- "Who am I? A selfish king with a bottomless appetite for wealth? Or a deceitfully bold king who craves power and fame? ...No. I am the king who shall rule over all. Only I and I alone am fit to rule... To sit upon the throne of Orsterra..." —King Pardis III
Osasuna, who later would become King Pardis III, is a character in Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. He is the main antagonist of the Master of All storyline, which follows the Wealth, Power and Fame storyline.
Profile[]
Appearence[]
Pardis III is a corpulent elderly man with a large white beard. He wears a black robe covered by a long red cape and a dark crown on his head.
Personality[]
Prince Osasuna has always been an ambitious and self centered man who truly believed he was the only one worthy of becoming the ruler of the continent of Orsterra. Even so, it seems that he deeply appreciated his father, trying to impress him every chance he could, while deeply hating his brother Oswald for being Pardis II's favorite.[1]
As Pardis III, he rules his kingdom with an iron fist and sees all of his subjects as mere pawns that live only to do his biding. He's even been capable of beheading those who look at him in the eye instead of bowing down (an attitude that made one of Edoras' former soldiers despise him deeply) and has no qualms in taking out his own officers and even family to ensure that no one questions his rule.
Story[]
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The second son of King Pardis II of Edoras, who at that time was at conflict with the western tribes. He disagreed with his father's beliefs about the importance of the people above the king, which were also shared by his big brother Oswald. Because of that, Pardis II greatly favored Oswald as his successor to the throne and, in his death bed, asked him to keep Osasuna away from having any influence over the kingdom, as he saw evil hidden in his heart. However, right after Pardis II's passing, Osasuna hired an apothecary to concoct a poison to kill Oswald, and after achieve said goal, disposed of said apothecary to ensure his silence,[2] and became the new king of Edoras, Pardis III.
At some point of his life, he acquired the Ring of the Scholarking from Tatloch, presumably through Gonska.
The following years, Pardis would wage war against both the western tribes and the Kingdom of Riven. That war against Riven cost both kingdoms thousands of lives, until King Solon of Altinia managed to convince them to sign a non aggression pact between the three kingdoms. While this would stop the conflict between Edoras and Riven, Pardis still led his army against the western tribes. During that conflict, Pardis would recruit officers to aid him such as the popular general Mahrez, commander Krauser and the enigmatic magician Gonska, who would act as his main adviser and enforcer in the shadows.
At some point during his campaign to expand Edoras' influence, he arranged his marriage with Ulrica, one of the daughters of the lord of Grandport, in exchange for allowing the city to keep its sovereignty. He had two daughters with his wife, Elrica and Alaune. Pardis refused to have a woman as his successor, so he decided to execute his daughters and conceive another child with his wife. However, Ulrica refused to go along with her husband's plan and committed suicide in front of him in exchange for the life of her daughters. Impressed by her determination, Pardis agreed to spare his daughters.
Years later, following Herminia, Tytos, and Auguste's deaths at the hands of the Chosen One, Pardis used Gonska to acquire their Divine Rings that granted wealth, power and fame, and combined their power with his own Divine Ring. Once he was to acquire the fifth ring from the Chosen One, he would be able to become the undisputed ruler of Orsterra.
Pardis supervised general Mahrez's victories against the western tribes. His triumphs made the king allow him to marry princess Elrica and become his successor to the throne. However, he would also see how much the people loved the general and how excited they were for him to become king. Meanwhile, he had the magician Gonska supplant Riven's Prime Minister and manipulate the king to start conquering Orsterra, which caught the attention of Elrica. The princess tried to convince Pardis to wait a few days before invading the western tribes, just in case Riven wanted to attack Edoras while its army was away. Pardis didn't like her advise and got close to execute Lebrandt for her insolence, but ended up sparing him after after Elrica begged so.
The day of the final battle against the western tribes, Pardis wanted to go to the battlefield and see them fall with his own eyes. General Mahrez put the recently recruited Chosen One in charge of Pardis' protection in order to facilitate them an audience with the king. The Chosen One managed to defeat the enemies who tried to attack Pardis while Mahrez killed the enemy general, ending the war with victory for Edoras. After the war, Pardis took Mahrez to a hidden point of the canyon to congratulate him, only to stab him to death afterwards, claiming that Mahrez's popularity among the people had become a nuisance to him. The Chosen One witnessed the murder, but Pardis quickly incriminated them and had them imprisoned. The next day, he would be informed of their escape, but gave little importance to it.
Having dealt with the western tribes and Mahrez, Pardis put his plan to take over Riven and Altinia into motion. The day of the meeting between him and the kings of Riven and Altinia, he had Gonska convince King Riven (in his Prime Minister disguise) to invade Altinia with half of his army while sending the messenger Cerro to the meeting with Altinian King Solon to dispose of him. With the abscense of half of the Riven army, Pardis easily invaded the Riven capital and killed the king, but Cerro failed his mission after being defeated by the Chosen One and their new allies, the Riven swordsman "Charles" and the Edoras swordsman "El".
After conquering Riven, Pardis led his army and his strongest soldiers to invade Altinia, observing the battle from affar. While his forces clashed with Altinia's, he was ambushed by the Chosen One and El, but managed to quickly knock out the Chosen One before clashing with "El", who revealed herself to be princess Elrica, knowing the truth about Mahrez's death and wanting to dethrone Pardis to end the war. However, the princess was no match against the God of War, whose Divine Ring made him invulnerable against any attack. After defeating his daughter, Pardis' army managed to obliterate the Altinia army and force King Solon to retreat.
After that, Pardis had the princess charged for high treason and ordered her to be executed. However, he found a new obstacle to his plans: Princess Alaune had reported his attack to both Riven and Altinia, thus breaking the non aggression pact signed under the Church of the Sacred Flame's supervision. Because of that, Pardis could be put on trial by the Pope and the other kings of Orsterra, with Solon as the accuser. Despite that, Pardis managed to be declared innocent by using technicalities and having Gonska, disguised as King Riven, declare in his favor. Right after returning to Edoras, Pardis led Elrica's execution and forced the Chosen One to helplessly watch, in order to sink their heart into despair until he could be able to get the fifth Divine Ring from them.
Pardis and Gonka's plot would be discovered soon after that by "Charles", who revealed himself as the estranged son of King Riven. With the help of the Chosen One and Alaune, Gonska was unmasked and defeated and Charles became the new king of Riven. Then, by combining the strength of Alaune, the Chosen One, Riven and Altinia, they managed to invade Edoras and attack Pardis' castle, where the Master of All, despite using the full power of his four Divine Rings, ended up being killed as a lonely monarch.
Quote[]
- "Brother, you truly a good man. As skilled with the pen as the sword. Beloved by the people. I cannot hold a candle to you. It is no wonder that those who admire you regard me with contempt. ...There is but one quality you lack. Your sole failing and my singular grace. Ambition. I know who I am. Who I have always been..." —To Oswald after delivering him the wine
- "The land? The people? I am the land. I am the people! My rule is absolute! All are but pawns to serve my end. True happiness comes only from submitting to your king! Do you understand, you worthless pawn!?" —King Pardis III answering to "El" pleads to stop the war
- ""Walk the path of righteousness... No matter what may thwart you. You shall face my fiery wrath... And know your true master." This is what lies at the end of the path you've chosen!" —King Pardis III before carrying certain execution
- "I am... I am Orsterra's one true king... This realm... All of it... All is mine!" —As the Master of All
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Etymology[]
Osasuna means "health", "strength" or "vigour" in the Basque language. As King Pardis III, he managed to live a long live, and despite his old age, he still had the strength and vigour to fight enemies by himself.
Trivia[]
- Artist UCMM remarks, "I wanted King Pardis III to have an overwhelming presence, one not reliant on muscle or strength visible to the naked eye. I ended up drawing him rising up, like an imposing wall. His physique is already disproportionate to his head, but it's even more so in this illustration. What kind of body does he have under there, anyway... [3]
- The ostensible regality of Pardis's beard is offset by a repulsive feeling, like roots are growing out from somewhere.[4]
- Pardis's desire to control the continent transforms the Master of All into a massive tree taken root. His final form possesses four Divine Rings, so elements of those bosses have been incorporated into his design.[5]
- For King Pardis III's beard, sprite designer Shizuka Morimoto aimed for the most voluminous facial hair on the continent.[6]
- Pardis III is the only playable scholar so far who doesn't have tome skills. Even if he must be equipped with tomes, all his physical attacks deal sword damage.
- He is also the only scholar who lacks elemental skills. To compensate, his sword skills also exploit fire, lightning and darkness weaknesses.
References[]
- ↑ The Tale of Prince Osasuna
- ↑ Knowledgable Apothecary's inquiry
- ↑ The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 180.
- ↑ The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 181.
- ↑ The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 181.
- ↑ The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 183.
In Master of All Chapter V, Pardis III is fought in an scripted battle.
King Pardis III is an enemy in Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, appearing in Master of All Chapter V. After the swordsman "El" reveals her identity and asks her father to stop the war, an annoyed Pardis refuses to listen and decides to finish her off.
The player can control Elrica, but this battle is scripted. Eventually Pardis will use his Divine Ring power to unleash a devastating attack upon Elrica, concluding the battle.
Battle[]
- Attack - Deal standard physical damage to single target.
- On Your Knees: Deal medium physical damage to single target.
- Sword of Ruin: Deal medium physical damage to single target.
- Wild Infernal Blade: Deal physical damage to random target 3 time(s).
- The power of the ring has been unleashed!: After recovering from the first break. King Pardis III sets his shield points up to 99.
- Ominous power flows forth from the ring.: At the second turn after unleashed the power of the ring. King Pardis III prepares himself to attack first and use Know your place... in the next turn.
- Know your place...: Deal
damage to Front 2 time(s) and deal damage to Front. The last strike is fatal. The battle will end immediately.
- Know your place...: Deal
- Ominous power flows forth from the ring.: At the second turn after unleashed the power of the ring. King Pardis III prepares himself to attack first and use Know your place... in the next turn.
In Master of All Chapter VIII, Pardis is fought thrice in immediate succession.
- The first fight as King Pardis III.
- The second fight as Pardis the Scholarking.
- The third fight as Master of All.
If any of Edoras Defender of Wealth, Edoras Defender of Power and Edoras Defender of Fame were not separately fought and defeated as elite enemies in Edoras Castle, they will be summoned by Pardis on his first action. These Edoras Defenders have less HP than their Elite counterparts, but also have skills that can buff or protect Pardis. If Pardis is broken before his first action and he can otherwise summon Edoras Defenders (see above), he will not attempt to summon them after recovering from break. Regardless of whether or not Pardis was broken before his first action, the fight with Pardis the Scholarking will change.
- King Pardis III starts emitting a mysterious light...: Scripted movement. Sets King Pardis III's shield points up to 99.
- King Pardis III's mighty shield has weakened!: After an brief scripted scene, King Pardis III's shield points will be reduced to 12.
- Soldiers! Fight with everything you have!: Used in the first action if there is at least one Edoras Defender who wasn't defeated as an elite enemy. Summon the Edoras Defender(s) to the battlefield.
- Attack - Deal standard physical damage to single target. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 3 turns.
- Wild Infernal Blade: Deal damage to random target 3 time(s).
- Frightening Pressure: Deal damage to Front. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 3 turns.
- Unyielding Blade of the Absolute: Deal damage to Front.
- King Pardis III emits a mysterious light!: Used after recovering from a break. King Pardis III changes weakness sets in the order shown below.
- Ominous power flows forth from the ring.: At 40% HP or less. Prepares itself to use On Your Knees if not broken before King Pardis III's next action.
- On Your Knees: Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost), Can't Switch (The traveler will be unable to be switched), Bleeding (The target will take physical damage at the end of their turn) and SP Sap (The traveler will take SP damage at the end of their turn) for 4 turns.
- On Your Knees: Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict
- Attack - Deal standard physical damage to single target.
- Explosive Hit: Deal damage to Front.
- Bombardement: Deal damage to Front.
- Focus: Impart self with Elem. Atk. Up and Elem. Def. Up for 3 turns.
- Luminescence (All) II - Deal damage to Front.
- Pardis III stands ready!: Pardis III enters boost mode. Uses Luminescence (All) III if not broken before its next action.
- Luminescence (All) III - Deal damage to Front.
- Luminescence (All) III - Deal
- Attack - Deal standard physical damage to single target.
- Thrust - Deal damage to single target.
- Numbing Thrust - Deal damage to single target. Inflict Paralysis (The target has a certain chance of being unable to act) for 3 turns.
- Lacerating Thrust - Deal damage to single target. Inflict Bleeding (The target will take physical damage at the end of their turn) for 3 turns.
- Lancer of Loyalty: Impart self with Crit. Up for 3 turns.
- Edoras Defender of Power protected King Pardis III!: Impart self with Cover (The target will take damage in place of ally) for 3 turns.
- Edoras Defender of Power stands ready!: Edoras Defender of Power enters boost mode. Uses Vigorous Assault if not broken before its next action.
- Vigorous Assault - Deal damage to Front.
- Vigorous Assault - Deal
- Attack - Deal standard physical damage to single target.
- Amputation - Deal damage to single target.
- Sweep - Deal damage to Front. Reduces target BP by 3.
- Spirited Bisection: Deal damage to single target. Reduces 25% of target SP.
- Protective Shield: Add 3 shield points to King Pardis III.
- Edoras Defender of Fame stands ready!: Edoras Defender of Fame enters boost mode. Uses Full Swing if not broken before its next action.
- Full Swing - Deal damage to Front.
- Full Swing - Deal
If any of the Edoras Defenders were not fought separately in the castle, Pardis the Scholarking will absorb magical power from them - this occurs before the fight begins and cannot be prevented if the conditions were met.
- Offering of Lust // Pardis the Scholarking absorbed magical power from the soldiers!: Start of battle if any of the Edoras Defenders were not fought separately in the castle. Depending on which Defenders were absorbed, Pardis the Scholarking will gain certain abilities:
- Wealth: Permanent Vim and Vigor (The target will gain some HP at the end of their turn) for ~1200 HP.
- Power: Increases his actions per turn to two. Fury of the Absolute will not be used.
- Fame: Set his shield points from 15 to 20.
- Wealth: Permanent
- Attack - Deal standard physical damage to single target. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 3 turns.
- Unyielding Blade of Ruin: Deal damage to single target. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) and Bleeding (The target will take physical damage at the end of their turn) for 3 turns.
- Flood of Despair: Deal damage to single target. Inflict SP Sap (The traveler will take SP damage at the end of their turn) and Can't Switch (The traveler will be unable to be switched) for 3 turns.
- Wild Infernal Blade: Deal damage to random target 3 time(s).
- Unyielding Blade of the Absolute: Deal damage to Front.
- Threatening Pressure: Deal damage to Front. Impart Spd. Down for 4 turns and inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 4 turns.
- Physical Counter Stance: At 75% HP or less. Imparts self with permanent Repel Phys. (The target will counter physical damage). Counters with Frenzy of the Absolute. Effect is replaced after using Magic Counter Stance at the end of the turn.
- Frenzy of the Absolute: Deal physical damage to the target and imparts self 3 shield points.
- Magic Counter Stance: At 75% HP or less. Imparts self with permanent Repel Elem. (The target will counter elemental damage). Counters with Lightning of the Absolute. Effect is replaced after using Physical Counter Stance at the end of the turn.
- Lightning of the Absolute: Deal damage to single target. Inflict Paralysis (The target has a certain chance of being unable to act) for 3 turns.
- Lightning of the Absolute: Deal
- Know your place...: Deal damage to Front 2 time(s) and deal damage to Front.
- Godblow: Reduce HP of single target to 1.
- Pardis the Scholarking emits a mysterious light!: After recovering from a break. Pardis the Scholarking changes weakness sets in the order shown below.
- Fury of the Absolute: At 50% HP or less. Increases his actions per turn to two. Effect is permanent until the Magical power overflows from Pardis the Scholarking.
- Magical power overflows from Pardis the Scholarking.: At 25% HP or less. Impart self with permanent Phys. Atk. Up and Elem. Atk. Up .
- Wave of the Absolute: Deal physical damage to Front.
- Ominous power flows forth from the ring.: At 25% HP or less. Uses On Your Knees if not broken before his next action.
- On Your Knees: Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost), Can't Switch (The traveler will be unable to be switched), Bleeding (The target will take physical damage at the end of their turn) and SP Sap (The traveler will take SP damage at the end of their turn) for 4 turns.
- On Your Knees: Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict
At the start of the battle, Alaune will restore all party members by 9999 HP and 999 SP. When Master of All's HP is reduced below 25%, a scripted event will trigger and Alaune will revive all incapacitated party members, then restore all party members by 9999 HP, 999 SP and 5 BP. The battle soundtrack will also change.
- BeATING: Deal physical damage to single target. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 4 turns.
- Sm0ThER: Deal physical damage to single target. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 4 turns.
- RIP and TEAR: Deal physical damage to single target. Inflict SP Sap (The traveler will take SP damage at the end of their turn) and Can't Switch (The traveler will be unable to be switched) for 3 turns.
- PuLveRiZe: Deal physical damage to random target 3 time(s).
- UraaaaAAARGHHHH!: Deal physical damage to Front.
- Know your place...: Deal damage to Front 2 time(s) and deal damage to Front.
- Crushing Death: Deal damage to Front. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 3 turns.
- GoDBLoW: Reduce HP of single target to 1.
- Master of All's ring emits a mysterious light!: Used after recovering from a break. Sets his shield points up to 18 (After the third break). Master of All changes weakness sets in the order shown below.
- Ultimate Barrier of the Absolute: At 75% HP or less. Impart self with Intercept Non-Weak Point (The target will completely block and counter damage outside of their weaknesses). Effect is removed upon break.
- Chaos Vortex: Used to counter attacks outside his actual weaknesses when the barrier is active. Inflict Poison (The target will take elemental damage at the end of their turn), Bleeding (The target will take physical damage at the end of their turn), Silence (The target will be not able to use one skill), Sleep (The target will be unable to act until a turn has passed or they take damage), Paralysis (The target has a certain chance of being unable to act), Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) and Weakness (The target will consume more SP) to single target for 3 turns.
- Chaos Vortex: Used to counter attacks outside his actual weaknesses when the barrier is active. Inflict
- Bright Evil Eye: At 50% HP or less. Impart self with permanent Phys. Atk. Up , Elem. Atk. Up , Phys. Def. Up and Elem. Def. Up . Impart permanent Phys. Def. Down , Elem. Def. Down , Spd. Down and Crit. Down to Front. Effect is removed after the scripted event when Master of All is below 25% of his maximum HP.
- SubMit to ME!: Deal physical attack to Front. Impart Phys. Atk. Down and Elem. Atk. Down for 3 turns and inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 3 turns.
- Roaring Wave: Deal physical damage to Front.
- Ominous power flows forth from the ring.: At 10% HP or less. Prepares itself to use DiViNe iMpAcT if not broken before his next action.
- DiViNe iMpAcT: Reduce HP of Front to 1.
