Riku Takagane

Riku Takagane is a protagonist of the Cardfight!! Vanguard ∀ series. He is a member of Team ∀ and the vice-captain of his schools vanguard club; using the Oracle Think Tank clan. His ace is Trick Joker Loki, whose mind is connected to his.

Appearance
Riku has short black hair with brown eyes and waears a pair of black-rim glasses. Outside of his school uniform; he often wears a short-sleeved red hoodie over a blue shirt and dark-purple pants. When Loki's personality takes over, his eyes narrow turn a bright azure.

Personality
Riku is a shy and withdrawn individual; finding that talking to most people is too daunting a task for him. The exception to this is Rena Morikawa due to his admiration for her cardfighting skills. Due to his demeanour, he is often the target of bullies, though after spending time with Akuto Kouji, he learns that being submissive and blindly clinging to others only limits his own potential.

Whenever Loki assumes control, he adopts Loki's personality; an eccentric trickster who takes great pleasure in manipulating others.

History
At an unknown time in the past, Loki and Riku's minds were connected by Loki's magics. Riku was bullied most of his school life, taking refuge in his schools vanguard club whenever possible. One day after a bully stole his deck, Akuto Kouji stepped in and retrieved it, though Riku quickly ran away thinking that Akuto was after him to. After the misunderstanding was cleared, Rena added him to team ∀ as the reserve member. This is because she knows that Riku has great potential, but lacks the courage to realise it.