Riku Ishii

**Riku Ishii** is Risa Ishii's younger sister in the *Wonderland* series. She too was a mental patient in Chou Mori Institution and another tadpole. However, unlike the others, she has serious brain damage.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Because of the experiments that she suffered from the effects of the Tadpole Project, Riku has long white hair and empty red eyes. She wears pajamas all day.

### Personality

Because of the brain damage sustained from the experiments at Chou Mori, Riku cannot speak. She makes incoherent screaming noises and can't take care of herself. Risa is her primary care taker. Riku sits in her rooms all day because of her condition.

## Back Story

Riku was close to her mother, older sister, and brother. Her was the top lawyer in the city. Despite her mother's success, she was a lonely woman. Because of that, Riku's mother started dating a man named Torajira Kobi. She and Yodo got along with their mother's boyfriend. Torajira became their stepfather. Everything was going great until their mother came down with cancer. After her death, she left her apartment and all of her money to the children. Her husband got nothing. Enraged, Torajira tried to kill the children. He wasn't successful with his plan. Riku tried to protect herself and Yodo from his wrath. She grabbed a gun, but hesitated. Riku fired the shot, but missed the bullet ricocheted and hit Yodo in the heading, accidentally killing him. Torajira had Riku committed to Chou Mori to cover up his crimes.

Riku ended up enrolled in the Tadpole Project which left her with serious brain damage. Risa later got her out and ended up having to take care of her.

## Storyline History

### Wonderland Chaos

It is revealed that during her time in Chou Mori, Riku suffered from serious brain damage to the point that she can't speak or take care of herself anymore. Risa is her primary care taker and protector. When Shinra and Shingen Kishitani see what condition Riku is in, they leave.

### Caged Wonderland

Riku is upset during the blackout, leaving Risa to try and comfort her. Meanwhile Azazeal has his eyes on her. But first, he plans to fix Madoka's grandfather, Haruki, first.

### Black Swan Wonderland

Riku gets pulled into another experiment. She now can't feel pain anymore. After Emily's death, Riku might be able to command a small spirit familiar.

### Edge of Wonderland

Riku is pulled into another experiment where she has a chalky taste in her throat that she can't get rid of. Hifumi Ushimaru and Midori Amano meet up with her in Shinjuku. They manage to get her to calm down through breathing. They talk to her telepathically. The tadpoles got Riku and Risa to come to Ikebukuro with them. She and her sister are mostly seen around Celty and Shinra's apartment. In fact, they are there with Naoki and Chie when Aoko Jimbo comes by looking for help. She senses when Erina Kate, Hifumi, and Miya Chang are near by, prompting Naoki to explain everything. Riku ends up sick from the latest experiment. She gets better when Masaomi Kida becomes a player in the game and turns back time. The antidote lets Riku see the final moments of a person's life before they die in her dreams. She and the other don't know how long it will last.

### Tadpole Diaries II

Riku feels isolated because she can't talk or take care of herself. She's able to communicate with the other tadpoles telepathically. She hears Risa talking to Shinra about whether he and Celty close their blinds at night. Chie, Itori, and Nami all talk to her. Riku tells them about the stress she felt from her sister when she was talking to Shinra. She doesn't know how to explain what is happening. Chie says that's like her power. Nami and Itori try a little experiment by touching Riku. They learn that she is able to copy their powers when they touch her.

### Dark Alice in Dark Wonderland

Riku stays at Celty and Shinra's apartment.

## Tadpole Powers

### Primary Trait

Riku can copy other tadpoles' powers by touch.

### Secondary Traits

Just like the other tadpoles, Riku can hear thoughts and increase the desires of others, thanks to Satoshi and Azusa, respectively. She can sense when other tadpoles are nearby. She also cannot get sick, drunk, or high. After the latest experiment, Riku does not have the need to sleep anymore. Another new experiment might have affected her appetite. The next experiment takes away her ability to feel pain. When Emily dies, Riku gets a spirit familiar to command around.

The antidote lets Riku see the final moments of a person's life before they die in her dreams. She could probably talk to animals if she wasn't brain damaged.

### Augmentations

Riku is highly attractive to the opposite sex become attracted. She is also supposed to be highly intelligent, can see the future, lift objects with her mind, and is really athletic.

## Relationships

### Risa Ishii

*Main Article: Risa Ishii*

Risa is Riku's older sister. Before Riku was committed, she and her sister were close. Risa fought to get her out of Chou Mori. Now, she is her younger sister's primary carer and protector.

### Yodo Ishii

Yodo was Riku and Risa's younger brother. All three siblings were close to their mother until her death. Riku accidentally killed Yodo when she was trying to save him and herself from Torajira's murderous rampage.

### Torajira Kobi

Torajira was Riku, Risa, and Yodo's step-father. When their mother was alive, he was nice and supportive of the family. But after their mother's death, he lived that all of her money and the apartment was left to her children. Enraged, Torajira tries to murder the children. After Yodo accidentally dies, he tries to pin it on Riku and has her committed to Chou Mori.

## Trivia

* Riku is inspired by Baby Doll from *Sucker Punch* and Pepper from the *American Horror Story* series.