Style: Freestyle Kenpo/Karate
Strengths: Ryouga may not have as much skill as Ranma, but he makes up for this in strength. He is stronger and has more stamina/endurance than Ranma, and this is demonstrated in the style of his techniques. He lifts and breaks large objects very easily, destroys concrete without even blinking, burrows through solid earth, and is more than a match for anyone or anything twice his size. Ryouga also possesses a wealth of projectile weapons (bandannas and umbrella) which can be easily manipulated to his advantage in a fight. He also has shown a propensity to taking damage, being able to take large amounts of it and still keep fighting. Though much of this comes from the side effect of training to do the Bakusai Tenketsu (see below), Ryouga still has a strong constitution when it comes to fighting. A couple of hits from a strong martial artist like Ryouga could probably end a match very quickly.
Weaknesses: Ryouga's obvious first weakness is that he can't get hit with cold water, or else he becomes a pig. Aside from biting and bouncing around, Ryouga is pretty weak as a little black pig. Ryouga also tends to rely on a newly-learned technique by itself to win sometimes. He is also an emotional fighter, and this can either be a strength or a weakness for him, depending on the situation. Emotional feelings during a fight can either increase Ryouga's strength or cause him to become sloppy and attack blindly (the latter is more the case than the former). Ryouga's horrible sense of direction may also cause him to lose his opponent. He also tends to have a "berserker" type of fighting style - not fighting very carefully and attacking more than defending.
Special Techniques:
Aside from using an umbrella, which weighs a ton, but which Ryouga wields one-handed very easily, a belt, which he can snap out and use as a bludgeoning weapon or a bladed sword, and numerous bandannas, which are all tied around Ryouga's head at the same time, and are used by him as shuriken, Ryouga also employs these techniques:
Bakusai Tenketsu (Blasting or Breaking Point/Earth Tremor Attack): This technique was taught to Ryouga by Cologne to help him try to beat Ranma. It involves seeing the breaking point of something with your mind, and hitting it with one finger, shattering the object. This only works on objects made of stone and rock, however. One of the real benefits of the "Breaking Point", though, is that in training to do it, the trainee's threshold for pain increases by a large factor. The trainess is able to take a larger amount of damage, as well as keep fighting for extended periods of time without really tiring. This mostly has to do with the fact that training for the technique involves using the Bakusai Tenketsu to break a huge rock that swings toward you. One must learn to use the technique properly - or get viciously hit by the rock. The repeated failures are what build up the trainee's stamina.
Shishi Hokoudan (Roaring Lion/Depression Blast): This technique was learned by Ryouga when he became trapped in an underground excavation tunnel. An excavation worker taught Ryouga this. The technique goes as follows: one channels the negative energy of heavy feelings, like depression, into his/her body and releases it in the form of a giant discharge of "chi" energy. The more heavy the feeling is, the bigger the blast, and for Ryouga and his depression over many things, especially his love for Akane, this is a perfect technique for him. |
