| Her death reduces Riddick, who very rarely shows any emotion besides contempt, to tears.[2]. It is a sequel to Pitch Black (2000) and the second installment in the Riddick film series. Sitting beside her Riddick lifted Kyra off the bed, her lifeless body little more than a ragdoll in his arms. In the ensuing battle, Riddick was left for dead and Kyra went with the Necromongers rather than face the lethal Crematoria sunrise. I was always with you. this video has bright colors and flashes. 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. She appeared as a girl in Pitch Black, then as a young woman in The Chronicles of Riddick. 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. | Just what was the Furyan up to? She had dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. Their pack just may be strong enough to weather the oncoming storms, if they trust each other. In the film, and in all subsequent appearances the character has been portrayed by Vin Diesel. 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. : She believes Riddick has perished on the surface of Crematoria. Dame Vaako and her husband determine Lord Marshal wants Riddick dead, as he may be the child of said prophecy. Given the Necromongers' apparent faith in and respect for the power of the Quasi-Dead, this is a very impressive feat. He also tends to think of a fun bar fight as foreplay. To put a barrier between the disappointments and humiliations shed suffered, Jack took on a new persona, going by the name Kyra from then on. I'll let you go in a minute, and if you behave, it will stay that way. 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. A podfic recording of Tarlan's "Concubines". [2], Before the Lord Marshal can deliver the final blow, Kyra stabs him in the back with a spear; she is apparently coherent enough to realize Riddick is in great danger. She's a capable fighter, and an even better weapons expert, able to wield a range of different guns as if they were second nature. Vaako slices a look at his wife, then swiftly returns his gaze to Riddick. The film received negative reviews. Let's play. Kyra Richard B. Riddick Kyra eventually became a criminal, convicted of four counts of manslaughter and three of first degree murder. [6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. : 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. She likes to hide a razor in her mouth which she uses to cut Riddick on his left cheek (dubbed, the Kyra Kiss). At first, Diaz appeared to be nothing more than a strongman for Santana's merc outfit, but he didn't stay that way. 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. But not her. After killing a crew led by mercenary Toombs and stealing his ship on planet U.V., he heads to New Mecca on the planet Helion Prime, after Toombs reveals his bounty originated there. Richard B. Riddick But I will take a piece of him. [citation needed], The "unrated director's cut" DVD (featuring scenes which were cut in order to obtain a PG-13 rating) was released on November 16, 2004, and sold 1.5 million copies on the first day alone.[23]. Few beings in the galaxy were as dangerous and deadly as Lord Marshal Zhylaw. He spent the majority of the film staying low-key, acting as backup support in case anything got hot. Vaako and the surviving Necromongers make their escape, taking Kyra with them. Universal Pictures decided to develop a sequel to Pitch Black after the success of The Fast and the Furious, another action film that starred Vin Diesel. Riddick was able to kill the wounded Lord Marshal and comforted Kyra in her last moments. They are the Holy Half-Dead, but then they meet a creature from the void itself. The death cultists had come looking for Riddick and caught up with him as he was trying to leave the planet. Kyra still gasped, holding her chest, internal injuries slowly healing. Together they may just change the 'Verse as we know it. In truth, he was an opportunist who was willing to use innocents as bait for the dangerous Bioraptors living on the planet M6-117 (commonly referred to as Planet Number Two). Kyra appears to still be obsessed with becoming like Riddick. 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. Come to think of it, much, much less would have been best. Finally, he orchestrated a plan to return Riddick to his home planet Furya, in exchange for the Necromongers. Richard B. Riddick: I bow to no man. She was his angel, his light in his endless dark life. 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. When Riddick attacks, the Lord Marshal presents Kyra, who appears to have been converted. Harry Potter because they are seriously lacking. Left of the spine, fourth lumbar down; the abdominal aorta? Lord Marshal orders Riddick's death, but Riddick escapes only to be recaptured by Toombs. Only there wasn't a doctor here who could shine my eyes, not even for 20 menthol Kools. The only exception to this was when, in Pitch Black, he returned with Carolyn to help the others, after she pleaded with him. He had yet to see Riddick take interest in any of the concubines that graced his bed. He claims to have been "educated" in the penal system. Riddick fights the Lord Marshal in front of his army, who keeps the upper hand with his supernatural powers. He also takes some welder's goggles from the facility. What if Jack on the Hunter-Gratzner was actually Subject Zero right after she escaped the Cerberus Teltin facility on Pragia? 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. It was she who came up with the prophecy of the Furyan warrior that would dethrone the Lord Marshal, which turned out to be Riddick. After Riddick kills The Lord Marshall he turns to the mortally wounded Kyra. None are to be underestimated. There is no future until we settle our past. Alexa Davalos (born May 28, 1982 in Paris, France) is an American actress. [citation needed]. Technical Specs, [sneaks up behind Riddick and points a blade at his back]. What? Did a lot of that. 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. She boarded the space transport Hunter-Gratzner under the alias Jack B. Badd. 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. do not watch if you have photosensitive epilepsy! It's a shame they never got a chance.. In Riddick, he appeared pleasantly surprised to learn that Johns' father was a better man than his son, complimenting Johns' nerve when he came back to help Riddick when he didn't have to. Keep moving! [5] Metacritic gives the film a score of 38 out of 100 based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [Louder] When Kyra went under the alias "Jack", she was originally thought to be a twelve year old boy. Riddick has only been Lord Marshal for a few weeks when he starts to explore everything that is Necropolis. 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. 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. This was demonstrated when a chained Riddick still managed to cleave his head in two with his own machete in just five seconds. Richard B. 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Riddick/Dame Vaako/Vaako (Riddick), Oliver Banks/Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, Jack | Kyra & Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, Vaako (Riddick) & Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, Eldritch Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, Canon-Typical The End Content (The Magnus Archives), Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Richard B. Riddick/Khan Noonien Singh | John Harrison, Richard B. Riddick/Vaako/Original Female Character(s), Vaako (Riddick)/Original Female Character(s), The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin, Not quite a songfic but some lines might be familiar, Refers to past sexual encounters but no details, Original Male Character/Original Male Character, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Riddick has some growth to do before we get there. Kyra If Riddick was forced to play Lord Marshal to a group of undead freaks, then fuck it. Kyra : One where they tell you you'll never see daylight again. Carefully laying her body down he stared at her face. Did a lot of that. Shortly after escaping the planet from Pitch Black, Riddick, Jack, and the Imam are picked up by a Mercenary spacecraft. Richard B. Riddick: Look, I'm not with everyone here. [4] Five years later, Kyra is a convicted murderer and former mercenary when she reunites with Riddick. Why didn't I think of that? Fugitive Riddick has been in hiding, evading bounty hunters and mercenaries sent to capture him. Buckle up, Vaako; your world is about to change. Riddick praises Johns for being a better man than his son. Eight years later, Riddick has returned from the Underverse and is searching for Jack. He died somewhere on that planet. He started out as a seemingly benevolent mercenary hauling back the dangerous mass murderer Riddick for a long haul in prison. Riddick is deadly with any weapon that he can get his hands on, but his weapon of choice is undoubtedly a knife. Riddick was born on Furya. When an opportunity for Riddick, Kyra, and some of the inmates presents itself for an escape, they decide to try and reach a hanger with a ship by traveling on the surface, surviving by keeping pace within the temperate zone created between the scorching heat and freezing cold of Crematoria's daily cycles. Boss Johns is the father of the original Johns character from Pitch Black, though the two aren't exactly alike. NEXT:Aliens - 10 Things That Make No Sense About The 1986 Sci-Fi Classic. Riddick saw the question in her eyes and shook his head, now wasn't the time to talk about it yet. It was there that Jack met Riddick, an infamous outlaw. Jack was enthralled with Riddick, who was everything she wanted to be tough and dangerous, feared and respected. A sequel was released in 2013 called Riddick. Aereon, an Air Elemental, identifies the army as the Necromongers, religious fanatics who seek to convert all human life and kill those who refuse. The following year, Davalos stepped up several notches with a lead role in Robert Benton's much-anticipated drama Feast of Love (2007) -- an ensemble piece about a free-spirited woman who arrives in a small Northwestern town and recolors the life of everyone she meets. Riddick's first appearance outside Pitch Black was a guest appearance and potential recruit in Fallout Tactics. Dissatisfied with his role as Lord Marshal, Riddick attempts to find Furya, but is instead abandoned on a desolate planet. Riddick didn't care, his Kyra, his beautiful, sweet Kyra. Further kills include a brethren of Rykengolls after she was enslaved and brutalized by them. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "[9] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film 1.5 out of 4 and criticized its pacing. She was here in his arms, breathing, confused. 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. 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 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. Richard B. Riddick Too bad he and River don't actually like each other.Riddick is looking for a ship that can be discreet. When her deception is discovered, she stops pitching her voice lower. She began to dress like he did and mimic his speech patterns. She still seems to be obsessed with Riddick and to warped degree appears to harbor romantic feelings for him. Kyra was small-framed but very lithe and well-toned. Her disillusionment with the criminal lifestyle was completed when she found out that the operation Riddick had purportedly undergone to get his eyeshine didnt exist. Davalos next took on a prominent role as "Samantha" on the high-concept mystery-period series "Reunion" (2005). 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. Richard B. Riddick Rated Teen for Language. She enjoyed playing "who's the better killer" with Riddick, and she backed it up with strong fighting skills, a high degree of agility, and cunning tactics, such as hiding a razor bleed in her cheek for up-close attacks. Aside from helping Riddick unlock his eyeshine, the character Shirah also either allows or helps Riddick discover his ability to unleash a sort of energy wave. He entered their flagship and found Kyra. Though all Necromongers were versed in some form of the dark arts, the Lord Marshal was a cut above. Her first kill was Antonia Chillingsworth, commander of the merc vessel Kublai Khan. Despite his criminal nature and background, he is sometimes shown to perform moral or even atypically heroic actions, usually against his own better judgment and survivalist nature. Or in this case, not so empty ones. [2], Twelve year old Jacky (it is unknown whether this was her real name or an alias) ran away from her home on Taurus 1, stowing away on the New Oslo Shipping Corporation transport Hunter Gratzner. [3], After it was established that Riddick didn't kill Zeke, and with the stress of deadly predators added to the trauma of the crash (along with whatever drove her from her home on Taurus 1), Jack quickly became obsessed with Riddick's strength and survival instincts. In general, Riddick possesses an abnormally high threshold of pain and psychologically channels what pain he does feel into anger. 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. They reach the hangar, but Vaako and his soldiers have arrived on the planet. [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. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. The Lord Marshal backhanded Kyra into a set of decorative spikes along the walls of the chamber, fatally wounding her. 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". A beast. Riddick/Kyra- Always 18,147 views Apr 25, 2011 201 Dislike Share elwiniowhit 992 subscribers I thought this song fit their relationship so well. When Riddick attacks, the Lord Marshal presents Kyra, who appears to have been converted. It was how most people described him. Riddick is reunited with Imam, a holy man he rescued five years earlier. 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. Some accounts suggest that her birth name was Audrey (website). 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. [3], When they finally get to the escape ship, the only survivors are Riddick, Abu al-Walid, and Jack. Homepage hero illustration: Guillaume Martinez. The look in those eyes and the flush to his face called to Riddick in the most animalistic ways. Riddick then flies back to Helion Prime using Toombs's spacecraft. Still, the two reached the beginning of an unspoken reconciliation as they worked together to escape Crematoria. Fluffier than the tags make it sound, but please read the chapter notes! This is set in the younger days of riddick, before pitch black. Should I go for the sweet spot? Death by tea cup. One of his most defining features are his eyes, a characteristic inherent in a certain caste of his species (the Alpha-Furyans), although he implies in Pitch Black that they were "shined" by a back-alley surgical operation. To his surprise, the elder Johns rescues him and allows him to leave. She traveled disguised as a boy because she thought people would be less inclined to give her trouble that way. Riddick fights the Lord Marshal in front of his army, who keeps the upper hand with his supernatural powers. A new animal., When I said I didnt care if I lived or died, you knew I was kidding, right?. "[20] The Austin Chronicle gave the film 3 out of 5 and called it a "bloated, but enjoyable production. The third film sees him predominately relying on a bone-sword he made from the remains of a creature he had killed. The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy. 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. Vaako just wanted to do good by his Lord Marshal. Are you with me, Kyra? The woman known as "Jack B. Badd"[1], and "Kyra"[2] was a runaway and convict. The video game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (which serves as a prequel to Pitch Black), clarifies that Riddick's eyeshine is more than just something he picked up in a prison. He thinks hed see it coming. : Lord Marshal Zhylaw is dead, but his downfall brings unexpected consequences for Jack and Riddick. The Lord Marshall then backhands her, she goes flying into a spiked column, mortally wounding her. 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. 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. Because of her IMO Riddick's life changed after the events of pitch black and dark fury. The natural curls framed her face in a wild mess. He appears in the game during a random special encounter, aptly titled Pitch Black. Alexa continued her ascent in Hollywood by being cast in Edward Zwick's Defiance (2008/I), released in 2008, as "Lilka", Daniel Craig's love interest. : He would easily have destroyed Riddick, had it not been for the interference of Vaako, who was seeking the throne. 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. All of the guards and prisoners are killed, and Riddick is incapacitated by Vaako. Riddick is saved by the Purifier, who tells him that if he stays away from the Necromongers, the Lord Marshal promises not to hunt him. RELATED:10 Best '90s Sci-Fi Horror Movies That Still Hold Up Today. Riddick has appeared as a playable character in the Xbox game Deathrow. A monster. Kyra [quietly] She blames him for leaving her and Abu al-Walid in New Mecca. The Purifier then reveals that he too is a Furyan and encourages Riddick to kill the Lord Marshal before committing suicide by walking out into the scorching heat. As they are leaving the planet, Jack asks what they should say if they run into bounty hunters or other law enforcers asking where to find Riddick. When Riddick left her behind to go into hiding, Jack was devastated. The guards reach the hangar, just as the prisoners arrive to find the Necromongers have cornered them there. Word about the Necromongers has reached the prison warden, who deduces that Toombs has stolen Riddick from them. Kyra Richard B. Riddick Santana's power comes largely from a mixture of his skills as a mercenary and his unpredictability. for its harsh ultraviolet light. Riddick, Jack, and Abu al-Walid must fight their way through an army of mercs and creatures at her disposal. 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). It grossed $115.8 million worldwide making it a financial disappointment despite being the highest grossing Riddick film in the franchise. Using the communication system from a mercenary outpost, Riddick lures two ships to the planet, intending to commandeer one of them; but his plan is complicated when he finds that one of the arriving mercenaries is the father of his old enemy, Johns the bounty hunter. Was there *anything* you said that was true?, Jack is dead. Source of Character: Pitch Black unrated directors cut (movie), Dark Fury (anime movie), Chronicles of Riddick (movie), character played by Rhianna Griffith (Pitch Black, Dark Fury) and Alexa Davalos (Chronicles of Riddick). 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. Riddick was once a mercenary, then part of a security force,[1] and later a soldier. 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. Riddick was also surprised when he underestimated Jack's (Kyra's) affection toward him between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick, only learning of it after she had become a mercenary and resident of a maximum-security prison in order to see him once again. 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". He wanted his pack. When her mentor left her behind for fear of getting her hurt, Kyra sought out training from less reputable sources. Kyra 'Jade, Jade, Jade. Riddick's abilities at hand-to-hand combat is a mix of Krav Maga, Hapkido, Eskrima, and Ninjutsu; he uses his formidable fighting skills while confronting one of the night-creatures of Pitch Black with only a shiv he had made, killing it with relative ease, as well as defeating one of the Lord Marshal's best Necromonger warriors in a matter of seconds in Chronicles. Riddick & Kyra - The Gift 50,401 views Nov 15, 2007 195 Dislike Share Save cherrylane79 1.97K subscribers TCOR, Riddick & Kyra and their relationship. 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. He's violent, cunning, and manipulative, and he'll utilize all three at the same time to get what he wants. Thanks to a company discount full crates are switched out for empty ones. Five years pass between Jack's arrival at New Mecca and her Incarceration at Crematoria. How do I get eyes like that? Where the original Johns was an amoral opportunist, the elder Johns is a tough-as-nails mercenary with a code of honor and integrity. Despite finding himself in situations where the odds of survival and/or escape would seem insurmountable, Riddick always pushes forward and never gives up. 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. Riddick: Then you gotta get sent to a slam, where they tell you youll never see daylight again. : Kyra could have been the former sidekick-in-training of any number of heroes or villains. 05/28/1982 But you are making that very difficult right now. : Cute. Those reflexes save her once again when the transport ship she's on crash lands on a desert planet. Riddick was caught soon after and secured in one of the ship's holds. Kyras reunion with Riddick was very contentious at first. [citation needed]. Her former mentor might seek her out to make amends for leaving her and to see if he could save her from her current circumstances. Kyra START QUIZ What is Riddick's first name? In addition to raw analytical power, Riddick is generally an astute judge of character, especially in the dark side of human nature. All of them. 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. AU in which Aereon had contact with Aughra and opens a path for Riddick to bring Kyra back to life. A mixture of lightning-fast combat skills, weapons proficiencies, and utter ruthlessness made Johns one of Riddick's most deadly foes. Meanwhile, Vaako reports Riddick dead and is promoted to a higher rank by the Lord Marshal. Did that. RELATED:10 Classic 50s Sci-Fi Movies That Still Appeal To A Modern Audience. 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.