Odlaw is the main antagonist from the immensely popular series of puzzle-books known as Where's Waldo?, although he is given much more information in the lesser known cartoon series based upon the books. He is the archenemy of Waldo.
Biography[]
Odlaw is a classic example of the "evil twin" archetype and resembles the titular Waldo, but has a black and yellow patterned shirt, and a mustache - what makes Odlaw most different from Waldo, however, is not his physical differences but his behavior.
He is almost every way and his only true goal in life is to obtain Waldo's magical walking stick - his quest to obtain this walking stick verges on the obsessive and drives most (if not all) of his many schemes.
Odlaw's first appearance was in 1991 in the story "Where's Waldo: The Magnificent Poster Book!" where he was given the more generic role of an "anti-Waldo" - the idea of him being the opposite of Waldo goes as far as his name: which is Waldo spelt backwards.
In "Where's Waldo?: The Wonder Book", it is revealed that he comes from Odlaw's Swamp, where hundreds of other Odlaws live, which is a parallel to the Land of Waldos. Odlaw can be really clumsy, so he always ends up getting hurt.
Personality[]
Odlaw is mean, nasty, loathsome and disgusting person who plotting to steal Waldo's magic walking stick. His wardrobe includes a black and yellow striped shirt, black jeans, spats, dark glasses, yellow and black bobbled hat, and a slick moustache. Odlaw seems to be something of an evil twin counterpart to Waldo.
Trivia[]
- In 1991 TV series, despite appearing in all of the episodes and meeting Woof and Wenda, Waldo never saw him and they never actually met each other.
- Odlaw is absent in the 2019 series due to being replaced by Odlulu. He is probably Odlulu's cousin.
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