Rachel (Ninja Gaiden)

Rachel is a fiend hunter from the Holy Vigoor Empire. She is the deuteragonist of Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) and Ninja Gaiden Sigma and she also appears in Dead or Alive 5, Dead or Alive 5 ultimate, and Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and is something of a tragic heroine.
==Character==
Rachel is a fiend hunter from the Holy Vigoor Empire. She and her twin sister Alma are afflicted with a blood curse that turns humans into fiends. By the events of Ninja Gaiden, the curse has consumed Alma. Believing there is no cure for their condition, Rachel seeks Alma through much of Ninja Gaiden in order to kill her to redeem her soul. Rachel made her first appearance in 2004's Ninja Gaiden, appearing as a sidekick to Ryu Hayabusa. 
==Story==
In Ninja Gaiden, Rachel seeks for her twin sister Alma, who has been mutated into a fiend due to the blood curse that turns humans into fiends. Both Rachel and Alma are infected with the curse and believing that there is no cure for their condition, Rachel seeks to kill Alma to redeem her sister's soul. During the events of Ninja Gaiden, Rachel meets Ryu Hayabusa, the game's main protagonist who is on a mission to kill Doku (one who is responsible for burning the Hayabusa Village), kill the Holy Vigoor Emperor and to recover the stolen Dark Dragon Blade. Rachel warns Ryu that Doku is also responsible for taking his twin sister away and not to underestimate the Lord of The Greater Fiend. Rachel leaves the scene. She finds a library and learns about two Fiends, Nicchae the Goddess of Destruction and Ishtaros the Goddess of Creation. These Fiend sisters are responsible for spreading the bloodline and mutating innocent lives into fiends. This began a new race of fiends and the only way to free them from the cursed bloodline is by death.
Rachel meets Ryu once again and tells him about the cursed blood. She is then attacked by a tentacled monster which consumes her. Ryu kills the monster and frees Rachel. Ayane, another supporting female character, makes her appearance and gives Ryu an important message. Ryu then instructs Ayane to take care of Rachel who is still soaking wet from the monster's bodily fluids. The next day, Rachel is confronted by Gamov and although not explained in the game, the two seem to know each other and have an excruciating hatred for one another. Rachel takes offense but the moment she sees Alma flying in the sky, she leaves Gamov and chases her sister.
Ryu confronts Alma in her fiendish form. They both fight in a duel and Ryu wins the battle. Rachel then jumps into the scene but hesitates when given the chance to kill her own sister. Alma vanishes away, leaving Rachel in dismay. Ryu leaves Rachel alone and urges her not to follow him for the path will be dangerous. As soon as Ryu leaves, Doku shows up, knocks Rachel unconscious and takes her away. Ryu confronts Doku later on and defeats the Lord of the Greater Fiend once again. Doku's spirit's drifts away, giving Rachel a chance to escape.
Rachel confronts both Nicchae and Ishtaros in a demonic portal and loses greatly in the hands of the Greater Fiend sisters. As Ryu enters the portal, he sees Rachel being tied up at the top of a pyramid as the Fiend's sacrifice. Ryu attempts to save her but Alma stops him. After an intense battle, Ryu rushes to Rachel before it is too late and in a remarkable turn of event, Alma saves Rachel by sacrificing herself instead. Alma returns to her human form with Rachel by her side and is presumed to be dead. Ryu leaves the two sisters alone.
After defeating the Holy Vigoor Emperor, the main antagonist of the game, Ryu recovers the stolen Dark Dragon Blade, which causes the cave he is currently in to collapse. Fortunately, Rachel manages to save him in the nick of time. Outside the crumbled cave, they are greeted by a mysterious figure who calls himself the Dark Disciple. He insists that Ryu surrenders the Dark Dragon to him and after a tough showdown, Ryu defeats the Dark Disciple and destroys the Dark Dragon into a million pieces. The game ends with Rachel staring at Ryu with a sorrowful look, possibly due to the lost of her sister and no sense of direction. Ryu turns away, assuring her that "it's over" and flies away into the sky.
==Personality==
Rachel at first appears to Ryu as a pragmatic hunter who wonders if Ryu is powerful enough to stand up against the fiends, for that matter she acts alone making her way through the Vigoor empire until she explains her story to Ryu, who rescues afterwards. As the story progresss, Rachel begins to trust Ryu, giving some information on how to reach Doku, but retains her tough demeanor.
However at heart Rachel is more sensitive and emotional giving up to her feeling towards her sister Alma, despite her being a fiend she chooses not to finish her off, revealing her weakness to the enemy.
By the end of Ryu's journey Rachel develops a more noble side, as she rushed to a volcano to save Ryu and standing aside of Ryu when Murai reveals his treason.
==Appearances==
===Games===
*Ninja Gaiden (2004)
*Ninja Gaiden Black (2005)
*Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007)
*Warriors Orochi 2 (2008)
*Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009)
*Warriors Orochi 3 (2011)
*Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (2013)
*Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (2015)
*Dead or Alive 6 (2019)
* Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection (2021)
==Gallery==
DOA5U Rachel Render.png
Rachel_-_NG2_2.jpg|Rachel - NG2 
Rachel_-_NG2_1.jpg|Rachel - NG2 
Rachel_-_NG2_5.png|Rachel - NG2 
Rachel_-_NG2_4.jpg|Rachel - NG2 
Rachel_-_NG2_3.jpg|Rachel - NG2 
==External Links==
*Rachel in Ninja Gaiden Wiki
*Rachel on Dead or Alive Wiki
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