Helping Riku after helping King Mickey is the best move. Once in this battle, the best order is dealing first with Xigbar, even although his demise is not what it seems. And after that, focus on Dark Riku. Otherwise, I don't see where they are going to keep the empty Replica for Namine, while they deal with Xigbar and avoid to destroy it by accident. I have to say, when Riku Replica took his Dark Self, he disappeared in a cloud of light and darkness. It made me think. How about if this is what happened with Ventus, but inverted? I mean, instead of being divided in light and darkness, light and darkness of the same individual merge together. Such procedure could give Riku Replica a body of his own, without needing a Replica.
I’m still lowkey mad that why can’t Replica Riku be a Keyblade Wielder but just uses Darkness that is actually a good guy. I’m glad he did his purpose of protecting Namine but still he deserves more.
He is a keyblade wielder. Riku Replica inherited Way to Dawn from the real Riku, but the past version of Riku Replica (a.k.a Dark Riku) still hasn't arrived to that point yet. Come to think of it, Dark Riku shares some of his moveset with Ansem, SoD, the difference being that Ansem's moves are more powerful versions.
Replica wasn’t the one who protected Namine it was another one of Vexen's imitations and that’s the same imitation that killed Lexaeus while Replica on the other hand is the one that killed Zexion and the fight that Zexion had before he was killed by Replica was the real Riku
