Live A Live: How Are All The Chapters Connected?

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Each chapter of Live A Live tells a different story set at a different point in history. At first glance, these stories might not seem to have much to do with one another. As players proceed through the game, though, they might start to see some recurring details that suggest there is something more to this millennia-spanning tale.

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If you've finished the game and still aren't sure what you just witnessed, or if you just want to know ahead of time how the chapters are connected, read on to learn all about the forces at work behind the scenes.

This article contains major spoilers for Live A Live.

Each of Live A Live's protagonists ends their chapter with a battle against one of the many incarnations of Odio, the Lord Of Dark. An entity of pure hatred that transcends time and space, Odio is nevertheless unable to affect the world in most cases. However, every sentient creature - from animals to humans to intelligent robots - carries a fragment of Odio inside of them.

Given the proper conditions - typically overwhelming feelings of anger, betrayal, or hate - the seed of Odio inside a being can grow, allowing the Lord Of Dark to manifest within its host. Mercifully, this doesn't happen very often - there are only nine known instances of Odio manifesting throughout all of human history.

When Odio takes hold of a host, it drives them to acts of selfishness and violence, granting them formidable strength as well. The known hosts of Odio are:

Believed to be the last living dinosaur, Odo was a Tyrannosaurus Rex that developed a taste for human flesh. Worshipped as a vengeful deity by the Kuu Tribe during the early Neolithic Period, Odo was given human sacrifices until finally being slain