Rayne (BloodRayne)

Rayne, also known as BloodRayne, Agent BloodRayne, Dark Rayne, The Dark-Hearted, Adriane Rosmalen, Rogue Dhampir, Mongrel Half-Blood and Half-Thing, is the main protagonist from the BloodRayne series.
== Charactah Account ==
Rayne is an American dhampir, born in 1915 from a human mother who was raped by a vampire father, who killed her entire family. Rayne spent her teenage years in search of revenge and during the 30s, she is approached by the Brimstone Society, an order dedicated to hunt vampires and supernatural threats that recruits her into their ranks. In the first game, she is sent into a mission to stop the Nazis from using ancient artifacts to bring an ancient demon upon the world. In the second game, she finally has a score to settle with her father Kagan and his vampire cult.
Rayne is a very complex woman. She is quite intelligent, knowledgeable, witty, seductive (when need be), beyond her age and youth. She is shown to be headstrong, mature, gutsy, extremely foul-mouthed and willing to take her job very serious. As a result of it, she is extremely confident in her abilities, when it comes to fighting. Rayne is strong-willed and independent who rarely shows any sign of emotions such as anger, alarm, annoyance, surprise, or distress when on a mission; usually having her own sense of fun with the bloody carnage she dispatches onto the forces of evil.
Due to her personal upbringing as an assassin, Rayne is also tomboyish, tenacious, resourceful, persistent and enduring. However, Rayne still has an ever-present dark side that is constantly shown throughout the series.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* BloodRayne
* BloodRayne Raw II
* BloodRayne Raw III
* BloodRayne: Automaton
* BloodRayne: Dark Soul
* BloodRayne: Lycan Rex
* BloodRayne: Plague of Dreams
* BloodRayne: Prime Cuts
* BloodRayne: Red Blood Run
* BloodRayne: Revenge of the Butcheress
* BloodRayne: Seeds of Sin
* BloodRayne: Skies Afire
* BloodRayne: Tibetan Heights
* BloodRayne: Tokyo Rogue
* BloodRayne: Twin Blades
=== Movies ===
* BloodRayne
* BloodRayne 2: Deliverance
* BloodRayne: The Third Reich
* Ready Player One
=== Video Games ===
* BloodRayne
* BloodRayne 2
* BloodRayne: Betrayal
* BloodRayne: Betrayal - Fresh Bites
* BloodRayne: The Shroud
* Infected
== Trivia ==
* Rayne is the first video-game character that appeared in Playboy magazine, in the October 2004 U.S. edition as part of an article entitled "Gaming Grows Up".
* She was originally was going to have a "militant, dark Gothic look a brunette with tight buns in her hair and a very severe body line" the character went through several design changes, with an active goal to make her as appealing and distinctive as possible in order to create a franchise with lasting appeal.
* Rayne's character was inspired by an existing Terminal Reality-created character, the dhampir Svetlana Lupescu, who appeared in their 1999 game Nocturne.
* In BloodRayne 2, in the beginning cinematic inside Zerenski's Ball he asks her if she would like a glass of wine, to which she replies with the classic Dracula quote "I never drink wine." This might also reference Zerenski's classical vampire horror abilities of transforming into bats as a boss later on in the level.
* She placed eleventh on the list of the "Top 50 Sexiest Vampires.
* Laura Bailey described providing voice acting for the character as "a blast", though added she couldn't say she identified with the character. Bailey stated that during voice acting sessions, the director would occasionally approach her with changes to the game's script; if the dialog was nasty enough to cause her to blush while saying the lines, he felt the change was good. Romi Park stated Rayne's appearance had a large impact upon her, citing Rayne's red hair and her desire to further understand the character. She went on to further describe her portrayal of the character as exhibiting "lots of sadness" as well as "strong sense of justice".
* Rayne appears as a playable bonus character in another Majesco game Infected, where player kills zombies in New York during Christmas. She can be unlocked after completing all missions, or obtaining gold medal on mission 33. Once unlocked, she can then be bought for 1250000$ ingame money. Rayne is limited by the gamestyle though, and only uses ranged weapons, not her signature hand-blades.
* Rayne was featured subtlety as an avatar in the movie Ready Player One. Just as the final battle is starting and all the players are running into battle, she can be seen in the shot with Tracer, standing very close to Lara Croft on the far left side of the screen with one of her blades held in the air and shouting “First to the key” with the others. Her outfit and bright red hair could be seen for a split second.
* In a prototype of the first game, Rayne and Mynce have an extended conversation on the fan boat on the first mission with dialogue that was cut from the final game. Mynce comments on how Rayne has no time for pleasantries just like her half-sister, and is glad Rayne is the “friendly one.” Rayne responds by saying it’s a family trait.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Rayne at BloodRayne Wiki
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