Ritchie

Ritchie (リッチー, Ritchī) is an orphan who grew up in Londinium with Lyde.

Appearance
Ritchie is a young man with short black hair. He usually wears an unbuttoned black jacket with not shirt under it.

History
Lyde and Ritchie get saved by Jimi Stonefree and Lyde sketches that moment to never forget it. Ten years later, Lyde and Ritchie work in a repair shop where they meet Nir, who looks for someone to repair her amp. Later the owner fires them as both left the shop with Lyde going to test the amp with Nir, while Ritchie went to confess to his love.

They take her home with them and explain they live with Vivienne, an old lady that took them in. They show her Londinium's Patrol Squad Equipment they found broken and they are trying to fix with Lyde wanting to use it against Londinium for all the arrogance they have showed. On Christmas they manage to fix it and Nir heads out to get Christmas cake. As the city is under attack by Earless, Lyde manages to become a Player and pilots it with Ritchie going with him. They face the Earless mass, but are taken down along with the Earless by Mu who pilots Duel Showman.

They somehow survive and feel annoyed they were considered dead and join FFreak Scene Academy where Nir in a student.

Trivia
Must be based off of Sid Vicious since he was in the band, Sex Pistols, with John Lyon, known as Johnny Rotten, who inspired Lyde.