Riku-Ansem: Difference between revisions

'''Riku-Ansem''' is the form that [[Riku]] takes to capture [[Roxas]], a mission requested by [[Ansem the Wise|DiZ]] to assist with [[Sora]]'s awakening. During his battle with Roxas in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', Riku unleashed the dark power of [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]] that he had been hiding within him to defeat the latter. From thereon, Riku remains in this form throughout most of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. In this form, he appears identical to Ansem, other than his clothing, and even refers to himself as a pseudo-Ansem.  

After the [[Kingdom Hearts Encoder]] exploded while attempting to turn [[Kingdom Hearts]] into data, Riku is purged of Ansem's influence and he transformed back into his normal form.

On Day 354, Riku temporarily appears as Ansem when he meets up with Mickey in [[The Woods|the woods]], before returning to his normal form. He warns Mickey that he might fall into darkness during his upcoming fight with a member of [[Organization XIII]], and makes him promise to help Sora once he awakens and to not tell Sora of Riku's fate. As he had anticipated, Riku is forced to draw on the power of darkness to subdue Roxas, and he takes the form of Ansem indefinitely. DiZ arrives to take custody of the unconscious Roxas, and from this time on, Riku deals with DiZ in the assumed persona of Ansem, although he keeps himself hooded.