Riku

"Come on now. Weren't you listening?... I absolutely loathe the Four Perils. The only time I'd be willing to take a life is if I'm taking it from someone that I love."

- Riku to Jyūbei

is a character in Hanyō no Yashahime.

History
Almost nothing is known about Riku's history, and what is know is gleaned from conversations and actions. At some point he acquired one of the Rainbow pearls, met (and started funding) the Jyubei Corpse Dealer, and apparently had a run in with Kirimaru's Four Pearls (given his hatred of them). He also apparently is some connection to Sesshomaru, as he heard of or witness his Sōryūha. That would mean he encountered Sesshomaru when he had Tokijin, as Sesshomaru only used that technique when he had that sword.

Personality
Riku is very mysterious by nature. To those that don't know him, he comes off as friendly, but it is all to hide his true agenda. What is currently known is that he plans to obtain all seven Rainbow Pearls for an unrevealed purpose. Although he is capable of doing so much on his own, he will not act unless it is something that he wants to do personally, though this countered by him saying that he'd only kill "someone that he loves". Otherwise, he will let others unknowingly take care of those problems for him. Despite being manipulative, Riku will reward those that aid him (as he is the one that has been hiring Moroha to kill various yōkai for him, and paying her through Jyūbei). In episode 14, it is revealed (via internal monolouge) that no good ever comes from loving a human, not for Tōga or his son Sesshomaru.

He seems to have some interest in Towa, but was disappointed in her use of the Azure Dragon Wave, calling it 'half-assed'.

Physical Description
Riku is a handsome young man with green eyes and a neck-long auburn hair, with part of it styled into a Japanese topknot, as well as two long bangs along the sides of his face.

Outfit
Riku wears a striped blue and dark blue kosode with torn edges along the sleeves, a white hadajuban undershirt, a beige haori jacket with red and black stripes along the collar, a light blue sash tied along his waist, purple hakama leggings with thin vertical dark purple stripes, a pair of black suneates around his shins, and a pair of white tabi on his feet with waraji straw sandals.

He wears a round blue earring on his left ear.

Powers & Abilities
Not much is known about his abilities, although it is said he could easily kill the Shikyō if he actually desired it.

He was shown to generate gold, having provided his contact with a large amount of it to pay him.

Weapons

 * Earring:
 * Matter Manipulation: By flicking his earring, Riku can alter and control any form of matter (both organic and inorganic), such as manipulating water, producing gold dust and even disintegrating living beings.
 * Purple Rainbow Pearl:
 * Energy Absorption:

Quotes
TBA

Trivia
To be added

Media Appearances

 * Episode 7 (Hanyō no Yashahime)
 * Episode 8 (Hanyō no Yashahime)
 * Episode 14 (Hanyō no Yashahime)
 * Episode 15 (Hanyō no Yashahime)

Riku