DZXTH/02: Riccardo and RhodoKnightmon

And now, I present Rhodo Cavalier's true identity, Riccardo Conti, AKA "The Count," along with his partner, RhodoKnightmon. On a side note, this is my first time drawing RhodoKnightmon. Also, on another note, I've noticed that I haven't really drawn the actual RK digimon (aside from UlforceVeedramon), despite my ocs being partnered to them, so this'll mean that I'll be drawing them more often in the future. Now, I'll just get straight to the info now:

Riccardo Conti
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Nationality: Italian
Height: 5'8" (his actual height; he's wearing platformers in this ref)
Partner Digimon: RhodoKnightmon (and various others)
Digivice: Xros Loader (Coral)
Known as: Rhodo Cavalier, The Count
Bio: An ambitious narcissist, Riccardo is the ringleader of the famous (at least in his mind) Cirque du Rosa, his troupe consisting of many talented Digimon. A lady's man, he'll flirt with any woman that catches his eye, regardless of their background (which is what leads him to getting into a lot of trouble, all the time). While he openly flirts with the ladies, he'll secretly hit on men as well (namely the Awakened guys). Quite ambitious, Riccardo doesn't let anything or anyone get in the way of what he wants, even if it means either flirting his way through or resorting to flat out violence. He's always looking after his good looks, and if his face gets even a small scratch, Riccardo becomes insanely violent towards his enemies, regardless of gender, although he is quickly calmed by RhodoKnightmon. Despite his violent outbursts, he genuinely cares for his troupe and his partner, this feeling is reciprocated. He can be very dramatic and emotional, which can often make him unbearable to his fellow Awakened Ones.
Born in Venice, Riccardo lived with a traveling circus as an acrobat. During one of his performances when he was 16, a young beautiful girl caught his eye and they started dating. It wasn't until two years later did another girl catch his eye and he started going behind his lover's back. However, he didn't take into account that his first happened to be the daughter of an infamous crime boss, who had ordered Riccardo to be terminated. And thus, he was shot down...literally. In his final moments, his body fell into the Digital World, where RhodoKnightmon found him. Admiring his luck (and good looks), RhodoKnightmon formed a pact with Riccardo, bringing him back from the brink of death. Not wanting to return to the Real World, Riccardo and RhodoKnightmon traveled the Digital World, the former using his talent as a circus star to gain some traveling funds. This talent eventually caught the eyes of many digimon and aspired to join the pair, including a Locomon. Hence, Cirque du Rosa came to be. Eventually, Riccardo and Rhodo learned of "other Digital Worlds" aside from their own, so they gathered their troupe onto Locomon and traveled across the Network, entertaining the digimon of the Zones they come across and recruiting performers along the way. Their most recent stop happens to be Xros Zone's DigiQuartz.
Some notes on Riccardo:
-As an Awakened One, Riccardo is granted an ability by his Guardian, RhodoKnightmon:
    -Rosa di Amore: Riccardo uses the fragrance of flowers (preferably roses) to control the minds of those who take in said fragrance. This is initiated by Riccardo scattering the petals of his rose or any other flower throughout a select area and letting the pollen of the flower spread within the vicinity. Those who smell the pollen or fragrance of the flower will immediately be under Riccardo's control; however those who have a strong will or a strong love for another can resist this control, although the most it can cause is confusion and light-headedness. This ability can only be used if Riccardo is in position of a flower or flower-related item (i.e. perfume). This ability can also be avoided if those within the vicinity of the fragrance plug their nose...or something. To break the effect, the petals or source of the fragrance have to be destroyed.
-The star-shaped beauty mark under his right eye is his trademark.
-He wears eyeliner, both on and off stage.
-He also wears floral perfume so that he can use his ability to make others flock towards him.
-Riccardo is never seen without a rose and his whip.
    -The whip is capable of reaching great lengths and can protrude thorns, with each thorn containing poison, with the flick of a switch on the handle. Riccardo only uses this whip in combat; he refuses to use it on his troupe.
-As he leads a travelling circus, it is unknown as to which Zone he originally came from.
-He incorporates his skills as an acrobat in combat.
-His troupe refers to him as "The Count" (his last name is Italian for "Count"). RhodoKnightmon just refers to him by his name.
-At some point, he and his troupe visited Gran Zone, where a one-sided rivalry with Holly was formed, who just doesn't like him and will occasionally throw a dagger or two at him whenever she has the chance.

RhodoKnightmon
Level: Ultimate
Type: Holy Knight
Attribute: Virus
Field: Virus Busters
Attacks:
-Urgent Fear= Instantly moves into zero distance of the enemy and fires sonic booms with the Pile Bunker.
-Spiral Masquerade= The enemy is chopped up with the four band knives that extend from his armor.
Bio: Flamboyant and just as ambitious as Riccardo (and just as vain), it's no wonder the two of them get along so well. Rhodo will openly hit on just about anyone, regardless of gender or background. He is quite self-centered, thinking that he and his partner should be the ones to lead the Knights and had, one point in the past, tried to take control of his group, which ended in utter failure and an extremely long lecture from Alphamon and Omegamon. However, once he believed that he was the last of his group, he never really saw a point in trying to take leadership of a group that was no more and just travelled the Digital World he woke up in, eventually meeting Riccardo. Travelling across the network with the Cirque du Rosa troupe, he eventually found Dynasmon, although the latter wasn't as happy to see him, but this meeting had presented Rhodo with the knowledge that his group could still be alive. Rhodo doesn't usually perform with the rest of the troupe, but he does provide assistance backstage. Has a penchant for roses. He is all about beauty and grace, despite the fact that he can be just as violent as Riccardo when in combat.

Aside from Rhodo, The Cirque du Rosa troupe consist of many digimon with their own acts. These are some of the digimon who are most known for their performances and roles in the circus:
-Piedmon and Jokermon: the first members to join the troupe and the clowns, obviously. Both are very loyal to Riccardo and Rhodo.
-Elephamon: An easily excitable (and gullible) performer and one of the "animals" in the animal training act. He's afraid of mice.
-Labramon: An optmistic and cheerful performer and one of the "animals" in the animal training act. He likes to be praised by Riccardo after every show.
-Unimon: A shy and quiet performer and one of the "animals" in the animal training act. She prefers to stay close to the "animals."
-Grizzlymon: A glutton who isn't afraid to speak his mind and one of the "animals" in the animal training act. He speaks with a slight Russian accent.
-Rosemon: The "lady" of the circus who has a slight crush on RhodoKnightmon and the "animal tamer" of the animal training and lion taming acts.
-Monmon and Hanumon: The trapeze artists and acrobats. Monmon is childish and friendly, while Hanumon is more reserved.
-SaberLeomon: A short-tempered individual and the star of the lion taming act. It's a wonder as to how Riccardo and Rhodo recruited him in the first place.
-Etemon: A performer that constantly wants attention and the juggler. He'll always sing (terribly) in between acts before being pulled off the stage.
-Targetmon: An energetic prankster who is always trying to compete with Ninjamon and the star of the cannonball act.
-Ninjamon: A calm and collected performer who could care less about Targetmon and the knife-thrower.
-Opossumon: A cheery little troublemaker who sometimes doesn't have a hold on her balloons. The tightrope walker (She doesn't use her balloons for this act). She also advertises the circus by passing out flyers along with Armadimon.
-Armadimon: A shy digimon who works backstage, often acting as an assistant in numerous acts. He also advertises the circus by passing out flyers with Opossumon, who he is good friends with.
-Hagurumon: An intelligent digimon who works backstage with the lights and effects. He'll often brag about his intellect.
-Sepikmon: A friendly and energetic performer and performs the "stage combat" act with Kangarumon.
-Kangarumon: A hyper performer always looking for a fight; he performs the "stage combat" act with Sepikmon.
-Locomon: A cheerful, but bashful digimon who acts as the troupe's transportation.

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And that's the info for Riccardo, RhodoKnightmon, and the Cirque du Rosa. If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments.

Digimon (c) Bandai/Toei
Digimon Zone (c)
Riccardo Conti (c) me