Riz

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“	Everyone around me thinks I'm just some friendly honey-loving bear. No knows the real me. No one... except him	„
	~ Riz talking about Tem

“	These aren't my old wounds!! They're my precious memories!! They're proof of my bond with Tem!! The only way I can break the special wall is by eating herbivores!!	„
	~ Riz denying the truth about his "Friendship" with tem

“	The bond of Carnivore and a Herbivore... by eating and being eaten, It's what I've always wanted. Did I need to match their desperation to have it for myself...?	„
	~ Riz seeing the truth bond of Legoshi and Louis

“	My heart been broken for past year, but now I feel like I can actually breathe now. I sugarcoated my memory of Tem, and I looked at the herbivore around me like they were food so I could protect myself from getting hurt... I was wrong about everything.	„
	~ Riz accepting the truth

Background

Riz is a secondary character in Beastars, and the main antagonist of the Murder Incident Solution arc. He was a student at Cherryton Academy and a member of the drama club. As a bear over 2 meters he was forced to take pills that lowered his muscle mass however, Tem's friendship made Riz think he could manage without his pills, which scared his best friend and ended in the latter's death

Riz admits that he was so happy that Tem saw through his exterior facade the "monster" that was inside, that he felt so much affection for Tem for revealing his true insidious personality that he altered his memories to make them happier, but it seems that the event has given him a taste for carnage. It has only advanced in recent chapters, to the point that he now sincerely believes that Tem wanted to be devoured and Riz eating him alive will make him his "best friend". Riz has an extremely incredible strength, even when compared to other carnivores and has to regularly take force-limiting medications to make sure he keeps his strength under control. He stopped taking them in preparation for his big brawl with Legoshi.

He attacks Legoshi for investigating Tem's death and leaves before Legoshi can discover his identity. When he and Legoshi take Kibi to the nurse's office, Legoshi reveals that he knows that Riz is the one who killed Tem. They were about to have a fight to the death right then and there, but were stopped by Pina who decided to step in and tell that he now also knows about what Riz did, and blackmails him to leave them alone.

When Riz and Legoshi find themselves alone in the male drama club locker room, they decide to finish what they started. Riz decides to take Legoshi to the showers where blood stains will be easy to wash away. Due to the cleaning lady wondering why students are in the showers at a time when the showers are closed, they agree to duel at New Year's Eve under the Gazura Bridge.

When Riz arrives for the duel, he tells Legoshi that he killed Pina and smeared his blood on his hands and torso to make Legoshi angry, so he won't hold back. Legoshi's incredible sense of smell reveals to him that Pina is alive and tied up in a dumpster with a gauged arm. After several smashings against the concrete, Legoshi could barely breathe and move, so he tells Riz to take a break and hear what Riz has to say before Riz finishes him off. After having a heart-to-heart talk, Riz helps Legoshi get up, so they can continue the fight. Legoshi notices that Louis has arrived to witness their duel, so he takes off his jacket and throws it over Riz's head, so he doesn't see where he and Louis run off to.

After about 15 minutes, Legoshi returns, but this time in "beast mode" due to him eating Louis's right foot. Seeing that Legoshi and Louis have established a genuine carnivore-harbivore friendship, Riz's spirit is broken and declares Legoshi the winner of the duel. Meanwhile, Pina managed to escape and called the police, who arrive just in time. Riz gets arrested and Louis apologizes for being a terrible upperclassman and never trying to notice how lonely he was. Riz gets sent to juvie while Louis is sent to the hospital and Legoshi is sent to the police station.

Statistics

Tier: 9-A, Higher by eating meat

Name: Riz

Origin: Beastars

Sex: Male

Age: 17 years old (debut), 19 (currently)

Classification: Brown Bear, Carnivore

Status: Alive

Alignment: Neutral Evil (After he ate Tem, Riz started lying to himself that Tem in fact wanted to be eaten by him, he threatened anyone who discovered he was the murderer such as Legoshi and Pina, even going as far as to kidnap the latter and using some of his blood to anger Legoshi during their new year confrontation)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Room level (Riz was stomping Legoshi who embeded a hyena in a wall fairly early on in his training), Higher by eating meat (It allowed Legoshi to match Riz in combat while the latter was stomping him beforehand)

Durability: Room level, Higher by eating meat

Striking Strength: Room Class, Higher by eating meat

Lifting Strength: At least Class 5 (Riz stopped taking his piles that lower his muscle mass meaning he should be much stronger than other carnivores who can accidentally rip off arms which would require this kind of strength), higher by eating meat

Travel Speed: Superhuman+ (Scales to Legoshi who moved this fast)

Combat Speed: Superhuman+

Reaction Speed: Superhuman+

Stamina: At least High (Riz had a long fight with Legoshi)

Range: Standard Melee

Intelligence: Above Average (Riz was able to fool people into thinking he was a nice person), At least Gifted in combat (Riz could keep up in combat with Legoshi)

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Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Human Achievements (Riz can cook) Natural Weaponry (With his fangs and claws), H2H Combat Experience (Riz could fight on part with Legoshi), Enhanced Senses, Instinctive Reaction (Riz can can operate his fighting abilities on pure instinct), Accelerated Development (Combat; Large Carnivores like Riz have a combat-oriented body trait so the more they fight the more their body develops), Statistics Amplification (By eating meat Riz grows stronger), Restoration and Limited Hair Manipulation (By eating bugs and likely meat, Riz can regain his fur and vitality), Minor Resistance to Fragrance Manipulation (Due to having eaten meat Riz cannot be driven wild by the scent of herbivore blood) and Sleep Manipulation (Less than two sleeping darts are ineffective against carnivores)

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Standard Equipment

Nothing Notable

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Notable Techniques

Carnivore physiology: Due to his carnivorous heritage, Riz has numerous abilities inculding

• Heightened Senses: As a Brown bear, Riz has highly developed senses, including night vision, smell, taste and hearing.

• Combat-Oriented Body: As a large carnivore, Riz's body is naturally combat-oriented allowing it to develop the more he fights.

• Fighting instinct: As a large carnivore, Riz can operate his fighting abilities on pure instinct, allowing him to instinctively assess his opponent’s vital statistics even if he has no intention to fight

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Other

Standard Tactics: Riz uses his strength to overwhelm his opponent

Weaknesses: Nothing Notable

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