Rick Addison

''This article is about the original character Rick Addison from the Rance universe. For information for the Rick Addison in the game Mamatoto, see Rick Addison (Mamatoto).''

Rick Addison is the commander of the Leazas Red Corps.

He's the strongest Swordsman in Leazas, one of the strongest people on the continent and is known across the land for his fearful strength, he has been nicknamed the "Red Death of Leazas" by his enemies.

The kanji 忠 written on his helmet means "loyalty". Underneath that helmet is a surprisingly boyish and shy face.

He has a crush on Maris.

Personal History
GI0990 - Rick is born to a small farming community in Leazas.

GI1??? - Rick, yearning for knighthood, enters the 32nd Leazas ParaPara Tournament. He's eliminated in the first round, but his potential is noticed by the commander of the Red Corps, Alto Hanbra. Hanbra takes Rick in as his son and begins training him.

GI1015 - At 25 years old, Rick becomes the 13th commander of the Leazas Red Corps, the youngest commander in history. In this year he repels an advanced Helman force by himself and earns the nickname "Red Death".

LP0002 - He repels the Helman invasion of Leazas and defeats Caesar, the Guardian of Dark Lord Satella. Due to her Invicibility Field, he ends up losing to Satella herself. After some more training, he successfuly held off Dark Lord Noce in order to buy time for Rance. Later on, he joins the Ylapu rescue team in Rance 4.

LP0004 - Princess Lia of Leazas allows Rick to help Rance in Zeth.

Personality
Rick is a very polite and kind young man usually, but when he enters the battlefield he becomes a cold and merciless warrior, like death itself.

He has great love for the sword, and admires anyone that can proficiently wield a blade. He has a very profound respect for Rance and his ability to use a sword.

Despite the fact that Rance doesn't like many men, he and Rick are very good friends. when referring to Rick, Rance has said "He's no trouble, he doesn't try to seduce my girls and he doesn't object to my choices."

Rick does have a great weakness: underneath his helmet, he has a very young and feminine face. Without his helmet he has no confidence, and gets scared of monsters and ghosts. When wearing his helmet, Rick throws away all insecurity and fear. Luckily for him, this secret is only shared by few, and it is not known outside of Leazas.

Abilities
Rick has a level cap of 70 and a current level of 55, making him deadly.

On the battlefield, Rick delivers incredibly fast attacks, even astounding Rance with the sheer speed of his strikes.

Rick wields an enchanted blade named Byroad, passed down through the generations of Red Corps commanders. Because Rick is a level 2 swordsman, he can use a unique special attack. Rick's special move is called "By La Way", an attack that transforms the Byroad sword into a rubber-like material, it can then be stretched and curved like a whip, allowing him to hit many at once. Rick has defeated entire armies using this attack.


 * However, as of Rance IX, Rick is capable of using By La Way even without Byroad.