Dorothy of Oz
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| Dorothy of Oz | |
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| 도로시 (Dorosi) |
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| Genre | Adaptation, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Manga: Dorothy of Oz | |
| Author | Son Hee-joon |
| Publisher |  Haksan |
| English publisher |  UDON |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Volumes | 2 (current) |
Dorothy of Oz (도로시, Dorosi) is a manhwa by Son Hee-joon (손희준) and is published by Haksan.
The story is about an ordinary girl named Mara Shin who winds up in a science-fantasy realm called "Oz". During her journey to return to her world, she meets up with Abee (Scarecrow), Namu (Tin Woodsman), and Tail (Cowardly Lion), and follows a mysterious Yellow Brick Road that may hold the key to the path home.
[edit] Characters
Mara Shin
- Codename: Dorothy. Once an ordinary schoolgirl from Seoul, Korea, Mara is the only person able to see the strange "yellow brick road", and as such, is often mistaken for the legendary "Dorothy" by the majority of Oz's occupants. Despite the assumption by many that she is, indeed, Dorothy, Mara often reacts loudly and protestingly to being called as such, shouting, "My name is Mara...Mara Shin!" By stomping her boots (given to her by Selluriah, the Witch of the East), she can turn into a witch. She is the owner of both the witch's boots (obviously the manhwa's version of the ruby slippers) and Thyrsos, a magical staff once belonging to the Wizard of Oz.
Toto
- Toto is a small creamy-yellow colored dog and Mara's constant companion and pet. He was responsible for Mara's coming to Oz, as he stole her "lucky" glove and ran down the yellow brick road (which was situated in a seemingly normal alleyway in Mara's hometown), causing her to follow him in an attempt to get both him and her glove back. Unfortunately, after doing so, she could not find the way back home, and she and Toto were taken in by Selluriah. Toto has a habit of barking ferociously at any and all who annoy him, up to and including a dangerous "pig bear", Tail, and an assassin.
Abee
- Codename: Scarecrow. Abee is one of several clones created to be the Witch of the West's "secret weapon". Unlike the others, he is gentle and has a strange habit of mixing up his vocabulary, to be corrected by Mara, who seems to be the only one who can fully translate his mixed up speech. His special power is telekinesis, which makes him particularly dangerous in a fight when provoked into using it. He met Mara when she came across him tied to a scarecrow (a reference to the original Scarecrow) and let him down after giving him some important grammar lessons (he misinterpreted something she said to mean that her name was "You"). He lost his memory shortly before being tied up, and was beaten for not giving information to the soldiers who tied him up (the only reason he was silent was because his loss of memory also caused him to forget how to speak), eventually telling Mara that she was the "only one who [was] nice to [him]". Abee was created by the Witch of the West.
Namu
- Codename: Tin Woodsman. Namu is a cyborg, and predictably is calm, quiet, logical, and virtually emotionless. He has the ability to create holograms, as well as cause ax blades to come out of his wrists, making his already super-strong punches even more dangerous. Presumably he has even more abilities than this, as his official description labels him as having "more tricks up his sleeve than a Swiss Army knife". He is also the fastest member of the team, surpassed only by Shine. He is often the one to put Tail in his place, although quite unintentionally most times. Namu was created by the Witch of the South.
Tail
- Codename: Cowardly Lion. Despite his codename, Tail is anything but cowardly, and even makes a comment about it when called a "Cowardly Lion" by Pillanin. He is a lion chimera, with the ears, tail, and claws of a lion. Included with the package is super strength rivaling that of Namu. He is also constantly hungry, and tends to get angry when contradicted or criticized. Tail was created by the Witch of the North.
Pillanin
- Pillanin is a lieutenant in the Oz Military, but unfortunately has gone extremely bad. He experimented not only on the people of Brick Village, but also on himself and his second-in-command Wolf (he turned himself into a vampire chimera, and Wolf into a wolf chimera). He was able to cause trouble for Mara and her friends, but was ultimately no match for Shine, who arrived to take him into custody for his illegal experimenting. His power increases by drinking blood. Pillanin's fate is, as of yet, unknown, last being shown carried off by Shine's men.
Shine
- Shine, like Pillanin, is an officer in the Oz Military, albeit a much higher ranking one, with the title of "Special Agent" ("Secret Agent" in the chapter title). Shine is relatively young but vastly experienced - he is said to be 1.35 times faster than Namu and was able to defeat Pillanin in his strongest form without even trying. He wields a saber that, when struck, splits into several dart-like pieces that he somehow controls despite not having telekinesis. Shine also seems to have his own agenda, as he blows up Brick Village for the sole purpose of driving Mara into a rage, and even explicitly states that "[he wants] to drive them crazy...and make them destroy Oz".
Wolf
- Wolf is Pillanin's second-in-command and heavy muscle. As his name suggests, he is a wolf chimera. Wolf was able to give Namu a fairly decent thrashing, but was himself thrashed by Tail, who "knocked him out with one punch". He and Tail were mainly adversaries, although because a wolf is a weaker creature than a lion, was in the end no match for him. His fate is unknown, although it is assumed he was killed in the explosion that destroyed Brick Village, as Shine ordered only Pillanin to be taken away. He was last seen losing all energy and reverting back to his human form, as Pillanin used him as an outside energy source to make himself stronger.
Selluriah
- The Witch of the East, Selluriah was the original owner of the magic boots. She appears young, but takes extreme pleasure to being called a "girl" by Mara and reacts violently to Indigo calling her old (Indigo later tells Mara that Selluriah's true age is classified information, and that she will kill him if he reveals it). She saved Mara and Toto from a pig bear and was the first to recognize Mara as possibly being "Dorothy", although she often forgets that Mara hates to be called as such. She is the ruler of Sapphire City, and is constant turmoil with Sepia, the leader of the Devil Tribe, who wants to take over her region. However, Selluriah is not a true witch, as her power comes from her magical boots and she is virtually helpless without them. Minutes after she gives the boots to Mara, she is killed by an assassin sent by the Witch of the West, who plunged a poisoned blade into her chest. Her last words were for Mara to "follow the yellow brick road...get out of [Sapphire City]". Out of all the witches, she seems to be the only one not completely ruthless, and before being killed, tells her assassin this. Unlike Mara, Selluriah seemed to enjoy the stripping part of the witch's boots power.
Indigo
- Indigo is Selluriah's bodyguard and second-in-command of Sapphire City's military. He is cheerful for the most part, but worries constantly about Selluriah. He, like Selluriah, has a "super suit" of sorts, and is known as "Superhuman Indigo" in that form. He had an unfortunate habit of unintentionally catching Mara exposed in some way (such as walking in just as the magic boots took effect and seeing her fully naked), but is always very polite about it. Upon failing in his duty to protect Selluriah, he causes an explosion that wipes out both himself and the assassins sent to kill him and his master, his last words being an apology to both Selluriah and Mara.
Sepia
- The leader of the Devil Tribe of Oz, and constantly in conflict with Selluriah. His goal is to own Sapphire City and kill Selluriah, but she always defeats him with little to no effort. It is unknown if he will attempt to take over Sapphire City again now that Selluriah is gone, but it is likely. He is very excitable and hates being shown up, which, unfortunately, happens a lot.
The Witch of the West
- Not much is known of the Witch of the West yet, except that she, like Selluriah, is a scientist of incredible intelligence and caliber. Her secret weapon is stated as being clones of her second-in-command (also unnamed as of yet) that form her military. Abee is one of these clones, but it is unknown if she even knows he has joined Mara or, indeed, even cares. She is ruthless and seemingly cruel, and the one to send the assassins that killed Selluriah.
Number 4
- One of several clones created by the Witch of the West, he is the one who killed Selluriah and is at least partially responsible for the death of Indigo. Despite being an assassin, he has respect for the people he's sent after, as he tells one of the other clones, "Show some respect, he's about to die!" when said other clone was taunting Indigo for being defeated by them. Presumably, he is killed in the explosion Indigo causes as a last-ditch resort to take the clones down.
The Wizard of Oz
- Unlike the four Witches, the Wizard is a real magician and does not need magical items like they do to use his powers. Ten years before the story begins, he defeated Selluriah and the other three Witches alone; this incident would later cause Selluriah to denounce her title of "Witch". He was the original owner of Thyrsos, the magic staff, but it was stolen from him and somehow wound up in the possession of Mara Shin.
