Olivia

Olivia
Name	Olivia
Aliases	Miss Faints-a-lot (by Ellegaard) Goggle Girl (by Ellegaard) Missy (by TNT Dustin)
Voice actor	Martha Plimpton (Season One) Natasha Loring (Season Two)
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Occupation	Ellegaard's Assistant (Determinant if Ellegaard is alive and Formerly) Leader of Redstonia (Determinant if Ellegaard is deceased) Redstontists
Status	Alive
Affiliation	Member of Jesse's Gang Member of The New Order of the Stone Leader of Redstonia/Assistant of Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer (determinant)
Allies	Jesse Reuben Axel Petra Lukas The Order of the Stone Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer Radar Ivor Otto Harper Emily
Enemies	Ivor(formerly and unwillingly) The Wither Storm The Blaze Rods The Ocelots (formerly) Hostile Mobs Hadrian Mevia Romeo (formerly) Soren the Architect
First Appearance	"The Order of the Stone"
Latest Appearance	"Above and Beyond"

"Would you rather fight a hundred chicken-sized zombies, or ten zombie-sized chickens?"

—Olivia's first line, prompting Jesse to make their first decision in the game. ^src

Olivia is a major character in Minecraft: Story Mode, developed by Telltale Games. A skilled builder with a particular expertise in Redstone, she is one of Jesse's closest friends. Olivia makes her first appearance in "The Order of the Stone" as a competitive builder and later becomes a member of the New Order of the Stone.

She is voiced by Martha Plimpton in Season 1 and Natasha Loring in Season 2.

Overview

Appearance

Season One

Olivia is a young brown-skinned woman with black eyes and hair, which is styled into pigtails. She wears a red sleeveless tunic over a white shirt, paired with black trousers and gray leather boots, as well as a lime-green beanie adorned with a pair of goggles to shield her eyes from Redstone glow.

She accessorizes with pearl earrings, which are gold in the Netflix adaptation of the game, and a brown ring on her left hand. She wears colorful makeup, including a soft pink blush on her cheeks, dark red lipstick, and light purple eyeshadow.

In "A Block and a Hard Place," Olivia dons armor similar to Ellegaard's, featuring a black base with gold linings, red shoulder guards, a white long-sleeve shirt underneath, and heavy brown boots. The armor is completed with a red gem embedded in the chestplate, a brown helmet, and golden goggles.

Season Two

In Season Two, Olivia wears a red lab coat adorned with gold buttons, paired with black leggings and gray boots. She retains her green beanie and goggles, as well as her pearl earrings. However, she wears her hair down instead. Her mouth also appears smaller.

Personality

Olivia is an intelligent, witty, and introverted character with a sharp sense of humor and a deeply affectionate nature. She places great trust in her companions, doing her best to look out for them and offering solutions whenever possible.

In the first season, Olivia often struggled with insecurity and constantly worried over the opinions of others. She admits to worrying about being perceived as a "loser" by other competitors in the EnderCon Building Competition, and frequently frets about Jesse's group being looked down upon.

While she expresses faith in her friends' abilities, Olivia approaches problems with realism, which sometimes makes it difficult for her to remain optimistic in dire situations. Despite this, she tries to make the best of whatever challenges come her way.

By the second season, Olivia has shown significant growth in her confidence. Now residing in Redstonia, she takes on a busy and active role as Ellegaard's assistant or the city's leader, and embraces her responsibilities with newfound assurance.

Inventory

"The Order of the Stone"

• Redstone
• Stone
• Oak Wood Planks
• Redstone Repeater
• Oak Wood
• Dispenser
• Firework Rocket
• Black Wool (determinant)
• Lime Wool (determinant)
• Green Wool (determinant)
• Purple Stained Glass (determinant)
• White Stained Glass (determinant)
• Purple Wool (determinant)
• Cyan Wool (determinant)
• Lever
• Cobblestone
• Slimeball
• Slime Block
• Dirt (determinant)
• Spruce Wood Planks (determinant)
• Spruce Fence (determinant)
• Cookie
• Apple (determinant)
• Flint
• String

"Assembly Required (Redstonia)"

• Glowstone Dust
• Nether Brick
• Coal
• Prismarine Shard
• Prismarine Crystal
• Brick
• Redstone

"The Last Place You Look"

• Chiseled Stone Bricks

"A Block and a Hard Place"

• Sand
• Cake (determinant)
• Piston
• New Armor
• Redstone Repeater
• Slime Block
• Dark Oak Wood Planks (determinant)
• Ladder (determinant)
• Rail (determinant)
• Stone (determinant)
• Redstone (determinant)
• Slime Block (determinant)

"Order Up!"

• Enchanted Bow
• Arrow

Relationships

Jesse

"I thought I was your best friend?"

—Olivia to Jesse. (Determinant) ^src

Olivia is one of Jesse's first and closest friends. She consistently supports and cares for Jesse, offering her help whenever she can. In return, Jesse lifts her spirits in moments of doubt.

Lukas

"He's smart. I like having him around."

—Olivia to Jesse about Lukas. (Determinant) ^src

Olivia quickly becomes friends with Lukas and even welcomes him into the group, despite her friends' long-standing rivalry with the Ocelots. If Jesse allows Lukas to leave the shelter in "The Order of the Stone", Olivia becomes visibly upset, glaring at Jesse and Axel while sarcastically retorting, "You happy now?". Though on the contrary, she and Lukas may sometimes argue with each other, occasionally disdainful, such as in The Last Place You Look, when they discuss about the door's mechanism, Olivia wonders how it closed and Lukas responds with suggesting that they figure out how it opens again which annoys her, she defensively replies that she basically already said the same before Axel tries to defuse the tension between them, Olivia then suggests the trap was triggered by a pressure plate, which Lukas agrees with but tries reminding her about what they should do next before she cuts him off and sarcastically replies with "Heard you twice the first time, sweetheart." Another example of their arguing is when Lukas is reluctant about digging downward, if Jesse sarcastically asks if anyone has a better idea, Olivia scoldingly turns to Lukas and bluntly points out that Jesse is referring specifically to him, to which Lukas tries to defend himself before Axel interrupts and breaks a piece of the stone floor, and right after digging Olivia awkwardly comments that digging results in holes before adding that she should have expected it, Lukas replies that he essentially said the same but Olivia argues otherwise and again Axel tries to defuse the tension. Sometimes they have a more civil argument, such as when Olivia warns the group they should leave which confuses Lukas. On other occasions, Lukas seems to somewhat agree with others that Olivia can sometimes be a know it all, such as in Order Up! if Jesse examines the minecart system again, they imitate Olivia on what she would probably say and Lukas subtly chuckles.

Axel

"You are being ridiculous."

—Olivia to Axel after Lukas left the shelter. (Determinant) ^src

Portrayed as polar opposites, Olivia and Axel often argue about decisions involving the group. Despite this, the two are close friends and never hesitate to help each other in critical moments.

Reuben

Olivia ofttimes casts doubt on Reuben's abilities because he is a pig, and thinks of him more as a liability than a friend. However, after Reuben's death during the final battle against the Wither Storm, she mourns him and grows to have deep respect for him.

Petra

"I'm so glad you made it out alive, Petra."

—Olivia to Petra. (Determinant) ^src

Olivia initially perceives Petra as secretive, but the two form a fast friendship. She has deep respect for Petra's skills as a fighter and is always relieved to see her safe. In "Above and Beyond," Olivia's concern for Petra is evident when she immediately embraces her after sensing something is wrong.

Ellegaard

"She wants me to do something for her! What if I screw it up? What if I- Oh, I feel lightheaded..."

—Olivia before fainting. (Determinant) ^src

Olivia deeply admires Ellegaard and idolizes her to the point of fainting upon meeting her at Redstonia. She holds Ellegaard's opinions in very high regard, which causes her to doubt her own abilities when Ellegaard critiques her, believing she might not have what it takes to be a great engineer.

Ivor

"What are you doing here?! What did you see?"

—Ivor to Olivia in the Ivor's basement. (Determinant) ^src

Like the rest of the group, Olivia initially views Ivor as the antagonist. However, her opinion softens after learning the truth about the Order of the Stone's fraud. Despite this, she still harbors mild disdain for him, as seen when she reacts with displeasure after learning he has joined them.

Appearances

Season 1

• The Order of the Stone
• Assembly Required
• The Last Place You Look
• A Block and a Hard Place
• Order Up!
• A Journey's End?

Season 2

• Hero in Residence
• Above and Beyond

Quotes

"Would you rather fight a hundred chicken-sized zombies or ten zombie-sized chickens?"

—Olivia to Jesse and Lukas. ^src

Jesse: "Can you throw up like... inside your body?"

Olivia: "Uh-huh. I know because I just did, about five times."

—Olivia and Jesse. ^src

"I thought I was your best friend!"

—Olivia to Jesse. (Determinant) ^src

"So, does this source of yours make posters for a living?"

—Olivia to Axel. ^src

"I'm for all kinds of parties to have. But especially for them I celebrate winning."

—Olivia to Jesse at EnderCon. (Determinant) ^src

"But you couldn’t have known what was going to happen."

—Olivia to Jesse. (Determinant) ^src

"Subtle. As a punch to the face."

—Olivia to Jesse at EnderCon. ^src

"If the Order can't even do this, how are we supposed to?"

—Olivia to Jesse in the Far Lands. ^src

"She wants me to do something for her? What if I screw it up? What if I- Oh, I feel, lightheaded... *faints*"

—Olivia about Ellegaard. (Determinant) ^src

"You mean, Lukas and Petra are still with you? That's such a relief!"

—Olivia to Jesse. (Determinant) ^src

"You guys are working way too hard!"

—Olivia preparing her arrow dispenser contraption at the Old Builder Temple. ^src

"That Atlas is so cool. I'm so glad Otto let you keep it."

—Olivia to Jesse at the Order Hall. ^src

"Awww. So freaking cute!"

—Olivia about Radar. ^src

Trivia

• The quote, "Would you rather fight a hundred chicken-sized zombies or ten zombie-sized chickens?" is a reference to the classic hypothetical question, "Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?".
  • Olivia is the first character to prompt Jesse with a decision/response, as this question triggers the first choice options of the series. She is also the first character to speak after Bob the Narrator.
  • Jesse's response to this question determines the post-credit scene of "A Journey's End?", where corrupt Old Builders Hadrian and Mevia are imprisoned in a barren realm with either chicken-sized zombies or zombie-sized chickens.
• Olivia is one of three characters in Minecraft: Story Mode with two or more voice actors, the others being Jesse and Romeo.
  • Unlike Jesse, whose voice change depends on the player's choice of gender, or Romeo, whose transformation changes his voice, Olivia's change occurred because Martha Plimpton (Season 1) was replaced by Natasha Loring in Season 2.
• In the Minecraft Story Mode Skin Pack, Olivia's brown ring is on her right hand, whereas in the game, it appears on her left hand.
• She is the Redstonist of the New Order, and thus Ellegaard's counterpart from the Old Order.
• Eric Stirpe, lead writer of the series, confirmed that Olivia and Axel were largely absent in Season 2 because the executives didn't favor them as much as the rest of the cast. Therefore, their roles were minimized, especially given the constraints of a large cast and only five episodes.

Gallery

For all images related to Olivia, see Olivia/Gallery.

References

1. https://stirpicus.tumblr.com/post/164106206721/whos-your-favorite-olivia-or-axel