In one case, Riddick concluded that the prized dagger of a Necromonger was "a half gram too heavy on the back end" after an inspection lasting all of a couple of seconds, although the tone of voice in which he delivered this appraisal suggested pre-fight bravado rather than abstract fact. Outraged, Riddick attacked the Lord Marshal of the Necromongers. By impersonating a cop and traveling with a group of settlers aboard the nondescript transport cruiser Hunter Gratzner, Johns hopes to safely convey Riddick back to a prison colony and collect the outlaw's enormous bounty. They reach the hangar, but Vaako and his soldiers have arrived on the planet. Shortly after escaping the planet from Pitch Black, Riddick, Jack, and the Imam are picked up by a Mercenary spacecraft. Because of the five years she spent with mercenaries, she has grown colder; vindictive and calculating. Plus, it was fun to watch Vaako get all angry and annoyed. Unfortunately, their only interest in Jack was as a commodity and she was promptly sold to slavers. When mercs come hunting for Riddick, Jack learns she's been contracted to marry Riddick without her knowledge or consent. Despite his harsh upbringing and violent attitude, Riddick has been shown to have a certain knack for deduction, rapidly deducing what had happened to the original inhabitants of the mining base where he and the other crash survivors had been staying, as well as finding the creature's blind spot in Pitch Black and swiftly deducing what had caused the firefight between the Warden's and Toombs' men in The Chronicles of Riddick. He claims to have been "educated" in the penal system. Sitting beside her Riddick lifted Kyra off the bed, her lifeless body little more than a ragdoll in his arms. And even when an undead army looms, and Necromonger Commander Vaako joins their number, becoming another addition to Riddick and Alyna's mate bond, the promise of Family and Home forge bonds that cannot be broken. During that time she befriends the criminal Richard B. Riddick, coming to admire him. Vaako attempts to strike the wounded Lord Marshal, who uses his powers to evade the blow but is stopped by Riddick, who takes the opportunity and swiftly kills him. Stories dedicated to Top! Kyra If Riddick was forced to play Lord Marshal to a group of undead freaks, then fuck it. : Shit! Richard B. Riddick : [a guard has Kyra in a choke-hold] I don't think she likes being touched. But you are making that very difficult right now. He died somewhere on that planet. Fugitive Riddick has been in hiding, evading bounty hunters and mercenaries sent to capture him. This is set in the younger days of riddick, before pitch black. He became her role model. Richard B. Riddick is one of the most notorious killers in the entire galaxy, and certainly one of the most dangerous men alive. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'block';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = '';var pfEncodeImages = 0;var pfShowHiddenContent = 0;var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Jack B. Badd (later Kyra) is a recurrent character in the Riddick science-fiction movies. [5] Metacritic gives the film a score of 38 out of 100 based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". It grossed $57 million in North America, and its total worldwide gross stands between $107 million[2] and $115 million. As a result, Jack ended up in the slave-labor prison on Crematoria. Richard B. Riddick The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) - Works | Archive of Our Own Riddick is reunited with Imam, a holy man he rescued five years earlier. He hoped to get her out of the prison and to try and make things right between them. She mentions that she joined the mercenaries on the planet Lupus 5, which appears to be barren and over-industrialized and contains a well-developed space transportation industry. analysis - What was the point of the interplay between Richard Riddick This was all the more vivid because details of Riddicks past such as an operation that gave people the ability to see in the dark turned out to be false. The death cultists had come looking for Riddick and caught up with him as he was trying to leave the planet. Riddick was once a mercenary, then part of a security force,[1] and later a soldier. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) - Plot Summary - IMDb The animated short film The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury was released by Aeon Flux director Peter Chung. Her death reduces Riddick, who very rarely shows any emotion besides contempt, to tears.[2]. Riddick's second chance Chapter 1, a pitch black / riddick fanfic He hasn't seen her since they were separated when New Mecca fell to the Necromongers. He thinks hed see it coming. The film received negative reviews. After he is finished receiving stitches, Joe tells him how to escape, and, perhaps coincidentally, warns Riddick not to "trust [his] eyes"; at that moment, a ghostly voice informs Riddick that he has "been blind for far too long" and that he is to receive a gift. In 2009, Alexa was cast in the much coveted lead role of "Andromeda" in Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans (2010), alongside Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. By the end of the film, however, he became the biggest threat on the planet next to Riddick and the Mud Demons. Kyra always has some sort of bladed instrument hidden on her. Kyra Bulgladon Correctional Facility, a prison located on a mostly water planet. : Also, he was able to hold off the Lord Marshal and even injure him which the Lord Marshal admitted hadn't happened in a long time. In the battle, Imam is killed and Riddick escapes. "Who's the Better Killer?". But when he comes back into her life at Crematoria, what will he find out about the not so littel girl now woman and what dark secrets haunt her pas Maybe even stop it. His guile is outmatched only by his overconfidence. But I will take a piece of him. The middle act ends with Riddick leading Kyra and several others on a prison break, only for Kyra to be captured by the Necromongers, which brings on the climactic assault of Riddick storming the . This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 20:12. Stan Richard Marve Ted Where is Riddick from? She appeared as a girl in Pitch Black, then as a young woman in The Chronicles of Riddick. Kyra and Riddick ended up as a team once more, but with Kyra expressing heranger for Riddick abandoning her. After leaving Toombs in a cell, Riddick escapes the prison and leads several prisoners across Crematoria's volcanic surface to steal the ship. [3] Shortly after they escaped M6-117, they are captured by a Mercenary ship commanded by Antonia Chillingsworth. Though all Necromongers were versed in some form of the dark arts, the Lord Marshal was a cut above. Vaako's wife speaks to Aereon, who reveals that Furya was devastated by the Lord Marshal after he was told a child from that planet would kill him. By the time Riddick catches up with Kyra in prison, she has become resigned to her fate and accepted that she will be here forever, but is also fiercely defending herself. Enneagram: 9w8 sp/sx. Riddick was able to kill the wounded Lord Marshal and comforted Kyra in her last moments. She may lack the physical prowess necessary to tackle some of the more vicious melee fighters out there, such as Riddick or Diaz, but she makes up for it with grit. The film spun off books, an action figure line, animation and video games. In the prison hierarchy, Kyra appears to be extremely independent. If not ', Come now, husband, Dame Vaako chides, we must observe the niceties. I was. He now brings his veteran pop culture XP to ScreenRant. NEXT:Aliens - 10 Things That Make No Sense About The 1986 Sci-Fi Classic. Here Riddick is reunited with Jack, and learns she now goes by the name of Kyra. Riddick was a hunted man and decided to leave Jack behind so that she wouldnt become a collateral casualty of the on-going attempts to capture him. The Chronicles of Riddick Quotes. QuotesGram do not watch if you have photosensitive epilepsy! It's a shame they never got a chance.. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the UnderVerse. It was there that Jack met Riddick, an infamous outlaw. Chronicles of Riddick - Kyra - Alexa Davalos - Writeups.org The guards reach the hangar, just as the prisoners arrive to find the Necromongers have cornered them there. The eye-shine surgery seems to be performed by a bovine veterinarian on board a prison facility where Riddick arrived only a few hours before and from which he is already in the process of escaping. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! However, size wasn't enough, and Riddick bought enough time to take him down, putting an end to his opportunistic plans. Cute. [4], Jack discovers her violent side by shooting Antonia Chillingsworth just before she can kill Riddick. Kyra was small-framed but very lithe and well-toned. Davalos next took on a prominent role as "Samantha" on the high-concept mystery-period series "Reunion" (2005). When Riddick left her behind to go into hiding, Jack was devastated. Where the original Johns was an amoral opportunist, the elder Johns is a tough-as-nails mercenary with a code of honor and integrity. "[21], For his performance in the film, Vin Diesel was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actor at the 2004 Golden Raspberry Awards, but lost to George W. Bush for Fahrenheit 9/11. Dahl is far from a pushover. Alexis Llewellyn as Ziza, Imam's daughter. Dissatisfied with his role as Lord Marshal, Riddick attempts to find Furya, but is instead abandoned on a desolate planet. UI designer : Jaetheme.com. Harry Potter because they are seriously lacking. For instance, the minor subplot in the Director's Cut of Riddick's visions, as well as his moments with Toombs's second in command, are both absent, but the ending from the Director's Cut is present. Richard B. Riddick is one of the most notorious killers in the entire galaxy, and certainly one of the most dangerous men alive. He also tends to think of a fun bar fight as foreplay. Jack was enthralled with Riddick, who was everything she wanted to be tough and dangerous, feared and respected. Riddick infiltrates the main hall on the Necromongers' flagship, where Dame Vaako sees him but encourages her husband not to warn the Lord Marshal and to let Riddick strike first and pave the way for Vaako to kill the Lord Marshal and take his place as leader. If I kill them first, not really. Riddick Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. She also established herself as an antagonist of Paris P. Ogilvie, an antiques dealer. All of them. Damn. Are you with me, Kyra? In the latest film, Riddick attempts to manipulate the two groups of mercenaries into fighting over him instead of working together. [3] Universal hired David Hayter to come up with a script, which was later revised by Akiva Goldsman. A new animal., When I said I didnt care if I lived or died, you knew I was kidding, right?. [Louder] DT2ComicsChat on Twitter: "#TheChroniclesofRiddick Did Kyra love In The Chronicles of Riddick, he considered it an insult, when he discovered the bounty placed on him was around a million of the currency for most planets, and when Toombs has a small crew to capture him (it was originally four crew members, then it was five). I hate not being the bad guys! Together, without memories of their connected past, they attempt to break out, and seek a way off world. Otherwise, he correctly predicted which of the group in Pitch Black would turn on each other (in particular that Johns would try to double-cross Fry), and that the mercs and guards on Crematoria would turn on each other prior to his escape attempt. It was never enough, and Vaako kept hoping multiple assassination plots against Riddick would one day work. There is no future until we settle our past. She was his angel, his light in his endless dark life. Riddick allows himself to be captured so he can be transported to Crematoria, a prison on a dead world where daytime surface temperatures scorch the face of the planet. The Xbox game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay was released simultaneously with the film and was well-received. Riddick was caught soon after and secured in one of the ship's holds. Vaako has wanted her since he first saw her all those years ago when he was a new convert but he also wants to stay by Riddick's side as his loyal First Commander. Riddick and Kyra escape to the planet's sun-ravaged surface, where Riddick, helped by Necromonger warrior Vaako (Karl Urban) and his sexy wife Dame Vaako (Thandie Newton), sets out to defeat the Lord Marshal and save the universe from his rule and save the rest of humanity from being converted into Nercomonger warriors. She dies in his arms. When it appears that Riddick is about to be killed, Kyra stabs the Lord Marshal in the back with a spear and he punches her into a column of spikes, mortally wounding her. Having no cash, Riddick offers down payment of a pack of Kool cigarettes which he earlier took from a guard. Riddick: You gotta kill a few people. Eight years later, Riddick has returned from the Underverse and is searching for Jack. Richard B. Riddick : Then you gotta get sent to a slam. while you still can. The trip was interrupted when the Hunter-Gratzner crashed on a planet in the M-344/G system. However, the ship inadvertently passes through a comet's tail while on autopilot, forcing it to crash land on an unknown planet with three suns. Lord Marshal orders Riddick's death, but Riddick escapes only to be recaptured by Toombs. He appears in the game during a random special encounter, aptly titled Pitch Black. "[12] Desson Thomson of Washington Post also gave the film a negative review and said that "the muddy, convoluted story revolves around the star's cool-guy poses and one-liners. She doesn't talk with anyone unless she has to. Her long mane of wavy hair added to her feral demeanor. Defeating enemies, following orders, and winning wars was his only priority. In the end, Kyra still cared enough about Riddick to break the Necromongers conversion for a moment and save his life at the price of her own. The problem with being a Reader is you tend to get swept up in other people's emotions. I was always with you. 'Jade, Jade, Jade. : [sneaks up behind Riddick and points a blade at his back] When they're reunited on Crematoria she tells Riddick briefly about what has happened to her during the five years since they last spoke. Riddick quickly learns that Kyra is a very different person from the "Jack" he knew five years ago; an emotionally detached survivor in peak physical condition with keen senses, and experienced in martial arts. Kyra. Whether this is her real name or a nom de guerre is a mystery. When the Hunter Gratzner crashes on the planet, M6-117, she and several survivors, led by Carolyn Fry, are confronted by certain death at the hands of the planet's inhabitants the Bioraptors. The death cultists had come looking for Riddick and caught up with him as he was trying to leave the planet. In the flash movie on the Pitchblack.com website, Riddick gets the eye-shine to give him more of an advantage following an encounter with humanoids called "shiners". At first glance, Aereon (played by the iconic Judi Dench) may appear to be nothing more than a harmless old woman, but she's one of the most powerful beings in the Riddick universe. She's got the skills and the might necessary to run with the toughest mercs in the galaxy, and her team-up with Boss Johns is no coincidence. Word about the Necromongers has reached the prison warden, who deduces that Toombs has stolen Riddick from them. Riddick responds: "Tell 'em Riddick's dead. Chronicles of Riddick: LOST Chapter 1, a pitch black / riddick fanfic Carefully laying her body down he stared at her face. Not only is she a member of the Elementals, but she possesses a deep link to the currents of the galaxy that ebb and flow, including time itself. Five years later a seventeen year old Jack goes by a new name, "Kyra". The next day, the Necromonger high priest called "The Purifier" coerces the populace into converting, except for Riddick, who kills the man who killed Imam. She begins bolstering her courage by emulating him. She now has much longer brown hair had matured into a beautiful, athletic woman. Imam Abu al-Walid (High), and she would have a High Connection to Riddick if she had a reliable means of contacting him. One major characteristic of Riddick is his indomitable will. Certainly the title should be a big hint. This particular villain was gifted with supernatural powers such as enhanced speed, crushing strength, and the ability to pull souls directly from the bodies of his victims. In the Chronicles of Riddick film, Jack/Kyra angrily tells Riddick that when she was sent to prison, she found out that it is impossible to find anyone who can perform a "surgical shine job" at any price and accuses him of lying about how he received his night vision. A monster. It is possibly a merc recruiting hotspot. Kyra eventually became a criminal, convicted of four counts of manslaughter and three of first degree murder. This ability is also displayed off screen in Escape from Butcher Bay. She traveled to Lupus 5 and signed up with a group of mercs. After the events of Pitch Black, Riddick left Jack behind on New Mecca in Imam's care. The Chronicles of Riddick: Kyra [ISFP 9w8] - Funky MBTI To her Riddick is the ultimate "masterpiece" for her collection. He's certainly not a character to be messed with, but he's not the most dangerous foe in the franchise. Acrobatics*: 06, Martial Artist*: 06, Thief (Concealment, Stealth)*: 06, Weaponry (Firearms, Melee)*: 06, Weaponry (Knives): 07. Thanks to a company discount full crates are switched out for empty ones. However, Universal passed it up for a new draft from the first film's director and writer, David Twohy.[4]. : [3], Fry's conversation with Riddick compels Fry to seek evidence about the truth of Zeke's death. None are to be underestimated. It is at this moment that Riddick receives his eyeshine. At first, Diaz appeared to be nothing more than a strongman for Santana's merc outfit, but he didn't stay that way. : Rated Teen for Language. Riddick was beaten down and about to receive the Lord Marshals deathblow when Kyra broke her conditioning long enough to stab the Lord Marshal in the back. Diaz was a massive oak of a man, and his size proved to be a match for Riddick's incredible physical prowess, allowing him to subdue his target for a short time. When she saves Riddick, her eyes return to their normal state. Riddick (character) - Wikipedia Meanwhile, Imam, learning that his own planet, Helion Prime, will be invaded by the twisted religious crusade of the Necromongers, recalls the story Riddick told him of his Furyan origins, and betrays Riddick's location to the Helion Prime leaders. His will to survive was unmatched, and his animal instincts made him fearless among everyone. She was here in his arms, breathing, confused. This discovery is clearly a source of worry for Riddick and Abu al-Walid as the three escape from the mercenary ship. Years active He also takes some welder's goggles from the facility. Should I go for the sweet spot? In a series centered on powerful rulers, mercenaries, and murderers, who in the Riddick franchise has the most power? The ship's owner, Antonia Chillingsworth, collects criminals, whom she freezes and keeps as statues that are, in her view, art. She believes Riddick has perished on the surface of Crematoria. This was demonstrated when a chained Riddick still managed to cleave his head in two with his own machete in just five seconds. Riddick praises Johns for being a better man than his son. In the Big Apple, she instantly snagged lucrative assignments as a photographer's model for the likes of Peter Lindbergh, then discovered an inborn passion for acting and decided to make it the focus of her life. Davalos next took on a prominent role as "Samantha" on the high-concept mystery-period series " Reunion " (2005). Take this quiz and find out how much you know about this movie franchise! Soon when they were away from here, when he knew for a fact she was safe. The natural curls framed her face in a wild mess. The Guv: There are inmates and there are convicts. While Riddick was no match for him in speed, he was able to hold off the Lord Marshal for several minutes. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) - Alexa Davalos as Kyra - IMDb | "[14] Ty Burr of Boston Globe gave the film 2 out of 4 and called it "a hodgepodge of Lord of the Rings, Starship Troopers, and the more recent Star Wars films. Perhaps even greater was his ability to resist the Lord Marshall's attempt to steal his soul. Kyra was very acrobatic and a highly skilled fighter, especially with blades. Riddick is deadly with any weapon that he can get his hands on, but his weapon of choice is undoubtedly a knife. But not her. To his horror, she had undergone the Necromonger conversion process and was now loyal to them. And Jayne really loves a good bar fight. When she was sold to slavers and then ended up in prison and found out about the unglamorous truths of life as an outlaw she felt betrayed. Riddick tells the steps, beginning with murder, something she says she's willing to do. Kyra! While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. [18] Time Out also gave the film a negative review and stated, "The sequel baton pass at the finale is pretty nifty, but it's surely asking too much to think the filmmakers could leave us wanting more. Riddick & Kyra - The Gift - YouTube As she searched an underground cave for Zeke's remains she discovered that it was not Riddick who killed him, but creatures indigenous to the planet. His ability to cope with toxins is also heightened; when a merc team was attempting to take him out with horse tranquilizers, it took four darts just to make Riddick stop running, and he still remained conscious until he was hit in the head. 9w8s are a curious blend of passivity and acceptance and direct aggression, because their core and wing are in conflict with each other. At times she displays moments of vulnerability, usually when she's around Riddick. The only exception to this was when, in Pitch Black, he returned with Carolyn to help the others, after she pleaded with him. Despite his Human origin in Pitch Black, in subsequent sequels his race was changed to Furyan, a warrior race of adapted humans obliterated by a military campaign that left his home planet of Furya desolate and is one of the last of his kind. Given the Necromongers' apparent faith in and respect for the power of the Quasi-Dead, this is a very impressive feat. Within the canon of the series, Riddick is shown to have a vast number of skills, which include great mobility, stealth, killing abilities, survival in harsh conditions, prison-breaking, and piloting. The younger Johns was the main antagonist of Pitch Black. The third film sees him predominately relying on a bone-sword he made from the remains of a creature he had killed. Imam believes Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a race of warriors long thought extinct, and wants to know about his homeworld and if anyone other than himself is left. A match made in literal hell. He has been known to be surprised on occasion, such as when Carolyn Fry in Pitch Black altruistically gave up a fast escape to save Jack and Imam from the alien creatures. Although the criminals are frozen, they are alive and conscious. He's equally capable as a fighter, though he seems to be much better at delegating and strategizing with his team, rather than throwing down. One of few survivors, she finds herself drawn to the strange convict Riddick, his merc captor, and the scared girl masquerading as a boy.Tossed together by fate they form a bond strong enough to tie them together across the 'verse. Richard B. Riddick Imam believes Helion Prime is the next planet to be conquered by a mysterious force crusading across the stars. She was held in the Crematoria Slam Facility. Riddick was still alive. 2002present. Therefore, while Riddick and Kyra, who is an antiheroine of sorts, always make the right choice when confronted with a dilemma, you have no understanding of why they chose that course over another. [6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. 05/28/1982 He's violent, cunning, and manipulative, and he'll utilize all three at the same time to get what he wants. These are the ten toughest of the bunch, ranked by their power quotient. Riddick: Then you gotta get sent to a slam, where they tell you youll never see daylight again. Because of her IMO Riddick's life changed after the events of pitch black and dark fury. Some are trained killers, and others even have semi-supernatural abilities. But when Imam is killed, Riddick sets out on a mission to avenge him, eventually overthrowing the Lord Marshal (with help from Jack) and inheriting his office.