Name: Lina Inverse
Nicknames: Dragon Spooker, Bandit Killer
Bloodtype: A
Likes: Food, treasure
Dislikes: Being called flat chested or dragon spooker, going without eating, taking a job without getting payed
Seiyuu (Voice Actress): Hayashibara Megumi

Lina Inverse, the main character in the Slayers anime/manga/novels and the heroine of the series. Though she's not quite your normal heroine for several reasons. One reason being that heroines in anime are not always depicted as true "heroines", they often have to rely on others to save them and may not be the strongest or smartest character in the series. Lina doesn't rely on others to save her from situations, and even is little bothered when Gourry tries to proclaim himself as Lina's bodyguard. She's also very intelligent and often figures out what's going on before everyone else does.

Another reason Lina is not your typical heroine is because her intentions aren't always "just". She claims herself to be one of the good guys but she does not always do what a typical good guy would do. Many times she'll work for someone just because they offered her a reward to do it and not because she really believes in the cause. Lina doesn't exactly do many selfless acts either, in fact Lina and Naga once follow around a girl after they saved her just so the girl will reward them somehow. Lina has also caused the destruction of many cities when using her Dragu Slave, though her intentions may have been good (like destroying an evil dragon that's tearing up the city) using the Dragu Slave always puts a major crater where a city should be which results in angry villagers running after her. (A similar incident sparked Martina's obsession in getting revenge on Lina, after Lina destroyed her Kingdom with a Dragu Slave) Even when Lina is trying to do a good thing and get rid of bandits she'll take treasure from the bandits. Which other people would say she was stealing but Lina says it's okay because she's taking it from the bad guys. When it comes to Lina's priorities, money, food and power sometimes come before doing the right thing.

While Lina often starts out on her journeys alone she has made many traveling companions along the way. Her first companion was Naga, then later she met Gourry, Zelgadiss, Amelia, Sylphiel, Xelloss and Filia. Many of her friendships start off rather oddly and sometimes you're left to wonder if they really are friends. Despite some of Lina's denials at first though she really does enjoy the company of some of her friends. (More information in the friends section)

Lina is a sorceress, and a rather powerful one at that. She can pull off spells other humans can only imagine trying. She is very knowledgeable in the field of sorcery and is very excited when she can learn a new spell. Though the power of her sorcery is not the only thing that gets her out of tough situations, it is also her intelligence in how to use that power. She has defeated many powerful Mazoku by using unordinary tactics and combining things to make a stronger impact (like combining the Sword of Light with other spells).

Personality wise Lina is generally a strong person. She does on occasion get depressed but she tries to hide it and will often get over it easily. Her outlook on life is that being depressed won't help anything. (Lina tends to tell Zelgadiss to cheer up a lot) She tries to never go into a fight believing that she'll die either, Lina believes that even if your chances are small, as long as you believe you can win you'll have more of a chance, if you go into a fight thinking your going to die then your chances will drop down considerably. She always has a determination to fight and to win. Aside from her strength she does tend to hide her feelings sometimes, and she doesn't show her appreciation and affection in normal ways. She'll often show her appreciation by slapping someone on the back.. hard (More like inflicting pain than showing appreciation ^^). Though Lina doesn't like to be depressed she does have quite a temper and lets anyone know when she's mad. After someone makes her mad she usually inflicts some sort of violence on them and when she's really mad she'll use the Dragu Slave. It's wise to stay out of Lina's way when she's mad and not touch on any sensitive subjects.

Even though Lina has a generally outgoing personality she does get embarrassed and shy in certain situations. She seems rather shy about kissing someone and would sooner kick a guy in the face than kiss him. She blushes wildly when Xelloss just gives her little pecks. Lina also gets embarrassed when she has to wear something a little "girly" or when she has to sing. In one episode she dresses in a little pink outfit and sings and dances with Amelia because they think it is a chant for a powerful spell, while she's doing it and after she does it Lina is extremely embarrassed.

Appearance wise Lina is rather petite and has what everyone says to be a small chest. She's rather sensitive about her chest and gets mad whenever anyone tells her she's flat chested. Though she has a bit of an ego and she considers herself rather beautiful she still is really sensitive on that aspect of her appearance. As for the rest she has long Red/redish-brown hair (it depends on what your watching, for much of the series it's painted an orange and in the movies and OVAS it's more of a brown/red) and red eyes. She wears what is to be considered typical sorceress's outfits.

The last subject I think I'll touch on is her appetite. She's rather skinny and little but can eat more than any normal person. In fact the only person who probably eats as much as her is Gourry but he is considerably larger than she is. Going a day without food is like torture for her. And she doesn't care if she gets too stuffed to move, she just wants to eat. A good meal can really cheer her up and she'll go to great lengths to get one. (Like in the Dragon Cuisine episode of NEXT)

Despite Lina's temper and her motives at times she really is a nice person on the inside (No, really, she is ^^). You just don't want to get on her bad side. ^^;;

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