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At first, Riku had no powers whatsoever, although he was a rather strong individual. After arriving in Hollow Bastion he gets his weapon, Soul Eater. It gave him a slight increase in power, but as seen in the battle versus the Parasite Cage, he was only slightly more powerful than on the islands. | At first, Riku had no powers whatsoever, although he was a rather strong individual. After arriving in Hollow Bastion he gets his weapon, Soul Eater. It gave him a slight increase in power, but as seen in the battle versus the Parasite Cage, he was only slightly more powerful than on the islands. | ||
Sometime after | Sometime after Monstro, Riku made a pact with Maleficent. This gave him three new abilities: The ability to summon and control Heartless, the power to traverse the worlds using Corridors of Darkness, and finally the ability to craft Anti forms. He demonstrated the first two abilities several times, and the third he used on [[Sora]] to create many AntiSoras and one complex one wielding a shadowy Keyblade. | ||
After Sora left | After Sora left Neverland, Riku returned to Maleficent who gave him a large increase in his dark abilities. This allowed him to draw on dark energies to increase his physical power and clothe himself in an organic-looking suit of darkness. While in this [[Dark Mode]] he could zip around the battle field at an incredible speed and each blow from his Soul Eater dealt large damage. However, this form was taxing on his heart as seen after his battle with Sora in Hollow Bastion. | ||
It is revealed that Riku was to be the original recipient of the Keyblade, but when he opened the Door to Darkness in Destiny Islands, plunging that world into Darkness, it instead chose Sora. However, in Hollow Bastion, Riku took the Keyblade from Sora by using the sheer strength of his heart, though when he uses the darkness within himself, his power over the Keyblade weakens and it returns to Sora who had proven the strength of his own heart. | It is revealed that Riku was to be the original recipient of the Keyblade, but when he opened the Door to Darkness in Destiny Islands, plunging that world into Darkness, it instead chose Sora. However, in Hollow Bastion, Riku took the Keyblade from Sora by using the sheer strength of his heart, though when he uses the darkness within himself, his power over the Keyblade weakens and it returns to Sora who had proven the strength of his own heart. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Roxas's battle with Riku, as seen in ''Another Side, Another Story'', involves him running up the side of Memory Skyscraper and passing by Riku as he leaps off. A similar scene occurs when Sora and Xemnas later battle in the same area. | *Roxas's battle with Riku, as seen in ''Another Side, Another Story'', involves him running up the side of Memory Skyscraper and passing by Riku as he leaps off. A similar scene occurs when Sora and Xemnas later battle in the same area. | ||
*Riku is the first non-party assistance character to appear in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe as he helps Sora, Donald, and Goofy fight the [[Parasite Cage]] in | *Riku is the first non-party assistance character to appear in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe as he helps Sora, Donald, and Goofy fight the [[Parasite Cage]] in Monstro the first battle. Riku was also the first party character that can be fought ''against'' in the same game he is fought ''with'', followed by the [[Beast]], [[Xion]], and later [[Zack]]. | ||
*It is stated in [[Director's Secret Report XIII|The Director's Secret Report XIII]] that one of the four untold stories is "the period of Riku's absence" though that has not been further delved into. The other three were about "the period of the King's absence", Roxas's time with the Organization (''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''), and Xehanort's past (''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'').<!--NOMURA SAID THAT HE WAS REFERRING TO MICKEY IN THE REALM OF DARKNESS--> | *It is stated in [[Director's Secret Report XIII|The Director's Secret Report XIII]] that one of the four untold stories is "the period of Riku's absence" though that has not been further delved into. The other three were about "the period of the King's absence", Roxas's time with the Organization (''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''), and Xehanort's past (''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'').<!--NOMURA SAID THAT HE WAS REFERRING TO MICKEY IN THE REALM OF DARKNESS--> | ||
*An interesting note is that Riku wields Soul Eater and the Keyblade of People's Hearts on the opposite side of the handle, with the blade facing down when he's in his battle stance, except as a playable character in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. Even in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and when he is playable in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', he holds Way to the Dawn on the opposite side, though the blade faces a bit to the side. | *An interesting note is that Riku wields Soul Eater and the Keyblade of People's Hearts on the opposite side of the handle, with the blade facing down when he's in his battle stance, except as a playable character in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. Even in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and when he is playable in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', he holds Way to the Dawn on the opposite side, though the blade faces a bit to the side. | ||