Meet Ukyo Kuonji, probably the most "normal" character in Ranma 1/2. This young lady is an expert okonomiyaki , or Japanese pizza, chef. That seems normal enough, right? Wrong! Did I forget to mention she is also a skilled warrior? Her weapon of choice... a giant spatula strapped to her back. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, here's Ukyo's story.

Ukyo is the daughter of a okonomiyaki chef who runs his own street cart. Life was good for them, until a certain someone came along...

Young Ranma, six at the time, and his father Genma passed through town. Soon a friendship between Ukyo and Ranma began. Her and Ranma had this game going, Ranma would fight Ukyo for a free okonomiyaki. Of course Ranma would always win. One day, Ukyo's father and Genma were talking and her dad made an offer for Ukyo as Ranma's bride. Genma at first refused, being that he already had a fianceč (Akane). But when Ukyo's dad threw in the okonomiyaki cart as a dowry, Genma accepted.

Well, he DID take the cart, he just left Ukyo behind. After that day, Ukyo renounced her womanhood and dedicated herself to cooking the best okonomiyaki in all Japan.

Well, ten years later, Ukyo comes back for revenge, but Ranma calls her cute (not a normal thing for a woman who's renounced her womanhood to hear) and fell in love with Ranma all over again. So thats another fianceč added to the heap.

Other than her special style of martial arts, Ukyo is pretty much as normal as they come. Although she CAN be a bit sneaky at times, it is always on a psychological, never physical, level, unlike the violent Shampoo.

An example of this is when shortly after she met Ranma and Ryoga and Akane on a date. When Ranma becomes jealous, she gets him to take her on a date. You see. Nothing violent at all in that plan.

Some Facts about Ukyo

• Ukyo does not see Akane as much of a threat to her "relationship" with Ranma, although she is very weary of Shampoo and Kodachi Kuno's actions toward Ranma
• When Ukyo and Shampoo get in the same room, they usually start brawling, not fighting.
• In an unlikey alliance, Ukyo and Shampoo did try to get Ranma and Akane to "break up" by sending them through the Tunnel of Lost Love.
• Ukyo becomes embarrassed after she admits her feelings for Ranma.
• Most of the time, Ranma gets hit when Ukyo becomes embarrassed.
• Her dream is to marry Ranma and have two children, one boy and one girl.
• Although not much to look at in her Okonomiyaki uniform, when she wears a skirt, guys fall all over her.
• She commonly adds "sugar" or "honey" after people's names. (ex. "Ranma honey!" or "You got that right sugar.")

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  Here comes Shampoo. This could be trouble, I'll be going now...

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