Riku

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Riku
Nickname	Talented Mechanic
Lineage	Nopon
Age	???
Time active	--------
Community requirements	Complete Chapter 3; Check the "???" at Riku's workshop

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Riku
Species	Nopon
Gender	Male
Designer	MONOLITHSOFT
Japanese VA	Sayaka Senbongi
English VA	Tarinn Callender
Appearances	Xenoblade Chronicles 3; Future Redeemed

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Riku (リク) is a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. He is a mechanic in Keves's army and a companion of Noah, Eunie, and Lanz.

Appearance and personality[edit]

Riku is a seafoam-green Nopon with a fluffy tuft of brown hair on his head. He is equipped with Kevesi armor that covers his entire body except for his stomach and legs, and wields a gun as part of the Variable Arms in combat.

Riku is a strict, serious character. He is skilled both in mechanics and Gem crafting, and takes great pride in his work. While often annoyed by the party's antics, he clearly cares about them and their well-being. Despite his serious demeanor, he can occasionally show a more silly side of himself, such as in the quest Unspeakable Being, where he shows concern over the concept of a creature more adorable than a Nopon existing.

Story arc[edit]

Xenoblade Chronicles 3[edit]

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Future Redeemed[edit]

Riku is first seen repairing Shulk's prosthetic arm. In Colony 9 he set up a workshop in Dunban's House.

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Lore[edit]

In Future Redeemed, Riku states that his father was once a traveling companion of Melia. While this by itself leaves a few options of varying likeliness, Xenoblade 3 Official Artworks Aionios Moments specifies that his father is Riki. Riku further elaborates that Melia is indeed his Masterpon.
Riku is not only one of the few individuals not assimilated into Origin on the day of the Intersection, but is the only such individual, besides Melia and Nia, that the main party of 3 meets.
While both Queens designed and created the Ouroboros Stone, Riku would find potential improvements to the design on his own, and later with the help of the Liberators.
Riku's affiliation with the Founders during the ending of Future Redeemed suggests that he is the seventh Founder of the City. This is further reinforced by Riku's attitude against fame (from the field event in Future Redeemed that explains the story behind the Lucky Seven), which matches the engraved text of the central plinth in the City's Memorial Hall.

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As a party member[edit]

Main article: Riku & Manana/Gameplay (XC3)

As a Community member[edit]

Riku is a member of the Community in Future Redeemed. To increase his Community affinity, a special cutscene must be viewed by inspecting a point of interest marked "???" in Riku's Workshop. This point unlocks after the party has viewed the story cutscene at Valak Peak Camp. After doing this, talking to him again will increase his affinity.

Trivia[edit]

Riku's role is similar to Citan Uzuki from Xenogears.
- Both are mentors to their respective main protagonists.
- Both are engineers who like to tinker with machines.
- Both are far more knowledgeable of their respective worlds than they let on to the party.

In other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Riku	—
Japanese	リク	Riku
French	Riku	—
German	Riku	—
Spanish	Riku	—
Italian	Riku	—
Chinese (simplified)	里克	Riku
Chinese (traditional)	里克	Riku
Korean	리쿠	Riku

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Riku together with Manana.