Riko
 Riko | |
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| Title | <You-ga Enthusiast> |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Hozen (Humanoid) |
| Level | 10-35 |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Affiliation(s) | Orgrimmar, Forest Hozen |
| Location | Various |
| Status | Alive |
| Relative(s) | Chief Kah Kah (uncle)[1] |
Riko is a hozen quest giver that takes part in multiple Horde quests in the Jade Forest.
Background
Mists of Pandaria
Riko has yet to earn his 'name name' among the hozen of Grookin Hill and is volunteered by Chief Kah Kah to act as a guide to the Horde scouting party. When Sergeant Gorrok is attacked by the Jade Witch, Riko flees with Shokia and Kiryn. Riko soon develops romantic feelings for Kiryn, and when she is trapped by the jinyu, defies Shokia's orders in order to save Kiryn's life. When Riko frees Kiryn from the jinyu nets, he requests a kiss as a reward for his actions. Kiryn agrees to grant this reward, but when she removes her mask, Riko is shocked and confused by her ravaged, undead face, and flees, leaving Shokia and Kiryn without a guide. However, when Kiryn finds herself again trapped and at the mercy of an overwhelming number of attackers (during the attack on Pearlfin Village), Riko appears from nowhere to save her once again, declaring that he doesn't care about her "weird dead face". The group then returned to the hill and reported what had happened. After the Horde trained the hozen into an army, Riko was briefly seen in Murky Bank with Grookin Grenadiers and Grookin Gatherers.
Escalation
Riko joined Garrosh's army and traveled to Durotar, where he oversaw the docks in Bladefist Bay.
Siege of Orgrimmar
Riko took part in the Siege of Orgrimmar, fighting for the rebels. After battling their way into Garrosh's inner sanctum, Riko, along with other members of the Horde (including the other members of Nazgrim's party), held off waves of Kor'kron for the adventurers. In return, he asked that he be allowed to take credit for killing Garrosh Hellscream in order to impress Kiryn.
He can also be seen in the Celestial Court on the Timeless Isle as well as during the Celestial Tournament standing with Rivett Clutchpop.
Dragonflight
He can be found at the Serene Dreams Spa in Thaldraszus. He participates in the You-ga lesson with Fleur Starling and You-ga Students.
Abilities
Fling Filth — Flings a clump of filth at the target, dealing Nature damage.
Uppercut — Inflicts Physical damage to an enemy, knocking it back.
Locations
| Location | Level range | Reaction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grookin Hill, Jade Forest | 10-35 | Horde | As part of the Jade Forest storyline. |
| Durotar | 85 | Alliance Horde | |
| Siege of Orgrimmar | 35 | Horde | |
| Timeless Isle | 30-35 | Alliance Horde | |
| Serene Dreams Spa, Thaldraszus | 68-70 | Alliance Horde |
Quests
Riko narrates both of the above quests, and the player plays the role of Riko in 
[10-35] Scouting Report: The Friend of My Enemy. Riko also participates in [10-35] Scouting Report: On the Right Track and [10-35] Scouting Report: Like Jinyu in a Barrel.
Quotes
On-click
- Greetings
- Riko can speak like wikket! Some hozen call Riko a traitor...
- Riko never grooked a wikket. Well, almost never.
- Riko is lover and fighter! ...and dooker.
- Riko feel happy that wikket is here!
- Wikket watch out for jinyu - jinyu hit back.
- Irritated
- Alas... must true love ever remain out of Riko reach?
- Farewell
- S'okay - Riko gotta make dook anyways.
- Next time, bring slickies to Riko!
- That was good talk! Riko feel better now.
- Grookin. Ookin. Dookin. Aww yeah!
Gossip
- Grookin Hill
- What the jeek are you lookin' at?
- Yeah?
- Riko's got a lot to think about.
- Murky Bank
Riko got this on lockdown!
Plenty of slickies for hozen army!
- Kor'kron Barracks
Riko make sure Kor'kron get ooked in their dooker. <Name> do favor for Riko in return? Tell Kiryn, Riko the one who bashy Garrosh.
- Serene Dreams Spa
You speak to biggest expert of Riko-ga, but maybe not you-ga.
Riko has had many 'ga' hurt his jibby-jobbler, but always come back stronger!
- VIP island
Such beautiful faces!
Riko feeling too shy to tell them.
What to do?
Trivia
- Riko is voiced by J.B. Blanc.
- His spot at the Serene Dreams Spa was initially occupied by Harrison Jones. This was changed during the beta however.
- Riko was admiring a pair of Spa Guests, wearing mud masks, from afar, but this too did not make to live servers.
Speculation
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Allegiance
It is unknown whether he was working with Darkspear Rebellion during the events of Escalation or changed his allegiance from Garrosh to the rebellion during or shortly before the Siege of Orgrimmar.
Patch changes
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
See also
References
- ^ [10-35] Beyond the Horizon