Riku

My favorite character. ^_^ In Traverse Town, Sora finds Riku and discovers that neither of them can find Kairi. Riku, seeing that Sora has befriended Donald and Goofy, comes to believe that Sora has forgotten about him and Kairi and decides to find Kairi on his own. Sora ends up traversing multiple worlds to stop the Heartless, the creatures that embody the darkness, and also rescue the Seven Princesses of Heart, who are the key to opening the final keyhole that will unlock Kingdom Hearts, the objective of the villains controlling the Heartless. Riku is the anti-hero of the first game in the Kingdom Hearts series ,and his journey mirrors Sora's in many ways. At 15 years old, Riku is a year older than Sora and Kairi, and comes across as cool, confident, and capable. Riku opens the door to the heart of Destiny Islands, letting in the Heartless, which subsequently tear the world apart. When Sora finds him on that night as the Heartless are attacking the islands, Riku speaks to him as one who has already been seduced by the darkness, urging Sora to join him. The weakness of Riku's heart, to destroy his home and friends for his own ambitions, begins the contest between him and Sora for possession of the Keyblade. Having willingly entered and accepted the darkness, Riku ends up at Hollow Bastion where Maleficent convinces him to work for her in exchange for helping him find his friends. Maleficent finally leads Riku to the Traverse Town Reunion where he finds Sora again, along with Donald Duck and Goofy. Since he came to her service, Maleficent has been slowly poisoning Riku's heart, trying to convince him that Sora no longer cares about him and Kairi. When Riku finds Sora in the company of new friends, he is finally convinced that her lies are true. From that point, Riku decides to search for Kairi alone, and his actions and intentions become darker and darker. Maleficent reveals Kairi's location to Riku. The problem is that Kairi is a mere shell without her heart, and so Riku sets about the task of getting her heart back.

When Sora reaches Captain Hook's pirate ship in Neverland, Riku is waiting for him, taunting Sora. He presents Sora with Sora's corrupted shadow before dropping him below deck and the mercy of the Heartless. , Riku tests the limits of his powers and nearly loses his Heart in the process.