Gender: Male
Alignment: Good
Company: Square Enix/Disney Interactive
Origin: "Kingdom Hearts" (2002)
Weight: Medium
Emblem: Heart logo
Voice actor: Mamoru Miyamo
Boxing Ring Alias: "Controller of Darkness"
RIKU CHOOSES HIS WAY!
Kingdom Heart's dark hero comes to Smash!
Riku mostly plays similarly to Aqua and Sora, but with his specials all being based around dark power, along with some devastating slashes and great mobility.
Show them the power of darkness!
Appearance:
Kingdom Hearts II version
Intro:
-Appears from a corridor of darkness.
Idle animation:
-The same from the games when he draws his Keyblade.
Special moves:
B: Dark Firaga▲+B: Dark Break
►+B: Dark Haze
▼+B: Dark Shield
Final Smash: Dark Mode along with giving him increased speed and increased strength, gives him access to that mimic his special attacks from Kingdom Hearts. Outside of Dark Mode, any combination of stocked cards counts as a sleight and costs Riku a card, so he cannot perform combo attacks as easily as Sora can. Instead, he has access to a unique system of battle called "card dueling", which allows Riku to stun opponents and perform special commands by breaking their cards multiple times.
Taunts:
Up: Twirls his Keyblade while saying "Is that all you got?"Down: Clenches his fist while saying "I'm what nightmares fear!"Side: A Komory Bat appears, flies around him and he pets it.Alternate costumes:Red (Based on )Blue (Based on )Green (Based on )White (Based on )Purple (Based on )Black (Based on )Black coat, blindfold (Based on his outfit).Stage:
-The Castle That Never Was: A big futuristic castle with intricate corridors and platforms that move constantly. Outside, a big heart-shaped moon can be seen.
Victory pose:
-Makes his Keyblade dissapear and says "Next time behave!"
-Flips his hair while saying"I thought you'd put up more of a challenge"
-Puts his Keyblade on his shoulder while saying "It's all over..."
-(vs. Aqua) "You... I remember you"
-(vs. Sora) "C'mon Sora, I thought you were stronger than that!"
Victory music:
-An excerpt of the orchestral version of
Music:
"Riku's Theme" (Kingdom Hearts II)"Forze Del Male" (Kingdom Hearts)"The Force In You"(Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)"The Dread Of Night" (Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance)
Trophies:
-Riku
-Riku (Alt.)
-Dark Mode (Final Smash)
-Dream Eaters
-King Mickey
-DiZ
-Anti Black Coat
-Zexion
-Lexaeus
-Riku Replica
-Ansem
