History Film / TheChroniclesofRiddick

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The film begins by introducing a warrior race known as Necromongers. Conquering any world in their path as their great armada makes its way across space, they travel toward the gates to the Underverse, a dark alternate universe where death apparently has no meaning. Their new leader, the sixth Lord Marshal Zhylaw, makes this pilgrimage like those before him to add to his already vast power.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://oberongeiger.livejournal.com/367561.html Two original scripts]] for the sequels dealt with Numerous Sequels for Pitch Black floated around for a while, too. The original script involved Riddick fighting the Hammerheaded Creatures in the underground of a city called "New Morocco" for entertainment. He is captured by a Merc named 'Big Foe' (Who turns out, in the third act, to be Jack from Pitch Black)and brought back to the planet only to find that the creatures were sentient and wanted revenge on Riddick as dictated by the Evil God they worshiped. Akiva Goldsman's script was about Riddick and Kyra (Jack) hijacking a prison satellite and landing it on a living planet, which launched various creatures made from elements such as air, fire, wind and water at them to try and stop them before trying to kill them with a giant storm.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://oberongeiger.livejournal.com/367561.html Two original scripts]] for the sequels dealt with Numerous Sequels for Pitch Black floated around for a while, too. The original script involved Riddick fighting the Hammerheaded Creatures in the underground of a city planet for entertainment. He is captured by a Merc named 'Big Foe' (Who turns out, in the third act, to be Jack from Pitch Black)and brought back to the planet only to find that the creatures were sentient and wanted revenge on Riddick as dictated by the Evil God they worshiped. Akiva Goldsman's script was about Riddick and Kyra (Jack) hijacking a prison satellite and landing it on a living planet, which launched various creatures made from elements such as air, fire, wind and water at them to try and stop them before trying to kill them with a giant storm.

* XMeetsY: ''ConanTheBarbarian'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''[[Film/{{Alien}} Alien 3]]'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''[[HannibalRising Hannibal Lector]]'' {{IN SPACE}}.

** David Hayter wrote a prequel about Riddick, called "Riddick: Pitch Black II", growing up and being drafted into a "Wailing War" on a hollow, nest-like moon against ghost-like creatures (something like the original creatures of "PitchBlack") with Johns, where he'd get blamed for his entire platoon's death (By Johns, whose callousness was actually to blame). This would result in the huge payday on his head and hence the mercs coming after him (each one dispatched added to his list of "serial killings") before he ended up in "Moloch" prison with Johns (Where he got his Eyeshine). After this they'd help each other escape and go their seperate ways, before Johns hunted Riddick down on a Swamp Planet called "Conga" (Johns mentions catching flu in the Conga System in PitchBlack), where Riddick would give him the scar in the back, resulting in his morphine addiction. Riddick's lifestyle results in many lost loves and lost friends that rendered him the cold, heartless monster he was at the beginning of Pitch Black.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://oberongeiger.livejournal.com/367561.html Two original scripts]] for the sequels dealt with 1) Riddick being captured by 'Big Foe', who turned out to be Jack from Pitch Black, and being brought back to the planet where the Bioraptors were to find out that the creatures were sentient and wanted revenge on Riddick. Or, 2) Riddick and Kyra leading mutiny on a prison Satellite and aiming it towards a nearby planet where a the most powerful source of energy in the universe is located. Upon removing it, the living planet would proceed to launch living trees, horrible creatures and everything else at the group to try and stop them. Whether or not these sequels would have been better depends on whom you ask.
** An even earlier Script, "Riddick: Pitch Black II", would've been a prequel dealing with Riddick's entire life prior to Pitch Black, including a major chunk of which would be set on a moon where Riddick and Johns fought in a "Wailing War" against ghost-like creatures (something like the original creatures of "PitchBlack"). After this they'd help each other escape and go their seperate ways, before Johns hunted Riddick down on a Swamp Planet called "Conga" (Johns mentions catching flu in the Conga System in PitchBlack), where Riddick would give him the scar in the back, resulting in his morphine addiction.

Riddick, who has been hiding on the ice world of U.V.6, when confronted by bounty hunter Toombs promptly kills his crew and steals his ship in the process. When he confronts Imam on New Mecca believing him to be the one who placed the bounty, he learns that Jack has been imprisoned on Crematoria and of a prophecy that a lone Furyan will bring about the Necromongers' downfall. Soon after this revelation, the Necromonger army attacks destroying all resistance within a day. Riddick is captured and the Lord Marshal soon learns, much to his discomfort, that he is a Furyan and orders his execution. Riddick has other plans and escapes to running into Toombs yet again and allows him to take him prisoner to gain passage to Crematoria. However, Necromonger forces are also on the way.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Two original scripts for the sequels dealt with 1) Riddick being captured by 'Big Foe', who turned out to be Jack from Pitch Black, and being brought back to the planet where the Bioraptors were to find out that the creatures were sentient and wanted revenge on Riddick. Or, 2) Riddick and Kyra leading mutiny on a prison Satellite and aiming it towards a nearby planet where a the most powerful source of energy in the universe is located. Upon removing it, the living planet would proceed to launch living trees, horrible creatures and everything else at the group to try and stop them. Whether or not these sequels would have been better depends on whom you ask.

* XMeetsY: ConanTheBarbarian [[XMeetsY meets]] [[Franchise: Alien Alien3]] [[XMeetsY meets]] [[HannibalRising Hannibal Lector]] {{IN SPACE}}.

* XMeetsY: ConanTheBarbarian [[XMeetsY meets]] [[Franchise:Alien Alien3]] [[XMeetsY meets]] [[HannibalRising Hannibal Lector]] {{IN SPACE}}.

* XMeetsY: ConanTheBarbarian [[XMeetsY meets]] [[AlienFranchise Alien3]] [[XMeetsY meets]] [[HannibalRising Hannibal Lector]] {{IN SPACE}}.

* XMeetsY: ConanTheBarbarian [[XMeetsY meets]] [[Alien Alien3]] [[XMeetsY meets]] [[HannibalRising Hannibal Lector]] {{IN SPACE}}.

* XMeetsY: ConanTheBarbarian {{IN SPACE}}.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Two original scripts for the sequels dealt with 1) Riddick being captured by 'Big Foe', who turned out to be Jack from Pitch Black, and being brought back to the planet where the Bioraptors were to find out that the creatures were sentient and wanted revenge on Riddick. Or, 2) Riddick and Kyra leading mutiny on a prison Satellite and aiming it towards a nearby planet where a the most powerful source of energy in the universe is located. Upon removing it, the living planet would proceed to launch living trees, horrible creatures and everything else at the group to try and stop them. Whether or not these sequels would have been better, YourMileageMayVary.

* PlayAlongPrisoner: In ''ChroniclesOfRiddick'', Riddick uses this trope with the {{bounty hunter}}s sent to collect him, in order to get to a specific prison planet to find someone, [[AwesomeByAnalysis knowing that the relatively short-ranged bounty hunter's spacecraft could only go to one of a few prison planets]].

* ActionGirl:Kyra

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: At the end of ''The Chronicles of Riddick'', [[spoiler:Riddick becomes the new Lord Marshal of the Necromongers.]]

* BashBrothers: Riddick and Kyra, in the Crematoria sequences from ''Chronicles of Riddick''... well, the ones where they aren't fighting each other, anyway.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: According to the second film you can easily survive right next to air that's heated to hundreds of thousands of degrees, so long as you're standing in the shade.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: In ''The Chronicles of Riddick'', Riddick [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome kills a guy using a teacup]].

* DressingAsTheEnemy: Riddick also disguises himself [[spoiler:as a stormtrooper to get inside the Lord Marshal's ship in ''Chronicles of Riddick''.]] Subverted in that instance, as [[spoiler:Dame Vaako, one of the only Necromongers who actually knew what he looked like, still recognized him--she just decided to let him have his shot.]]

* HumanResources: The Necromongers also turn some of their men into nearly-dead telepaths and heavily-wounded soldiers into living sensor drones, though this may be consensual in some cases.
* InvincibleHero: This trope is only present in ''The Chronicles of Riddick''. Riddick is practically omniscient in his plans, is never even touched in battle, and is never in any sort of danger until the BigBad fights him. This has been one of the criticisms of the movie. Every other entry in the series depict Riddick as more human and killable: ''Pitch Black'', the animated movie, the videogames, even a little flash short created for the ''Pitch Black'' website.

* MenDontCry: Riddick is close to tears after [[spoiler:Kyra’s death]]. The fact he was in front of a the Necromonger army at the time, who were known to assassinate their leaders for showing weakness, might have had something to do with him manfully holding back the tears and turning them into white-hot rage.

* OutrunTheFireball: The burning sunlight on Crematoria in ''The Chronicles of Riddick''. Initially played with when the bounty hunters try and make planetside before they get hit by the sunrise, played straight later.
* ThePlan: discussed. "Because that was my plan."

* PrecisionFStrike: In "ChroniclesOfRiddick" "Give me your soul." "Fuck you!"

* ReligionOfEvil: The Necromongers from ''The Chronicles of Riddick''.

* ShutUpHannibal: Inverted. The villainous Lord Marshal does this to an outspoken prisoner trying to rally the others against conversion by ''ripping out his opposition's soul''. Considering that Helion's essentially a religion melting pot world, this is actually the perfect way to get to them.

* SubliminalSeduction: In The Chronicles of Riddick (Unrated Version), during the quick cuts of the action during the fight scene between the mercs and the prison wardens on Crematoria, you will see a quick shot of only the female merc's (clothed) breasts as she turns - for no apparent reason. You cannot see her face or hands or weapons - just breasts.

** ‘’StarWars’’ where TheForce ''isn't'' [[LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards quadratic]].

* SherlockScan: Played with. Riddick climbs up into a room where a fight took place, and is able to instantly deduce what happened. When he's incredulously asked how he figured all of it out, he growls "because that was ''my'' plan."

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Played with; destiny is actually "odds", calculated by the Elementals. And even then it's not perfect--just because a path is more likely doesn't mean it's assured.

--->'''Aereon:''' ''[ever-so-slightly smug]'' Now what would be the odds of that?

* MenDontCry: Riddick is close to tears after [[sspoiler:Kyra’s death]]. The fact he was in front of a the Necromonger army at the time, who were known to assassinate their leaders for showing weakness, might have had something to do with him manfully holding back the tears and turning them into white-hot rage.

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