Ryoga Hibiki is a character from the
manga &
anime series
Ranma 1/2.
Ryoga was a
junior high classmate of
Ranma Saotome. He had a grudge against Ranma because Ranma always beat him to the last piece of bread each day in the school
cafeteria. Ryoga took this seriously, and swore
revenge.
So, Ranma and Ryoga were set to
fight after school. But Ryoga has the world's worst sense of direction, so he got lost on his way to the empty lot behind his house.
Ranma waited three days, but Ryoga never showed up. Eventually, Ranma went on his ill-fated trip to
China. Ryoga followed Ranma to the cursed springs at
Jusenkyo. Ryoga accidentally fell into "Spring of Drowned Pig", and he becomes the black little pig named
P-Chan every time he gets wet.
Ryoga is a strong advesary of Ranma's, and a skilled
martial artist, but he isn't the brightest. And Ryoga really does have a horrible sense of direction; he constantly gets lost, even indoors. He is in
love with
Akane Tendo, and is jealous of Ranma's engagement to her. And he holds Ranma responsible for his accident at Jusenkyo, because it was Ranma who accidentally knocked Ryoga in the spring.
Ryoga carries an
umbrella to protect himself from
rain, but he also skillfully weilds it as a
weapon. He has several "
special moves", such as the
shishi hokodan, which blasts a ball of
energy at
opponents, and the
batsai tenken, which can
smash rocks (but ironically can't hurt people).