Richard B. Riddick (played by Vin Diesel), more commonly known simply as Riddick, is the protagonist of three films in the Riddick series, including Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick, and the animated video The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. He is also the star of two video games based on the series; The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.

Riddick stands around six feet tall, with a muscular frame, is cunning and asocial. His eyes reflect light because of his "eyeshine" and he also has a deep baritone voice. Riddick usually wears welding goggles during the day because of his augmented vision.

His attire usually consists of a black shirt, dark-colored cargo pants, a utility belt, and combat boots. He usually keeps knives or shivs on his person. Riddick is a Furyan, and one of the last of his kind; the sequel, Chronicles of Riddick, explains that the Lord Marshall systematically killed all but a few of the planet's inhabitants.

Riddick was once in the military, as stated in the special features on The Chronicles of Riddick DVD; this also explains how he is an experienced pilot. His fighting style is a more aggressive, brutal variation of the martial art of Kali.

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