You cannot play as him in kingdom hearts 1 but you can in kingdom hearts: chain of memories.
I do not think that you can play as Riku at all, BUT you do get to play as a Heartless in Hollow Bastion.
well no....... but i hate to braek it to u but u can only play as sora. :( But in kingdom hearts two you can play as him at the very last boss for about 30 secs-1min (make the most of it ;) )
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Riku is only playable towards the end of Kingdom Hearts II, for a short period of time. During the final boss battle against Xemnas, Sora is captured and Riku must stop Xemnas from destroying him. It's only a brief sequence and is nothing permanent.
You can't give Riku a keyblade, he just gets it in Kingdom Hearts 1 when he goes in the Door To Darkness. AA: Riku is just a world specific ally so you cant change his weapon
Riku's Birthday is not confirmed. However, his age is. In Kingdom hearts I(1) he is 15 years old. Though in Kingdom Hearts II(2), his age is technically not confirmed. But, since it IS confirmed that it's been a year since the end of Kingdom Hearts I(In Game time), so he's probably around 16.
In the first Kingdom Hearts as well as chain of memories: Sora: 14 Kairi: 14 Riku: 15 In Kingdom Hearts II: Sora: 15 Kairi: 15 Riku: 16 (as well as 358 1/2 days) In Birth By Sleep: Sora: 4 Kairi: 4 Riku: 5
Riku is seen with the Oblivion when Roxas fights him at Memory's Skyscraper in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. He also wields the Oblivion when Sora fights him in Hollow Bastion in Kingdom Hearts 1.
if your mean like soar then they where made up when kingdom hearts was but if you are mean the Disney ones then i don't know well kingdom hearts birth by sleep he was 4 in kingdom hearts 1 he was 14 and kingdom hearts 2 he was 15
Unlike Riku, Sora and Kairi didn't have darkness laid dormant in their hearts. Riku needed the blindfold to retain the darkness in his heart that Ansem had created from Kingdom Hearts 1.
Riku's father is never mentioned or revealed in Kingdom Hearts. In fact don't see any family of Riku or Sora's. Practically the only time they had any family involved in was Sora's Mom who spoke to call him for dinner and Kairi's Grandmother was also featured in kingdom Hearts 1, which I can Quote Riku: "We may never see our parents again, but I'm not afraid of the darkness." Its actually kinda sad I never met My Parents.
No Riku is blind but not really. The only reason Riku has the blindfold on is because since he was consumed by the darkness in Kingdom Hearts 1 he has to keep himself in the dark or his true form will come out which is the body and voice of Ansem who is actually Xemnas' somebody who is actually Xehanort and NOT Ansem the Wise.