The Codex

Riou

(Redirected from Riou)
Suikoden/Riou


 
  “ Everyone, lend me your strength! „
~ Riou

Background

Riou is a young boy from Kyaro Town in Highland, who serves as the silent main protagonist of Suikoden II. Riou was trained by his late foster father Genkaku, alongside older sister Nanami, and childhood best friend Jowy Atreides. Unbeknownst to Riou at the time, he was the Tenkai Star; a beacon who would travel the land, rallying together the 108 Stars of Destiny and change the fate of the world.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Riou’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

While still only young men, Riou and Jowy were taken to join the Unicorn Youth Brigade serving under the Highland Army. They and their allies fought well, eventually able to sign a peace treaty with the New State Army and end the war. However, right as they were to be sent home, Riou and Jowy became caught in a staged attack by Highland in order to make it appear as though New State broke their peace agreement.

The Unicorn Brigade was massacred, leaving Riou and Jowy as the only survivors. The two jumped off a cliff to safety, where they were separated. Riou ended up right in the hands of the New State Army. Riou was kept prisoner for a time, but he made his new allegiances clear and soon rose the ranks of the New State Army as their commander.

Much time passed, and eventually Riou found himself reunited with both Nanami and Jowy once again. Riou and Jowy both obtained half of the Rune of the Beginning, Riou's half being the Bright Shield Rune, which dictated that he was the Tenkai Star fated to change the world. As decided by the opposing nature of the two Runes, however, Jowy betrayed the group and went to rule Highland alongside the diabolical mad prince, Luca Blight.

Although Riou felt extremely distraught by Jowy's betrayal, he remained steadfast in fighting for New State's victory. Eventually, his accolades earned himself the place as New State Army's Leader, who his allies proudly rallied behind. This included a young travelling circus performer named Eilie, who developed feelings for Riou.

Eventually, Riou's efforts lead him at last to the regicidal new King of Highland, Luca Blight. After a hard-fought battle, Luca was killed, and Highland leadership passed to Jowy. Riou confronted his friend one final time, but refused to fight him. Jowy, heavily repenting for his horrible actions, could not bring himself to kill Riou and instead joined him in hopes to redeem himself.

In the conclusion of the game, the Beast Rune, which had fueled the evil of Highland, was finally released and incarnated in the form of an enormous two-headed silver wolf. Riou slew the beast after an incredibly dangerous fight, ending the source of Highland's evil once and for all. With the war finally over and peace returning to the land, Riou, alongside Jowy and Nanami, decided to travel the world.

General Information

Name: Riou

Origin: Suikoden II

Assigned Gender: Male

Age: 16 years old

Classification: Human, Tenkai Star, Commander, Lord, New State Army Leader

Codex Statistics

Tier: 9-A, 6-A with Bright Shield Rune's destruction

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Room level (Comparable to his durability), Continent level with Bright Shield Rune's destruction (The Bright Shield Rune is one of The 27 True Runes, the destruction of which release power enough to destroy a continent)

Durability: Room level (Comparable to those who can tank the explosion of Dancing Flames)

Striking Strength: Room Class

Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Can push large wooden crates without much trouble, which is quite difficult for a regular human)

Travel Speed: Peak Human (Could beat Stallion in a footrace, who prides himself for his incredible speed. Stallion states that he didn't even know humans could move as fast as Riou did), Higher with Gale Rune (The Gale Rune increases speed)

Attack Speed: Supersonic, Higher with Gale Rune, Massively Hypersonic with Lightning & Thunder Runes (The Lightning and Thunder Runes attack with bolts of lightning, which travel this quickly), Speed of Light with Bright Shield Rune (The Bright Shield Rune gives off and attacks enemies with light)

Reaction Speed: Supersonic (Comparable to Clive, who could casually dodge standard gunfire; the average bullet travels this quickly), Higher with Gale Rune (The Gale Rune increases speed)

Stamina: Very High (Despite being a child, Riou can participate in prolonged wars and battles without much trouble. Although he does require sleep between battles, the wars themselves are extremely strenuous and often require for Riou to face incredibly strong foes one after the other. The Bright Shield Rune passively healing Riou allows for him to keep up fighting longer than most regular soldiers)

Range: Standard Melee, Hundreds of Meters with Runes

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (Riou is an extremely intelligent fighter and tactician, able to both lead an army and fight hard battles himself, even despite his young age. He's successfully lead wars against extremely aged and intelligent leaders, and has directly faced and defeated people with years to decades of combative experience, such as Luca Blight)

Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Human Achievements (Riou became the Leader of the New State Army), Acrobatics (Can preform large jumps and climb without trouble), Stealth Mastery (Could sneak out of the Mercenary Fortress, and sneak into a Highland Fort), Martial Arts (Riou was trained in martial arts), Weapon Mastery (Riou can proficiently wield his tonfa), Social Influencing (Riou has the power to join people's hearts together), Aura (Can create an aura during Unite Attacks), Afterimage Creation (Leaves afterimages when using Buddy Attack), Non-Standard Interaction (Can harm the Mist Shade, a being made out of mist), Immortality Negation (Type 7; Can kill the undead Bone Dragon)

Obtains the Bright Shield Rune, which grants: Immortality (Type 1; True Runes prevent the holder from aging), Fate Manipulation (Holds the power to alter fate), Light Manipulation (The Bright Shield Rune gives off light. Shining Light attacks all enemies with light), Healing (Passively heals anyone in the vicinity of the Rune holder. Great Blessing heals 70 HP to all allies. Battle Oath heals 300 HP to all allies. Forgiver Sign heals 2000 HP to all allies), Berserk Mode (Battle Oath causes for the target allies to get into a berserk state), Status Effect Inducement (Battle Oath makes targeted allies become Berserk), Statistics Amplification & Rage Power (The Berserk status raises offensive capabilities by 50%), Fusionism (Can combine with the Black Sword Rune to become the Rune of the Beginning).
Resistance to Curse Manipulation (Protected Riou from the Blue Moon Curse)

Equipment

Tonfa, Bright Shield Rune, Runes, Medicine

Notable Techniques

Unite Attacks

  • Buddy Attack: With Jowy Atreides. Riou and Jowy circle the opponents at incredible speed, before stopping to flourish their weapons. They then dash forwards with a powerful attack, trading sides.
  • Family Attack: With Nanami. Riou and Nanami attack the foe in unison, leaving bright flashes with every strike. The attack leaves Nanami unbalanced.
  • Leisure Attack: With Nanami. While Riou attacks the opponents, Nanami cheers him on from the sides. It's less powerful than the Family Attack, but doesn't leave Nanami unbalanced.
  • Copycat Attack: With Hoi. Riou and Hoi leap forwards, with Riou attacking the foe normally while Hoi falls flat on his face.
  • Double Leader Attack: With Tir McDohl. Riou and Tir team up to attack every single opponent until they're all damaged.

Other

Weaknesses: None notable.

Battle Records

None

None

None

Retrieved from "https://thecodex.wiki/index.php?title=Suikoden/Riou&oldid=501543"