Dr. Rie Nishida (西田 りえ Nishida Rie) is the amoral chief researcher of the NSWF who is extremely obsessed with researching the capabilities of the Witchblade and cared little for any laws and restrictions that would be placed on her experiments.
Appearance[]
Nishida has short brown hair with bangs swept to the left with a single hair strand hanging in the middle of her face and brown eyes.
She wears a dark blue jacket over her light blue shirt, and a dark blue skirt with brown belt and choker.
Personality[]
Rie seems to care about nothing except her job, and has risked her life to try to obtain more data for certain projects. She is extremely fascinated by the Witchblade, so much so that she obesses over finding out more about it.
Witchblade Involvement[]
Nishida has monitored and helped to create several generations of Neogenes at NSWF's secret facilities. Nishida was in charge of creating the fourth generation of Neogene sisters who were going to have Maria's genes as the ultimate mother. She switched her allegiance to Maria because she saw Tatsuoki Furumizu as a fool and that they can gain nothing more out of using his "flawed" genes. After Furumizu's death, Nishida is effectively in charge of the NSWF since Maria cared little for the day-to-day management of the corporation. With her new executive powers at NSWF, Nishida continues her secret alliance with Wado, who by this time is the new Bureau Chief of the Doji Group. After Masane Amaha stays with Reiji Takayama after his resignation from Doji, Nishida aids Wado in their attempts to claim the Witchblade for themselves. Nishida becomes increasingly fascinated with the Witchblade's full potential, seeing the chance to fully understand a power close to God. During the I-Weapon incident in Tokyo, Nishida becomes obsessed with the cataclysmic energy readings resulting from the conflict and drives closer to the violence in order to get a better examination. Heedless of the risk to her life, she fails to notice an incoming I-Weapon that crushes her car and herself, killing her.
Abilities[]
While Nishida has no notable physical abilities, she instead showcased immense scientific knowledge and skill, as she was the head scientist in charge of the creation and development of the Neogenes, the Cloneblades and research into the Witchblade.
Etymology[]
- Rie's surname Nishida means "west" (西) (nishi) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).
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