Riku

Riku is a major character and an antagonist who appeared in the fan-made The Lion King comic, The Relatives of the King by Savu0211. He is S arafina 's big brother and Sina's oldest son. He is one of the lions responsible for what Taka has become in the first place (along with Freya, Sina, Sarafina, Mufasa, and Ahadi).

Riku is a supporting character in The Relatives of the King Part 0, the secondary antagonist in The Relatives of the King Part 1: Taka's Story, and a posthumous antagonist in The Relatives of the King Part 2: Parental Sorrow. He also appeared as the supporting character and minor antagonist in two short stories.

Appearance
Riku has a light yellow pelt, medium-dark brown mane, and cyan pupils.

Synopsis
Riku is the oldest son of Sina and Safiri. After his father left the Pridelands, Riku begins to take care of his mother. Sina then promised that her son and daughter will have a good future to be top in rank. Riku also has a crush on Sarabi, Rena's daughter. Sina told Riku about the newborn second son of Uru and Ahadi, Taka. He also mentioned that he will care for himself and will marry Sarabi and no one else comes what may and will fight for it.

In Part 1, he teases Taka for being weak after he was pounced by his brother and because of him being inferior to his brother. However, his hatred for Taka grows even more, when he founds out that Sarabi, who he has a crush on, likes Taka more than him. Outraged, heartbroken, and resentful; Riku attacks Taka the next morning. After tricking him into thinking they could be friends, Riku scratches Taka's eye and teases him when he growls at him. When he was about to kill Taka, the hyenas, whom Taka reconciles with, came to save him. The frightened Riku tried to plead Taka to call them off but he refuses, reminding him of being too weak and helpless to help him. The only lion who mourns his death was his mother Sina, who blames Taka for Riku's death.

Riku has made a huge impact on Scar's life and is one of the many reasons why Scar became evil. In Savu0211's short stories, Riku appeared as a good spirit in cub form and a dark spirit as an adolescent.

Personality
Despite being a bully who went insane, he is not completely evil. He started off as a kind-hearted and playful cub who grew into an adolescent. He has a crush on Sarabi and will do anything to get her and grew envious of Taka and constantly bullies him. But when Sarabi tells him that she loves Taka more than Riku, that is when Riku loses it and begins to attack Taka, thus becoming a villain before his well-deserved death.

Quotes

 * "Sarabi likes you more than me. Me! This is such a shame. I must destroy this shame so it will never bother me again!" - Riku to Taka as he explaining his reason to attack the poor cub.

Trivia

 * His name was not to be confused about the character in the Kingdom Hearts series that has the same name, nor the character Riku Miyagusuku from Blood+.
 * According to Savu0211, had Riku survived and makes it to his adulthood, he would've been not too pleased with the relationship between Mufasa and Sarabi and would try and kill Mufasa if he had to in a similar fashion as Scar from Disney's The Lion King.
 * According to Savu0211, Riku's name is based on the name "Richard".
 * Riku is considered one of the most hated characters in the comics, due to his treatment of Taka and almost killing him. Despite this, Riku has gathered a small fanbase.
 * Riku's appearance and his personality are somewhat similar to Joffrey Baratheon, one of the antagonists in the HBO series; Game Of Thrones.
 * Despite being a secondary antagonist and only appeared three times in the first half of Part 1, he had a big impact on the story as he is the one who gave Taka his scar while almost trying to kill him due to his jealousy.
 * Riku is the first antagonist in Savu0211's comics. He is also the first original antagonist created by Savu0211.