Link to Life/Characters
With three main characters, three large Badass Crews, main antagonists, secondary antagonists, the original game characters and various worlds with dozens of characters, we're gonna be here for a while.
You can find the story here or here.
Main Characters
Rika's Group
Rika Itonami
The main hero of Link to Life. Rika used to live with her two best friends Kai and Ashi before the two became Keyblade wielders and began attending the Keyblade Academy. She grew very lonely and wished nothing more than to be able to be together with her friends like before. Then she got a Keyblade.... Her Keyblade is Life's Bend.
- Action Girl
- Deadpan Snarker: Most of the author's main characters are like this.
- The Hero
- Improbable Weapon User: A Keyblade can be considered as such.
- Kid Hero: She's 14.
- Lampshade Hanging: Rika always points out the flaws, confusing aspects and clichés to the story.
- Meaningful Name: Rika's name is Japanese for "link" or "linker".
- Original Character
- Redheaded Hero: Well...auburn.
- Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Rika's often the main character of a story No Limit writes.
- Weak but Skilled: Unlike Kuro with his magic and Ashi with his sword skills, Rika only has her ability to...flip.
Daffy Duck
The greedy and manic duck from Looney Tune Land. After a failed pitch of his screenplay, Daffy came up with an as-of-yet-unrevealed plan to return to the spotlight…
- Alliterative Name
- Animated Actor: Was one before Warners Bros. declared Looney Tunes "dead".
- Butt Monkey/The Chew Toy: Much to our amusement.
- Funny Animal
- Jerkass
- The Lancer
- Large Ham
- Morally-Ambiguous Ducktorate
- Small Name, Big Ego
- Speech Impediment: While not shown in his dialogue unless it's funny, his famous lisp.
Porky Pig
The calm and straight man of the three, Porky tries to keep the others focused on their goals. Needless to say, he's constantly ignored.
- Alliterative Name
- Animated Actor: Was one before Warners Bros. declared Looney Tunes "dead".
- Deadpan Snarker
- Funny Animal
- The Everyman
- Hypercompetent Sidekick
- Speech Impediment
- Porky Pig Pronunciation: What st-st-stutter?
- Straight Man
Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner
Dot is cute and Yakko yaks. Wakko packs away the snacks while Bill Clinton plays the sax. They're Animaniacs!
- Animated Actors
- Cloud Cuckoolanders
- Hair Decorations: Dot's flower.
- Hammerspace: Wakko's Gag Bag.
Tropes associated with Rika's group
- Freudian Trio:
- Rika: Reasonable and reserved. (Ego)
- Daffy: Wild and nutty. (Id)
- Porky: Balanced and order. (Superego)
- Meaningful Name: Not just Rika's. Daffy, Porky, Yakko, Wakko's...
Kai and Ashi
Kai Higure
Kai is Rika's life-long friend. While a Keyblade wielder he is actually more skilled in magic, much to his annoyance as the Keyblade Academy seems to care more about physical capabilities. He has a crush on Rika, but it will forever be ignored. His Keyblade is Arcane Seal.
- Improbable Weapon User: Keyblade. Again.
- Kid Hero: 15
- The Hero: Shared with Rika.
- Heroes Want Redheads: Rika's auburn, but close enough for Kai.
- Heroic Sacrifice/Taking the Bullet: He blocked his own Fire spell from Rika as it was knocked back by a "Heartless".
- Magic Knight
- Original Character
Ashi Kiyomeru
Another life-long friend of Rika's, Ashi is a Hot-Blooded Heroic Wannabe that tends to take things far too seriously and acts as such. His Keyblade is Knight's Ward
- Improbable Weapon User: Need I say it?
- Determinator: Comes with believing he's the hero.
- Hot-Blooded
- Insufferable Genius: In the way that he likes showing off that he's a Keyblade wielder
- Kid Hero: 14
- The Hero: With Rika and Kuro. Though, Ashi sort of abuses his status as one.
- Large Ham
- Mr. Vice Guy: While Ashi really is annoying and stuck up, he truly does care about his friends