Revy (real name Rebecca Lee) is the main female character of Black Lagoon, a manga and anime by Rei Hiroe. She is the gunfighter of the Lagoon Company, a smuggling operation based in the fictional Thai city of Roanapur. She is known for her dual-wielded custom Beretta 92Fs (called Sword Cutlass), her aggressive personality, and her nihilistic worldview. She is of Chinese-American descent, grew up in poverty in New York, and turned to violence as a survival mechanism.

What Is Black Lagoon About?

Black Lagoon follows the Lagoon Company — a small smuggling operation consisting of Dutch (the leader), Benny (the tech specialist), Revy (the gunfighter), and Rock (a kidnapped Japanese salaryman who joins the team). Operating from the lawless city of Roanapur, they take delivery and transport jobs from criminal organizations, navigating between Russian, Chinese, Colombian, and Italian mafias. The series explores themes of morality in lawless environments, the relationship between civilization and violence, and whether a person shaped by violence can change.

What Are Revy's Weapons?

Revy fights with twin customized Beretta 92FS pistols she calls Sword Cutlass. She practices a gunfighting style sometimes called two-handed shooting or gun-fu, engaging multiple opponents simultaneously with extraordinary accuracy. She is depicted as one of the most skilled gunfighters in the Black Lagoon universe, capable of taking on heavily armed groups single-handedly.

What Is Revy's Backstory?

Revy grew up in poverty in Chinatown, New York. She experienced physical and sexual abuse, including an assault by a police officer. Her childhood environment taught her that violence was the only reliable means of survival and communication. She eventually left the United States and joined the Lagoon Company. Her backstory is revealed gradually throughout the series and explains her nihilistic philosophy, her distrust of authority, and her difficulty forming emotional connections.

Can You Talk to Revy?

Revy is available as an AI companion on HoloDream. She is blunt, aggressive, and will not sugarcoat anything. In her world, honesty comes from the barrel of a gun.