Kyra and Riddick confront each other After Riddick runs into Toombs again On New Mecca. Riddick: Then you gotta get sent to a slam, where they tell you youll never see daylight again. "[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. Riddick: The Main Characters, Ranked By Power, 10 Best '90s Sci-Fi Horror Movies That Still Hold Up Today, 10 Classic 50s Sci-Fi Movies That Still Appeal To A Modern Audience, planet M6-117 (commonly referred to as Planet Number Two, 10 Dramatic Sci-Fi Movies To Watch If You Love Melancholia, Aliens - 10 Things That Make No Sense About The 1986 Sci-Fi Classic, Brendan Fraser Offers Humble Response To The Whale Criticisms, 7 Fairytale Princesses That Still Need Disney Adaptations, Harry Potter: Why Goyle Disappears Halfway Through Prisoner Of Azkaban. The natural curls framed her face in a wild mess. Acid green eyes, raven black hair, and a will to survive that makes her the perfect equal to his cunning, ferocity, and ability to adapt and overcome. Riddick's first appearance outside Pitch Black was a guest appearance and potential recruit in Fallout Tactics. 2004 American science fiction film directed by David Twohy, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, "The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) - Financial Information", "Helmer Twohy swings on U, Radar's 'Pitch', "USATODAY.com - Overblown, overdone 'Riddick': Wish it was just over", "Even Vin Diesel can't toughen up flabby 'Riddick', "The Chronicles of Riddick Review- Washington Post", "The Chronicles of Riddick review- Washington Post", "The Chronicles of Riddick movie review (2004) | Roger Ebert", "CNN.com - Review: 'Riddick' big, boomy, bad - Jun 11, 2004", "BBC - Films - The Chronicles Of Riddick", "The Chronicles of Riddick - Movie Review", "Movie Review: The Chronicles of Riddick", "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut", "Riddick runs with 1.5 million in day 1 sales", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Chronicles_of_Riddick&oldid=1142678380, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. She was his angel, his light in his endless dark life. Riddick was able to kill the wounded Lord Marshal and comforted Kyra in her last moments. It was never enough, and Vaako kept hoping multiple assassination plots against Riddick would one day work. Although the criminals are frozen, they are still alive and conscious. Why didn't I think of that? Riddick & Kyra - The Gift 50,401 views Nov 15, 2007 195 Dislike Share Save cherrylane79 1.97K subscribers TCOR, Riddick & Kyra and their relationship. Let him think that. Riddick praises Johns for being a better man than his son. Except there wasnt any doctor that could shine my eyes, not even for twenty menthol Kools. He came to believe that when he was born, his mother attempted to strangle him and left him in a trash bin behind a liquor store. 2002present. Kyra was introduced as an awkward kid in the first Pitch Black film, but she blossomed by the time the second film came out. [Louder] [citation needed]. The trip was interrupted when the Hunter-Gratzner crashed on a planet in the M-344/G system. Bulgladon Correctional Facility, a prison located on a mostly water planet. In the second film, he used the knife he took from Irgun as his weapon during his fight with him and the Lord Marshall, killing both with it. The odd surrogate father/child relationship budding between Riddick and Jack ended abruptly when Riddick left her with the Imam Abu al-Walid on New Mecca. Alexa starred as Kyra in The Chronicles of Riddick. Riddick, Jack, and Abu al-Walid must fight their way through an army of mercs and creatures at her disposal. Richard B. Riddick "[11] Ann Hornaday of Washington Post gave the film a negative review and stated that "The Chronicles of Riddick doesn't hark back merely to the classic horror or science fiction canon but to nearly every single cinematic genre in the book, from westerns to film noir to sword-and-sandal epics. He thinks hed see it coming. Some accounts suggest that her birth name was Audrey (website). The one time his will seemed to waver was when Kyra was killed, sacrificing herself to save him and help him defeat the Lord Marshal, and even then, he channeled his loss into new strength. "[20] The Austin Chronicle gave the film 3 out of 5 and called it a "bloated, but enjoyable production. Five years later a seventeen year old Jack goes by a new name, "Kyra". She was here in his arms, breathing, confused. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She's also an expert sniper, capable of picking targets off from great distances, as she demonstrated in the 2013 Riddick film. Word about the Necromongers has reached the prison warden, who deduces that Toombs has stolen Riddick from them. When the highly-touted series failed to catch on with viewers and was canceled after half a season, Davalos bounced back with a convincing portrayal as Diane Keaton's daughter in the well-received made-for-television feature Surrender, Dorothy (2006) (TV). 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. Was there anything you said that was true? Vaako just wanted to do good by his Lord Marshal. 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. The Xbox game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay was released simultaneously with the film and was well-received. And Jayne really loves a good bar fight. Itiri Ciana captain of her own ship, and employee of the Seiun Intergalactic Shipping Company, packs up her ship and travels to one of the universe's toughest slams. The Necromongers have long worshipped the Lord Marshals for their connection to the Underverse. The death cultists had come looking for Riddick and caught up with him as he was trying to leave the planet. Dissatisfied with his role as Lord Marshal, Riddick attempts to find Furya, but is instead abandoned on a desolate planet. The look in those eyes and the flush to his face called to Riddick in the most animalistic ways. His guile is outmatched only by his overconfidence. Riddick was among those presumably strangled, but he survived. After either receiving a shot from Vaako's energy handgun or a fraction of a second before the discharge of said weapon, she immediately emits a large blast of blue energy from Riddick (or Riddick himself does so with her guidance), leaving the group of surrounding Necromongers dead. Feeling betrayed and abandoned, Jack made as complete a break from her past as she could under the circumstances, changing her name to Kyra. Too bad he and River don't actually like each other.Riddick is looking for a ship that can be discreet. How can he do both? Did that. Unfortunately, their only interest in Jack was as a commodity and she was promptly sold to slavers. 9w8s are a curious blend of passivity and acceptance and direct aggression, because their core and wing are in conflict with each other. A mixture of lightning-fast combat skills, weapons proficiencies, and utter ruthlessness made Johns one of Riddick's most deadly foes. : Kyra A podfic recording of Tarlan's "Concubines". It didn't work, but he did inflict some of the worst damage on Riddick of any character in the franchise. : while you still can. 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. [2], She was always on the move and liked to hide around the prison in small areas that are difficult for others to reach. : It is a sequel to Pitch Black (2000) and the second installment in the Riddick film series. Remember that favorite game of yours? There is no future until we settle our past. Riddick left Jack more than once, but when it really mattered, he stayed until the end. AU in which Aereon had contact with Aughra and opens a path for Riddick to bring Kyra back to life. Riddick managed to escape the prison with Kyra and even began to rebuild their relationship, but this was interrupted when the Necromongers intercepted them. Harry Potter because they are seriously lacking. There are three versions of the film: the theatrical cut, which was PG-13; the Director's Cut, which is unrated (both are available on DVD); and the third version, a mix of the two assembled for television viewing, which has some, but not all, of the added footage from the Director's Cut. Richard B. Riddick UI designer : Jaetheme.com. He entered their flagship and found Kyra. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the UnderVerse. Whether as a result of his Furyan heritage or simply training, Riddick is stronger, faster, more agile, tougher, more resistant to damage and injury, possessing more acute senses, immense stamina, and superior healing when compared to most humans; he is shown on more than one occasion dislocating his limbs for brief moments with only slight signs of discomfort, although he was in more obvious pain when his leg was broken in a fall, and had to use a heated rock to cauterize a wound when he was impaled in the chest by a creature's sharpened tooth. 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 mysterious voice belongs to a character named "Shirah", who appears to serve as a sort of spiritual guide to Riddick, helping him awaken the Furyan abilities that lie dormant within him. "[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. : Lord Marshal orders Riddick's death, but Riddick escapes only to be recaptured by Toombs. He's also capable of giving off a non-threatening aura, particularly if he wants opponents to think they have the upper hand. A match made in literal hell. When mercs come hunting for Riddick, Jack learns she's been contracted to marry Riddick without her knowledge or consent. After Riddick kills The Lord Marshall he turns to the mortally wounded Kyra. As a native of the planet Furya, Riddick was imbued with heightened senses, strength, and killing skills that were a signature trademark of his people. While he may be a ruthless killer, when necessary, Riddick has never been shown to kill anyone who was not actively trying to kill him first and has been known to help people in need only if they don't slow him down or make him vulnerable. She has since appeared in several Hollywood films, including "Feast of Love", "The Mist", "Defiance", and "Clash of the Titans". Kyra. In later life, Riddick repressed his memories of Furya, including those of the massacre. RELATED:10 Best '90s Sci-Fi Horror Movies That Still Hold Up Today. She even occasionally wears a set of goggles she found. 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. Richard B. Riddick : Then you gotta get sent to a slam. Davalos next took on a prominent role as "Samantha" on the high-concept mystery-period series "Reunion" (2005). Kyra always has some sort of bladed instrument hidden on her. Was there anything you said that was true? This discovery is clearly a source of worry for Riddick and Abu al-Walid as the three escape from the mercenary ship. : Five years pass between Jack's arrival at New Mecca and her Incarceration at Crematoria. 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. On Crematoria, a disagreement breaks out between Toombs and the prison warden over what Toombs is owed for Riddick's bounty. Vaako and the surviving Necromongers make their escape, taking Kyra with them. Spiritual Elements The Necromongers follow a dark religion in which Nirvana is the underverse. His ability to cope with pain, stress and situational panic is most likely the main reason behind his success, which combined with his sharp intelligence gives Riddick the ability to escape from any situation. Riddick was still alive. 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. Here Riddick is reunited with Jack, and learns she now goes by the name of Kyra. , . 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. The Lord Marshal backhanded Kyra into a set of decorative spikes along the walls of the chamber, fatally wounding her. 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. 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". : Riddick is hunted and need to find a hideout off the grid for the night. Alexa Davalos She was also very defensive, keeping emotional walls up as a necessity of survival in prison. Damn. 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. "[16] Paul Clinton of CNN gave the film a negative review and called it "a big, cheesy sci-fi flick tailor-made for a young male audience looking for things that go boom. Company Credits He has escaped out of prisons when most prisoners would resign themselves to captivity. And he wouldn't mind getting closer to that pretty slip of a woman who pilots the ship.Not quite a song fic thought a few lines might sound familiar. She believes Riddick has perished on the surface of Crematoria. His will to survive was unmatched, and his animal instincts made him fearless among everyone. Did a lot of that. In the latest film, Riddick attempts to manipulate the two groups of mercenaries into fighting over him instead of working together. Maybe even stop it. The woman known as "Jack B. Badd"[1], and "Kyra"[2] was a runaway and convict. While Riddick was no match for him in speed, he was able to hold off the Lord Marshal for several minutes. In addition to raw analytical power, Riddick is generally an astute judge of character, especially in the dark side of human nature. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Although the criminals are frozen, they are alive and conscious. He seems to have sensed Dahl's insecurity and played upon that and the insecurity of her co-workers in their mission. The third film sees him predominately relying on a bone-sword he made from the remains of a creature he had killed. The film received negative reviews. He commanded the fearsome Necromongers in their galactic-wide campaign towards transcendence, and laid waste to countless worlds in the process. 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. To her Riddick is the ultimate "masterpiece" for her collection. Kyra directed all of her anger over the bad things that had happened to her upon Riddick. They are the Holy Half-Dead, but then they meet a creature from the void itself. "[19] Nell Minow of Common Sense Media gave the film 2 out of 5 and termed it a "very violent, brainless explosion movie. In Pitch Black, she had cropped cut hair, a slightly deeper voice, and wore male clothing to add to this ruse. Riddick elects to have no anesthetic, despite the procedure involving cutting the cornea and drilling through the eye to inject a reflective substance behind the retina. Alexa Davalos (born May 28, 1982 in Paris, France) is an American actress. Fugitive Riddick has been in hiding, evading bounty hunters and mercenaries sent to capture him. In the end, Riddick was able to take advantage of the Lord Marshal's one weakness - the need to phase from one point to another, to drive a perfectly timed knife straight through his skull. However, as the chaos began to erupt, audiences soon learned that Johns was not who they thought he was. The guards reach the hangar, just as the prisoners arrive to find the Necromongers have cornered them there. 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. : Shortly after escaping the planet from Pitch Black, Riddick, Jack, and the Imam are picked up by a Mercenary spacecraft. The Lord Marshal sends Commander Vaako to hunt Riddick down. Her big break arrived when producers selected her to play "Kyra", the heroine in the 2004 futuristic fantasy vehicle The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), starring Vin Diesel. She might have fallen in with groups like Ras al Ghuls cult of assassins and ended up either in prison or on the run from the law. "Who's the Better Killer?". [3] Shortly after they escaped M6-117, they are captured by a Mercenary ship commanded by Antonia Chillingsworth. Riddick was born on Furya. Richard B. Riddick is one of the most notorious killers in the entire galaxy, and certainly one of the most dangerous men alive. [6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Where the original Johns was an amoral opportunist, the elder Johns is a tough-as-nails mercenary with a code of honor and integrity. Richard B. Riddick | Riddick fights the Lord Marshal in front of his army, who keeps the upper hand with his supernatural powers. At times she displays moments of vulnerability, usually when she's around Riddick. I'd rather talk to you in a somewhat calmer setting. So why the hell was Riddick treating him differently? Despite this, he periodically received visions and messages from a Furyan survivor named Shirah, which he thought were signs of mental instability. Let's play. A monster. 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. RELATED:10 Classic 50s Sci-Fi Movies That Still Appeal To A Modern Audience. 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 : I was always with you. He is also able to quickly judge the quality of, and find even seemingly minor flaws in most weaponry, down to very specific details. | Kyra could have been the former sidekick-in-training of any number of heroes or villains. 'Jade, Jade, Jade. With the approach of the deadly sunrise, Vaako leaves Riddick to die and the Necromongers capture Kyra. A new animal., When I said I didnt care if I lived or died, you knew I was kidding, right?. Unsurprisingly, in a world of murderers and mercenaries, there are some truly powerful characters in the franchise. A beast. A monster. Riddick managed to escape the prison with Kyra and even began to rebuild their relationship, but this was interrupted when the Necromongersintercepted them. Kyra Outraged, Riddick attacked the Lord Marshal of the Necromongers. Riddick and Jack teamed up and made it off planet with the other survivors, minus one pesky merc. In a series centered on powerful rulers, mercenaries, and murderers, who in the Riddick franchise has the most power? The Lord Marshall then backhands her, she goes flying into a spiked column, mortally wounding her. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. 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). Richard B. Riddick Her long mane of wavy hair added to her feral demeanor. One major characteristic of Riddick is his indomitable will. But not her. Actor Vin Diesel has played the title role in all of the Riddick-based films and video games thus far. It was how most people described him. She blames him for leaving her and Abu al-Walid in New Mecca. [5] Metacritic gives the film a score of 38 out of 100 based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Riddick: You gotta kill a few people. Dame Vaako and her husband determine Lord Marshal wants Riddick dead, as he may be the child of said prophecy. 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. Her favorite game is "Who's the better killer".[2]. 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. This prompted Zhylaw to attack Furya and attempt to massacre all male children, going so far as to personally strangle newborn infants with their own umbilical cords. Riddick/Kyra- Always 18,147 views Apr 25, 2011 201 Dislike Share elwiniowhit 992 subscribers I thought this song fit their relationship so well. However, size wasn't enough, and Riddick bought enough time to take him down, putting an end to his opportunistic plans. Riddick Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. "[8] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a score of 'C' and called the film a "mostly a ponderous chronicle. What a gusher. When they're reunited on Crematoria she tells Riddick briefly about what has happened to her during the five years since they last spoke. I was. As a way of looking up to her new idol, Riddick, she later shaves her head bald and begins to use more profanity to mimic the convict. "[9] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film 1.5 out of 4 and criticized its pacing. Kyra 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. According to Riddick, while in Butcher Bay he received eye surgery (a "surgical shine job", as he calls it) from a doctor who gave him permanent night vision in exchange for "20 menthol KOOLs". Richard B. Riddick : [to Aereon] Sister, they don't know what to do with just one of me. Riddick didn't care, his Kyra, his beautiful, sweet Kyra. Acrobatics*: 06, Martial Artist*: 06, Thief (Concealment, Stealth)*: 06, Weaponry (Firearms, Melee)*: 06, Weaponry (Knives): 07. 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. : Kyra Having no cash, Riddick offers down payment of a pack of Kool cigarettes which he earlier took from a guard. Still, the two reached the beginning of an unspoken reconciliation as they worked together to escape Crematoria. Carefully laying her body down he stared at her face. This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 20:12. The guards kill the bounty hunters except for Toombs, take the reward money, and prepare to leave before the Necromongers arrive. He would easily have destroyed Riddick, had it not been for the interference of Vaako, who was seeking the throne. 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. 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. He followed the Necromongers back to their current staging area on Helion Prime. She had dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He became her role model. Work Search: Collected Riddick-verse Imagines, backed up from flawedfictions @ tumblr. Whether this is her real name or a nom de guerre is a mystery. After a quintessentially bohemian childhood that found her straddling New York, Paris, Italy and Los Angeles (with a photographer father and actress mom), Alexa Davalos headed to Manhattan. Before Riddick's birth, a Necromonger officer named Zhylaw (who would eventually become the Lord Marshall) consulted an Elemental seer, who told him that a Furyan male would be born that would be responsible for his downfall. In general, Riddick possesses an abnormally high threshold of pain and psychologically channels what pain he does feel into anger. Boss Johns is the father of the original Johns character from Pitch Black, though the two aren't exactly alike. I hate not being the bad guys! Set after Chronicles. This, combined with the "shine job" on his eyes that allowed him to see in the dark makes him a capable and frightening opponent. He hoped to get her out of the prison and to try and make things right between them. A sequel was released in 2013 called Riddick. The film spun off books, an action figure line, animation and video games. Dahl is far from a pushover. I'll let you go in a minute, and if you behave, it will stay that way. Little is known about Riddick's childhood, save that he had no formal education and seemed to have been in trouble with the law from an early age. Kyra would have been the main character and the series presumably would have covered the events during the five years between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick.[5]. Riddick tells the steps, beginning with murder, something she says she's willing to do.
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