Ranma ½/Characters/Major Story Arc Characters: Difference between revisions

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== Ryu Kumon ==

When Ryu's father was killed practicing one half of a paired school of martial arts that Genma invented, Ryu spent the rest of his life training himself to master the Yamasenken in hopes of tracking Genma down, taking the Umisenken and then building a new dojo to the memory of his father. When Nodoka mistook him for her long-lost son, he tried to take advantage of that to get what he wanted. But losing to Ranma revealed to him the ugly truth behind the 'Senken Schools', and so he left Nerima, a sadder but wiser man.

 

 

== Shinnosuke ==

[[Running Gag|Shin-who? Oh, now we remember]]. He is the stoic guardian of [[The Lost Woods|the legendary forest of Ryugenzawa]], and successor to his grandfather (the janitor of the zoo that previously stood there, and the first guardian of the forest). Shinnosuke is a kind, introspective boy with a forthright --if often aloof-- demeanor. Having taken over his role from an early age, he once saved a preschool-age Akane from a [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|giant animal attack]], getting himself mortally wounded in the process. His grandfather, desperate to save his life, used the mystical Water of Life to heal Shinnosuke's injuries... but inadvertently caused Shinnosuke to be fully dependent on the water, and without it, he lapses into a sickly state, then coma, then finally... wait, who were we talking about again?

 

 

== Tsubasa Kurenai ==

At her last (junior?) high school, Ukyo Kuonji found herself the recipient of the affections of one Tsubasa Kurenai, who pursued her relentlessly. When Tsubasa tracked Ukyo to Nerima, it caused quite a stir... mainly because everyone thought that ''he'' was a ''she''.

 

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Doesn't actually use his costumes to spy on the girls he's chasing, but does follow them wherever they go, chase them in the streets, send them hundreds of loveletters...

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Despite how convincingly he can pretend to be a girl, it's all in fun and perhaps something he started to try and help "woo" Ukyo, on his claim that since she dressed like a boy, he should dress as a girl to match. In the official subtitled anime, Akane straight out asks if he's gay, and he just as straightforwardly tells her that he's straight, he just likes to "dress up". To the point that, if he's disguised as random scenery, he'll still be wearing a pretty dress under the costume.

 

== Mariko Konjo ==

A master of [[Martial Arts and Crafts|Martial Arts Cheerleading]] from a rival high school, Mariko makes an enemy of Ranma when she humiliates Akane at a volleyball match between Furinkan and Seishun. When Mariko falls in love with Kuno, Ranma sees the chance for revenge.

 

 

== Rouge ==

This Indian Hindu girl is the recipient of the most powerful known Jusenkyo spring. Pantyhose Tarō accidentally stumbled across Rouge bathing one day. During her resultant punishment of him, he accidentally got her magnetic plasters (for treating her constant backaches) stuck to him, so she chased him after he ran away from her fury. The two of them tore up Nerima until Ranma managed to settle the problems.

 

* [[Flying Brick]]: Superhumanly strong, tough, capable of transoceanic flight, insanely accurate, and can generate light, fire, and electricity at will.

* [[Kill It with Fire]]: She can breathe fire from any of her mouths and creates small bolts of fiery energy from her hands.

* [[Misery Poker]]: Oh, woe, she suffers ''so much''. It's all because of that evil, evil man! Won't someone please stand up for her? She seems to genuinely believe it all though, as she is a firm believer in astrology, bad signs, happenstance and the like. Basically, she will help rebuild after wrecking part of the house as Asura, but is apparently completely oblivious to that she caused it in the first place and simply think that it is a sign of bad luck.

* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: In Ashura form, she has six arms.

== The Seven Lucky Gods ==

=== Kirin ===

Ruler of Nekonron and leader of the Seven Lucky Gods School of Martial Arts, he comes to Nerima in search of a legendary scroll half... and if that is in the possession of a woman, he must marry that woman. As Akane happens to be holding it at the time, [[Hilarity Ensues]].

 

* [[The Southpaw]]

* [[Third Person Person]]

 

=== Lychee ===

Bearer of one half of the Scroll of Luck from Nekonron, she comes to Nerima chasing Happōsai, who gave it to her grandparents and told them it would bring them luck. It did... all bad. When she sees Prince Kirin, she thinks her "happily ever after" has come at last... then he decides that Akane is his bride because she caught the scroll that Lychee just threw away.

 

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: Like Akari, she is ever attended by a monstrous animal guardian, the wrestling elephant Jasmine.

* [[You No Take Candle]]: In the dub, she's the only Chinese character other than Shampoo to speak in [[Hulk Speak]].

 

=== Six Lucky Gods ===