Riku

Riku
Age	15
Species	Human
Sex	Male
Height	5' 8"
Weight	165
Background
Series	Kingdom Hearts
Combat Styles	Quickstrike, Dark Valor
Hometown	Destiny Island
Group	Shadow Lords
Occupation/Job	Wanderer
Force:	Forces of Ruin
Theme Song	[Scar of Time - Chrono Cross]
Quote
“Giving up already? C'mon.. I thought you were stronger than that.”
Recent Events
Riku:Recent Events

A calm and collected boy with a wry sense of humor, Riku is a wanderer from a tranquil world and both piece and player in a far reaching game between multiple evils. He keeps his own council and has been many things; A rival, a storyteller and manipulator, a chosen one no longer chosen, a friend searching the far horizons for familiar faces. He is a knight whose heart has slipped over the edge of dusk, an adventurer searching the worlds for those he cares for at any cost, blinded to the consequences of his actions. Whatever path he chooses, it never quite seems to plunge into the deepest darkness, or even wind back towards the light he left behind.

Skills: Never Piss off the Deuteragonist, I will Fear No Darkness, Self-Justification for Fun and Profit, Dark is not Evil, Power Corrupts, Ultimate Power is Pretty Nifty, Save Vs Will, Broken Ace, Suspicious Minds, Jumped at The Call, but It Refused Him, Snark Knight, Surrounded By A Thirty Xanatos Pileup, Takes Notes, Mysterious Big Brother Instinct, Also Aloof Parkour Guy, Shops At Faustian Bargains Warehouse, Multiple Boss Fight Mileage Card, Well Intentioned Extremist,

Abilities

Potential Keyblade Wielder: Handed down the ability due to the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony given to him in his youth by the warrior Terra, Riku has the potential to wield a keyblade. However, due to the events of Destiny Island the keyblade that was to be his went instead to Sora. Riku will have to earn his own.

Swordsmanship: Obsessed with other worlds outside his own, Riku strained at the boundaries of his island home. He has practiced and competed endlessly, becoming the best swordsman within his island community. Whether this distinction holds up in the sea of stars outside is a matter of debate.

Strong Willed: With obsessions comes a certain bloody minded stubbornness. Riku has a strong and narrowly focused will, doing whatever it takes to grow stronger and complete his objectives. The powers of darkness that he gains from Maleficient and other scions of darkness do not automatically overwhelm him due to this powerful will.

Powers of Darkness: Hanging around with the wrong end of the alignment spectrum will do this, but originally these powers were granted to him by Maleficient and they grow with time and practice, rooting themselves deeper into his character with each usage. His will prevents him from succumbing too easily to the powerful call of dark magic, but it's entirely too easy to slip into bad habits when desperate and needing an edge.

Disguise: Riku tends to want to blend into whatever place he finds himself as quickly as he can. This is aided by portal magic as well as his powers of general observation, but also because he does not want to be recognized when the things he must accomplish are of a necessarily dark nature.

Parkour: Also known as free running, this ability to navigate urban spaces allows him to quickly traverse rough terrain without difficulty and escape capture or notice even in an unfamiliar environment. It also represents new angles of attack and defense when he may drop down from the roof of a building, leap a fence or drop down into a courtyard without hurting himself. This ability is lessened but still apparent in open terrain.

Sketching: He keeps a journal of his drawings and experiences that he has been adding to over the years. The first couple of pages are drawings of Destiny Island while notes and drawings of other places follow in it's wake. With practice, Riku has become somewhat proficient at drawing, especially in the drawing of people and architecture. The journal also functions as a scrapbook of sorts, containing notes and pieces of memorable material that can be caught within its battered pages.

Storytelling: Ever since the idea of other worlds caught in his consciousness, Riku has been spinning tales about how they ultimately must be like. Worlds of searing heat and bitter cold. The imagination is a playground in which reality has no particular say in the matter. Although the reality does not entirely match the fantasy, Riku continues to read and to tell stories with an ease of practice and an anecdotal style that combines many fragments into a larger whole.

• Combat Section
• Quickstrike Actions
• Dark Valor Actions

• Warning: Stat margin of error greater than expected. Approach target with caution.

Quickstrike Actions

Attack	Description
Black Wind	An eerie wind howls around Riku, stripping away negative ailments that have accrued.
Lunge	Riku races forwards, attacking with a single swift slash.
Storm Crescent	Riku gathers himself, pausing briefly before lashing out with arcs of shrieking wind that pulse from each weapon slash.
Storm Riser	Spirals of water materialize around Riku, forming into a twisted pillar that surges towards an opponent as Riku charges forwards with an arcing upwards strike.
Taunting Smile	Come on now.. Don't you think you can try a little harder than that?
Defy Gravity	A little air magic and levitation combines with storm magic as Riku springs from the ground into the air, suspended as pillars of lightning and lashing rain pummel the earth, knocking anybody in the air flat should it connect.
Dynamic Balance	Riku focuses on his footwork, keeping himself steady and well coordinated, shifting his balance in order to improve his accuracy.
Back Flip	A quick, vicious backflip combined with a lightning quick weapon slash, ending in a semi-crouch when on land and a ready position when still aerial.
Spring Kick	An abrupt, surprising move usually when knocked prone that Riku uses to quickly regain his footing and stun an opponent coming in to engage him while prone.
Flash Step	Storm magic combines with a series of short, fast slashes, kicks and attacks aided by pillars of lightning that flash in his wake as he charges onto the attack.
Phantom Heart	Riku raises a hand, ghostly flames flickering across his skin for a split second as a ghostly apparition appears around him. The dark shroud thickens, a brilliant star of dark fire surrounded by the wraith. The apparition circles once around Riku before charging at an opponent, cloth formed claws open and the fire hungry for the light of others. Limit Break
Rogue Wave	Riku stands perfectly still, taking in a few steadying breaths as a rumbling can be heard from a distance. A spectral wall of dark water materializes behind him, passing through him as it looms higher and higher before crashing down. Limit Break

Dark Valor Actions

Attack	Description
Dark Renewal	An eldritch flame runs along Riku's body, a manifestation of dark magic and under tight control it begins to heal minor wounds almost as soon as they have been inflicted.
Piercing Dusk	Riku calls up several jagged spears of dark crystal which appear and disappear through dark portals, circling and harrying a target before all descending at once, shattering into a storm of sharp fragments.
Concentration	Riku draws on a reserve of inner control and focuses the dark energies he is channeling to purge his body of any weaknesses that may have been inflicted on him. As this dark magic manifests itself as ghostly fire, it looks more like a self immolation than a buffing action.
Hunter's Leap	Riku crouches low, then leaps forwards, his outline blurring and the afterimages of another shape following in his wake as he brings weapon to bear in a vicious downwards arc. The heartless afterimage of the Hunter of the Dark fades as soon as the attack is completed.
Thorn Riser	Riku raises a hand, darkness curling around him in the ghostly afterimages of thorns as black thorn vines explode from the ground, forming into thick trunks of spinning, lashing blades and sweep across the area before disappearing.
Wyvern Spiral	Riku holds a hand in front of him. As he raises it towards an aerial target, giant shadowy wyverns explode into being in clouds of smoky gloom. They tightly spiral towards a target, their passage a long moan of shuddering sound like the approach of a ghostly train.
Umbral Sight	Riku closes his eyes and concentrates, pulling at the darkness at his core in order to see more clearly. It is somewhat how the heartless see, a melange of shadows and instinct with the brilliance of hearts muted but still powerful enough to outline those with them even in the darkest gloom or thickest fog.
Twin Threshold	Riku clasps one hand with the other and holds them in front of him, weapon pointed down and into the dirt. The shapes of two giant thresholders appear behind him, thrusting out of the ground trapped in a slab of dark stone. They extend one claw each, swiping at an enemy while the other guards incoming attacks.
Shadow Claw	Darkness concentrates around Riku's hand, becoming a thick taloned gauntlet with a much larger afterimage of darkness that follows his movements as he reaches forth to drain the lifeforce from a target using that reaching claw of gloom.
Dark Firaga	The spectral fire becomes much more intense, then abruptly shears off to an eerie silence. There is a guttural roar of back draft as Riku lobs several spheres of dark fire, each of them shrieking across the area like a comet.
Nightmare Impulse	Riku stands still while a black wind howls around him, the wind picking up debris as the gloom thickens into a thicket of reaching claws. The claws, made of shards of dark mirror, stream past Riku and crash down in a wave of darkness. Limit Break
Dark Aura	Riku vanishes. He steps backwards and falls from sight. He appears briefly thereafterwards, lunging forwards with sword raised to strike. He swoops faster and faster between targets and portals, finally landing with a ground shaking impact on the ground, weapon buried in the earth, causing dark pillars of flame to explode out from the surroundings. Limit Break

Relationships

Allies	Maleficent, Will Sherman, Merilan Yursalin, Shiki Misaki, Reize Seatlan
Acquaintances	Tifa Lockhart ,Mercade Alexander, Deidra, Ivo Galvan, Lily
Adversaries	Scarmiglione
Princesses	Jasmine, Rapunzel, Belle,
Others	Gilgamesh, David Xanatos, Priel Aylin

Allies

Name	Affiliation	Status	Thoughts
Reize Seatlan	Shard Seekers	Respect (+2)	It's absolutely unreal. He can't possibly be like this. It has to be an act. Only one person I know is this cheerfully oblivious to reality, and yet reality pats him on the head and sends him on his way with a packed lunch anyways.
Will Sherman	Twilight Detective Agency	Approval (+1)	The man that can punch the luck out of anything. He seems to want to help me, and it might even be genuine.. but I don't like his habit of looking right through me. It's-- unsettling.
Shiki Misaki	Shard Seekers	Approval (+1)	You are Shiki Misaki, and it is very nice to meet you. Now stop flailing your arms and causing sand, bricks and other debris to whirl around you as you talk. At least the cat seems normal. The stuffed cat. The animated.. stuffed.. oh never mind.
Merilan Yursalin	Press Conference Rag	Approval (+1)	Speak softly and carry a box of snack crackers.

Acquaintances

Name	Affiliation	Status	Thoughts
Ivo Galvan	Shard Seekers	Approval (+1)	Somebody's got to look out for Reize and the other goofs populating that group. I'm not quite sure yet whether the watchers need watching as well.
Lily	Shard Seekers	Approval (+1)	And there she goes.. and I am backing away slowly to get out of the area of effect. It's always the cute ones.
Tifa Lockhart	AVALANCHE	Neutral	...
Mercade Alexander	Twilight Detective Agency	Neutral	...
Deidra	Unknown	Neutral	...

Adversaries

Name	Affiliation	Status	Thoughts
Scarmiglione	Hobo of Malice	Detest (-2)	Coward. Bully. You lewd, crude, rude, bag of pre-chewed food dude.

Princesses

Name	Area	Status	Summary
Jasmine	Agrabah	Respect (+2)	A strong and beautiful princess from a desert kingdom. Riku has met her once or twice, each time the princess giving him kind words or sharing a moment of calm on the road. Never able to leave the palace, she is constantly on the run from the Heartless, fleeing her home after Jafar and Maleficent take over her world. She is determined to become strong enough to return and free her people. At some point, the time for running must come to an end.
Rapunzel	Sunburst Kingdom	Neutral	Riku has only briefly met this princess brandishing extraordinarily long hair and a frying pan when he fell almost into her lap from a tree in Central Park. After that one meeting in Manhattan, he has not come across her again.
Belle	French Countryside	Respect (+2)	A kind and intelligent princess from a small provincial town. Riku has met her several times, learning a little more about her world when Belle shows him around her homeland while sneaking back to visit it and later at Balamb Garden.

Others

Name	Affiliation	Summary
None	None	No Available Data