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Ryoko's Gems

Ryoko's gems, which only appeared functionally in the OVA give her some more powers that she does not have access to naturally. Ryoko wears one in each wrist and one in her neck. They contain Washu's goddess power. Over 20,000 years ago, Washu possessed powers greater than that of her two sisters, Tsunami and Tokimi. For some reason her powers were sealed away. This also explains why Ryoko's powers are so similar to that of Juraian trees because Washu's sister, Tsunami, was the first Juraian ship.

The whole reason that Washu created Ryoko in the first place was so that she could harness the powers within her gems. With all three gems in place Ryoko can use the power that Washu once held. Including 10 Lighthawk wings. During Ryoko's creation, Washu's assistants Kagato and Yakage each exploited Washu's creation of Ryoko. Yakage stole some cells and made a clone. Kagato simply imprisoned Washu and brainwashed Ryoko.

For centuries the galaxy's most brilliant scientists have researched the gems but they reveal little about their origin or how they work. The closest replication of the gems was achieved by Kagato. He managed to create gems more powerful than Ryoko's but they were not nearly as compact. They were so large that he had them mounted on his ship the Soja (which Washu created.) When Ryoko was under the control of Kagato she had all three of her gems, but after her battle with Yosho the gems were removed

Ryoko can create lesser versions of the gems. They each take about 750 years to create and are very fragile. This was the one that Tenchi destroyed in OVA 1. Ryoko wears an earring on her right ear, this is one of her created gems. She used its power in OVA 6 when she fought Kagato.

One major drawback, is that Kagato used the gems to control Ryoko and that's why he was able to control her. Although she did possess all three gems when she fought Yosho on earth, she was fighting Kagato's control with all her power which is how Yosho was able to take the gems from her.

below is a chart that explains the uses of Ryoko's gems.

 

Gems	Placement	Powers Gained
No Gems	N/A	Teleportation, Phase with matter, Flight Growth, beam saber, Laser, Duplication Regeneration, Hair Needles, Force Field
	Left Wrist	Summon Minor Demons Control Minor Demons Summon Major Demons
	Right Wrist	Control Major Demons
	Neck	With all three gems in place, Ryoko is able to fulfill the purpose that she was created for. Ryoko is able to tap into the gems which actually contain Washu's goddess powers.  Ryoko can create 10 lighthawk