Kingdom Hearts: 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.
Currently a work in progress. This page is always open to friendly editing for new Tropes, and you can find the story here.
Warning: This page is full of spoilers for the fic.
Main Characters
Rika's Group
Rika Itonami
The main hero of Kingdom Hearts Link to Life. The daughter of Sora that wishes nothing more than to be normal, but is dragged into things involving linking the worlds. What can you do?
- Action Girl: DUH.
- Ancestral Weapon: Keyblades count, right?
- Badass Family: If you can consider Sora badass....
- Big Eater: Rika enjoys her meals.
- The Chosen One: The Link
- Deadpan Snarker: Most of the author's main characters are like this.
- Determinator/PluckyGirl: When she isn't complaining.
- Disappeared Dad
- Fingerless Gloves: Because they look cool.
- The Hero
- Heroic BSOD: A small one after learning of her destiny.
- Improbable Weapon User: Keyblade.
- Kid Hero: She's 14.
- Lampshade Hanging: Rika always points out the flaws, confusing aspects and cliches to the story.
- Meaningful Name: Rika's name is Japanese for "link" or "linker."
- Original Character
- Redheaded Hero: Well...auburn.
- Refusal of the Call: Rika's reaction when told the plot.
- Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Rika's often the main character of a story No Limit writes.
- Volleying Insults: Does not get along with her Keyblade at all.
- Weak but Skilled: Unlike Kuro with his magic and Ashi with his sword skills, Rika only has her ability to...flip.
Stardom Key
Rika's Keyblade that can communicate with with her mentally. Rather bossy.
- Ancestral Weapon: Stardom IS one.
- Battle Butler: You can say that in a way....
- Cool Big Sis: Whenever she's in the mood with Rika.
- Deadpan Snarker:
Stardom Key: You can just refer to me as "Stardom Key."
Rika: "Stardom Key?" Sounds pretty stupid.
Stardom Key: So says the girl who's talking to herself and an "inanimate object."
- Empathic Weapon
- Expy: Wasn't really based on anyone, but the author started throwing in bits of Yūko Ichihara from xxxHolic.
- The Imp: Slightly toward Rika, not much.
- Insufferable Genius: Often lectures Rika about that's not how she would've done things.
- Original Character
- Volleying Insults: Though, it maybe because Rika never listens.
Daffy Duck
The greedy and manic duck from Looney Tune Land. Daffy and Porky were sent by Bugs Bunny to search for Rika and help her reunite the worlds. Daffy found this as a good way to boost his popularity....
- Alliterative Name
- Butt Monkey/The Chew Toy: Much to our amusement...until it's Deconstructed.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Just maybe.
- Funny Animal
- Genius Ditz: It's really hard to tell if he can fight or not.
- Hammerspace
- Hyperspace Arsenal
- Jerkass
- The Lancer
- Large Ham
- Lord Error-Prone: Let's just say he needs to be bailed out a lot.
- 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.
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
- Big Eater: Wakko.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall/NoFourthWall
- Cloud Cuckoolanders
- Hair Decorations: Dot's flower.
- Fluffy the Terrible: Dot's pets.
- Gasshole: Wakko.
- Genre Savvy: Helps being Medium Aware.
- Hammerspace: Wakko's Gag Bag. Which features a:
- Medium Awareness: They always make comments toward the reader(s).
- Overly Long Name: Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca…the Third. But you can call her Dot. Call her Dotty, and ya die.
- Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth: It's amazing how Rika, Daffy and Porky are able to put up with them.
Tropes associated with Rika's group
- Circling Birdies: Variations of these occur between Rika, Daffy and Porky when they first meet.
- Crash Into Hello: Just like how Sora first met Donald and Goofy.
- Freudian Trio:
- Rika: Reasonable and reserved. (Ego)
- Daffy: Wild and nutty. (Id)
- Porky: Balanced and order. (Superego)
- Generation Xerox: The destruction of Destiny Islands and how Rika meets Daffy and Porky to the point of ridiculousness.
- Hammerspace: The Warners, dammit! The Warners! Daffy is known to pull things out of nowhere, too.
- Impossibly Cool Clothes: Rika, Daffy and Porky receive some rather impressive clothes from Edna Mode.
- Meaningful Name: Not just Rika's. Daffy, Porky, Yakko, Wakko's...
- Nakama: Especially shown at the end of Chapter 5.
- Now Where Was I Going Again?: Yakko, Wakko and Dot take on the role of chroniclers for Rika like what Jimmy Cricket did for Sora. However, they often lose interest and Wakko keeps eating the pages.
Wakko: Mmm, vowels....
- Original Generation: Rika, naturally.
- The Power of Friendship: It's what helped Rika out of her BSOD.
Kuro's Group
Kuro Higure
The son of Riku, Kuro is Rika's life-long friend. He also receives a Keyblade, but is actually more skilled in magic. He has a crush on Rika, but it will forever be ignored.
- All Love Is Unrequited: He'll find his girl...someday.
- Ancestral Weapon
- Badass Family: You know, BEFORE Riku became lame.
- Butt Monkey: He can't get the girl. His world is destroyed. He's flung off to another world. And he's arrested there. Poor guy.
- Deadpan Snarker
- Disappeared Dad: Same case as Rika.
- Disney Death / Only Mostly Dead: Yeah, how DID he survive Destiny Islands being destroyed?
- Improbable Weapon User: Keyblade. Again.
- The Hero: Shared with Rika.
- Heroes Want Redheads: Rika's auburn, but close enough for Kuro.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He stayed behind on Destiny Islands so Rika could escape. *sniff*
- Kid Hero: 15
- Magic Knight
- Original Character
Path to Life
Kuro's Keyblade.... Not much else to say for now.
Luigi
The famous Mario's taller, younger, and not-quite-as-famous twin brother. Luigi is more of a reluctant (read: cowardly) hero who would rather stay at home than save the world, but he still always pulls through in the end. Luigi, Toad and Yoshi hope to locate Mario and the once-again kidnapped Princess Peach.
- Brought to You by The Letter "S": The L on his cap.
- Butt Monkey
- The Chew Toy
- Cowardly Sidekick
- The Lancer
- Lovable Coward
- "No Respect" Guy
- Shock and Awe: Thunder is Luigi's main spell.
Toad
One of Peach's many loyal servants and long-time friend of Mario and Luigi. "Toad" is also the name of his race of people. Toad in this story is a bit more similar to the old cartoon verion of him being a Deadpan Snarker, but still a loyal friend.
Yoshi
A reptile-like creature who hails from Yoshi's Island. Like Toad above, there is "Yoshi" (singular), and the race of Yoshis (plural). Yoshi has always served as a loyal mount for Mario and how works with Kuro to locate him.
- Big Eater
- Dinosaurs Are Dragons
- Extreme Omnivore
- Hulk Speak: Only because No Limit wants Yoshi to somehow comunnicate.
- Non-Human Sidekick
- Powerup Mount
- Ridiculously Cute Critter
Tropes associated with Kuro's group
- Hammerspace: Where else would Kuro, Toad and Yoshi pull out their weapons from?
- Nakama: Why else would they defend Kuro in the Mushroom Kingdom court?
- Original Generation: Kuro.
Supporting Characters
Team Limit
No Limit
A young hero who is the one who reveals Rika's destiny to her on Traverse Town. What role he'll play in the future of the story remains to be seen. Seems to share the same name as the author. I wonder why.
- Author Avatar: Barely....
- Badass Longcoat
- Flight
- Goggles Do Nothing: He just likes 'em.
- Mid-Air Bobbing: Just because.
- Nice Hat: Detective hat.
- Original Character
Mystery
A Catgirl that is No Limit's (distant) cousin. Mystery is very Genre Savvy and often gets frustrated with her cousin.
No Limit: Rika just needs to see for herself what she's gonna be dealing with....
Mystery: Oh, how enigmatic.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- The Lancer: Less of a standard kind than Wolf, but still fits.
- Shorttank: Annoyed and highly sarcastic...but dresses in pink.
Wolf
Wolf is a deadly serious swordsman who claims to know people's needs, but is rather smug about it.
- Badass Long Robe
- Big Brother Mentor: To everyone he meets, to much their annoyance.
- The Comically Serious: The only way to get laughs for this guy.
- Dynamic Entry: Did this in his Big Damn Heroes moment.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Knight in Sour Armor: Only reason he fights is because of someone.
- The Lancer
- The Stoic
Time Zone
Time Zone is a fame-seeking time-traveling hero. He only joined Team Limit due to hearing that it will be pretty famous in the future. Though, is he really a good guy?
Tropes associated with Team Limit
- Big Damn Heroes: No Limit and Wolf save Rika from her first Velasoulraptor attack.
- Dynamic Entry
- Mr. Expositon: Lampshaded by chapter title when the whole team took this role for Rika.
- Retcon: Those extra Team Limit characters? Yeah, they never appeared.
The Worlds
Radiant Garden
Leon
You may know him as Squall Leonhart. He renounced that name when the Radiant Garden was destroyed and now serves as one of Radiant Garden's generals.
- Big Brother Mentor: Like how he was for Sora, he serves as one for Rika.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars
- The Stoic
- Too Many Belts: He wears them on his arms!