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==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
{{Q|I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And... suppose there are other worlds... then that means ours is just a little piece of something much greater.|Riku, to Sora and Kairi}} | {{Q|I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And... suppose there are other worlds... then that means ours is just a little piece of something much greater.|Riku, to Sora and Kairi}} | ||
In ''Kingdom Hearts'', Riku is a calm, cool, collected teen who is not afraid to go | In ''Kingdom Hearts'', Riku is a calm, cool, collected teen who is not afraid to go beyond his limits. He showed no fear in stepping into the dark portal when Destiny Islands was being consumed by darkness, along with his statement "I'm not afraid of the darkness!" Also, he seemed to be aware of Sora's romantic feelings toward [[Kairi]] and often teased him for liking their friend, such as when he challenged Sora to a race, Sora saying that if he wins, he gets to become captain of the raft, while Riku saying if he wins, he gets to share a paopu fruit with Kairi, purely to get a reaction out of Sora. | ||
He also shows a strong competitive streak, along with a bit of jealousy when he challenges Sora, saying that his heart is stronger than Sora's | He also shows a strong competitive streak, along with a bit of jealousy when he challenges Sora, saying that his heart is stronger than Sora's. It is not actually said aloud, but thanks to Maleficent, Riku became incredibly jealous of Sora after learning about his possession of the Keyblade and of his new friends, and even openly accused Sora of forgetting about them, since he was not also actively looking for a way to retrieve Kairi's heart. That jealousy soon turned into rage, resulting in his battles with Sora throughout ''Kingdom Hearts'', and his eventual possession by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. | ||
While his traits weren't very heroic for most of the first game, Riku becomes much more noble by the end. Since Riku had done everything he had out of care for Kairi (although it was partly to outdo Sora as a friend), when Ansem was about to use him to use her along with the other six Princesses of Heart to open the [[Final Keyhole]], he finally broke free and held off Ansem long enough for Donald, Goofy and Kairi to escape. When Riku finds himself in the endless abyss near the Door to Darkness, he is on his knees, overwhelmed with guilt for what he has done. One of his many realizations is that he let his heart become weak, and from that moment on, he began to shy away from the darkness within it. Through the scores of fights and battles in Castle Oblivion, he makes another big realization: he can't get rid of the darkness in his heart, and decides to use it without turning from the light like before. Riku only leaves his past behind him, he also left a lot of his unfortunate traits. | |||
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he shows a great amount of loyalty and | In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he shows a great amount of loyalty and protectiveness for his friends, obviously contrasting his behavior in the first game greatly. He never wanted Sora and Kairi to find out about his time spent in the darkness, and did everything he could to bring Roxas to DiZ to make Sora whole again, even going as far as giving up his physical form and assuming Ansem's. As Sora journeyed through the worlds, he dropped him some valuable clues, such as the sea-salt ice cream and the picture. When he is finally found in the World That Never Was, he repeatedly shows signs immense regret for his previous behavior, and doesn't understand how Sora is so willing to forgive him, telling him that he didn't actually want to be found, and almost refused to come back to Destiny Islands because of his shame. Though Riku humbles significantly over the course of the series, he still retains a lighthearted and jokingly arrogant side, referring to Sora, Donald and Goofy as "wise guys" to [[the Emperor]], cracking a joke about Donald and Goofy's intelligence, and calling Sora a "total sap" before joining forces to confront Xemnas. | ||
When | When he was young, Riku had been curious with everything that is outside of his world. Over time, his curiosity became obsession, and he eventually opened his heart up to darkness in order to escape his "prison surrounded by water," as phrased by Ansem. This obsession completely vanishes throughout the year of Sora's slumber, most likely because of all the trouble it brought into his formerly simple life and how foolish he ended up acting once his curiosity was sated. When he returns to Destiny Islands in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he still comments on how small a world it is, but agrees with Sora's remark that it is part of one much bigger. This shows that Riku has a much better view of his homeworld than before, making him all the more content. | ||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== |