Riot (IDW)

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## Characteristics

### Born

♏ November 11th, 1990
Age 25

### Instruments

* Vocals
* Piano
* Guitar

## Personal Status

### Affiliation

* The Stingers
* 5x5 Records

### Debut

* *Showtime, Part Two* ("Easter Egg" poster)
* *Dark Jem, Part Six*

## Portrayals

### Cartoon

* Townsend Coleman[*citation needed*] (speaking)
* Gordon Grody[*citation needed*] (singing)

***Riot***, real name **Rory Llewellyn**, is one of antagonists of IDW Publishing's *Jem and The Holograms*. He is the lead vocalist and front man of his band The Stingers.

## History

### Pursuing Jem

After watching the Holograms-Misfits supergroup perform during their West Coast Tour, Riot became infatuated with Jem and her music (*Dark Jem, Part Six)*.

Some time later, he and the other members of The Stingers performed at Rocky's in an impromptu pop-up show, unknowingly jumping in just ahead of The Misfits (*Ch-Ch-Changes, Part Six)*

Later, The Stingers rehearsed at 5x5 Records for Elise Harcourt, who lent them the space because she already planned on attempting to get them signed to the label. Because 5x5 didn't have enough rehearsal rooms, they ended up bumping The Misfits from the studio. As they rehearsed, Riot watched Jem and Pizzazz argue outside the rehearsal room. He then stuck a deal with Elise after everyone had left: The Stingers would sign with 5x5 Records exclusively if and only if they dropped The Misfits from the label (*Enter The Stingers, Part One)*.

Riot immediately went to The Benton House to tell Jem the good news, blowing off his bandmates who'd had a rehearsal scheduled. After some awkward small talk, he told everyone present the good news about his role in getting The Misfits dropped from their label -- in front of Stormer, who'd been getting ready for a double date between herself and Kimber, and Aja, and Craig Phillips. Riot apologized to The Holograms for upsetting Stormer, and took his leave after inviting Jem out on a date (*Enter The Stingers, Part Two)*.

## Cartoon Continuity

[*citation needed*]
[*citation needed*]

Riot first appeared in the 1988 episode *The Stingers Hit Town, Part One*. He was arrogant, confident, and proud of his ability to charm and manipulate people. He was the son of an army intelligence officer who was extremely strict and abusive, and forced Riot to join the army, rather than pursue his interest in music; something his mother had supported him in. While in Germany, Riot went AWOL from the army to join a band called Nirvana (no relation to the real-world grunge band of the same name) and was given a dishonorable discharge for doing so. When he returned home, his father disowned him. Riot worked his way back to Germany and left Nirvana to form a new band with his bandmate, Minx. They were later joined by Rapture, and formed The Stingers. The Stingers were homeless and busked on the streets to survive for at least one year until they worked their way to the top. He had an obsessive interest in Jem, and relentlessly pursued her.

## Appeared in

* *Showtime, Part Three* ("Easter Egg" poster)

* *Dark Jem, Part Six*

* *Ch-Ch-Changes, Part Two*

* *Enter The Stingers, Part One*

* *Enter The Stingers, Part Two*

* *Enter The Stingers, Part Three*
* *Enter The Stingers, Part Four*

* *Enter The Stingers, Part Five*

* *Truly Outrageous, Part One*

* *Truly Outrageous, Part Two*

* *Truly Outrageous, Part Three* (mentioned)

* *Infinite, Part One* (mentioned)

## References

1. ↑ **Tumblr:** IDW Jem Character Birthdays
2. ↑ **Tumblr:** Riot's instruments (August 9th, 2016)

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