Ryze

Biodata

Appearance

• Apparent age: Middle-aged 10.
• Distinguishing features: Bald head and a kindly face, usually carrying a composed or gentle expression 10.
• Clothing: A dark robe 10 39.

Personality

Ryze maintains a courteous, scholarly manner that conceals a highly instrumental view of others. While visiting the injured Du Kao, he privately regards his longtime associate as an expendable pawn and considers only the Galaxy Power’s safety essential. His claim that he knows nobody capable of treating Du Kao is an excuse that Lian Feng recognizes but cannot openly challenge 10.

His overriding priority is developing Ge Xiaolun as the Galaxy Power, which he regards as their answer to the Ultimate Fear. He is willing to divert resources from other super soldiers and compromise Blue Star’s sovereignty to achieve that goal. His concern over Du Kao’s growing influence also centers on whether Ge Xiaolun will eventually obey Du Kao rather than him 22 46.

Ryze is cautious about opponents he cannot defeat. He advises against antagonizing Qin Feng, escapes rather than exchanges blows with Sun Wukong, and restrains his anger toward Qiangwei because of Morgana’s protection. That caution does not prevent calculated brutality: he murders Du Kao, injures A Jie to support a false account, and turns the resulting crisis into an opportunity to consolidate authority 22 44 62 64.

History

Investigating the Second Galaxy Power

After learning that another Galaxy Power had appeared, Du Kao opened a dark communication channel to report the discovery to Ryze. Following the attack that left Du Kao severely impaired, Ryze visited him and examined Blue Star’s Dark Plane information layer 2 10.

The records contained no causal explanation for Du Kao’s collapse. Ryze suspected that someone backed by a Celestial Computer had erased the relevant information and altered witnesses’ short-term memories. He considered several possible factions, with Karl appearing especially suspicious because of his interest in the Void and the possibility of replacing Ge Xiaolun with another Galaxy Power. Ryze nevertheless declined Lian Feng’s request to seek treatment for Du Kao 10.

After reviewing Tara’s battle with Sno, Ryze acknowledged that his own third-generation divine body would offer little protection against Tara. He urged Du Kao not to make Qin Feng an enemy and proposed giving Ge Xiaolun preferential access to resources, even at the expense of Liu Chuang and Cheng Yaowen 21 22.

Sun Wukong’s Failed Probe

Ryze arranged for Sun Wukong to test Qin Feng’s intentions toward Blue Star. The encounter instead escalated into a fight over ten sets of Dark Alloy Armor, ending with Tara defeating Sun Wukong and breaking his Golden Cudgel. Ryze recovered the two broken halves afterward and worried that the new hostility would hinder Ge Xiaolun’s development 39.

Sun Wukong later accused Ryze of hiding while he was being beaten. Ryze countered that Sun Wukong’s own insulting behavior had caused the confrontation 44.

Bargaining with Lieyang

When the angels demanded repayment of the resources invested in Galaxy Power research, Ryze proposed borrowing from Lieyang in exchange for living space on Blue Star. His plan was to obtain the resources, delay settlement under the pretext of the Taotie invasion, and allow Ge Xiaolun to grow strong enough to make Lieyang’s eventual objections irrelevant 43 44.

Sun Wukong attacked him for treating Blue Star as a bargaining chip. Ryze escaped through a spatial wormhole, and Du Kao stopped a second strike by invoking Teacher Wu and Ryze’s position at the Super God Academy 44.

Pan Zhen demanded that Lieyang troops land before any resources were supplied. Ryze accepted after Du Kao suggested concealing the arrangement from Sun Wukong and presenting the garrison as allies against the Taotie. Pan Zhen, however, intended the agreement to facilitate a surprise attack rather than the delivery Du Kao expected 46.

During these negotiations, Du Kao revealed his influence over local forces in Dragon Country. Ryze began to regard that influence as a threat to his future control over Ge Xiaolun and decided that Du Kao would need to be removed 46.

Murdering Du Kao and Taking Control

Ryze confronted Qin Feng after the deaths of the research institute’s instructors and the seizure of the Deno Remnants’ resources. Unable to stop him, Ryze asked that the confiscated resources count toward the angels’ debt, then sought Qin Feng’s help against Lieyang. Qin Feng refused both requests and mockingly suggested attacking Lieyang Star’s core—a suggestion Ryze took seriously 58.

When Du Kao arrived at the institute, Ryze revealed that the resources were gone and that Tara was already a fourth-generation god. He then strangled Du Kao, explaining that he needed his body to divert Lieyang’s attention 61 62.

Ryze forced A Jie to report that the Taotie had killed the instructors and abducted Du Kao. He injured A Jie to make the story convincing, concealed Du Kao’s corpse in the Dark Plane, and subsequently told Lian Feng that the Taotie had also stolen the resources. When she requested a rescue, he cited the danger of their God-Slaying Weapons 62 63.

He then offered personal resources sufficient to develop only one soldier and selected Ge Xiaolun. Despite Qiangwei’s protest and the others’ reluctant acceptance, Ryze ordered all Super Soldier Company training plans to revolve around him. Lian Feng recognized this as a seizure of authority but lacked the resources to oppose it 64 65.

Framing the Taotie

Ryze retrieved Du Kao’s corpse and used it in a failed infiltration aimed at Lieyang’s stellar core. The body was equipped with Taotie armor, supporting the attempt to implicate the Taotie. Ryze also erased the institute’s records from Blue Star’s Dark Plane information layer so investigators would find only the account of Du Kao’s supposed abduction 66 70 79.

The deception was not airtight. Black Wind discovered missing institute footage and no corresponding record of a Taotie decapitation strike, alerting Morgana to Ryze’s lies. Qin Feng’s Shadowkhan had independently watched Ryze’s actions, allowing Tara to report the murder and false-flag operation. According to Tara, the scheme led Lieyang to pursue the Taotie 66 79.

Later Events

Ryze watched Qin Feng erase Ato and the Demon Legion across Blue Star, recognized the display as Galaxy Power, and regretted that Qin Feng could not be put to his use 88.

After Sno captured Rena, Ryze admitted that he could neither locate nor rescue her because Karl’s superior Dark Plane concealment hid her whereabouts 93.

Abilities & Skills

Third-Generation Divine Body

Ryze possesses a third-generation divine body, but his expertise lies in scholarship rather than combat 22 44.

• Physically overpowered the injured Du Kao and strangled him 62.
• Struck A Jie with an invisible force, throwing him into a wall and causing him to cough blood 62.
• Considered himself badly outmatched by Tara and avoided taking Sun Wukong’s staff strike head-on 22 44.
• Cited God-Slaying Weapons as a danger even to himself when refusing Lian Feng’s rescue request 63.

Spatial Manipulation

Ryze can open spatial wormholes and access folded spaces 22 44 61.

• Uses wormholes for travel and short-range evasion 22 44.
• Escaped Sun Wukong’s attack and reappeared elsewhere in the hospital ward 44.
• Opened the folded storage space beside the institute’s main control console to show Du Kao that it was empty 61.

Dark Plane Access and Information Editing

Ryze can inspect Dark Plane information records, remove evidence, and store physical remains 10 62 70.

• Reviewed Blue Star’s information layer while investigating Du Kao’s collapse 10.
• Stored and later retrieved Du Kao’s corpse through the Dark Plane 62 66.
• Erased the institute’s records to support his false account of a Taotie attack 70.
• Could not defeat Karl’s concealment of Rena’s location 93.

Strategy and Political Manipulation

Ryze uses diplomacy, fabricated evidence, and resource dependency to influence both allies and enemies 44 62 64.

• Designed the plan to obtain Lieyang resources while delaying its settlement rights 44.
• Coerced a witness and manufactured injuries to corroborate a false report 62.
• Used scarce personal resources to impose Ge Xiaolun-centered training on the company 64.
• Combined Du Kao’s corpse, Taotie armor, and edited records to redirect Lieyang’s attention 70 79.

Equipment & Resources

• Personal resource reserves — Offered to the Super Soldier Company, with Ryze stating that they could support the development of only one person; allocated to Ge Xiaolun 64.
• Broken Golden Cudgel — Collected both halves after Tara broke Sun Wukong’s weapon; no subsequent use is documented 39.
• Dark communication access — Used to communicate with Pan Zhen and receive an institute mentor’s warning about Qin Feng’s intrusion 46 58.

Relationships

• Ge Xiaolun — Ryze’s principal investment and intended future chief god of Blue Star. Ryze treats his Galaxy Power gene as sufficient justification for preferential resources and training 22 64 65.
• Du Kao — An associate of over a thousand years whom Ryze ultimately viewed as a rival influence. Ryze murdered him and used his corpse in the operation against Lieyang 46 62 66 79.
• Lian Feng — A dependent colleague whose requests for treatment and rescue Ryze rejected. She recognized his later power grab but could not counter his control of resources 10 63 64.
• Sun Wukong — An uneasy collaborator who resented Ryze’s failure to intervene against Tara and violently opposed his bargain over Blue Star 39 44.
• Qin Feng — The independent Galaxy Power Ryze could neither control nor safely confront. Qin Feng’s dismissive suggestion inspired Ryze’s attack on Lieyang’s core 22 58 79 88.
• Pan Zhen — Ryze’s negotiating counterpart in the Lieyang agreement. Both intended to exploit the arrangement rather than honor it straightforwardly 44 46.
• A Jie — A witness to Du Kao’s murder whom Ryze intimidated, injured, and compelled to deliver the fabricated Taotie account 62.
• Qiangwei — Opposed Ryze’s allocation decision and left in protest. Ryze restrained his desire to punish her because of Morgana 64.
• Morgana — An ally Ryze considered unreliable because her interest centered on Qiangwei. Her investigation later uncovered evidence that his account of the institute attack was false 58 66.

Notable Quotes

“Galaxy Power is our only bargaining chip against Ultimate Fear. Whether it's the War God of Nox or the Prince of De, they all serve that ultimate goal.” 22

“I need to borrow your body!” 62

“Ge Xiaolun, you are the Galaxy Power. Is that reason enough?” 65