Editing Riful

{{Claymore Infobox
|image = [[Image:Riful(16).jpg|250px]]
|name = Riful
|aka = Empress Riful of the West<br>Dwellers of the Deep
|gender = Female
|symbol = Unknown
|rank = No.1 (Former)
|type = Offensive
|specialattack = Penentrative ribbons<br>Yoki Suppression
|status = Awakened/Dead (Killed By [[Priscilla]])
|affiliation = [[Dauf]] <br>[[The Organization]] (Former)
|family = Unknown
|hometown = Unknown
|first_manga = [[Chapter 42]]
|first_anime = [[Episode 15]]
|japanese = [[Wikipedia:Nana Mizuki|Nana Mizuki]]
|english = [[Wikipedia:Brittney Karbowski|Brittany Karbowski]]||gallery = Riful}}
{{quote|My goal isn't your death. I will just torture you, make you Awaken and then make you my friends!|Riful of the West to [[Clare]]|Claymore Manga Scene 47}}

'''Riful''' was an''' '''unranked warrior of [[Isley]]'s generation (the first generation) and [[Claymore]] No. 1 of the first all-female generation. She was the youngest warrior in [[the Organization]]'s annals to reach the pinnacle of her abilities and Awaken. She then became the [[Abyssal One]] of the West, also known as "Riful of the West" and "Empress Riful." She lived in the western region of [[Lautrec]] with her consort, [[Dauf]].<ref name="c45">Claymore Manga Scene 45</ref>





==Etymology==

"Riful" is derived from the Japanese transliteraton "Rifuru" (リフル, pronounced "ri-fu-ru").

"Riful" is probably derived from "rifle," meaning "to plunder." "Rifle" is an early 14th-century term (implied in rifling), from the Old French word ''rifler'', meaning "strip, plunder," literally "to graze, scratch," probably from a Germanic source (compare with the Old English word ''geriflian'', meaning "to wrinkle," the Old High German word ''riffilon'' "to tear by rubbing," and the Old Norse word ''rifa'', meaning "to tear, break"). This is probably in reference to her ability to break apart into strips.
==Appearance==
===Claymore===
[[File:Isley.png|thumb|left|180px|Riful as an active Claymore.]]

As a Claymore, Riful wore the typical Claymore uniform. She was very short compared to other warriors, presumably because of her younger age. Just like most other Claymores, she had the traits of possessing a pair of silver eyes and blonde hair. Her hair was that of a medium length which surpass her shoulders and reach her upper torso. Riful possesses the appearance of a young teen girl during her time as a Claymore and her body appears to be somewhat of a frail-built like.

===Awakened Being===
In her awakened form, Riful had glowing, pupil-less red eyes and retained a feminine humanoid form, composed of green ribbon-like strips. Her lower body was an immense mass of such strips that vaguely resembled a ball gown. The strips themselves were incredibly resilient and capable of lashing out at high speeds to ensnare or impale her opponents. In this form, Rifel has also a gigantic and towering size, even dwarfing Dauf's awakened form. The humanoid portion of Riful's form was a deception, as her enemies would tend to attack that area in the assumption that her vital organs were located there. In actuality, that portion contained no vital areas whatsoever. In her human form, Riful appeared as an adolescent girl with long, dark brown hair. [[File:28isq9v.jpg|thumb]]'''[[Gallery/Riful|Image Gallery]]'''

==Personality==
Riful almost always appeared whimsical and child-like, often acting polite and cheerful even when threatening someone with a torturous death. She also expresses hints of sadism in the torture of Claymores, but all for the purpose of making friends or mustering aid against enemies. From time to time, however, Riful would also exhibit anger, especially when she was fooled by [[Renee]]. When faced with imminent death, she even shed tears. Despite being tough on Dauf, Riful seemed to truly care for [[Dauf]]'s well-being.

Riful is also quite perceptive and intelligent. She easily unpuzzles other's power level, skills, and talents.

As a Claymore many years ago, Riful was shown to retain many of her personality quirks as an awaken, albeit its been implied that she wasn’t malicious as her Awakened self. This is seen where her curiosity lead her to go to the meeting place of [[Isley]], [[Rigardo]] and [[Dauf]] after hearing that the top three warriors were going to meet up with each other. Riful was also shown to be quiet polite and like her awakened self, desired to make friends. As seen with her politely greeting Dauf upon first meeting him. Like her awakened self, she was also shown to be quiet critical towards him, as shown when she refused Dauf’s request to hold her hand due to them being sweaty.

==Abilities==
===Awakened Form===
As an Awakened Being (technically an [[Abyssal One]]), Riful's body consists of thousands of fleshy strips of ribbons. These ribbons are Riful's main form of offense and defense; sharp enough to pierce through most and durable enough to protect her from attacks, these ribbons are highly versatile in their use. In addition, Riful appears to be capable of controlling her size and retroactively relocate where her internal organs are located to protect herself from attacks. Most enemies will assume that the humanoid part of her Awakened form would ensconce her vital and weak parts but in reality, that area ultimately serves as a decoy and would contain nothing.

===Yoki Suppression/Manipulation===
Riful also possesses a talent for Yoki suppression and for the manipulation of her own Yoki. She was skilled at masking it, making it difficult for her presence to be detected. She could also manipulate it enough to be able to create a "false" Yoki Aura that had power equivalent to a regular [[Awakened Being]] to mislead others into believing that she was a weaker than she actually was. However despite her talent in concealing her own Aura, it was evident that Riful lacked the talent in manipulating the Aura's of others. 

===Yoki Reading===
Riful has also shown to be highly efficient in sensing and reading the Yoki Aura of others. This was seen where she could easily figure out the exact mechanics of [[Galatea]]'s ''Yoki Manipulation'' Technique and [[Clare]]'s ''[[Quicksword]]'' and figure out that Clare's right arm didn't [[Irene|originally]] belong to her.  Riful was also shown to be able to easily analyze the mechanics between [[Alicia]] and [[Beth]]'s [[Soul Link]] technique by sensing their Yoki.                

===Claymore===
Riful was a prodigious Warrior, considered a once in a generation talent. She possessed exceptional power, skill, and ability, which allowed her to quickly progress from being a trainee to an official Claymore at a remarkably young age. This impressed the Organization, which awarded her the ranking of Number 1 in the first all-female generation, before she had even reached maturity.

===Intelligence===
Riful also possessed exceptional intelligence and analytical abilities. Throughout the series, she repeatedly outsmarted [[The Organization]] and effortlessly outmaneuvered several Claymores.

==Biography==

===First Encounter with Clare===
In [[Hanel]], a dying [[Raquel]] told [[Clare]] her [[Awakened Being Hunting Party]] was captured by their prey. Clare postponed her search for Raki to rescue Raquel's group instead.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 41</ref>

Meanwhile, in an abandoned castle on [[Mount Zakol]], Dauf tortured Jean and Katea to force their Awakening. Dauf deemed Katea's Awakened form too weak and Riful ordered her death while Jean watched in horror.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 42</ref>

When Clare arrived at the "Witch's Maw," Riful dismissed her as useless due to her low Yoki and ordered Dauf to dispose of her. Dauf captured Clare, but she was later rescued by [[Galatea]].<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 43</ref> As they tried to escape, Dauf collapsed the entrance, and a fight ensued. Initially, Galatea had the upper hand<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 44</ref> until Riful intervened and gave Dauf the knowledge needed to overcome Galatea's ability.<ref name="c45"/> Galatea ordered Clare to get Jean while she held off Dauf.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 46</ref>

Clare successfully retrieved Jean,<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 47</ref> and Dauf was overwhelmed by the combined power of the 3 Claymores.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 48</ref> But before Jean could deliver the killing blow, Riful intervened and ended the fight. She wanted to let them become stronger before forcibly recruiting them into her army of Awakened Beings. Only by joining her could they hope to defeat Isley.<ref name="c49">Claymore Manga Scene 49</ref>

After [[Luciela|Luciela's]] defeat, Riful warned Isley to stay out of her territory. Then she realized something amiss in the story of Isley defeating [[Priscilla]]. Priscilla was far stronger than either Isley or herself. This was one of the few times where she expressed true ire.<ref name="c71">Claymore Manga Scene 71</ref>

===After Seven Years===
[[File:Riful main.png|150px|thumb|right|Riful confronting a recently captured Renee.]]
Riful has 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]] intervened.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 70</ref> She seemed pleased to see Clare was still alive and even asked how Jean and Galatea were, though she seemed slightly upset to hear of the death of Jean.<ref name="c71"/>

Afterwards, Riful was in need of a defensive warrior who excels in perception and managed to capture the "Eyes" of the Organization at the time, [[Renee]].<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 81</ref> She took Renee to her new base and ordered Dauf tear off her limbs, though Riful told her she would let her re-attach her limbs and let her go if she did as ordered. Riful, then, showed Renee the merged bodies of [[Rafaela]] and Luciela and asked Renee to use Yoki-Manipulation to make them Awaken. Renee asked Riful what she would do if the creature turned out to be stronger than her, to which Riful cheerily replied that she would kill it before it Awakened completely.<ref name="c82">Claymore Manga Scene 82</ref>

Renee managed to convince Riful to let her reattach her legs as she couldn't concentrate. However, Riful became impatient when Renee took too long regenerating her legs (in spite of Renee being a defensive type warrior) and tried to hurry her along. She was interrupted by Dauf entering his awakened form in the castle to fight Clare. She left Renee to scold Dauf, warning the warrior not to try and escape. Riful began to fight with Clare but sensed Renee's Yoki disappearing. She ordered Dauf to go after her but when he failed, she went after Renee herself, vowing to mince the Claymore to shreds for deceiving and make a fool out of her.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 91</ref> Soon after, Rafaela and Luciela Awakened, causing a large explosion of Yoki.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 92</ref>

She turned back to her human form and seemed shocked at that the new Awakened Being's power kept increasing. She told Dauf that her chances of beating it were at 50-50, but would lessen as time went by because of its swerving behavior. Dauf convinced her not to fight it and she decided that they should retreat. They were then surrounded by [[Abyss Feeder]]s, who manage to rip off Riful's left arm. She used her hair to impale their heads but one managed to bite off the right side of her head. Riful commented that they were the first to do such damage to her and that she would make them regret having such durable bodies. [[Alicia]] and [[Beth]] arrived shortly after and told Riful that she was the next target they were to eliminate.<ref name="c93">Claymore Manga Scene 93</ref>

===Encounter with Alicia, Beth, and Priscilla===
Riful entered her Awakened form and began to battle an Awakened Alicia but was unable to keep up with her. Alicia's arms were easily able to slice through Riful's body. 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 worked, slowing down Alicia's movements, but only for a short time. The battle was interrupted when the new Awakened Being began firing projectiles. The projectiles injured Dauf, causing Riful to reach out to him. However, Riful herself got pierced by several projectiles in the process.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 94</ref>

Due to the confusion, Riful managed to escape, reverting to her human form and dragging the injured Dauf to safety, but the Abyss Feeders quickly caught up and surrounded them. One Abyss Feeder managed to bite off one of Riful's arms, and, too exhausted to regenerate, Riful focused on eliminating as many as she could but was soon overwhelmed. Beth, however, had been hit by a projectile at this time, causing an Awakened Alicia to indiscriminately attack the remaining Abyss Feeders.<ref name="c95">Claymore Manga Scene 95</ref> Alicia, reverted to her human form, reversing the Soul Link as Beth Awakened. She engaged in battle with Riful and sliced off her remaining arm and one of her legs, causing Riful to weep in anger at being defeated by "this fellow."

[[File:Nm.png|thumb|left|Riful's death|200px]]

Just then, Riful realized that Soul Link was starting to fail and that Alicia was having difficulty maintaining Beth's consciousness.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 97</ref> Despite knowing that Alicia was vulnerable and having Dauf shoot 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 left Riful and Dauf in order to help her sister while Riful continued to "watch" from the sidelines.

[[File:Rufile's_Corps.png|thumb|left|200px|Riful's corpse]]

After Priscilla readily killed both Alicia and Beth in quick succession,<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 98</ref> Riful was stunned, incapable of comprehending that such a powerful creature could exist, and warned Dauf to run away as fast as he can. He refused and immediately thereafter, the two were confronted by Priscilla herself. When Dauf stubbornly threatened Priscilla, she effortlessly ripped his body to pieces. Angered, Riful retaliated, only to have Priscilla punch her right hand through Riful's spine and shooting spikes within Riful's body.<ref name="c99">Claymore Manga Scene 99</ref>

Helen and Deneve later find her severely mutilated upper body, and she is assumed dead.<ref>Claymore Manga Scene 102</ref>

===Another Who Surpasses the Abyssal Ones===
[[File:Riful_Alive.png|thumb|right|210px|The being that appeared from Riful's corpse.]]
[[File:Riful-like_Being.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Priscilla's opponent showing abilities from both Riful and Dauf]]
Much later, an animated lower body is seen ambling aimlessly towards Priscilla's location. Ribbons similar to Riful's erupt from it and [[Riful-Like Being|begins to form a humanoid shape]] . The surviving Awakened Beings in Rabona quickly felt the Yoki that was emanating from the new being, noting how it was similar to Riful's but somehow different.<ref name="c132">Claymore Manga Scene 132</ref>

The Being, who is shown to be similar to Riful in stature, appearance and abilities, is next seen confronting Priscilla herself, proclaiming its hatred for her. Priscilla grasps the being by the head but is punched away with incredible force, surprising the observing Awakened Beings. The Being begins to shoot rods similar to Dauf's projectiles, and then protects herself from Priscilla's own projectiles with her ribbon-like hair, similar to Riful's own. The Awakened Beings note that the being was like Priscilla - that she was also one who surpassed the Abyssal Ones.<ref name="c133">Claymore Manga Scene 133</ref>

Engaging in a fierce battle with Priscilla, the Being began to gain the upper hand by absorbing her opponent's attacks. It appeared to the onlookers that the being was an even match for Priscilla after she was shown drawing power from the remnants of the Destroyer.  After it looked like the battle had been decided when the Being punctured Priscilla's head, Priscilla calmly brushed aside her attacks and transformed. The ensuing battle was ephemeral before the human formed claymore-wielding Priscilla dispatched her foe.

Presumably, the being that emerged from Riful's corpse was unprecedented, but it can be assumed that it is somehow related to Riful and her lover, Dauf, due to the similarities in its appearance, abilities and hatred of Priscilla, their murderer. Perhaps the culmination of Riful and Dauf fusing together.

==Relationships==
===[[Clare]]===
[[File:472px-Claymore-698936.jpg|thumb|Riful and Dauf]]
During their first encounter, Riful was impressed by Clare's tenacity so much so that she offered Clare the chance to become one of her allies in her struggle against Isley. As such, she allowed Clare to go free in hopes of her becoming stronger.<ref name="c49"/> Seven years later, the two encountered each other again with Riful exchanging pleasantries as though speaking to an old friend, though her intention was to use Clare's Yoki-sensing as a means to Awaken the fused Luciela-Rafaela. In the end, when Clare manipulated her into revealing information and then managed to escape her clutches, Riful had nothing but contempt and resentment for the Claymore.<ref name="c71"/>

===[[Dauf]]===
[[File:Riful_and_Isley.png|thumb|180px|Riful first meeting Isley, Rigardo and Dauf as a Claymore many years ago]]
Though she found Dauf to be an embarrassment to the point where she even mocked him for his dimwittedness, Riful accepted him as her lover on the grounds that he was the only one who could "accept her without breaking."<ref name="c49"/> Thus implying they make love in their awakened forms. Even when her life was in danger, she would not abandon him despite his own insistence.<ref name="c95"/>
===[[Isley]] and [[Priscilla]]===
For much of the series, Isley served as her main rival in the power struggle for the land. It was Isley's move to conquer the South that caused Riful to respond accordingly; searching for strong Claymores for her own Awakened Being army.<ref name="c45"/> Ultimately, Isley came up triumphant as Riful was caught unaware by his trump card—Priscilla.<ref name="c71"/> In the end, it was Priscilla who ended her life, seven years after Isley's invasion.<ref name="c99"/>
===[[Rigardo]]===
Apparently Riful has met him when she was a Claymore, but there are no indications if they had a relationship to begin with.

===[[The Destroyer]]===
While searching for a means to fight against the Isley/Priscilla alliance, Riful stumbled upon the fused bodies of Rafaela and Luciela. During the seven years, Riful searched for a way to Awaken the fused sisters, resorting to finding Claymores with high proficiency in Yoki perception in the hopes of Awakening the Fused Sisters and somehow make use of them as an additional warforce against Priscilla.<ref name="c82"/> Ultimately, the fused sisters Awakened in the form of [[The Destroyer]], a being with power greater than of an Abyssal One.<ref name="c93"/>&nbsp;Later on, half of a similar looking body appeared, leaving off some speculations that she is still alive.

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Being thrown away by humans, devoted to them even though you aren't one of them... and once they are finished with you, they have you end your life yourself... and not even an ounce of gratitude for all that. On the contrary: for your whole life you are hated and reviled. It really is idiotic. We are a different species after all. Once you start seeing things that way, it all becomes very easy to accept. Do humans shed tears for the birds, pigs, cows and sheep that become their food? Of course they don't. They are a different species after all. That is nature. That is the truth. That is Providence. Your way of thinking up to now was the warped one.|[[Chapter 43]]: The Witch's Maw, Part 3}}

{{Quote|My goal isn't your death. I will just torture you, make you awaken and then make you my friends!|[[Chapter 47]]: The Deep Abyss of Purgatory, Part 2}}

{{Quote|Sorry... I really... want to let you savor your moment of glory a little longer. But I really can't be having this. After all is said and done... he is still my man after all.|[[Chapter 49]]: The Deep Abyss of Purgatory, Part 4}}

{{Quote|Tell you what... I'll carve you up until you find yourselves cursing the fact that you have such resilient bodies.|[[Chapter 93]]: Disciple of Demise}}

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	'''Riful''' was an''' '''unranked warrior of [[Isley]]'s generation (the first generation) and [[Claymore]] No. 1 of the first all-female generation. She was the youngest warrior in [[the Organization]]'s annals to reach the pinnacle of her abilities and Awaken. She then became the [[Abyssal One]] of the West, also known as "Riful of the West" and "Empress Riful." She lived in the western region of [[Lautrec]] with her consort, [[Dauf]].<ref name="c45">Claymore Manga Scene 45</ref>		'''Riful''' was an''' '''unranked warrior of [[Isley]]'s generation (the first generation) and [[Claymore]] No. 1 of the first all-female generation. She was the youngest warrior in [[the Organization]]'s annals to reach the pinnacle of her abilities and Awaken. She then became the [[Abyssal One]] of the West, also known as "Riful of the West" and "Empress Riful." She lived in the western region of [[Lautrec]] with her consort, [[Dauf]].<ref name="c45">Claymore Manga Scene 45</ref>
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