Riyo Reaper is a 16-year-old female cleaner from the series Gachiakuta, a former assassin who now works for the cleaning organization “Akuta” and fights using the scissors-type human tool “The Ripper” as well as a concealed handgun.
Riyo Reaper is a member of the professional cleaning crew known as Akuta, operating in the lower world.
She is a bright, red-haired girl with a laid-back attitude, who combines ruthless combat skills with a surprisingly caring, big-sister style personality.
Riyo is classified as a “giver,” a person who can use human tools.
Although currently forbidden to kill by Enjin, her past as an assassin still shapes how she fights and behaves.
Name: Riyo Reaper
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Cleaner group Akuta
Role: Giver (user of human tools)
Human Tool: Scissors “The Ripper”
Age: 16
Birthday: April 9
Height: 155 cm (wears 10 cm platform boots)
Birthplace: Ground
Favorite Things: Spicy food, hair
Disliked Things: Sweet food, cockroaches, ??? (unspecified third dislike)
Quote: “Rudo. To live as a cleaner—no, to live down in the lower world—you need room in your heart.”
Voice Actor (CV): Yumiri Hanamori
Riyo has long red hair, tied up in a distinctive and eye-catching style rather than simply hanging loose.
Her eyes are green, giving a strong contrast to her vivid hair color.
She has an extremely slender figure, to the point where her hip bones stand out clearly.
In the story, she usually wears hot pants, which emphasize her thin frame and long legs enhanced by her 10 cm platform boots.
Riyo’s catchphrase is “That’s crazy,” which she drops casually whenever something surprises or excites her.
She is fundamentally optimistic and easygoing, often acting relaxed even in dangerous situations.
She is also surprisingly considerate and good at looking after others.
When Rudo Surebrec first arrives at the cleaners, she invites him to observe jobs and personally shows him around the facility, helping him adapt.
Despite her normally carefree and confident demeanor, she has a huge weakness: she is terrified of cockroaches.
When she runs into one, her calm completely collapses and she lets out a full-on scream, dropping all pretenses of coolness.
Riyo values “having mental leeway” or emotional breathing room, especially for people living in the harsh lower world.
This belief is reflected in how she talks to Rudo and the way she tries to keep the mood light even while dealing with dangerous work.
Riyo is a giver who wields the scissors-type human tool “The Ripper.”
She uses it in a unique way by hooking the rings of the handles onto her feet, fighting with powerful kicks and acrobatic movements.
In addition to The Ripper, she secretly carries a handgun hidden under her clothes.
If she judges that The Ripper alone cannot overcome an opponent, she switches to her firearm without hesitation.
Riyo is not only skilled with human tools but also highly capable in unarmed combat.
She can fight on equal terms with Noerde Hew Amozo, a member of a combat-tribe race who has a far more imposing physique than she does.
Her past as an assassin means she is used to lethal combat, sharp judgment, and efficient movement.
However, after being taken in by Enjin and brought into Akuta, she is now forbidden to kill and must restrain that side of herself in battle.
Before joining Akuta, Riyo worked as a contract killer in the lower world.
Her skills and experience were forged through real life-or-death missions rather than formal training.
At some point, Enjin discovered her and brought her into the cleaners’ organization.
Under Enjin’s guidance, she stopped working as an assassin and redirected her talents toward the work of a cleaner, with the strict condition that she must not kill anymore.
This shift from assassin to cleaner creates an interesting contrast in her character.
Outwardly she plays the part of the cheerful, easygoing girl, but beneath that lies a sharp-edged professional who knows exactly how to take a life—and is choosing not to.
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