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{|class="infobox" style="border: 1px #AAAAAA solid; background: #F9F9F9; float: right; padding: 7px; width:290px;"
|style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"|[[File:Strudel.jpg|Strudel's profile in Rosenkreuzstilette ~Freudenstachel~.]]
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|valign="top" style="background:#5081ff; width:140px"|'''Designer'''
|style="background:white"|shizuku
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|valign="top" style="background:#5081ff; width:140px"|'''Relationships'''
|style="background:white"|[[Lilli]] (fellow fairy)<br>[[Freudia Neuwahl]] (friend, partner, template)<br>[[Sichte Meister]] (friend)<br>[[Eifer Skute]] (fellow [[homunculus]])
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|valign="top" style="background:#5081ff; width:140px"|'''Voice Actor'''
|style="background:white"|Haru Kaburagi (JP)<br>Jennifer Alyx (ENG)
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|valign="top" style="background:#5081ff; width:140px"|'''Sprite'''
|style="background:white"|[[File:Ruusprite.png|Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel]]
|}

'''Strudel''' (シュトルーデル, ''Shutorūderu''), known as '''Ru''' (ルゥ, ''Rū'') for short, is a fairy in the ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'' series, first appearing in [[Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel|''Rosenkreuzstilette ~Freudenstachel~'']]. Her role is similar to that of a fellow fairy, [[Lilli]], in the original ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'', and she assists [[Freudia Neuwahl]] as her fairy partner as she takes the fight to [[Schwarzkreuz]] to stop the [[Holy Empire and Orthodox Church|Holy Empire]]'s witch hunts.

==Appearance==
Strudel is more clothed than Lilli; she wears a light blue, short-sleeved cloak with yellow linings and yellow bands of the sleeves of her cloak with skull-shaped belt around her waist and white boots. Strudel has long, light blue hair with braids on the sides of her face held by blue beads, a blue band with a dark blue cross around the end of her hair and an ahoge. She also has light blue wings and blue eyes.

{{Spoiler}}
When Strudel shows her true form, her hair turns white and her eyes turn red, just like her partner Freudia, which signifies her role as one of her replicas. Her hair and eye colors immediately return to normal after the defeat of the [[Darkside Devil]].

==Personality==
{{Q|Those are awfully big bumps on your chest...|Strudel, ''Rosenkreuzstilette ~Freudenstachel~''}}
A fairy who didn't quite fit in with the rest of the [[Black Forest|forest]] inhabitants, Strudel is caring, carefree and perpetually optimistic and knows nothing of hatred. All she sees is what pleases her. She's the type who lazes about and has no general goal but shows no resentment to work that needs to be done. Thus, she willingly pursues her goals with an unstoppable zeal when she has a goal to chase and is not being lazy. Strangely enough, she likes to rub round and smooth objects, which usually refers to breasts (which she calls bumps on other female characters' chests), with [[Sichte Meister]]'s own being an example (much to her embarrassment). Strudel talks and refers to herself in third-person and prefers to be called by her nickname of Ru.

==Abilities==
Strudel can create ice sculptures through Freudia's usage of [[Strudels Hund]] and [[Strudels Flügel]] that help Freudia herself get to places that are usually impossible for her to reach. They are acquired from [[Schwer-Muta Casasola Merkle]] and [[Luste Teuber]] respectively.

In addition, like [[Lilli]] before her, she can also use the [[List of Items in the Rosenkreuzstilette series#Black Forest's Treasure|Black Forest's treasure]] to attack enemies directly after finding it in [[Liebea Palesch]]'s stage.

==''Rosenkreuzstilette ~Freudenstachel~''==
Strudel first meets Freudia within the hallways of the [[Castle Grounds]]. Strudel stops Freudia in her way to comment on her breasts and Freudia decides that she has no time to deal with Strudel and leaves her. After fighting with [[Eifer Skute]] and refuting [[Pamela Arwig]]'s demand for surrender of [[RKS: The Blades of the Rose-Cross|RKS]], Freudia reasoned that it is very likely that Spiritia Rosenberg has been abducted to the [[High Chapel]], the base of operations for Schwarzkreuz. Strudel shows up once again to talk to Freudia, saying that she is very fond of Freudia's "Pretty" snow magic. Freudia reveals that she was the witch who burned the Black Forest where all fairies lived but Strudel doesn't know what forest Freudia was talking about. Despite Freudia's refusal to bring Strudel in her quest, Strudel decides that she will follow her anyway and Freudia gives in.

Strudel makes several comments about different things as Freudia fights her friends at RKS on her way to the High Chapel, and at one point even comments that she would melt if she didn't cool down during Freudia's encounter with [[Zorne Zeppelin]]. If Freudia should find the Black Forest's Treasure within [[Liebea Palesch]]'s stage, the [[White Wasteland]], Strudel will recognize it as the treasure of the forest and decide to borrow some of its power to help Freudia in her travels. Strudel said that there are 77 of such treasures hidden throughout the land and reveals that the actual number is 78, implying that the one Freudia just found will not be returned, at least before the end of the quest. Freu voices how impressed she is to discover how incredible Ru's amount of mana is, realizing that she's not a normal fairy and pondering just what Ru truly is.

Later, when [[Iris Zeppelin]] and Eifer reveals the whole truth about Schwarzkreuz and the witch hunts, it is revealed that Strudel was sent by Iris to keep an eye on her. Eifer tells Strudel to return to her side, but Strudel changes her mind and decides to stay friends with Freudia instead, much to Eifer's agitation. Strudel asks for forgiveness from Freudia and the latter gladly complies, overjoying the former.

Later, while Freudia is going after Iris, she encounters Eifer again who was revealed to be a [[Homunculus]] based on Freudia by Strudel. Eifer in turn reveals that Strudel doesn't have complete memories when she was created; the Freudia-based cloning was separated in two separate beings resulting in Strudel's incomplete memory; one is a humanoid who doesn't understand happiness and joy, one is a fairy who doesn't know anger and sadness. It is here where Strudel reveals her true form. She reverts back to her normal colors after Freudia defeats the Darkside Devil and reverts it back to Eifer. Strudel understands that Eifer is dying yet still wishes to be her friend. After Eifer disappears and dies, Strudel asks if that's when people cry knowing she can't cry herself despite wanting to do so. Freudia replies that she believes feelings are more important than the act of shedding tears.

Strudel supports Freudia in her final battle against a brainwashed Spiritia and her controller Iris. After Freudia frees Spiritia, Strudel reveals that Spiritia was helping the whole time by sealing her power so that Iris couldn't use it. After Freudia freezes Iris to death, the three arrive at the [[Snowy Pillars]] where Spiritia thanks Freudia and Strudel for saving her. Lilli arrives and finally finds Spiritia, not knowing that enemies had already been defeated. A short moment of awkwardness follows between Lilli and Freudia before Strudel cuts in, since she had never met any fairies. Strudel, realizing that her appearance doesn't fit in the species of forest fairies, introduces herself as a frost fairy to Lilli and befriends her. Spiritia, Freudia, Lilli, and Strudel then return home and happily reunite with the others at RKS.

===''[[Rosenkreuzstilette Weißsilber|Rosenkreuzstilette ~Weißsilber~]]''===
Strudel has a small role in ''Rosenkreuzstilette ~Weißsilber~''. Pamela encounters Freudia and Strudel at the Bloody Ruins at the [[Iris Palace II]], and both are having trouble with the Darkside Devil. While Freudia and Strudel escapes, Pamela, recognizing it as Eifer, who had lost control of her emotions and power, fights the monster in their place and defeats it, reverting her back to normal. Later, after Pamela frees Spritia, foils Iris' plans to fuse with Spiritia and slays her, she reunites Spiritia with both Freudia and Strudel, and they both thank her for saving Spiritia, despite not having expected her to come to her rescue, before taking her back home with them.

==Quotes==
*'''Mode Change''':
**「ローゼンクロイツスティレッテ ♪♪」(''"Rōzenkuroitsusutirette ♪♪"'') (''"Rosenkreuzstilette ♪♪"'')
*'''Meeting Freudia''':
**「わぁっ ♪♪」 (''"Wā ♪♪"'')
**「よろしくね ♪♪」 (''"Yoroshiku ne ♪♪"'') (''"Nice to meet you ♪♪"'')
*'''Treasure of the Fairies''':
**「パワーアップ！えへへぇ ♪♪」 (''"Pawā appu! Ehehe ♪♪")'' (''"Power-up! Ehehe ♪♪"'')
**「ルゥ、いっしょうけんめいがんばるね ♪♪」 (''"Rū, isshoukenmei ganbaru ne"'') (''"Ru, will try her hardest"'')
*'''Summoned''':
**「はいぃ ♪♪」 (''"Haī ♪♪"'') (''"Yes ♪♪"'')
**「ルゥ、がんばるね ♪♪」 (''"Rū, ganbaru ne ♪♪"'')  (''"Ru, will do her best"'')
**「ルゥにおまかせぇ ♪♪」 (''"Rū ni omakase ♪♪"'') (''"Leave it to Ru ♪♪"'')
*'''Attacks''':
**「エイエイッ ♪♪」 (''"Ei eī ♪♪"'')
**「エーイィ！！」 (''"Ēī!!"'')
**「タッ ♪♪」 (''"Tā ♪♪"'')
**「トォ〜 ♪♪」 (''"Tō~ ♪♪"'')
**「エイ〜ヤッ ♪♪」 (''"Ei~yā ♪♪"'')
*'''Tired''':
**「ルゥ、つかれじゃった〜」 (''"Ru, tsukarejatta"'') (''"Ru is tired~"'')
**「くたくたぁ〜」 (''"Kutakutā~"'')
**「おやすみ〜」("''Oyasumi"'') (''"Good night~"'')
*'''Strudels Hund''':
**「おいで ♪♪」 (''"Oide ♪♪"'') (''"Come ♪♪"'')
**「はいは〜い ♪♪」 (''"Hai ha~i ♪♪"'') (''"Yes there ♪♪"'')
**「ルゥズフント ♪♪」 (''"Rūzu Funto ♪♪"'') (''"Ru's Hund ♪♪"'')
*'''Strudels Flügel''':
**「でばんだよ ♪♪」 (''"Deban dayo ♪♪"'') (''"It's time ♪♪"'')
**「出てきて ♪♪」 (''"Detekite ♪♪"'') (''"Come on out ♪♪"'')
**「ルゥズフリューゲル ♪♪」 (''"Rūzu Furyūgeru ♪♪"'')  (''"Ru's Flügel ♪♪"'')
*'''Freudia's Defeat''':
**「フロイ。。。どこ？？」 (''"Furoi... doko??"'') (''"Freu... where are you??"'')
**「だいじょうぶ？？」 (''"Daijōbu??"'') (''"Are you alright??"'')
**「あれぇ。。。フロイは？？」 (''"Arē... Furoi wa??"'') (''"?? Where is Freu?"'')

==Art Gallery==
<gallery bordercolor="#5081ff">
File:Strudel_13.jpg|Strudel's design prior to November 27, 2011, which used a different pose than her final profile artwork.
File:StrudelArt.jpg|Artwork of Strudel by WOMI, depicting her final profile image's pose.
FreuWallpaper.jpg|Strudel With [[Freudia Neuwahl]] on the promo picture for RKSF.
File:Icon7.png|Strudel's Twitter icon.
File:RuSteamCard.jpg|Strudel's Steam Trading Card.
</gallery>

===Portraits===
<gallery bordercolor="#5081ff">
strudelmugshot1.png|Initial
strudelmugshot2.png|Confused
strudelmugshot3.png|Joking
strudelmugshot4.png|Delighted
strudelmugshot5.png|Happy
strudelmugshot6.png|True form
strudelmugshot7.png|Melt
</gallery>

==Musical Themes==
{|class="wikitable"
! Title !! Artist !! Context !! Audio
|- align="center"
|Labyrinth<br>迷路<br>''Meiro''
|Unlimited Hellest
|Dialogue Theme when she appears for the second time and joins Freudia from that moment on.
|[[File:Labyrinth.mp3]]
|- align="center"
|Treasure Found!
|[erka:es]
|Plays when Freudia finds and collects the Black Forest's Treasure in Liebea's stage.
|[[File:Treasure Found!.mp3]]
|}
{{endspoiler}}

==Trivia==
*Strudel's name comes from [[wikipedia:en:Strudel|the dessert of the same name]].
*When her design was submitted to WOMI by shizuku, she was given the name "Strudel Totenkopf" before WOMI dropped her surname. Strudel's first name means "swirl" or "vortex" in German, while is is more commonly known as the dessert listed above. Her dropped surname, Totenkopf, is the German name for the skull and crossbones design that is more commonly known as the Jolly Roger.
*Her quote appears to refer to the large round bumps that will comically appear on an anime character's head when hit with heavy force, most commonly with a large fan or a falling pan.
*When Freudia uses Strudels Hund or Strudels Flügel, Strudel will appear and create an ice sculpture of [[w:c:megaman:Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]]'s loyal dog companion, [[w:c:megaman:Rush|Rush]], for her, which she can use in a similar fashion that Mega Man himself can use [[w:c:megaman:Rush Coil|Rush Coil]].
* In ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel|~Freudenstachel~]]'' , at the [erka:es] logo screen, there is a chance Strudel would yell ''"Rosenkreuzstilette ♪♪" '' instead of Freudia.
*Although Strudel herself is one of the available weaknesses of Eifer, she never perform attacks to Darkside Devil when summoned.

==External Links==
*[http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=23555 shizuku at Pixiv (Japanese)]
*[http://ajuca.boy.jp/sc/ Haru Kaburagi's site (Japanese)]

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