Raphtalia (episode)


 * This article is about the anime episode titled "Raphtalia". You may be looking for the character.

Raphtalia (ラフタリア) is the fifteenth episode of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime.

Plot
Raphtalia and Rifana are discussing people that they have a crush on, with Rifana stating that she wishes to marry the Shield Hero. However at that moment the first of the latest batch of the Waves of Calamity open up. In the present Raphtalia is holding her blade to Idol Rabier's throat with the noble begging for his life. Raphtalia however will have none of it and intends to take revenge for her people then and there.

Idol isn't really doing very good job of begging for his life though as he continues to layer insults upon Raphtalia. After some talking down from Naofumi Iwatani Raphtalia calms herself down simply stating that she won't lower herself to the level of striking a unarmed man. Idol however reveals a second sword on his person and presses an advantage in a injured arm from Raphtalia, however in a moment of irony the noble trips on his whip and falls out his window.

Together Naofumi, Raphtalia, Filo, Melty Q Melromarc and Van Reichnott travel to Idol's dungeon where Raphtalia enters alone. Flashing back once again Raphtalia promises on her parents graves that she will never cry again. While speaking to her surviving fellow villagers the village comes under attack by Melromarc soldiers who proceeds to round the survivors and cage them to sell them off as Slaves.

Raphtalia and a handful of her fellow villagers ended up in Idol's 'care.' Of them only Raphtalia escaped alive due to her inability to cry in the face of Idol's torture and thus was sent back to Beloukas's store. Before Rifana dies she tells Raphtalia that she wants to see her villages flag again. However Reichnott and melty reveals they've found survivors in the dungeon, one Raphtalia recognizes as a boy from her village named Keel.

Due to the dramatic change in her appearance Keel initially doesn't recognize Raphtalia but her reminiscence on their memories together eventually makes him remember. Naofumi uses magic to heal Keel's wounds, and the group proceeds to leave the dungeon after Raphtalia mourns and collects Rifana's bones for a proper burial. In spite of being on the verge of a emotional breakdown Naofumi calms Raphtalia down with the others stating that they are alive because of her unshakable emotional support.

Outside Naofumi sends Reichnott to calm his people down, unfortunately not only is Idol revealed to still be alive but he's broken a seal on a powerful monster known as the Tyrant Dragon Rex, for his reward Idol is stepped on by the monster he released as it proceeds to rampage.

Trivia

 * This is the third episode of the anime (after episodes 5 and 9) to be named after a character.