Luca Ariki is a half-Māori man, standing at 5'10, having a lithe muscular physique. He has tanned skin with light, copper brown hair and jade green eyes. When out and about, he tends to wear darker athletic gear with jade green accents, but when in his fighting gear, he wears dark green, almost black, loose clothes with a jade green cloak and carries a mere that appears to be made of jade.
Luca Ariki was born in Auckland, he grew up poor having to take care of himself on the streets. His father owned a small Muay Thai and Judo dojo, as well as training other Māori in Mau Rākau, but the gym didn't really make enough money to support their family. But Luca was a natural in every martial art he touched, so he joined a street gang in the city to make money for his family. He slowly climbed the ranks within the gang, getting a larger and larger cut, by the time he was in his early-twenties, he was the right hand of the gang leader. After getting enough money, Luca moved to the States, taking a lot of his underlings with him.
Once he settled in Ernest Point, opening up a small gym, as well as starting a small street gang similar to the one he was in back home. Slowly, over the years, they grew and grew, absorbing two different gangs, one that functioned as assassins, and another who controlled the drug trade in the city. It was this fusion that made the Jade Fist Triad what it is today.