King Richard I

"Lord give my strength, for the wicked art prominent hither. Let the Lionheart Sword strike them down!"~ Richard preparing for battle in Super Battle Bros: Lionheart.King Richard I, sometimes referred to as Richard the Lionheart, was the King of England in the 12th century & was known for leading the Third Crusade. In 2018, he was resurrected by Wizard Mickey by using the Soul Stone, & now he rules a newer, smaller kingdom, protecting the world from supernatural threats. He is a reoccurring character in the Terrachaoverse series.
Tier: 6-C
== Appearance ==
During his first life, Richard was tall, had reddish blonde hair, brown eyes, & was considered very handsome. However, upon his resurrection, the Soul Stone reincarnated him in a new, shorter body.
Currently, Richard's attire consists of a black & white tunic with a jagged ending & gray chain-mail armor underneath. He wears a brown belt, black pants & shoes, a vivid red cape, a pair of silver gauntlets, & a silver skull mask with a crown on top. He is always seen with his Lionheart Sword on his person, & is sometimes seen carrying a small bronze shield with a gold dragon on it.
== History ==
=== Leading the Country & the Crusades ===
Richard was born to King Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine on September 8th, 1157 in Oxford, England. He was born into the royal family & was often considered the favorite son of his mother. In his earlier years he had proven himself very competent in both political & militaristic prowess, noted for his chivalrous & courageous nature. There was a war from 1173 to 1174 sparked by Richard's older brother Henry III who wanted to rule some of his father's territory. It was during this time that Louis VII of France officially made Richard a knight. After the revolt was done & over with, a truce between Henry II & Louis VII was made. In January 1175, Richard was dispatched to Aquitaine to punish the barons who fought for him in the war, & during the Siege of Castillon-sur-Agen, Richard was given the title of Richard the Lionheart.
After his father passed away, Richard succeeded the throne & was crowned King of England on September 3rd, 1189. During his reign, he led the Third Crusade to reclaim the Holy Land. Notable events during this crusade were the Occupation of Sicily, the Conquest of Cyprus, & the Sealing of the Abbey of St. Carta. Richard got married on May 12th, 1191 to Berengaria, the first-born daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre, though they did not have any kids. The crusade ended up showing Richard's impurities & the overall hypocrisy of the Christian religion, as he was exposing himself to the Seven Deadly Sins by performing the violent acts he did during this conflict. However, he did gain some positivity from this experience as a whole, bonding with a pair of ancient supernatural crusaders known as Malachite & Han Velsing.
=== Fighting in the Name of the Lord ===
In 1192, the Duke of St. Carta wrote texts on witchcraft & once tried to summon a Demon in a Romanian castle. However, the Catholic Church sent knights to storm the castle & apprehended the Duke. King Richard was one of those knights, spearheading the attack & accompanied by Han & Malachite. This was remembered as the Final Battle of the Third Crusade, but was kept secret by the Church for centuries, undocumented in any text except for special notes safely protected in the Vatican. It was specifically requested by Richard himself to keep things secret, for he did not want fear of a demonic presence to plague the land. The hellish gateway was sealed by the blood of Christ & the Demon was blocked for a while until World War II, when the castle was accidentally shaken by bombs. The shockwaves had opened the gate & released the unspeakable evil known as Valak, who would terrorize mankind in the years to come.
As the Third Crusade neared its end, Richard became ill with scurvy later in 1192 & left for England on October 2nd, leaving behind a three year truce. As his reign & conquest continued, he ended up getting into another war, this time with King Philip II of France. Richard was dealt a lethal blow by a crossbow on March 26th, 1199 by a boy who claimed he was trying to kill him out of revenge because Richard killed his father & two brothers. However, instead of ordering the boy's execution, Richard, in a final act of mercy, forgave him & said "Live on, & by my bounty behold the light of day", giving him 100 shillings afterward. Richard died on April 6th in the arms of his mother & ended his earthly day. Bishop Henry Sandford claimed that he saw a vision of Richard ascending into Heaven in March 1232, but added that he was in Purgatory for 33 years to pay for his sins.
=== Resurrection & Battle for the Soul Canister ===
Fate would remove its cruel hand for Richard on June 10th, 2018. Wizard Mickey had just returned from Mount Voormithadreth to deliver the legendary Soul Canister to Almighty Tallest Daniel Ledda. However, he was confronted by a dark sorcerer named Checkers Mage, who sensed great power in the canister & tried to claim it. A brief magic duel would follow, with the mage cursing the wizard, making him unable to use his spells against him. But the wizard had one last trick up his sleeve. Using a Romanian chant, he channeled a necromantic spell through the Soul Canister to revive a random warrior, & by divine luck, Richard was chosen, emerging in a new body with a new suit of armor. Startled by Checkers Mage's appearance, he immediately took out his sword & dueled the Shadow Creature, only to lose & have the mage escape with the Soul Canister. Richard then demanded answers out of Wizard Mickey, asking who he was & where they were. Realizing that he was in a new body & country, speaking a new form of English (which caused him to make some grammatical errors at first), all in the new year of 2018, Richard sat on the grass silently as he was going through future shock. He could not believe that he was resurrected in a future far outside of his time, & internally questioned why God would do this to him. But Mickey did not mean to summon him in particular, & by lack of knowledge about him, asked who he was. After getting acquainted with each other, Mickey summoned Stupid Handy Mandy & briefed them about his plan; find Checkers Mage, best him in a duel, reclaim the Soul Canister from him, & deliver it to the Almighty Tallest. But before Mickey could leave, Richard wondered why he was still being referred to as a king, to which Mickey explained that England is the United Kingdom now, & that Richard could perhaps forge a new kingdom elsewhere. The old king understood, realizing that this was just the beginning of his new life.
The wizard would then leave, & Richard & Handy Mandy walked onto Dan's backyard as Mandy explained how they would be fighting their shadowy opponent. Using his magical warhammer, he teleported Checkers Mage in front of them, but at the same time, Lord Claudius Ko'Al & Corn Man were using their plant powers to predict the height of the corn for July 4th. Before this distraction would allow the mage to escape again, Richard & Mandy halted Checkers Mage & challenged him to a duel in Super Battle Bros. Checkers Mage accepted, & with the Soul Canister on the line, they began their fight. Richard realized that he was given a much stronger body than before, far surpassing human strength, & he noticed that his opponents were super-strong, too. Richard & Mandy would hit with their weapons & brute force while Checkers Mage mostly used his dark spells. After using an exhausting but effective attack, Mandy was briefly out of commission, leaving the king & the mage to duel one-on-one. Richard complimented his opponent's fighting skills as Mandy woke up. As the heat of battle got even hotter, Checkers Mage used his strongest attack, unleashing a dark magical wave of checker-patterned flames with a black skull shape in the middle. But it was not exactly a checkmate, for Richard & Mandy were down but not out. Trying to formulate a new plan, Mandy asked Richard if he had any superpowers, but he said no, stating that he was just a mortal man. But with everything he's seen here today, Richard wondered if Mandy's hammer could bestow power onto others, which it could. With the swing of his hammer, Handy Mandy unlocked Richard's true power. As he let out the roar of a lion, Richard unleashed a blazing stream of flames from his sword at Checkers Mage, with the front of the fire resembling the face of a lion. Checkers Mage was finally defeated & left with his honor intact.
King Richard walked onto the back deck of the house & claimed the Soul Canister in victory. But out of nowhere, Imhotep appeared & took the canister from Richard. Explaining who the Almighty Tallest was, Imhotep would invite Richard to come in, but before that, he & Handy Mandy said their goodbyes. Following the Egyptian upstairs, Richard saw the skeleton named Unwoak staring at him. He was a bit unsettled by this, but nevertheless continued to follow Imhotep, who brought him before Daniel Ledda, Almighty Tallest of the Irken Empire. Dan was watching the fight happen through his bedroom window & was very impressed by Richard, giving him a shield as a trophy. Imhotep would give Dan the Soul Canister & Richard asked what was inside of it that made it such a matter of importance in the first place. Dan then went on to explain the Infinity Stones & what his plans are for using them altogether in unison; perfecting the universe as he would see fit. The Soul Canister had contained the Soul Stone, placing Dan one step closer on his road to godhood. Imhotep, having witnessed the whole ordeal as well, remembered what Wizard Mickey said about Richard possibly ruling a new kingdom, & upon being dismissed, he had Richard follow him to get to work on that. However, before the king would leave, the emperor gave him a dictionary to better understand how English has changed over the past 8 centuries. Richard would thank the Tallest & take his leave, but not without cutting Unwoak with his sword on his way out. He just had to get it out of his system.
=== An Old King in a New World ===
Later that day, Richard had an esoteric meeting with Imhotep regarding the status of forging his new kingdom. Imhotep showed him via holographic map the many worlds the Irken Empire has conquered, & given how big of a help Richard was in retrieving the Soul Stone for Dan, it was a very high possibility that the empire would be able to grant him a planet to rule. However, Richard declined; knowing that an entire planet would be too much for him, he requested to rule a country instead. Upon discovering the Faroe Islands, Richard would travel to them the next day, aided by Malachite & Yergundy Bergundy. Claiming the 18 islands, they conquered them during late July in the name of King Richard the Lionheart. But a king not only needs subjects to rule over, but an army to protect them with, as well, & the Tallest knew just what to do. Using the Soul Stone, Dan forged an army of skeletal crusaders, using the bones of those who once fought alongside Richard in the 12th Century. A bit disturbed by this power, Richard was unsure of the Irken Emperor's morbidly generous gift, but he accepted it anyway, & henceforth, his archipelago became known as Newer England, otherwise known as the Kingdom of Lionheart.
After Dan single-handedly destroyed planet Earth in a fit of rage on December 7th, Ultraman & Princess Twilight Sparkle were gathering up as many innocent lives as possible, temporarily relocating them to a separate dimension called the Apathoverse. During the chaos, King Richard & his people were spared, as well. When Twilight handed Dan the Infinity Gauntlet, he rebuilt the planet & erased the memories of almost everyone, save for a select few; Richard was one of those few. Darth Vader had a briefing with him to inform him on the Almighty Tallest's plan, explaining what happened & why it happened. After Imhotep (along with Claudius & Jack Jarren) realized Dan's true intentions, he tried to give Richard a phone call, but he was already there in the basement waiting for him. Vader had told him everything, & upon realizing that the Tallest was making less room for the normal & mundane, allowing Darth Nihilus to absorb over a billion souls & making more room for the wicked & the weird, Richard realized that they were living in a new world now.
On December 21st, Dan held a meeting at his house, inviting Extension Ro-Man XJ2, Doombringer, Claudius, Richard, King Takunta Tuckyourshirtin, & Gralien Android Pilot Z3D. The purpose of he meeting was to discuss the future of their respective factions' relations with each other, as well as discuss his master plan to take over the world. However, to make things fair, he wanted each faction that everyone represented to share control over certain aspects of the world, leaving each other to decide how they would want the world to change. All were in favor of this group they now called the Illuminati, where the leaders of the Irken Empire, the Simian Force, the Gralien Republic, the Legion of Shadows, the Kingdom of Lionheart, the Cult of Kek, & the Cults of the Great Old Ones would work together to rule the Earth. Once everyone stated their agreements, they were dismissed.
=== Random Visits & Raids ===
King Richard made a brief appearance at Dan's house at the end of the year to celebrate the new year of 2019. Richard was sharing a drink with Biggus Dickus VII, though it's unknown what else he was doing while he was there.
On April 25th, 2019, Richard was in Romania for unknown reasons & spotted two Demons flying in the sky. These two were Valak & Tantrus, the latter of whom made a large number of people in the area commit mass suicide using his Armageddon Stare. Richard tried to stop these unholy creatures, but he was unable to catch up to them. As the Demons flew overseas, Richard informed Invader Ultrominus, who in turn informed the Almighty Tallest, who would team up with Birdman to stop the unholy invasion.
On May 9th, King Richard, along with many others, were watching Dan's college graduation on television & celebrated his accomplishment when he got back home. Richard used an alchemic practice to forge a golden chalice for Dan as a gift.
On August 8th, Dan held an event at his place commemorating the day he discovered Doki Doki Literature Club, which happened the year prior. Imhotep, Claudius, & Dr. Zackary Vore were invited to stop by & share poems with each other. Richard was also there, hanging out with Claudius as he was offered tea, but the king preferred something else. Within a moment's notice, Claudius magically turned his tea into Sproot. Sometime after the poem review was over, everyone would leisurely hang out with each other. Richard was downstairs, pointing out how Monika was on Dan's computer screen, calling her Monika the Monitor. Suddenly, Skeleto-Man No. 1 appeared through one of the two warp zones. Richard demanded to know who the creature was, but it made a weird noise & attempted to escape. Richard chased after him & hurdled a fireball at him, but the skeleton countered by throwing two poisoned bone darts at him. Richard deflected one with his sword, but was punctured by the other. After Skeleto-Man escaped, Richard removed the poison dart from his foot & went upstairs to alert Vendu & the Tallest.
Richard was one of the 14 people who accompanied the Almighty Tallest during the Area 51 Raid on September 20th. During this crusade, he made friends with 🅱eter 🅱riffin. He would return to his kingdom after the raid was over.
On Christmas day, 2020, Richard was invited to the Ledda Residence to join in on the holiday festivities. After expressing his gratitude for everyone still being able to get together despite the circumstances of that hectic year, he, Dan, & Claudius discussed the potential of the Coronavirus existing in the other realms of the Multiverse. Dan declared he would use the Infinity Gauntlet to travel to the other realms & cure the virus if he found it in any of them, with Richard remarking that Santa wouldn't be the only one giving out gifts on Christmas.
=== Technological Terror ===
On July 21st, 2021, Dan hosted another Illuminati meeting at his house. Before setting foot inside, Richard spoke with Claudius in the front yard, talking about what happened last month when Trip Man & Pandamonium attacked. Richard initially believed it to be the Rapture as spoken of in the Bible, but was relieved when he saw that it was quickly resolved, believing it to just be another one of Dan's cosmic conflicts. But Claudius theorized it was done on purpose, wanting to find out for certain once the Illuminati meeting was over. Congregating in Dan's room along with Ro-Man, Z3D, Doombringer, & Takunta, Richard wanted to know something before the main subjects of the meeting would be discussed, & that would be how Dan became the Almighty Tallest in the first place. Surprised that he had not heard the tale, Dan relayed the story of his rise to power. After explaining it, Dan announced to his peers that he would be renaming the Irken Empire into the Monirken Empire, his reasons being that the new name would unite everyone together since it's no longer named after just one race, & because the name incorporates the name of his favorite fictional character, Monika. The way he held up his Monika doll in the light while uttering this new name reminded Richard of The Lion King. Dan believed that Monika would be proud of him for doing this to his empire, but when Doombringer tried dismissing that point, saying that Monika wasn't real, Dan telekinetically broke his respirator mask & choked him. Richard got up out of his seat, hand on the hilt of his sword, demanding Dan to stop. Claudius also chimed in & Dan stopped, lest Doombringer be suffocated. Fixing his mask with the Infinity Stones, everyone went quiet. The members of the Illuminati all voiced their ways of understanding why Dan would name his empire after Monika, with them agreeing to this decision in their own ways after Dan explained that if she ever were to become real, she would see that all of Dan's glory had been accomplished in her name.
The second purpose to the Illuminati meeting would then follow, with Dan introducing Ultron, the apex of Monirken technology. Richard was initially startled by the machine's appearance. After explaining what Ultron can do, Dan declared that when he retires, Ultron will be next in line as Almighty Tallest, & his first act of order will be to build a personal robotic copy of every Monirken citizen so that they can become immortal through machinery when they die. Ultron believes that this is the next logical step in evolution, eliminating the days of weakness, fatigue, & error. But Richard pulled out his sword & objected, claiming that a government should be ruled of its own people, not by machines. And most of all, he stated that Dan had a heart while Ultron did not. While Ultron didn't seem to care about that insult, he made his eyes glow red & demanded Richard to sit down, but the king stood defiant in front of the soulless robot. Richard only took a seat after Dan told him to, who then continued to explain why Ultron would make for a suitable ruler. Ultron was then dismissed & Dan fortified the room with an anti-sound barrier so that he could explain to his peers what Ultron's weakness is in case he goes rogue. Richard in particular took note of this, intrigued that Ultron is not aware of this weakness. The Illuminati meeting was then dismissed & everyone else went home, except for Claudius who had a few things to chat with Dan about before leaving.
=== A Fish Put in New Water ===
Richard would make a day-trip with Dan on August 12th, 2022, where Richard would attend the Sterling Renaissance Festival. He was specifically asked by Dan if he could find any trace of supernatural beings there who weren't just people in costumes. As Richard walked around, he was enjoying the taste of home; even though the Renaissance happened centuries after his time, the whole medieval aesthetic of the place made him feel welcomed. During his stay, he had an unusually-sized fish sandwich, watched a jester play with swords, tried out some hats at a shop with his name on it, had some photos taken of him, beheld the world's biggest playing die, learned about birds of prey, watched a juggler, got some candles for Dan, shot some arrows, & left with a customized gold coin with a dragon on one side & a lion on the other.
== Personality ==
Richard is a knight first & a king second. He has been noted by his peers as a valiant & competent military leader. He is courageous, chivalrous, & generous. However, even a man such as he is prone to the deadly sins, & he knows this well. He tries to adhere to his religion to the best of his ability, which has become harder to do in the ever-evolving world that he now lives in. His time in the modern world has shown just how old-fashioned he really is, questioning what has become of chivalry, feudalism, & masculinity. But he is capable of accepting the future turned present, as he welcomes the ability to enjoy life once more, for now all time is his time, not just the pages of history books. Above all, Richard is an intelligent & proud king, & will fight for what is right.
== Powers & Abilities ==
=== Physical Abilities ===
Megahuman Strength: Richard is exceptionally strong. Thanks to the Soul Stone, he was given a newer, stronger body than he had in his previous life, though it's unknown as to why the stone did this to him. But the stone is capable of evolving living beings, so it's likely this power was somehow put into play. Either way, Richard has shown himself to be a very tough opponent. He has superior strength to Stupid Handy Mandy & was able to punch Checkers Mage & send him to the ground.
Megahuman Speed: Richard has incredibly fast combat reflexes, as he can strike with his sword faster than the human eye can react with. Scaling to the other characters he's interacted with, his moving speed is at least subsonic (comparable to Handy Mandy), but his attack speed should be in the massively hypersonic range, though slower than Tantrus.
Durability: Richard's enhanced physiology makes him impervious to most forms of harm. He was able to withstand most of Checkers Mage's magical attacks & slowly recover from Skeleto-Man's poison bone darts. It appears he has a slight resistance to toxins, as both times he was poisoned (including Checkers Mage's Poison Jab), he recovered from them in a short amount of time, though Skeleto-Man's was more potent.
Regeneration: The Soul Stone granted Richard a mid-low healing factor, as shown when he recovered from multiple sword wounds from Checkers Mage & healed from a poison dart to the foot.
Skilled Swordsmanship: As a knight & a crusader, Richard is a master swordsman. He has fought & slain many sword-wielding enemies in his past life, & was on par with Checkers Mage in terms of dueling capabilities.
=== Special Powers ===
Magic: Upon being enchanted by Handy Mandy's magical warhammer, a secret power was awoken within King Richard. From that moment on, Richard could spawn a flame without a flint & can channel his fire powers through his weapons. While this is technically magical in origin, he is not diversified in the mystic arts to be considered a sorcerer or even a magician, as it is not his profession. 
* Sites of Grace: If he can find a fallen tree, he can connect to the mystic properties of the Earth itself (via his sword) to rejuvenate his health, undo any status effects, & repair his weapons. Those who touch him while he does this experience the same thing. This technique also allows him to remember the specific locations he has rested at & can warp to them if he needs to. However, he can only teleport between sites of grace; he cannot do so anywhere else.
*Roaring Fireball: Richard can hurdle fireballs in the shape of a lion's head.
* Courageous Lion Flame: Richard's most powerful move is the ability to launch a stream of intensely hot flames, with the head of a lion at the front of the beam. This attack can reach temperatures high enough to melt an entire island, but he can pinpoint it so that all of its destructive power hits his opponent & nothing else.
Alchemy: Richard has some rudimentary experience with the practice of alchemy; transmuting matter to turn one thing into another. His one example of using this was placing a golden tray with a chunk of gold on top of it above a transmutation circle, & by clapping his hands once & slamming them onto the ground, transmuted the gold into a chalice. It is unknown if he learned any more alchemic techniques after he did this.
== Equipment ==
Medieval Armor: Richard is always seen wearing his signature armored outfit. However, according to him, his current look is not what he wore back in his crusader days. This armor is made out of a combination of kevlar & iron, & is possibly enchanted.
Gauntlets: Richard wears a pair of heavy iron gauntlets that can pack a mean punch.
Lionheart Sword: The signature weapon of the Lionheart is the Lionheart Sword. Richard carries this weapon proudly wherever he goes, as it is the sword that has won him countless battles in both his first & second lives. It can be used to channel out pyrokinetic attacks & is made of enchanted Valyrian steel.
Dragon Shield: As a gift from the Almighty Tallest, Richard owns a small shield made of a bronze alloy that has a golden dragon on its front. Dan noted that it's more like a trophy than anything else, but it can be used to protect himself to an extent.
== Weaknesses ==
Richard was born at a very different time in Earth's history than the 21st century, & is evidently not accustomed to modern ways of living. As quickly as he's learned about how society is nowadays, there are still a great many things that he simply does not understand, mainly on the sociopolitical side of things. As such, he is prone to not adhering to certain social norms & is bothered by cultural changes, like when he frustratingly questioned to Imhotep why some men are preferring to look like women nowadays.
== Trivia ==
* His real-world counterpart was the King of England from 1189 to 1199 A.D. He was also much taller than how he appears in the Terrachaoverse series, which Richard himself even pointed out in his debut.
*Despite its medieval-looking appearance, his mask is actually the same mask worn by WWE wrestler Triple H.
* In The Second Weirdest New Year's Special Ever, he makes a reference to Marvel's Thor by slamming his drink & shouting "Another!"
* The manner in which he uses alchemy is similar to how it's used in the animanga series Fullmetal Alchemist.
*His Sites of Grace ability is inspired by Elden Ring.
== Filmography ==
# Super Battle Bros: Lionheart 
# Rebearth
# The New World Order 
# The Second Weirdest New Year’s Special Ever 
# CONGRADUATIONS 2 
# THE AREA 51 RAID (photograph)
# Joy to this World 
# The Future of a Technocracy 
# Claudius’ Quest – Episode 9: Tying Loose Ends (stock footage)
# King Richard the Lionheart Goes to the Sterling Renaissance Festival 
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