(http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090208055648/ranma/images/thumb/1/1f/RyogaHibikiProfile.jpg/230px-RyogaHibikiProfile.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Ryoga Hibiki<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>16<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><br/><strong>Hair:</strong>Black<br/><br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Brown<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong>Ryoga stands out in the crowd due to his regularly rough appearance. His usual outfit consists of his trademark leopard bandana (and several hidden leopard bandanas inside the visible one) around his head, a yellow jumper, black trousers with yellow leg bands around the ankes and a black sash like belt. As his name suggests Ryoga, meaning "good fang" in japanese, has very visible fangs.<br/><br/><strong>Jusenkyo Curse (If Any):</strong>Spring of Drowned Black Piglet (In his pig form Ryoga gains Speed x3)<br/><br/><strong>Martial Arts Style:</strong>Self Taught<br/><br/><strong>Element or Elements Attuned to:</strong>Earth and Fire<br/><br/><strong>Special Technique:</strong>Bakusai Tenketsu:  or Breaking Point, is a technique taught to Ryoga by Cologne. Originally used by construction workers to clear away debris, this technique enables Ryoga to shatter rocks and similar substances with a finger. The training is gruelling, consisting of tying yourself and a boulder to a tree and repeatedly slamming yourself, finger first into the boulder until you figure out the 'breaking point.' The technique is useless on humans, but the training's side effects make the user nearly invulnerable to physical attacks. Also, this technique is what allows Ryoga to tunnel underground. He is also seen using a "Rapid Fire" version at times, striking quickly and repeatedly to produce several small blasts in a row.<br/><br/><strong>ATTRIBUTES:</strong>(Numbers after the slash represent Ryoga in his P-Chan form)<br/><br/><strong>Strength:</strong>6/1<br/><br/><strong>Speed:</strong>5/6<br/><br/><strong>Durability:</strong>6/2<br/><br/><strong>Wisdom:</strong>2 (1 in regards to his sense of direction)<br/><br/><strong>Knack:</strong>5<br/><br/><strong>Charm:</strong>3<br/><br/><strong>Martial Art Skill:</strong>x3<br/><br/><strong>Special Training:</strong>Strength x3, Speed x1, Toughness x2, Ki Training x2, Jump x2, Weapons x2, Pure Heart x1<br/><br/><strong>Flaw:</strong>Jusenkyo Curse, No Sense of Direction, Little Common Sense, Innocent<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong>Ryoga is introduced in chapter 10 of the manga, titled "The Hunter" and in episode 7 of the anime entitled "Enter Ryoga, The Eternal Lost Boy", in which he casually stops a giant boar from attacking rural villagers. He politely asked for directions to Furinkan High School, but overshot the distance by 500 kilometres south, and again shortly thereafter by 500 kilometres north. A week later, he finally managed to reach his destination and promptly attacked Ranma. The latter had to think hard to remember him, but was glad to see him when he remembered Ryoga as a friend from his old boys' school (Junior High School in the anime, High School in the manga). At first, it seemed like he simply has a grudge because the latter "ran away" from their scheduled fight, at a vacant lot located 500 yards from his own house. His bad sense of direction forced him to wander all over Japan for four days looking for his destination, while Ranma only waited three days before leaving with his father for their training trip to China. Ranma recalls the motivation as consistently beating Ryoga to the last bread at lunchtime, slowly building up the latter's resentment towards him.<br/><br/>Ryoga ends up a week late travelling to their next duel. During their confrontation, he discovers Ranma's curse, and the latter accidentally cuts off part of Akane's hair, by kicking away Ryoga's belt-slash, leading both boys to profusely apologise.<br/><br/>After another fight takes place in a rainstorm, female Ranma finds out that Ryoga tracked her to China, and concludes that the reason for his anger lies in being cursed by the springs of Jusenkyo. Ranma finds a dog on the scene which she assumes to be Ryoga and allows it into the house, while Akane finds a suspicious small black piglet in her room and tends to it. Akane tells Ranma to bathe the pig, but when he puts it the hot bath Ryoga appears. Female Ranma almost manages to convince him that he should be mad at the girl who pushed him into the spring, leading him to almost be cooked and eaten, but it turns out to have been herself, during a chase after Genma-panda, aggravating Ryoga more then ever. Akane decides to adopt the pig, naming him P-chan ("cute pig"; the "P" is actually derived from the English word "pig"), completely unaware of his dual identity and that he has become utterly enamoured with her.<br/><br/>Afterwards, Ryoga frequently finds himself back in Nerima, whether to challenge Ranma, search for a cure for his Jusenkyo curse, bring pastries and gifts to Akane as awkward shows of affection, or simply become entangled in the schemes and chaos that seem to follow his rival. His antagonism towards Ranma gradually lessens with time. It starts out as a fierce rivalry, then shifts back and forth between tense competition, uneasy alliances or non-serious conflicts and, after a brief lapse, progresses to friendly enough terms to repeatedly risk his life to help Ranma. However, they remain highly competitive. Ranma himself considers Ryoga as "generally a friend" and as his only true rival/equal.