Rease - The Iron Bible

Character Index

Rease Technical Data リーゼ
* Image redrawn from official artwork and may not be entirely accurate
	Name Note:	None
	Series:	Zoids Guardian Force
	Story Debut:	Episode 37
	Age:	Unknown
	Allegiance:	The Dark Kaiser
	Primarily Featured:	Zoids Guardian Force
	Related Characters:	Hiltz (Cohort) Prozen (The Dark Kaiser / Leader) Raven (Cohort) Specular (Companion)
	Primary Zoid(s):	Double Sworder Psycho Geno Saurer
	Secondary Zoid(s):	Hammer Head
	Voice Actor:	Noriko Hidaka (Japanese) Mariette Sluyter (English)

Story Information
Role:	Introduction:
Antagonist	Rease is an Ancient Zoidian with terrifying abilities and a borderline nihilistic outlook. She believes that her race is doomed, and passes her suffering on to others through malicious acts, often with lethal intent. ^[1]

Ancient Zoidian Abilities

False Thoughts: Rease has the ability to project false thoughts and fears into people's mind, intended as a psychological game to disrupt their actions in battle. There are multiple instances in which Bang was trying to take aim to fire at a target near Fine to free her, where Rease made him see images of his attack missing and killing Fine instead. She also projected thoughts into his mind about hoping that Zoid Eve would never be discovered.

Mind Control: Rease works closely with Specular and ancient insect Zoids to take control of people's minds. When the insects land on them they fall into a trance-like state. This ability works on both people and Zoids, allowing Rease to use them in battle on her behalf, even if they'd never fight those battles on their own. This ability is depicted as a total control, where the pilot is unaware of anything going on outside, and a lesser control, where the person is easily influenced but still able to speak and communicate. During this state she continues to subject them to her mental torment. This ability technically seems to come mostly from Specular, and may not be Rease's own, but since it's something she constantly uses, it was worth including here. Dr. D theorized that while this could be an ability, it's also possible that it's Ancient Zoidian technology.

Projection: Rease is able to project herself, either images of herself or merely her voice over distance. For example, she projected an image of herself with her captive, Fine, to Bang Freiheit to shown him that she had a prisoner. These projections can also fade in and out of existence at will, creating the illusion of teleportation.

Psychic Connection: Like Fine, Rease seems vaguely aware of other individuals she's met. In one case, she detected that Hiltz and his Death Stinger had been hit by the Gravity Cannon.

History

Awakening, Episode 51

Rease awoke as a little girl, discovered by a boy named Nichalo. He brought her back to the village of Nordens, but there was no indication that she had Specular with her. Eventually, a Republican archeological survey team attacked the village, demanding that they hand over Rease. Most of the villagers wanted to comply. The only one who objected was Nichalo. He was shot and killed for his defiance. It's unclear what happened in the interim between this and Rease growing up, but we know that the records of Nordens' dark history were later sealed by Prozen.

* This is a shortened version of Rease's full anime history. For more in-depth information, please see her dedicated anime profile.

First Appearance, Episode 37

When Rease first appeared it was in a town where an entire Republic unit had gone missing. She feigned being one of the citizens and attacked Bang before 'passing out.' When he and Sieg were later absent she kidnapped Fine, planting illusions in her mind that she'd bring misfortune to everyone around her. She insisted that they were of a doomed race, that as long as Fine lived the wars would not end, and Bang would inevitably die trying to protect her.

After she'd gained influence over Fine's mind, she tied her to the roof of the church then boarded a Double Sworder that'd been augmented by her Organoid, Specular. Using the mind control she still held over the Republic's Zoids, she mobilized the Godos forces against Bang Freiheit and his Blade Liger. She lost that control after he shot the bell in the tower, in spite of her planting more illusions of him accidentally killing Fine. Her Zoid was finally cut down.

The Holciard Weapons Plant, Episode 41

Rease's next appearance was at the Holciard Weapons Plant, intending to overload its reactor. She took control of the employees, as well as Karl Schwarz. The two armies dispatched the Guardian Force to prevent the disaster. Specular kidnapped Fine, bringing her to Rease, who continued her hateful conversations. When she expressed that Fine, as an Ancient Zoidian should understand her view, Fine reacted violently, infuriating Rease.

Rease's intention had been to evacuate with Fine, leaving everyone else to die. She used her control over Karl Schwarz to have him attack his younger brother, Thoma, even using illusions to show them that she had a hostage and break their morale. In spite of this, Fine refused Rease's plan and ripped the cord to the amplification device she was using to maintain her mind control. Karl woke up, and though his Zoid was still under Ease's control, Thoma successfully disabled the Iron Kong. Sieg opened the reactor valve while Bang redirected to rescue Fine. With little choice, Rease merely left, escaping on her Double Sworder with Specular.

Lemuria Island, Episode 46

At Lemuria Island Rease was surprised to see Fine there as well, and decided to stalk her, reminding her once again that as part of the cursed Ancient Zoidian race that she'd only bring misfortune to Bang. Her illusions forced Fine to see first hand how Bang could be shot and killed trying to protect her. When Fine had finally given up fighting the illusion, Rease mocked her, only for Fine to respond that Rease was truly the one suffering, not her. Hearing Bang and Dr. D drawing near, Rease left. Her Double Sworder, controlled by Specular, lured Bang out onto a platform in the ocean. He shot it down while, Rease, in the water, used a Hammer Head to bomb the pathway back to shore. The Blade Liger was dropped into the ocean, where Rease continued to push it further towards the underwater whirlpools. She fully expected him to die here, and even tried to take out Fine and Dr. D's Sinker while she waited. Bang used the force of the whirlpool to sling shot the Blade Liger at the Hammer Head, cutting it down. As Rease was defeated, she saw the tragic images of her own past. With her Zoid now destroyed, she sank into the waves. Bang dove back in to save her, and tried to demand answers, only for Rease to be taken by Specular. They dove back into the water, seemingly escaping on Hiltz's Whale King.

Raven, Episode 49

Rease tried to warn Raven of the Guardian Force's plan to defeat his Geno Breaker, using the projections of her new Psycho Geno Saurer. His reaction wasn't what she'd expected; blasting away the illusions and then trying to destroy her and her Zoid. She easily dodged the attack, and Shadow's energy had been exhausted by the frivolous display. With the Organoid now unconscious, Rease offered Raven some Zoid Magnite, only to have her help rejected yet again. With Raven uncooperative, she decided to instead swarm him with her insects, forcing him to deal with her illusions. Images of his past, the death of his parents, his introduction to Dan Freiheit's unit, and his later life in the Empire. By the time Raven awoke, he was in a dark cavern with Hiltz and Rease, who introduced him to the Dark Kaiser: Prozen's body, seemingly still alive but absorbed into the core of the defeated Death Saurer from Guygalos.

An Old Friend, Episode 51

Raven expressed that he couldn't care less if Bang lived or died, so Rease took it upon herself to cause problems for the hero. She got into Bang's head, causing him to dream that Fine had awakened to bring an end to everything. Then she targeted Seepers, a particularly unpleasant soldier of the Empire. He'd almost written off searching for Bang, as he'd been ordered to do, until Rease convinced him that Bang would find out he'd been extorting the villagers. She insisted Bang was a spy, and that Seepers' only recourse was to kill him. So, he tried.

When this plan failed, Rease once again took matters into her own hands. She waited until Bang was reunited with his friends then attempted to wipe them all out with her Psycho Geno Saurer. At the last second, an apparition of Nichalo and his white Helcat, Tirol, appeared before her. They took the shot straight to the chest, where Nichalo had been shot, and vanished into a flash of light. Rease was stricken by this strange occurrence, and left the area, not bothering to follow up with another attack.

Betrayal, Episode 59

Growing disenfrachised with Hiltz's actions and motivations, Rease abandoned her battle against Bang and came to stand by Raven's side against Hiltz. She asked if Hiltz no longer needed her, either, and he simply mocked her and fired the particle cannon regardless, fully intending to kill her and Raven both.

New Direction, Episode 62

Raven and Rease managed to survive the incident in New Helic City. Once Rease woke up he filled her in on what'd happened. The Psycho Geno Saurer had been lost, but Specular survived, along with the Geno Breaker. She felt an immediate flash of rage towards Hiltz for having betrayed her so easily. She left to return to Zoid Eve and invited Raven to come along, as Shadow was probably there as well.

The Dark Kaiser, Episode 64 ~ 65

When they met the Dark Kaiser again he mocked the two for failing to see that they'd only ever been pawns, just like Hiltz. Nevertheless, Rease was correct. Shadow was there in the cavern with them, inside an incubation chamber, being revived. The Dark Kaiser had revived Shadow to be his own loyal servant, erasing his memories of Raven. When the Organoid attacked Raven, Rease called for Specular's help. The two Organoids scrapped, Shadow seemingly unaware of who any of them were. Rease and Specular were eventually knocked out until Zoid Eve began to awaken. Specular, the first to wake, nudged Rease then carried her out of the collapsing cavern to Eveopolis.

Interference, Episode 66

In Eveopolis, Rease and Specular tried to stand between the Dark Kaiser and the body of the Ultimate Death Saurer, which he fully intended to fuse with. Though Rease stated she wasn't afraid of his threats she was easily distracted by Raven being attacked by Geno Saurers. She wasn't able to provide much help, however. Rease agonized over the battle after the awakening of the Zoid Eve. She claimed that it couldn't be stopped until it had completed its task, whatever that may be. With the world seemingly coming to an end she couldn't understand why Raven continued to fight so meaninglessly. She was brought to tears, not wanting to see him die.

The Final Battle, Episode 67

Though Rease couldn't partake in the battle she overheard their need to find a weakness in the Death Saurer. She made contact with Bang and Raven (in spite of not being in a Zoid at the time-) and explained that they could defeat the Death Saurer by destroying the Zoid Eve. When Bang argued that this would kill all Zoids on the planet, Rease argued that it was better they die than all life on Planet Zi. When even Raven asked if she would consider that a victory, she was shocked. She recognized a change in Raven, seeing the absence of his past cruelty. When the Geno Breaker used all of its power, and seemingly what was left of Shadow's, given its inability to stand, Rease saw it topple off of the rooftops. She rushed to help Raven out of the cockpit. They looked up just in time to see the Blade Liger streaking across the sky, and both escaped Eveopolis with the Geno Breaker and the Organoids before it could disappear beneath the sands.

- Notable Details

Though Rease has a matching Organoid, Specular, there's no indication that she actually woke up with Specular, as there's no mention of the Organoid in our limited view of her childhood.
Rease's gender was intended to be quite ambiguous in the beginning. She was first mentioned to be a boy (by O'Connell during Episode 37) and it wasn't until Fine shoved her away in Episode 41 that she could feel that she had breasts and realized that Rease was actually a woman.

- Merchandise

HMM-037 Psycho Geno Saurer

AZ-15 Psycho Geno Saurer

- Zoids

Double Sworder

For the early part of the series Rease piloted a Double Sworder as her main Zoid. This individual was modified by Specular, making it enormous in size compared to how it should be as well as adjusting the overall armor proportions and integrating sharpened spikes into the cross sworder blades.

Psycho Geno Saurer

Her second Zoid was the Psycho Geno Saurer, which had been developed using elements from Raven's Geno Breaker. It possessed phantom projectors that could project images in the surrounding environment (after filling it with fog) and a flexible laser on the top of the head that acted as a secondary energy beam weapon.

Media Appearances

Anime Media: Zoids Guardian Force

Game Media: Zoids Bonds of Steel
Game Media: Zoids Saga I
Game Media: Zoids VS II

- Notes

1. All information, unless stated otherwise, is from Zoids Guardian Force.