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* ProHumanTranshuman: ''Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix'' reveals that his heart was sent to the Realm of Darkness after Sora defeats Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, who was [[GrandTheftMe possessing Riku's body]], in Hollow Bastion. Sora's defeat of Ansem [=SoD=] allowed Riku to prevent Ansem [=SoD=] from corrupting his heart, but that heart was expelled from his body because Ansem fully controlled Riku's body. Therefore, Riku essentially became a benign sentient heartless like Sora did after Kairi restored the latter's heart until Sora reunited with Roxas. He later unwittingly became a Spirit Dream Eater in ''3D''.
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* Protectorate: Riku has this for Kairi hard in the first game, and it leads him down the path to the [[RivalTurnedEvil dark side and puts him in conflict]] with Sora. Riku eventually pulls a HeelFaceTurn and adds him to his protectorate, as seen several times throughout most games after ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''— but especially in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. By the time the latter game rolls around, it's more or less confirmed that, while Riku obviously still has a desire to protect all of his friends, the one he's dedicated to protecting the most is [[HoYay/KingdomHearts Sora.]] During their first visit to the Dark World in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', Mickey even directly tells Riku he's finally found the strength to protect [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/178486694419/blowingoffsteam2-a-slightly-different the person that matters most]] to him [[LostinTranslation (in Japanese, anyway)]], which is ''very'' strongly implied to be Sora.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: After all of the other Guardians have been defeated by a Demon Tide in the Keyblade Graveyard, Sora breaks down completely. In order to motivate him to keep going and save their friends from certain doom, Riku faces against the Demon Tide in [[TheLastDance a last stand]], [[SelfDestructiveCharge defending Sora from the darkness for a few more moments]] before both of them are swallowed up by it as well.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: After all of the other Guardians have been defeated by a Demon Tide in the Keyblade Graveyard, Sora breaks down completely. In order to motivate him to keep going and save their friends from certain doom, Riku faces against the Demon Tide in [[TheLastDance a last stand]], LastStand, [[SelfDestructiveCharge defending Sora from the darkness for a few more moments]] before both of them are swallowed up by it as well.]]
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* DeclarationOfProtection: As of ''3D'', his primary motive seems to be to protect Sora (and to a lesser extent Kairi), aside from protecting the worlds. In fact, it is his concern for Sora that leads to him accidentally diving into his dreams in ''3D'', rather than traveling the worlds alongside him.
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* DeclarationOfProtection: As of ''3D'', his primary motive seems to be to protect Sora (and to a lesser extent Kairi), aside from protecting the worlds. It appears that Riku's wish to 'protect the things that matter' in ''Birth by Sleep'' has [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/182892280944/in-regards-to-the-phrasing-used-in-reference-to deliberately]] [[https://lilyginnyblackv2.tumblr.com/post/183142982289/kh3-ultimania-riku-page-one evolved]] from when he was a child-- at least in the [[LostIntranslation original Japanese dialogue]], anyway. In fact, it is his concern for Sora that leads to him accidentally subconsciously diving into his dreams in ''3D'', rather than traveling the worlds alongside him.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: After all of the other Guardians have been defeated by a Demon Tide in the Keyblade Graveyard, Sora breaks down completely. In order to motivate him to keep going and save their friends from certain doom, Riku faces against the Demon Tide in [[TheLastDance a last stand]], [[SelfDestructiveCharge defending Sora from the darkness for a few more moments]] before both of them are swallowed up by it as well. Sora's conversation with the Nameless Star in the Final World more or less confirms that while Kairi is the reason Sora retains his body, Riku's sacrifice against the Demon Tide is the reason his heart survived and [[InspirationalMartyr kept him from losing all hope]] (a point that is made clearer in the [[LostinTranslation original Japanese dialogue]]).]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: After all of the other Guardians have been defeated by a Demon Tide in the Keyblade Graveyard, Sora breaks down completely. In order to motivate him to keep going and save their friends from certain doom, Riku faces against the Demon Tide in [[TheLastDance a last stand]], [[SelfDestructiveCharge defending Sora from the darkness for a few more moments]] before both of them are swallowed up by it as well. Sora's conversation with the Nameless Star in the Final World more or less confirms that while Kairi is the reason Sora retains his body, Riku's sacrifice against the Demon Tide is the reason his heart survived and [[InspirationalMartyr kept him from losing all hope]] (a point that is made clearer in the [[LostinTranslation original Japanese dialogue]]).]]
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* ChronicSelfDeprecation: A couple of his lines towards [[spoiler: Anti-Aqua]] in ''III'' seem to imply he's still not quite over his past actions (assumedly in the first game).
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* ChronicSelfDeprecation: A couple of his lines towards [[spoiler: Anti-Aqua]] in ''III'' seem to imply he's still not quite over his [[RivalTurnedEvil past actions (assumedly in the first game).actions]].
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-->'''Riku''': There's no need. [[ByronicHero Got my own.]]
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* ChronicSelfDeprecation: A couple of his lines towards [[spoiler: Anti-Aqua]] in ''III'' seem to imply he's still not quite over his past actions (assumedly in the first game).
-->'''[[spoiler:Anti-Aqua]]''': All that's left in my heart is misery and despair... and now, you can share it!
-->'''Riku''': There's no need. Got my own.
-->'''[[spoiler:Anti-Aqua]]''': All that's left in my heart is misery and despair... and now, you can share it!
-->'''Riku''': There's no need. Got my own.
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** In general, a postive personality trait demonstrated by Riku is a strong desire to protect his friends. Examples of this would be his sacrifice to protect Sora from Xemnas' attacks during their final battle in ''II'' and his willingness to accept the darkness in order to subdue Roxas in ''Days''.
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** In general, a postive personality trait demonstrated by Riku is a strong desire to protect his friends. Examples of this would be his sacrifice to protect Sora from Xemnas' attacks during their final battle in ''II'' and ''II'', his willingness to accept the darkness in order to subdue Roxas in ''Days''.''Days'', and [[spoiler: his sacrifice against the Demon Tide in ''III'', [[InspirationalMartyr again for Sora's sake]]]].
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* TheNotLoveInterest: Sora's devotion to Riku and determination to find him is one that you would normally expect to see an RPG hero express towards a DamselInDistress LoveInterest.
--> '''Sora:''' Riku... It's Riku. Riku's here! I looked for you. I looked everywhere for you!!
--> '''Sora:''' Riku... It's Riku. Riku's here! I looked for you. I looked everywhere for you!!
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* SelfDestructiveCharge: [[spoiler: Darkness is visibly erroding Riku's body when he perfoms his HeroicSacrifice at the Keyblade Graveyard.]] He doesn't even flinch.
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* SelfDestructiveCharge: [[spoiler: Darkness is [[spoiler: visibly erroding Riku's body when he perfoms his HeroicSacrifice at the Keyblade Graveyard.]] Graveyard]]. He doesn't even flinch.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: After all of the other Guardians have been defeated by a Demon Tide in the Keyblade Graveyard, Sora breaks down completely. In order to motivate him to keep going and save their friends from certain doom, Riku faces against the Demon Tide in [[TheLastDance a last stand]], [[SelfDestructiveCharge defending Sora from the darkness for a few more moments]] before both of them are swallowed up by it as well. Sora's conversation with the Nameless Star in the Final World more or less confirms that while Kairi is the reason Sora retains his body, Riku's sacrifice against the Demon Tide is the reason his heart survived and [[InspirationalMartyr kept him from losing all hope]] (a point that is made clearer in the [[LostinTranslation original Japanese dialogue]]).]]
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* SelfDestructiveCharge: [[spoiler: Darkness is visibly erroding Riku's body when he perfoms his HeroicSacrifice at the Keyblade Graveyard.]] He doesn't even flinch.
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--->'''Esmeralda:''' Judge Frollo has been hunting us for years. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything We [Romani] are guilty of nothing but loving our freedom, yet Frollo hates whatever he can't control.]]
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--->'''Esmeralda:''' Judge Frollo has been hunting us for years. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything [[RainbowLens We [Romani] are guilty of nothing but loving our freedom, yet Frollo hates whatever he can't control.]]
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* LightLiegeDarkDefender: He and Sora eventually develop this sort of relationship, with Riku as The Dark Defender to Sora's Light Liege. Multiple characters compare them to light and dark over the course of the series, usually stating afterward that you can't have one without the other. As for protectiveness, Riku is more or less Sora's [[TheChampion champion]] at this point.
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* LightLiegeDarkDefender: He and Sora eventually develop this sort of relationship, with Riku as The Dark Defender to Sora's Light Liege. Multiple characters compare them to [[https://i.imgur.com/smXaoww.png light and dark dark]] over the course of the series, usually stating afterward that you can't have one without the other. As for protectiveness, Riku is more or less Sora's [[TheChampion champion]] at this point.
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** In a similiar vein, towards the beginning of Riku's visit to La Cité des Cloches, he asks Quasimodo if it was really Frollo keeping him from leaving the cathedral, or if it was his own self holding him back. Later, after Quasimodo thanks him for the advice, Riku admits that he was speaking from personal experience. Phoebus responds by saying he probably still keeps a lot inside, and Esmeralda reassures Riku that everyone does that sometimes. She then follows up with, [[ClosetGay "There are just some things we need to keep separate from the world at large, at least until we have time to figure them out."]] Which sounds very much like something you'd say to a queer person upset with themself for not coming out yet. And that's not even going into Esmeralda persecuted for being [[UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} Romani]], as in the source material.
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** In a similiar vein, towards the beginning of Riku's visit to [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney La Cité des Cloches, Cloches]], he asks Quasimodo if it was really Frollo keeping him from leaving the cathedral, or if it was his own self holding him back. Later, after Quasimodo thanks him for the advice, Riku admits that he was speaking from personal experience. Phoebus responds by saying he probably still keeps a lot inside, and Esmeralda reassures Riku that everyone does that sometimes. She then follows up with, [[ClosetGay "There are just some things we need to keep separate from the world at large, at least until we have time to figure them out."]] Which sounds very much like something you'd say to a queer person upset with themself for not coming out yet. And that's not even going into Esmeralda persecuted for being [[UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} Romani]], as in the source material.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: The length of Riku's hair is ''directly'' proportional to his angst level. It's at its longest during his phase as a wandering, blindfolded [[TheAtoner Atoner]]. After ''II'', he gets an off-screen haircut to reflect him being more comfortable in his own skin and it gets even shorter again after the Demon Tide swallows him.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: The length of Riku's hair is ''directly'' proportional to his angst level. It's at its longest during his phase as a wandering, blindfolded [[TheAtoner Atoner]]. After ''II'', he gets an off-screen haircut to reflect him being more comfortable in his own skin and it gets even shorter again after the Demon Tide swallows him.him in ''III''.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: His best friend Sora is the primary example as ''Birth by Sleep'' shows the two have been friends for ''at least'' a decade by the time ''KH I'' happens, long before Kairi ended up on Destiny Islands, and ''Dream Drop Distance'' really highlights how close the two are.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: HeterosexualLifePartners:
** His best friend Sora is the primary example as ''Birth by Sleep'' shows the two have been friends for ''at least'' a decade by the time ''KH I'' happens, long before Kairi ended up on Destiny Islands, and ''Dream Drop Distance'' really highlights how close the twoare.are. However, as seen in the AmbiguouslyGay entry above, exactly ''how'' heterosexual their bond is [[HoYay/KingdomHearts becomes more and more questionable]] with each new game, to say the least.
** His best friend Sora is the primary example as ''Birth by Sleep'' shows the two have been friends for ''at least'' a decade by the time ''KH I'' happens, long before Kairi ended up on Destiny Islands, and ''Dream Drop Distance'' really highlights how close the two
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** In the original Japanese dialogue of ''III'', when Riku and Mickey are in the Dark World for the first time, [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/178486694419/blowingoffsteam2-a-slightly-different Mickey says Riku has found the strength to protect his 'precious person' (taisetsu na hito)]], very obviously implied to be Sora. This scene comes directly after one with [[OfficialCouple Hercules saying Megara]] is his own [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/182775171769/so-i-do-ship-soriku-but-i-am-also-oblivious-as precious person.]] After a flashback of receiving the Keyblade from Terra, Riku then says to himself, "(Is this) the strength to protect the person most precious to me...?" However, in the English dub, Mickey and Riku both say the 'things that matter' instead, while Hercules says 'the person I love most' about Megara, so the parallel and implication are completely lost (even if we as the audience can still deciper that Sora is the reason for Riku's growth and character development). In addition, the [[https://lilyginnyblackv2.tumblr.com/post/183142982289/kh3-ultimania-riku-page-one KH3 Ultimania]] entry about Riku also uses precious 'person' instead of 'things'. It seems Riku's wish [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/182892280944/in-regards-to-the-phrasing-used-in-reference-to has deliberately evolved]] from when he was a child, but that important bit of character development got [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/184718857614 no homoed]] out of ''several'' different official KHIII English translations.
--->'''Image Text:''' A young Riku stated his wish: “I want to become strong enough to protect the things that matter.” Roughly 10 years later, after many twists and turns, he has finally obtained the strength to protect [[OneTrueLove the person who matters.]]
** To top it off, he's very aloof and awkward about Shiki's obvious flirtation with him in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'':
--->'''Shiki:''' [[CluelessChickMagnet You chat up a girl and then just say, "sure," and walk off?]]
--->'''Riku:''' I'm bad at this. Sorry.
--->'''Shiki:''' Aren't you my knight in shining armor? Well? ''[winks]''
--->'''Riku:''' Kn-knight? [[SorryImGay You've got the wrong idea.]]
** In a similiar vein, towards the beginning of Riku's visit to La Cité des Cloches, he asks Quasimodo if it was really Frollo keeping him from leaving the cathedral, or if it was his own self holding him back. Later, after Quasimodo thanks him for the advice, Riku admits that he was speaking from personal experience. Phoebus responds by saying he probably still keeps a lot inside, and Esmeralda reassures Riku that everyone does that sometimes. She then follows up with, [[ClosetGay "There are just some things we need to keep separate from the world at large, at least until we have time to figure them out."]] Which sounds very much like something you'd say to a queer person upset with themself for not coming out yet. And that's not even going into Esmeralda persecuted for being [[UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} Romani]], as in the source material.
--->'''Esmeralda:''' Judge Frollo has been hunting us for years. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything We [Romani] are guilty of nothing but loving our freedom, yet Frollo hates whatever he can't control.]]
** We also get this conversation in ''DDD'' during Riku's first visit to Traverse Town (in which we can infer Riku must only be talking about Sora, given the game its in being focused primarily on them and their relationship):
--->'''Beat:''' I just... wanna protect the one person who matters.
--->'''Riku:''' [[{{Protectorate}} I know the feeling.]]
** In the original Japanese dialogue of ''III'', when Riku and Mickey are in the Dark World for the first time, [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/178486694419/blowingoffsteam2-a-slightly-different Mickey says Riku has found the strength to protect his 'precious person' (taisetsu na hito)]], very obviously implied to be Sora. This scene comes directly after one with [[OfficialCouple Hercules saying Megara]] is his own [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/182775171769/so-i-do-ship-soriku-but-i-am-also-oblivious-as precious person.]] After a flashback of receiving the Keyblade from Terra, Riku then says to himself, "(Is this) the strength to protect the person most precious to me...?" However, in the English dub, Mickey and Riku both say the 'things that matter' instead, while Hercules says 'the person I love most' about Megara, so the parallel and implication are completely lost (even if we as the audience can still deciper that Sora is the reason for Riku's growth and character development). In addition, the [[https://lilyginnyblackv2.tumblr.com/post/183142982289/kh3-ultimania-riku-page-one KH3 Ultimania]] entry about Riku also uses precious 'person' instead of 'things'. It seems Riku's wish [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/182892280944/in-regards-to-the-phrasing-used-in-reference-to has deliberately evolved]] from when he was a child, but that important bit of character development got [[https://blowingoffsteam2.tumblr.com/post/184718857614 no homoed]] out of ''several'' different official KHIII English translations.
--->'''Image Text:''' A young Riku stated his wish: “I want to become strong enough to protect the things that matter.” Roughly 10 years later, after many twists and turns, he has finally obtained the strength to protect [[OneTrueLove the person who matters.]]
** To top it off, he's very aloof and awkward about Shiki's obvious flirtation with him in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'':
--->'''Shiki:''' [[CluelessChickMagnet You chat up a girl and then just say, "sure," and walk off?]]
--->'''Riku:''' I'm bad at this. Sorry.
--->'''Shiki:''' Aren't you my knight in shining armor? Well? ''[winks]''
--->'''Riku:''' Kn-knight? [[SorryImGay You've got the wrong idea.]]
** In a similiar vein, towards the beginning of Riku's visit to La Cité des Cloches, he asks Quasimodo if it was really Frollo keeping him from leaving the cathedral, or if it was his own self holding him back. Later, after Quasimodo thanks him for the advice, Riku admits that he was speaking from personal experience. Phoebus responds by saying he probably still keeps a lot inside, and Esmeralda reassures Riku that everyone does that sometimes. She then follows up with, [[ClosetGay "There are just some things we need to keep separate from the world at large, at least until we have time to figure them out."]] Which sounds very much like something you'd say to a queer person upset with themself for not coming out yet. And that's not even going into Esmeralda persecuted for being [[UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} Romani]], as in the source material.
--->'''Esmeralda:''' Judge Frollo has been hunting us for years. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything We [Romani] are guilty of nothing but loving our freedom, yet Frollo hates whatever he can't control.]]
** We also get this conversation in ''DDD'' during Riku's first visit to Traverse Town (in which we can infer Riku must only be talking about Sora, given the game its in being focused primarily on them and their relationship):
--->'''Beat:''' I just... wanna protect the one person who matters.
--->'''Riku:''' [[{{Protectorate}} I know the feeling.]]
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Riku was hinted to have always been able to outdo Sora, something the latter admits at the end of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. Unfortunately, this gets a brutal {{Deconstruction}} throughout the first game for several reasons. Riku is a case of IJustWantToBeSpecial and grows jealous that Sora is TheChosenOne because of the Keyblade going to him, even though both are able to wield it. The two are also in a LoveTriangle with their mutual {{Childhood Friend|s}} Kairi, who loses her heart for most of the first game but only Riku is working to save her and he believes that Sora has abandoned them for his new friends. These factors lead to him embracing the powers of darkness and taking the Keyblade from Sora to achieve all of his goals but by this point, Sora has surpassed him, and he is able to not only reclaim the Keyblade but also beat him. While it was with the help of Sora's friends, TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget has taken effect, leading Riku to on even more power from the darkness and allowing the BigBad to take over his body while his heart is lost to darkness, yet despite that he ''still'' loses to Sora, even with him fighting to kill while Sora isn't, proving how Sora has literately exceeded him. It's even implied that due to his competitive nature, Riku took things more seriously while Sora didn't back on the Island, which attributed to Riku's repeated victories, and while it's unclear how a real serious fight between them would have ended out back then, at the end of the first game, it's clear Sora has surpassed Riku.
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** Riku was hinted to have always been able to outdo Sora, something the latter admits at the end of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. Unfortunately, this gets a brutal {{Deconstruction}} throughout the first game for several reasons. Riku is a case of IJustWantToBeSpecial and grows jealous that Sora is TheChosenOne because of the Keyblade going to him, even though both are able to wield it. The two are also in a LoveTriangle with their mutual {{Childhood Friend|s}} Kairi, who loses her heart for most of the first game but only Riku is working to save her and he believes that Sora has abandoned them for his new friends. These factors lead to him embracing the powers of darkness and taking the Keyblade from Sora to achieve all of his goals but by this point, Sora has surpassed him, and he is able to not only reclaim the Keyblade but also beat him. While it was with the help of Sora's friends, TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget has taken effect, leading Riku to on even more power from the darkness and allowing the BigBad to take over his body while his heart is lost to darkness, yet despite that he ''still'' loses to Sora, even with him fighting to kill while Sora isn't, proving how Sora has literately exceeded him. It's even implied that due to his competitive nature, Riku took things more seriously while Sora didn't back on the Island, which attributed to Riku's repeated victories, and while it's unclear how a real serious fight between them would have ended out back then, at the end of the first game, it's clear Sora has surpassed Riku.
** Riku was hinted to have always been able to outdo Sora, something the latter admits at the end of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. Unfortunately, this gets a brutal {{Deconstruction}} throughout the first game for several reasons. Riku is a case of IJustWantToBeSpecial and grows jealous that Sora is TheChosenOne because of the Keyblade going to him, even though both are able to wield it. The two are also in a LoveTriangle with their mutual {{Childhood Friend|s}} Kairi, who loses her heart for most of the first game but only Riku is working to save her and he believes that Sora has abandoned them for his new friends. These factors lead to him embracing the powers of darkness and taking the Keyblade from Sora to achieve all of his goals but by this point, Sora has surpassed him, and he is able to not only reclaim the Keyblade but also beat him. While it was with the help of Sora's friends, TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget has taken effect, leading Riku to on even more power from the darkness and allowing the BigBad to take over his body while his heart is lost to darkness, yet despite that he ''still'' loses to Sora, even with him fighting to kill while Sora isn't, proving how Sora has literately exceeded him. It's even implied that due to his competitive nature, Riku took things more seriously while Sora didn't back on the Island, which attributed to Riku's repeated victories, and while it's unclear how a real serious fight between them would have ended out back then, at the end of the first game, it's clear Sora has surpassed Riku.
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!!Due to lengthy periods between releases and the prevalence of {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s, spoilers from installments before 2010 may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
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!!Due to lengthy periods between releases and the prevalence of {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s, spoilers from installments before 2010 2020 may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
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* TheChampion: After [[RivalTurnedEvil going rogue]] in the first game, Riku has steadily become Sora's champion over the course of the series. In fact, if some of Mickey's [[HideYourGays Japanese]] lines in ''III'' are any indication, it appears that the end goal of Riku's character arc is coming to realize ''who'' it is he wants to protect most. There already wasn't much doubt before ''III'' that said person is Sora, but [[spoiler:[[InspirationalMartyr Riku's sacrifice]] against the Demon Tide seems to solidify it once and for all]].
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* DeclarationOfProtection: As of ''3D'', his primary motive seems to be to protect Sora and Kairi, aside from protecting the worlds. In fact, it is his concern for Sora that leads to him accidentally traveling into his dreams in ''3D'', rather than traveling the worlds alongside him.
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* DeclarationOfProtection: As of ''3D'', his primary motive seems to be to protect Sora and Kairi, (and to a lesser extent Kairi), aside from protecting the worlds. In fact, it is his concern for Sora that leads to him accidentally traveling diving into his dreams in ''3D'', rather than traveling the worlds alongside him.him.
-->'''Beat:''' I just... wanna protect the one person who matters.\\
'''Riku:''' [[{{Protectorate}} I know the feeling.]]
-->'''Beat:''' I just... wanna protect the one person who matters.\\
'''Riku:''' [[{{Protectorate}} I know the feeling.]]
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* BossRemix: The theme for his boss fight in ''Days,'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH89hnW_Byk "Another Side -Battle Ver.-"]], is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, an arrangement of the original "Another Side" made to be a battle theme. This arrangement shortens the somber intro and loops the energetic segment.
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i really doubt thats what his death cry was signifiying
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* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: His death cry in ''II'' is to call out for Kairi indicating he isn't quite over her [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy even if he is not actively pursuing her]].
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* LongHairedPrettyBoy. In all games till ''Dream Drop Distance'', when he cuts it short. This includes his almost-PeekABangs, meaning his eyes are now always clearly seen.
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* LongHairedPrettyBoy. In all games till ''Dream Drop Distance'', when he cuts it short. This includes his almost-PeekABangs, almost-HidingBehindYourBangs, meaning his eyes are now always clearly seen.
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riku being a brother to sora and/or kairi is audience interpretation. brotherly instinct, sure, but i wouldnt say hes an aloof big brother to them by any means. and hes definitely a not love interest, but not by being a brotherly figure. in one of the kh2 short stories he literally says he stopped trying to be an older brother to sora.
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* AloofBigBrother: To Sora and Kairi, though they're not related.
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* LoveMakesYouEvil: An [[HoYay/KingdomHearts arguably]] platonic example, Riku's big brother love to Sora and Kairi in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' ended up what lead to him to turn evil. He desired to save Kairi after she lost his heart and felt betrayed by Sora after being tricked into thinking that he "abandoned" him and Kairi for new friends.
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* LoveMakesYouEvil: An [[HoYay/KingdomHearts arguably]] platonic example, Riku's big brother protective love to of Sora and Kairi in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' ended up what lead to him to turn evil. He desired to save Kairi after she lost his heart and felt betrayed by Sora after being tricked into thinking that he "abandoned" him and Kairi for new friends.
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* TheNotLoveInterest: Becomes more an AloofBigBrother to Sora and Kairi than a love interest by ''II''.
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%% * TheNotLoveInterest: Becomes more an AloofBigBrother to Sora and Kairi than a love interest by ''II''.TheNotLoveInterest
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given that riku talks to girl multiple times throughout the series without any problems (namine, xion, aqua, disney gals, etc), id say this one instance was an outlier
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* CannotTalkToWomen: Exemplified in ''3D'' where he becomes extremely flustered when Shiki flirts with him. This seems to be the case anytime he tries having a casual conversation with a girl not named Kairi.
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* ArchEnemy: Seems to have found one in Ansem, Seeker of Darkness after [[HeelFaceTurn turning against him]]. Judging from how Ansem seemed to concentrate on only him in ''Dream Drop Distance'' after being freed from his body, the feeling is more than mutual.
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misuse and ZCE
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* MysteriousProtector: In ''II'' for both Roxas and Sora.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Claims this in ''3D'' when talking to Shiki. It might be because Kairi is the only girl he really got to know.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Claims this in ''3D'' when talking to Shiki. It might be because Kairi is the only girl he really got to know.
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%% * MysteriousProtector: In ''II'' for both Roxas and Sora.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Claims this in ''3D'' when talking to Shiki. It might be because Kairi is the only girl he really got to know.Sora.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Claims this in ''3D'' when talking to Shiki. It might be because Kairi is the only girl he really got to know.
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* BareYourMidriff: His outfit in ''II'' is a downplayed example, even though it does leaves his navel exposed, it's not a lot and barely noticeable.
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* BigGood: The closest thing ''358/2 Days'' has to one, acting as a StealthMentor to Xion.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Riku as he appears in ''II'']] :https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_32035.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Riku as he appears in ''II'']] :https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_32035.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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* BigGood: The closest thing ''358/2 Days'' has to one, acting as a StealthMentor to Xion.
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[[Characters/KingdomHeartsDestinyIslandsTrio Destiny Islands Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsSora Sora]] | '''Riku''' | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsKairi Kairi]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsDisneyCastleTrio Disney Castle Trio]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsRoxasAxelAndXion Clock Tower Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsRoxas Roxas]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAxel Axel]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXion Xion]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsTerraAquaAndVentus Wayfinder Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsTerra Terra]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAqua Aqua]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsVentus Ventus]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsPartyMembersAndSummons Party Members and Summons]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXehanortsIncarnations Xehanort's Incarnations]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsMasterXehanort Master Xehanort]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsOrganizationXIII Organization XIII]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsXigbar Xigbar]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSaix Saïx]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsVanitas Vanitas]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsDisneyVillains Disney Villains]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsIndependentVillains Independent Villains]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsEnemyCreatures Enemy Creatures]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsHeartless Heartless]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAnsemAndApprentices Ansem and his Apprentices]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXCharacters Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingOriginals Supporting Original Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingSquareEnix Supporting Square Enix Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingDisney Supporting Disney Characters]] -] ]]]]
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[[Characters/KingdomHeartsDestinyIslandsTrio Destiny Islands Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsSora Sora]] | '''Riku''' | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsKairi Kairi]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsDisneyCastleTrio Disney Castle Trio]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsRoxasAxelAndXion Clock Tower Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsRoxas Roxas]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAxel Axel]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXion Xion]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsTerraAquaAndVentus Wayfinder Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsTerra Terra]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAqua Aqua]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsVentus Ventus]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsPartyMembersAndSummons Party Members and Summons]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXehanortsIncarnations Xehanort's Incarnations]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsMasterXehanort Master Xehanort]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsOrganizationXIII Organization XIII]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsXigbar Xigbar]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSaix Saïx]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsVanitas Vanitas]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsDisneyVillains Disney Villains]] Villains ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsDisneyVillainsMaleficentsCouncilAndAllies Maleficent's Council and Allies]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsOtherDisneyVillains Other Disney Villains]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsIndependentVillains Independent Villains]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsEnemyCreatures Enemy Creatures]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsHeartless Heartless]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAnsemAndApprentices Ansem and his Apprentices]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXCharacters Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingOriginals Supporting Original Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingSquareEnix Supporting Square Enix Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingDisney Supporting Disney Characters]] -] ]]]]
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* WeaponOfChoice: Once he gets the Soul Eater, he only ever changes weapons once, when he manages to steal Kingdom Key from Sora. Otherwise, he has always used some permutation of Soul Eater. Eventually, he winds up with a new keyblade called Braveheart.
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* WeaponOfChoice: WeaponSpecialization: Once he gets the Soul Eater, he only ever changes weapons once, when he manages to steal Kingdom Key from Sora. Otherwise, he has always used some permutation of Soul Eater. Eventually, he winds up with a new keyblade called Braveheart.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Riku always wished to leave Destiny Islands and explore the outside worlds so he can grow stronger, when he got that wish however, it didn't ended so good for him.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Riku always wished to leave Destiny Islands and explore the outside worlds so he can grow stronger, when stronger. When he got that wish wish, however, it didn't ended end so good well for him.
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-->'''Riku''': Quality versus quantity, huh?[[note]]Note that he says this after being faced with ''a herd of angry [[StockDinosaurs Triceratops]]'' (Cera Terrors).[[/note]]\\
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-->'''Riku''': Quality versus quantity, huh?[[note]]Note that he says this after being faced with ''a herd of [[TemperCeratops angry [[StockDinosaurs Triceratops]]'' (Cera Terrors).[[/note]]\\
