Riesbyfe Stridberg (リーズバイフェ・ストリンドヴァリ, Rīzubaife Strindovari) is a character from the Melty Blood franchise. While she appears briefly during Sion TATARI's Last Arc animation since Re-Act, in Actress Again she became a playable character. Riesbyfe also appears in the Melty Blood, Melty Blood X and Back Alley Alliance Nightmare manga.
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Riesbyfe is said to be someone who lives in the moment and doesn't think too much about tomorrow. This attitude tends to make her seem prudent to others, but at heart she's a sloppy and difficult person who doesn't think about the consequences, following emotion rather than logic. When asked if she likes working, Riesbyfe replies that although she'd prefer to do nothing at all, work is satisfying in its own way since it takes her mind off things.
Riesbyfe is shown to be very protective and puts others before herself. She sacrifices her life to give Sion a chance to escape the Night of Wallachia three years before the events of Melty Blood. In her Actress Again scenario, she stops the Dust of Osiris in order to save humanity and end Sion's suffering, killing herself for the second time in the process. In Powered Ciel's Actress Again storyline, she expresses her surprise at Riesbyfe's genuine concern for her well-being despite the fact that she came to kill her. Additionally, when Kohaku uses Satsuki Yumizuka as a test subject for sunblock in Back Alley Alliance Nightmare, Riesbyfe nearly attacks Kohaku in retaliation despite the experiment succeeding. After an overjoyed Satsuki asks Riesbyfe to buy the sunblock for her, Riesbyfe stops and reluctantly accepts, paying an exorbitant sum with little hesitation. Despite this, Riesbyfe appears to be happy Satsuki got what she wanted.
Riesbyfe embodies the aspects of a virtuous knight. She is exceptionally honorable among the Knights Templar, with Ciel commenting that she shows more honesty than one would expect from the Knights, and that not many besides her would desire a one-on-one duel anymore. Riesbyfe also shows regret when Nrvnqsr Chaos comments that a Knight should never appear so far from Holy Ground in the Far East. Additionally, Riesbyfe is also a devout adherent of God and is said to be a "believer among believers" by Ciel. When asked if drunk by Akiha in Actress Again, Riesbyfe replies that she doesn't drink.
After being taken into the Back Alley Alliance and separating from the Church, Riesbyfe is depicted as becoming depressed. In Back Alley Alliance Nightmare, Arcueid comments that Riesbyfe appears like she's always on duty, with Riesbyfe replying that it's like an old song stuck in her head, which she can't fully break away from. Arcueid replies that it's natural for Riesbyfe to feel that way about something she would have died for.
Riesbyfe is always depicted has having a strong affection for Neco-Arc, becoming a different person entirely when one appears. She finds them "gross and cute" and has an extremely aggressive way of showing affection to the creatures, punching their cheeks and hugging them with extreme force. Such is her violent affection that the Neco-Arcs consider her a greater threat to their existence than anyone else. When confronted with one of these creatures, it usually takes either someone else or a rejection from a Neco-Arc to snap her out from the love-drunk stupor.
Riesbyfe is heavily implied to have feelings for Sion. Much of her thoughts throughout all her depictions are centered around her, and in Melty Blood X she often has hearts added to the end of her sentences when Sion is the subject. In Back Alley Nightmare, a vampiric Riesbyfe and Sion exchange a long and deep kiss and are depicted as being in a relationship. In many pieces of miscellaneous official artwork, Riesbyfe is shown as having feelings for the alchemist.
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Sion Eltnam Atlasia[]
Satsuki Yumizuka[]
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