Rikiel
Rikiel (リキエル, Rikieru) is a minor antagonist featured in the 6th part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Stone Ocean, specifically the "Sky High" story arc.
Rikiel is one of DIO's illegitimate children with an unnamed woman. When he fatefully meets with Enrico Pucci, he awakens his Stand, Sky High, and battles Jolyne Cujoh and Ermes Costello.
Appearance
Rikiel is a young, decently built man with a long face. He has dark hair styled into several dreadlocks. He wears a sleeveless and hooded bodysuit patterned after the hide of a stereotypical cow with an opening on his chest. He wears an assortment of arm warmers.
Personality
Rikiel is initially a meek youth distraught by the numerous afflictions he suffers from, causing him to have confidence issues. When Pucci unlocks his Stand Sky High, Rikiel becomes more confident and is seen evolving into an honorable and brave fighter during his fight with Jolyne. He holds human progress in high esteem and sees Apollo 11 as a symbol of human growth. Rikiel is a man of honor and fights to repay his debt to Pucci, and when Jolyne defeats him, he congratulates her and reveals details about Pucci. He inherited his father DIO's determination and hardcore actions as well as a rare trait of acknowledging a worthy opponent.
Abilities
Sky High allows Rikiel to control creatures known as flying rods which absorb body heat and create localized illnesses.
History
Prior to meeting Pucci and obtaining a Stand, Rikiel suffered from what seemed to be constant panic attacks: his eyelids constantly fell and his knees gave out. He would attempt to take exams in school, only to suffer from his conditions, which caused him to stop attending school. These conditions were so severe that he wasn't even able to drive a car, and this dramatically decreased his self-confidence.
Fate pushed him into meeting the priest in Orlando when, after driving against the traffic and colliding with the dividing rail, he was brought to the hospital and crossed paths with Pucci. Pucci awakened Rikiel's Stand ability, and the young man instantly became more confident, going as far as to present himself to the heroes believing he could easily defeat them. Though new to his abilities, Rikiel used his Stand powers well, weakening Jolyne's body with the use of his anatomical knowledge. Due to this knowledge, he was able to manipulate Jolyne, Ermes, and Emporio's conditions to deal various biological setbacks against them.
It was when Jolyne set herself on fire to counter the effect of Rikiel's Stand that he began to lose confidence, forcing Rikiel to set himself ablaze as well, believing that he could find her weakness by feeling her pain and attempting to conquer the odds. Jolyne, however, came out on top, dealing a massive blow to Rikiel and ensuring his death. Mortally wounded, Rikiel used his own Stand on himself, removing his ability to feel pain and holding onto Jolyne to force his Stand into a last-ditch effort to kill her. However, she allowed this and continued her attack, coincidentally using his hand to block his ability to sap her heat. Defeated, Rikiel reflects on his past and the coincidence that was able to characterize his defeat and Pucci's power and reveals that Weather Report is actually Pucci's younger twin brother. Just as he reveals this, however, he is finally silenced by Ermes.
Chapters
Manga Appearances- Stone Ocean Chapter 111: It's Been a While, Romeo
- Stone Ocean Chapter 112: Sky High, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 113: Sky High, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 114: Sky High, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Chapter 115: Sky High, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 116: Sky High, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 117: Sky High, Part 6 (Retired)
- Stone Ocean Chapter 118: Time for Heaven: Three Days Until the New Moon (Mentioned only)
Quotes
Quotes- “Up 'till now, I couldn't even drive, you know ..? Couldn't even drive a car as I struggled to concentrate, my eyelieds would start fluttering... it became harder and harder to breathe... but... now I can concentrate without that happening... just enough for me to attack a helicopter.”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 113: Sky High, Part 2
- “July, 1969, Armstrong from Apollo 11 became the first man to stand on the surface of the moon... until now, I didn't know what was so special about that. Because in reality, the rockets are really flown by scientists and engineers, right? Any monkey could go to the moon. But when I first saw those rods, I finally understood why it was so important... what truly stood on the moon that day was the human spirit! That day, we humans conquered the moon, and our spirit evolved! The thing that's truly valuable is the evolution of our spirit!”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 114: Sky High, Part 3
- “If you're trying to hinder the priest from his spiritual evolution, I'll kill you all with the hatred of a thousand burning flames!”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 114: Sky High, Part 3
- “All three of you at once. Jolyne Cujoh, you're next, but I'll eventually kill all three of you at once. My rods can do it.”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 115: Sky High, Part 4
- “My heart is like Apollo 11... I'm going to overcome you...”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 116 : Sky High, Part 5
- “I'm the victor!! Not you! I overcame my own heart! I'll never panic again... I'm going to reclaim my life, with my hands! I'm Apollo 11!!”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 116: Sky High, Part 5
- “The strongest power in the world... it definitely doesn't come from calculation. And that's how destiny is formed...”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 117: Sky High, Part 6
- “Everything is to guide the priest to his ultimate destiny, to attain... Heaven.”—Rikiel, Stone Ocean Chapter 117: Sky High, Part 6
Gallery
Rikiel's birthmark
Rikiel controling rods
Rikiel's ultimate remark, he is Apollo 11
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Rikiel defeated by Kiss
Rikiel's Privilege card
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Jump Comics SO Volume 1 - SO Volume 17 (Spine Illustration)
References
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 115: Sky High, Part 4 p.20
