Ario Ishihara

Ario Ishihara is a Riolu originating from a story called Adventurers of the Universe.

Appearance
Ario is a Riolu with the common color scheme. What separates him from others appearance-wise has to do with his extreme fluffiness. Ario has a very fluffy head.

Adelno wears a default-colored Lucky Ribbon and a navy & teal Explorer's Satchel.

Personality
Ario was always throwing himself into "unbeatable" battles, losing alot but sometimes winning. He only really knew fighting, as he had to do it to survive both in his town of birth and out in the wilderness. So when he met Adelno, he was confused. People not attacking him? Huh. So he was cautious for a few minutes, then became jolly and playful once he realized that he was finally safe.

The Horrible Years at Ario's Town of Birth
Ario was born with the ability Speed Boost, not usually found on a Riolu. The people of his village called him a monster, and locked him up in a nearby cave. Every year, on his birthday, they'd try to kill him... to no avail. He'd speed up and beat them up when they entered his cell, which they eventually called "The Ring".

One year (when he turned eleven), they tried to kill him, but in addition to them failing, he escaped The Ring and managed to make it to the doorstep of a cabin in the faraway place later called the World Woods. He met Adelno and, while cautious at first, became good friends with the Realmseekers, even living in their cabin with them!

The Drop-Off
After a couple of years of being with them, helping open up the Guild of Worlds and becoming the team called AuraSea, he and Adelno fought a nasty foe at the Cursed Crags. Ario moved a little, and immediately was knocked off the edge, where he barely held on before being grabbed by Adelno. Ario advised Adelno to flee. Adelno refused. Ario let go on his own accord, and fell to his doom. Adelno fled, sobbing, barely still alive.

The Hooded Canyon Recluse
Ario survived the incredible fall, literally due to a blessing from the gods (Arceus, specifically, stopped him from dying). He went to a place that he'd ventured to before and loved; The Great Canyon. While on a different continent than both that which he fell and that which the Realmseekers resided, he thought it'd be best. He didn't want something to go wrong because he returned home.

And thus the rumors of the Hooded Canyon Recluse spread. Slowly at first, just little bits here and there about odd swirls in the walls and ground, and pieces of black fabric stuck on branches of trees that poked out into the pathways that used to not be there. But then it spread like a wildfire when an Exploration team claimed to have seen a figure cloaked in black exiting a cave and throwing an Aura Sphere across the canyon, successfully hitting a small, swinging target.

Ario had a good life in the canyon. There was a great view of the sunset at the Hill of the Ancients (Xatu later confirmed that Ario made that trek every evening. They were good friends), the water at the bottom was fresh and cool, and there was good background music.

Found... by Lani of All People?!
After four years of living nearly alone in solitude (only accompanied by Xatu, Guardian of the Ancients), Ario was properly discovered by Lani. She'd been exploring with Zeke when they came across Ario and Xatu, staring at the setting sun, unmoving, in total silence (if you ignore the boombox next to Xatu that was blasting the Great Canyon theme). They called up Adelno, and Ario heard Adelno's name being mentioned, and immediately grabbed their comm link to talk to his old friend. He promised Xatu that he'd try and visit often, then left with Lani & Zeke to see the Realmseekers once more

Return to Civilization
When Ario returned home, he explained to the guild exactly what happened to him over the last four years, and how he's excited to explore once more. He managed to stay on the Star of Lost Souls when Adelno knocked everyone off, and he fought Adelno to see who should be the one to destroy the Heart of Darkness and lose their life saving the world. Ario lost and had to watch Adelno be consumed by the heart to deliver the final, internal blow.

Trivia

 * In the AU where Adelno is the protag, The Ario V Adelno fight happens over dead bodies, and while Ario wins, Adelno kills him on accident when trying to stop him from entering the heart
 * Ario also technically lands the final, internal blow
 * Ario's main battle theme is Kamex & Tad 's remix of the Great Canyon from PMD:RT