Character information On your terms. Riku asks how he could tell, and denies his answer of being Riku, saying that he is him. Zexion departs through a dark corridor, leaving Riku alone. View Riku Heikki Rautsola’s professional profile on Relationship Science, the database of decision makers. Biographical information Mickey states that Riku's darkness was his, just like his light was. and Wasshooi! She then gives him the power to control the Heartless, and Riku promises Kairi that he'll find the way to help her soon. a damn sexy beast that every girl wants to do. Rikku feels that people are always leaving her behind, but Yuna thanks her for "kidnapping" her and letting her join the Gullwings. However, without Kairi's power to complete it, it proves unable to be sealed. In his absence, Ansem is absorbed into the darkness flowing from the Keyhole, while Riku's spirit is imprisoned within the realm of darkness. Miyuki Shimizu (FFX)Natsuho Matsuda (FFX-2) He then holds up a card crafted from his memories, and tells him that advancing through the world it creates will make him understand that chasing after light is not the way, that it will not give him distance from the darkness, and that there is no running from the darkness. He was announced as a member of the group in April 2014. Then when she was in her twenties she studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. The Gullwings gain a rivalry with the Leblanc Syndicate, another sphere hunting group led by Leblanc. She says Yuna is wasting her life away, but Yuna says Rikku is only fooling herself by keeping busy. Riku asks when he had been afraid, and Ansem replies that in the card-worlds, he grappled desperately with the darkness, and desperation was fear; he fought the darkness because it was what frightened him. A card imbued with the world emblem of Hollow Bastion then appears in the air before him, as the voice states that it is a door to the truth. Riku says that he's all right, only relieved; he had been alone for so long that having someone else around was a little overwhelming. Rikku with her dying friend, Keyakku, during the Siege of Home. Lady and the Tramp: Lady • Tramp • Si and Am • Jock • Trusty • Peg He has no qualms with going through the unknown to earn this knowledge, willingly stepping into a dark portal with an unknown destination simply because he knew it may be his only chance to leave. Vexen gleefully engages him in a battle, and upon his defeat, states that Riku had provided him with invaluable data, and offers his thanks before leaving through a corridor of darkness. Riku in song, story & screen. Smiling, Riku confirms that he's right. Maleficent promises to lead him to her in exchange for kidnapping Jasmine, one of the Seven Princesses of Heart, upon seeing that Jafar was unlikely to prevail against Sora during their battle in the Cave of Wonders in Agrabah. The Gullwings explore the recently discovered Floating Ruins at the peak of Mt. GuardianSphere hunter Though Riku, Sora, and Aqua attempt to make a stand against it, Aqua hesitates from seeing the Shadow Heartless in the Demon Tide as her dark self, sending her into a state of paralysis from fear of becoming Anti-Aqua again, and the Demon Tide sweeps up her, Ventus, Lea, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Kairi. The Nobody questions Riku how he found him while he was in the light, and Riku replies that he reeked of darkness, and even the light couldn't block the smell. Riku states that he would like to leave his world too in order to become strong enough to protect his friends and everything else he holds dear. Riku Replica (replica) Riku asks what he felt, and the replica wonders what would happen to his heart, the heart of a fake? Xemnas also arrives, and he and Ansem the Wise trade bitter words. Angered, Xion demands what right he had to say such a thing and attacks him, only to be knocked down singlehandedly. Paine reveals she sent the letters because she felt something was missing as she traveled around Spira alone after they split up. Translation Note: Translation by Yazu. Sora fights his way to the castle with the Beast's help, and finds Riku in the entrance hall, after being separated from the Beast when he's lured back into the hallway they came from with an illusion of Belle becoming a Heartless, who commands him to quit while he can. Riku retorts that the voice heard every word he said to Maleficent, and the voice replies that the darkness was his weapon, and it was time for him to accept it, that he had no choice if he was to serve him again. Gameplay details My friends are my power!" Soon after, Riku learns that Yen Sid had deemed him to pass the Mark of Mastery and is entitled a Keyblade Master. Cars: Lightning McQueen • Mater • Sally • Doc Hudson • Jackson Storm • Cruz Ramirez • Mack • Miss Fritter Riku denies this, saying that he rejected the darkness, and the voice questions this as Riku runs deeper into the castle. Riku states that that was true, but he would never do that again, that the darkness had nothing to offer. He auditioned for VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 4 and ultimately was selected as one of the vocalists for THE RAMPAGE. But the only way to wield the darkness fully was to become it.Riku began calling himself \"Ansem,\" perhaps as a sign of resolve. This was decided to be her vocal tic because it was an easy way to end sentences in an environment where the lip animations matched the Japanese voice work, the characters often ending their lines with an open mouth.[2]. The replica continues ranting, saying that he thought that by gaining power, he could be someone that wasn't at all Riku, but it didn't work; he was still empty, everything about him was borrowed. From the Demon Tower, a shadowy figure emerges and picks up Mickey's Keyblade he dropped when he was captured. Thief Riku PH is on Facebook. Even though Xion is unsure of where she truly belongs and what the right choice is, Riku gives her some time to think about it. Her themes in Final Fantasy X-2 are two fast, upbeat pop themes that were vocalized on the Final Fantasy X-2: Vocal Collection - Rikku album. For Rikku, these new lines are Kono! In "Dead Fantasy 2020" by sWooZie however, she is now voiced by her original voice actress, Marika Matsumoto. Upon reaching the exit of the 10th basement, Vexen appears from a corridor of darkness and confronts him. Rikku specializes in elemental and physical attacks and magic. Understanding what has to be done, Sora takes the Keyblade that Ansem left behind and stabs himself, unlocking his own heart. If he and Roxas join, Sora should be able to reawaken. He, Riku, is a special entity, dwelling in the twilight between light and darkness. She was cancer free for more than two years when, in 2019, her family learned the cancer had returned. The voice informs that he has the other Keyblade, the one that belongs to that realm, and that the Door to Darkness will open soon, and must be closed from both sides, with two keys and two hearts. Riku states that that's fine with him, saying that he turned to the darkness out of weakness, and that he hates that weakness. It elaborates by saying that his heart only knew how to cast away. He wears very baggy blue jeans with large pockets, secured by a black belt. But now, perhaps Riku was being fake, since he pretended to have no fear of the dark. When Sora, Donald, and Goofy find their way to the Jolly Roger, Riku confronts his friend on the deck. His hair remains the same length as it was in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, though it appears more spiked up in the back.