Riku Soma

Riku Soma is one of the male students that currently attends Akademi High School.

Appearance
Riku wears the default male school uniform, unless customized by the player.

He has purple hair that is spikier than Senpai's default hair with some loose strands jutting out from the right side. His eyes are purple as well.

Personality
Among the [|personas] currently implemented in the [Simulator|game], Riku is a Social Butterfly. He will happily pose for a picture if the player aims their camera at him. If he sees a [|corpse] or witnesses a [|murder], he will run to the nearest secluded area and call the police. He cannot participate in physical fights against murderers, unless they kill Kokona while she is his [|girlfriend].

Routine
At 7:05 AM, Riku enters the school grounds. He walks to his [Room|locker] at 7:10 AM and changes from his outdoor shoes to his indoor shoes. At 7:15 AM, he walks into the [|plaza], to the right side of the [|fountain], and gossips with [Yuto|Haruto Yuto], [Yuki|Sota Yuki], [Haruki|Hayato Haruki], [Koki|Ryusei Koki], and [Sosuke|Sora Sosuke].

At 8:00 AM, Riku walks into [3-2|Classroom 3-2] and sits at his desk. He starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM, and leaves to go to the [|cafeteria] to gossip at 1:00 PM.

Tasks

 * Main Article: Tasks

Riku wants the player to take a picture of the kitten behind the school so he can see if it's well. After the task is completed, Riku will thank the player and also befriend them.

Background
As stated in his student profile, he comes from a rich family. He tries to hide the fact from others, but his affluent origins are very obvious because of his unusual way of speaking.

Trivia

 * His name is a reference to the most popular male Japanese names in 2012, 11th most popular being Riku, 12th most popular being Soma.
 * His female counterpart is Kokona Haruka.
 * In older debug builds, Riku was the only male student that was a part of the [Club|Cooking Club]. However, he never participated in the club activity after school.