Post by Riku on Dec 29, 2009 7:26:35 GMT -5
Riku
“How am I going to face everyone?”
Age: 15
Family: Unknown.
Race: Human.
Side: Light.
Job: Keyblade Master.
Items: Potions.
Accessories: His black coat which was the same as the organization ones and a black blindfold. When he's not wearing these he's wearing his usual garments.
Personality: Riku is a calm, cool, collected teen who is not afraid to go far beyond his limits. He knows about Sora's crush and often teases him about it, although he feels a bit the same towards Kairi. He also showed a strong competitive streak, along with a bit of jealousy. He shows his competitive side when he challenges Sora, saying that his heart is stronger than Sora's heart. When he was corrupted by darkness, he became angry and jealous to wards Sora, he forgot that Sora was his best friend and wished him death. Although after he was released from "Ansem's" grasp, he returned to his normal self and the feelings of friendship and care returned to him. Riku is still haunted by the memories of his doings, even though he doesn't share that.
Riku is ever loyal to his friends and will do anything to keep them safe from harm, even if that meant giving him self fully to the darkness. An example of that was when Sora was sleeping and he bended over back wards to wake him up and from that little adventure, he even turned into "Ansem", giving his heart to darkness.
Even though he matured immensely since his days at Destiny Island, he still enjoys to crack some jokes about his friends.
History: Riku was but a simple boy, growing up with his friends at Destiny Island, dreaming of the day he would finally be able to escape it and discover what was beyond the island. One day he opened a secret door and right after he did so, a horde of Heartless invaded the island. Both he and Sora were engulfed by that Darkness, although he wasn't able to escape and Sora obtained the Keyblade. Riku eventually ends up in Hollow Bastion via the Corridor of Darkness, separated from his friends. There, he is found by Maleficent and she offered shelter and protection. Although he receives the news that Kairi lost her heart. Maleficent begins corrupting his mind, convincing him that Sora has replaced him and Kairi with Donald Duck and Goofy. She claims that the only way to save Kairi, who has lost her heart to the darkness, is to ally himself with her and her band of villains, while abandoning Sora.
After his reunion with Sora in Traverse Town, Riku begins to agree with Maleficent and officially starts his stay with her; however, he is still highly suspicious of her motives.As the days progress, Riku becomes steadily angrier at Sora, convincing himself to hate his old friend. He obtains a blade from Maleficent called the Soul Eater and teaches himself to use it, believing it will aid him in his search for Kairi's heart. He encountered Sora a number of times, although he did not engage him just yet, he waited when Sora finally arrived at Hollow Bastion, there he attacked The Beast and was about to finish him off if it wasn't for Sora. Riku reveals his true purpose for confronting Sora. He is able to wield the Keyblade. Riku explains that Sora was only a temporary recipient, telling him that he was "just the delivery boy" and that Riku is the true Keyblade master. After leaving Sora with the toy sword he used on the Destiny Islands, he departs, Donald and Goofy following him as per The King's orders, though regretfully.
Though Sora is significantly weakened, he makes his way to the foyer of the castle; with the help of Beast. Riku, having taken on a new appearance with the increasing strength of his dark powers, tells him to quit, but Sora refuses to leave without Kairi. Riku, intending to prove to Sora that he is the strongest of the two, attacks his old friend, only for Donald and Goofy to go to his aid after finding themselves unable to betray Sora after all that they had been through together. With the strength of his friends, Sora regains the Keyblade, becoming the true master, and drives Riku into retreat once more.
Eventually, Riku manages to escape, but is confused as to why Sora was able to regain the Keyblade. A mysterious voice somehow contacts him from the Darkness, telling him that only one with a stronger heart can claim the Keyblade, and Riku himself was weaker than Sora. However, the mysterious voice, now slowly taking a shape, presents Riku with an offer he can not resist, a Keyblade of his own. Under the influence of jealousy and rage, Riku agrees to become one with the Darkness, only to become possessed by the mysterious voice itself. The new Riku appeared before Maleficent and warned her about Sora and the dangers of Unlocking the final keyhole, but she refused to listen and battle Sora and his friends. She was obviously defeated, even when Riku transformed her into her dragon form.
Riku, calling himself Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness, later confronts and battles Sora (who is cut off from Donald and Goofy) at the Final Keyhole. He hopes to release Kairi's heart from within Sora's, so that she, being the final Princess of Heart can open the Keyhole. He fails, but Sora impales himself anyway to save Kairi. With Sora gone, Xehanort's Heartless attacks Kairi, Donald, and Goofy, but they are saved by Riku, who is using the last of his strength to hold the dark powers of his possessor off.
Riku's rejection of Xehanort's Heartless leads to an internal struggle between the two, which Riku ultimately loses. This causes Riku to lose control of his body once more, while Xehanort's Heartless gains it fully.
A newly restored Sora, along with Donald and Goofy, eventually make their way to the End of the World, the home of the Heartless. There they once again confront Xehanort's Heartless and defeat him after a series of battles at the Door to Darkness.
Riku is then restored, and appears on the other side of the Door to Darkness, aiding Sora in closing it, but unable to cross it, as only pure darkness can go back and forth through the door. Waiting to enter the Realm of Light are thousands upon thousands of Heartless, who only cause further problems for the two friends. However, King Mickey, appearing for the first time in the game, wards them off with a powerful golden colored Keyblade. The King and Sora then proceed to close the door, Sora on the outside, Mickey within. Riku is stuck on the other side of the door with the King, but not before he told Sora to "take care of her," meaning Kairi.
After that, Riku awakened at Castle Oblivion where he battled not only Xehanort's Heartless, but also the organization. After confronting his fears he met DiZ who helped him in his quest. At the end, Riku was to choose between the road to darkness and the road to light, he refused the two and decided he would travel the road to Dawn.
After learning that Sora was put to sleep because his memories were tempered with, Riku offered to help DiZ. He did what he was told, he confronted Xion and Roxas. Unable to finish off any of them, he was in a tough situation, but after Xion was defeated by Roxas, his job became a little easier.
An enraged Roxas planned to attack the organization's base, but was stopped by Riku. Roxas proved too powerful so Riku had to give in to the darkness, he dubbed himself "Ansem" and gained his form.
Weapon: Way to The Dawn.
Ability: Create corridors of Darkness.
Magic: Dark Aura and Dark Shield.
Crushes: Kairi.