Olivia Imperial

Olivia Imperial
Portrayed by	Ysabel Ortega
Died	July 2020#JFL:EotW San Francisco, California
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	None
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Gender	Female
Relatives	None
First appearance	#JusticeForLove: End of the World

“	I'm begging you, please. I don't wanna die.	„
	— Olivia Imperial's last words (#JusticeForLove: End of the World)

Olivia Imperial is a character played by Ysabel Ortega that first appeared in the 2020 Toho disaster film, #JusticeForLove: End of the World.

History

#JusticeForLove: End of the World

A beautiful, rich, and popular high school student in Manila, Olivia appears to have a perfect life like Mylene. However, being a socialite, she dislikes anyone from the lower social class, and thinks of them as being opportunistic. After graduating high school, Olivia left the Philippines and moves to San Francisco, California to accomplish her dream.

By 2020, Olivia is now a college student at the prestigious Stanford University. She reunites with Mylene after several years as Mylene arrives in San Francisco. When Mylene started helping a depressed woman named Alicia recover from her depression, Olivia is skeptical of her, and tells her to stay away from Mylene.

Sometime later, Mylene and Olivia discuss about Alicia and Mylene encourages her to accept Alicia, but she refuses. Olivia is upset at Mylene for trusting Alicia more than her, despite their history as actual friends. Mylene is dismayed, as Olivia's arrogant behavior reminds her of her own husband, who threatened to abandon their marriage.

After Alicia is rescued from Ethan, Olivia apologizes to Mylene for disliking Alicia after realizing that she commited a selfless act, and tells Mylene that she finally accepts Alicia as a friend. Around the same time, Mylene reveals that Andrea is in imminent danger from her fiancé, and plans to approach Cristina in an attempt to rescue Andrea.

A few days later, Mylene goes to Olivia's house to tell her that the plan to rescue Andrea has failed. Olivia reveals to Mylene that she now has a boyfriend, and is about to go out on their first night together. As Olivia prepares to leave, she witnesses Mylene being knocked out by one of Gregorio's men. While attempting to escape, she is caught after being shot in the chest, and is pushed into a nearby wall, incapacitating her.

In her final moments, Olivia begs for her life, but the assailant shows no sympathy towards his victim and still proceeds to shoot Olivia in the head, killing her. The following morning, Mylene wakes up and is terrified after discovering Olivia already dead. The authorities later arrive, and proceed to arrest Mylene, believing Mylene had killed Olivia. Mylene realizes that she was framed for the murder, and asks both Alicia and Lori to clear her name.

Two months later, the court trial finally takes place in Sacramento. Due to the evidence presented, Mylene is acquitted for the murder of Olivia Imperial.

Trivia

• Additional scenes featuring Olivia is present in the novelization, including discovering Andrea's affair, which resulted in her death. In the film, Gregorio intentionally killed Olivia to frame Mylene, but in the novelization, framing Mylene for Olivia's death was not intentional. Due to the removal of additional subplots in the finished film, the filmmakers decided to entirely reshoot the film's third chapter.

The success of #JusticeForLove: End of the World led to Ysabel Ortega being given her first lead role in What We Could Be

• While Olivia's screentime in the entire film is short, her death scene became one of the most prominent scenes in the film, along with the asteroid scenes, resulting in Ysabel Ortega being recognized by a larger audience, with the film itself serving as a breakthrough in her acting career.
  • Following #JusticeForLove: End of the World, Ortega was cast in two prominent projects, What We Could Be, in her first lead role, and Voltes V: Legacy, which is based on the Japanese anime series by Toei Animation.
• #JusticeForLove: End of the World marks the second instance Ysabel Ortega portrayed a character that lives in San Francisco, after On the Wings of Love in 2015.
• This film marked the return of Ysabel Ortega in an antagonist role, after 2016's Born for You and Pusong Ligaw the following year. However, she returned on portraying protagonist roles afterward, as shown in What We Could Be and Voltes V: Legacy.