Rachel (Ninja Gaiden)

Rachel
Ninja Gaiden character
Rachel as seen in Musou Orochi 2 Special
First game	Ninja Gaiden (2004)
Voiced by (English)	Tara Strong (Ninja Gaiden)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Michie Tomizawa
Fictional profile
Birthplace	Vigoor
Weapon	War Hammer
Weapon name	Inferno Hammer, Type 666 Heavy Machine Gun (Sigma 2)
Occupation	Fiend hunter

Rachel (レイチェル, Reicheru^?) is fictional character from the Ninja Gaiden series of video games by Team Ninja and Tecmo. She was introduced in the 2004 action game Ninja Gaiden, where she is a demon/human hybrid who serves as a supporting non-playable character and an ally of the protagonist Ryu Hayabusa. Rachel is playable in Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (including their Plus ports for the PlayStation Vita), as well as in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, Musou Orochi 2 Special and Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper. The character has been mostly well received, especially noted for her sex appeal.

In 2004's Ninja Gaiden, Rachel is a fiend hunter whom the protagonist Ryu Hayabusa meets in the Holy Vigoor Empire, where she is on a mission to destroy the fiends, as well as find her missing sister, Alma, who has become a Greater Fiend. Soon after they first meet, she is captured but soon saved by Ryu. After the battle, she stays with Ayane to recover from her ordeal. She later leaves to search for Alma and follows Doku's spirit through the torn fabric of space and time. She then fights Ishtaros and Nicchae. Despite her best efforts, she is defeated and held captive again. Doku plans to use Rachel as a sacrifice for Alma's awakening. After Ryu wins, Doku is about to kill Rachel, but Alma rush in to protect her sister, taking the fatal blow, and dies in Rachel's arms. Rachel helps Ryu escape the Underworld and witnesses the battle between him and Murai. The remake Ninja Gaiden Sigma tells some the events from her perspective and shows how her actions affected the main plot.