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The Strange, Sick World of Ranma 1/2

Ranma is the story about a boy who is cursed and transforms into a girl when hit by cold water. The series is a chronical of his wacky adventures, meeting strange, violent martial arts, most of whom also have cursed forms.

Common Thing:
Many of the Ranma fighters have cursed forms. These ones have a "water meter" under their life bars. Once hit with several water elemental hits, they transform. Most will change back after a little while, their cursed forms being less useful, if not useless. Ranma does not change back however. The temperature of the water does not matter at all.

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Ranma

Saotome Ranma is a 16 year old boy whose father is a disciple of the Anything Goes Martial Arts School. He began training almost before he could walk. When his father, Genma, decides they should train at a legendary training ground called Jusenkyo, they both fall in the cursed springs. While his father becomes a panda when he gets wet, poor Ranma becomes a red-haired girl with large breasts. Ranma is then engaged to marry Tendo Akane without either of the young martial artists input. Ranma is completely honorable, but isn't above taking advantage of his curse to get free food from admiring shop owners. Ranma is very egotistical and takes a lot of pleasure in tormenting Akane. PS: I have only seen the first 2 seasons and played some old SNES roms.
Sex Change: Ranma can start in either form. S/he can transform either by using Ranma's taunt or by being hit with several water elemental attacks. There are a couple of differences. For one, Male Ranma is male and Female Ranma is female for characters where the opponent's gender matters. Also, they have slightly different stats. If you look at the picture, you can also see that female Ranma is shorter than male Ranma, and the length of their limbs are effected in the same way. So male Ranma's punches and kicks have a little more ranged than female Ranma's.

Strategy: Ranma is a solid melee fighter in either form. The only move that has real range is his Dragon Burst projectile. Stay in close with his extremely quick punching attacks. The Anything Goes Vault can be used to roll under projectiles and high attacks to move back in if you are sent back.
Combos:
  • Chain Combo, Roasting Chestnuts or Dragon Burst or CroOF
  • Chain Combo, Launcher, Air Combo, Dragon Burst or Flying Punishment
  • Sweep Combo, Blinking Kick, CroOF
  • Chain Combo, Launcher, Rising Roar or Anything Goes Vault
    Similar Fighters: Yang(SF3),E. Honda
    Stats: Ratio: 2 Size: M
  • Male: Power*: 7 Energy: 3 Defense: 5 Speed: 5
  • Female: Power: 5 Energy: 4 Defense: 4 Speed*: 7
    Special Moves:
    Roasting Chestnuts: Ranma can punch at incredible speeds. His fists can inflict a dozen hits in a instant.
    Dragon Burst*: Ramna throws an energy projectile straight ahead (A,downward)
    Rising Roar*: A pillar of energy rises from Ranma. 3 hits
    Blinking Kick: Does a rising, sweep kick that hits nearby enemies 6 times.
    Anything Goes Vault*: Rolls forward then springs up with a kick near the enemy.
    Basic Throw: Trips his enemy and sits on the victim
    Bonus Abilities: Double Jump
    Launcher: A basic uppercut punch
    Hyper Attacks:
    Chestnuts Roasting on Open Fire: Moves forward delivering a series of devastating blows. 21 hits
    Chestnuts Roasting in Open Air: A launcher (C) and Ranma jumps up and does a mid-air Roasting Chestnut. 14 hits.
    Flying Punishment: Air Only. Dives down (C) skids along the ground with his feet on the victim's face,
  • then hits the laying opponent with a Roasting Chestnut and a powerful blow. 10 hits
    Neko Ken - Cat Fist: Only against felines. Ranma freaks out and flies in 1 of 8 directions with rapid clawing. 15 hits
    Enter: Tightens his or her belt and challenges the enemy
    Taunt: Pours a tea kettle of hot water on girl and a pan of cold on boy to sex change
    Victory-Boy: Looks cocky and a pan of cold water drops on him. Turns him into a girl
    Victory-Girl: A bunch of guys surround him/her declaring their love. Ranma freaks out and runs.
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    • Mikado & Azusa

    The so-called Golden Pair of figure skating. The pair ends up having a Martial Arts Skating Match against Akane and Ranma because of Azusa's bad habits. Azusa (the girl) has a habit to name cute things and take them home with her. When she steals P-Chan, Akane's pet piglet, the two pairs fight. Mikado (the guy?) seeks to find a girl, any girl, to kiss to make a world record of kissing one thousand girls. The player has direct control over Mikado, while Azusa is more of a projectile. If she is hit, she kneels on the ground says "Itai (Ouch)" a few times.

    Strategy: Mikado and Azusa are a team. When Azusa is temporarily knocked down, Mikado's moves that use her are weakened or maybe even completely disabled. Since Azusa is usually standing behind Mikado, it is the players job to keep her protected.
    Combos:
  • Chain Combo, Pirouette Spiral or Golden Pair or Flying Sickle
  • Sweep Combo, Sleet Slide
  • Chain Combo, Launcher, Deadly Skies or Dance of Death
    Similar Fighters: None
    Stats: Power: 5 Energy: 5 Defense: 3 Speed*: 7 Ratio: 2 Size: M & S
    Special Moves:
    Pirouette Spiral*: Mikado throws a spinning Azusa in an arc. 3 hits
    Sleet Slide*: Uses Azusa as a sweep attack, then releases her and she slides forward. 2 hits
    Deadly Skies*: Throws a spinning Azusa straight up, then dashes forward with a elbow strike
    Golden Pair: Rides forward with Azusa riding like an arrow on his back
  • If Mikado is hit, Azusa is thrown forward like a missile.
    Basic Throw: Mikado throws both Azusa and the enemy into the air, Azusa catches for a face-first slam
    Launcher: A rising kick with his skates
    Hyper Attacks:
    Flying Sickle*: Holds Azusa by her hands and spins around, using her blades as a weapon. 12 hits
    Dance of Death: Mikado spins around, sucking his enemy in. (C) enemy flies around getting hit. 25 hits
    Coupler Cleaver: Slides Azusa forward (C) Mikado grabs her feet and spins around, releasing for the basic throw.
    Enter: Both skate out and get into a ready pose
    Taunt: Skate start pose. Both stand straight with Mikado holding Azusa's hands over her head
    Victory: Azusa gets a hammer and starts pounding on Mikado yelling "Gimme (Keiste(?)-Japanese)"
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    • Cologne

    Cologne is Shampoo's ancient grandmother. She is well over 300 years old and the leader of the Amazon tribe Ranma meets in China. After Shampoo fails to kill or marry Ranma, Cologne returns with Shampoo to force Ranma to marry Shampoo. She hops around on her staff, using it like a pogo-stick.

    Strategy: A weird old lady on a stick. The stick can actually prove to be a liability. Since she is only small, her limbs are really short, but her effective height is medium, making it easier to hit her. Hitting the stick counts as a sweep, regardless of the type of attack.
    Combos:
  • Chain Combo, Cat's Paw or Sweet Chestnut Staff or Cat's Curiosity
  • Sweep Combo, Sweet Chestnut Staff or Snow Swirl or Cat's Curiosity
  • Chain Combo, Launcher, Air Combo, Fist of the Bear
    Similar Fighters: None
    Stats: Power: 4 Energy*: 8 Defense: 3 Speed: 5 Ratio: 2 Size: S (M w/stick)
    Special Moves:
    Freezing Missiles*: Waves her staff and sends 6 small chunks of ice flying forward (W)
    Cat's Paw*: Jumps up and forward, spinning her staff around. 4 hits (A)
    Fist of the Bear*: Creates a bear statue of ice then flies in one of 8 directions. (W)(A)
    Sweet Chestnut Staff: Stabs rapidly with her staff. Up to 8 hits
    Basic Throw: Hops on top of the enemy's head with her staff
    Bonus Abilities: Double Jump, Air Dash
    Launcher: An upward swing of her staff
    Hyper Attacks:
    Snow Swirl*: Stabs the ground and a twister of ice rises up under the enemy. 18 hits (W)
    Cat's Curiosity: Spins around in a horizontal circle, making the appearance of multiple old ladies. 20 hits
    Cat Tongue Strike: A single, unblockable poke on her staff. Little damage, but the enemy is now weak to fire. Permanent
    Enter: Her weird flying bird lands
    Taunt: catches a piece of chicken and starts eating it
    Victory: Starts smoking her opium pipe
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    • Happosai

    The master and teacher of both Saotome Genma and Tendo Soun. He is the founder of the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts. Happosai is not only hundreds of years old, but he is also as depraved as you can get. He randomly attacks young girls to nuzzle in their breasts, steals (used) gym shorts from schools, and ducks out of restaurants without paying. Many have called him the Evil Spirit of Japan and he lives up to his expectations.

    Strategy: Evil. He may be only a couple of feet tall, but he is incredibly powerful. Being so short, he is hard to hit. His limbs are small, but his specials and hypers cover a huge area. His normal, basic moves are fairly weak, but using his specials is almost a sure way to win
    Combos:
  • Chain Combo, Spirit Wave or Simple Touch or Panty Raid (on girls)
  • Sweep Combo, Equinox Blizzard
  • Chain Combo, Launcher, Air Combo, Spirit Wave or Simple Touch or Seiryu Spirit
    Similar Fighters: None
    Stats: Power: 5 Energy*: 9 Defense: 4 Speed: 8 Strength: None Weakness: Women Ratio: 3 Size: T
    Special Moves:
    Spirit Wave*: Fires a large beam attack from his hands. 4 hits (A)
    Brassiere Blinders*: Throws a bra at the enemy, which tangles around their head, stunning. Unblockable.
    Simple Touch*: Dashes through his enemy, causing moderate damage. Unblockable (A)
    Simple Parry: Swings his pipe (C) countering his enemy's attack and flinging the victim in the air
    Girl Lovin': Unless Happosai is in critical, there is a 50% chance he will not tag out.
    Basic Throw: Grabs his enemy's butt and starts squeezing
    Launcher: Swings a bra upward, scooping his opponent into the air
    Hyper Attacks:
    Seiryu Spirit*: Summons the shape of a giant blue dragon which homes in on the enemy. 20 hits (W)(A)
    Equinox Blizzard: Sends a tornado forward (C) which scoops up the enemy for quite a bit of damage. (B)
    Anything Goes Spirit: Happosai grows from Tiny to Huge. Power increases by 3. Lasts 10 seconds.
  • Note: Ratio 1s are stunned the entire time. Ratio 2s for a single hit, Ratio 3 is uneffected.
    Panty Raid: Girls only. Dashes through the girl, stealing her bra and underwear right off her body in a flash. Unblockable.
  • This only causes a little damage, mostly due to embarrassment. More of an insult than a hyper.
    Enter: Breaks out of a pile of rocks with Shinto bless markers on it
    Taunt: Takes out an urn and starts playing with his bra collection
    Victory: A girl's gym class runs by and Happosai starts drooling and runs after them off screen. Screams closely follow.
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