Riesz

Riesz is one of the six protagonists in Trials of Mana.

Background
Riesz is the Captain of Laurent's Amazon Guard and daughter of King Joster. Her mother dying after giving birth to Elliot made a profound impact to Riesz's mind, after which she swore to protect and raise her brother to the best of her capacity. Since then, she continuously upheld her responsibilities as captain of the guard and Elliot's tutor.

Trials of Mana


After coming back from her daily training, the princess of Laurent starts looking for his brother around the citadel as it is time for his training. Turns out he has been greeted by a group of mysterious performers on the other side of the fortress, coercing him to shutting down to wind seal that creates the powerful gusts surrounding the citadel, making it impenetrable. The two strangers are actually revealed to be Nevarlan spies, and they together succeed in making the fortification fall to the hand of Nevarl. During the debacle, Riesz loses sight of her brother, the latter being captured by the enemy. With her father's dying words, she reluctantly leaves her scorched homeland in search of answers, deciding to seek the guidance of the Priest of Light in Wendel.

Riesz shares many story elements with Hawkeye, a thief from Nevarl Fortress, the nation who attacked Laurent. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist, the main villain will be the Dark Prince and the last dungeon will be the Dark Castle. After completing her quest, Riesz reunites with Elliot inside the citadel, promising to rebuilt the fortress together.

Circle of Mana
Riesz makes a cameo appearance alongside many other characters from the Mana series.

Rise of Mana
Riesz is a recruitable monster pet in Rise of Mana.

Echoes of Mana


Riesz is a character and drawable unit. She currently has four known variants.

Physical appearance
Riesz is a young woman with long blonde hair tied into a low ponytail with a green ribbon and blue eyes. In her default Amazon class, Riesz wears a green dress, fringed at the waist with a low neckline, and a winged coronet with a gem in the center. She also wears green shoulder pads and brown/purplish brown boots and fingerless gloves. Around her wrist is another green ribbon, a memento of her mother. She wields spears and other polearms as her weapons of choice.

Personality
Riesz is soft-spoken, yet stoic and determined to accomplish what she sets her mind to. As a mother figure to her own brother, she is shown to be firm with him as well as highly protective of him. Perhaps because of her royal upbringing, she is exceptionally formal and polite when speaking with others. She prefers to avoid involving others in matters of state or her personal struggles, begrudgingly accepting the aid given to her on multiple occasions.

Profile and statistics
In the 2D version, Riesz boasts a relatively balanced stat distribution, only lacking a bit in her luck stat. Should the player take her light path, the amazon princess is granted stat-boosting moves and the ability to use one powerful summon. Her dark classes have the exact opposite traits, dispensing instead impeding moves that decrease enemies' stats, along with learning a powerful summon.

In the HD remake, Riesz is still the most balanced playable character, now having above-average Luck and subpar Intellect. Her default class grants abilities focused on boosting attack and defense power. Her light classes are geared toward support abilities that target every party member's stats. Her dark classes don't seem to center around a particular theme, except making buffs and debuffs extra potent.

Character Class
Below is a list of Riesz's classes. The first class change takes place at Level 18, while the second one takes place at Level 38, with the latter requiring specific items acquired from ??? Seeds.

Note: Class 4 path is dependent upon the path of the Class 2 switch. All Class 3 abilities learnt are retained.

Class Strikes
Below is a list of skill attacks Duran learns across his different classes:

Locked Abilities
Below is a list of locked abilities Riesz inherits upon class change:

Moves
Riesz is capable of learning several moves, which mainly boost the stats of allies or lower the stats of enemies. Depending on her final class, Riesz will also learn at least one Summon move as well. There are no new moves learned for Class 4.

Below is a table of spells Riesz learns across her different classes. Spells in italics are only available in the 2D version:


 * Note: The spells Riesz originally learns after the first class change allows her to only affect one target. These spells will be upgraded to affect one or all targets when she changes class to either the Starlancer or the Fenrir Knight respectively.

Abilities
Below is a list of abilites Duran can learn depending on his current class: Note: Locked abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Equipment
Riesz comes to bear spears as weapons, and of many varieties, including lances. As Riesz progresses in her classes, Valkyrie classes will come to bear spears with heavenly and almighty motifs with purity and finality in their design, while Rune Maiden classes will bear spears with primordial and even chaotic themes, evocative of wild unrestrained power and neverending conflict. {|width=100%
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Weapons

 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pnge Spear
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.png Spear
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pnga
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngque
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngsan
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.png Lance
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pnge
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr Lance
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngd Spear (Light)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pnge Spear (Dark)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngd Lance
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.png Impaler (Light)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngt Spear (Dark)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngn Spear
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngil Spear (Light)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngouncer (Dark)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngin Lance
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngorn (Light)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.png Fang (Dark)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngnleaf
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngrian (Light)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr Lance (Dark)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngac
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngir (Light)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngance (Dark)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngspear (Light/Dark)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pnglance (Vanadis)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngazer (Starlancer)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngn Lance (Dragon Master)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.png Lance (Fenrir Knight)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pngdge (Meteorite)
 * Riesz weapon icon TOM sprite.pnglnir (Brynhildr)
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Body Armor

 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Leathers
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Bouilli
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pnger Vest
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Leathers
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Mail
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pngd Mail
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Mail
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Plate
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Plate
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Vest
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Guard
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pngrie Mail (Light)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Dark)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Light)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Dark)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Light/Dark)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Vanadis)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pngis Armor (Starlancer)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pngon Guard (Dragon Master)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pnge Guard (Fenrir Knight)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pngtial Armor (Meteorite)
 * Riesz armor icon TOM sprite.pngne Armor (Brynhildr)
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Headgear

 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngd Bow
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pnger Helm
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngte
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngg Helm
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngd Crest
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.png Helm
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pnga Helm
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngus Helm (Valkyrie/Rune Maiden)
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.png Helm (Vanadis)
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngust Helm (Starlancer)
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngn Helm (Dragon Master)
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.png Helm (Fenrir Knight)
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngr Helmet (Meteorite)
 * Riesz headgear icon TOM sprite.pngd Helm (Brynhildr)
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Accessory

 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngace
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Armlet
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngan Armlet
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngen Brace
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngarhorn (Light)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Earrings (Dark)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pnge Armlet (Light/Dark)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngnir (Vanadis/Starlancer)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Ring (Dragon Master/Fenrir Knight)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngus Reins (Meteorite)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Ring (Brynhildr)
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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Riesz appears in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a rare summon.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Riesz is a spirit alongside Hawkeye. Their spirits are held by Sheik and a Mii Sword Fighter and the battle takes place in the Great Bay.

Million Arthur Arcana Blood
Riesz appears as a guest character with the wind element.

Last Cloudia
Riesz appears as an Earth and Light Soldier.

Trivia

 * Riesz and Duran are the only characters with a younger sibling; in Riesz's case, it is Elliot.