Post by Rip Van Winkle on Jul 27, 2010 7:08:46 GMT -5
"Guten tag!"
Heute wollen wir ein Liedlein singen
Name
Rip Van Winkle
Alignment
Millennium
Rank
First Lieutenant
Gender
Female
Age
Over 70
Species
Artifitial Vampire 'FREAK'
"Das Aussehen ist nicht alles."
Trinken wollen wir den kühlen Wein
Build
Thin, tall
Face
Pointed teeth, freckles
Hair
Long, black (blue tint), curls at end
Eyes
Blue
Clothes
Black suit, white gloves, black tie, round glasses, necklace baring swastika.
"Zamiel kommt, um mich zu sammeln!"
Und die Gläser sollen dazu klingen
She also enjoys singing operas, especially Der Freischütz, and she often compares herself to the character Kaspar from that opera. The Major even notes that she is very much like Kaspar (and also likens Alucard to Zamiel, the antagonist of that opera and representative of the devil). Additionally similar bullets, that never miss their target, are used by Kaspar. The Major at one point tells Rip Van Winkle the end of Der Freschütz and says "First Lieutenant Rip Van Winkle, do you know how Der Freischütz ends? Kaspar, having trifled with the Black Huntsman Zamiel, is whisked away to hell for his sins. His corpse is then thrown into a ravine to be eaten by wolves. Prepare yourself, First Lieutenant, for now, Zamiel comes to collect you."
Rip is rather childish compared to most characters in the series; while on board the Eagle, she counts down the time to Millennium's attack with a child's alarm clock with a cartoon face on it.
"Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, meine Kugel straft alle mit der Diskriminierung."
Denn es muß, es muß geschieden sein
Rip uses a long-barreled flintlock musket that fires magic bullets which "punish all without distinction," tracking targets of their own accord, and which are seemingly armor-piercing (destroying helicopters, fighter jets and missiles with ease). These magic bullets are even able to change their trajectories in mid-flight and repeatedly pepper a target before expiring. Rip seems to have a limited amount of these bullets, as she only uses one at a time. It's possible that this could be due to the fact that she has to go through the slow process of manually reloading the musket after each shot, forcing her to rely on taking out her all of her targets with a single, decisive shot during engagements. She does not appear to have any other powers beyond this however.
"Sie sind mein Feind, nicht wahr?"
Gib' mir deine Hand, deine weiße Hand
Rip van Winkle was originally an officer in the Waffen SS during World War II, and was a member of Order 666, or Millennium, which was charged with producing artificial vampires for the Third Reich. However, Rip was wounded severely when the original labs in Warsaw were destroyed by a young Walter C. Dolnez and Alucard (who had the body of a young girl). She later accompanied the "Letztes Battalion" (the Last Battalion) to Brazil, along with the Major, the Captain, and the Doctor.
Rip was made into a FREAK (artificial vampire), a product of a microchip created by the Doctor, giving her enhanced speed and strength (but it did not fix her poor eyesight, which she has to wear glasses for).
"Ich rannte aus Farbe, also musste ich improvisieren."
Leb' wohl, mein Schatz, leb' wohl mein Schatz, Leb' wohl, lebe wohl
Voice
English- Kari Wahlgren
"Auf Wiedersehen."
Denn wir fahren, denn wir fahren,
Denn wir fahren gegen Engeland, Engeland.
Created by
Kouta Hirano
Played by
Crystal Blackpaws
