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|subj=Meryl Stryfe
|subj=Meryl Stryfe
|ja_va= Hiromi Tsuru
|ja_va=[[Hiromi Tsuru]]
|en_va=Dorothy Elias-Fahn<sup>[[Trigun (1998 anime)|1998]]</sup><br>Luci Christian<sup>[[Trigun: Badlands Rumble|film]]</sup>
|en_va=[[Dorothy Elias-Fahn]] <i>(credited as Dorothy Melendrez)</i><sup>[[Trigun (1998 anime)|1998]]</sup><br>[[Luci Christian]]<sup>[[Trigun Badlands Rumble|film]]</sup>
|ja_kanji=メリル・ストライフ
|ja_kanji=メリル・ストライフ
|romaji=Meriru Sutoraifu
|first=[[The $$60 Billion Man]]
|first=[[The $$60 Billion Man]]
|last=[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]
|last=[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]
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|gender=Female
|gender=Female
|occupation=Insurance claims investigator
|occupation=Insurance claims investigator
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|affiliation=[[Bernardelli Insurance Society]]}}


Meryl Stryfe is one of the main characters of [[Trigun (1998 anime)]] and [[Trigun: Badlands Rumble]].
'''Meryl Stryfe''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]] and ''[[Trigun Badlands Rumble|Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]''.


== Biography ==
==Biography==


=== 1998 anime ===<!-- her life as told in 98 anime and role in the story -->
===1998 anime===<!-- her life as told in 98 anime and role in the story -->


===Badlands Rumble===<!-- her story in Badlands Rumble -->
=== Badlands Rumble===<!-- her story in Badlands Rumble -->


==Character ==
==Character ==
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===Appearance===
===Appearance===
Meryl is a petite woman with violet eyes and black hair that's cut into a longish pixie style. She wears a white thigh-length tunic over black tights, and she wears white ankle-high boots on her feet. Over her outfit, she wears a cape-like cloak that is longer in the back than in the front. Attached to the lining of this cloak are long strips that hold all of her derringer pistols. Finally, on her ears, she wears a pair of earrings consisting of long gold bars.
Meryl is a petite woman with violet eyes and black hair that's cut into a longish pixie style. She wears a white thigh-length tunic over black tights, and she wears white ankle-high boots on her feet. Over her outfit, she wears a cape-like cloak that is longer in the back than in the front. Attached to the lining of this cloak are long strips that hold all of her derringer pistols. Finally, on her ears, she wears a pair of earrings consisting of long gold bars.
<gallery mode="nolines">
File:Stage2-Settei01.png
File:Stage2-Settei02.png
File:Stage2-Settei03.png
File:Stage4-Settei25.png|Pajamas.
File:Stage4-Settei01.png|[[The Bad Lads|Bad Lads]] disguise.
</gallery>


===Personality===
=== Personality===
Meryl is very "matter-of-fact" and "by-the-book". She is eager to prove herself and has little tolerance for any shenanigans. She starts the series as a hardline professional, but mellows considerably by its end.
Meryl is very "matter-of-fact" and "by-the-book". She is eager to prove herself and has little tolerance for any shenanigans. She starts the series as a hardline professional, but mellows considerably by its end.


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===Family===
===Family===
Meryl is an only child [citation needed?].
<!-- mentioned in little arcadia in passing -->


===Relationships===
=== Relationships===
Meryl is initially Milly's superior and/or trainer, but by the end of the series has developed a genuine friendship with her. Meryl and Wolfwood are on good terms, but their relationship does not become very personal. Meryl and Vash start out at odds, but end up developing a deep and abiding respect for each other by the end of the series. It is somewhat more obvious that Meryl has developed romantic feelings for Vash, but she cannot bring herself to confess to him before the series ends. Meryl knows nothing about Knives, Legato, or the Gung-Ho-Guns save for what Vash has told her and what little she's seen by following him around.
====[[Milly Thompson (anime)|Milly Thompson]]====
Meryl is initially Milly's superior and/or trainer, but by the end of the series has developed a genuine friendship with her.  
 
====[[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]]====
Meryl and Vash start out at odds, but end up developing a deep and abiding respect for each other by the end of the series. It is somewhat more obvious that Meryl has developed romantic feelings for Vash, but she cannot bring herself to confess to him before the series ends. Meryl knows nothing about Knives, Legato, or the Gung-Ho-Guns save for what Vash has told her and what little she's seen by following him around.
 
====[[Nicholas D. Wolfwood (anime)|Nicholas D. Wolfwood]]====
Meryl and Wolfwood are on good terms, but their relationship does not become very personal.  


==Weapons & Abilities==
==Weapons & Abilities==


===Derringers===
===Derringers===
<gallery mode="nolines">
File:Stage2-Settei04.png
</gallery>
==Non-Canon==
==Non-Canon==
* In fandom circles, it's common to ship Meryl with [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash]] (the television series certainly leans in this direction). Sometimes she is also shipped with [[Milly Thompson (anime)|Milly]].


==Development==<!-- behind the scenes info, creator insights, voice actors -->
==Development==<!-- behind the scenes info, creator insights, voice actors -->


==Gallery==
==Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:image.jpg|Gotta get some Meryls in here.
File:LDStage2.png|Meryl.
File:LDStage12.JPG|Meryl with Vash, Wolfwood, and Milly.
File:13 MerylMillyAssignment.png|Meryl & Milly at the Bernardelli Insurance Society Main Office
File:MerylAnime.png|Meryl's outfit sans cloak.
File:Stage2-Settei05.png|Meryl's megaphone.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Notes & Trivia==
==Notes & Trivia ==


== Appearances==<!-- list of appearances, needs reformatting to be smaller. maybe collapsible lists?  -->
==Appearances==<!-- list of appearances, needs reformatting to be smaller. maybe collapsible lists?  -->


===Trigun (1998)===
===Trigun (1998)===
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====Episodes====   
====Episodes====   


====Opening Credits====  
====Opening Credits====


====''Preview Only''====  
====''Preview Only''====  


===Film===
===Film ===


===Audio Dramas===
=== Audio Dramas===


==References==
==References==
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
[[Category:Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]
[[Category:Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Latest revision as of 10:44, 24 December 2023

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This article is about the anime continuity iteration of the character. For other uses of "Meryl Stryfe", see Meryl Stryfe (disambiguation).
Meryl Stryfe
Japanese name メリル・ストライフ (Meriru Sutoraifu)
Alternate spelling
Age
Born
Alias
Race Human
Height
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Violet
Gender Female
Occupation Insurance claims investigator
Affiliation Bernardelli Insurance Society
First appearance The $$60 Billion Man
Last appearance UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE
First manga appearance
Last manga appearance
First anime appearance
Last anime appearance
First Stampede appearance
Last Stampede appearance
Japanese voice actor Hiromi Tsuru
English voice actor Dorothy Elias-Fahn (credited as Dorothy Melendrez)1998
Luci Christianfilm

Meryl Stryfe is one of the main characters of Trigun (1998 anime) and Trigun: Badlands Rumble.

Biography

1998 anime

Badlands Rumble

Character

Appearance

Meryl is a petite woman with violet eyes and black hair that's cut into a longish pixie style. She wears a white thigh-length tunic over black tights, and she wears white ankle-high boots on her feet. Over her outfit, she wears a cape-like cloak that is longer in the back than in the front. Attached to the lining of this cloak are long strips that hold all of her derringer pistols. Finally, on her ears, she wears a pair of earrings consisting of long gold bars.

Personality

Meryl is very "matter-of-fact" and "by-the-book". She is eager to prove herself and has little tolerance for any shenanigans. She starts the series as a hardline professional, but mellows considerably by its end.

Occupation

Meryl is an insurance claims investigator, and is assigned to find Vash and keep an eye on him so that he stops breaking things and generating claims.

Family

Relationships

Milly Thompson

Meryl is initially Milly's superior and/or trainer, but by the end of the series has developed a genuine friendship with her.

Vash the Stampede

Meryl and Vash start out at odds, but end up developing a deep and abiding respect for each other by the end of the series. It is somewhat more obvious that Meryl has developed romantic feelings for Vash, but she cannot bring herself to confess to him before the series ends. Meryl knows nothing about Knives, Legato, or the Gung-Ho-Guns save for what Vash has told her and what little she's seen by following him around.

Nicholas D. Wolfwood

Meryl and Wolfwood are on good terms, but their relationship does not become very personal.

Weapons & Abilities

Derringers

Non-Canon

Development

Gallery

  • Meryl.

    Meryl.

  • Meryl with Vash, Wolfwood, and Milly.

    Meryl with Vash, Wolfwood, and Milly.

  • Meryl & Milly at the Bernardelli Insurance Society Main Office

    Meryl & Milly at the Bernardelli Insurance Society Main Office

  • Meryl's outfit sans cloak.

    Meryl's outfit sans cloak.

  • Meryl's megaphone.

    Meryl's megaphone.

Notes & Trivia

Appearances

Trigun (1998)

Episodes

Opening Credits

Preview Only

Film

Audio Dramas

References

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