(This one needs a slightly graphic text warning. Continue with caution if you must. Thank you.) The 5th ranked lord of the Garden. His wetlands and marshes can be found to the direct east of the realm. He will often stay there in wait for unsuspecting souls to wander within his domain. If no one comes after a long period of time, he will expand his dwelling. Kariko can be perceived as sadistic, cunning and periodically suffering from obsession. This lord is notorious for wanting something that belongs to another... Granted in a much more disturbing manner. Whenever Kariko stumbles upon a wandering soul, he can see them for who they truly are; he can see the life they have lived. If they have nothing to offer (aka their life is boring and kinda sad), Kariko will leave them be unless provoked. However, If they have lived a life of value, or just has something that catches the lord's interest, Kariko will want their life to have what they have. His idea of having someone's life though is rather grim. He believes that if he wears their face, then he has everything that they have. How he takes their face will be explained in trivia. Kariko, being a tad bit more useful than the two other lords before him, has been accordingly ranked above them. However, he's not as strong as the ones who rank above him.
Trivia: -Kariko subdues his prey by ambushing them; he'll bite them with his two prominent fangs and inject a strange venom. Once this enters their bloodstream, the victim will begin to have vivid and disturbing hallucinations. If the soul believes the illusions are real, they'll be completely paralyzed. This will allow Kariko to remove their face with little issue, wearing it as their own... And yes, Kariko does this while they're still alive. -Kariko will hang still paralyzed victims on trees for later consumption. -Kariko has a collection of numerous faces from many different vessels. -When he wears the face of another, he'll vaguely mimic their voice and mannerisms. When people undergo the hallucinations caused by his venom, his appearance will look exactly like the person he wears on his face. (Ex: If he wears a Tails victim's face, he'll look exactly like Tails to people bitten by him.) -Souls can actually escape Kariko if they either avoid getting bit or come to their senses after being bit. Kariko's venom doesn't work on people who have a firm grasp on their own reality. -Kariko is actually rather envious of some lords but does not attack them for 2 big reasons. 1. He's not delusional enough to try his luck against those who could easily overpower him. 2. All of them know his gimmick, so his venom would instantly fail him. -The strange orbs under his skull-like mask are a bunch of eyes that comprise most of the top part of his face. -Kariko is as tall as 3 Classic Sonics stacked on top of eachother.
