Editing Dark Riku

{{Game|DDD|DHD|KH3}}
{{suite|Riku Replica}}
{{youmay|the seeker of darkness|[[Riku Replica]]}}
{{Character
|name=Dark Riku
|image=[[File:Dark Riku KHIII.png|350x400px]]
|game1=Kingdom Hearts III
|katakana=ダーク・リク
|romaji=Dāku Riku
|type=Replica
|spec=NobodyBoss
|enva=David Gallagher
|java=Mamoru Miyano
|game1=Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
|game2=Kingdom Hearts III
|journalKH3=A member of the real Organization XIII.<br><br>He looks exactly like Riku, except a year younger, and he wears the Organization's black coat.
}}
{{q|You're not... real... I'm... the real one...|Dark Riku to Riku}}
'''Dark Riku''' is [[Riku Replica]]'s time-traveling heart in a new, [[replica]] body, and was originally believed to be the real [[Riku]] from back when he was possessed by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]. He is a member of the [[real Organization XIII]], infused with a fragment of Xehanort's heart. After Dark Riku is defeated in [[Keyblade Graveyard]], his body is used to resurrect [[Naminé]].

==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
Shortly after [[Vexen]] was recruited {{Storylink|Secret Report 7}} to perfect the replicas to serve as vessels for hearts from the past, {{storylink|Secret Report 8}} the heart of the [[Riku Replica]] was brought from the past and placed in a new replica; the new "Dark Riku" took [[Demyx]]'s place in the [[Real Organization XIII]]. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts III}}

Dark Riku was sent to the [[Sleeping World]] of [[Prankster's Paradise]] to unnerve the real Riku. He leads [[Pinocchio]] away, luring Riku to him; letting the boy go, Dark Riku removes his hood and leaves without a word.

After being infused with part of Xehanort's heart, Dark Riku joins the rest of the Organization in [[Where Nothing Gathers]]. Once Sora is saved from becoming the thirteenth vessel, Dark Riku retreats along with the rest of the Organization.

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
[[File:Riku and Riku 01 KHIII.png|thumb|left|200px|Dark Riku fights Riku.]]
In [[San Fransokyo]], Dark Riku conducts an experiment to see if a heart can be recreated from data. He uses a chip designed by [[Hiro Hamada]] to forge a heart born from conflict, and with it, he is able to unleash [[Dark Baymax]] upon Sora and company.

At the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], Dark Riku confronts the seven guardians of light and demonstrates his superior strength for them after mocking the real Riku. Dark Riku is ultimately defeated after a clash with [[Sora]]; his heart is extracted by [[Riku Replica|another version of himself]], who had come to reside in the real Riku's heart, leaving behind an empty replica vessel. 

After [[Master Xehanort]]'s defeat, the empty vessel is used to restore [[Naminé]] to life.
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==Design==
Dark Riku is a replica of the real Riku's younger self, and is thus physically identical to him. His eyes are initially aquamarine, later turning yellow after Xehanort places his heart inside him. Dark Riku primarily wears a [[black coat]], entering [[Dark Mode]] to challenge the seven guardians of light. 

===Forms===
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File:Data-Riku KHREC.png|Dark Riku, before Xehanort placed his heart inside him.
File:Dark Riku (Dark Mode) KHIII.png|Dark Riku in Dark Mode.
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==Personality==
As in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'', this version of the Riku Replica considers himself to be the "real" Riku, superior to the actual one in every way. He acts just as his counterpart did when possessed by Ansem: arrogant, cruel, and remorseless. For much of ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', Dark Riku allows Sora and his friends to believe he is the real Riku's past, corrupted self. 

==Abilities==
Like his other self, Dark Riku has all the real Riku's powers. He fully embraces the darkness in battle, and he wields a version of the [[Soul Eater]].
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File:Soul Eater KH.png|[[Soul Eater]]
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