Rikiel (リキエル, Rikieru) est un antagoniste secondaire de la sixième partie de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Stone Ocean, apparaissant spécifiquement dans l'arc narratif "Sky High".
Rikiel est l'un des enfants illégitimes de DIO. Quand il rencontre Enrico Pucci et ses demi-frères par un coup du destin à Orlando, il éveille son {Fr|Stand}} Sky High. Il s'en va combattre Jolyne Cujoh, Ermes Costello et Emporio Alnino.
Rikiel est un jeune plutôt svelte, avec un visage étiré.
Il a des cheveux sombres coiffés en dreadlocks éparpillés de façon symétrique de part et d'autre du visage. Il porte une combinaison sans manche, avec un large col qui lui couvre tout le coup et l'arrière de la tête avec un motif de tache de vache, et un décolleté en V. Il porte des manchettes assorties à sa combinaison.
Initialement, Rikiel est un jeune homme avec beaucoup d'insécurités, désespérés par les afflictions dont ils souffre et n'ayant aucune confiance en lui. Cependant, Enrico Pucci lui permet d'éveiller totalement son pouvoir, Sky High. A partir de ce moment, Rikiel devient de plus en plus courageux et confiant. Il part alors défier Jolyne Cujoh et ses compagnons seuls, et au fil de son combat, il acquiert une grande détermination au point de vouloir se brûler pour trouver la faiblesse de Jolyne. Il aime l'analogie de la mission Apollo 11 pour parler de l'ingénuité et le potentiel du genre humain et se compare à Apollo 11 pour signaler sa victoire.
Rikiel est aussi un homme d'honneur. Il combat pour Pucci car il est reconnaissant envers le prêtre qui lui a permis d'éveiller son pouvoir. Il honore aussi la victoire de Jolyne contre lui et lui révèle des informations clé en récompense de sa victoire.
Sky High permet à Rikiel de contrôler des créatures étranges nommée des fulgures, ou "rods". Les fulgures sucent la chaleur corporelle et créent des maladies localisées dans le corps.
Avant de rencontrer Enrico Pucci et d'obtenir son Stand, Rikiel avait une vie dure car il était affligé par de nombreuses petites maladies. Par exemple, ses paupières se fermaient sans crier gare et ses genoux flanchaient tout le temps. Il tenta d'aller passer ses examens à l'école mais sa nervosité aggravait sa condition si bien qu'il arrêtait d'aller à l'école. Sa condition était assez sévère qu'il était incapable de conduire une voiture, ce qui contribua à ses problèmes de confiance en soi.
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. Rikiel learns from Pucci that he is a son of DIO. He begs Pucci to open his eyelid, which closes for no apparent reason. Rikiel then begins to lament his whole life, which was ruined by his lack of confidence and his strange illnesses. Pucci listens, then tells Rikiel to think of his lineage, stating that he has a purpose in life and uncovers his ability to control organisms named skyfishes, or rods. This allows Rikiel to regain control of his eye and a confident Rikiel leaves he hospital to attack the Joestar Group.
Rikiel finds Jolyne, Ermes and Emporio flying above the swamps and sics his rods on their helicopter, forcing their eyes to shut. They are forced to jump out of the helicopter and Rikiel confronts them. Jolyne and Ermes approach Rikiel, ready to fight, although Rikiel knows it will be to his advantage. However Jolyne and Ermes work out quickly why Rikiel is trying to lure them closer, and discover one of his weaknesses. Disturbed, Rikiel's bad luck begins to reappear as his bike is sinking in the mud and the loses his keys. Ermes uses Kiss to throw pebbles at Rikiel, but the skyfishes deviate them. However, those pebbles where doubles Kiss created and Ermes manages to hit Rikiel's head from two sides as she detaches the stickers. Overwhelmed by the multiple rocks Jolyne and Ermes throw at him, Rikiel begins to lose his confidence: his illnesses come back and the skyfishes stay still in the air, deprived of their master. Yet, Rikiel finds his keys, and manages to control the rods again, stopping Ermes from throwing any more rocks by manipulating her hands indirectly.
Confident again, Rikiel rants about Apollo 11's symbol as a triumph of the human spirit and inflicts new ailments on the heroes. Rikiel's attack cause Emporio to urinate blood while Ermes's fingers are falling off. Jolyne rushes toward Rikiel trying to punch the skyfishes, but they effortlessly avoid Stone Free's strikes. Jolyne's ankle joint suddenly bends backward, immobilizing her. Rikiel then begins to toy with Ermes, forcing her to say thanks to the skyfishes. However, Emporio deduces that the skyfishes are able to suck off body heat, causing illnesses and controlling the muscles from the outside that way. Rikiel takes Emporio and Ermes out of commission, making their eyes and throat swell while damaged tissues is spat out of their mouths. Rikiel plans to attack Jolyne's brain stem where a temperature loss will be fatal.
A swarm of skyfishes rush toward Jolyne's first vertebrae, but Jolyne decides to set herself on fire, protecting the brain stem from the heat sucking rods. Stone Free lands a punch, sending Rikiel against his motorcycle, but also revealing Rikiel's Joestar Birthmark, to everyone's astonishment. Planning to interrogate Rikiel later, Jolyne runs forward to finish off the enemy, but Rikiel douses himself with gas, and sets himself on fire too. Out of sheer resolve, and determined to find a weakness, Rikiel stands in front of Jolyne as his body is burning. Rikiel's new condition allows him to see a new weakness, he sends his rods into Jolyne's mouth, targeting the hypothalamus near the inside of the upper jaw to disrupt the eye perception and cause afterimages. That way, he is able to induce hallucinations in Jolyne and avoids her attacks for a moment. However Jolyne decides to shut her mouth and simply stop breathing, trusting the mystic sense of the Joestar Family to detect Rikiel, and lands a kick.
Jolyne, still on fire, has managed to strike Rikiel thanks to her determination. Stone Free violently pummels Rikiel but surprisingly, Rikiel catches Jolyne by her neck. Rikiel declares that he will be the most determined in this fight and severed his own nerves to not feel pain, meaning he won't fall until he dies; planning to finish with a draw and have both dying, Rikiel lashes out the skyfishes into Jolyne's neck, which is not in fire anymore. Jolyne continues to pummel Rikiel as the rods suck her body heat, and both collapse. The rods, without their master, now leave in the sky.
Rikiel slowly stands up, but feels defeated, having seen that his hand protected Jolyne's neck. Jolyne stands up too, while Rikiel finally falls to the ground for good. She reveals that she couldn't calculate that Rikiel's hand would shield her, and she won out of luck. Rikiel questions that dumb luck favored Jolyne, and also feels fulfilled for having gone beyond his limits. Rikiel announces that Jolyne will play a role serving Pucci's goal, as she is favored by destiny. Rikiel then reveals that Weather is Pucci's younger brother, but is interrupted when Kiss puts him out of commission and Ermes refuses to believe that Weather is linked to Pucci, violently punching his head against the ground. The skyfish leave Rikiel's side.
Apparition dans le Manga
CitationsRikiel appears in Eyes of Heaven as a support. He has one voice line, performed by Takashi Kondō.
Rikiel's Privilege card
SO Chapter 115, Cover A
SO Chapter 116, Cover A
SO Chapter 117, Cover A
SO Chapter 117, Cover B
Rikiel's birthmark
Rikiel controling rods
"I'm Apollo 11!" (オレは「アポロ11号」 なんだアーーーツ Ore wa Aporo Ju Ichi-Gō nanda)
Rikiel defeated by Kiss
Jump Comics SO Volume 1 - SO Volume 17 (Spine Illustration)
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