name; Manda
contact; earthkingdom
other characters played; Marlene Wallace, Basch fon Ronsenburg

character; Rikku
series; Final Fantasy X/X-2
point in canon; Post X-2
age; 17
zodiac sign; Leo [Her birthday being August 11]
job; Thief
special abilities; Rikku is a brilliant mechanic, and an alchemist. She's also a rather decent thief, which was her default dressphere back on Spira. She has higher speed, agility, and pretty good luck. As an alchemist, she's able to mix items together to make stronger ones.

history; "Hey, I got an idea, we can be your friendly neighborhood Gullwings."
previous game history; n/a!
personality;

Rikku is an energetic girl. She's friendly and cheerful, with a bubbly attitude towards the world. She's rather excitable, much like other girls her age. She's happy to be alive, and she's going to live life to the fullest. If you're not happy, then she's going to take the responsibility to try and make you happy, which is frequently. She's also very child-like, calling people meanies or making up her own worlds. She's a determined girl. She's quick to be happy, or quick to be angered, basically quick to any emotion. She's that bouncy teenager everyone thinks its irritating. She does, however, think that being strong and quiet is super cool, just like Lulu. She wishes she was like that some times, like Lulu or Yuna, but she knows she won't be.

She's also bit of a drama queen, especially if things don't go as plan or she gets scared. She'll try to keep an upbeat attitude if things go awry, but even happy girls get a bit depressed. It won't take too long to cheer her back up though, and it'll be like she wasn't even upset in the first place. She likes to flirt a bit too, but serious relationships are a bit too big for her right now. She's still young, and she still wants to play around. She's very playful, ready to tease or prank her friends.

She's not just some vapid blond though. Deep down, she has a strong sense of fair play and justice, and will not hesitate to point out that someone's wrong. She's quite loyal to her friends and her family, and will try to protect them at all costs. But protection really isn't limited to just the people she cares about. She doesn't like to see other people in pain, even if she doesn't like them. It's the basis for her going along with the rest of the Al Bhed when they kidnapped the summoners. Just the thought of her doing nothing while other people sacrifice themselves for the greater good sickens her. She'd be the first person to jump up and help try and save the world.

Because of this, she had a hard time sitting still. She can't just stand still either - she's usually bouncing from one foot to the other. She has to be right in the middle of things or fixing things to keep her occupied. Even if it does blow up in her face. If things do break, however, she'll be the first person who fixes it, whether it's mechanical or psychological. She's a brilliant mechanic, having no problems with taking apart machines and putting them back together to see if she can get it working. She's also not beyond trying to help fix her friend's problems. She might be a little bit clumsy about it, but that's part of her charm.

first person sample; link!
third person sample;

Rikku and Paine followed the Yuna impersonator down the stairs, running at top speed. As "Yuna" rounded the corner, Rikku stopped, stomping her feet. "Hold still!"

Now they had to chase this girl and fight her thugs just to get to her! The nerve! This was supposed to be an easy operation! They were just going to sneak into the concert, grab the sphere grid from the thief, and head back outside to give it to Yunie. Plain and simple. It never seemed to be simple with them though.

"Outta my way!" Rikku's double daggers sliced through the first of the goons, while Paine's sword got through the next couple with deadly precision.

"Move!" She heard her friend forcefully say. Paine was never one to talk too much - the silver-haired girl reminded her of Lulu in that sense. She looked up to the Black Mage, and now she considered Paine a close friend. It was times like this that they banded together as a group and fought to get something that was rightfully theirs back.

She was totally going to kick this imposter's butt from Luca to Zanarkand for taking Yuna's Garment Grid. Shinra had made that for them, fair and square, and this crazy lady had no right to take it.

After the last set of thugs went down, Rikku stopped running again, taking in a deep breath. "Hey! You run too fast!"

"You run too slow, little girl."

"Show's over! Bwahahaha!"

Rikku's nose wrinkled. "Yeouch."

Another fight, she knew it. These guys looked worse than the other ones they had fought.

"This way." Paine motioned her off to the side down a long open corridor. Brandishing her dual blades again, Rikku followed her.