Primrose Azelhart (Japanese: プリムロゼ・エゼルアート, Hepburn: Purimuroze Ezeruāto) is a fictional character in the 2018 video game Octopath Traveler, where she serves as one of its eight protagonists.

Primrose was one of the first characters introduced, alongside Olberic, in Octopath Traveler's demo, and was intended to have a more heavy and adult story, with her writer, Kakunoshin Futsuzawa, using Game of Thrones as a basis.

[2] Futsuzawa wrote her scenario to be heavy and adult, having watched Game of Thrones, making Primrose a character who emphasizes both her feminine charm and strength in the face of human filth.

[3] She and fellow Octopath protagonist Olberic were made playable in the first demo due to their relative proximity to other characters and for them showing the appeal of the game's mechanics best.

[4] Octopath Traveler II introduces a Dancer character named Agnea Bristarni, who Ikushima intentionally gave a "cheerful and sunny disposition" to contrast Primrose's "dark past.

Her story sees her pursuing the men responsible for the murder of her father in Noblecourt, leading her to search for them, her only knowledge being a crow tattoo on different parts of their bodies.

[16] Famitsu writer Nishikawa-kun exclaimed that they initially went with Primrose because of her sex appeal, though they regretted choosing her for such a reason after they experienced her storyline, which they compared to a "dark shounen manga."

[8] Siliconera writer Jenni Lada found parallels between Primrose and Ophilia, particularly in how their similar past yet differing circumstances inform how they interact with others.

[18] Game Rant writer Devin Friend discussed how Primrose was the "coldest" character besides perhaps Therion, and how this contrasts with Agnea Bristarni, the Dancer from Octopath Traveler II, who is much happier.

[20] Jess Joho called her a "grotesque cliche," criticizing the writers for using "women's trauma to give a thin character some semblance of personality or depth," while noting that this element is forgotten during lighthearted moments.