Riful

Riful (possibly intended to mean Riffle, corresponding to her Awakened form) was the Claymore #1 of the first generation of female Claymores. She was the youngest Claymore to Awaken. She is the Abyssal one of the West. She lives in the Western territory, together with her lover Dauf.

Appearance
In her human form, Riful appears as a whimsical and cheerful young girl with long brown hair, but in reality is completely amoral, with a complete disregard for any who come between her and her goals.

In her Awakened form, Riful retains a feminine humanoid form, but one composed of fleshy strips. Her lower body is an immense mass of such strips, which are incredibly resilient and capable of lashing out at high speeds to ensnare or impale her opponents. The humanoid portion of Riful's form is a deception, as her enemies will tend to attack that area in the assumption that her vital organs are located there. In actuality, that portion contains no vital areas whatsoever.

First Encounter With Clare
Riful first encounters Clare when she comes to rescue Jean. Riful wanted to create a powerful army full of Awakened Beings and was torturing Claymores in order to make them Awaken, which is why she had imprisoned Jean, Katea and Raquel. Riful decided to let Clare fight with Dauf while she sat and watched from the side. Galatea then got involved, giving Clare time to save Jean. Dauf was overwhelmed by the three Claymores, causing Riful to end the fight. She decided she wanted to 'recruit' the three to her army, but left them time in order to get stronger before turning them into her Awakened allies. Riful also suggested that the only way to beat Isley was for the three to join her.

She later appeared before Isley after Luciela's defeat, warning him to not expand into her territory. It was then she realised that there was something amiss regarding the story of Isley defeating Priscilla. She noted that Priscilla was much stronger than either Isley or herself. This was one of the few times where she showed real anger.

After Seven Years
Riful has now changed her focus to acquiring of Claymores skilled at sensing and manipulating Yoki. She attempted to recruit Audrey and Rachel, but Clare, Miria, Helen and Deneve intervene. She seemed pleased to see Clare was still alive and even asked how Jean and Galatea were. She seems slightly upset to hear of the death of Jean.

She later runs into Renee and captures her. She takes her to her base and has Dauf tear off some of her limbs. Riful tells her she will let her re-attach her limbs and let her go if she cooperates. She then shows Renee the merged bodies of Rafaela and Luciela and tells Renee all she wants is for her to use her Yoki manipulation to make them awaken. Renee asks Riful what she will do if the creature is stronger than her, to which Riful cheerily replies she will just kill it.

She starts to become impatient when Renee takes so long regenerating her legs and tries to hurry her along. She is interrupted by Dauf awakening in the castle to fight Clare. She leaves to scold him for doing so, warning Renee not to try and escape. Riful begins to fight with Clare but sense Renee's Yoki disappearing. She orders Dauf to catch her but when he fails she goes after Renee herself. Soon after, Rafaela and Luciela begin to awaken causing a large explosion of intense Yoki. Riful briefly mentions Renee having no chance of survival, implying that she had killed her.

She reverts to her human form and seems to be shocked about how the Awakened Beings power kept increasing. She says that at the moment her chances of beating it are at 50-50, but will lessen as time goes on. Dauf convinces her not to fight it and she decides that they should retreat. They are then surrounded by Abyss Feeders, who manage to rip off Riful's left arm. She uses her hair to impale them in their heads but one manages to bite off the right side of her head. Riful comments on how they are the first to do such damage to her and that she will make them regret having very durable bodies. She is interrupted by the arrival of Alicia and Beth, who tell her she is the next target they are to eliminate.

Encounter with Alicia
Riful awakens and begins to battle the awakened Alicia but is unable to keep up with her. Alicia's arms were easily able to slice trough Riful's ribbon-like body and Riful had to order Dauf to attack Beth, who she knew was performing "Soul Link" with Alicia, to try and give her an advantage. This works by slowing her down but only for a short time. The battle is interrupted when the new Awakened Being fires projeciles which pierce multiple holes in Dauf. Riful reaches out to him but is also pierced by the attack.

In the confusion Riful reverts to her human form and drags the badly injured Dauf, who had also reverted to his human form, to safety. They quickly become surrounded by Abyss Feeders and one manages to bite off her arm. Riful is too exhausted and injured to regenerate her arm and while she manages to kill some she is soon overwhelmed. They are saved by the arrival of Alicia, who slices through the remaining Abyss Feeders. Riful seems to realise that something had happened to Beth and that "Soul Link" was failing. Despite knowing that Alicia was vulnerable and having Dauf shout at her to finish her, Riful didn't move. She sensed the yoki of the person Beth was fighting and knew immediately it was Priscilla. Alicia leaves to help Beth and Riful watches from the sidelines, calling Alicia stupid for Awakening.

The battle doesn't last long, with Priscilla killing both Alicia and Beth in quick succession. Riful is stunned, uncapable of believing such a powerful creature could exist.

Personality
Riful almost always appears cheerful and child-like, however there have been a few times when she has been made angry. She seems to be quite optimistic and smiles even when threatening someone with a tortuous death. She seems to care somewhat for Clare, Galatea and Jean and seems genuinely remorseful about the death of Jean. She is also often hard on Dauf, though there are times when she shows she cares for him.