Ranma ½ is the creation and intellectual property of Takahashi Rumiko and Kodansha.

Still Better than Black Keys.

Chapter Forty Nine.

Lancer.

Real Name: Saotome Ranma.

Also known as: Saotome Ranko, Tendo Ranko, Pigtailed Goddess, The Wild Horse of Nerima, The King of Crossdressers, Vile Sorcerer, Airen, Ranchan, Hibiki Youko.

Gender: Male (Female when splashed with cold water).

Alignment: Chaotic Good.

Attribute: Human.

Natural Enemy: Happosai, Hibiki Ryouga, Gilgamesh, Mousse, Kuno Tatewaki.

Parameters:

Strength: B (ranked C+ while in girl form).

Endurance: B (decreased to C when in girl form).

Agility: A (increased to A+ while in girl form).

Mana: C

Luck: E

Noble Phantasm: D

Likes: Food, training, fighting, free meals, being praised as the best on something.

Dislikes: Losing at anything, his father, harassers, cats.

Biography:

Born the son of expert martial artist and conman Saotome Genma and his wife Nodoka, Ranma was taught martial arts ever since he was only two years old. Genma took him at this early age in a worldwide trip to master all known forms of combat, promising his wife he'd make a 'man among men' out of their child.

However, Genma was negligent and often verbally and even physically abusive, forging Ranma's 'character' through 'adversity' and giving him the skills of a grifter and rogue. Also, during an expedition into the mountains of China, Ranma fell into the cursed Spring of the Drowned Maiden, which means now he changes into a red haired, buxom pretty girl whenever he is splashed with cold water; hot water turns him back into a young man.

Ranma was engaged by his father to one of the daughters of fellow martial artist Tendo Soun. Most interpretations of Ranma's legend identify this young woman as 'Akane', although apocryphal versions also use the names of 'Nabiki' and 'Kasumi', allegedly Akane's older sisters.

Class Skills:

Magic Resistance: E

Lancer has a very low rank at Magic Resistance for his Class. In life, he was just as vulnerable to magecraft and spells as anyone else, and as a matter of fact he was often the victim to numerous kinds of magical afflictions.

The Servant only has the absolute minimum granted by the Class container for the rank purposes of this summon.

Personal Skills:

Battle Continuation: A

A capacity to keep on fighting and struggling, even after receiving a fatal wound. As long as the Soul Core of the Heroic Spirit hasn't been shattered completely, the Servant will keep on their feet giving battle, although losing energy and dealing less damage the longer the combat goes. The sign of a restless, fierce spirit that will not yield back.

Lancer is stubborn as a mule and doesn't know when to surrender. However, if Lancer's Master is threatened, Lancer may abandon the fight to take said Master to a safe place, granting him a temporary Disengage depending on the depth of the bond with the Master, and able to reach up to a rank of A+.

Martial Artist: EX

Lancer is a master of Anything Goes Martial Arts, a highly adaptable all purpose style of combat. This school of martial discipline can be employed while barehanded or armed with pretty much anything in a wide variety of blunt and sharp weapons, besides allowing manipulation of chi as an extra weapon flowing out of the Servant's body and channeling the mana of Lancer and Lancer's Master.

For the purposes of his status as a Lancer, Ranma resorts to a long pole weapon as a default battle tool, but he also can easily wield swords and even common household items with deadly accuracy and efficiency. He also can incorporate many apparently common and unassuming techniques and aptitudes apparently unrelated to combat into his fighting style, as will be elaborated in his next listed Skill.

An unfortunate but completely intentional (from Genma's part) childhood 'accident' saw little Ranma thrown into a pit full of hungry cats while lotioned all over with fish paste. This was supposed to make him an even better fighter, but in truth just added to his long list of growing trauma. Not only Lancer is now completely scared of cats, but prolonged close contact with them will grant him a Mad Enhancement (B ranked) mindless state known as the 'Neko Ken' or Cat Fist, which will see him acting as maddened large cat, attacking all those around him and unable to tell friend apart from foe. However, a Master with a deep enough Bond can control Lancer even in this state without the need for Command Seals, just ordering him (or her) around like an overgrown loyal pet.

Expert of Many Specializations (False): A

While not academically gifted, Lancer is laborious and will quickly latch onto the learning of any skills and abilities he may deem convenient for his or her goals at the time. Once Lancer puts his or her mind at something, that objective will be labored onto relentlessly, until the discipline Lancer desired to master has been finally mastered, usually within a quite short timeframe.

Besides martial arts, Lancer is adept at swimming, the tea ceremony, cooking, cheerleading, singing, acting, survivalism in the wild, flower arranging, mountain climbing, foot racing, high speed calligraphy and all you can eat buffets, among other specialties. These aptitudes can also be implemented into Lancer's fighting style in a wide variety of peculiar yet useful fashions, making him a very unpredictable fighter. He's also a decent kart driver and could probably drive a normal car efficiently, although not well enough as to give him a widespread Riding skill.

However, Lancer is a disaster at card playing of any sorts, to the point where even children can defeat him easily.

Natural Born Casanova: B

Lancer was highly admired and well regarded by most women in his life, and his female form was similarly admired and desired by men, even by many of those who knew his secret. In both forms, Lancer is extremely attractive and physically appealing, just short enough as to lack the Golden Body skill.

With little effort, the Servant is able to seduce others of the opposite gender he belongs to at the moment. However, given Lancer's bouts of wild bad luck, individuals falling in love with him or her will often become undesired stalkers and pursue him obsessively, something that Lancer has always hated.

Noble Phantasms:

Hiryu Shouten Ha , the Heaven Blast of the Dragon: C

Can engage up to 25 enemies at a time.

Lancer's most powerful martial arts technique, taught to him by Cologne, leader of the Chinese Amazons.

The technique is based on the doctrine of the clash of temperatures. Its user will develop a 'Soul of Ice', to void themselves of emotion. Lancer then attempts to lead the opponent into a circular motion, while creating a spiral of either opposing temperature chi or Lancer's battle aura. Lancer proceeds to follow up with a corkscrew uppercut strike, while still maintaining said ice-cold aura. The pressure difference, resulting from the collision of the enemy's body heat and Lancer's cold, forms a chi-laced tornado that carries off the opponent and smacks them around until completion.

Moko Takabisha, the Pride of the Fierce Tiger: C

Anti-Unit.

Also known as the 'Tiger Hurricane', this is a technique developed by Lancer to counter Hibiki Rouga's Shishi Hokodan. Using Lancer's ego and overconfidence to generate the chi, it creates a perfect link between the Servant's mind and his body, allowing him to release huge, glowing and certainly devastating blasts of chi. This technique, however, is rather exhausting on the Master's mana supply.

Summon: "Yo, what's cooking? My name's Saotome Ranma, Servant Lancer! You sure got the bang for your buck with this summon!"

Start of Battle: "Okay, tough guy! Get ready to rumble!"

"Show me what you've got!"

Victory: "That was all? Sheesh, what a waste of my time..."

"You got knocked the hell out!"

"Suck on that, Pops!"

"Hey, don't overreact! I didn't hit you that hard..."

"Be thankful I went easy on ya!"

Defeat:

"Damn, but you're good!"

"I lost?! No! How… How could this happen…!"

"Geez, what a damned bother…!"

Defeat by Noble Phantasm: "Damn you…!"

Noble Phantasm Activation: "My name's Saotome Ranma, the Wild Horse! Hear me roar like a tiger! MOKO TAKABISHA!"

"Let's finish this, bud! On the honor of the Saotome School! HIRYU SHOUTEN HA!-!-!"

Extra Dialogue:

"Um, do I know you? You look kinda familiar, but… you don't need to get so close, really…" (When you have Caster Saotome Haruna).

"Ugh, this kid… She kinda gives me the creeps, I don't know why—Eh? She's a WHAT?!" (When you have Rider or Saber Astolfo).

"Whoa, King Arthur! Mad respect! Even I know about King Arthur, of course! King of… uh, France, right?" (When you have Prototype Saber Arthur Pendragon).

"So, ya don't like those… things either, do you? That's great, maybe we can be pals! Uh, b-but you don't have to look at me like that, you know…" (When you have Assassin Wu Zetian).

Birthday: "It's your birthday? Hey, that's great, congratulations! What if you treat me to something to celebrate?"

Event: "Alright! It's just like a school festival! Let's go have some fun!"

Holy Grail: "Damn it! I can be free of this stupid curse at last…! You'll help me, won't you? Of course you will!"

To be Continued.