River Zastory

“	You may want to raise the white flag.	”
—River Zastory

River Zastory
Manga Anime
Biographical Information
Kanji	リバー ザストリー
Rōmaji	Ribā Zasutorī
Also known as	Lightning hair, Thunder Head, Spiky hair (By Train Heartnet)
Basic Information
Gender	Male
Age	19
Birthday	May 19
Blood Type	Type A
Height	179 cm
Weight	66 kg
Hair Color	Blond (Manga) Pink (Anime)
Eye Color	Blue
Relations	Unnamed Grandfather (Status Unknown)
Likes	Cupcakes
Dislikes	Frogs, someone stealing cupcakes from him
Status	Active
Professional Information
Occupation	Sweeper
Affiliation(s)	Sweepers
Debut
Manga	Chapter 120
Anime	Episode 15
Voice Actors
Japanese Voice	Nobutoshi Canna
English Voice	John Burgmeier
Image Gallery

River Zastory (リバー ザストリー Ribā Zasutorī) is a sweeper interested in capturing Creed Diskenth and a former member of the Sweeper's Alliance.

Appearance

River is muscly with bright, blond (pink in the anime) spiked hair, with bangs jutting downwards past his eyes. He wears a black top and khaki pants, as well as bandages around his arms and triangle-shaped earings.

Personality

In the manga, River is a a serious, noble man, willing to risk his life in order to save both friends and strangers. He is very competitive and views Train as a rival, but respects him regardless.

River's not above flipping off Preta Ghoul, when taunting him about not even needing touch the corrosive lunatic to beat him.

In the anime, River has more of a carefree attitude. However, should the occasion arise, he will complete the job given to him. He is also noble and kind-hearted, as shown when he tended to a lost child and tried to help her in anyway he can.

Manga Plot

Alliance Arc

River meets Train and Eve at a local Sweeper Bar. When they arrive, they are greeted with harsh opposition, telling the "pint-sized girl" off. River speaks up in her defense, which upsets the crowd. He then defeats the hostile crowd without ever touching them. This is due to his Garbell technique, which he was taught to by his grandfather. After discovering Train's identity, he requests a duel against Train to see if he can beat Train with his fists. He admits defeat after being grazed by one of Train's bullets, and seeing his Rail Gun (to which River says even he couldn't deflect).

After the boat explodes on the way to Clarken island, he ends up in the same part of the island with Train. They team up against against Preta Ghoul and Maro afterwards. River also helps Train in the fight against Shiki by fending off the giant insect Shiki summons while Train takes care of Shiki. Later, River aids Train in the fight against the berserkers, which happen to be their fellow Sweepers Touma and Mundock. After the battle, he asks Train to go on ahead and defeat Creed.

Anime Plot

River first meets Train while he is wandering through the sewers, looking for a baby dinosaur. He attempts to fight the creature, but his punches do nothing. They manage to capture it, and he participates in the argument for the reward.

Later, he accompanies the others when they venture to Kraken Island to find the Apostles of the Star. He deals with the weaker followers mostly, while the others battle the Apostles.

Equipment and Abilities

Martial Arts: River is trained in the Garbell Commando style, a martial art developed in Tarika during a thirty-year war. This style emphasizes extreme power and speed in the fists, enough to deflect bullets and cause shock waves to attack at a distance.

• Sonic Fist: Allows River to move his fists in a certain direction, which allow him both to defend by deflecting projectiles, or attack by moving the fists so fast that he creates shock waves in the air.
• Cyclone Grenade: Allows River to gather a spiral wind mass around his hand/arm in order to create a miniature tornado.

Relationships

Train Heartnet

Train and River.

Train and River are rivals. When they first met, River revealed that he knew that Train was the infamous Black Cat, and wanted to challenge the legendary assassin to see who was stronger. They continued challenging each other during the battle against the Apostles, but would help each other whenever they were in danger. In the anime, this rivalry does not exist.

Trivia

• According to his profile, River is a perfectionist.
• His profile also states that the only person he respects is his grandfather, whom taught him how to fight.
• Though not confirmed anywhere, there’s a high likely hood that River is based off of Chipp Zanuff of the Guilty Gear franchise. Speed, Big Spikey Hair, Thick Eyelines, Earings, Similar Outfit, Similar Personality Traits, and Heavy Respect to their individual Teacher.