

## Biography

### Background

Not too much is known about the background of Sven, only that he is the brother of Guard and married Nadu at one point. As such, he becomes one of the Legion of Life's captains. At some point during the Order of Magma War, he ends up going to the Woods of Woe to help with the conflict with Arachne, a spider who is terrorizing the village and demanding a certain number of sacrifices a day or else she will invade.

### The Tree of Life, Book 1

#### The Humans

At some point while Sven is guarding the Woods of Woe, three mysterious humans, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian arrive at the village. Sven and Guard are suspicious of them and demand to know what they are doing here, and they explain that they have come to look for Tree of Life pieces. Sven doesn't interfere much, and simply gives some friendly pieces of advice, including that they are nowhere near prepared to embark into the dungeons. He gives them a stronger pickaxe and then sends them on their way, wishing them luck.

He is seen later with Guard as they discuss how to take on the Order of Magma threat, with Guard arguing that they are a more immediate threat than Arachne, while Sven is more reluctant to leave her behind. While they come to the conclusion that they should head to the Village of Life and help Nadu, Ezen arrives and asks for directions to Dabsar, Chappal and Zian. Sven explains that they are likely somewhere in the swamp or plains. Ezen then heads off.

In spite of their previous agreement, Sven and Guard are asked by the Elder to escort Dabsar, Chappal and Zian through the Dark Forest to fight Arachne and find a Tree of Life piece, to Sven's irritation. As they go through, Sven remarks how it's unlikely that they'll find Arachne, as there is no sign of her anyway. However, they eventually encounter her after a brief conversation with Ezen, Sid and Bob (who are also there). There is an enormous battle between them and Arachne and her minions. However, she is overwhelmed by their strength in numbers, and eventually Guard is able to take her back to the Village of Life to the dungeon. Sven goes with him.

Offscreen, it is mentioned that Sven and Guard have gone through the Lands Beyond to reach the Village of Life, and are mentioned again to be helping fight the Order of Magma.

### The Tree of Life, Book 2

#### The Life

Sven and Guard are finally seen once more on the Battlefield of Life, where he, Guard and Nadu recruit Dabsar, Chappal, Zian, Cutie, Mmea and Zoe to help rescue Ezen and Pilin from Pozan. As Zian volunteers to go on a mission to infiltrate the Order of Magma's airship (as no one else can), Sven is hesitant to agree with him as it is incredibly dangerous, while Zian retorts that he's fine with that, willing to risk anything to save Ezen. Dabsar and Chappal promptly agree with him and join him. Sven seems to be impressed by them, and he, alongside Nadu, wishes them luck.

Unfortunately, despite their mission being a relative success with Dabsar, Chappal and Zian saving Ezen (or, more accurately, Ezen saving himself and saving them from Pozan), it is revealed that Pilin was a spy for the Order of Magma. On top of this, tragedy strikes once the Magma Queen herself attacks Nadu and fatally wounds her. Sven is on her deathbed, tearfully wishing her goodbye. Nadu tells Sven that he must be the commander of the Legion of Life now. Sven protests that he isn't ready, and that he can't be without Nadu, which Nadu disagrees with. After Nadu has a brief conversation with Dabsar, Chappal and Zian, Sven asks for some privacy, and he gives Nadu a kiss and a final goodbye before she withers away, shattering Sven. He thanks the Bringers of Life for his help, and Zoe volunteers to stay at the Legion of Life to help him and Guard pick up the remaining pieces as the Bringers of Life depart.

#### The Death

In between parts, most of the Legion of Life disbanded due to many not seeing any point in continuing with Nadu dead. Because of this, Sven, Guard and Zoe travel across the lands of Lijos to recruit as many animals and monsters alike as possible for the new Legion of Life that Sven was going to create. These included Baana, Ocie and Puerto from the Tree of Topsies, Bob and Sid from the Woods of Woe and Feza from the Lands Beyond.

They are seen physically in the City of Life when the Bringers of Life travel there for a brief vacation. Sven tells them about what he has done with the Legion of Life, and asks if Dabsar, Chappal, Zian, Cutie, Mmea and Ezen (who isn't there at the moment) can join, which they all (once again, except Ezen since he isn't there) graciously accept. As they comment on all their plans, however, there is an alarm that alerts Sven and Zoe that the Order of Magma is attacking the city. Sure enough, after hearing a little more closely, Zoe realizes that it's an enormous assault. Sven is determined to stop it, and organizes everyone into teams to help defend the city.

In spite of their efforts, however, it isn't enough, and by the time they reach the main city, the Order of Magma has already done its damage, probably killing hundreds of civilians and destroying symbols of peace everywhere. Determined to put a stop to this, Sven, alongside Zoe, comes to the decision that they must invade Myrkur to stop this from happening as well as save Ezen, who was captured in the battle. He tells them that the way they must do this is by going through the Oceanside to reach the Outskirts of Myrkur, the only way into Myrkur from where they are.

During their invasion, they encounter Skinscraper, a notorious commander of the Legion of Life (who was, apparently, once the admiral). While he briefly fights Dabsar, Chappal and Zian, he eventually begs for forgiveness from the Legion of Life. There are enormous rages of protest from all sides, with Chappal, Puerto, Sid, Baana and Guard claiming that they shouldn't help him, Ocie, Dabsar, Feza, Cutie, Mmea, Zian and Zoe claiming that he at least deserves a chance. Sven ultimately allows Skinscraper to join them, but warns him that if he crosses any of them, he would kill him. Later, when Sven and the others continue with their infiltration of Outskirts of Myrkur, the fight Leethos and win. As they reach their base, they begin to wonder what their plan will be, and after a heated argument between Sid and Zian about whether Ezen is worth saving, Sven ultimately concludes that he is, and starts to reveal that he doubts himself a little, with Ocie comforting him, telling him they'll support him no matter what. Later on, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian are strapped to the ground of Outskirts of Myrkur, unable to save Ezen as he is carried away. Sven, Zoe, Cutie and Mmea find them and break them free. When they return to the Land of Xora, Mmea gives them a plan in which some of them go to Lijos to protect it from the upcoming Order of Magma attack while the rest of them head to Myrkur on a stealth mission to save Ezen. Sven volunteers for the stealth mission alongside Zoe, Guard, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian.

### The Tree of Life, Book 3

#### The Darkness

Sven leads the stealth time through Edge of Lijos, Frozen Land and Cloud Castle. Eventually, however, they run into the remaining demons, who end up telling them that Coo Coo has been imprisoned in the Obsidian Palace. They warn them that to get to the End as well as collect the Tree of Life piece that they need, they may risk freeing her. Sven, alongside everyone else, agrees that this is a risk worth taking, and they head to the Obsidian Palace regardless. This results in a realization from Chappal's part, when she realizes that Coo Coo isn't acting on her own free will, instead that she's being forcibly controlled by Zovan and The Void. She and the rest of the legion head into a fight in which Zovan ultimately gives up on Coo Coo and releases her, while trying to leave her for dead. The group is devastated for a moment, but fortunately, Coo Coo survives, and with little hesitation, Sven invites Coo Coo into the Legion of Life, knowing they need her help and that none of her evil actions were out of her own free will.

Sven doesn't end up regretting his alliance with her at all. By the time they reach the End, they are searching for Mewi, a cat who can give them info for the rest of the Tree of Life pieces as well as directions to Myrkur. Once they find him, he delivers them news that the Magma Queen has formed a deal with the Void Empire. She stated that she would provide Ezen to use in order to resurrect The Void, in exchange for their help in eradicating Lijos. Hearing this, Sven realizes they have very little time left, and Mewi warns them that the next two Tree of Life pieces are found in Myrkur and the Void, forcing them to embark into that extremely dangerous territory and risk their lives. Sven chooses that they must take the risk regardless however, and the legion proceeds to move.

#### The End

The group shortly reaches the realm of Myrkur, where the group reevaluates the fact that they are the last hope the world has before the Magma Queen destroys the rest of Lijos. They go through a strategic invasion of Myrkur until finally, they reach the Magma Queen's throne room, only to be disappointed by the fact that she has already left along with the rest of the Order of Magma. The Magma Queen, using her ability to speak from afar, mocks them for their failed efforts before leaving. As they prepare to break down out of failure, Ezen reveals that he hasn't been taken yet, and so they still have time. Pilin, to their surprise, is with him, and Ezen explains that Pilin has betrayed the Order of Magma and is choosing to help them and the Legion of Life. While Sven is hesitant, with encouragement from Zian and Ezen he ultimately allows Pilin to join them.

Through their journey in the Void, Sven appears to warm up to Pilin as by the time the next cutscene occurs, he and Guard are praising him for his loyalty to them. They find the supposed final Tree of Life piece, only to learn, from Zoe, that is in fact not the final Tree of Life piece. This panics all of them as they debate what to do. Suddenly, Komodi appears and tells them that Ezen has been taken under control, and that a sacrifice is necessary to free him.

As the four of them travel back, Sven is quick to discourage all of them, Guard, Pilin and Zoe from sacrificing themselves, coming up with reasons for each of them not to. They come up with a plan to rescue Dabsar, Chappal, Zian and Coo Coo (who are being held over The Void) and quickly put it into action; Pilin rescues the four people dangling over the void while Sven, Guard and Zoe help thwart The Deathmaster. This victory is short-lived as even though Pilin is briefly able to get through to Ezen, The Deathmaster overpowers his attackers and sends everyone except himself, Ezen and Zoe over the void. As he gets ready to kill them all, Zoe attacks him and sacrifices herself by using her own life essence to destroy his, freeing Ezen from his control and rescuing everyone.

Sven, alongside everyone, is deeply saddened by Zoe's death as he feels as though he is to blame for it. Before they are able to continue bathing in this grief, Komodi arrives to tell them, after a reunion with Coo Coo, that it isn't too late to save Lijos and that she has a fast transport that will lead them back to it, allowing them to defeat the Order of Magma before The Void gets there. They all embark, ready for the fight of a lifetime.

Once they reach, they realize that they have multiple things to take care of, Firstly, the entire Order of Magma army that is causing this entire thing; yet they also have to defeat the Magma Queen herself. Meanwhile, Pilin wants to confront his father in battle, and Ezen and Zian want to guide him. They group splits up, and **Sven** is accompanied to reunite with his Legion of Life troops alongside Guard and Dabsar. Once they reach, they are confronted by Leethos, Baibee and Vogana. They attack the Legion of Life and the sides begin to fall into a huge battle. It ultimately ends in the victory of the Legion of Life, and Sven decides that the three of them (as they are children and not adults) will do community service as punishment for their crimes, with Leethos groaning how this will be a long sentence.

As they celebrate their victory and watch the others' battles, Zovan suddenly arrives with his newly resurrected Void, ready to decimate Lijos. Sven, disheartened at the fact that there is likely nothing he can do, breaks down and continuously calls himself useless while claiming that Nadu could have done so much better with her strength and with the fact that she was a natural leader. Almost immediately, the Legion of Life debunk his claim by telling him the reason that she won battles was because she never gave up, and they encourage Sven by telling him that he shouldn't either. Dabsar adds that no matter what, he'll stand by Sven's side, even if it means death. They march into battle, helping fight back.

Ultimately, Zovan and The Void are defeated not by them but Ezen, with his newfound power. This helps them restore all of Lijos, including the City of Life which was originally destroyed. As they return and celebrate their victory, Guard remarks, to their annoyance, that they have a lot of cleanup to do after the war was completed. In spite of this, Sven seems now content and comfortable with his new position, as he managed to defeat the Order of Magma, and with the help of his new allies and old friend in spite of the losses they'd suffered that they'd be able to take Lijos into a brighter future.

## Physical Appearance

Sven is just under 20, fairly older than most of the Bringers of Life but not as old as Nadu. He has dark brown skin, dark brown hair and blue eyes. He has an orange shirt and blue trousers. He doesn't wear any shoes.

## Personality

Sven is fairly aloof, territorial and no-nonsense at first glance. He is often skeptical to other people and his default view on new people is that they're an enemy. Despite this, he is willing to help, as he gives the Bringers of Life a pickaxe each when they first arrive in the Woods of Woe, saying that they may die if they don't use it.

Sven is very skeptical about taking too many risks, as when he is asked to fight Arachne, he is bitter about it, and mutters things beyond the backs of the players, much to the annoyance of the players.

In Book 2's episode Battlefield of Life, a much softer side of Sven's personality is revealed, and it is shown that he loves Nadu (who apparently is his wife). He is unwilling to risk her life, and would rather risk his own or even lose. He also becomes incredibly tearful and remorseful when Nadu is killed, and promises he will lead the Legion of Life well.

In Outskirts of Myrkur (the finale of Book 2) it is revealed that Sven feels insecure about his role, and believes that he is unworthy to be the leader, and often has doubts about what he's doing. He suggests turning his back on Ezen as he was putting the entire Legion of Life at risk simply for one enderman, but is quick to take back that suggestion, especially when Zian threatens to murder him. Sven mumbles bitterly "I don't know how Nadu manages to deal with this stuff".

Despite his aloof personality, he isn't at all unforgiving, and gives both Coo Coo and Pilin a place in the Legion of Life in spite of their history of being enemies to the Legion of Life, as he knew they could be of help to them to save the world.

In spite of the help he has, in Lijos II Sven finally breaks down, and claims he believes he'll never be as good as Nadu as she was brave, strong and had leadership skills, something Sven saw himself devoid to. However, the other Legion of Life members give him encouraging speeches, and after some time of suggesting, Sven decides that he will remain Legion of Life commander and continue to fight for his life and the lives of everyone in Lijos, even if it was at the cost of his own life.

## Abilities

### Skills

* **Combat skills:** Sven is an expert and strong fighter, as he is renowned in the Legion of Life for his victorious battles and fearsome reputation in the ranks of the Order of Magma
* **Intelligence:** Sven is tactical and intelligent as he is known throughout the Legion of Life about how efficient he is in combat and how he outsmarts his enemies.
* **Leadership:** Though as he claims not as good as Nadu, he is still a strong leader, as he was able to recruit multiple people throughout the lands of Lijos

### Powers

* **The Tree of Life:** After completing 26/27 of the Tree of Life pieces, Sven gains several knew abilities, including enhanced strength, speed and resistance.

### Weaknesses

* **Magic:** Sven doesn't have access to magic, so he is significantly less strong than wizards.
* **Inferior complex:** Sven, being the husband of Nadu, sees himself as deeply inferior to his wife. He believes that she is a natural leader while he is not, and that is why Nadu could have won the battle of Lijos II while Sven could not. However, the other Legion of Life members inform him that it wasn't Nadu's brain that let her win, it was the fact that she never gave up, which inspires Sven to continue fighting to safe Lijos.

## Relationships

### Dabsar, Chappal and Zian

Dabsar, Chappal and Zian are friends of Sven.

Sven, at first, was rather hostile upon first meeting them, ordering them to tell him of their intentions. They explain that they're planning to restore the Tree of Life, which appears to confuse Sven. In spite of this, it works and he lets his guard down and allows them to enter the village. He is, however, rather irritated that he and Guard are forced to attend them in their battle against Arachne. However, this ends up earning their trust of him and his of theirs, and they end up thinking fondly of each other after. Their relationship further grows when they meet again on the Battlefield of Life once Ezen, a friend of Dabsar, Chappal and Zian, is kidnapped, and they have to rescue him. Sven assists them in doing so, but winds up regretting it as it costs the life of his wife, Nadu, as well as the fact that she's the current Legion of Life leader. The title is passed down to him, although he feels incredibly unconfident about it, and so Dabsar, Chappal and Zian wish him luck.

It turns out all their time spent has gotten Sven to admire them, including their successful infiltration of the Order of Magma Base a while later. This leads Sven to request that they join the Legion of Life, and that in exchange they will help them find Tree of Life pieces. Excitedly, the three of them accept alongside Cutie and Mmea. After that, during a mission to (once again) rescue Ezen from the Order of Magma, they are shown to work well together. Unfortunately, they fail, and Ezen is taken away into Myrkur, forcing them to form a plan to infiltrate. In this, Sven slowly grows closer and closer to them and starts seeing them as friends, particularly Dabsar, whom in the finale openly tells Sven that he'll follow him no matter what. In the end, they're good friends after their bonds were tested several times.

### Ezen

Ezen is a friend of Sven.

Ezen and Sven started off relatively well, even though Sven was at first a little wary of him. Once learning that Ezen is friends with humans and therefore probably not one of the racist monsters, Sven ends up respecting him, working together with him to fight Arachne and helping rescue him from Pozan as well as later on expressing that he wishes for Ezen to join the Legion of Life.

Unfortunately, Sven briefly considers, while they're trying to rescue him from the clutches of the Order of Magma, that perhaps it would be best if they leave Ezen there, considering he's only one enderman (a notion which infuriates Zian). However, he quickly disregards this idea, and later works to save Ezen several times before finally inviting him to join the Legion of Life. Since t hen, Sven actively does risk a lot to rescue him, further cementing his one moment of doubt into the ground.

### Pilin

Pilin was a former enemy of Sven, eventually becoming a friend.

Pilin and Sven don't interact before Pilin is revealed to be a traitor, so the two don't have much time to have any respect for each other, and right off the bat, Sven resents him (and perhaps blames him for Nadu's death).

When Pilin tries to join the Legion of Life after rescuing Ezen, Sven is very hesitant to trust him, and isn't sure whether Ezen is right about him. He admits that giving second chances to those who've betrayed the legion. In spite of this, after reasoning from Ezen and Zian (and a bit from Dabsar and Coo Coo), Sven lets Pilin join, and from there, their relationship gets slightly better.

Sven trusts Pilin enough as they go to the Void, the most dangerous place in the world, to join him, Guard and Zoe in looking for Tree of Life pieces. Once Komodi breaks the news to them that to remove Ezen from his possession at the hands of The Deathmaster there would have to be a sacrifice, Pilin is quick to offer himself, but Sven openly protests against it. Sven tries to argue that it isn't fair, while Pilin simply retorts that life isn't fair on monsters. Ultimately, Sven and Pilin work together to keep The Deathmaster at bay to free him, but it ends up being for naught, and Zoe ends up doing the sacrifice to kill The Deathmaster and save Ezen. Pilin and Sven both grieve Zoe's death. They do not interact in the series finale where the group splits up.

By the end, it appears the two openly trust each other, and Sven no longer holds a grudge against Pilin for Nadu's death or for his betrayal to the Legion of Life.

### Coo Coo

Coo Coo was a former enemy of Sven, eventually becoming an ally.

Sven, at first, is wary of Coo Coo, calling her a burden to the Legion of Life, and describes that he would be "happy" to help defeat her. In spite of this, he feels pity for her when she's dying and is relieved when she turns out to be alive. Once she does and Chappal asks if she can join the Legion of Life, Sven agrees to this. He seems to trust her overall after this, although he doesn't have a lot of friendly (or unfriendly) interactions with her, unlike most others.

### Guard

Guard is Sven's brother and closest friend.

Guard and Sven are constantly shown together in the series, due to the fact that they are siblings. They two have unquestioning trust for each other, from the start of the series where they pretty much agree on everything, to the end, where Guard reveals that he will do anything for Sven, including fight The Void, a powerful godlike being that could kill them all. Guard appears to be the more submissive and obedient out of them due to being the younger sibling, even though it is clear Sven respects his opinion and wants to hear what he thinks, constantly seeking approval. Sven and Guard don't tease each other very commonly, and instead have a very openly emotional relationship, opening up to each other and showing how much they care about each other and how they'll fight whatever they need to for each other.

### Zoe

Zoe was a close friend of Sven.

Zoe and Sven appear to not take much time to get along, as Zoe volunteers to fight by the Legion of Life's side against the Order of Magma in spite of being a monster. Zoe also offers to join the new Legion of Life once Sven is promoted to being the commander since Nadu's death, which Sven immediately accepts. The two appear to be good friends after this, with Zoe helping Sven recruit fellow animals and monsters from all over the world to form a new, more diverse version of the Legion of Life so that it appeals more to its idea of carrying peace rather than the supremacy of humans. The two seem to have complete and unquestioning trust for each other throughout the series.

In the second-to-last episode, however, they are faced with a dangerous situation in which one of them must make a sacrifice. Zoe is quick to offer herself, and despite Sven's arguments as to why that's a bad idea, Zoe firmly believes that out of herself, Sven, Guard and Pilin (another recruit), she's the best choice because no one will need her as much as the rest of them are needed. Sure enough, in order to defeat The Deathmaster, an enemy, Zoe ends up killing herself, but not before telling Sven to be happy. Sven is not in the slightest happy after her death, as he breaks down in tears, believing that it's his fault. He fights for Zoe's in the finale, honoring her sacrifice, and shouting her name before charging into battle. The two appear to genuinely be good friends, with her death leaving a huge scar on Sven.

### Legion of Life

The Legion of Life are allies of Sven.

The Legion of Life obey Sven without question; during times where he doubts himself, they help lift him up.

### Nadu

Nadu was the wife and predecessor of Sven.

Nadu and Sven clearly shared an incredibly special bond, hinted by how fondly Sven speaks of her, how he treats her with utmost respect and the fact that she clearly trusts him more than the others. When she is on her deathbed, the true affection between them is revealed. Nadu tells Sven that he will be the next leader, and that he will do great things. Sven tries to insist he can't do it without her, but Nadu disagrees, that he'll be able to use what she taught him well. They share one more loving kiss, confirming they are married, before Nadu dies in his arms.

Nadu's death continues to have an impact on Sven as he's desperate to live up to her, constantly believing he isn't good enough. He is reaffirmed in the finale, and by the end of the series it appears that in spite of loving Nadu, he seems himself as capable of at least trying to reach her height.

## Appearances

* Woods of Woe
* Caverns of Woe
* Dark Forest
* Battlefield of Life
* City of Life
* Ezen's Kidnapping
* Destroyed City
* Outskirts of Myrkur
* Cloud Castle
* End
* Myrkur
* Void
* Lijos II

## Trivia

* Sven's name apparently just popped into the creator's head
* Sven wasn't originally going to be a main character; instead, he was a major supporting character, but ultimately was considered one of the three pentagonists due to going through his own arc
* It was never explicitly stated that he was Nadu's wife, only confirmed through this wiki