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Player Information
Name: Icey
Personal LJ: fortuneladyicey
Age: 22
Contact Info: AIM - Fortunelady Icey | plurk - iceyly
Other Characters Played: -
Character Information
Character Name: Riku
Character Series: Kingdom Hearts
Character Age: 16
Character Gender: Male
Original Canon
Canon Point: Just before confronting Roxas in the World that Never Was
Background Link: "You could say I am... the biggest nobody of them all."
Personality: Since childhood Riku has always been curious about the worlds outside his own; he wants to explore them, to grow stronger as he travels and most importantly he doesn't want all of this just for his own sake: even at young age he already feels that somewhere out there he can find the strength he needs to protect his friends. This is what defines a large part of his actions: the will to do anything and everything to make sure that the people he cares about are safe and content - no matter the means and the costs. If Riku considers someone a friend, he will go to hell and back to help and protect them.
His absolute loyalty and protectiveness of those he cares about are two of his key traits and his most favorable attributes. As mentioned before, he doesn't really care what that will cost him and/or to an extend un- or semirelated parties. For example, when DiZ orders him to find and bring Roxas to Sora Riku doesn't hesitate to leave and later when he finds himself losing the battle against Roxas, he throws himself back into the darkness without a second thought, at cost of his physical appearance.
Before leaving home Riku has always been the strongest one on the Islands, fiercely competitive and eager to prove himself. Due this he certainly developed an arrogant streak along with fierce pride - both would cause him quite a bit of trouble when he first started exploring the worlds. Even before he had inherited the Keyblade from Terra, he dreamed about leavening the islands behind to see the worlds beyond his own. Over the years that curiosity turned into obsession - he felt trapped and restless and began to regard the Islands as nothing but a cage- which in return was the first sign of 'darkness' within him, ultimately triggered the events of KH I.
Riku was always used to the attention of others (first and foremost Sora's) lingering on him and seeking him out for leadership and advice. Maleficent ends up using that need in order to spark jealousy in his heart and guides him to start relying on the darkness. Despite that, Riku's original intention - to protect his friends - still remains true; though at that point Riku is willing to justify the means as long as the outcome is satisfactory. He feels little to no remorse about kidnapping Pinocchio and using him in order to find out more about Kairi's condition and is taken aback when Sora calls him on it, even angry that his supposed best friend isn't willing to see his side of things.
This rage would fester and poison their bond to the point of indifference and almost even hate (on Riku’s part at least), and that - along with the despair over being unable to help Kairi - would drive Riku further and further into the darkness, to the point where Ansem, Seeker of Darkness became able to posses him, using the weakness he showed the moment he first started to crave strength out of selfishness instead of his desire to help and protect others.
However, Riku has grown wiser since. After awakening in Castle Oblivion, he first swears to be done with the darkness, though the matter was made difficult; Ansem, despite being defeated by Sora, still threatened to take over his heart. His presence and meddling of several members of the Organization XIII complicated things even more, since the basement group decided to manipulate Riku into fighting Sora, who was taking on the other half of the Castle Oblivion team in the upper floors of the castle.
With the help of King Mickey, whom he formed a close bond to in that time, Riku was more or less able to hold his own against Ansem and the darkness until his fight with Zexion, in which he came to realize several important things (with help of Nanimè): First of all, the past was the past and despite how much he wanted to go back and change it all, he had to live with it. And not just live with it, but accept it and learn from the consequences. Second, he is his own person, responsible for his own actions and the consequences that follow and he had to bear them. And thirdly he realizes that the darkness did not automatically equal evil, it was rather the intent it was used for that categorized it as such.
Later when Naminè offers to put him to sleep and seal away Ansem and the darkness in his heart along with his memory, Riku refuses, thinking that he would rather face with the consequences of his prior actions and be able to protect Sora from the Organization as he slept, than go to sleep himself and run away from all of it. He faces of with Ansem one more time before leaving Castle Oblivion, deciding that even though the darkness wasn't evil by itself, he wasn't about to shun the light - no matter what others would tell him about choosing one of the paths, light or dark, he would make his own way and go the middle road, the 'road to dawn'.
Riku often comes across as very serious and mature, even more so after his insights at Castle Oblivion. He is very thoughtful and kind to the people he thinks deserve it (and especially girls). When Xion asks him what she should do after finding out that her memories are not her own but Sora’s, he advices her to chose for herself but to take care that she choses what is ‘right for everyone’. After that he makes sure to give her the time and keep her away from outside influences (namely DiZ and the Organization) that might sway her from coming to her own conclusion.
In his time working for DiZ, he has become quite good at keeping himself hidden to observe and act out of the shadows - skills that would later help him in aiding Sora in KH II. Still he refuses to actually show himself, an effort to protect his friend from seeing what had become of him. Because, despite defeating Ansem, the Heartless himself and his abilities still remained within his heart, leading him to rely greatly on the darkness despite his resolve not to. Sometimes between CoM and 358/2 Days this grows so bad that Riku is forced to wear a blindfold in order to keep his original appearance. He seems to feel ashamed of that fact, and even muses about 'being the biggest Nobody of all' ('the one, who shouldn't exist' in the Japanese version) in front of Xion. He also feels guilty over his actions during the first game, despite having them accepted as his past.
Due the guilt and shame Riku refuses to return to the Islands and/or be with his friends - he feels unworthy of being with them (despite the fact that he very much wants to return to them and to his home) and thinks that the Darkness is his own problem to deal with, nothing he wants to burden others with. This is the one piece of pride he has still kept for himself - his actions, his consequences and if anyone should deal with that, it’s him and no one else.
Abilities: Riku is a Keyblade bearer, chosen to inherit the power by Terra, able to use any Keyblade of light and darkness and their magic. When he left the Islands those powers were still dormant, until Malificent enabled him to use the darkness. When equipped with a Keyblade, he can use it to lock or unlock any door or even magical barriers.
Riku has yet to obtain his own Keyblade; instead he is using Soul Eater (however it should be noted that Soul Eater is acting as interstage of Riku's Keyblade Way to the Dawn and has the potential to transform into it under the right circumstances). Like almost all KH weapons, Soul Eater is usually stored in a handy pocket dimension and can be summoned by Riku at any time. It grows stronger the more Riku relies on the darkness.
While fighting his way through the basement of Castle Oblivion Riku developed the ability to 'smell' the darkness around him; this sense seems to be quite longranged as Riku was able to tell that Marluxia had been defeated, even though there was a distance of several floors between them.
Despite defeating Xehanort's Heatless ("Ansem") by himself in Castle Oblivion, the Heartless still remains in Riku's heart, adding to Riku's own darkness. In order supress him, Riku chose to wear his blindfold, as his eyes can't lie about the state of his heart. By taking it of, Riku can access Ansem's powers and takes his form by doing so. As Riku-Ansem he is able to use Ansem's guardian, can levitate, his physical strength and all his dark attacks are boosted. The presence of Ansem in his heart also allows him to use the Corridor of Darkness and create portals between different locations and worlds.
In order to pass through the Corridor of Darkness unharmed and to obscure his identity from Organisation XIII after the incident at Castle Oblivion, Riku was given a magical Black Coat by DiZ. The cloak protects its owner from the darkness and automatically generates black trousers, boots and gloves.
Although generally a rather weak at magic, Riku is able to use two powerful spells:
Dark Shield: a shield spell that creates a powerful hexagonal barrier.
Dark Firaga: A strong fire spell that can latch onto his target and follow them over a longer range.
Other than that his attacks are mostly physical and while his chosen weapon is the sword, he can also hold his own in pure hand-to-hand combat. He has the basic set of KH-abilities which includes but isn't limited to: Dodge Roll, High Jump, Auto Dodge, Air Slide, Aireal Recovery, Block and Auto Block.
In battle Riku as extremly fast and agile; his style is very similar to Vanitas' - one-handed and agressive. His attacks often involve lunges and jumps, he is able to use the Corridors of Darkness to teleport close to his opponent and can create strong shockwaves just by slamming his weapon into the ground.
In 358/2 Days Riku has a powerful limit ability called Darkstorm; when pushed into a corner, he is able to use it to increase his speed and infuse his weapon with light energy (it's similar to Sora's Sonic blade-ability and Terra's and Aqua's Bladecharge command style).
Sample Entry: "I doubt there are many people who have experience with being a decade or so out of their time."
Name: Icey
Personal LJ: fortuneladyicey
Age: 22
Contact Info: AIM - Fortunelady Icey | plurk - iceyly
Other Characters Played: -
Character Information
Character Name: Riku
Character Series: Kingdom Hearts
Character Age: 16
Character Gender: Male
Original Canon
Canon Point: Just before confronting Roxas in the World that Never Was
Background Link: "You could say I am... the biggest nobody of them all."
Personality: Since childhood Riku has always been curious about the worlds outside his own; he wants to explore them, to grow stronger as he travels and most importantly he doesn't want all of this just for his own sake: even at young age he already feels that somewhere out there he can find the strength he needs to protect his friends. This is what defines a large part of his actions: the will to do anything and everything to make sure that the people he cares about are safe and content - no matter the means and the costs. If Riku considers someone a friend, he will go to hell and back to help and protect them.
His absolute loyalty and protectiveness of those he cares about are two of his key traits and his most favorable attributes. As mentioned before, he doesn't really care what that will cost him and/or to an extend un- or semirelated parties. For example, when DiZ orders him to find and bring Roxas to Sora Riku doesn't hesitate to leave and later when he finds himself losing the battle against Roxas, he throws himself back into the darkness without a second thought, at cost of his physical appearance.
Before leaving home Riku has always been the strongest one on the Islands, fiercely competitive and eager to prove himself. Due this he certainly developed an arrogant streak along with fierce pride - both would cause him quite a bit of trouble when he first started exploring the worlds. Even before he had inherited the Keyblade from Terra, he dreamed about leavening the islands behind to see the worlds beyond his own. Over the years that curiosity turned into obsession - he felt trapped and restless and began to regard the Islands as nothing but a cage- which in return was the first sign of 'darkness' within him, ultimately triggered the events of KH I.
Riku was always used to the attention of others (first and foremost Sora's) lingering on him and seeking him out for leadership and advice. Maleficent ends up using that need in order to spark jealousy in his heart and guides him to start relying on the darkness. Despite that, Riku's original intention - to protect his friends - still remains true; though at that point Riku is willing to justify the means as long as the outcome is satisfactory. He feels little to no remorse about kidnapping Pinocchio and using him in order to find out more about Kairi's condition and is taken aback when Sora calls him on it, even angry that his supposed best friend isn't willing to see his side of things.
This rage would fester and poison their bond to the point of indifference and almost even hate (on Riku’s part at least), and that - along with the despair over being unable to help Kairi - would drive Riku further and further into the darkness, to the point where Ansem, Seeker of Darkness became able to posses him, using the weakness he showed the moment he first started to crave strength out of selfishness instead of his desire to help and protect others.
However, Riku has grown wiser since. After awakening in Castle Oblivion, he first swears to be done with the darkness, though the matter was made difficult; Ansem, despite being defeated by Sora, still threatened to take over his heart. His presence and meddling of several members of the Organization XIII complicated things even more, since the basement group decided to manipulate Riku into fighting Sora, who was taking on the other half of the Castle Oblivion team in the upper floors of the castle.
With the help of King Mickey, whom he formed a close bond to in that time, Riku was more or less able to hold his own against Ansem and the darkness until his fight with Zexion, in which he came to realize several important things (with help of Nanimè): First of all, the past was the past and despite how much he wanted to go back and change it all, he had to live with it. And not just live with it, but accept it and learn from the consequences. Second, he is his own person, responsible for his own actions and the consequences that follow and he had to bear them. And thirdly he realizes that the darkness did not automatically equal evil, it was rather the intent it was used for that categorized it as such.
Later when Naminè offers to put him to sleep and seal away Ansem and the darkness in his heart along with his memory, Riku refuses, thinking that he would rather face with the consequences of his prior actions and be able to protect Sora from the Organization as he slept, than go to sleep himself and run away from all of it. He faces of with Ansem one more time before leaving Castle Oblivion, deciding that even though the darkness wasn't evil by itself, he wasn't about to shun the light - no matter what others would tell him about choosing one of the paths, light or dark, he would make his own way and go the middle road, the 'road to dawn'.
Riku often comes across as very serious and mature, even more so after his insights at Castle Oblivion. He is very thoughtful and kind to the people he thinks deserve it (and especially girls). When Xion asks him what she should do after finding out that her memories are not her own but Sora’s, he advices her to chose for herself but to take care that she choses what is ‘right for everyone’. After that he makes sure to give her the time and keep her away from outside influences (namely DiZ and the Organization) that might sway her from coming to her own conclusion.
In his time working for DiZ, he has become quite good at keeping himself hidden to observe and act out of the shadows - skills that would later help him in aiding Sora in KH II. Still he refuses to actually show himself, an effort to protect his friend from seeing what had become of him. Because, despite defeating Ansem, the Heartless himself and his abilities still remained within his heart, leading him to rely greatly on the darkness despite his resolve not to. Sometimes between CoM and 358/2 Days this grows so bad that Riku is forced to wear a blindfold in order to keep his original appearance. He seems to feel ashamed of that fact, and even muses about 'being the biggest Nobody of all' ('the one, who shouldn't exist' in the Japanese version) in front of Xion. He also feels guilty over his actions during the first game, despite having them accepted as his past.
Due the guilt and shame Riku refuses to return to the Islands and/or be with his friends - he feels unworthy of being with them (despite the fact that he very much wants to return to them and to his home) and thinks that the Darkness is his own problem to deal with, nothing he wants to burden others with. This is the one piece of pride he has still kept for himself - his actions, his consequences and if anyone should deal with that, it’s him and no one else.
Abilities: Riku is a Keyblade bearer, chosen to inherit the power by Terra, able to use any Keyblade of light and darkness and their magic. When he left the Islands those powers were still dormant, until Malificent enabled him to use the darkness. When equipped with a Keyblade, he can use it to lock or unlock any door or even magical barriers.
Riku has yet to obtain his own Keyblade; instead he is using Soul Eater (however it should be noted that Soul Eater is acting as interstage of Riku's Keyblade Way to the Dawn and has the potential to transform into it under the right circumstances). Like almost all KH weapons, Soul Eater is usually stored in a handy pocket dimension and can be summoned by Riku at any time. It grows stronger the more Riku relies on the darkness.
While fighting his way through the basement of Castle Oblivion Riku developed the ability to 'smell' the darkness around him; this sense seems to be quite longranged as Riku was able to tell that Marluxia had been defeated, even though there was a distance of several floors between them.
Despite defeating Xehanort's Heatless ("Ansem") by himself in Castle Oblivion, the Heartless still remains in Riku's heart, adding to Riku's own darkness. In order supress him, Riku chose to wear his blindfold, as his eyes can't lie about the state of his heart. By taking it of, Riku can access Ansem's powers and takes his form by doing so. As Riku-Ansem he is able to use Ansem's guardian, can levitate, his physical strength and all his dark attacks are boosted. The presence of Ansem in his heart also allows him to use the Corridor of Darkness and create portals between different locations and worlds.
In order to pass through the Corridor of Darkness unharmed and to obscure his identity from Organisation XIII after the incident at Castle Oblivion, Riku was given a magical Black Coat by DiZ. The cloak protects its owner from the darkness and automatically generates black trousers, boots and gloves.
Although generally a rather weak at magic, Riku is able to use two powerful spells:
Dark Shield: a shield spell that creates a powerful hexagonal barrier.
Dark Firaga: A strong fire spell that can latch onto his target and follow them over a longer range.
Other than that his attacks are mostly physical and while his chosen weapon is the sword, he can also hold his own in pure hand-to-hand combat. He has the basic set of KH-abilities which includes but isn't limited to: Dodge Roll, High Jump, Auto Dodge, Air Slide, Aireal Recovery, Block and Auto Block.
In battle Riku as extremly fast and agile; his style is very similar to Vanitas' - one-handed and agressive. His attacks often involve lunges and jumps, he is able to use the Corridors of Darkness to teleport close to his opponent and can create strong shockwaves just by slamming his weapon into the ground.
In 358/2 Days Riku has a powerful limit ability called Darkstorm; when pushed into a corner, he is able to use it to increase his speed and infuse his weapon with light energy (it's similar to Sora's Sonic blade-ability and Terra's and Aqua's Bladecharge command style).
Sample Entry: "I doubt there are many people who have experience with being a decade or so out of their time."