Enjo Riuko (TBT)

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Enjo Riuko is an Orange-colored stickman who possesses the element of Fire, one of the most common elements. He is the eighth contender in the Blessed Tournament, signing up to test his skills against fellow fighters.

### Etymology

Enjo Riuko (えんじょ りうこ) Enjo has a meaning 'to help'. Riuko may be a reference to his Sun Forme, which is shown to embody the spirit of a dragon, or his alias of Dragon of the Hill, as Ryuu (りゅう) means dragon.

## Biography

Enjo has contended in multiple local tournaments, and has been fighting his whole life. His father left Enjo alone to pursue becoming a fighter. This has led Riuko on a lifelong quest to fight and best his father. Later on, he joined the Lynner Ninja League, training to become a ninja, in which he quickly succeeded. He became one of the most prolific members of the league, scoring wins time and time again. When he heard a major tournament was to be held in Arter, he went on a 2-day trek to challenge himself, but also clung onto the slight possibility that his father may be participating, which turned out to be false

### The Blessed Tournament

In bracket B2, Riuko would be met with an unfortunate matchup in the form of Shio. After being outmatched by Shio (and getting a shaky high-five from him), Riuko would go on to compete in the losers' bracket B12 agaisnt Tororu, who he defeated easily. He would also best the weapons master Kurai in bracket D12, only being brought down by Kazan in bracket E0.

He planned to go home to train himself more, but he heard of the trickery going on in the tournament. He sought out a distraught Hop, and with their combined power, planned to confront Arashi, oblivious to the fact that Jikan, Saigai, Kemuri and Kurai were already up to the task of confronting Arashi. When the Clarity awakened, Enjo and Hop assisted in defeating the Clarity, with Hop getting eaten, but surviving.

### Epilogue

In the epilogue, we get a scene for Enjo in a wheat field, who is in a fighting position against a man wearing a round hat, presumably his father, and his scene ends when they start clashing.

## Personality

Riuko lives under the mindset that he must be the best. This causes him to beat himself up about losing fights, which may come off as dismissive or disrespectful. He is also very argumentative, best shown in any of his interactions with Hop. Even through all these negative traits, he still cares about the people around him, even strangers. This is seen when he prioritized protecting the contenders, and even Arashi, from harm, in contrast to Hop seeking the novelty of defeating big beasts. When the fight is over, Riuko blames himself for the deaths during the fight against the Clarity, prompting a burnt Hop to come out of the remains of the Clarity to reassure him. Riuko is also shown to be very dedicated and tenacious, seen in his quest to best his father.

## Abilities

### Prowess in Fist Fighting

Riuko is very skilled in hand-to-hand combat and uses tricks like fake-out punching if need be.

### Agility

Riuko can run fast thanks to his ninja training, and jump slightly higher than average stickmen. In harmony with his hand-to-hand combat, he can even strike enemies in the air.

### Element: Fire (+Sun Forme)

Riuko has the element of fire which allows him to generate fire from his hands and feet. He can use the heat generated by the fire he makes to punch faster and dash. In dire situations, he unleashes his **Sun Forme**, which holds enough power to slay a dragon. In this forme, Riuko becomes even faster, and his touch burns the human skin. He can also conjure the form of a dragon which he uses to attack his foes. However, his sun forme cannot be sustained forever, and after his sun forme expires, Riuko will feel burnt out. Similarly, using his fire too much also makes him tired, which is why he usually avoids using his fire as a projectile.

## Relations

### Unknown Father

Riuko has always sought to uncover the mystery of who his father was, and best him in battle, believing the real reason he left was because Riuko himself was too weak, though it is unknown if his father actually thinks this way.

### Shio

Shio and Riuko's interactions have been strange, Riuko being notably weirded out by Shio.

### Hop

Riuko and Hop are usually seen bickering, but in truth, Riuko actually does care about Hop, seen when Hop gets eaten, Riuko worries for him. This friendship is reciprocated by Hop as well, seen when he burst out of the remains of the Clarity to reassure Riuko that the deaths caused by the Clarity weren't his fault.

## Trivia

* The name Enjo is the name of the Sage, who also slayed dragons and was the first to possess an element out of any stickman.
	+ Enjo is actually a common name in Stranegia.
* Enjo Riuko is inspired from Ryu from Street Fighter franchise.