Riku (Rave)

Riku (リク, Riku) is one of the main protagonists of the Kingdom Hearts series and appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Rave.
He is voiced by David Gallagher in English and Mamoru Miyano in Japanese, both via reused voice clips from Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III.
==Attributes==
Riku is a lightweight swordsman who shares many similarities with Sora, such as both having poor ground mobility and floaty aerial mobility, but Riku focuses more on rushing down on his opponents and wields a different sword, Way to the Dawn.
==Moveset==
===Ground Attacks===
Neutral attack	Performs a spinning slash forward, then a straight stab, and then slams the Way to the Dawn downward.
Forward tilt 	Performs an overhead slash forward.
Up tilt 	Performs a leaping uppercutting slash.
Down tilt 	Performs a sweeping kick.
Dash attack 	Dashes forward with the Way to the Dawn extended straight ahead.
Forward smash 	Dismisses the Way to the Dawn and slashes forward with claws of darkness.
Up smash 	Dismisses the Way to the Dawn and performs a backflipping slash with claws of darkness upward three times.
Down smash 	Dismisses the Way to the Dawn and performs a rapid spinning slash with claws of darkness along the ground.
===Air Attacks===
Neutral aerial	Ignites the Way to the Dawn aflame and slashes it around himself.
Forward aerial	Performs a triple spin attack while propelling forward.
Back aerial 	Backflips while performing a corkscrew spinning slash behind himself.
Up aerial 	Sprouts a pair of small bat-like wings while performing an uppercutting slash.
Down aerial 	Rides the Way to the Dawn like a surfboard and spins it rapidly, making waves form underneath it.
===Grabs & Throws===
Grab 	Reaches out with one hand.
Pummel 	Hits the opponent with the hilt of the Way to the Dawn.
Forward throw	Pushes the opponent away with one hand before slashing them with the Way to the Dawn.
Back throw 	Performs a giant swing, sending the opponent away.
Up throw 	Heaves the opponent upward with one hand.
Down throw 	Sets the opponent on the ground and hits their back with the Way to the Dawn's hilt.
===Recovery Attacks===
Floor attack	Spins around while slashing the Way to the Dawn behind himself, then in front of himself while getting up.
Edge attack 	Slashes the Way to the Dawn forward while climbing up.
===Special Moves===
Neutral special	Dark Firaga: Levitates slightly before point the Way to the Dawn forward and releases a orb of darkness forward.
Side special 	Ghost Drive: Rushes forward with the Way to the Dawn, performing a swiping attack while a frozen shadow of himself appears, paralyzing opponents.
Up special 	Shadow Breaker: Performs a series diagonally upward rapid strikes with the Way to the Dawn upward three times.
Down special 	Dark Break: Leaps into the air, swinging the Way to the Dawn downward as it is engulfed in dark energy.
Final Smash 	Dark Aura: Shouts "Darkness!" as he transforms into Dark Riku and rushes forward. If an opponent is nearby, then a cutscene plays where he wields a Keyblade and points it forward, then he performs a series of slashes with it before ending by slamming the Keyblade downward, creating a pillar of darkness that launches the opponent away while he transforms back to normal.
==On-Screen Appearance==
*A portal of darkness appears from the background while he walks out of it, then he summons the Way to the Dawn and assumes his battle stance.
==Taunts==
Up taunt 	Slashes overhead twice while saying "Is that all you got?"
Side taunt	A Komory Bat pops out behind him and flies around him while he laughs and pets it before it disappears.
Down taunt	Levitates while being surrounded by a dark aura while clenching his fist and says "I'll show you what true power is."
==Idle Poses==
*Twirls the Way to the Dawn around before holding it with both hands.
*Looks around.
==Victory Poses==
Left 	Puts the Way to the Dawn on his shoulder and says "I told you to not get in my way!".
Up 	A shadow Heartless is seen before it is attacked by Riku and vanishes away.
Right	Throws the Way to the Dawn upward before catching it by the hilt and faces away from the screen.
Victory Theme: An orchestrated rendition of "Hand in Hand" (the second battle theme of Traverse Town) from the original Kingdom Hearts.
==Alternate Costumes==
Like Sora, Riku's costumes are based on his outfits from various Kingdom Hearts games.
Original	His appearance in the first Kingdom Hearts.
Two 	His appearance in Kingdom Hearts II.
Dream 	His appearance from Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
Three 	His appearance in Kingdom Hearts III.
Black 	The Organization XIII cloak he wore.
Red 	Sora
White 	Ansem
Purple 	Dark Riku
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Category:Super Smash Bros. Rave