Riona

Riona () is a recurring character in the Yakuza series introduced in Yakuza 3. She is a resident of Morning Glory Orphanage.
== Profile ==
=== Personality ===
Riona has a knack for fashion and loves clothes. She initially appears to hold racial intolerances, but in reality this is simply a projection of the insecurities about her own skin.
== Background ==
Riona's parents were killed in a house fire that also scarred her arms, meaning that she tends to wear long-sleeved clothes even in the Okinawa heat.
== Involvement ==
=== Yakuza 3: 2007-2009 ===
Mitsuo wants to go on a date with Riona, but she refuses, being far more interested in a date with her school friend Okada. In a conversation overheard by Kazuma Kiryu, Riona then tells Haruka Sawamura that she does not want to be seen on a date with a black person. Kiryu thinks that this is unlike how he taught his kids to be, so decides to investigate.
Kiryu finds Mitsuo looking upon Riona in front of the M Store on Ryukyu Boulevard. Here, a scene happens between Riona, Okada, and two of their classmates, where they start mocking her for the burn scar on her arm. Outraged, Mitsuo punches Okada to the ground, much to the displeasure of the other children, who say that it is the typical behavior of orphans, before running off. Mitsuo comforts Riona, who asks why he is not concerned about her burn scar. Mitsuo, not knowing of the comment she had said to Haruka before, jokes that he already has the darkest skin of all the kids on Okinawa without even spending much time outside. In a mixture of guilt and solidarity, Riona breaks down and cries on his shoulder.
=== Yakuza 5: 2012 ===
Riona receives ¥6,000 in the ATM from Kiryu with the purpose of purchasing shoes for Christmas.
=== Yakuza 6: 2012-2017 ===
=== Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: 2019 ===
Riona has entered the fashion industry. She visits Kiryu's grave on the anniversary of his death alongside Mitsuo, Koji, Eri, Shiro, and Izumi after Haruka and Haruto leave, but before Ayako and Taichi arrive.
== Gallery ==
Y3 - Character Render - Riona.png|Full-body render of Riona in Yakuza 3
Morning Glory Orphanage Kids.jpg
Morning Glory Orphanage Kids (Yakuza 6).jpg
== Notes ==
== References ==
Category:Morning Glory Orphanage
Category:Yakuza 3 Characters
Category:Yakuza: Dead Souls Characters
Category:Yakuza 5 Characters
Category:Yakuza 6 Characters