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Riyudany is the het ship between Riyu and Eridany from the Ninjago fandom.
Canon[]
Riyu and Eridany are both young dragons introduced in Ninjago: Dragons Rising. Riyu was introduced in the first season, whereas Eridany made her debut in the second season episode "The Shape of Motion." Both are Mountain Dragons by birth, with Riyu having left the tribe to join the Ninja while Eridany is the daughter of the former Mountain Dragon Matriarch. The two met under tragic circumstances, with an infant Eridany being found by Riyu and his friends in one of her mother's nursing pouches after her mother had perished from wounds inflicted by two of the Forbidden Five. Eridany took an instant liking to Riyu, turning to him for protection and huddling near him after emerging from her mother's pouch.
Determined to return Eridany to the rest of her tribe, of whom she would someday become Matriarch in her mother's place, Riyu and his friends set out to find Riyu's tribe, with Riyu relying on his natural senses to lead them to the tribe. After giving Eridany a reassuring nuzzle, Riyu allowed her to climb up his tail onto his back and then carried her as they and his friends began carrying her home. During the flight, the group were attacked by the villainous Freebooters, and Riyu did his best to defend Eridany during the ensuing clash. Fortunately, the rest of the Mountain Dragons came to their aid, and the villains were driven off. Riyu and the other Ninja were thus able to deliver Eridany to her new home, where she bid Riyu farewell before joining other young dragons in play.
At the time of Eridany's introduction, she was a very young dragon compared to the "teenage" Riyu. However, Riyu had notably been of a similar size to Eridany when he was first introduced and had grown to his larger size within a matter of months. As such, it seems probable that Eridany isn't that much younger than Riyu. She also will likely have a similar rate of growth to Riyu, unless her status as a matriarch dragon means that she differs from other dragons of her tribe in terms of maturation. Barring such a revelation, it seems probable that the two will likely both reach full maturity within a similar time frame.
Fanon[]
Eridany is a fairly minor character within the Ninjago fandom, appearing only in a couple episode of Dragons Rising as of the conclusion of season three. She thus appears in very few fan works, and most if not all of them depict her at her current infant age. As such, any interactions between her and Riyu are purely friendship-based. Both she and Riyu are also presently non-verbal characters, with neither of them speaking in a language that's intelligible to the viewers. This may discourage would be writers from attempting to tackle their relationship.
Fandom[]
- FAN ART
- Riyu touches noses with Eridany
