Rirove Rakels

Rirove Rakels (リローヴ・ラケルス) is a character in the anime and manga series Battle Spirits Sword Eyes.
"Three-headed dragon from the front gate... Snake from the side gate! I summon The BlackCorpsEmperor Baldanders!"
"Wandering sword from the realm of dead! The Criminal's SkullBlade Executioners ! Plant your purple mystery to the battlefield!"
==Appearance==
He has long black hair and purple eyes. He wears purple and yellow robes with a red cloth over one shoulder, and a skull necklace. He has another piece of jewelry on his forehead. He carries a rose with him.
==Personality==
He is a narcissist, and he hates anything that isn't perfect, to the point of wanting to destroy these things. He doesn't like crowds, which is why he refused to join Yaiba. Rirove always keeps a calm and composed attitude, even when he loses to Yaiba and must serve him, but when in the heat of a battle he has a deranged look on his face.
==Biography==
Rirove is the purple Sword Eyes of Darkness. He comes from Stoke, an underground land of alchemy masters. He seemingly created Suou, using alchemy. Because Suou was a failure, he wanted to destroy him. Although he loved the original Suou, his brother, he calls this Suou a "doll of bones."
Kizakura opposed him, so Rirove decided he had time for a battle and accepted. Using his X-rare, he won the match, and went back to chasing Suou.
He later battled Sora, and this time was defeated, but he wasn't interested in taking Sora's advice as a fellow creator of "life," and still wanted to destroy Suou. Then, he was confronted by Garudos, who wanted him to join with the other Sword Eyes of Darkness. Rirove went to Antlantia, but refused.
To catch Suou, Rirove wanted to use Hayatemaru as an alchemy ingreedient. Not wanting to give up his partner, Hagakure battled against him. Rirove won, but only took one feather, which had a tracker Garudos planted on him earlier, but removed it.
Rirove followed the feather to Kamata. There, he met Gordy, who was sent to bring him back to Yaiba. Gordy informed Rirove that it was actually illegal for someone from Stoke to come to Atlantia, and even destroyed a device he was using to track Suou, Rirove decided to see Yaiba to negotiate this law. Yaiba agreed, as long as Rirove would battle him. If he won, Rirove would have to join him. Because Rirove lost the battle, he had to remain with Yaiba.
Rirove was offered to lead the purple army, but chose not too, explaining to Amarello, who he supposed was ordered to watch over him, that he only wanted freedom to move around in the city. He then goes on about how the Sword of Judgement interests him. He later met with Garudos, where he inquired about his own reasons for the Sword of Judgement, which Garudos denied, stating he only wanted Yaiba to have it.
He was with the other Sword Eyes when Bringer was captured, when he questioned why Tsurugi cared so much about a droid that was programmed to obey him. Afterwards, he watched Brau and Bringer's battle.
When he met up with Garudos again, he asked if something was wrong, but said it was nothing. Garudos then asked Rirove to check something for him, which led to him discovering Tsurugi's current location to be in Stoke. He was asked by Yaiba to go there and look for him.
Rirove was surprised to see that Tsurugi was now a Sword Eyes of Darkness. Tsurugi challenged him to a battle, to decide whether he'd return to Atlanta. Rirove accepted, in order to test Tsurugi's dark power. During the battle, he tried to tell Tsurugi that if he used darkness, he would eventually be controlled by it. He lost the match, and decided to report what he'd found to Yaiba.
He followed Suou to Lemurion, still planning to kill him. However, he, Suou and Hagakure were sucked into the Green Deity Sacred Tree. Once inside, Hagakure received his Sword Brave, but Rirove believed that wasn't the only reason they were drawn inside. Hagakure challenged Rirove, saying that he would have to give up on Suou if he lost. Rirove did lose the battle, and something seemed to be weakening him. Suou, concerned for him, wanted to stay by him. Rirove was upset that the doll of bones he hated was pitying him, though.
Because Rirove was dying, Suou offered him soul to save Rirove's life. He was devastated to find that Suou was dead. His tears resurrected Suou, but it was the original Suou that appeared. Suou had no interest in staying with Rirove, and claimed to hate him. However, Tsurugi convinced Suou to admit how much he really loved his brother. Rirove was very happy to have Suou back.
In the ritual to summon the Sword of Judgment, Rirove battled against Suou. He lost, but didn't mind.
While Tsurugi went to battle Garudos, risking all of Lengdia, Rirove and Yaiba headed to Stoke. They used alchemy to summon spirits, which would try to stop the Iron Hammer of God from crashing down. Once this was finished, Rirove went to help evacuate the people of Stoke.
In the epilogue, he goes back home to continue studying alchemy.
==Deck (anime)==
He uses a purple rush deck.
His deck has contained at some point, the following:
Name 	Color 	Type
The BlackCorpseKing Baldanders 	Purple 	Spirit
DarkDemo-Bone 	Purple 	Spirit
DarkSkullpione 	Purple 	Spirit
Dark-Swordoll 	Purple 	Spirit
Wybone 	Purple 	Spirit
The HellMonk Fraulow 	Purple 	Spirit
Zombie-Hawk 	Purple 	Spirit
Bone-Bison 	Purple 	Spirit
Bone-Cat 	Purple 	Spirit
Bone-Tops 	Purple 	Spirit
Shadow-Aldius 	Purple 	Spirit
The Criminal's SkullBlade Executioners	Purple 	Brave
Skullplane 	Purple 	Brave
Hihi-Bone 	Purple 	Brave
Shadow-Maiden 	Purple 	Brave
The Candle Tower of Life 	Purple/Yellow	Nexus
The Crumbling Uroko Mountain 	Red/Purple 	Nexus
The Bone Forest of Wandering Souls 	Purple 	Nexus
The Underground Empire of Lies 	Purple 	Nexus
Purple Haze 	Purple 	Magic
Soul Reap 	Purple 	Magic
==Deck (manga)==
Name 	Color 	Type
The BlackCorpseKing Baldanders 	Purple	Spirit
DarkDemo-Bone 	Purple	Spirit
Dark-Swordoll 	Purple	Spirit
The OffensiveSkullBlade Executioners	Purple	Brave
==Battle Stats (anime)==
Episode	Type 	Opponent	Result
9 	Single battle	Kizakura	Win
10 	Single battle	Sora 	Lose
15 	Single battle	Hagakure	Win
17 	Single battle	Yaiba 	Lose
29 	Single battle	Tsurugi 	Lose
35 	Single battle	Hagakure	Lose
43-44 	Single battle	Suou 	Lose
==Battle Stats (manga)==
Chapter	Type 	Opponent	Result
5 	Single battle	Hagakure	Win
9/10 	Single battle	Hagakure	Lose
==Relationships==
Despite being a Sword Eyes of Darkness, Rirove is very neutral when he encounters the Sword Eyes of Light, even engaging in small conversations with them. He was even asked by Long to join them, but declined due to his dislike of crowds.
Sword Eyes of Darkness/Allies
Yaiba
Garudos
Gordy
Amarello
Sword Eyes of Light/Allies
Tsurugi
Kizakura
Sora
Suou
==Trivia==
*He shares a seiyuu with Barone from Battle Spirits Brave
==Appearances==
Battle Spirits Sword Eyes anime
==Gallery==
===Anime===
Rirove blocking Long.jpg|Rirove blocking Long
Rirove going the mess up with Tsurugi and his allies.jpg|Rirove is going to mess up with Tsurugi and his allies.
Rirove breaking the fruit.jpg|Rirove breaking the fruit.
Rirove claiming himself is the purple Sword Eyes of Darkness.jpg|Rirove claiming himself is the purple Sword Eyes of Darkness.
Rirove going to make souo reborns soon.jpg|Rirove going to make Suou reborns soon.
Rirove showing his Sword Brave in Sword Form.jpg|Rirove showing his Sword Brave in Sword Form.
Rirove is ready for his battle.jpg|Rirove is ready for his battle.
Rirove in the eyecatch.jpg|Rirove in the eyecatch.
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Rirove summoning Executioners.jpg|Rirove summoning Executioners.
Of course it couldn't be any less than perfect.jpg|Of course it couldn't be any less than perfect!
Sora offers Rirove to battle him.jpg|Sora offers Rirove to battle him.
Garudos offers Rirove to see Yaiba again.jpg|Garudos offers Rirove to see Yaiba.
Rirove arrived to Atlantia.jpg|Rirove arrived to Atlantia.
Rivove confindent his victory.jpg|Rivove confindent his victory.
Scary Rirove using Purple Haze.jpg|Scary Rirove using Purple Haze.
Now, Taste the final mystery.jpg|Now, Taste the final mystery.
Rirove preforming his victory pose.jpg|Rirove preforming his victory pose.
Rirove has the feather from Hayatemaru.jpg|Rirove has the feather from Hayatemaru.
Amerllo thinks that Rirove is beautiful.jpg|Amerllo thinks that Rirove is beautiful.
Amerllo talking to Rirove.jpg|Amerllo talking to Rirove.
Amerllo, Rirove and Gordy watching the imprisioned Bringer.jpg|Amerllo, Rirove and Gordy watching the imprisioned Bringer.
Rirove found Tsurugi in Stoke.jpg|Rirove found Tsurugi in Stoke.
Rirove locking The Red Army.jpg|Rirove locking The Red Army.
Rirove accepted to battle Tsurugi.jpg|Rirove accepted to battle Tsurugi.
Rirove facing Tsurugi.jpg|Rirove facing Tsurugi.
Rirove, Tsurugi and Mars eyecatch.jpg|Rirove, Tsurugi and Mars eyecatch.
Rirove holding the photo of him and Suou.jpg|Rirove holding the photo of him and Suou.
Rirove saw Hagakure, Suou and Kizakura.jpg|Rirove saw Hagakure, Suou and Kizakura.
Rirove is ready to makes Suou reborn.jpg|Rirove is ready to makes Suou reborn.
Rirove is ready to take down Hagakure and Suou.jpg|Rirove is ready to take down Hagakure and Suou.
Rirove told Hagakure that he wants to protect the real Suou.jpg|Rirove told Hagakure that he wants to protect the real Suou.
Rirove and Suou eyecatch.jpg|Rirove and Suou eyecatch.
Child Rirove in flashback.jpg|Child Rirove in flashback.
Rirove is getting weak while he seen Suou.jpg|Rirove is getting weak while he seen Suou.
A soul told Suou that he'll give up his soul to Rirove.jpg|A soul told Suou that he'll give up his soul to Rirove.
Suou giving his suou to revive Rirove.jpg|Suou giving his suou to revive Rirove.
Suou punching Rirove.jpg|Suou punching Rirove.
Rirove is happy to see the real Suou is back.jpg|Rirove is happy to see the real Suou is back.
Rirove performing the stoke magic for display.jpg|Rirove performing the stoke magic for display.
Rirove and Suou showing what has been happening to the arks.jpg|Rirove and Suou showing what has been happening to the arks.
Rirove with the paper strips that can be write down everyone dreams.jpg|Rirove with the paper strips that can be write down everyone dreams.
Rirove goes back to continue studying alchemy in the epilogue.jpg|Rirove goes back to continue studying alchemy in the epilogue.
===Miscellaneous===
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riroveart.jpg|Production Art
M-rirove.jpg|Rirove as he appeared in manga.
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