Games - Rikku

	Games - Rikku

Rikku (リュック Ryukku in Japan; not to be confused with Riku of Kingdom Hearts) is a playable character in the PlayStation 2 games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. She is a young, perky, attractive Al Bhed girl with blonde hair and a penchant for mechanics, alchemy and thievery. She is prone to funny hand gestures when overexcited, as well as humor in anxious or dangerous situations.

She was voiced in the games' English versions by voice actor Tara Strong, and by Matsumoto Marika in the Japanese versions.

In Final Fantasy X, Rikku has a variety of claw-like weapons, her ultimate equipment being the "Godhand." Her shields are called targes. In Final Fantasy X-2, Rikku uses daggers while in her default Thief dressphere. In Final Fantasy X, Rikku is the only character with the default abilities to steal and to make use of a subset of items: some offensive (e.g. "smoke grenades" or "water gems") and some healing or defensive (e.g. "Al Bhed potions" and "light curtains"). This, together with her Overdrive ability to mix any two items for greater effect, makes her one of the more versatile characters in the party. Along with Tidus, Rikku is one of the two characters who can order the airship Fahrenheit to move in or pull back during battles that take place on its deck.

Biography

Final Fantasy X

Fifteen years old in Final Fantasy X, Rikku is the daughter of Cid, sister of Brother, and cousin of Yuna. Her mother never appears in the game, however, as she was killed by a rampaging machina sometime after Rikku's birth. As she herself wanted more siblings—which was made impossible because of her mother's death—she plans to have lots of children when she marries so that her children will never have to feel alone. Rikku also suffered from severe astraphobia as a result of her brother accidentally hitting her with a thunder spell when they were younger while trying to target a fiend that was attacking Rikku.

Rikku first appears in Final Fantasy X as an aid to Tidus shortly after he first arrives in the vicinity of Spira's mainland. Their meeting takes place at an ancient Yevon temple known as "Baaj Temple." After helping Tidus defeat a fiend, she prevents her brother and their Al Bhed comrades—who thought he too was a fiend—from killing him. Later, while Yuna and her guardians are crossing the Moonflow along the path of Yuna's pilgrimage, Rikku was part of an Al Bhed team who tried to abduct Yuna in a machina, so as to prevent her from completing her pilgrimage—which would cost Yuna her life—only to be stopped by Tidus and Wakka. After explaining herself to Yuna and Lulu, and gaining Auron's approval, Rikku became the last member to join Yuna's entourage of guardians, though Wakka—who was deeply prejudiced toward the Al Bhed at that time—was clueless that Rikku was an Al Bhed until her brother tried to abduct Yuna once again, this time near Macalania Temple.

Her personality is perky and optimistic, but as an Al Bhed, she has suffered discrimination from the Yevonite majority. Despite this, she managed to keep a positive outlook and wanted to save Yuna from vainly giving her life with the Final Summoning. Rikku also has something of a sibling-like friendship with Tidus, supported by their similar personalities and their deep devotion to Yuna.

Final Fantasy X-2

Two years later, in Final Fantasy X-2, Rikku is 17 years old and a member of the Gullwings, led by Brother. The only character from Final Fantasy X other than Yuna to be playable in Final Fantasy X-2, Rikku is steadfastly loyal to Yuna, giving her support when she discusses her feelings concerning the loss of Tidus, and her hopes to find him once more. In the two years that passed between the two games, Rikku managed to overcome her astraphobia by camping out on the Thunder Plains for a week.

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Games - Rikku

Biography

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X-2

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