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Villain Overview

Kill 'em all baby!
~ Revy
When I was a brat, crawling around in that shithole city, it seemed God and Love were always sold out when I went looking. Before I knew better, I clung to God and prayed to Him every single night — yeah, I believed in God right up until that night the cops beat the hell out of me for no reason at all. All they saw when they looked at me was another little ghetto rat. With no power and no God, what's left for a poor little Chinese bitch to rely on? It's money, of course, and guns. F***in' A. With these two things, the world's a great place.
~ Revy's monologue about Roanapur.

Rebecca Lee, better known as Revy, is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Rock) of the manga/anime series Black Lagoon. She does most of the fighting for the Lagoon Company.

She was voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in the Japanese version of the anime, who voiced other characters including Junko Enoshima from Danganronpa and Kaoru Furushou from High School Fleet. Maryke Hendrikse voices Revy in the English dubbed version of the anime.

Biography[]

Very little is revealed about her past, although portions can be pieced together through the series. Revy is a Chinese-American born and raised in Chinatown, Manhattan, near Mott Street, spending most of her youth as a thief and murderer.

Flashbacks throughout the series reveal that Revy may have honed her skills with firearms by shooting at cans, and that her first murder may have been shooting her abusive father after being beaten and raped by a corrupt police officer. Prior to shooting her father at point-blank range, Revy placed a pillow over his head to suppress the noise, or to perhaps avoid looking at him. Revy is very competitive, easily bored, and extremely ill-tempered. Unlike Rock, she is undiplomatic, believing in the use of brute force and coercion to get her way. In contrast to this, she's revealed to be highly ticklish.

Revy is a sadistic killer who shows no mercy to her enemies. Dutch once made reference to University of Texas shooter Charles Whitman in describing Revy after she slaughtered the crew of the Neo-Nazis' boat. This slaughter was brought about by a previous conversation with Rock which brought up unpleasant memories, resulting in an internal fit of rage - she even threatened to kill Rock if he ever questions or tampers with her way of life. (In the anime, she was stopped by Dutch when she began her killing spree, after she shot one of ship crew members in the leg.) She is also a heavy smoker and drinker. Revy also seems to be a grave robber on episode 5 when she starts to loot the dead Nazi crew members valuables for a profit.

Personality[]

Of all of the characters in the series, Revy uses the foulest language. She takes maniacal glee in killing anyone and everyone. She has a changing but volatile attitude towards Rock, the newest and most humble crew member of the Black Lagoon; though she respects him later in the series, she is mostly hostile towards him.

She nearly shot Rock at point blank range, but he moved her gun at the last second, during a confrontation in episode 7, and in episode 1 emptied most of a magazine in his direction while arguing with Dutch about their hostage. However, she does have a tendency to save Rock from critical situations, and later on, she admits to considering Rock as family to Balalaika.

It is possible that she has an attraction to Rock, based on her reactions to Eda's teasing, which appears to be jealousy. There are many other indications as well (such as when she tries to protect his innocence in Japan, and her fierce reaction to Jane's interest in involving Rock in an orgy in a later chapter), which other characters have noticed and even touched upon, with one person noting it was unusual to see Revy not by Rock's side now.

Constantly living on the edge of life, Revy has developed a rather bleak, almost nihilistic outlook on life, relying only on her own prowess, skills, and money. She doesn't believe in god or emotions; once telling Rock that God and Love always seemed lacking when she needed them. However, she seems to respect and trust her companions. One of her funnier aspects being quite forgetful, implying that her brash attitude caters to her stupidity; one moment unable to recall remembering Lotton the Wizard, let alone shooting him, during the Greenback Jane incident, much to Shenhua and Frederica Sawyer's amusement.

Revy can occasionally be offensive towards foreigners; she calls the Irish Leigharch a leprechaun, mocks Shenhua for her broken English, calls herself a "Chinese bitch" once, and stated that she hates it when people speak in a language she doesn't understand, furiously demanding of them to speak English.

In Vol. 10 (chapter 81) Revy instigates possible bisexuality, by telling Jane that: 'I've won over some sex-starved dykes by playing the man's role.' 'And after that their fingers just weren't enough for them ever again.' This is somewhat ironic in Omake 4, as she is actually changed into her opposite gender, as it was for the other characters.

Powers And Abilities[]

Sword Cutlass

The Cutlass

Revy is one of the deadliest fighters in the series, whose skill with firearms and ability to dodge bullets is almost superhuman and unparalleled—there are only a few other characters, such as Roberta and Ginji, that can hold their ground against her in combat. Her weapons of choice are a pair of modified Beretta 92F's; which are made out of stainless steel and had their barrels extended from 4.9" to 5.9" each (the 5.9" is the combat MOD barrel) and also adapted for silencers. They are engraved with "9mm Sword Cutlass" on both sides, as well as the Jolly Roger of the infamous pirate Calico Jack (which is also inlaid into the ivory grips), and a manufacture inscription in Thai. Due to her ambidextrous marksmanship skills, she is nicknamed "Two Hand" by the denizens of Roanapur. However, Revy has been seen using a variety of other firearms. She is also quite skilled in hand to hand combat as seen when fighting Roberta and multiple other enemies through the series and manga.

Trivia[]

  • According to CIA agents on Basilan Island, towards the end of episode 12, Revy is still notorious in the NYPD, particularly at the 27th Precinct. Since the 27th Precinct does not exist in real-life New York City, this throwaway reference may - or may not - indicate an odd connection to Dick Wolf's Law and Order franchise. This is further suggested in a later episode, when Revy specifically mentions the series.
  • In a flashback a young Revy is seen using a Smith & Wesson Model 439 to shoot cans.
  • In "Greenback Jane", it is stated that Revy watches Oprah, but this could be just sarcasm.
  • Despite her sadistic tendency, she totally despises criminals who kill their own men.

Navigation[]

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Lagoon Company
Rock | Revy | Dutch | Benny

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Balalaika | Rowan Pidgeons | Captain | Chen | Luak | SS Lieutenant Colonel Spielberger | Ratchman | Fritz Stanford | Sister Eda | Roberta | Abrego | Hansel & Gretel | Elvis | Greenback Jane | Sawyer the Cleaner | Chaka | Ginji Matsuzaki | Mr. Chang | Shenhua | Leigharch

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