Otto Lidenbrock is a character in 80 Days, a scientist and explorer looking to investigate the world beneath the Earth's crust.
Background
Otto is an inquisitive professor who believes there is a world beneath the earth's crust, and searches for ways to better explore this unknown place.
Role
Otto can be met twice in the game; once in the underground city of Kristiania, and a following time in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. The second meeting can only occur after the first.
After striking up a conversation with Passepartout in the underground city of Kristiania, Otto mentions that he is looking around the globe for entry points into the Earth's core. Passepartout recommends Iceland, famous for its volanic instability and geysers, and Otto thanks him for the suggestion. Sure enough, upon arriving in Reykjavik, Passepartout runs into Otto again - Otto was waiting for a cargo delivery aboard the same airship on which Passepartout and Fogg were travelling.
Otto reveals that he has indeed discovered a world beneath the surface of the Earth, with exit points in Kristiania, Reykjavik and, most crucially, Snowden - allowing Passepartout and Fogg to travel there at great speed aboard an underground boat.
Chararcter
Otto is steadfast and hard to distract from his aims, being unfaltered from his notions despite any scepticism Passepartout may express. He is happy to talk at length about his study and takes any interest seriously almost to a comedic extent, as shown when he acts on the half-hearted suggestion to 'try Iceland'.
Trivia
- Otto is based on a character of the same name from Jules Verne's 1864 novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Like Captain Nemo, he cameos from a Verne work that isn’t Around the World in Eighty Days.