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Ryoga habiki de Ranma 1/2

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He is the eternal rival and friend of Ranma Saotome, he is the only one who has truly declared himself as such. He is possibly the tritagonist, and one of the strongest fighters in the series. He is unintentionally a globetrotter who always gets lost and has trouble with directions. The name "Ryoga" can be translated as "Good Fang", which is a reference to his sharp canine teeth. Hibiki translates as "echo or resonance"

appearance

Ryoga's usual outfit consists of a yellow and black speckled scarf around his head, a long-sleeved yellow tunic with a light yellow collar and folded sleeves, black pants with yellow bands around the legs, a black belt, and yellow socks. pale. He is sometimes shown wearing a pale yellow sleeveless shirt and dark blue pants. His hair, usually the front part, is quite long, hiding his bandana behind it. Most often, Ryoga carries a black backpack and a red bamboo umbrella either strapped to the top of his backpack or in his hand. Ryoga physically is very similar to Ranma except for his eye color, hairstyle, fangs, and clothing that is different from him. Before he was cursed into his P-chan form, he was seen wearing a sleeveless indigo shirt with matching pants, and a pale yellow bandana. In his P-chan form, when he is splashed with cold water, Ryoga's clothes fall off and he appears as a small black pig with the yellow, speckled scarf around his neck.

biography

Ryoga stands out among people due to his regularly rough appearance. He spends most of his time training alone and traveling, usually depressed from spending so much time alone in the region, with a sudden rain turning him into a piglet at the mercy of hungry humans or animals. The most notable characteristic of him is that, like his parents, and even his entire family, he has no sense of direction. He is unable to understand simple directions or draw legible maps; he once ran in the wrong direction at the start of a three-legged race and got lost in Shampoo's house for hours looking for the exit. This is not due to a lack of motivation from him, however. For example, on his way to a date, he was to follow the shore of a lake, to reach a statue visible directly in front of him. Instead, Ryoga followed a stream and got lost again. In the anime, Maomolin the bakeneko possessed Ryoga and tried to lure him to the girl he loves. However, Maomolin had many navigation problems, according to Ryoga himself, although the first one was what he thought. In real-world terms, the globe-trotting boy would be classified as having an autismic limitation or brain damage in this area. It's also possible that his lack of sense of direction is some sort of family curse. Another theoretical possibility is that the Hibiki family suffers from an inflamed or infected hippocampal gland, this gland is the human biological compass, so it carries the sense of orientation and direction along with a short-term memory. In the anime, this Condition is worsened by Ryoga's ability to traverse long distances in a very short time on foot, although he does not realize this. When both problems combine, it results in Ryoga having no idea where he is, which causes him to miss his destinations due to crazy margins. In one case, he tried to reach Hokkaidō

biography

Instead he ended up in Okinawa. Fortunately, he is carrying a backpack, which evidently contains essential items for surviving in the wild. In the manga, it's not heavily implied that he is a supernatural talent, at least not beyond his comedic tendency to end up in strange moments. He seems to need much more travel time, and is not actually shown speeding across continents under his will. However, during his first appearance he sped across Tokyo 500 miles (800 km) twice, apparently lasting one or two days, although no exact explanation was given. He also, using the Kinjakan, he arrived to Moscow from Jusenkyo very quickly and a while later he went to look for some Dumplings in Beijing. His map was also once shown to contain a forest, a cafe, a road with a red car, the Tendo dojo, members of an African tribe, China, and France, and he once sent Akane a postcard in which the photograph that showed him involuntarily crossing Okinawa. Ryoga's family home overlooks Mount Fuji, where his pet Shirokuro and his puppies live. However, due to the condition of the Hibiki family, it is usually empty. Ryoga generally leads a nomadic lifestyle, and only occasionally manages to find her. His dog, however, doesn't have as much trouble finding her way around him and recognizes him in both his human and pig forms. It has been mentioned that Ranma helped Ryoga get to her house when they went to the same high school.

biography

The combination of his poor sense of direction and his curse has regularly subjected Ryoga to imminent misery, constantly finding him alone and lost in the region, with few food rations, or at the mercy of hungry predators. During his first appearance, Ryoga was a very angry and seemingly unapproachable individual. Ryoga is emotional, usually following his heart rather than his head, although he has shown the ability to use strategy when he is focused or lacking distractions. He is emotionally fragile, sincere and naive. He regularly feels depressed, which serves as the source of his chi projection. He is generally shy, humble and polite, especially towards women. He is usually easily fooled and used by some manipulative characters and becomes extremely grateful, loyal and sacrificial towards any act of kindness that is offered to him. A comical repeat is that whenever Girl Ranma disguises herself, no matter how transparent the disguise, Ryoga is completely fooled. Ranma uses this as an advantage to spy on any training Ryoga is practicing, to annoy, or torment Ryoga during a date with Akane to destroy the latter's prospects.

history

Ryoga is introduced in chapter 10 of the manga, titled "The Man Who Chased Ranma" and in episode 7 of the anime "Ryoga Is Always Lost", in which he coincidentally stopped a giant wild boar that was attacking a rural village. He politely asked the location of Furinkan High School, but it turned out that he had gone 500 miles (800 km) to the south, and had to go the 500 miles (800 km) to the north. A week later, he finally arrived at his destination and surprisingly attacked Ranma. Ranma had trouble recognizing him, but was happy to see him when he remembered Ryoga as an old friend from his old boys' school (Junior High School in the anime, High School in the manga). At first, it seemed like Ryoga had a grudge against him because Ranma " "fled" from the meeting point of a duel they had agreed upon, a vacant lot that was located 500 yards (460 m) from his house. His poor sense of direction forced him to wander all over Japan for four days searching for his fate, but Ranma only waited three days before leaving for China to train with his father. Ranma thought that Ryoga's motivation stemmed from him always beating Ryoga when they competed for the last bread at lunch, slowly forming a large grudge towards him. Ryoga ended up traveling a week for the next duel. During their confrontation, Ryoga discovered Ranma's curse. When Ryoga threw his belt-blade to attack Ranma he cut Akane Tendo's hair by accident, so the fight ended when both boys were hit by Akane. After Ryoga attacked Ranma again on a rainy night, the girl Ranma discovered that Ryoga went to China, and concluded that the reason for his anger was because he was cursed by the Jusenkyo springs. Ranma later found a dog after Ryoga was wet by the rain, so he assumed it was Ryoga and let him into the house, while Akane found a suspicious little black pig in her room.

history

and healed a blow he had. Akane asked Ranma to bathe the little pig, but when she put him in the hot tub Ryoga appeared and revealed that he went to China to look for him, but one day he was pushed by a girl to the Spring of the Drowned Pig and then a panda almost He cooked it and ate it, and blamed it all on Ranma. The girl Ranma managed to convince him that he should be angry with the girl and the panda, but it turned out that they were Ranma in his female form while he was chasing his father Genma Saotome in his panda form, which angered Ryoga even more. further. Akane decided to adopt the little pig and named him P-Chan, unaware that he was actually Ryoga, and that is when he falls madly in love with Akane as she is the first girl to show him affection, even in her cursed form. After this, Ryoga frequently returns to Nerima, either to challenge Ranma with the motive of revenge for his curse of Jusenkyo, or to bring pastries and gifts to Akane as tokens of affection, or simply to get involved in the affairs and problems that his rival is in. His antagonism towards Ranma gradually decreases over time. Their relationship began as a violent rivalry so they had intense competitions, uneasy alliances, or not very serious conflicts, and after a brief decline, he developed terms good enough to risk his life to help Ranma repeatedly. However, they remained very competitive. Ranma always considers Ryoga to be his friend.

history

Ryoga has collaborated with Mousse on a few occasions, to obtain a cure for his curses during the Musk saga, and they considered competing together during an onsen race. He and Tatewaki Kuno also formed a team for Akane's protection against Ranma very briefly when they became enraged upon seeing a photograph of Ranma kissing Akane, and for 1 second during an eating competition. In the anime, they both attacked Ranma in the episode "The Big Plan. Ukyo's Skirts!". They also formed an alliance in the episode "How Annoying! The Happosai Six" and prevented Ranma and Akane from getting together in the episode "Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple". They also both beat up Ranma in the OVA "The Curse of the Inversion Jewel". However, in the manga Ryoga is not a distant friend, and is on better terms with Ranma.

P-chan

Ryoga's solitary wanderings make him quite desperate for affection. Akane as his pet P-Chan was her only way to get any kind of warm human contact, and she went crazy with happiness when she snuggled with him like a teddy bear or kissed him on the snout. Overall, though, he doesn't seem remotely libinid, and will be very embarrassed by simply daydreaming about innocent dates or holding hands with Akane. He did not enter the women's locker room with Ranma even though they believed there was a Jusenkyo cure for them there, until Ranma threw him off and quickly turned to the opposite direction from where some girls were changing. P-Chan is frequently present when the Tendo/Saotome family is talking or involved in something, sometimes sitting on Akane's lap. Ranma, Genma, and Happosai know about Ryoga's curse, but apparently don't consider it a problem. Cologne, Shampoo, Mousse, Soun, and many supporting characters also know about his curse, Akane never finds out. He tends to show his piggy ways more openly when he is sad or needs comfort. The curse may also not be age-specific, given that it remained unchanged when he became a child due to the "time mushrooms". Ranma has been shown to be especially highly regarded in relation to Ryoga's curse, probably because it was he who caused it, pure compassion, and possibly due to a "warrior" code of silence sworn to the dog he initially thought was Ryoga.

P-chan

While Ranma was initially willing to threaten to expose Ryoga's secret to Akane, he eventually discovers that Ryoga sees himself as Akane's protector even in his almost defenseless P-Chan form and endures his regularly violent nighttime moves to keep her at bay. safe and happy, and helped prevent him from drowning even in this state. In general, he tries to keep Ryoga's curse a secret from Akane since, through actions such as catching him when he is about to fall into water, changing the direction of Akane's head, and making up excuses and explanations. . He felt sad for his rival when Akane seemed to discover Ryoga's secret (when she saw Ryoga's ribbon in his hands, which is also the scarf P-Chan wears around his neck, and an empty teapot), and tried to explain it to her. that "Ryoga never meant to hurt her", when in reality "P-Chan" drank the hot water from the teapot, ran away and dropped his handkerchief. However, Ranma still likes to annoy Ryoga by using this as a joke and sometimes screws up. , such as when he honestly tried to convince Pantyhose Taro that it is possible to live with a curse as well by using this as a comfort to Ryoga, without considering that Akane was around. However, he sometimes teases or plays with the pig, even juggling him with his feet, which may cause him to try to hit him after he bites his hand.

p-chan

The only time Ryoga is somewhat libidinous occurred near the end of the manga. When he became a little boy, and Ranma introduced him to Akane, he was hugged and very shyly accepted her offer to sit on her lap. When she offered "Ryoga's brother" to take a bath with her, he initially protested but later reconsidered, before being stopped by Ranma, strongly contradicting his characterization from all of his previous appearances, possibly explained by him having lost something. He is because he met Akari. Making it even more interesting, Akane wasn't the least bit upset when she discovered that the boy was Ryoga, making it questionable if she would mind finding out P-Chan's secret, since nothing too serious has happened with the piglet.

good and bad moments

Despite his flaws and constant failures, Ryoga is generally portrayed as an honorable individual. A prime example occurred during the time when Happosai weakened Ranma with moxibustion. Ranma's other rivals took advantage of this to attack him, but Ryoga saved them from his aggression. In reality, he was depressed by the loss of his rival and helped him regain his strength. Unlike Mousse and Shampoo, Ryoga had no treacherous intentions when he helped in the fight against Taro and prevented Ranma from drowning even though he was in his pig form. Likewise, he helped Ranma in the fight against the Musk dynasty, by preventing Ranma from being killed by Herb, and entered a chasm to unlock the curse on him. Although originally, he was only trying to help Mousse and himself. Later, he helped rescue Akane from the Yamata no Orochi. In the final saga, he prevented Ranma from being eaten alive by Saffron, the king of the phoenix men, and threw huge rocks during their aerial battle, when he realized that Saffron could not withstand strong impacts. Ryoga is fiercely proud and brave. Even in his completely overpowered piggy form he has faced Ranma, Happosai, Lime and Mint, regardless of whether it would cost him a severe beating, and he cannot bear the thought of being considered weak by Akane. Ryoga's worst failure in behavior occurred during and immediately after the "Fishing Rod of Love" saga. He attempted to use a magical fishing rod to win Akane's love, but accidentally caught Ranma instead. Using stratagems and pretending to "love" a bewitched Ranma, Ryoga attempted to kill his eternal rival; but since Ranma decided not to defend himself by seeking Ryoga's happiness he couldn't bring himself to do so until Ranma made him angry by kissing him on the cheek.

good and bad moments

After Akane got involved, Ranma furiously attacked her and attempted to fish out Ryoga with the fishing rod. Ryoga confronted Ranma to save Akane and accidentally freed her rival from the spell. Ryoga's heroic moment was destroyed when he tried to hug and propose to Akane, but he grabbed Ranma instead of her by accident, receiving a beating. Eventually, Akane believed that he deliberately tried to gain Ranma's love while Ranma looked at Ryoga with disgust and suspicion. Mitigating her failure, Ryoga immediately reconsiders his actions after this failed attempt and apparently learned his lesson from her as he later helped discourage Mousse from taking advantage of her opportunity to impose Shampoo's love on him. an egg print. Right after this incident, unlike Taro, Ryoga initially had no intentions of helping Ranma find a cure in the Musk Saga, and knocked him/her out from behind to get it for him and Mousse. After Ranma forgave his betrayal by helping him, Ryoga more than repaid this favor, first saving Ranma's life by preventing Herb from murdering him, and then putting himself at severe risk by entering a closing chasm to unlock the curse. from the last batch. He later became a reliable ally in times of crisis. At the end of the manga, he decides that the best thing for him before Akane and Ranma's marriage is to embark on a long trip and not attend the wedding given his feelings for her, but he ends up breaking in anyway given his well-known orientation problem. ends up fighting Ranma, Genma and Mousse to obtain the water from the Drowned Man's Spring that Soun had hidden but Gemma stole it, and which he had previously used to coerce Akane so that she finally agrees to marry Ranma (this as discovered by Nabiki, who complains to her father for having done such a thing since she at least demands money from her victims

good and bad moments

not marriage) since Akane owed that favor to Ranma for having saved her life and since it was because of her that she could not be cured before.

relations

Akane Tendou, It is very unclear to what extent Akane is aware of Ryoga's visible infatuation with her. He regularly offers her presents from the places she visits. He becomes extremely nervous when talking to her, stating categorically that he is very happy about the few dates between them. Ryoga has also made some embarrassing, and extremely transparent, attempts to confess his love for her. As the manga progresses, Akane has shown to have a special affection for him, coming to consider her virtues as a man. Perhaps the most humiliating of these attempts was during the little "Miracle Soap" story, in which Ryoga finds the courage to declare his feelings after using a soap (which ended up in his hands after Shampoo lost it), which would temporarily lift the curse of Jusenkyo (as a matter of fact, the soap itself was a product of Jusenkyo). However, Ryoga only managed to scare Akane away with her lack of control, as he continued destroying everything in her path while he pursued her. Afterwards, she stated that whoever became Ryoga's girlfriend had to be stronger than her. Despite her obviousness, Akane seems almost completely oblivious to her affections. During Ukyo's introductory arc, she witnessed Ryoga's emotional reaction when Ranma made him think she was holding his hand, but did not draw any conclusions. She adamantly protested out of genuine confusion when Nabiki suggested that the latter was actively pursuing her, in the "Fishing Rod of Love" arc, claiming that he was simply a good friend of hers.

relations

Ranma saotome, Despite everything, many fans have also paired the two rivals: Ranma and Ryoga. Whether in fanfics, fanarts or doujinshis. This is because Ryoga is the most noble and chivalrous of all the rivals Ranma has ever had, both sharing a similar heroic "Warrior Code" and interests, having complemented forces, and Ryoga always repeatedly coming to Ranma's aid. For example, during the "Weakening Moxibustion"/"Shoten Hiryu Ha" arc, all of Ranma's other rivals took full advantage of his weakened state, while Ryoga not only did not dare to attack his weak opponent, but also Heartbroken at the loss of his worthy rival, he protected him from the cowardly assault, and helped Ranma regain his strength. Even the creator has played multiple times with the great "chemistry" of these 2 creating stories in the manga such as the one in Volume 23 Chapters 8,9,10 (Disappointment, The Origin of Love/Misery, Evolution of Love/Pain, The recklessness of love) where through a magical artifact we see how Ranma falls madly in love with Ryoga and they both live together as a couple for a time. Or in Volume 35 where a clone of Ranma girl kisses Ryoga on the lips and he is then very confused and thoughtful, wondering what his friend Ranma's kiss must have meant (of which Ryoga has no knowledge that he was a clone and believes that it was the real Ranma).

Relationships (Ranma)

These and several other hints at these two's relationship show that the idea of ​​them as a couple has not only been on the minds of many fans but is also an idea that has been hinted at repeatedly throughout the manga.

physical skills

Ryoga is an exceptionally efficient martial artist, comparable to Ranma; whom although he has never defeated "legally" (chapter 141, ahem), he has managed to tie him on several occasions when he was really upset or motivated, especially short or off-screen battles. He has roughly triumphed twice (in moments of advantage and debuffs). He is at a great disadvantage at times when he is extremely distracted. Even Ranma has sometimes tricked him into triumphing in a climactic moment. Unlike the other members of the cast, Ryoga appears to be the most self-taught, with immense natural talent, and reckless hard training as his only mentors. Takahashi mentioned in an interview that the reason for his great power lies in his life of constant hard walking. . A power that he seems to increase when he gets too emotional. This has led Ryoga to inadvertently destroy walls, streetlights, and even large portions of buildings. Along with his strength, Ryoga is shown to be extremely resilient during battles. He is able to survive blows and falls that even Ranma himself could not, such as in the battle with Herb in which he withstood the impact of two halves of the mountain coming together and finally managed to come out with the Bakusai Tenketsu virtually unscathed. Although significantly slower than Ranma, after the latter received training from Cologne, Ryoga managed to improve his speed to a point where he could easily surpass Mousse, or Genma. (During Saffron's final story). Despite his great combat skills, Ryoga suffers from several limitations, the most notable of which is Jusenkyo's curse, which if, due to usual causes during a fight, he ends up transforming, it could become his clear defeat. He is also easily distracted, making it easier for his opponents to defeat him. Furthermore, out of his own sense of decency, he normally refuses to fight with anyone who

Physical abilities

It is much weaker than the original form. Ryoga is much tougher and stronger than Ranma, however Ranma is more agile and faster than Ryoga.

special abilities

Bakusai Tenketsu" (爆砕点穴 - Lit. The Explosion Trick):: The explosion trick is a technique taught to Ryoga by Cologne. Originally used mainly in construction work. Ryoga is able to reach a point at any point. inanimate object and destroy it with just one finger. The training is exhausting, consisting of tying yourself and a rock to a tree that will repeatedly hit you, you must touch the rock with a finger until you find the "breaking point". It is useless in living beings, but the side effects of training make the subject almost invulnerable to physical attacks.Shishi Hōkōdan" (獅子咆哮弾 - Lit. Lion's Roar)::The Lion's Roar is a technique that has been written a book given to Ryoga by a civil engineer, when he was trapped in a cave. The movement is fueled by depression. This allows Ryoga to improve the technique over time. The perfected version of the Shishi Hōkōdan requires Ryoga to be deeply depressed. The difference in the two (besides the energy) is that the perfected version is a vertical explosion, while the normal one is a horizontal one.

special abilities

Dairokkan" (第六感 - Sixth Sense): Like other martial artists in the series, Ryoga has shown an extrasensory sense, which warns him of dangers and/or attacks. However, at least once in the manga , during the Musk Dynasty arc, his sixth sense and poor sense of direction combined, caused him to predict an incoming attack, but he waited for it in the wrong direction!Sekiteki Kairin Gasa: Ryoga's Umbrella is his main weapon. He opens his umbrella horizontally and spins it rapidly, using this to hypnotize an enemy and make them unable to move. A more powerful variant that works on multiple opponents is the Shinteki Kairin Gasa. The umbrella is also incredibly heavy, but Ryoga is capable of. pick it up like a feather.