Meryl Stryfe

Meryl Stryfe (メリル・ストライフ|Meriru Sutoraifu) and her junior coworker, Milly Thompson, are agents of the Bernardelli Insurance Society sent to evaluate claims regarding Vash The Stampede.

Biography
Initially, she finds Vash to be a nuisance and dismisses the idea that he is the legendary Humanoid Typhoon. As time passes, she realizes that Vash isn't the villain that he is made out to be nor the buffoon that he presents himself to be. Milly stated that Meryl didn't want to believe this buffoon is Vash. Gradually, she comes to respect Vash and love him deeply. She tries to understand why Vash gets into so much trouble. Vash tells her because of his brother Knives. Vash tells her about his past which Meryl is shock to hear that and she was unable to do anything about it. Although she doesn't often fight alongside Vash, she hides many derringer-style "throwaway" pistols under her coat. In the credits of the last episode in the anime shows Vash coming back to them (her and Milly) after his battle with Millions Knives, while carrying an injured Knives.

At the end of the manga, Meryl and Milly host a TV show about the exploits of Vash.

Voice Actors

 * Japanese voice: Hiromi Tsuru
 * English voice: Dorothy Elias-Fahn (TV Anime) Luci Christian (Badlands Rumble)

Trivia

 * In the second episode, Truth of Mistake, Vash says to Marianne that he always hits his target, which is in this case is the heart of a beautiful woman. During this speech Vash aims his finger like a pretend gun in Meryl's direction. Strangely, Meryl begins to panic and acts as if she has been shot and falls over, while Milly asks if she's alright and Vash looks down at his finger in confusion. This could be thought of as the point where Meryl begins to fall for Vash.