Ouida

Ouida ウィーダ Wuida
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Aliases	Onii-chan (by Liam)
Characteristics
Species	Human
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Gender	Male
Age	Presumably 15-16
Birthday	Unknown
Height	Estimated 170cm
Weight	Unknown
Personal status
Status	Alive
Relatives	Deceased parents Liam (younger brother)
Professional status
Occupation	Apprentice Bishop
Affiliation	The Barsburg Church
Appearances
Manga	Kapitel 15
Anime	Episode 19
Voices
Japanese	Paku Romi

Ouida is a minor character in who was one of the two brothers who were Acolytes training to become Bishops. It would appear the two made the decision to become Bishops after their parents died in which the relatives of the two took the opportunity to try and steal the extravagant inheritance left to the two young boys. Ouida is the eldest of the two, recognised by his taller stature and dark greyish-brown hair, and is the guardian of Liam. In the manga Ouida has passed the Bishop's Apprentice Exam and is now serving under Bishop Labrador as his apprentice (manga chapter 65).

History

It is revealed that Ouida comes from a very wealthy family, native to District 5, possibly being from a noble family, but his parents died sometime before he and Liam fled to the Barsburg Church. It is unknown if his parents were assassinated by members of their own family, but after their deaths there was a large fortune left unclaimed, and relatives of the boys tried to take advantage of this and claim it for themselves. It could be that Ouida and Liam travelled to the Church to protect themselves from potential assassination, as they were set to inherit their parents money.

Appearance

Ouida appears as a young boy who is 15 or 16 years old. He is quite tall, being an estimated 5 foot 7 inches in height, and although his weight is unknown, his build is quite slim. Ouida's face is diamond-shaped with a sharp jaw and pointy chin, as well as a small, long nose, a small mouth, and narrowed, brown eyes. His skin is pale with a brown tint. Ouida's hair is a dark greyish-brown colour and is spiked up to the right, with two strands falling over his forehead.

He is first seen in the Bishop's apprentice uniform which appears as a long, white robe down to the ankles, having two slits, going from the bottom of the rob to the hips, at each side of the body, and long, white sleeves with large, dark blue sleeve cuffs. Down the back of the robe is a criss-cross stitching like that of a corset with dark blue thread. A small, white poncho (mid-back length) with a high collar and dark blue round the edges is worn over the robe, and he wears his exam badge at the front of his collar. He wears dark blue trousers and knee-length brown boots.

Personality

Ouida appears as kind and patient person who is sympathetic to the plight of those around him. He is also helpful, shown when he gives some of his Zaiphon to Teito during the Bishop exam.

Ouida also strives to do well during exams, as becomes panicked at the thought of being late for the Archbishop's sermon because he may miss valuable information that could be on the exam.

Relationship

With his family

Liam:

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Ouida is the guardian of Liam and he cares for his sibling deeply, something shown when he prays to the statue of Fest that their bond will not break. Ouida strives to protect Liam and constantly worries about his safety.

He also hopes for Liam to perform well, and pushes him to work to the best of his ability, seen when he urges Liam to hurry in case they miss the lecture, quizzes him on text from the holy books, and also takes him to pray to Fest.

Abilities and Attributes

Ouida appears to be quite skilled with a Baculus, having an attacking Zaiphon, as he was able to pass the Bishop exam.

Synopsis

The two are introduced rather late in the story. Ouida is in a hurry running through a small marketplace to get to the Barsburg Church as the Archbishop's sermon is currently underway. Liam not far behind is running as well however is exhausted and asks Ouida if he can have a break. Ouida however declines Liam's request as he had previousley heard rumors that the particular sermon will contain crucial information that will help them during their examinations if they attend. Realizing this Liam agrees stating that they have to hurry if this is the case.

After the sermon is over they go to a fountain at the church in which Ouida tests Liam on his knowledge of some Biblical verses. Liam struggling a little with one of the questions is aided by Lazette who helps him recollect the final phrases of the verse. Ouida then suggests that they go and see the statue of one of the seven ghosts, Feist. Upon arrival Liam asks whether this is the statue in which Ouida replies "it sure is, he's the God that Links peoples hearts together." Ouida then explains that the examinations are taken in pairs and that the examiners will be testing their bond as they go along. Liam claiming that he loves Ouida enough to not have to pray, Ouida replies that he knows this and that they shall instead pray that their bonds never break.

Ouida giving Zaiphon to Teito

The next time the brothers appear is right before the exam starts. As a result of the incident involving the detached Eye of Mikhail, Teito's energy is drained. Hearing about this after the two former Archbishops had asked if anyone could lend him some Zaiphon, Ouida approaches Teito volunteering to give him some of his zaiphon after many other trainee Bishops shunned him. Teito declining at first is told by Ouida that the fact that he is trying to become a Bishop makes it natural that he would help him and that he will treat the whole thing as part of his trial. Teito then gives thanks to Ouida for his help in which replies with a friendly smile.