| “ | Three little lambs to the slaughter. | „ |
| ~ Paavo, about the three protagonists |
Paavo is the main antagonist of the third-person action-adventure game Alter Echo. He is an intelligent Shaper from a far future who worked with Plast, a highly variable substance that could make anything from weapons to buildings. He is the archenemy of Nevin and Echo, the latter of whom he happens to be the creator of.
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| “ | Do I sense a disturbance here? A sync node plucked from my mind's embrace? Have you disobeyed me, my Echo? Have you given sanctuary to this...weakling?' | „ |
| ~ Paavo to Echo |
Paavo is the creator of EchoPlast and the "father" of Echo. However, from Echo's words ( "Father hurts...") he is an abusive, opprobrious, and inconsiderate creator. Along with Kess and Gherran, Plastids are his minions and he makes them by shaping them from Echo's flesh. A new shaper, called Nevin, threatens Paavo's control over Echo and the planet the story takes place on. Nevin posses the ability to slip through time and shape Echo's flesh as he himself can do, but instead of domination, the younger boy looks to give the Echoplast it's freedom.
Paavo, in stasis or deceased
Paavo battles Nevin in the later chapters of the game, first as a giant plant-like monster, then in a small, fast plast-like machine. When he is defeated, a cutscene shows him, Kess, Gherran and Alana within the plast.
It is unknown if he is deceased.
Appearance[]
Paavo is a tall, fair-skinned man with silvery hair and ethereal white eyes. He has a suit of pale, dark purple, with dark gray accents.
Personality[]
Paavo is very arrogant and very vicious as well as selfish. In this, he is similar to henchmen Kess, including sharing her sadism, but unlike her he is more eloquent. He is an abusive monster towards Echo, his own creation and practically his own son, verbally and psychologically abusing him and taking parts of his flesh for his plans. He sees him as nothing more than a tool, and was perfectly okay with trying to destroy his consciousness and memories should he defy him. After using Echo, he quickly gone mad with power and gained a god complex believing he is the new Demiurge of the universe. He also fancies himself as a Darwin, believing he transcend humanity and sought to remake the universe in his image.
He also has a dim view on humanity, expressing his disgust and stated he hated himself for his human weaknesses. His hatred eventually drove him into a genocidal maniac, willing to launch missiles filled with plast to destroy all life in every planet for his god complex. That way, he could remake these planets into his own image and rule the universe as a deity.
Trivia[]
- Paavo is similar to Flowey, both having the ability to warp the world around them but with the arrival of the hero, this ability is taken; either completely or in part.