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Deep beneath the Amazon, lay a kingdom of the 30,000 mermen. One fateful day, this peaceful aquatic empire was shattered and destroyed by a tremendous earthquake and volcanic activity. The merman emperor and hero Rikuo (known as Aulbath in Japan), was alone. His empire destroyed, he was filled with rage and when he found out that Pyron was the one who caused the fall of his empire, he vowed to destroy him. But when he met another survivor, Aqueria, he settled down with her to rebuild his empire. He and his wife moved out of the Amazon into the great ocean to raise their family. Currently, family consists of his wife Aqueria, his three sons and 12 soon to hatch eggs.

Ever since he and his family had moved to this sea, although very faint, he had sensed the life of something similar to his own race. As each day passed, his search for his fellow merman increases in area and the time he spends with his family decreases. During one of his searches, one of his sons, Ricky (Alba in Japan), disappears. He ponders to himself about how one could defend a kingdom if he cannot protect his own family. Soundly believing that his son was sucked into the Majigen, Rikuo heads his way into Jedah's realm. But when the powers of Makai start to fade, the lost, dark sea of Sargasso was released from its century-long isolation and Rikuo found his son along with a new race of merman. The two families now help one another in order to rebuild the civilization of the sea...

When hit by Anakaris' Pharaoh's Curse, he becomes a simple frog.  When attacked by Demitri's Midnight Bliss, he becomes a traditional mermaid, with a human top and a fish bottom.  Rikuo's name is a play on Ricou Browning, the actor who played the titular character of Creature from the Black Lagoon in underwater scenes.  In his Vampire Savior ending, Jedah is surprised that Rikuo's intelligence has allowed him to discover the dark messiah's true purpose. This makes Rikuo one of the few characters not to be deceived by Jedah's illusions in the Majigen.

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== Background Information ==

=== Reproduction ===

The Merman race have reproductive periods. The average time for Mermen to lay eggs is around the human age of 16 to 22. They bear eggs two times within one year averaging about 10 to 20 eggs. On average, a couple lays 60 to 120 eggs. But only 10% of these hatch and out of those, only 2 to 5% of these survive. A few hundred years ago, the lake they used to live in was fresh water. But within decades, sea water had flowed in and caused the salt level to rise. This may have been the reason why Rikuo and his family could live in the sea without much trouble against the salt level. But this may also be the reason for the decreasing birth rate.

== Moves ==

=== [[Darkstalkers|Darkstalkers (Vampire)]] ===

=== [[Night Warriors|Night Warriors (Vampire Hunter)]] ===

=== [[Vampire Savior|Darkstalkers 3 (Vampire Savior)]] ===

=== [[Vampire Savior 2|Vampire Savior/Hunter 2]] ===

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