ABO Desire Explained: Who’s Who, Power, Passion, and Manipulation

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Introduction What is the ‘ABO’ class systemThe Primary Characters of ‘Desire’Introduction

Chinese series ‘Desire’ is pushing fictional boundaries by becoming the one of the first live-action adaptations of an Omegaverse novel.

This is going to be filled with spoilers but only about the first three episodes of ‘Desire’, to help you understand the plot and character motivations, since quite a few viewers are getting confused over the similar sounding names of characters and small font translations.

What is the ‘ABO’ class system

So, ‘Desire’ is set in a fictional country called ‘P’, in a world where a global pandemic triggered by a virus, changes the biological constituency of humans. Humans begins to exhibit behaviour seen in wolf-packs and can be divided into three sub-class:

Alpha: Dominant, aggressive, territorial, and usually leaders. They can ‘rut’, which is a period in which their libido is higher than usual. In ‘Desire’, there are something called the S-class Alphas, who are a rare, elite, or exceptionally powerful Alphas, a cut above the rest. They also can have enhanced physical or mental abilities.

Beta: Neutral, with low fertility rates. Usually inconsequential working-class people. Betas are usually ignored in fiction books set in the Omegaverse or play really minor roles.

Omega: Submissive, nurturing, highly fertile, both male and females can get pregnant. Instead of a menstrual cycle, they go into ‘heat’, which is when they’re the most fertile, it’s during this period that they emanate pheromones, which is meant to attract mates, but they can use suppressants/external medication to control their heat.

Enigma: There are extremely rare, so rare, they’re almost mythical. But Enigma are superior to Alphas and in the case of ‘Desire’, an Enigma has the power to tame an Alpha and turn them into Omega. They can resist or trigger strong reactions in others, often confusing even S-class Alphas

The Primary Characters of ‘Desire’

Hua Yong (Huang Xing): He’s a striking young illegitimate heir to a successful empire known as ‘X Holdings’, and also a rare Enigma. He’s in love with Sheng Shao You, a powerful business scion known for his preference for wide-eyed, submissive Omegas. But Hua Yong’s dominant personality makes him realize that approaching Shao You as an Enigma wouldn’t work, there’s little chance he’d fit the type Shao You usually falls for. Which is why, in the first episode of ‘Desire’, Hua Yong uses his money and influence to gather all of Shao You’s ex-partners at his sprawling mansion, to find out his crush’s preferences, in order to seduce him.

It seems, Shao You loves beautiful men and women with the ‘damsel in distress’ kind of personality, those who cry easy and seem helpless. So, with help from his friend Shen Wen Lang, Hua Yong poses as a poor, low-ranking Omega interning at Wen Lang’s company, hoping to catch Shao You’s eye. He even goes out of his way to land himself in trouble, just so Shao You can swoop in and feel in control of their budding relationship. Hua Yong is playing the long game to tame his crush for good.

Sheng Shao You (Qiu Ding Jie): Hua Yong’s love interest, Shao You, is a confident and dominant S-class Alpha who owns a leading pharmaceutical company. His longest relationship lasted just six months. Focused on finding a cure for his father’s cancer, he has little time for serious romance and doesn’t mind dating partners who are only after his credit cards. Once he loses interest, he ends things.

Though not particularly drawn to Hua Yong at first, Shao You is still somewhat attracted to him. But when Hua Yong refuses any financial help during a difficult situation, Shao You’s curiosity is sparked, and his interest slowly begins to grow. As he begins to notice Hua Yong seems to be just his type, he starts to desire him more.

Gao Tu (Li Pei En): An Omega pretending to be a Beta due to family baggage and past trauma. Because Omega are highly sought out by aggressive, powerful Alphas, his mother, who is a victim of an abusive relationship, makes Gao Tu hide is Omega identity by using suppressants, so that he isn’t exploited like her. Gao Tu works as the secretary of his college crush Wen Lang, and the latter is quite vocal about hating Omegas, which only leads Gao Tu to further suppress his identity, making him dangerous reliable on medication. This character is in for the most heartbreak in ‘Desire’ when he gets accidentally pregnant with his boss’ child.

Shen Wen Lang (Jiang Heng): Another powerful Alpha and business tycoon, Shen Wen Lang helps Hua Yong in his plan to seduce and trap Shao You. Meanwhile, he also gets suspicious of Gao Tu’s secret identity and the two are the secondary couple in ‘Desire’.

You can watch ‘Desire’ on YouTube, Youku, iQIYI and WeTV.

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