Richar B. Riddick (played by Vin Diesel), more commonly known simply as Riddick, is the fictional Furyan protagonist of a number of films in the Riddick series, including Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick, and The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. He is also the star of two video games based on the series; The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and the upcoming The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.