Reppi Aini (Character)

Reppi Ani is a Fire Bird from the creature world who was first introduced in Duel Masters Cross Shock season in the anime.

She was Shobu Kirifuda's creature partner in his quest to save the creature world from Diabolos Zeta, Temporal Ruler.

Details
She is a small Fire Bird, small enough for Shobu to carry her or to be held on his arm or shoulder. Despite her small size, she was a powerful spirit as she have connections to one of the 5 legendary creatures, GENJI Double Cross, Blastdragon.

She can be cherry at times, but sometimes display a stubborn streak, much like Shobu. Moreover, she cares for Shobu and her comrades.

Duel Masters Cross Shock
She was born in a temple where Shobu was guided by the Bronze-Arm Tribe to find the legendary creatures. After her birth, she calls Shobu her 'papa'. She eventually joins Katta together with GENJI.

During a practice duel, she pops out of her card form to her creature form, much to Shobu's chagrin, who tries to convince her to wait for her turn. She often remains in her creature form instead of her card form, even in the human world. During the time Shobu was show a brief history of Diabolos Zeta, she hides behind her partner in fear.

At one time, Reppi ran away and Lucky Tulk, Oracle of Miracles follows her with Hakuoh's agreement. When the war rages on, Tulk manages to convince her, in which she saw Shobu, being injured in the war but still press to fight on. She then continues to fight alongside Shobu in his fight against Diabolos Zeta.

Trivia

 * She shares the same voice actor as Mijumaru (Oshawott) in Pokemon Best Wishes.