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===''Kingdom Hearts III''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts III''=== | ||
{{Q|Sora. You don't believe that. I know you don't.|Riku encourages his friend}} | |||
[[File:Reunion 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Riku leaves his broken Keyblade for Riku Replica.]] | [[File:Reunion 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Riku leaves his broken Keyblade for Riku Replica.]] | ||
Riku and King Mickey enter the [[Dark World]] in search of Aqua, losing her trail at the Dark Margin. A [[Demon Tower]] attacks and swallows Riku. Nearly drowning in its darkness, Riku is saved by his replica's disembodied heart; however, his Keyblade destroyed from the battle. Mickey convinces him to regroup and resupply. Before leaving, Riku plants his broken Keyblade on the beach for the Riku Replica to collect. | |||
At the Mysterious Tower, Yen Sid suggests | At the Mysterious Tower, Yen Sid suggests to visit worlds Aqua had been to for clues. He requests Riku and Mickey deliver new garments for Kairi and Lea when they visit Merlin for new Keyblades. Now armed with the [[Braveheart]], Riku travels with Mickey to Radiant Garden, the last place Aqua visited. They discuss Xehanort's plans, realizing that when Aqua saved Terra, he was [[Terra-Xehanort|possessed by Xehanort]]. After a phone call from Sora, they head into the castle to discuss the replica project with [[Ienzo]]; Riku concludes the Organization is planning to use replicas, as the one who can create them, [[Even]] has gone missing. | ||
[[File:Braving the Darkness 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|right|Riku and Sora join their powers to take out the Demon Tower.]] | [[File:Braving the Darkness 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|right|Riku and Sora join their powers to take out the Demon Tower.]] | ||
Without any new leads | Without any new leads, Riku and Mickey travel back to the Dark Margin. Atracked again by the Demon Tower, Mickey is disarmed and trapped within it. , and [[Anti-Aqua]] reveals herself and takes his Keyblade, planning to use it to return to the escape. Riku connects with his replica's heart and uses their combined strength to confront Aqua and the Demon Tower. Faltering, he speaks Sora's name. This connection allows Sora to enter the Dark World, where he defends Riku and frees Aqua from the Darkness. | ||
With all | With all the guardians finally assembled, they meet at Yen Sid's tower, where Riku thanks Aqua for saving him. Yen Sid tells everyone to spend the day recuperating before the final battle. Riku accompanies Sora and Kairi [[Destiny Islands|home]], but spends the evening on the beach alone to the replica in his heart. The replica admits he would rather exist within Riku's heart than fade into darkness, and states he has "one last thing to do". | ||
The next day, Riku joins the other guardians in the Keyblade Graveyard, where | The next day, Riku joins the other guardians in the Keyblade Graveyard, where Terra-Xehanort attacks, before being ejected from the battlefield. A massive Demon Tide appears, and devours them all. However, Sora is able to recover himself in [[the Final World]] and track down his friends hearts using the power of waking. Riku's heart makes its way to Olympus, where it is captured by a [[Lich]]. Sora manages to catch the Lich and free Riku's heart, sending it back to the Keyblade Graveyard. When Sora frees all of his friends' hearts, they reappear together, moments before Terra-Xehanort first appeared. | ||
[[File:Final Confrontations I 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Riku fights against Dark Riku as Ansem watches.]] | [[File:Final Confrontations I 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Riku fights against Dark Riku as Ansem watches.]] | ||
This time, they are rescued | This time, they are rescued by the [[Lingering Will]], allowing Riku and the others to fight off the incoming Heartless while Sora, Donald, and Goofy defeat the Demon Tide. Finally, they advance to face the organization within the Skein of Severance. Riku battles Dark Riku, Xigbar, and Ansem alone until Sora arrives. Ansem flees the battle, but Sora and Riku manage to defeat the others. The Riku Replica's heart exits Riku's body, and reveals Dark Riku is his own heart from the past. He pulls Dark Riku's heart from the replica body and leaves the vessel behind for Naminé. | ||
Riku then | Riku then meets Sora and Mickey again after nine seekers of darkness have been defeated. Ansem, Xemnas, Master Xehanort, and his younger self remain, and Master Xehanort reveals that their four clashes would forge the final keys he needed to form the χ-blade. Riku claims that even if Master Xehanort manages to open Kingdom Hearts, they would simply close it again. The two groups clash, and all but Master Xehanort are eliminated. As Ansem fades away, he speaks to Riku, reminiscing on the journey they shared. | ||
With one key left to forge, Xehanort reveals the kidnapped Kairi and slays her in front of them | With one key left to forge, Xehanort reveals the kidnapped Kairi and slays her in front of them. Riku and Mickey are then frozen by a Stopza spell, and Xehanort summons Kingdom Hearts. The other guardians arrive as the spell wears off, and Riku presents the idea of using Xehanort as a portal and trapping him in it long enough to finish him. Sora, Donald, and Goofy volunteer to go instead, so that the other Keyblade wielders could hold back the power of Kingdom Hearts. | ||
[[File:Ending 11 KHIII.png|thumb|right|200px|Riku watches Kairi and Sora sitting by the paopu tree.]] | [[File:Ending 11 KHIII.png|thumb|right|200px|Riku watches Kairi and Sora sitting by the paopu tree.]] |