Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo!)

Ryoko is a female anime and manga character who features in Tenchi Muyo!.

Biography

Ryoko Hakubi (Japanese: 白眉 魎呼, Hepburn: Hakubi Ryōko) was a female humanoid who was created through genetic engineering by the great scientist Washu Hakubi. Her biological mother used DNA from her own ova which was merged with that of a powerful sea creature called a Masu with Ryoko being made by binary cloning.

Overview

Personality and attributes

She was shown as being impulsive, hedonistic (with a penchant for sake), poor-mannered, often immodest, recklessly violent, and hot-tempered although she sometimes reveals her more emotional and vulnerable side.

As a character, Ryoko is very emotional. She easily gets upset, and is short tempered, especially around Ayeka. But she's deeply in love with Tenchi, though not fully admitting how deeply when she tells Ayeka how she first met Tenchi, and later when she offers up her own life in place of his. While she was trapped in the cave, she was able to create an astral body and venture to the entrance of the cave. She watched Tenchi grow up over the years, and she wished more than anything to be with him. However, the way she introduced herself to him was terribly frightening to Tenchi, so he distanced himself from her for a long time. Also, when Washu is first introduced she tells Ryoko that she knows how she (Ryoko) feels about Tenchi and says that Ryoko wants to do "this and that" with Tenchi.

Powers and abilities

Ryoko was actually a binary clone created through genetic engineering where the DNA from an ova of Washu Hakubi was combined with that of a powerful sea creature called a Masu.

Physically, Ryoko has no taste buds, and has no need to eat; all the energy she gets comes from the gem inherited by Washu on her wrist. Ryoko eats to be social, but has a "taste" for sake. Although she enjoys allowing herself to become drunk like normal humans, Ryoko's level of healing has the ability to instantly nullify the effects of alcohol, or any other toxic chemicals within her body, which comes in handy if she has to go into battle. In addition, Ryoko does not need to breathe, and can survive unaided in the vacuum of space.

The gem on the inside of Ryoko's left wrist allows her to summon powerful, ferocious "demon" spirits, which let physical attacks pass right through them, while the gem on the inside of her right wrist allows her to control the summoned spirits, and the last gem, which goes on her throat, gives her full power.

She also has the ability to create false gems; one of which she keeps hidden in plain sight on her left ear as an earring. This false gem is not as potent as the originals, but allow her to balance her power and abilities. False gems also last for only a limited time, while the originals have an inexhaustible supply of energy. It was revealed that the true gems contain the powers and godhead of Washu-kami-sama (who is one of the three Chōshin goddesses). It is debatable just how much of her mother's power she is borrowing and how much she is capable of using on her own, but her relatively young age (she appears about nineteen years old) prevents her from drawing upon their full power. It has been stated that when reaching full maturity and in possession of all 3 gems, Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki will be able to generate up to 10 lighthawk wings, which has been described as the greatest amount that 3-dimensional reality can support without collapsing.

She was provided Ryo-Ohki hat was her companion and a living ship.

Notes

• Ryoko was created by Masaki Kajishima where she featured in the Tenchi Universe.

Appearances

• Tenchi Muyo!:

External Links

• Tenchi Wiki Entry

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