Riva

Riva is the primary antagonist of The Legend of Dark Witch and a playable character in the Steam version of The Legend of Dark Witch 2. She is the Princess of Rasil, and steals all of the Syega in the Old Islands in hopes of weakening the nation.

Appearance and Personality
Riva is a young woman with long blonde hair. She wears a revealing minstrel outfit not unlike that of Zizou Olympia, except red. Her costume is embedded with Red Syega. When tapping into the power of the Red Syega, her costume turns black and yellow and she gains butterfly wings and antenna.

Riva is a selfish, ill-mannered princess. She wants to make her father's kingdom the strongest in the world, and attempts to do so by using the Syega taken from the Old Islands and eliminating anyone who stands in her way. She has a rebellious streak, defying Verri's orders to stay in the Forest of Dreams and even fighting Verri when she refuses to let her leave.

As a Boss
Riva is the main antagonist of Zizou's story. She is fought at the Deep Remains, after defeating copies of the first six bosses.

Her initial attacks are as follows:
 * Riva calls down several giant swords from the sky. These swords remain in place for several seconds.
 * Riva releases several slow shots upward that, after a short while, turn to strike the player's position. Combined with the aforementioned swords, this attack is particularly tricky to dodge.
 * At yellow health, Riva summons an orb that constantly flies around her and releases shots.
 * At red health, Riva shoots energy bursts forward.

After defeating her the first time, she taps into the power of the Red Syega. She floats atop the battlefield, slowly releasing bursts of energy clockwise as she summons monsters to do her bidding. She cannot be damaged directly, but her health slowly drains and Tres constantly leaves her body, making this fight a matter of surviving her onslaught. Filling the screen with Bounds Rings can make this fight simple, though the player must still take care as Riva summons HedgeHoggers during this fight.

As a Playable Character
Riva is unlocked as a playable character once the game is cleared with Zizou. She has an entirely different set of weapons and different interactions with the other bosses. At the end of the game, she encounter Zizou; like her battle, Zizou must be defeated twice. After it becomes clear that Zizou can't use force to defeat Riva, she instead threatens to expose Riva as a thief. Riva returns the Syega and is scolded for her failure by her father.

Her abilities include:
 * Cobalt Fire: Fires a short burst of energy forward. Can be charged to create a larger burst of energy.
 * Sword Rain: Calls down small daggers from the sky. Can be charged to create larger swords.

The Legend of Dark Witch 2
Riva is alluded to Zizou's story; she writes to Rasil in order to assist in her infiltration of Germa, and the nation obliges by sending Pelusa.

Riva is also a player character exclusive to the Steam version of the game. She has no voice and no character interactions, and fights Zizou as the final boss.

Her abilities include:
 * Sword Drive: Summons a short that silces in a clockwise arc around her.
 * Punishment: Fires a short burst of energy forward. Can be charged to create a larger burst of energy.