Oswaldo Schneider

Oswaldo Schneider is the rank P47 head of the Marketing Development Department and a former member of The Nameless.^{[4][Note 1]}

Even after leaving The Nameless and joining the IPC, he still holds strongly to the will of Trailblaze.^[2]

Profile

With all due respect, is there anyone in the universe more enlightened than our chair, Qlipoth? Qlipoth acquiesces in all our business decisions, never asking or questioning why. How great a privilege! How great a trust!

— Oswaldo Schneider, Head of Interastral Peace Corporation Marketing Development Department, Level P47^[2]

Oswaldo is described as a passionate and hot-blooded individual that has a particularly strong belief towards Qlipoth the Preservation, which, along with his expansionist ideals, resulted in notoriety of both him and his department.^[5] His zeal prompted mockery from members of the Genius Society, who created a character in the Simulated Universe claiming to be Oswaldo's disciple. Rather than calling it the Marketing Development Department, the simulated character refers to it as the "Fanaticism Department" instead.^[6] Oswaldo's personality convinced the IPC to recruit him, as he is willing to change his persona based on others around him.^[7]

Although inexperienced and one of the younger department heads, especially in contrast to other directors,^[5] through his marketing strategy, many new worlds joined the IPC's business structure to obtain the right to operate the Cosmic Big Lotto.^[8][9] His successful business strategy led the Business Consolidation Department to adopt his product vision, and many within the IPC believe that he will soon rise to the ranks of the Seven Board of Directors, if not for his lack of experience and absence of an available position.^[2]

Story

Phantasmoon Games

According to an entertainment read, a rumor claimed that an executive within the IPC won the Phantasmoon Games in their youth. Given the timeline, it was widely suspected that that personage had been Oswaldo. However, this event had been erased from Planarcadia's history by the power of Elation, and Oswaldo himself has not answered to the claims.^[10][3]

Sigonia-IV

When Oswaldo first took charge of the Marketing Development Department, one of the three major issues he addressed was the operation on Sigonia-IV, which had troubled the department for multiple Amber Eras.^[11]

Under the department's guidance, the Sigonians successfully signed and established the Sigonian Sovereignty in accordance with the Interstellar Peace Charter, securing a legislative seat at the Interstellar Congress.^[12] However, due to prejudice among Sigonian parlimentarians, the Avgins and Katicans were excluded from the sovereignty and subsequently banished to the desert. To avoid responsibility for future conflicts between the two clans, the Avgins were declared autonomous.^[11]

As hostility between the two clans continued under the banishment, the Katicans conspired a mass killing of the Avgins on Kakava, an important festival for the Avgins. Despite the IPC's promise to aid the Avgins against the attack, they failed to intervene, resulting in thousands dead or missing. This event marked the end of the Avgin tribe.^[13]

While the Second Katica-Avgin Extinction Event has left a stain on the work of the Marketing Development Department,^[13] the operation was still considered successful.^[11]

Aeragan-Epharshel

To secure claim over the black ore, a crucial strategic resource of the IPC, Oswaldo led an operation on Aeragan-Epharshel. Facing both time constraints and resistance from the locals, he incentivized his crew with the promise of reward for the first person to acquire the resource, while also permitting the use of military force against the population to "bring civilization to this world."^[14]

According to the planetary records of Aeragan-Epharshel, the locals who roamed and farmed the land for generations were wiped out by an unknown disaster. The survivors, mostly frail elderly and youth, now only shelter in smaller and smaller reservations. To this day, that black ore is still used in massive quantities as a rare metal to create devastating weaponry, and is shipped out to more and more planets on fleets of IPC transport ships.^[14]

The Galaxy Ranger Boothill, a survivor of Aeragan-Epharshel, is currently looking for Oswaldo for vengeance. Despite efforts to locate him through official announcements and middle managers, Oswaldo's whereabouts remain untraceable. Resorting to tracking down IPC members who share his disdain for him, Boothill followed the IPC spaceship sailing toward Penacony.^[15]

Others

At some point after the IPC allied with the Xianzhou Alliance, the latter conducted an investigation to determine if they would pose a threat to them in the future. Of the department heads and other higher-ups, Oswaldo was the only one that was considered a high threat; being noted for his inexperience, intense zealotry, and expansionism.^[5]

Present

Penacony

Sometime after Sunday was defeated in the Charmony Festival on Penacony, Boothill broke into Aventurine's guest room in the hotel and confronted him.^[16] Aventurine agreed to help him due to the feud between the Marketing Development Department and Strategic Investment Department.^[17]

Planarcardia

After control of Planarcadia fell into the hands of the Strategic Investment Department, the Marketing Development Department had Mia planted as Pearl's secretary, amongst other personnel with the intention of 'throw Planarcadia into chaos' by any means necessary. It is highly implied her 'boss' is Oswaldo.

Astropolis

Oswaldo, though unseen, serves as the main antagonist of the mission To Roll the Stars in Astropolis. Backed by Yabuli, he proposes to use the husk of Voracity into a weapon against Nanook, bringing the proposal to the IPC board and gaining the support of Taravan Keane, though he is deadlocked by Diamond, Madam Scarred Eye and Zazzad in the voting. Throughout the mission, he attempts to stall the Trailblazer for as long as possible and prevent him from reaching Arita and lobbying against him, though he is defeated in the end when Louis Fleming decides to support the latter because of Aha.^[18]

Character Mentions

Character Stories

Character	Stories
Boothill	Character Story: Part II Character Story: Part IV
Silver Wolf LV.999	Character Story: Part II

Readables

• A Quick Guide to IPC's Department Structure That Even March 7th Can Follow Along
• Compulsory History Course in Higher Education: Whistle of a New Era
• Phantasmoon Games Winner's Traces: The Universe in an Instant

Occurrences

• Cosmic Altruist (III)
• Cosmic Con Job (II)
• Cosmic Merchant (I)
• The Double Lottery Experience
• The IPC Promotion Saga (IV)
• The Super Lottery Experience

Items

• The Fluffy Collector's Edition

Consumables

• Camo Paint

Relics

• Sigonia's Gaiathra Berth

Curios

• Cosmic Big Lotto
• Cosmic Big Lotto (Infinite)Cosmic Big Lotto (Infinite) Cosmic Big Lotto (Infinite)
• Dignity and Passion
• Interastral Big Lotto

Equations

• Dining Etiquette

Gallery

Videos

Notes

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Oswaldo Schneider
Chinese (Simplified)	奥斯瓦尔多•施耐德
Chinese (Traditional)	奧斯瓦爾多•施耐德
Japanese	オスワルド・シュナイダー
Korean	오스왈도•슈나이더
Spanish	Oswaldo Schneider
French	Oswaldo Schneider
Russian	Освальдо Шнайдер
Thai	Oswaldo Schneider
Vietnamese	Oswaldo Schneider
German	Oswaldo Schneider
Indonesian	Oswaldo Schneider
Portuguese	Oswaldo Schneider

Change History

References